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.Page 8 Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon July 22, 2004 Dams: unique ownership agreement B5schhPf0lT";inSp!: I I w The first day of school for The barbecue and supphe .(Continued from page 1) "The settlement demon strates how water management . and hydroelectric operations can :be carried out in innovative ways that protect tribal re sources, enhance the environ t ment and aid in the recovery of .threatened species," said .Norton. Ron Suppah, chairman of the ; Tribal Council, said, "Many gen erations will benefit from this agreement. The next 50 years .-under this new license will cre ate a blueprint for wise natural resources management that is so important to our Indian people, and financial resources that are vital to the tribal organization." ! Suppah said that the addition of electric power generation has ! diversified the tribal economic ;base, and has supported pro j grams ranging from public safety J to health and education.'"'" During her comments, ! Rebecca Wodder, president of American Rivers, said, "This ! agreement sets the bar for other ; dam operators in the Northwest jand across the country. The I tribes, PGE and the other settle- ment parties have proven that ;by working together, we can j achieve great outcomes for this ! river's health, its salmon and ; steelhead and its people." Unique ownership arrange : ment j . Pelton-Round Butte is the ! only hydroelectric project in the ; nation owned jointly by a utility j and an Indian tribe. The 465 ; million watt project is one-third ; owned by the tribes, and two- Pelton Rou n!t of iIk ion of Or l V Dave McMechtnSpllyay Council chairman Ron Suppah addresses the people who gathered for the signing ceremony. thirds by PGE. Over time the tribes may ac quire more interest, up to just more than half of the entire project. The Pelton-Round Butte project provides jobs for 40 full time employees, including Warm Springs Power Enterprises staff, with an annual payroll of about $1.9 million. The license hold ers paid $2.1 million in property taxes to Jefferson County in 2003. The tribes and PGE antici pate that FERC will issue a new 50-year license late this year or early next year. The previous li cense expired at the end of 2001. The conditions stated in the settlement agreement - work toward restoring fish passage, for instance - will become con ditions of the new license. The relicensing process creates the opportunity to implement a wide variety of programs that ben efit fish, wildlife and recreation, and preserve history and culture. The relicensing settlement agreement signed last week in Warm Springs came after 19 months of discussion among 22 government agencies and private organizations. The tribes and PGE plan to invest more than $135 million during the project license period. More than $121 million will go toward fish-related improve ments. Jim Manion said the tribes' decision to become part owners of the project - an idea that be gan with the relicensing process - involved a balancing of two aspects of the project: econom ics and natural resources. The tribes looked at how ownership might benefit the tribes economically, and how the tribes might benefit from im proved fisheries. "These were the two critical components when the Tribal Council was reviewing our op tions," said Manion. The Coun cil decided that benefits were significant, and the tribes and PGE negotiated a partial trans fer in ownership. A benefit to the tribes is a reasonably predictable and steady flow of income, as a re sult of the sale of power. For purposes of balancing the gen eral fund, the tribes can reliably forecast income from the dams, said Manion. Another benefit is more con trol over how the fisheries of the river will be managed and improved. The first day of school for The barbecue and supplies elementary, middle school and distribution will be held in front high school students is almost of the Community Counseling just around the corner. Center, between Warm Springs In preparation for the big day Elementary and the cafeteria, there will be a barbecue and There will be drop boxes school supplies distribution on throughout the tribal organiza- September 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. tion, to collect school supplies This will be a great opportu- from tribal employees and de- nity for parents and students to partments that wish to donate, meet the teachers and principals. Police: complaints over low pay and aging patrol cars (Continued from page 1) They are suspended pending an investigation over their knowledge of a possible strike. Tsumpti, a former police chief and a member of the Tribal Council, said the contents of their memos took a backseat to his belief that the officers may not have shown up for work during Pi-Ume-Sha. "People in this line of duty have to uphold their public oath," Tsumpti said. "They swear to protect life and prop erty." But Avex "Stoney" Miller, a police lieutenant and one of the suspended officers, said there was never any intention or threat of an employee strike. Officers had been compelled to voice their concerns about low pay and aging, neglected patrol cars, both of which had been recur rent themes in the cash-strapped department. Miller makes about $40,000 a year. Some, like him, were also ad dressing what he perceived as unfair management practices that had come about since Tsumpti had taken over the de partment in January. He men tioned micromanagement as one of the top complaints. "There was no threat to walk out," Miller said. "I was very mad, disgusted and I was hurt. After the years of service I've put in with the tribe, I couldn't believe I was being accused of a breach of public trust." Tsumpti said he understood some of the officers' com plaints about lack of money for competitive salaries and decent patrol cars. He pointed out that while the tribal police salaries were low - especially compared to other law enforcement agen cies - the entire reservation suf fered from the same pay freeze implemented a few years ago. Warm Springs has new postmaster , . , Al Guin is the new post master of the Warm Springs Post Office. Guin started his postal service career as a ru ral carrier in Evergreen, Colo. He also served as a distri bution clerksales and services associate in Wyoming, and then worked in Redmond. His wife Renee is a clerk at the Prineville Post Office. Da v. McMechanSpilyay Doug Long, manager of Post Office Operations for the Central Oregon region, swears in Warm Springs Postmaster Al Guin. .Gardening technique conserves water "By Master Gardners Jina Burnside and Edith McBean : What is Xeriscaping? Well, it's ithe latest buzz word in garden ing. 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