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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 12, 2017 13A Talbott Carl Dunigan Gentry Lecher Corrections posts ‘most wanted’ DALLAS — Polk County Community Corrections lists these individuals as “most wanted” for April. Citizens with information on the whereabouts of any of them can call Community Correc- tions at 503-623-5226. • Eric Talbott, born March 27, 1994, 5-10, 180 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. JOLeNe GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer file Court Appointed Special Advocates received the Organization of the Year award at the 60th annual Dallas Community Award banquet on in February. CASA: Money will help serve foster children Continued from Page 1A He said in this fiscal year, CASA received $15,000 and was granted another $5,000 in December. Hansen said the organiza- tion held a five-year plan- ning session, which recom- mended asking for $30,000 in county support for the next five years. At the same time, the or- ganization will focus on fundraising and applying for grants to become self-sus- taining. Hansen proposed $20,000 this year, and Barnett re- quested the committee con- sider adding $10,000. “If you give them the other $10,000 right now, it would go to a good cause, and I don’t want to diminish their ability to do their job,” Hansen said in response to the request. Co m m i t t e e m e m b e r s agreed. Commissioner Jennifer Wheeler, who is on the com- mittee along with her fellow commissioners, said that the committee typically makes decisions based on available funding and what is good for the county, not “from the heart.” This time it can do both, she said. “If we don’t get those kids out of the situation they are in, they will cycle through the criminal justice system or they are going to be on the street with mental health issues,” she said. “This is what I call prevention.” Wheeler and Commis- sioner Mike Ainsworth also offered to help with fundraising. The committee voted unanimously to give CASA the extra $10,000. Barnett thanked the com- mittee and said the organi- zation will keep working on its finances, as well as its mission. “Our CASAs take their role very, very seriously,” he said. “We are viewed as an officer of the court, so we take that extremely seriously.” Hansen said the money will come out of the county’s $3.8 million contingency fund. The request is the only major change to the budget the committee approved. The committee tentatively approved the 2017-18 budg- et Thursday, with a general fund of about $23.7, a $1.4 million increase from the current budget. The overall budget — in- cluding departments receiv- ing state or federal funding for operations — is $69.2 million, up from $66.2 mil- lion this year. About 7.35 ad- ditional positions will be added in 2017-18. “The county is in a solid financial position, which is a nice place to be,” Hansen said. The budget committee will meet at 10 a.m. on May 17. It will review any revenue changes — including the possibility of adding county maintenance bond proceeds if voters approve it during the May 16 election — and make its final recommenda- tion to the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Consider a harvest anytime in the future? Come to the Logger Forum. Tuesday April 18th ~ 7to 9pm Independence Library Conference Room 175 Monmouth Street, Monmouth Presented by the Marion-Polk Small Woodlands Association, it will be a moderated discussion with 5 local loggers and OSWA. This event that will clear up lots of things about logging, loggers, logging jobs and everything that goes into it. Hear commercial loggers discuss their equipment, capabilities and limitations as well as costs and time frames. You will know what it takes and costs, what it will look like and how much you can realistically make in your woodlands. is is the most important presentation we’ve ever put together for folks who are consider- ing hiring out an upcoming logging job. Come to this event!!! FREE! Non-members welcome! Charge: Third-degree rape. • Stacie Lynn Carl, born Sept. 19, 1977, 5-5, 160 pounds, blond hair, green eyes. Charge: Selling mari- juana, robbery, first-degree failure to appear. • Lisa Ann Dunigan, born June 26, 1977, 5-4, 160 pounds, brown hair, green eyes. Charge: Possession of a controlled substance, first- degree failure to appear. • Elizabeth Gentry, born April 1, 1965, 5-4, 145 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. Charge: Possession of methamphetamine. • Andrew James Lecher, born Dec. 6, 1988, 6-1, 150 pounds, brown hair, green eyes. Charge: First-degree mistreatment. May brings elections Itemizer-Observer staff report POLK COUNTY — Ready or not, another election is around the corner. The May 16 Special District election will see races for local school boards, fire districts, cemetery districts, water dis- tricts, plus bond measures from Polk County and South- western Polk Rural Fire Protec- tion District. Ballots will be mailed on April 27. Here’s the list of local races and measures that will be on the ballot on May 16: Chemeketa Community College Zone 2: Ronald L. Pittman Central School District Board of Directors Position 2: Salvador Diaz; Peggy Clyne Position 4: Jerry J. Shinkle Position 5: Kristina Mann; Steve Milligan Position 6: Donn Wahl Position 7: Darcy Kirk Dallas School District Board of Directors Position 1: Ivan Wm. Barnes; Dave Hunt Position 3: Jon Woods Position 4: Michael Blan- chard Falls City School District Board of Directors Position 1: Kristy Majors Position 3: Larry Sickles Position 5: Bret J. Davis Perrydale School District Board of Directors Position 2: Trina Comerford Position 3: Daniel Jones Position 5: No candidate filed Polk County Fire District No. 1 Position 1: Dennis Kings Position 2: Freeman Stutz- man Southwest Polk Rural Fire Protection District Position 1: David Gwinner Position 3: Kenneth Gardner Position 5: Rod Watson Ash Creek Water Control District Positions 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9: no candidates filed Position 3: Madeline Fisher Buell Red Prairie Water Dis- trict Positions 1, 2 and 3: No can- didates filed Rock Creek Water Control District Director 4: Jim Neal Dallas Cemetery District Director 1: Michael J. Boll- man Director 2: Mary L. Gardner Director 4: Violet Starks-Fet- ters Fir Crest Cemetery District Director 4: James Warren; Terry Gibson Hilltop Cemetery District Director 4: Raymond God- frey; Michael Powers Pedee Cemetery District Position 1: Ted Osgood Position 2: Daniel Russell Salt Creek Cemetery District Director 4: Albert Ratzlaff; Tim Buhler Measure 27-124: Polk Coun- ty facilities maintenance im- provements bond for 10 years and $10 million Measure 27-125: Southwest Polk Rural Fire Protection Dis- trict bond for 15 years and $5 million. 503-623-3117 837 Main St. • Dallas Mon-Fri 9-5:30 Sat 9-4