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PAGE 2 JUNE 30, 1978 Council Gives Go-Ahead 509-J LEVY DEFEATED On Powerhouse Timetable FOR SECOND TIME Voters of Jefferson County School district 509-J once again defeated the $3.5 million tax levy proposed by the district, this time by a much larger margin than in the April 4 election. stration was looking at different ways to reduce the budget and that a revised budget will be presented to the school boafd July 10. The levy was defeated in al1 precincts except Warm Springs w here it p assed 36 “ y e s ” to 11 “no” . Voters of Warm Springs also passed the proposed tax levy the first time in the April 4 election. School -board members had already voted Monday night to set the next budget election for September 19, in the event that the levy was defeated Tuesday. They had apparently anticipated the defeat, particularly in light of the current mood of most tax payers following California’s overwhelming support of Propo sition 13. In a telephone conversation, school superintendent Darrell Wright stated that the admini Simnasho-Schoolie Water The Tribal Council gave its backing to continuing a study which will determine the feasi b ility of con stru ctin g a hydro- power plant at the P elton R e regu latin g D am , and they ap proved the concept of a tentative timetable for the project at their June 20 meeting. In presenting the tentative schedule and progress report to the Council, tribal engineering consultant Jerry Dibble remark ed that tbe-project req u ires a far-sighted approach on the part of both the Council and the Tribes. D ibble also noted that the development of such a valuable natural resource would give the Tribes a lot of flex ib ility . A hydropow er plant a t the dam New Reservoir Springs Leak, But News Not All Bad could provide the reservation with a dependable sou rce of h y d r o e le c t r ic pow er, with enough left over to se ll on the open market. D ib b le’s p rogress report covered a num ber of d etails which the feasibility study has in itia lly in d icated . B ecau se of uncertainty as to the condition of the foundation of the dam , en gineers are-conducting explor atory core drilling into the bed rock foundation.* " ■ Also, the question of how to handle fish so they will not get caught up in the turbines needs to be ad d ressed and is under consideration. Following the progress re port, D ibble p resen ted for ap proval the preliminary schedule for the h yd ro electric pow er house p roject, a graph, and a sum m ary of co st e stim a tes he had prepared. The ten ta tiv e key action points for the project w ere okayed by council and are out lined as follows: June 1978 - D epartm ent of E nergy Grant to Complete Feasibility Study. D ec. 1978 - Completion of Feasibility Study. Jan. 1979 - Review by Tribal Council. F eb . 1979 - Submit Appli cation to FERC for P roject License to build powerplant. April 1979 - Tribal Election to Authorize Project. May 1979 - Commence detail Design & Specifications. Aug. 1979 - Place Tentative Orders for T urbines & G ener ators. Feb. 1980 - FERC Issue Li cense. Mar. 1980 - Form Pow er Agency or Corporation (possibly C ooperative or P ublic U tility District) f f b -May 1980 - Sell Bonds, or other financing. 1980 - A dvertise for Bids for Construction. 1980 - Award Construc tion Contracts. April 1982 - C om plete Con struction, Test, and Start Up. Council Okays Two-Year Priorities With the understanding that ate lists had been drawn up. There is also a separate list the list is not ironclad and can be a ltered , the T ribal Council devoted to stu d ies, som e of June 21 approved the T rib es’ which are now underw ay and two-year development priorities. others which are being planned. This is the first time that the p riorities h ave been broken down into three groupings — Municipal and Community, Eco nomic and Natural Resources, and Health, Education, Social, and Cultural. It is also the first year that tribal planning and the council have develop ed the priorities together. Previously, two separ Proposed for this fall is a referendum calling for approval on the Criminal Justice Center, the Community Learning Cent er, and a new d om estic w ater system to serve Warm Springs and Kah-Nee-Ta. The follow ing is a list of two-year development priorities •approved by the Tribal Council: Two Year Development Priorities Municipal and Community Filling of the new Simnasho reservoir began on June 22, but after a leak was discovered crews ran the water from it into the other new reservoir at Schoolie Flat. Sandy Rangila Photo On Thursday, June 22, water from the new Simnasho-Schoolie Flat water system started flow ing into the recently constructed reservoir at Simnasho at a rate of 80 gallons per minute. But by the next day, it had become apparent that water was also flowing out of the reservoir through a lea k in one of the' lower seam welds. “This is something that just never happens,” said Don Rohde of Tenneson Engineering. “It’s S p ily a y T ym oo SPILYAY TYMOO STAFF Managing Editor Sid Miller Assistant Editor Photographic Specialist/Writer Reporter/Photographer Sandy Rangila Cynthia Stowell Donna Behrend Trainees Priscilla Squiemphen Roger Stwyer FOUNDED IN MARCH 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs R eserv a tio n of O regon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Any written material to the Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161 Ext. 274 Subscription Rate $6.00 per year. em b a rra ssin g th at it had to happen on th is p articu lar pro ject,” he remarked. C rew s are now in fhe pro c e ss of d raining the 100,000- gallon Simnasho Reservoir and pumping the water from it to the other new reservoir at Schoolie Flat. They are using the booster pumps to transfer the water, so it’s not a matter of wasting any water, according to Rohde. R ohde sa id that the re se r voirs w ould both h a v e to be drained and ch lorin ated an y w ay, so it d o esn ’t even rea lly represent any loss of time. Reservoir crews have been notified o f the leak and w ill begin repair work on the seam after it h a s been drained com pletely dry. On the b righ ter sid e of the pipeline news, Rohde said that a “change order” has been turned in to r e p la ce the old one-inch pipes going to individual homes. This will not cost any additional money since it is still within the budget. Costs have run less than anticipated, allowing this kind of a bonus. A lso, by m id -Ju ly, a ll the hom e hookups should be com pleted, enabling residents to en joy th at lon g-aw aited strong flow of tap-water this summer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Complete Criminal Justice Facility Develop Deschutes/Warm Springs Domestic Water System Complete Community Center Flood Control Expand Landscaping Program Complete perimeter and Cemetery fencing Complete preliminary design and budget for: A. Connunity Center and Park Completion B. Administration Building Addition C. North End Fire Protection D. Warm Springs Sewer system improvement Economic and Natural Resources 1. 2. 3. 4. Develop Deschutes/Warm Springs Irrigation System Develop further Housing A. Community and Rural subdivisions B. Employee Apartment/Duplex complex C. Expand Mobile Home Park Complete Kah-Nee-Ta priority Improvements (EDA # 1) Complete preliminary design and budget for: A. Hydropower plant (if feasible) B. Shopping Center (EDA #2) C. Tribal Garage relocation and/or improvements D. WSFPI improvements (EDA #3) Health, Education, Social, Cultural 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Complete Community Learning Center Complete Alcohol Treatment Center and Residential Facility Longhouse improvements Clinic expansion and improvements Complete preliminary design and budget for: A. Nursing Home'(if feasible) B. Youth Camp 1978 1. 2. 3. 4. Educational Needs Assessment WSFPI Development Plan Logging Road Plan Hydropower Feasibility
