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Page 13 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Tim McLain new leader of state police Tim McLain is new superintendent of the Dept. of Oregon State Police. On Monday, March 12 Gov. Kulongoski officially swore him in during a brief ceremony before family, friends, public safety col- leagues, and members of the governor’s staff. “Superintendent McLain answered the call in December to serve as acting superintendent and received my appointment in Janu- ary,” said Kulongoski. “His knowledge of our state and Biomass in Lakeview a job booster A new saw log mill in Lakeview is made possible by a biomass project and will sustain jobs in the town, said Gov. Kulongoski. He said that the Collins Companies will expand their Lakeview saw mill operation by adding a new $6.6 million dollar small log mill at its existing facility. “This expansion is an- other example of the tre- mendous economic opportu- nity for rural Oregon with the expansion of renewable energy in this state,” said the governor. “Whether it is the na- tion’s largest solar manufac- turing facility to open in Hillsboro or a small log mill to be co-sited with a biomass facility in Lake- view, we are seeing jobs and new economic opportunity being created across Ore- gon,” he said. The expansion was made possible by placing a bio mass faci lity at the existing Collins Pine location and will ensure that the mill will remain open and sustainable during the coming years. The “wood stream” for the biomass fa- cility will create enough small log wood volume to justify the addition of the small log mill. In January, the governor announced that DG Energy will build a biomass power plant in Lakeview, marking the first new bio- mass facility in Oregon since 1992. Rough & Ready Lumber Co. in Cave Junc- tion also is working toward a new biomass facility. DG Energy and Collins Companies projects were facilitated by the governor’s designation of an Oregon Solutions project to develop a viable biomass facility in Lakeview. The Oregon Solutions Process resulted in a collabo- ration of nearly 70 public, private and community or- ganizations to develop an economically viable, ecol- ogically sustainable power plant. Fuel sources for the plant will become a key part of an integrated solution to effective management of forest health and reducing fire danger in the Freemont National Forest. The biomass facility and the small log mill serve as models for collaboration between industry, conserva- tionists and state govern- ment in enhancing forest health, developing renew- able energy and creating jobs, the governor noted. Bikeway ideas? Applications to serve on the Josephine County Bike- way Committee will be ac- cepted until Friday, April 6. Applications are avail- able at the office of the Jose- phine County Board of Com- missioners in Grants Pass, or at www.co.josephine.or.us. his nearly 28 years serving Oregonians as a member of the Oregon State Police make him exceptionally qualified to lead Oregon’s top statewide law enforce- ment agency through this coming period of growth and expansion.” Oregon law provides that the superintendent is the executive and administrative head of the department and serves a four-year term. Fol- lowing the retirement of Superintendent Ronald Ruecker, McLain was ap- pointed interim superinten- dent on Dec. 1, 2006. McLain, 50, started as a patrol trooper in Roseburg. In 1985, he joined OSP’s Criminal Services Division as a member of the Douglas County Interagency Narcotics Team. He went on to supervise an interagency gang enforcement team and narcotics team in the Port- land area, and later was as- signed to supervise criminal investigations in seventeen Central and Eastern Oregon counties. In 1998 he was assigned as commander of the South- west Region Headquarters in Central Point, where he oversaw OSP operations in seven southern counties. He moved to OSP General Headquarters in Salem in 2001, where he served as lieutenant colonel oversee- ing all law enforcement op- erations until December ‘06. McLain comes from a family that has worked in Oregon law enforcement for more than three generations. His father was undersheriff for Linn County when he retired in 1982. His oldest brother retired in 2000 as undersheriff for Crook County Sheriff’s Office, and another brother was assis- tant chief at Albany Police Dept. when he retired in 2002. His son, Jered McLain, is assigned as an OSP trooper at the Spring- field Area Command office. “Not only is Tim McLain extremely knowl- edgeable about the various operations of the state police and of other law enforce- ment agencies, but he is also committed to strengthening partnerships throughout the state with local and federal public safety officials,” the governor said. “I am confident that under McLain's leadership, the Oregon State Police will be able to further enhance the safety of all of our com- munities for the sake of our children and families. All Oregonians will benefit from his leadership.” McLain is the 10th su- perintendent since OSP for- mation in 1931. ILLINOIS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL’S softball team took a 7-6 victory against the Co- quille Red Devils in Cave Junction Thursday, March 22. For the Cougars, Brittanie Brummett turned in four singles, and Samantha Hoskins was good for three hits. Two hits apiece were recorded by Tammy Huntamer and Cambria Cook. The Cou- gars next will play in Brookings against the Bruins on Tuesday, April 3. (Photo by Dale & Elaine Sandberg/‘Illinois Valley News’) ,VVXH 0DUFK -RVHSKLQH&RXQW\ Report As citizens of Josephine County, you may notice this is a different newsletter format than before. These are critical times for the county and the Board of County Commissioners want to make sure you are informed about the important facts regarding what the passage of the levy will mean to you and what the failure would mean for all of us. We have included graphs to show the impacts of losing the O&C funding, what the County has done to cut costs and prepare, and what the proposed levy passage or failure impacts are, as well as a formula that you can use to estimate your additional property tax cost. We will con- tinue to provide you with accurate information so you can make an informed decision on May 15th. :KDW\RXFDQH[SHFW LEVY PASSES Since 2005, Josephine Co. has cut costs: x Reducing the total number of county employees from approximately 700 in 2005 to the current level of about 375. 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Multiply the assessed value by $1.03 for the assessed value for the next year (in the absence of any changes to your property(—$150,820 (round down to the nearest $10) $1.03 x $150,000= $154,500. 3. Divide this amount by 1000. $154,500 ÷ 1000 =$154.50. 4. Multiply this amount by the proposed levy amount (2.496 per 1000) $154.50 x 2.496 = $385.70 additional increased taxes for 2007-08 due to the proposed county levy. 9LVLWRXUZHEVLWHIRU FXUUHQW&RXQW\LQIRUPDWLRQ ZZZFRMRVHSKLQHRUXV 3XEOLVKHGELPRQWKO\E\WKH -RVHSKLQH&RXQW\ %RDUGRI&RPPLVVLRQHUV Jim Raffenburg, Chair Dave Toler, Vice Chair, Dwight F. Ellis, Commissioner &RXQW\&RXUWKRXVH 1:6L[WK6WUHHW *UDQWV3DVV2UHJRQ 3KRQH )D[ HPDLOEFF#FRMRVHSKLQHRUXV
