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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1981)
006171 ,B C . ............... U À Poetai» J Balk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springe. OR OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1230 SW PARK AVE PORTLAND OR 9 72 0 5 ¡WARM'SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 VOL 6 NO 6 Comprehensive Plan— People’s input sought At the request of the Tribal C o u n cil, the L and Use Planning Committee is now coordinating the process of updating the 1969 Comprehen sive Plan. This plan will provide a general policy framework for Tribal Council decisions on the use and development of resources for the next 20 years. It is designed to resolve conflicts and to achieve compatibility between different kinds of resource use such as r u r a l h o u s in g , agriculture, livestock, wildlife, water, and timber. The updated Comprehensive Plan can be thought of as an overall umbrella under which more specific planning takes place. These more specific plans, including recreation, housing, timber management and range management plans, will need to be coordinated with the general The Agency R oot Feast was held A pril 5. Nearly 400 people attend the annual ceremony. See page 3 policies set forth in the fo r the Simnasho R oot Feast celebration. Comprehensive Plan. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend A key element in the plan is tribal member involvement. The plan can only be developed through the active participa tion of all tribal members. Because many future decisions A $746,000 grant application honored, “a hardship would project in a Ju ly , 1979 by the Tribal Council will for the Deschutes Domestic have resulted to the Tribes referendum vote and work is Water System that had been because we already had to progressing pretty much on frozen when the Reagan readvertize for bids to meet schudule, according to tribal Administration took over, is ED A req u irem ents,” said s o u r c e s . S o m e o f th e working its way though the Tribal planning director Ray transmission lines are in and Rangila. That rebidding took the treatment plant at the Dry process again. additional time and money on Creek intake site is underway. The reservoirs are nearly The Economic Development the part of the Tribes. Administration grant applica The $8 million water project completed. tion was one of 62 in the nation is being funded by a $2.8 that was “unfrozen” and the million FmHa loan and a $1.29 Completion of the long- only such ap p licatio n in million grant, an IHS grant for awaited domestic water system O regon to receive EDA $400,000, the EDA grant for is anticipated in early 1982. The commitment since the freeze. $746,000, and with $2 million new water system will serve the If the longstanding EDA of tribal money.. Warm Springs Agency area cpmmitment had not been Voters approved the water and Kah-Nee-Ta. Water system money “unfrozen” be based on the policies in the C om prehensive plan, the needs and desires of tribal members will be considered during all phases of the planning process. This will make the Comprehensive plan a valid statement of tribal goals and objectives. To facilitate tribal member involvement in the planning process, the Land Use Planning Committee has prepared a slide-tape presentation on the Comprehensive Plan update. This slide-tape presentation provides an orientation to what the plan is all about, as well as how every tribal member may become involved. The Land Use Planning Committee will present the slide-tape program to all interested groups and in d iv id u a ls. A se n e s of meetings with other tribal committees and administrative groups is already in progress. Tribal members may also request the slide-tape program be shown at individual homes. This provides an opportunity f o r tr ib a l- m e m b e rs to participate in the planning process who are not involved with an o rganization or committee. Community General Council has been rescheduled for Tuesday May 12,1981 T ribes award hydro contract to A.S.C. by Donna Behrend F o llo w in g G o v e r n o r Atiyeh’s signature to side-step s ta te le g i s l a t i o n w h ic h prevented the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs from acquiring a $15 million state loan, the Tribes awarded A.S.C. constructors, Incorpo rated the contract to complete the Warm Springs hydroelec tric project. A lth o u g h A .S .C .’s bid e x c e e d e d th e e n g in e e rs expectations by $2 million, their bid at $11,726,000, was about $3 million lower than the three other bidders. According to Jerry Dibble, consulting engineer, the tribes had a few concerns about A.S.C’s bid. “Their bid was high, they were outside the construction schedule and their bid was unbalanced. But after consulting with A.S.C. we feel more comfortable with them now that all terms have been met.” D ibble continued, “ We i asked them to verify their bid. They have agreed to the terms of contract and they have agreed to meet the construction schedule. The wage rate meets the union schedule.” I The Tribal Council was delighted at the April 1 meeting when informed that legislation was being passed that would enable them to assume the $15 million low interest loan. The tribe will pay bond interest and th e s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t ’s adminisrative costs, as well as the principal on the loan. The tribes annual interest rate will probably be under 11% as compared to an estimated 15% for a loan on the private lending market. Dibble estimated the savings to be about $600,000 annually. According to engineers, the downstream wall of the rereg dam needs strengthening. Work on the strengthening of the wall as well as lengthening the wall about 50 feet to accomodate a downstream coffer dam will be some of the first projects to be worked on before installation^ of the powerhouse. Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held April 22 beginning at 10 a.m. at the dam site. All tribal members and their families are welcome. Work is scheduled to being by mid- May. Anyone interestd in working for A.S.C. on the hydroproject is encouraged to contact Lizzie Rhoan at the Madras Employment Office at 475-6101 o r th e tr ib a l personnel office. However, no hiring will be done until the middle of May A.S.C. is an open shop contractor.
