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Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com Wednesday, June 30, 2021 B11 Public Notices All persons having claims against said estate hereby are required to present them, with vouchers attached, properly verified within four months after the date of the first pub- lication of this notice to the personal rep- resentative at the address designated in this notice for the presentation of claims or they may be baned: clo Jason Corey, Dick, Dick & Corey, LLP, 60 I W a s h i n g t o n , Th e Dalles, OR 9705 8. All persons whose rights may be af- fected by the pro bate of the estate proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the comt, the personal rep- resentative, whose address is 1224 SW 62nd Street, Lincoln City, OR 97367, or the attorney for the personal representa- tive, whose address is 601 Washington St, The Dalles, OR 97058. /s/Susan Shay Dietz D a t e d a n d f i rs t published June 30, 2021. DICK, DICK & C O R E Y, L L P The Dalles, Oregon Attorneys for Estate June 30, July 7, 14, 2021 #9176 NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING The City of The Dalles City Council will hold a legislative public hearing on M o n d a y, J u l y 12 , 2 0 21 a t 5 : 3 0 p m . Pursuant to direc- tives in the Gover- nor’s Keep Oregon Working Executive O rd e r N o . 2 0 - 16 , dated April 15, 2020, (the “Executive Or- der”) the meeting will be held through an online conferenc- ing platform. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://zoom. us/j/95347031538?p wd=aWNna0VIdVp TYk4zci9oclJSek pDUT09, or phone 1-346-248-7799 or 1-669-900-6833. Meeting ID: 953 47 0 3 15 3 8 , Pa s s code: 209816. The purpose of the hearing is to re- ceive public testimo- ny regarding the fol- lowing application: A P P L I C AT I O N NUMBER: ZOA 103- 21 and CPA 48-21, Umair Sheikh REQUEST: Ap- p ro v a l t o c h a n g e zoning from Medium Density Residential to General Commer- cial, and to amend Comprehensive Plan Land Use designa- tion from Medium Density Residential to General Commer- cial. LOCATION: Prop- erty is a vacant par- cel located adjacent to 3550 E. Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon, and is fur- ther described as 1N 13E 1 AA tax lot 100. Property is cur- rently zoned “RM” – Residential Medium Density. Th e p r o p o s e d amendments and staff report will be available for inspec- tion at the City Hall Community Devel- opment Department, 313 C o u r t S tre e t , The Dalles, Oregon 97058 seven days prior to the hearing. All information relating to the ap- plication and the review criteria are available from the Community Devel- opment Department. Contact Dawn Marie Hert, Senior Planner, a t 5 41 - 2 9 6 - 5 4 81, ext. 1129, or email dhert@ci.the-dalles. or.us. Signed written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing by mail or personal delivery. Emails will be ac- cepted only if sent to dhert@ci.the-dalles. or.us. All comments must include the name and address of the person mak- ing the comments. Comments must be received by the hearing date or may be presented at the hearing. In order to preserve any poten- tial appeal rights to the Land Use Board of Appeals, per- sons must partic- ipate either orally or in writing at the legislative hearing. Additional informa- tion relating to com- ments and the hear- ing process can be found in The Dalles Municipal Code, Title 10 Land Use and Development, Article 3.020.070. The Municipal Code is on line at www. thedalles.org. June 30, 2021 #9177 WHITE SALMON NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids for the Roosevelt Grade Road Overlay, CRP 362, will be received by the Board of County Commis- sioners at the recep- tion desk located in the Klickitat County Public Works De- partment, 115 South Golden, Goldendale Washington. Mailing address 228 W. Main M S - C h - 19 , G o l d - endale Washington FORM LB-1 98620 until 1:15 p.m. on July 20, 2021 for performing the work d e s c r i b e d b e l o w. Sealed bids received will be opened at the Commission- er’s Chambers and publicly read aloud on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter. Bids received after 1:15 p.m. July 20, 2021 will not be con- sidered. The county reser ves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive informalities that are not, in the opinion of the County Commis- sioners, material. Bid envelopes shall be appropri- ately marked on the outside “Bid open- ing 1:30 p.m. July 20, 2021 Roosevelt Grade Road Overlay, CRP 362”. This contract pro- vides for the im- provement of 5.00 Miles of Roosevelt G r a d e R o a d b y, planning bituminous pavement, install- ing a HMA pre-lev- el, a HMA wearing course, pavement markings, signs, guardrail and other work, all in accor- dance with the Con- tract Plans, Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifica- tions. Bid proposals shall be accom- panied by a bid p ro p o s a l d e p o s i t in cash, certified check, cashier’s check or surety bond in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount in t h e b i d pro p o s a l . Should the suc- cessful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory perfor- mance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to Klickitat County. Approximate project cost is es- timated to be be- tween $2,500,000 to $4,000,000. Th e K l i c k i t a t County Public Works Dept. in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, De- partment of Trans- portation, subti- tle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the De- partment of Trans- portation issued p u rs u a n t t o s u c h Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursu- ant to this advertise- ment, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full oppor- tunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminat- ed against on the grounds of race, col- or or national origin, or sex in consider- ation for an award. Obtaining Bid Documents: Free of charge: Pl a n s , S p e c i f i c a - tions, addenda, bid- ders list, and plan holders list for the project are available though the Klickitat County’s on-line plan room. Free of c h a rg e a c c e s s i s provided to Prime Contractors, Sub- contractors and Venders by going to http://bxwa.com and clicking on: Post- ed Projects; Pub- lic Works; Klickitat County; and Projects Bidding. Bidders are encouraged to “Register” in order to receive automatic email notification of future addenda and to place themselves on the self registered “Bidders List.” This on-line plan room p ro v i d e s B i d d e rs with fully usable on- line documents; with the ability to: down- load, print to your own printer, order full / partial plan sets from numerous re- prographic sources (on-line print order form), and a free on-line digitizer / take-off tool. Con- t a c t B u i l d e rs E x - change of Washing- ton at 425-258-1303 should you require assistance. Dated this 22nd Day of June 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS Klickitat County, Washington David M. Sauter, Chairman Jacob Anderson, Commissioner Dan Christopher, Commissioner ATTEST: Lee Snell Clerk of the Board In and for the County of Klickitat, State of Wash- ington June 30, July 7, 14, 2021 WS #262 WHITE SALMON VA L L E Y S C H O O L DISTRICT C - C O U R T PAV - ING PROJECT FOR COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL INVITATION FOR BIDS Bid Date: Thurs- day, July 8th, 2021 Sealed bids will be received at the White Salmon Val- NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public meeting of the Rufus City Council will be held on June 30, 2021 - 7:00pm at Rufus City Hall located at 304 West Second Street, Rufus, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 as approved by the City of Rufus Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below, and a copy of the budget is available at Rufus City Hall, 304 West Second Street, Rufus, Oregon. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as used in the preceding year. This budget is for a Annual Period. Telephone: 541-739-2321 Contact: Aaron Cook, City Recorder FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES Adopted Budget TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Email: rufuscityhall@gmail.com Adopted Budget Approved Budget 2019-20 495,409.00 20,000.00 0.00 501,450.00 45,000.00 2020-21 472,825.00 20,000.00 55,000.00 514,950.00 45,000.00 2021-22 366,689.00 100,000.00 0.00 633,100.00 50,000.00 1,061,859.00 1,107,775.00 1,149,789.00 267,000.00 389,000.00 21,000.00 225,775.00 55,000.00 50,000.00 100,000.00 260,150.00 475,100.00 21,000.00 182,539.00 0.00 50,000.00 161,000.00 1,107,775.00 1,149,789.00 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program General Fund 337,775.00 293,775.00 FTE 1.00 1.00 Water Fund 170,514.00 219,250.00 FTE 0.60 0.60 Sewer Fund 134,070.00 189,250.00 FTE 0.60 0.60 Street Fund 269,500.00 255,500.00 FTE 0.30 0.30 Industrial Park Fund 150,000.00 150,000.00 FTE - - 507,775.00 1.00 190,964.00 0.60 184,600.00 0.60 116,450.00 0.30 150,000.00 - Beginning Cash Balance Federal, State, All Other Grants and Allocations Interfund Transfers All Other Resources Except Property Taxes Property Taxes Estimated to be Received Total Resources Personnel Services Materials and Services Capital Outlay Debt Service Interfund Transfers Contingencies Reserves FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION 180,000.00 426,000.00 21,500.00 134,359.00 0.00 80,000.00 220,000.00 Total Requirements 1,061,859.00 Total Requirements Total FTE 1,061,859.00 2.50 Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit __$2.8447___ per $1,000) Local Option Levy Levy For General Obligation Bonds LONG TERM DEBT General Obligation Bonds Other Bonds Other Borrowings Total PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed $2.8447 $0 $0 STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding on July 1. $0 $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 1,107,775.00 2.50 Rate or Amount Imposed $2.8447 $0 $0 1,149,789.00 2.50 Rate or Amount Approved $2.8447 $0 $0 Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred on July 1 $0 $0 $182,539 $182,539 June 30, 2021 #9178 ley School District Of fice, Attention: Superintendent, Dr. Jerry A Lewis, locat- ed at 170 NW Lincoln Street, White Salm- on, WA 98672, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 8th, 2021 for the White Salmon Valley School District’s C - C O U R T PAV - ING PROJECT FOR COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL. Th e p ro j e c t i n - cludes reconstruc- tion and paving of a p p ro x i m a t e l y o f 51,000 SF of parking lot area. A non-mandato- ry pre-bid confer- ence will be held on, Thursday, July 1st, 2 0 21 a t t h e w o r k location. Access is of f of NW Sim- mon Road, White Salmon, WA 98672. Statements made by Owner or Owner’s representatives at the conference will not be binding upon the Owner unless confirmed by written A d d e n d u m . Th e meeting will con- clude after the site visit. Bidding docu- ments for the project were prepared by Bell Design Com- pany. Availability of Bid- ding Documents: Bona fide general c o n t ra c t o rs m a y obtain the contract documents at the office of Bell Design Company, located at 900 W Steuben, Bingen, WA 98605, (509) 493-3886 or download them from the following link: https://www.bell- designcloud.com/ owncloud/index. php/s/g5EjFK5cXX UImAe Bid Security: A certified or bank cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the White Salmon Valley School Dis- trict, or bid bond ex- ecuted by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid. Rejection of Bids: Th e d i s t r i c t s h a l l have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irreg- ular. White Salmon Val- ley School District is an equal opportu- nity and affirmative a c t i o n e m p l o y e r. Small, minority- and women-owned busi- nesses are encour- aged to submit bids. The bids will be opened at 4:00 p.m., W e d n e s d a y, J u l y 8 t h , 2 0 21 a t t h e White Salmon Valley School District Of- fice, located at 170 NW Linclon Street, White Salmon, WA 98672. For more information, call Mr. Devr y Bell, PE, at (509) 493-3886, devbell@belldesign company.com. June 23, 30, 2021 WS #264 CITY OF WHITE SALMON PLANNING DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF SEPA D E T E R M I N AT I O N OF NON-SIGNIFI- CANCE (DNS) AND COMMENT PERIOD For NW NATURAL GAS COMPANY F i l e # W S - SEPA-2021.002 Proponent: NW Natural Gas Company 2 5 0 S W Ta y l o r Street Portland, OR 97204 Lead agency: City of White Salmon Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment PO Box 2139 White Salmon, WA 98672 Notice is hereby given that NW Nat- ural Gas Company (Applicant), filed a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) checklist (#WS-SE- PA - 2 0 21. 0 0 2 ) f o r their White Salmon Distribution Rein- forcement project to upgrade the natural gas distribution sys- tem which services both the Cities of Bingen and White Salmon. This SEPA application is an extension of WS-SE- PA-2021.001, specif- ically to extend the upgrade further west from the intersection of E Jewett Blvd and Dock Grade Road to the intersection of NE Tohomish Street and N Main Avenue. The project propos- al would include installing an 8-inch diameter polyeth- ylene natural gas pipeline between the intersection of Ash Street and Humboldt Street (Bingen) to NE Tohomish Street and N Main Ave- nue (White Salmon). The proposed route would start/stop at the above intersec- tion in Bingen, be routed north to Oak Street (Bingen), then follow Oak Street to E Jewett Boule- vard (White Salmon), from the intersection of E Jewett Boule- vard and NE Wauna Avenue be routed north to NE Tohom- ish Street, then turn west and terminate at the intersection of N Main Avenue and NE Tohomish Street (White Salmon). The total linear footage is approximately 7,990 feet. Government ap- provals or permits that will be needed f o r t h i s p ro p o s a l would be from local and state permits for road based work. The application was determined com- plete on June 18, 2021. The application submitted by NW Natural Gas Compa- ny includes the SEPA checklist, proposal narrative and design renderings. Docu- ments are available for request at White Salmon City Hall, via email at Erikac@ ci.white-salmon. wa.us. The City of White Salmon has deter- mined that this pro- posal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental im- pact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2) (c). This decision was made after re- view of a complet- e d e n v i ro n m e n t a l checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the pub- lic upon request. This determina- tion is based on the following findings and conclusions: The entire extent of this project would occur w i t h i n ro a d w a y s , right-of-way, and previously disturbed areas. There are no planned disturbanc- es to sensitive areas such as wetland, waterbodies, sensi- tive ecological areas, or areas with known historical/archaeo- logical features. Any person de- siring to express his or her views or to be notified of the action taken on this appli- cation should notify the City of White Salmon in writing of his or her interest within fourteen (14) days of the date of publication of this notice which is June 30, 2021. Written comments must be re c e i v e d n o l a t e r than 5:00 PM on July 14, 2021. Com- ments can be sub- mitted by mail to City of White Salmon, PO Box 2139, White Salmon WA 98672, i n p e rs o n a t C i t y Hall’s Dropbox, 100 N. Main St., White Salmon WA 98672, or email correspon- dence at Erikac@ ci.white-salmon. wa.us. Per the White Salmon Municipal Code 18.20.170 - Environmental Pro- tection’s (SEPA re- view) Appeal, any agency or person Summer Columbia Gorge News Available last week of the month HOME and GARDEN may appeal this DNS to the city council. Such appeal may be perfected by the proponent or any aggrieved party by giving notice to the responsible official. Appeals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the appeal fees applicable, payable to the City of White Salmon. Appeals must be filed by July 14, 2021. June 30, July 7, 2021 WS #265 KLICKITAT COUN- TY MITIGATED DE- TERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Notice is hereby given that Klickitat County issued a Mitigated Determi- nation of Non-signif- icance (MDNS) on June 24, 2021 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 P A 2 0 21 - 21 . Applicant: Michael Cahill. A Short Plat application request- ing to subdivide ap- proximately 126.17 acres into three large lots. The proposed short plat is located in W2NE FRAC’L LESS R/W; SENE; TL 1 IN NENE; Section 4, T4N, R15E, W.M. Klickitat County, WA (Goldendale vicinity) on tax parcel 04-15- 0400-0010/00. 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 De- partment during nor- mal business hours. Comments or ap- peals on the above environmental review will be accepted until 5:00 pm July 16, 2021. Appeals must be made to the Board and filed with the Klickitat County Auditor’s office. Ap- peals shall not be deemed complete without payment of the appeal fees applicable to Class A projects, payable to Klickitat County Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment. June 30, 2021 WS #266 K L I C K I TAT COUNTY DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (DS) AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF EIS Bluebird Solar Project EOZ2020-01 AND SEP2020-17 Name of Propos- al: Bluebird Solar Project Description of proposal Aurora Solar, LLC, a wholly-owned sub- sidiary of Avangrid Renewables, LLC, proposes to develop a 10 0 - m e g a w a t t (MW) solar ener- gy facility about 26 miles east of Gol- dendale, and five miles north of State H i g h w a y 14 . Th e applicant is consid- ering various layouts within a larger “Solar Facility Siting Area” containing approxi- mately 1,638 acres. The Solar Facility Siting Area would overlap with portions of the Big Horn Wind Facility. The fenced area is comprised of approximately 700 acres and would in- clude solar modules, inver ters, I-beam steel posts, fencing, 2 0 - f t w i d e g ra v e l roads and a collector substation located across Big Horn Road from the Big Horn gen-tie line. No onsite batter y energy storage sys- tem is proposed. The project will consist of the follow- ing components: The solar modules use crystalline cells to generate elec- tricity by converting sunlight into direct current electrical energy. The project would utilize solar modules connected in series to form long rows. The rows of modules would then be connected together via com- biners, cables, and switchboards. The configuration of mul- tiple rows can vary depending on the equipment type and topography. Strings of solar modules would be mounted on sin- gle-axis tracker sys- tems that optimize electricity produc- tion by rotating the solar modules to follow the path of t h e s u n t h ro u g h - out the day. As the solar modules turn throughout the day, the height of their top edges will shift a c c o rd i n g l y. Th e solar modules would have a maximum h e i g h t o f 14 f e e t when rotated to their full extent. Each t ra c k e r w o u l d b e supported by mul- tiple steel posts, which could be round hollow posts or pile-type posts. Th e s t e e l p o s t s would be installed by drilling 6” holes into shallow bedrock (surface to 3 feet of soil) and driving posts into the bed- rock holes. ´ Low volt- age cabling would connect the solar modules of each tracker string in se- ries and combine multiple strings to a single combiner box. Cabling from multi- ple combiner boxes would connect to a single inverter, which would convert the direct current to al- ternating current and connect to the above g ro u n d o r b u r i e d collection system. ´The project would utilize either the c u r re n t B i g H o r n operation and main- tenance (O&M) building, or a new 5,000-square-foot O&M building within the siting area. The project would use existing roads to the extent practi- cable. New access roads would be con- structed in accor- dance with the Klick- itat County Code Title 12 standards. A 8-feet chain link perimeter fence would enclose the solar energy genera- tion facility. ´The project would be connected to the existing Big Horn W ind Farm 230-kV Gen-Tie line, which runs on the east side of Big Horn Road. The Big Horn gen-tie line connects to the larger energy grid via BPA’s Spring Creek switchyard located northwest of the Project. Final solar mod- ules configuration would be sited in accordance with industry standards and safety measures and environmental constraints identified during this EIS pro- cess. Proponent Aurora Solar, LLC, a wholly-owned sub- sidiary of Avangrid Renewables, LLC Location of pro- posal The project area would be locat- ed about 26 miles east of Goldendale, Washington, and about 5 miles north of State Highway 14. The Solar Facility Siting Area would overlap with portions of the Big Horn wind facility. The project is located within Sections 9, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22, Township 5 North, Range 20 East, WM, K l i c k i t a t C o u n t y, Washington. Lead agency Klickitat County Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment An environmental impact statement (EIS) is being pre- p a re d i n k e e p i n g w i t h t h e re q u i re - ments of RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). The Applicant has elected to prepare an EIS for this proj- ect. Two alternatives are being addressed in this EIS: 1) A No Action alternative will address the effects of no government action, under which the proposed project would not occur, and 2) An Action alter- native will address the ef fects of the proposed project as proposed by Aurora Solar LLC. Th e f o l l o w i n g topics will be ad- dressed in the EIS: project description, land use, vegeta- tion and wildlife, critical areas, visual resources, cultural resources, noise, transportation, pub- l i c s a f e t y, p u b l i c services and utilities, construction, critical areas in accordance with the Critical Ar- eas Ordinance and cumulative impacts. The project will also address the devel- opment standards outlined in Chapter 19.39 of the Klickitat County Code. The applicant will pre- pare special tech- nical studies ad- dressing wildlife and habitat (including avian resources), cultural resources, grading and storm- water management and other applicable studies. Scoping. Agen- cies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. You may comment on alternatives, mit- igation measures, probable significant a d v e rs e i m p a c t s , and licenses or other approvals that may be required. Comments on the scope of the EIS will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. July 30, 2021. Comments shall be submit- ted to the Klickitat County Planning De- partment, 228 West Main, Goldendale, WA 9 8 6 2 0 o r v i a email to planning@ klickitatcounty.org Community Meet- ing. Aurora Solar, LLC will be hosting an in-person only community meeting on Thursday, July 8, 2021 beginning at 6pm at the Bickleton G ra n g e H a l l ( 3 0 4 E M a r k e t S t re e t , Bickleton, WA). At the meeting, the applicant will provide information on the proposed project, and answer ques- tions from the public. Responsible of- ficial: Mo-chi Lind- blad Position/title: Planning Director, Klickitat County Pl a n n i n g D e p a r t - ment P h o n e : 509.773.5703 Address: 228 West Main Street, Goldendale, WA 98620 Date: Signature You may appeal this determination of sig- nificance. Appeals on the Determination of Significance (DS) will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. July 16, 2021. Appeals must be filed with the Board of County Commissioners and the Klickitat County A u d i t o r. A p p e a l s shall not be deemed complete without payment of the ap- peal fee applicable to a Class C project, payable to the Klick- i t a t C o u n t y Pl a n - ning Depar tment. Appeals shall be in writing and state with specificity the basis for the appeal and the errors to be asserted. June 30, 2021 WS #267 Prepare for unexpected power outages with a Generac home standby generator REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! 877-557-1912 FREE 7-Year Extended Warranty* A $695 Value! Limited Time Off er - Call for Details Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions.