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December 07, 2022 Page 3 L ocaL N ews INSIDE New Gun Law Faces Challenges DOJ asks federal judge to postpone part of Measure 114 Arts & page 6-7 ENTERTAINMENT s ports o piNioN c Lassified /B ids page 8 page 9 Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Oregon, last year. Photo by (Andrew Selsky / The Associated Press) member or were owned before the measure’s passage. As of last week, Oregon State Police had more than 35,000 pending background check trans- actions for gun purchases and was averaging 3,000 requests a day compared to less than 900 a day the week before Measure 114 passed, according to agency data. Those who already own high-capacity magazines can only possess them in their homes or use them at a firing range, in shooting competitions or for hunting as al- lowed by state law after the mea- sure takes effect. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who is hear- ing the lawsuits seeking to block 114 from becoming law, Attorney General Rosenblum said that the state will seek a postponement of the permit requirement to give law enforcement officers more time to implement the new law. “Postponing the permit re- quirement by approximately two months should give Oregon law enforcement time to have a fully functional permitting system in place. If Judge Immergut agrees to the postponement, then starting in February anyone who purchases a gun in Oregon will be required to have a permit,” Rosenblum said. pages 10 Providing Quality Wastewater Services Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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They are working diligently on a system but do not see any way to have it fully operational before the law’s enactment date which was scheduled to go into law December 8th. Measure 114 expands back- ground checks, requires gun owners to take a training course for a permit before they can even buy a gun, ban magazine clips that have more than 10 rounds, and registers all gun owners in a database run by Oregon State Police. The biggest legal flash point is a ban on magazines over 10 rounds unless they are owned by law enforcement or a military PO QR code Publisher: Mark Washington, Sr. Editor: Shawntell Washington Office Mngr/Clasfds : Lucinda Baldwin Admin Coord : Quayuana Washington Creative Director: Kenya Anderson Advertising Mngr: Tony Washington CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Renewable Natural Gas Team Renewable Energy Project leads to multiple awards Find Progressive News at www.portlandobserver.com The Eugene-Springfield re- gional wastewater treatment plant has received regional and nation- al awards for the renewable nat- ural gas system it launched this year. The Metropolitan Waste- water Management Commission (MWMC) will be honored with the National Environmental Achieve- ment Award in Resource Recovery from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. In Septem- ber, it also received an award for Excellence in Resource Recovery from the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association, and employee Spencer Goodro was recognized as the Oregon Operator of the Year. The honors are for a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project which Goodro helped put into effect. The MWMC’s RNG system collects excess methane gas from the byproducts of wastewater, then cleans it and injects it into NW Natural Gas’ system to be reused as fuel. Startup began in November 2021, with the sys- tem fully online this past April. The MWMC was the first public agency in the state to meet vendor standards and supply RNG, which offers both environmental and en- ergy cost benefits. “We are proud to receive these awards, but we’re even more proud of how the RNG project came together and what it means to our customers and our region,” said MWMC Executive Officer Matt Stouder. “We’re also incredibly grateful for Spencer and the entire team’s contributions to the success of the project.” The MWMC wastewater treatment plant also received the Platinum Peak Performance Award for 100% compliance with industry standards. This is the 15th year in a row it has received the hon- or from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. The MWMC will accept the Nation- al Environmental Achievement Award in February 2023.
