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A12 Hood River News, Wednesday, January 14, 2014 G OT N EWS ? Submitting a news item to Hood River News is easy: send it via e-mail to: hrnews@ hoodrivernews.com. Information can also be sent by mail to P.O. Box 390, Hood River, OR 97031. News tips are also welcome by calling the newsroom at 386-1234, or by fax at 386-6796. Rated an overall 5 stars 1 two years in a row. The only overall 5-star plan in Hood River County. Now in your hood Providence is proud to bring its Medicare Advantage Plans to Hood River. Attend a meeting to find out which one is right for you. Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea H OLIDAY H ANDOFF Call us for information or a personal appointment at 1-855-210-1586 (TTY: 711) or visit us at www.ProvidenceHealthPlan.com/hoodriver. Rick Thomas of Pacific Power hands a piece of Christmas décor Tuesday to Robin Chambers of City of Hood River as the crew removes lights and garlands from downtown utili- ty poles. Just behind Chambers is a parking sign directing motorists to a nearby pay kiosk; parking enforcement at me- ters and kiosks is back as of Jan. 5, following a hiatus in De- cember caused by State Street renovations combined with the city’s annual Christmas parking amnesty period. Continued from Page A1 decision. McBride, who in the early 2000s publicly voiced her opposition against what was ultimately an unsuccessful attempt to build a Walmart Superstore just outside the city limits, recused herself from the vote, but was brought back to break a 3-3 council dead- lock in a situation known as the “rule of necessity.” Walmart also asserted the city had improperly inter- preted its municipal code re- garding the discontinuance of nonconfor ming uses when considering the appli- cation — an assignment of error that LUBA did not end up considering. LUBA ruled the city in- voked the rule of necessity “prematurely” and that McBride did not adequately disclose her ex parte commu- nications regarding Walmart prior to her vote. As a result, a significant portion of the Dec. 2014 remand hearing was spent discussing ex parte contacts, as well as en- tertaining multiple motions in an attempt to vote without calling back McBride and in- voking the rule of necessity, which proved futile. At the end of the hearing following a decision that did not favor Walmart, Hath- away did not indicate whether his client would ap- peal, but stated for the record that he felt the decision the council made was “based on biased votes and that’s just simply unfair.” The notice of intent to ap- peal is the beginning of a multi-step process for an ap- peal to be heard at LUBA. Eventually, attor neys for Walmart will have to file a “petition for review” that contains legal arguments as to why the decision should be overturned. If LUBA does decide to re- W ALDEN Continued from Page A1 and, of course, mail and email. They help me develop my ‘to do’ list to take back to Washington, D.C. each week. I look forward to answering questions from the public and giving an update on local and national issues, includ- ing growing jobs in Oregon’s rural communities, reform- ing federal lands policy, and standing up for America’s veterans,” Walden said. Walden will give an update on bipartisan legislation to grow the economy and create jobs in America, including two bipartisan bills passed by the House last week to help veterans find jobs and lift burdens on American workers and small business- es. In 2014, Walden held 25 town hall meetings, at least one in all 20 counties of Ore- gon’s Second District. Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital 810 12th St., Hood River Conference Rooms 1 and 2 Monday, Jan. 19, 1 p.m. mand the decision for a third time, nearly half the council could be unable to deliberate on the issue as LUBA would likely deem them biased. McBride has already official- ly been deemed biased by LUBA, and Councilor Mark Zanmiller could be as well as he recused himself during the Dec. 2014 hearing over comments he made in a 2012 News article — prior to his election to council — stating he was opposed to the expan- sion. Councilor Becky Brun, who was sworn in last week, is almost certainly guaran- teed not to participate in council deliberations as she is a party of standing in the Walmart dispute. Due to the length of proce- dural timelines, whatever de- cision LUBA makes likely won’t be handed down until sometime this spring. 1 Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Star ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. 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