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Page 11 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 6, 2007 SELMA FARMERS MAR- KET kicked off its 2007 season Sunday, June 3. It will be open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers included (left) Selma residents Janet and Jack Walker; a woman in a May 30 cap- tion was misidentified. Market wares included carne asada tacos, hand- made jewelry and soap, vegetables and flowers, decorative knick-knacks and other items. (Photos by ‘I.V. News’) County sells $1+ million worth of standing trees By SCOTT JORGENSEN IVN Staff Writer Six timber sales, which eventually will add $1,050,801 to the county’s coffers, were approved by Josephine County commis- sioners during their meeting in Grants Pass Wednesday, May 30. All six sales were awarded White City-based Murphy Co., which beat 14 other bidders during an oral auction in April. The county board voted 2-0 in favor, as Commissioner Jim Raffen- burg is away vacationing. The sales are for county- owned properties at Cove Creek, Hampshire Hill, Range Change, Farmer’s Gulch, Stratton and Post Mountain. Forestry Program Super- visor Vic Harris said that 25 percent of the payment will be made prior to any harvest- ing, with an additional 25 percent to be paid in one year. The other 50 percent of the payment will be made within the next three years. Harris said that the county owns 30,000 acres of timber. Approximately 25,000 of those acres are har- vestable, and produce be- tween 3 million and 4 million board feet per year. The county board also adopted an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGO) with Ore- gon Dept. of Human Services (DHS) regarding a program to monitor the county’s pub- lic drinking water. The IGO is an extension of an existing two-year con- tract, said Belle Shepherd, interim Public Health Divi- sion manager. The federal Environ- mental Protection Agency (EPA) has passed new guide- lines for the state, which re- quire counties to regulate their drinking water systems, Shepherd said. Approximately 150 wa- ter systems in the county cur- rently are monitored. The new IGO will increase that number by 74. An additional employee will be needed for the increased water system monitoring, Shepherd said. The worker will be cross- trained for other duties within the Public Health Division. Under the agreement, which will expire June 30, 2009, the state will provide additional funds for the in- creased mandates. The county will receive $254,548, up from the $127,278 it had pre- viously received. Shepherd said that the increased state support will cover any addi- tional costs incurred by the program’s expansion. Council OKs annexations; says water supply enough By SCOTT JORGENSEN IVN Staff Writer Several public hearings drew no audience response during the Cave Junction City Council’s sparsely attended meeting Tuesday night, May 29 in city hall. The council voted 5-0 to change the zoning for the Illinois Valley High School football field from Single Family Residential to Public Use. The latter designation was not available to the city when the zoning first was put into place, said City Recorder Jim Polk. An identical change was made to the property housing the Illinois Valley Family Coalition at 535 E. River St. Those changes will be effec- tive as of June 28. Public hearings also were held on the annexation of two properties owned by devel- oper Larry Osborn, of Manor Communities Development. The properties at 25210 and 25156 Redwood Hwy. are zoned for Rural Commercial, and are included in the city’s Urban Growth Boundary. None of the five resi- dents in attendance com- mented on the annexation. However, Hugo resident and land-use activist Holger Som- mer had submitted testimony via e-mail earlier in the day. (Continued on page 12) CAVE JUNCTION © ART WALK FRIDAY, JUNE 8, • 5-8 P.M. Explore the Visual, Literary, Performing & Epicurean Arts of the Illinois Valley Exhibits showing through June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ponsored in part by Evergreen Federal Bank • Art Walk Logo courtesy of IVCanDo
