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Smoke Signals 8 SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 Mercier Gets Barack I zl II AMENDMENT TO FOREST PRACTICES ORDINANCE The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, has proposed amendments to the Forest Practices Ordi nance. A First Reading of the proposed amendments was con ducted at the July 25, 2007, Tribal Council Meeting. The purpose of the amendments is to make the Forest Practices Ordinance consistent with the 2003-2012 Natural Resources Management Plan for the Reservation approved by the Tribe in December 2002. The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amend ments. For a copy of the Forest Practices Ordinance, please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Comments must be received by September 17, 2007. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-lllinois, visited Portland on Friday, Sept. 7. He addressed a crowd of approximately 4,000 at the Oregon Convention Center as part of his "Countdown to Change" presidential campaign. Before his address, he visited with a small group of 30-35 local Oregonians. Amongst the group were 1 0 Tribal representatives including Tribal Council member Chris Mercier. Obama requested a visit with Tribal leaders and Tribal representatives while he was in Portland and Mercier was part of a the select group. Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Notice to Environmental Consultants For Environmental Assessment Elder Housing Project The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority is requesting pro posals for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment from qualified Environmental Consultants. The Environmental Assessment will be in accordance with both the NEPA and HUD regulations. The Project will consist of one site of approximately 10 acres situated within Yamhill County. The use of the property will be for the development of Elder Housing with future projects such as rental andor homeownership units and other such activities spaces such as walking paths, and seating areas using a mixture of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (Tribal) and HUD funds. Some preliminary staff work has been done on the Environ mental Checklist and will be provided to the selected consultant. A Guidebook for Performing Environmental Reviews, prepared by the Office of Native American Programs, Housing and Urban Development Department, will also be provided. Written proposals can be mailed or hand-delivered to: Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority 28450 Tyee Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 503-879-2401 Fax: 503-879-5973 If you wish to hand-deliver your proposal, call for directions (503-879-2401). The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority must receive pro posals before 3 p.m. September 24, 2007. Following review of the proposals, an oral interview may be conducted with the two lead ing candidates at a time designated. GRTHA reserves the right to refuse any and all proposals. All proposals will be evaluated based on conformance to the published criteria and the proposal that is most advantageous to GRTHA will be selected. The proposals shall be evaluated only on the criteria stated in the RFP. If you have any questions, about this RFP, please contact Carina Kistler Ginter, Director, or Duane Hussey, Development Coordi nator, at 503-879-2401. Ask An Elder If you have a question, comment or concern and would like advice or feedback from a Tribal Elder, please write to Carol Logan, 696 N.E. River Road, Otis, Ore. 97368. Also, if would like to see a healing center in Grand Ronde that uses acupuncture, natural medicine and plants of the North west, send comments to address above or call Carol at 541-994-7407. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Or egon, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva tion, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon ("the Tribes") are seeking professional environmental consulting services to assist the Tribes in analysis of CERCLA re lated site investigations and processes. The National Priority List sites for which the Tribes seek consulting services are located in and around Portland, Oregon. Full Requests for Proposal ("RFP's") may be obtained by contacting Michael Karnosh, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, phone 503-879-2383, FAX 503-879-5622, email michael.karnoshgrandronde.org. To be considered, propos als must be submitted by October 7, 2007. Further instructions for submittal are in the RFP. Please contact Michael Karnosh (contact info listed above) with any questions. J- Manufactured Home for Sale a - -' "i it hiH a ffn mi r A Homeownership Opportunity for you in i Grand Ronde! z':f "J Offers to Purchase will be accepted from CTGR Tribal members for the home until noon on Monday, October 1, 2007 Gran J Ronde Ti ibal I loming Authority Call GRTHA for offer forms, maximum offers accepted will be $82,650. Multiple maximum offers will result in a lottery drawing for the successful buyer. For viewing phone (503) 879-2401. 28475 McPherson Rd 3 1998 Marlette Doublewide 1404 square feet 3 bedroom 2 bath
