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April 30 Spilyay Tymoo Page 2 Cannabis vote requires one- third turnout Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs tribal member voters are asked to participate in a Cannabis referendum on June 16, the ques- tion being: “Shall the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation authorize the Tribal Council to: “Allow, license, regulate and op- erate a Tribally-owned retail sales facility to be located on-reserva- tion and/or on-trust land for sales of marijuana and related products for the legal possession and use of small quantities of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older on reservation? Shall the resolution be approved? Yes or No.” There is a voter turnout require- ment for the Cannabis referendum vote to be valid. The Warm Springs Thurs- day Market will be operating again this summer at the Cam- pus Pavilion, starting June 12 and running through mid Sep- tember. The weekly event runs Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., featuring the dis- tribution of 30 Fresh Harvest kits from the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance. Each kit includes a bag of locally grown fresh produce. Additional vendors include locals selling value added food items, beadwork and jewelry, art and clothing. Programs set up booths to share information and offer free items. OSU Ex- tension typically has a recipe and taste testing. Set-up is free and open to anyone in the community. The event is coordinated by KWSO and the War m Springs Community Action Team. Sentinel forest and timber sale project Specifically, there is a need for one-third of tribal eligible voters to cast ballots. With 3,696 voters at this time, 1,232 votes are needed for the ref- erendum outcome to count. Ballots are in the mail for the May 20 Special District Election The Jefferson County Clerk’s Office this week mailed out the ballots for the Special District Elec- tion coming up on May 20. In the Warm Springs precinct, no. 14, there are 1,508 registered voters, clearly enough to make a differ- ence in the outcome of some ques- tions. For the May 20 vote, there is one position up for election for the Jefferson County School District 509-J, with Laurie Danzuka run- ning unopposed. Other items: The future of the Madras Aquatic Center and Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District are on the ballot; and a bond mea- sure proposal for improvements to the Jefferson County Library Dis- trict services. The Library District Measure asks whether the district shall issue $20.4 million in general obligation bonds. If the library bonds are ap- proved, they will be payable from taxes on property in the district. If approved, the bonds would finance capital costs for construc- tion, expansion, renovating, furnish- ing and equipping library facilities. Improvements and additions would be a new multipurpose room, meeting room, study spaces, spaces for children, teens and adults, work areas for staff, and an outdoor courtyard. Thursday Market starts in June Two positions on the library dis- trict board are also on the ballot. Madras Aquatic Center There are two questions regard- ing the Aquatic Center. One of the questions asks whether the existing MAC recreation district should be dissolved. The current level of funding for the existing district is insuffi- cient to sustain the operations, while state law does not permit the district electors to increase the cur- rent permanent tax rate. However, if the existing district is dissolved, a new district could be formed with a new funding structure. And the second question regard- ing the MAC and recreation district is whether a new district should be formed, replacing the current one, if it is dissolved in the election. The ballot also includes positions on the Madras Aquatic Center Board of Districts. Other special district positions up for election: Central Oregon Community College, and the Jefferson County Education Service District. The Cannabis referendum vot- ing will take place at the Warm Springs Community Center from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on June 16. The Warm Springs Branch of Natural Resources is ac- cepting comments regarding the Sentinel Forest Vegetation Management and Timber Sale Project. The project proposes a commercial timber harvest of about 20 million board feet across 1,475 acres in a south- west section of the War m Springs Reservation.
