Wallowa County Chieftain
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September 23, 2015
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Unwanted text; rescue of mud-bogged horse
Dispatch Log
Sept. 14
6:33 a.m. 911 for Enter-
prise ambulance from rural
Wallowa.
9:51 a.m. Phone scam re-
ported in rural Joseph.
10:17 a.m. Possible aban-
doned vehicle on Hwy 3.
11:49 a.m. Public assis-
tance information for the For-
est Service.
1:09 p.m. Vehicle com-
plaint, rural Enterprise. Own-
er contacted and will get it
moved.
3:21 p.m. Scam phone calls
reported in Enterprise.
3:27 p.m. Lost billfold in
Enterprise.
5 p.m. Follow-up on sus-
picious vehicle in rural Enter-
prise. Unfounded.
7:46 p.m. Joseph public
assist.
Sept. 15
3:27 a.m. Alarm in Enter-
prise.
8:41 a.m. 911 for assis-
tance to save horse stuck in
quicksand-type mud.
9:21 a.m. Criminal mis-
chief reported from Wallowa.
10:01 a.m. False ¿re alarm
from Joseph business.
12:39 p.m. Hit-and-run re-
ported from Joseph.
1:06 p.m. Lost black pass-
port case with Japanese mon-
ey inside.
2:12 p.m. Male German
Shorthair dog found on Hwy
3. Owner located.
3:40 p.m. Lostine theft
complaint.
7:50 p.m. Dead deer re-
ported on Hwy 82, Enterprise.
8:35 p.m. Joseph public
assist.
Sept. 16
2:48 a.m. Joseph noise
complaint.
9:33 a.m. Enterprise public
assist.
10:56 a.m. Joseph assault
reported.
12:41 p.m. 911 requesting
ambulance in Enterprise.
1:36 p.m. Rural Wallowa
agency assist.
3:43 p.m. Report of possi-
ble fraud.
4:37 p.m. 911 calls report-
ing horses on Hwy 3, rural
Enterprise.
6:35 p.m. Complaint of un-
wanted text communication.
Sept. 17
6:20 a.m. Community Cor-
FOR THE RECORD
rections home visit.
7:30 a.m. 911 call for am-
bulance in Wallowa.
3:46 p.m. Wallowa fol-
low-up.
6:54 p.m. 911, two horses
reported on Hwy 3 MP 32, ru-
ral Enterprise.
7:21 p.m. 911 ambulance
request from Joseph.
8:35 p.m. Enterprise ambu-
lance call.
9:07 p.m. Rural Lostine
public assist.
Sept. 18
7:16 a.m. 911 call for am-
bulance in Joseph.
7:51 a.m. Report of audible
burglary alarm at Enterprise
business.
9:07 a.m. 911 call for
non-emergency complaint in
Enterprise.
10:57 a.m. Request for am-
bulance in Enterprise.
12:51 p.m. Enterprise civil
dispute complaint.
3:40 p.m. Possible wolf
contact in Imnaha.
4:25 p.m. E911 ambulance
request in rural Enterprise.
5:55 p.m. Report of in-
toxicated subject at Wallowa
Lake.
6:21 p.m. 911 report of
possible domestic in Wallowa.
10:19 p.m. Joseph public
assist.
10:22 p.m. Joseph public
assist.
Sept. 19
7:52 a.m. 911 ambulance
call from Wallowa.
9:18 a.m. 911 report of
child endangerment in Enter-
prise.
10:33 a.m. 911 call for
ambulance at Wallowa Lake.
Canceled.
10:39 a.m. 911 call re:
transporting patient by private
vehicle to the ER.
11:58 a.m. 911 call for am-
bulance in Enterprise.
1:41 p.m. Reckless driving
complaint in Wallowa — ju-
veniles speeding on dirt bikes.
1:50 p.m. Joseph public
assist.
2:29 p.m. Rural Lostine
motorist assist.
3:10 p.m. Information re-
garding violation of probation
order.
3:22 p.m. Information re-
ceived reporting violation of
restraining order.
4:37 p.m. 911 trespassing
complaint at Wallowa Lake.
6:36 p.m. Complaints of no
water pressure in Joseph.
6:36 p.m. Complaint of in-
jured fawn in rural Wallowa.
Sept. 20
1:05 a.m. 911 call request-
ing rural Enterprise public as-
sist.
7:15 a.m. Deputy located
abandoned vehicle in Joseph,
owner located.
8:56 a.m. Agency assist in
Asotin Co.
10:34 a.m. Controlled
burning in city of Wallowa.
11:38 a.m. Assault reported
in Enterprise.
12:08 p.m. Report of dogs
on neighbor’s property.
12:31 p.m. Child abuse re-
ported at the hospital. Oregon
State Police responded to in-
MARIJUANA: Revenue expectations foggy
Continued from Page A1
They also estimated revenue
of $18.4 million for 2015-2017
— approximately $766,000 per
month.
That’s a misleading num-
ber. The collected amount
could be millions higher. The
estimate is what OLCC thinks
it might actually have in hand
to spend in the biennium, not
what the state will collect.
According to Rob Bovett,
legal counsel for the Oregon
Association of Counties and
one of the writers for both
Measure 91 and HB3400, no-
body knows what we’ll earn.
“What will we collect?
That’s really anyone’s guess,”
said Bovett in a telephone
interview last week. “It will
depend on how effective
HB3400 is at suppressing the
black market. If it’s effective
it will drive folks into the re-
tail market where we’ll col-
lect revenues.”
Oregon has a robust,
smoothly operating black
market, Bovett said. And,
some of the biggest illicit
marijuana ¿elds in the West
are growing in southern Ore-
gon.
Will those growers and
suppliers want to “go legit?”
Although numerous news
agencies have reported that
formerly illegal growers in
Washington have made the
transition to legal growth and
sale in that state, those grow-
ers have also been quoted as
saying the cost of legal oper-
ation is so steep that they are
struggling to see a signi¿cant
pro¿t.
Furthermore, Bovett said,
“Washington’s state tax struc-
ture is entirely different than
ours and I believe (legal mari-
juana will sell for signi¿cant-
ly less in Oregon than Wash-
ington.
“Our tax structures are
dramatically lower than that
of Washington. We’re going
to have more supply, a higher
grade of marijuana and a low-
er tax rate.”
All in all, Bovett said,
“Comparing Washington to
Oregon is apples and orang-
es. Colorado tax structure is
overall closer to Oregon but
we’re still lower.”
So what’s a county to do?
The Chieftain took a poll
of 16 Eastern Oregon counties
and found that ¿ve had actu-
ally pulled the trigger on the
opt-out opportunity, voting
to ban marijuana sales in the
county.
Those counties are Umatil-
la (62.7 percent NO on Mea-
sure 91), Malheur (NO 68.7),
Harney (NO 65.7), Baker (NO
59.5) and Crook (NO 58.6).
Cities in those counties are
still free to make their own
decisions. As an example,
although medical marijuana
sales are allowed in Union
County, Island City and Elgin
have reportedly voted to deny
all licensing within city limits.
In Malheur County the
City of Nyssa has followed
the county’s lead and opted
out.
In Wallowa County, the
City of Enterprise has voted
to approve medical marijua-
na dispensaries provided they
meet with state requirements.
“Because of where our
schools are located, they are
basically limited to two lo-
cations in Enterprise,” said
City Administrator Michele
Young.
The City of Joseph has ad-
opted a zoning ordinance pro-
hibiting dispensaries.
The City of Wallowa “dis-
cussed it at their last meeting,”
according to City Recorder
Carol Long. “The consensus
between the council member
and citizens in attendance was
to opt out.”
The matter will be put to a
vote at the Wallowa council’s
Oct. 20 meeting.
Wallowa County Commis-
sioners are taking a longer
look at the issue, as are the
commissioners in numerous
other Eastern Oregon coun-
ties. They have until the end
of December to decide.
Newsroom assistant Elliott
Seyler contributed to this sto-
ry.
vestigate.
1:30 p.m. Rural Enterprise
traf¿c complaint.
2:19 p.m. Vandalism re-
ported in Enterprise.
2:44 p.m. Theft complaint
in Wallowa.
4:35 p.m. Civil standby in
Joseph.
5:38 p.m. 911 reporting
possible identity theft in En-
terprise.
6:10 p.m. 911 stating bag
of items and women’s wallet
found in front of Joseph Post
Of¿ce.
7:50 p.m. Rural Lostine
welfare check.
Sept. 21
7:19 a.m. Rural Joseph
traf¿c stop.
7:38 a.m. Rural Wallowa
traf¿c complaint.
7:45 a.m. 911 re: traf¿c
complaint, rural Enterprise.
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