Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 29, 2015 3A Polk County News NEWS IN BRIEF DEADLINES BPA increases wholesale rates NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration adopt- ed a 7.1 percent average wholesale power rate increase and a 4.4 percent average transmission rate increase for fiscal years 2016-17. The rate increases support investments in the federal hydropower system and expansion of BPA’s high-voltage trans- mission system to meet regional needs. The new rates will take effect Oct. 1. Monmouth Power and Light, a customer of BPA’s wholesale power, had already fac- tored in an increase in rates, said Monmouth City Manager Scott McClure. The increase in wholesale power costs will not affect Monmouth residential power rates, he added. BLM extends comment period JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Construction on East Ellendale Avenue continues through the end of September. EXPECT DELAYS CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to publishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that re- quires a correction or clarifi- cation, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an e- mail to nadams@polkio.com. WEBSITE The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. Northwest Natural project clogs traffic on Ellendale Ave. By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Those travel- ing East Ellendale Avenue in Dallas on weekdays during the late morning and early afternoon have undoubtedly encountered a traffic delay or two due to a NW Natural utility project. Get used to it; it’s going to be that way for a while. NW Natural is replacing bare steel pipeline with 6- inch coated steel pipe on a 1.7-mile stretch starting on East Ellendale and eventual- ly moving to part of Rickreall Road. Construction started in early July and will continue to mid-October. “This is the last section of bare steel that we have in our entire system,” said NW Na t u r a l s p o k e s w o m a n Melissa Moore. “By replacing this remaining section, NW Natural will have one of the most modern pipeline sys- tems in the nation.” Lane closures will occur throughout the project and drivers should watch for flaggers between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Signs posted in the con- struction area warn of traffic delays until Sept. 30. PORTLAND — The BLM has extended its comment period on it draft resource management plan and environment im- pact statement (RMP/EIS) for Western Oregon. The comment deadline was originally Thursday, but has been moved to Aug. 21. “We heard from well over 30 organizations, elected officials, counties and others that they all needed extra time to review this comprehensive planning document,” said Oregon Wash- ington State Director Jerry Perez. “For that reason, I’ve decided to extend the comment period.” The draft RMP/EIS for western Oregon addresses a range of alternatives for producing a sustained yield of timber, con- tributing to the recovery of threatened and endangered species, providing clean water, restoring fire adapted ecosys- tems and providing for recreation opportunities. To see the plan or for more information: www.blm.gov /or/plans/rmpswesternoregon. Polk County to begin chip seals POLK COUNTY — Polk County Public Works Department crews will be applying a chip seal and/or fog seal to approxi- mately 50 miles of county roads between Monday and Aug. 14. Roads include: Parker Road; Old Fort Road, east of Highway 99W; Corvallis Road; Talmadge Road; Stapleton Road; Green- wood Road, North and South sides; Clow Corner Road, east of Highway 99W; Rogers Road; Farmer Road; Oak Grove Road; and Orchard Heights Road. For more information, updates or changes due to weather visit: http://www.co.polk.or.us/pw/road-delays-closures. Solution on Page 14A WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW July 21............... 79 July 22............... 77 July 23............... 83 July 24............... 85 July 25............... 74 July 26............... 74 July 27............... 79 58 52 54 53 61 52 50 RAIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .01 T .00 Rainfall during July — 0.01 in. Rain through July 27 — 15.28 in. LUCKIAMUTE DOMESTIC WATER COOPERATIVE BOARD MEETING Monday 7:00 p.m. August 10th 503-838-2075 Location: Business Office 8585 Suver Rd. • Monmouth It’s HOT outside... It doesn’t have to be inside! 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