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REGION East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, August 13, 2016 HERMISTON EOTEC solicits bids on rodeo arena, again Board removes “The paint’s gonna bathrooms, lighting be wet on the from bid package stalls and panels, By ALEXA LOUGEE but it’s going to East Oregonian be ready for next The Eastern Oregon year’s rodeo?” Trade and Event Center board agreed to break its rodeo arena bid package into smaller pieces in hopes of getting a bid it can afford by early September. The board amended the original package by asking for separate bids for restrooms and arena lighting. This means a company will have a base bid that does not include restrooms or lighting, and then two additional bids with those projects sepa- rately priced out. At its last meeting the board had received two bids, one from Bothum Construc- tion and another from Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company. Both bids were several hundred thousand dollars over the proposed $4 million budget for the arena. Because interested companies have already seen the plans and design, the bidding process should be quick. Revised bids are due Aug. 31 and the board hopes to vote on a bid Friday, Sept. 2. Byron Smith, Hermiston city manager and EOTEC chair, is con¿dent this will give the board the Àe[ibility it needs to meet the $4 million budget and move forward with construction. Because of the timeline, Smith said the board wasn’t able to do much in the way of re-design, but once they have someone under contract, they can work with Staff photo by E.J. Harris Rock & Roll campers take the stage Kylee Peck of Pendleton, center, plays violin with the band Roanoke on their song “Without You” during the final concert for the 11th annual Pendleton Rock & Roll Camp on Friday in Pendleton. Judge upholds rejection for coal dock blow to their case Friday when she ruled the state may consider impacts to ¿shing when issuing a permit. Perhaps more importantly, Webster also found the state did not violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Consti- tution when it denied the project. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead had previously argued Oregon’s decision to block the terminal unconstitution- ally prevented coal producers in his state from accessing markets. Environmental groups intervening in the case praised the judge’s decision. “The state of Oregon got it right when it denied (Light- house Resources’ coal e[port project,” said Brett Vanden- Heuvel, e[ecutive director for Columbia Riverkeeper. “We applaud state leaders for upholding laws that protect what we as Oregonians hold dear — clean water and ¿shable rivers.” Micheal Klein, general counsel for Lighthouse By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian An administrative law judge has sided with Oregon on several key issues behind the state’s 2014 rejection of a controversial coal dock at the Port of Morrow. Lighthouse Resources — the company formerly known as Ambre Energy North America — wants to build a terminal at the port in Boardman that would ship 8 million tons of coal per year down the Columbia River for e[port overseas. The Oregon Department of State Lands, however, denied a remove- ¿ll permit for the project over interference with tribal ¿sheries. The company and its supporters have appealed that decision, including the states of Wyoming and Montana, which would feed coal to the terminal. A hearing is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 14-23, but Judge Alison Greene Webster dealt an early Resources, issued a statement that made it clear the ¿ght isn’t over yet. “This is a ruling on the motion for summary deter- mination, not a ruling on the merits,” Klein said. “We look forward to addressing the merits of our appeal at the hearing scheduled for November.” A remove-¿ll permit is needed to build the Coyote Island Terminal in the Columbia River — part of the Morrow Paci¿c Project, which has spent years in limbo hurdling environ- mental permits while also ¿ghting uphill against the developer’s own ¿nancial troubles. The project was originally conceived by the Austra- lia-based Ambre Energy, though shareholders sold off the company’s North American assets to a private equity ¿rm in Denver in late 2014. Ambre Energy North America changed its name to Lighthouse Resources and continues promoting the project, garnering plenty of local support for the promise of creating new jobs and spurring hundreds of millions of dollars in economic bene¿t. Others are more skeptical about the long-term viability of coal. The Sightline Insti- tute, an environmental think tank based in Seattle, has pointed out coal prices are on the decline after they peaked around 2011. Analysts there have also predicted the coal bubble in China may be about to burst. There is one other coal e[port project still on the table in the Northwest. Millennium Bulk Terminals would send 44 million tons of coal to Asia annually, though one of the project backers, Arch Coal, recently sold its 38 percent stake after ¿ling for bankruptcy in June. The buyer — Lighthouse Resources, which now has 100 percent ownership in the terminal. 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WINDS Medford 105/65 Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast that company on cost-cutting redesigns. The board also has committed to reaching out and doing additional fundraising. If arena lighting isn’t included in the accepted bid, Smith said worst-case scenario would be transi- tioning to a daytime rodeo. Before the motion went to a vote, board member Kim Puzey questioned whether the arena would be done in time for the 2017 Farm-City Pro Rodeo. “The paint’s gonna be wet on the stalls and panels,” he asked. “but it’s going to be ready for ne[t year’s rodeo"” Smith responded, “Yes, that’s the plan.” On Thursday, Jeff Deswert from Kirby Nagel- hout Construction sent an email that said, “After a great deal of thought and consideration, I believe that the best course of action at this point is for us to allow the board to consider what is in the best interest of the project. 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