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B6 Columbia Gorge News Wednesday September 2, 2020 HoodRiverNews.com • TheDallesChronicle.com • WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com ‘We accomplished a lot’ Mayor Tom Cramblett will step aside in December after eight years have filed for the position of mayor in the Nov. 3 General Election. Cramblett said he views the City of Cascade Locks in good position to continue well, especially given its part- nership with local agencies, Port of Cascade Locks in By Kirby Neumann-Rea particular. Columbia Gorge News “I was on a really good council, we had a lot of good Eight is leadership in the council and enough. I think we accomplished a lot So of things for our community,” says Tom Cramblett said. “There are Cramblett things to be finished but I about his believe in other people step- decision not to run for ping up and helping move Tom Cramblett the community ahead. election for mayor. “It had been a struggle, “I’m not a person neces- but people came together,” Cramblett said, referring to sarily in favor of term limits, challenges in the past decade but I’ve paid my dues, and including the travails of the it’s time for someone else fire and EMS service, which to step up,” said Cramblett, all but disbanded in 2012. who is close to completing “I’ve never served this long his fourth two-year term under one mayor, and it’s leading city government in Cascade Locks. He served on refreshing,” said city man- city council two years before ager Gordon Zimmerman. coming mayor. “They know the problems, Bob Walker, who current- what needs to be done and they have a vision, Tom ly serves on city council, has grown tremendously in and Samantha Verschuren this position. I am grateful to have served with him,” Zimmerman said. Cramblett gave specific credit to Zimmerman and Port Commission president Jess Groves and Port General Manager Olga Kaganova. “Jess has been a great partner,” Cramblett said. “He stays connected, we’ve been best friends all our lives, both grew up here all our lives. We have a really strong port commission and good man- agement with Olga, Gordon’s done a great job taking on all the things. “Everyone is really working hard and there are new ideas and things coming along. We worked on infrastructure and we did a lot with water and power and the streets, and what’s going on with WaNaPa,” Cramblett said, referring to Oregon Department of Transportation’s nearly-com- pleted upgrade of crosswalks, sidewalks and drainage on Cascade Locks’ one-and-only main street. He is proud of the strides the city and port have made in upgrading infrastruc- ture, referring to the recent replacement and addition of water lines and a well, and the upcoming expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, a $5.7 million project that is about to go to engi- neering and will be complet- ed in about two years. Cramblett also pointed to the expanded parking and restroom complex next to the Post Office building on WaNaPa and other examples. “We have great relation- ships that helped us with the fire and all the issues we’ve had,” Cramblett said. “I was very lucky, very fortunate to have the staff and city and the commission at the port. I at- tribute it to a certain amount of luck but also to a lot of people who have decided to work together and put aside differences and work for the good of the community.” Cramblett also noted the fire hall has been paid for and the WaNaPa plaza project completed, and “fire and EMS had gone down, and we brought it back.” As a measure of how far the fire and EMS has come back from disaster, on Aug. 24 city council promoted John Logan to chief. Logan, hired as captain in 2018, had four volunteers in place when he was hired in 2018, and that cadre is up to 16, and the city has three paid paramedics. “We also went down to nothing with our power com- pany, but Gordon has done a great job with mutual aid, with the help of our grounds- man (Derek Turkington) and the power company and water company are doing well,” he said, adding credit to Skamania Public Utility District and Hood River Electrical Coop. Zimmerman said the city and partnerships got through a period when did not have two linesmen on staff, but is up to full staff and looking at adding a new linesman once the city acquires the BPA sub- station later this year, a move which will connect city power to its existing substation and expand its capacity from 14 to 20 megawatts, and with it the ability to sell more power and accrue the revenue. “I think our community is set up to really move ahead in future years,” Cramblett said. “There are a lot of issues,” Cramblett said. “We know to be careful of your success, being a small town with one main street, and parking will become an issue for us, but were are addressing it. Tourism is a major thing and will only continue. “We put in a larger sub- division (Shahala) and that allowed us to bring in more customers to the port, and we had great relationship with the Port and because of that we developed a really good relationship with the gover- nor and the state legislature and with our national gover- nance and that all helped us with all the programs.” Zimmerman noted that with the build-out of Shahala and other housing, the city’s assessed valuation has risen in the past eight years from $62 million to $111 million. Public Notices HOOD RIVER NOTICE OF PUB- LIC MEETING The Odell Sani- tary District will hold a B o a rd m e e t i n g on September 8, 2020 at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place at the District of fice, located at 3700 Dethman Ridge Road. All interested persons are invited to attend. Chuck Rapelje, Manager. September 2, 2020 #1318 PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ES- TABLISH CONTRACT THROUGH INTERSTATE PER- MISSIVE COOPER- AT I V E P R O C U R E - MENT Hood River Coun- ty intends to estab- lish a contract to purchase a heavy duty tilt deck equip- ment trailer through an interstate per- missive cooperative procurement con- ducted by Source- well (formally NJPA). This notice is given according to ORS 279A.220. Estimated Amount o f Pro c u re m e n t : $32,237.20 Dealer Trade In: $0.00 Description of Procurement: Tow- master Model T-50T County Purchas- ing Rule Allowing C o o p e ra t i v e Pro - curement: 5.46.135 Name of Admin- istering Contracting Agency: Sourcewell Sourcewell Contract Number: #121918-MNR Contract Expira- tion Date: 2-11-2023 Th e p r o c u re - ment conducted by Sourcewell was an open and impartial competitive pro- cess which used s o u rc e s e l e c t i o n methods substan- tially equivalent to those specified in ORS 279B.055 or 279B.060. No mate- rial change in terms, conditions or prices of Sourcewell con- tract will be made in the Hood River County contract. Vendors or Con- tractors who intend to submit comments regarding this pro- curement must en- sure such comments are delivered in writ- ing no later than 5:00 p.m. on Mon- day, September 1st 2020. Please direct written comments to: Dave Larch Hood River Coun- ty Public Works 918 18th Street, Hood River OR 97031 A u g u s t 19 , 2 6 , September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020 #1481 PUBLIC NOTICE OF TIMBER SALE Hood River Coun- ty Forestry Depart- m e n t w i l l re c e i v e sealed bids for a timber sale in Hood River, Oregon. The following timber sale will be available for purchase: Northwest Sal- vage-2020 Sale #20- 14 Sections 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24 T02N, R09E W.M., Hood River County The minimum ac- ceptable bid per thousand board feet is: Douglas-fir 20 MBF $256.00/MBF White Fir & Others 10 MBF $157.00/MBF *Merchant- able Hardwoods & Sub-merchantable $ 10 . 0 0 / M B F o r $3.00/TON The required min- imum bid guarantee is Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) * Not a Biddable Item. Sealed bids will be received by the County Forest Man- a g e r o r h i s re p - resentative at the County Forestry De- partment, 918 18th Street, Hood Riv- er, Oregon 97031. Sealed bidders will b e re s t r i c t e d t o those who have sub- mitted a sealed bid, in proper form, up to and no later than 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, the 10h day of September 2020. Following c o n s i d e ra t i o n o f offers, it is proposed to the Hood River C o u n t y B o a rd o f Commissioners, at their next regular meeting, to award each timber sale to the successful bidder. The County reser ves the right to reject any and all bids. Under State of Oregon law, County timber is not avail- able for export. Full information regard- ing the timber, con- ditions of the sale and submission of bids may be ob- tained from the Hood River County For- estry office, phone (541) 387-6888. Douglas M. Thiesies C o u n t y Fo re s t Manager August 26, Sep- tember 2, 2020 #1486 NOTICE OF PUB- LIC HEARINGS HOOD RIVER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION A Planning Com- mission hearing is tentatively sched- uled for Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Commis- sioner’s Conference R o o m ( 1 s t Fl o o r ) of the County Busi- ness Administration Building – 601 State Street, Hood River, Oregon. However, the hearing date is subject to change based on State or local emergency health mandates. Fi- nal hearing protocols will be posted by 5:00pm on Wednes- day, September 16, 2020 on the Coun- ty Community De- velopment website ( h t t p : / / h rc c d . c o . h o o d - r i v e r. o r. u s / departments/plan- ning-commission). The Hood River County Planning Commission will consider a request made by Eric and Erin Pollard, for a 5 - l o t re s i d e n t i a l subdivision named “Valverde V istas.” The parcel involved in this application is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hwy 35 and Cun- ningham Drive. The s u b j e c t p a rc e l i s further described as 1N 10E 27CB Tax Lot #700. The property involved is zoned Mt. Hood Unincor- porated Community Commercial Zone (MH-C1). C o m m e n t s re - garding this ap - plication must be received by the County Planning Department by Mon- day, September 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. to be incorporated into the staff report to the Planning Com- mission. However, written or oral com- ments may be pro- vided at the hearing itself. (At least 12 copies should be provided for written comments submit- ted the night of the hearing. Also, the amount of time given for oral testimony will be limited so written comments in ad- vance of the hearing are encouraged.) Failure of an issue to be raised at the hearing, in person or by letter, or failure t o p ro v i d e s t a t e - ments or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an oppor tunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the Board of Com- missioners based on that issue. If you would like additional informa- tion regarding this application, please contact Keith Cleve- land, Sr. Planner, at the Hood River County Planning Department at (541) 3 87 - 6 8 4 0 o r b y email at keith.cleve- land@co.hood-river. or.us. The applica- tion and supporting documents are avail- able for review at the County Planning De- partment at no cost or copies may be purchased at $0.25 per page. A copy of the staff report will be available for in- spection or purchase at least seven days prior to the hearing. September 2, 2020 #1488 NOTICE OF AP- PLICATION HOOD RIVER COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Mark & Rhonda F i s c h e r, ( 415 - 2 0 - 0118) are applying for a conditional use permit to operate a wedding event site in conjunction with their existing onsite farm opera- tion. The application includes 1) the use of ovens and sinks in the kitchen of the existing dwelling to warm food and for cleanup, 2) the use of rooms in the existing dwelling by the wedding party for pre-ceremony changing and prepa- ration, 3) the use of an existing storage shed as a changing room and/or an area to set up a bar, 4) the use of a porta- ble dance floor, and 5) a mix of limited on-site parking and shuttle service from area hotels to serve guests. The subject prop- erty is located on the NW corner of the in- tersection of Wood- worth Dr. and Dee Hwy (Hwy 281); the proposed entrance to the wedding event site is located off of Woodwor th Dr. approx. 600 feet W of the intersection o f D e e H w y. Th e parcel is described as: 1N 10E, Section 29B, Tax Lot #1300. The parcel is zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) High-Value Farmland. If you have com- ments regarding this application, please re s p o n d b y 5 : 0 0 p.m., Wed, Sep 16, 2020. The applica- tion and supporting documents are avail- able for review or purchase at County Planning, 601 State St., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 387- 6840; plan.dept@ co.hood-river.or.us. September 2, 2020 #1489 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF HOOD RIVER COUNCIL Members of Council of the City of Hood River will be attending a meeting hosted by Hood Riv- er County Board of Commissioners, to receive a COVID-19 update by the Coun- ty Health Director Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 4:00p.m. Visit the Hood Riv- er County website h t t p s : / / w w w. c o . hood-river.or.us/ for meeting information. Jennifer Gray, City Recorder (541) 387-5212/ Oregon Relay Ser- vice 1-800-735-2900 September 2, 2020 #1490 THE DALLES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR WASCO COUNTY PROBATE DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Mat- ter of the Estate of Betty J. Miller, Deceased, Case N o . 2 0 P B 0 572 9 . NOTICE IS HERE- BY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed per- sonal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representa- tive, Glenn A. Miller, c/o Timmons Law PC, PO Box 2350, The Dalles, OR 97058 within four months after the date of first publica- tion of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be af- fected by the pro- ceedings may obtain additional informa- tion from the records of the court, the personal represen- tative, or the law- yers for the person- al representative, Bradley V. Timmons, TIMMONS LAW PC, PO Box 2350, The Dalles, Oregon 97058. D a t e d a n d f i rs t published on Au- gust 26, 2020. /s/Glenn A. Miller, Personal Represen- tative, Bradley V. Timmons TIMMONS LAW PC Attorney for the Personal Represen- tative PO Box 2350 The Dalles, Oregon August 26, Sep- tember 2, 9, 2020 #8937 The Mid-Columbia Center for Living announces a Pub- lic Meeting of the Tri-County Mental Health Board on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. This meeting will take place at 1060 Webber Street, The Dalles Oregon. Any interested public members should plan to join via Tele- conference, rather than in person. Call- er information (971) 319-5043, confer- ence code: 356 487 827#. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accom- modations for per- sons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Desi- rae Tarrance at [541] 716.4129. September 2, 2020 #8939 NOTICE IS HERE- BY GIVEN that Wayne H. Wilson and Wen- dy Labrousse have been appointed Co-Personal Rep- resentatives of the Estate of Janine M. W ilson, deceased, Wasco County Cir- cuit Court Case No. 20PB04707. All per- sons having claims against the estate are required to pres- ent them within four months from the date of the first pub- lication of this No- tice to the Personal Representative at Campbell Phillips PC, P.O. Box 2449, The Dalles, Oregon 97058, or they may be barred. Any person whose rights may be af- fected by these pro- ceedings may obtain additional informa- tion from the records of the Court, the Per- sonal Representative or from the Personal R e p re s e n t a t i v e ’ s attorneys. DATED and first published: Septem- ber 2, 2020. /s/ Wayne H. Wil- son /s/ Wendy L a b r o u s s e Co-Personal Representatives September 2, 9, 16, 2020 #8940 WHITE SALMON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HERE- B Y G I V E N T H AT A PUBLIC HEAR- ING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15 , 2 0 2 0 I N T H E CHAMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUN- TY COMMISSION- ERS OF KLICKITAT C O U N T Y, AT T H E HOUR OF 1:30 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A SUPPLEMEN- TAL BUDGET AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 2020 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,252,123 FOR THE FOLLOWING: General Fund: Buildings & Grounds 40,000 General Fund: Human Resources 18,576 Fund #104 Senior Services 290,512 Fund #125 Cumulative Reserve 1,700,755 Fund #137 Public Health 51,280 Fund #505 Senior Services Vehicles 92,000 Fund #506 Information Services 59,000 AT S A I D H E A R - ING ANY INTER- E S T E D TA X PAY E R MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD FOR OR AGAINST THE PRO- POSED APPROPRIA- TIONS. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHING- TON JIM SIZEMORE, INTERIM CHAIRMAN September 2, 9, 2020 WS #60 Klickitat County Mitigated Determi- nation of Non-Signif- icance Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Mit- igated Determination of Non-significance (MDNS) on August 25, 2020 under SEPA Rules (Chapter 197 - 11 W A C ) a n d the Klickitat Coun- t y E n v i ro n m e n t a l Ordinance Number 121084, as amend- ed, for the following proposals: S E PA 2 0 2 0 - 2 4 . Applicant: Robin & Jody Rains. A Short Plat application re- questing to subdi- vide approximately 26.74 acres into two lots. The proposed short plat is located i n E 2 E 2 N E LY I N G N OF CO RD LESS N 66’; Section 28, T 3 N , R 13 E , W. M . Klickitat County, WA (High Prairie vicinity) on tax parcel 03-13- 2800-0002/00. A f t e r re v i e w o f the completed en- vironmental check- lists and other in- formation on file the Klickitat County Responsible Official has determined that t h i s p ro p o s a l w i l l not have probable significant adverse impacts on the envi- ronment. Copies of the MDNS are avail- able at the Klickitat County Planning Department during normal business hours. Comments or appeals on the above environmen- tal reviews will be accepted until 5:00 pm September 18, 2020. Appeals must be filed with the Klickitat County Auditor’s office. Ap- peals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the applicable ap- peal fees, payable to Klickitat County Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment. September 2, 2020 WS #61 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HERE- BY GIVEN that a pub- lic hearing will be held by the Klickitat C o u n t y B o a rd o f Commissioners on S e p t e m b e r 15 t h , 2020 at 1:30 pm. The hearing will be avail- able via Zoom Meet- ing ID 586 587 651, or by phone by dial- ing one of the call-in numbers below. 669-900-6833 929-205-6099 301-715-8592 346-248-7799 253-215-8782 312-626-6799 The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, in- form citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and receive comments o n p ro p o s e d a c - tivities, particularly from lower income persons residing in Klickitat and Skama- nia counties. Up to $131,850 may be available to Klickitat and Ska- mania County to fund CDBG public services and local microenterprise as- sistance programs; and public health, emergency re- sponse, or tempo- rary housing facil- ities that address COVID-19 impacts. All CDBG funded activities must ben- efit low- and moder- ate-income persons or meet the CDBG urgent need national objective criteria. An overview of the proposed activities will be available for review at the Klick- itat County Health Department, 228 W. Main Street in Goldendale, WA by prearrangement at any time prior to the hearing. Com- ments may also be submitted in writing to Klickitat County Health Department until 5pm September 15th, 2020 or at the hearing. Arrangement to reasonably ac- commodate special needs, including an interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice. Contact Erinn Quinn at Klickitat County Health De- partment, 509-773- 4565. September 2, 9, 2020 WS #62 Klickitat County Preliminary Mitigat- ed Determination of Non-Significance Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Preliminary Mitigat- ed Determination of Non-significance (Preliminary MDNS) on August 27, 2020 under SEPA Rules ( C h a p t e r 19 7 - 11 WAC) and the Klick- itat County Environ- mental Ordinance Number 121084, as amended, for the following proposal: S E P 2 0 2 0 - 21. Applicant: Under Canvas, Inc.. Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge Proj- ect is a seasonally operated, 95-tent luxury camping fa- cility with individu- al canvas tents for sleeping quarters. Camping would be offered April through October (weather dependent). The site would be accessed via Oak Ridge Road, a county road, and private easements across adjacent par- cels. The property is located between Hu- sum and BZ Corner, east of State Hwy 141, the proposed project will be sited o n a p p ro x i m a t e l y 118-acre within Sec- tion 12, T4N, R10E and Section 7, T4N, R11E, on tax parcels 04-10-1200-0021/01 a n d 0 4 - 10 - 12 0 0 - 0021/00. After review of the completed environ- mental checklist and other information on file, the Klickitat County Responsible Official has deter- mined that this pro- posal will not have probable significant adverse impacts on the environment. A copy of the prelimi- nary MDNS is avail- able at the Klickitat County Planning Depar tment web- site http://klicki- tatcounty.org/272/ Pl a n n i n g - D e p a r t - ment or can other- wise be obtained by contacting the Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment at (509) 773- 5703 or planning@ klickitatcounty.org. Written comments must be submit- ted to the Klickitat County Planning De- par tment by 5:00 pm on Friday, Sep- tember 18, 2020. Comments can be emailed to plan- ning@klickitatcoun- t y. o rg , m a i l e d o r dropped off at 228 W Main Street, Golden- dale, WA 98620. September 2, 2020 WS #63 Klickitat County Determination of Non-Significance Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Determination of Non-significance (DNS) on August 25, 2020 under SEPA Rules (Chapter 197- 11 W A C ) a n d t h e Klickitat County Environmental Or- dinance Number 121084, as amend- ed, for the following proposal: SEP 2020-23: Critical Areas Or- dinance Update. Growth Management Act (GMA) requires counties and cities to periodically re- view, evaluate, and determine whether to revise the critical a re a re g u l a t i o n s . The adoption of the updated Critical Ar- eas Ordinance is a non-project action designed to improve and update existing policies and stan- d a rd s c o n s i s t e n t with the GMA. Fu- t u re S E PA re v i e w m a y b e re q u i re d for project actions undertaken pursu- ant to the proposed revisions. This is a non-project action that does not pro- pose or authorize any specific projects or activities. It is not limited to a specific site. After review of the completed environ- mental checklist and other information on file the Klickitat County Responsible Official has deter- mined that this pro- posal does not have probable significant adverse impacts on t h e e n v i ro n m e n t . Copies of the DNS are available at the Klickitat County Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment during nor- mal business hours. Comments or ap- peals on the above environmental review will be accepted until 5:00 pm September 18, 2020. Appeals must be filed with the Klickitat County Auditor’s office. Ap- peals shall state with specificity the basis for the appeal and the errors to be as- serted to the Board. Appeals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the applicable appeal fee (this is a Class C project), payable to the Klick- itat County Planning Department. September 2, 2020 WS #64 HoodRiverNews.com • TheDallesChronicle.com • WhiteSalmonEnterprise.com
