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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, April 19, 2018 ODFW kills two more Pine Creek wolves men’s Association to ask ODFW to kill more wolves from the Pine Creek pack to prevent further livestock losses. “The wolves are being seen on the valley floor, and that’s what’s really disconcerting folks,” said George Rollins, a Baker County rancher and co-chairman of the OCA wolf committee for Eastern Oregon. “So many people have seen them now, it’s like daily sightings.” ODFW quickly followed through with the request, shooting an uncollared yearling female and adult male from a helicopter as the wolves were spotted on private land where the latest depredations occurred. Wild- By GEORGE PLAVEN EO Media Group HALFWAY — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shot two more wolves from the Pine Creek pack Wednesday morning in Baker County, following the latest in a string of attacks on livestock. The most recent depreda- tions were confirmed Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16 at Pine Creek Ranch in Halfway, Ore. The pack has now preyed on livestock five times in April, killing four calves and injuring another six at two different ranches roughly 5-6 miles apart. The spate of incidents prompted the Oregon Cattle- life officials previously shot one yearling female from the Pine Creek pack on April 10 as part of a separate lethal take permit. OCA had asked to kill all wolves in the Pine Creek pack, with Rollins stating that incremental take has not proven effective in changing the animals’ behavior. “They just keep coming back,” he said. “They are not following the herds of elk that are on the low hills area.” Earlier this year, Univer- sity of Wisconsin researchers released a study suggesting that government killing of wolves may benefit one farmer or rancher, but by fracturing the pack it could actually increase the risk By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau PORTLAND (AP) — A Beaverton School District deputy superintendent who retweeted a claim that immigrants in the country without legal permission “were more dangerous than assault rifles” and should be banned from the U.S. has resigned. The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports Steve Phillips’ resignation came on Tuesday, a day after the school district apologized for his sharing the post and denounced the tweet. A petition was also started calling for Phillips to be fired. Phillips was one of two district deputy superintendents. He was hired in 2016 after serving as the superintendent of the Malheur Education Services District. His annual salary is $171,148. He has issued no public statement on the matter. A message left at number listed under Phillips’ name was not immediately returned Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, Superintendent Don Grotting said the district is “committed to restoring trust in our community.” SALEM — Amid a state- wide housing shortage, the building permit programs of 25 small municipalities could be in jeopardy following a recent state Department of Justice opinion that using private-sector consultants to oversee plan reviews and building inspections may violate state law. The opinion included in a February DOJ memorandum could result in new restric- tions on small jurisdictions and require them to have building officials on staff, city officials said. Small counties and cities, such as the rural city of Aurora, with a population less than 1,000, don’t have the resources to hire a building official. Instead, those local governments rely on third-party contractors to provide building review services for them. “This is going to raise costs in a huge way because we can’t cover these costs with our current funding,” said Aurora Mayor Bill Graupp. “It will raise costs in housing especially in Pamplin Media Group Dan Lewis, an electrical inspector with Crook County. Opinions by the Oregon Department of Justice and Legislative Counsel indicate many small cities may have to either shut down building programs or hire building officials with three-digit salaries. rural Oregon. Low-cost, low-income housing is hit the worst, which is what we are trying to work on in rural Oregon, and this is a huge spike in the heart for us.” 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Western Washington: Partly sunny today; some sun, then turning cloudy at the coast. Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today. Clear tonight. Cascades: Partly sunny today. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Northern California: Mostly sunny today; a snow shower in the interior mountains during the morning. Today Friday NNW 4-8 NW 6-12 WSW 6-12 WSW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 3 6 ‘Fix what works’ Legislation earlier this year, House Bill 4086, sought to address the dilemma by allowing a regional council of governments to hire a building official, which cities could share to supervise their building programs and third-party reviewers and inspectors. The bill passed the House 33-23 Feb. 23 but came to naught in the Senate. Even that solution presented problems for small jurisdictions, according to Michael Weston II, city manager of King City, who wrote a letter to lawmakers in opposition to the bill. King City in Washington County has a population of about 3,000 and relies entirely on contractors to administer its building program. Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast not prepared to handle all of the cities that would need to come in,” Graupp said. “The other alternative is to hire a permitting inspector to do not that much work.” The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Circulation Manager: Marcy Rosenberg • 541-966-0828 • mrosenberg@eastoregonian.com Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group Decreasing clouds Some city officials said they have heard that the Building Codes Division in the Department of Consumer and Business Services plans to make rules to clarify restric- tions on the use of third-party building plan reviewers and inspectors. “We were told that we will need to modify our building codes inspection program sometime by end of the year,” Graupp said. “We were told that notices would be going out soon.” Mark Peterson, a DCBS spokesman, said Tuesday, April 17, he could “not speak” to whether the agency plans to issue rules or notices to cities about their building programs. Officials with DCBS have taken the legal opinion “under advisement,” Peterson said in an email to the Pamplin/EO Media Group. “We would have to contract with the county or state, and that is increase in cost, and the state and county programs are ADVERTISING Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES www.eastoregonian.com FRIDAY Codes Division within the Department of Consumer and Business Services is the agency responsible for dele- gating the state’s authority to approve building plans to cities and counties. Approving local building programs that rely entirely on third party consultants would be unconstitutional. It is legal for cities and counties to use such third- party services when the contractors are under the supervision of a building official, Lozano wrote. Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 70° 41° (ranchers’) schedules, both for turning cattle out and getting spring work done,” Rollins said. Jerome Rosa, executive director for the OCA, said incremental take of wolves will not solve the problems ranchers face, and actually leads to packs becoming more aggressive. “It’s a no-win situation,” Rosa said. The Pine Creek pack now includes five known wolves — after the three that were shot — occupying territory mostly south of the Imnaha River and east of Halfway to the Idaho state line. In 2017, the pack produced at least five pups that survived to the end of the year. were illegally killed in 2017. Out of 13 total wolf deaths throughout the year, 12 were human-caused. Under Phase III of the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, ODFW can authorize killing wolves that make a habit of preying on livestock in Eastern Oregon. The species remains federally protected west of highways 395, 78 and 95. Local ranchers had been using non-lethal deterrents, according to ODFW, including burying bone piles, removing dead cows, patrolling cattle from daylight to darkness and moving the animals off of pastures where the latest wolf attacks occurred. “It’s really disrupting Small cities’ building permit programs face uncertainty Beaverton school official resigns after immigration retweet TODAY of predation at neighboring farms up to three miles away. In this case, ODFW authorized killing two wolves from the Pine Creek pack after back-to-back attacks on private land leased by rancher Chad DelCurto. Nine days later, the pack began preying on livestock again at Pine Creek Ranch, about 5-6 miles away. Environmental groups are staunchly opposed to killing any wolves in Oregon, arguing the population is still too small and fragile. ODFW recently reported there were at least 124 wolves statewide at the end of 2017, an 11 percent increase over 2016. Conservationists also point to four cases of wolves that 6 4 2 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: A storm will bring rain to the Northeast coast and snow to the interior today. Rain, mountain snow and gusty winds are forecast to push eastward across the Southwest as storms gather in West Texas. 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