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V S p ily a y Page 9 August 16, 2007 Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Sugar Pine timber sale document approved The Resource M anage ment Interdisciplinary Team (RMIDT) recently approved a decision document for the 2008 Sugar Pine Timber Sale and additional projects gained approval through die small project assessment (SPA) pro cess. The projects include a tim ber harvest on aUotmentl02- A and stream resto ratio n w o rk on B eav er C reek. RM ID T also re le ase d a project assessment pertaining to the clean-up o f contami nated soil at the old BIA road maintenance shop. RMIDT unanimously passed a resolution to approve the Sugar Pine Tim ber Sale. The document assessing the sale’s impacts had already been re leased for tribal member com ment and after a 30-day review it w as ap p ro ved as reco m mended by the technical staff from N atural Resources and Forestry. The Sugar Pine Timber Sale will target a harvest volume of approximately 19 million board feet. The project area is just over 2,100 acres in size. Maps and assessments of the project ' are available through the For estry Branch office. A p ro ject ap p ro ved by RMIDT under the SPA process would allow for the harvest of approximately 45,000 board feet o f timber on allotment 102-A south o f Simnasho. Another SPA approved by RMIDT will allow for restoration of eroded streambanks on Beaver Creek at Fawn Flat. Both o f these projects are located on lands designated as condition Use, which m eans Tribal Council approval is re quired before they can be implemented. The assessment released for 30-day public review in volves clean-up o f a steep slope in the Warm Springs community previously used as a dump site for used mo tor oil. Samples will be tested and contaminated soils will be deposited of at an appropri ate location off-reservation. Comments should be directed to Bill Reynolds, acting B lA environmental coordinator, in the Natural Resources office. A t t r ib u t e s o f B e a r S p r in g s are a Economic planners are fo cusing on Bear Springs for a variety o f ^reasons. From the tribal perspective, the area re ceives relatively little traffic, though some members do use it for hunting and grazing. If it gets further along, the project would go through the trib es’ Integrated Resources Management Plan analysis and approval process, ensuring pro tection o f natural, cultural, ar c h a eo lo g ic al and o th er re sources. 4 One major issue would lie in how to structure the leases to satisfy both the potential homeowners, who want security fo r their in vestment, and the tribes, which wants to retain sovereign control over the property. B ut prelim inary w ork has identified no significant species or environmental issues. Bear Springs would also b e relatively easy to develop. The tribes own the property and has no access issues to work out with other ju risdictions. Meanwhile, from the devel opment perspective, the setting is “nearly ideal fpr a resort com munity,’’ according to die latest Peterson report. The spot consists of a high mesa with several gendy sloping ravin es and b ro ad v alleys. Meadows lie scattered through- \ out and support a variety o f native grasses and wildflowers. Some locations offer views o f Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, and two o f the Sisters. ^ Land use planner Lamoine Eiler, who evaluated the area for homes and recreational use and ; mapped out a preliminary devel- j opment concept, was deeply im pressed by the property. “This is one o f the best sites that I have been on in quite | some time,” 1 h e. Says. “I highly i recommend this site for a desti- nation resort. Planners cite proxim ity to Portland, the airport, and the Mt. Hood ski areas as giving B ear Springs unique advan tages that other Central Or egon properties do not possess, while rivaling them in natural beauty. C h a lle n g e s a n d n e x t s t e p s Important questions and ob stacles need to be addressed, however. If Tribal Council ap proves the research request, Ventures would work under the d irectio n o f a sp ecially-ap pointed committee to gather more information through land use planners, engineers,' econo mists, lawyers, and market ana lysts. One major issue would lie in how to structure the leases to sa tisfy b o th the p o te n tial homeowners, who want security for their investment, and the tribes, which wants to retain sov ■Researching the experience of other tribes that have used long-term leases would be one part of the information-gather ing phase. Planners have already been in touch with the Agua Caliente band o f the Cahuilla Indians, which owns about half o f the land in Palm Springs, California. Ventures staff were slated to make their appeal to fund the next stage of Bear Springs re search at this week’s Wednesday Council session. The funding request includes money for other economic ini tiatives as well, such as Tectonite market development and stra tegic planning for the sawmill, and takes the form of a supple mental budget request for eco- 880 Fax: 475-2677 S. Adam s Dr., M adras, OR BMHfc 1 ari*, Kent W right Owner nomic development. “The Bear Springs project is exciting but it still has a long way to go,” says Jeff Anspach, CFO o f Ventures and one of several people involved in planning the project “We want to.do our home work and make sure it’s as prom ising as it appears and that the membership support it, We also want, if we go forward, to do things right. The tribe has a great opportunity here. If we do this well, the gains should include not only jobs and income, but also the intangible benefits that come from the wise exercise o f sov ereignty in dealing with non-In dian homeowners and visitors to the reservation.” . ìQBMW MB Wärm Sprm.08 Mtoket Imüto 2 B 2 Mm Sprieß Ä Mm Spmß> 02 92761 m m m Child care providers needed | fA reyou interested in becoming a fam ily fh tld care provider fo r the Warm Springs community? If so, please call Neighborlmpact, Child Care Resources at: 548-2380 e x t. 118 to fin d o u t h o w . 85 SW 3rd Street (Located in the old Palmain Shop) MADRAS PAINT & GLASS {Your L o cal P ain t & G lass E xperts Welcomes h airstylist C h e r y l T a y lo r "4 FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WORK CUSTOM EXHAUST • MUFFLERS • RADIATORS ENGINES • TRANSMISSIONS • HEATERS AIR CONDITIONING • ELECTRICAL • BRAKES SUSPENSION AND MORE. . . ereign control over the property l New Energy Fitness Center a n d Fu ll Service Spa W crkinc Saturdays 1€ a .m . to <5 p .m . 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O f these about 500 would be tem porary construction jobs during the 12- to 14-year build out period, another 275 would be perm anent jobs in services and resort operations, and 250 more would crop up through small independent businesses spawned by the project, such as firewood provider^, home repair and maintenance, landscaping services, and other support in dustries to the homeowners and builders. , Q a ce. c o m p le te d , the project, is also estimated to return $10 million in tax revenues to the Tribe annually, for as long as the leases continue. I * Auto 1m Repair ^^^^W L P a i n t s Exorcssions gallery Madras Paint & Glass 1076 SW H w y 97 in M ad ras, ph. 4 75-2166 123 SW first St. in Madras OPEN 8 -5 :3 0 M-F; 9 -4 S a t M « M f lü