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Polk County News 2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 15, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF City of Dallas given budgeting award DALLAs — The Government Finance Officers Association of the United states and Canada awarded the city of Dallas with its Distinguished Budget Presentation award. The award “reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting,” read a press release from the GFOA. “In order to re- ceive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally rec- ognized guidelines for effective budget presentation.” Those guidelines include how well the budget serves as a Policy document; a financial plan; an operations guide; and a communications device. City Manager ron Foggin said employees put in a lot of work to make sure the budget met those standards and is presented in a way the public can understand. “I just wanted to make sure everybody recognized how im- portant that document is to us,” he said. Program helps struggling homeowners POLK COUNTy — The state of Oregon will announce a “Home rescue” program launching on July 6 in southern and Eastern Oregon counties. The program will aid homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage by either paying monthly payments (up to 12 pay- ments with a maximum benefit of $20,000) or a reinstatement payment to bring mortgages current (up to $15,000). Additional regions of the state will be phased in every two weeks until all Oregon counties are eligible to apply on Aug. 17. To qualify, homeowners must be able to show at least a 10 percent reduction in projected 2016 income compared to any tax year between 2009 and 2015. Additional information about eligibility requirements and the application process can be found at www.OregonHomeownerHelp.org. For more information: 503-986-2025. EMILy MENTZEr/ Itemizer-Observer A herd of 16 horses on Pedee Creek Road have been seized by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after showing signs of neglect. Also seized were four goats and four llamas. The Polk County Sheriff’s Posse is feeding the animals. PCSO seizes animals on Pedee farm By Emily Mentzer Six arrested on DUII charges in Indy The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — During the month of February, six drivers were arrested by Independence police for driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants. Three of those were for alcohol, and three were for drugs. The average blood-alcohol content was 0.15 percent. rumsey said in a press release that having a BAC of less than the legal limit of 0.08 percent doesn’t mean a DUII arrest cannot be made. If the officer observes impaired driving through driv- ing infractions or failure of a standardized field sobriety test, the suspect can be arrested. PEDEE — Sometimes people who want to help can start out with good in- tentions and then find themselves in too deep. That may be the case for property owners on Pedee Creek Road, who have 16 horses, three llamas and three goats who have been seized on site by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Jeff Isham said. “A lot of times the people who take in these animals think they’re doing good for them,” Isham said. “They get one or two, and before they know it, they’re up to 16. I’m not sure if there’s a tipping point with them saying, ‘hey, I’m in over my head.’” The animals are in the custody and care of the sher- iff’s office now, being fed and looked after by volun- teers with the Polk County Sheriff’s Posse, Isham said. Some of the animals were in decent shape, Isham noted, but some were pretty bad. 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Once the person forfeits the animals, either on her own or after a trial, the sher- iff’s department can find new homes for them, Isham said. He said he was grateful for the many volunteers with the sheriff’s office. “Without those volunteer units, we would be over- whelmed with things that come up like this,” Isham said. “Every time we’ve had a large animal seizure, we’ve had people from the com- munity step up to donate hay and grain.” The sheriff’s department does not budget for these large animal seizures, Isham said. “You just never know how big it’s going to be, and it gets pretty spendy real quick,” he said. W e N O W h a v e L o t t e r y ! king! Contest Best L $25; Wear your Green! Win PRIZES: 1st $50; 2nd tificate. 3rd $20 Gift Card; Best costume $50 Gift Cer Toast Breakfast Special - Red Velvet Stuffed French long We will be serving Corn Beef & Cabbage all day as well as drink specials. Yes, we will have E MUSIC. GREEN BEER! 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