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Enter To WIN One of FOUR Shopping Sprees Valued At $ 00 EACH 400 April 13 to 20 All calls were responded to within the City of Hood River. ■ Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic vio- lence: April 18 — Cascade Street — Assault reported. ■ Controlled substance violations (non-DUII): April 18 — Hood River — A resident of The Dalles and a resident of Portland were ar- rested on the charge of unlaw- ful possession of methamphet- amine and lodged at NORCOR. Portland resident also lodged on a probation violation out of Multnomah County. April 20 — Hood River — Mosier resident arrested on the charges of unlawful pos- session of methampheta- mine, theft II, possession of stolen property and false in- formation regarding liability insurance and lodged at NOR- COR. ■ Disorderly conduct, mischief, criminal trespass and vandalism: April 16 — Hood River — Fe- male arrested for trespass II. April 17 — Wasco Avenue, 2700 block — Male reported his car had been damaged while parked at a shopping center. ■ Driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants: April 14 — Hood River — Fe- male arrested for driving under the influence of intoxi- cants. April 17 — Hood River — Mosier resident arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants. April 18 — Hood River — Male arrested for driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and cited for possession of less than one ounce of mar- ijuana and refusing a breath test. April 19 — Hood River — Fe- male arrested for driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and cited for possession of less than one ounce of mar- ijuana. ■ Identity theft or bank/credit card fraud: April 15 — Wasco Street, 1800 block — Male reported his family’s information may have been compromised in a cyber-attack. April 15 — Montello Av- enue, 0-100 block — Identity theft reported. April 20 — Second Street, 200 block — Identity theft re- ported. ■ Motor vehicle crashes, offenses and impounds: April 13 — State Street, 300 block — Hit and run reported, minor damage to parked truck. April 18 — Hood River — A Hood River female reported a crash that occurred on April 17. She complained of pain sustained from the crash. April 19 — 13th Street, 1200 block — Officer dispatched to a blocking motor vehicle crash. April 20 — Avalon Drive — Officer dispatched to a non-in- jury motor vehicle crash. ■ Theft, burglary or rob- bery: April 18 — Belmont Avenue, 1900 block — Female reported the theft of a laptop computer taken from her unlocked vehi- cle. ■ Sex offenses: April 14 — Hood River — Ju- venile problem reported. ■ Other: April 14 — Second Street, 200 block — Camera reported as lost. April 15 — Second Street — Officer assisted the Hood River County Sheriff ’s Office with an investigation by inter- viewing a witness. April 15 — Wasco Avenue, 2700 block — Offensive litter- ing reported. April 15 — Belmont Avenue, 1500 block — Resident contact- ed regarding a scam. April 19 — Hood River — West Linn resident cited for public urination. April 15 — 12th Street, 1700 block — Fraud investigation started. ■ Motor vehicle crashes, offenses and impounds: April 12 — Ehrck Hill Drive, 2900 block — Driver cited for no operator’s license and dri- ving uninsured during a traf- fic stop. The vehicle was towed. May 14 — Highway 35, 2300 block — Male cited for operat- ing a vehicle without driving privileges. The vehicle was towed. April 16 — Parkdale — Vehi- cle stopped for failure to drive within lane. Driver came back as violation suspended for dri- ving uninsured. Vehicle was impounded. April 19 — Summit Road at Highway 282 — Two car motor vehicle crash reported. Two occupants were transported to the hospital. One vehicle was towed and one driver was cited for dri- ving without a license and careless driving. ■ Outstanding warrants, parole, probation or terms violations: April 15 — State Street, 300 block — Female arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Hood River Circuit Court. ■ Theft, burglar, robbery: April 13 — Henderson Road, 600 block — Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle reported. Nothing removed from the car. April 13 — Indian Creek Road, 1200 block — Cell phone theft reported. April 15 — Tucker Road, 1200 block — Unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, theft II and identity theft reported. April 17 — Rawson Road, 1300 block — Resident report- ed four bicycles had been stolen from an unsecured barn. April 18 — Portland Drive — Shed broken into. ■ Sex offenses: April 14 — Hood River — Rape reported. ■ Other: April 12 — Eagle Creek Trail Head, Cascade Locks — Hiker reported with a dislocat- ed shoulder two miles up Eagle Creek. Deputy activated Search and Rescue units and responded from Odell. SAR Units arrived and advised that the patient was down off the trail and we no longer needed SAR units. They met the patient in the parking lot and advised a doc- tor reset the shoulder and told him to follow up with a doctor in Portland. All units were canceled. April 14 — AGA Road, 3400 block — Found property given to deputies that was found north of the train tracks. SHERIFF LOG April 12 to 20 All calls were responded to within County of Hood River. ■ Assaults, harassment, menacing and domestic vio- lence: April 13 — Hood River — Deputy took report of menac- ing, unlawful use of a weapon and reckless endangering from an Underwood resident. The incident was reported as taking place the previous Sat- urday. April 19 — Dee Highway — Possible domestic violence. ■ Controlled substance violations (non-DUII): April 19 — S.W. WaNaPa Street, 400 block, Cascade Locks — Female arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of heroin, and two outstanding arrest warrants, and lodged at NORCOR. ■ Driving under the influ- ence of intoxicants: April 12 — I-84 near mile- post 51 — Male arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. April 18 — Oak Street at First Street — Male arrested for driving under the influ- ence of alcohol and lodged at NORCOR. ■ Identity theft or bank/credit card fraud: April 15 — State Street, 300 block — Identity theft report. Public Notices NOTICE OF BUD- GET COMMITTEE MEETINGS A public meeting of the Budget Com- mittee of the Hood River County School District, Hood River County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at Hood River Valley High School Library, 1220 Indian Creek Rd, Hood River, OR 97031. The meeting will take place on May 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm and May 13 and 20, as needed. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive com- ment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Com- mittee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed pro- grams with the Bud- get Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or ob- tained on or after May 6, 2015 at the District Office, 1101 Eugene Street be- tween the hours of 8 am and 5 pm or on- line at http://www.hoodriver .k12.or.us. This meeting notice will also be posted on- line at the District website listed above. 31,33-2t FIRST NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMIT- TEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Com- mittee of the WEST SIDE RFPD, HOOD RIVER County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at 1185 TUCK- ER RD, HOOD RIV- ER OR. The meeting will take place on MAY 14th, at 11:30 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to re- ceive the budget message and to re- ceive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Com- mittee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed pro- grams with the Bud- get Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or ob- tained on or after MAY 5TH, at 1185 TUCKER RD, be- tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 33-1t MID-COLUMBIA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that the MC- COG Executive Committee meeting has been resched- uled for Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at MC- COG, 1113 Kelly Ave., The Dalles, OR. (541) 298-4101. Principal subjects: Revised Employee Handbook; Type B Transfer; Executive Director Update. 33-1t NOTICE OF APPLI- CATION HOOD RIVER COUNTY PLANNING DE- PARTMENT Pursuant to the Hood River County Zoning Ordinance, the Planning Direc- tor will make a deci- sion regarding the following application on or around Fri, May 29, 2015: On February 2, 2015, notice was made regarding an application made by Proland, LLC, to construct a 120 ft tall monopole wireless transmission tower within a 40-ft by 50-ft leased area located on property owned by Diamond Fruit Growers, Inc. near Windmaster Corner. Since then, the ap- plicant has modified the proposal to ad- dress concerns raised by the County and adjacent prop- erty owners given its location immediately adjacent to a resi- dential zone and its prominent location near the high school baseball field. The applicant’s plan has been modified as fol- lows: The transmis- sion tower has been moved approx. 270 ft E along the N side of the subject parcel; The height of the transmission tower has been reduced from 120 ft to 100 ft; The transmission tower is proposed to be painted brown to blend in with sur- rounding light poles at the baseball field; and The overall lease area has been reduced from 2,000 square ft to approx. 1,125 square ft. In addition to the trans- mission tower, an equipment shelter and utilities neces- sary to operate the proposed tower, as well as a 6-ft high chain-linked perime- ter fence, continue to be proposed with- in the modified leased area. Access to the tower will in- clude a 12-ft wide gravel driveway with a gravel turnaround near the tower site. The subject parcel is approx. 8.78 acres in size and located at the NW corner of Barrett Dr. and Indi- an Creek Rd. (aka Windmaster Cor- ner): 2N 10E 3D, Tax Lot #1500. The par- cel is zoned Light In- dustrial (M-2), Health Hazard Over- lay (HHO), and Air- port Height Combin- ing (AH-Horizontal). If you have com- ments on this appli- cation, please re- spond by 5:00 p.m., Wed, May 13, 2015. The application and supporting doc- uments are available for review or pur- chase (0.25¢ /sheet) FORM LB-1 at County Planning, 601 State St., Hood River, OR 97031; (541) 387-6840; plan.dept@co.hood- river.or.us. 33-1t NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public meeting of the Northern Oregon Corrections will be held on April 30, 2015 at 12:00 pm at NORCOR Juvenile Conference Room, 211 Webber Street, The Dalles, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 as approved by the Northern Oregon Corrections Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at NORCOR, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the preceding year. If different, the major changes and their effect on the budget are: Contact: James Weed Telephone: 541-506-2901 Email: JWEED@NORCOR.CO.WASCO.OR.US FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES Actual Amount TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges Federal, State and all Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements All Other Resources Except Current Year Property Taxes Current Year Property Taxes Estimated to be Received Total Resources 2013-2014 2,768,603 60,386 6,524,687 0 0 10,768 1,253,427 10,617,871 Adopted Budget Approved Budget This Year 2014-2015 2,899,176 Next Year 2015-2016 2,638,414 4,355,738 3,996,497 2,229,257 1,220,016 10,704,187 1,937,782 1,353,364 9,926,057 5,828,992 1,264,235 418,978 1,271,100 40,884 52,494 100,000 1,727,504 10,704,187 5,273,427 1,447,246 192,457 1,328,200 150,000 112,438 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION Personnel Services 5,275,644 Materials and Services 1,179,429 Capital Outlay 5,717 Debt Service 1,281,268 Interfund Transfers 0 Contingencies Special Payments Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure 2,875,813 Total Requirements 10,617,871 1,422,289 9,926,057 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM * Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program ADULT DEPARTMENT 3,318,810 3,423,225 3,426,582 37.06 39.33 39.35 FTE 1,956,834 1,387,117 1,338,950 JUVENILE DEPARTMENT 26.89 15.39 15.25 FTE 1,018,650 507,895 TOOLS 13.68 14.75 FTE FTE FTE FTE FTE Not Allocated to Organizational Unit or Program FTE Total Requirements Total FTE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING * PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed Permanent Rate Levy (rate limit _________ per $1,000) Local Option Levy Levy For General Obligation Bonds 20___-___ Rate or Amount Imposed Rate or Amount Approved This Year 20___-___ Next Year 20___-___ STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS LONG TERM DEBT Estimated Debt Outstanding Estimated Debt Authorized, But on July 1.2015 Not Incurred on July 1 General Obligation Bonds $2,684,800 Other Bonds Other Borrowings Total * If more space is needed to complete any section of this form, insert lines (rows) on this sheet. You may delete blank lines. 33-1t INVITATION TO BID CITY OF HOOD RIVER MAY STREET SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PRO- JECT #623 Written, sealed bids from qualified contractors will be received by the City of Hood River (Own- er) at Hood River Public Works, 1200 18th Street, Hood River, Oregon 97031, until 2:00 p.m. on May 12, 2015, at which time they will be publicly opened and read at The City of Hood River Public Works, 1200 18th Street. Bids shall be clearly marked BID for “May Street Safe Routes to School” and shall show the date and time of bid opening. The person desig- nated to receive of- fers at the above ad- dress is Mark Lago, Director of Public Works. A mandatory pre- bid conference will be held on May 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the City Public Works Department, 1200 18th Street, in Hood River. State- ments made by Owner or Owner’s representatives at the conference will not be binding upon the Owner unless confirmed by written Addendum. The meeting will con- clude with a site vis- it. Bidders must comply with ORS 279.027 regarding submission of First- Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form by the deadline indicat- ed on the form. Dis- closure forms are provided in the Bid Documents. The work to be done under this con- tract consists of in- stalling approxi- mately 2736 lineal feet of curb and gut- ter, 8713 square feet of sidewalk, 8576 square feet of drive- way approach, 24 ADA ramps, 327 Tons of asphalt, 21 crosswalks of vary- ing length, 25,000 lineal feet of bicycle lane striping, and all associated work as per the project plans, as well as all excavating, traffic control, and asphalt patching necessary for the project. Prequalification is not required; howev- er, applicant must submit with its Bid evidence of qualifi- cations and experi- ence to perform the work. The work is fully described in the Contract Docu- ments, which may be obtained or ex- amined at Hood Riv- er Public Works, 1200 18th Street, Hood River, OR 97031. A non-re- fundable fee of $100.00 will be re- quired for each set. Make checks payable to the City of Hood River. If mailed, 211 2nd Street, Hood River, OR 97031. Bid pack- ages will be mailed for an additional $35.00 charge. To order plans, phone 541.387.5201 or re- quest via e-mail to marlo@ci.hood-riv- er.or.us. The Project has been designed by the City of Hood Riv- er. Inquiries con- cerning the contents of the plans, specifi- cations and bidding documents should be directed to Gary Lindemyer, Project Manager for the City of Hood River (541.387.5204), and glind@ci.hood-riv- er.or.us. Bids will be pub- licly opened immedi- ately after the dead- line for bid submis- sion. Bids shall be submitted on the bid forms supplied in the bidding documents and shall be accom- panied by a bond, postal money order, certified or cashier's check from the bid- der in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the bid as security. The successful bidder will be re- quired to execute a formal agreement with the Owner and provide acceptable insurance and both a performance bond and material and la- bor payment bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract award in ac- cordance with the Specifications within ten (10) days of No- tice of Award. The project is a public work subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. Contrac- tor must be regis- tered with the Ore- gon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) prior to the bid opening and must file a public works bond in the amount of $30,000 with the CCB prior to commencing work on the project. Con- tractor must pay Prevailing Wages in accordance with ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. No Bid will be received or considered by the Owner unless the Bid contains a state- ment that Bidder agrees to be bound by and will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.840 or 40 USC § 276a. The Owner may reject any Bid not in compliance with pre- scribed public bid- ding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding of the Owner that it is in the public interest to do so. The City of Hood River is an equal op- portunity employer. ADA accommoda- tions will be provid- ed on request; p h o n e 541.387.5201. 33,34,35-3t PUBLIC NOTICE The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors will be exploring possible park and trail sites on Mon- day, April 27, 2015 commencing at 5 pm at the North end of Eighth St. For fur- ther information, contact Lori Stirn, 541-386-5720. 33-1t NOTICE OF BUD- GET COMMITTEE MEETING There will be a public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Odell Sanitary District, Hood River County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 at the District Office, 3700 Deth- man Ridge Road. The meeting will take place on Tues- day, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. with the regular monthly Board meeting to follow. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive com- ments from the pub- lic on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected at the of- fice after May 8, be- tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. This is a public meeting where de- liberation of the bud- get committee will take place. Any per- son may appear at the meeting to dis- cuss the proposed programs with the budget committee. 33,36-2t