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Blue Mountain Eagle
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
effort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
G RANT C OUNTY C OURT
Landowner’s private fi re
plan sent back for specifi cs
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant County Court
declined to approve a fi re
management plan for a resi-
dent’s land.
Allan Mullin and former
County Judge Mark Webb
presented a plan to fi ght fi re
on Mullin’s land in conjunc-
tion with the Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry. The plan
states, “ODF will coordinate
any fi re-fi ghting efforts on this
property with Allan Mullin.
Mr. Mullin will have fi nal say
in how the ODF approaches
wildfi re containment, fi re line
placement and back-burns on
his property.”
Mullin said he would have
a bulldozer, road grader and
2,500-gallon water truck on
site to fi ght fi re.
Commissioner Boyd Brit-
ton opposed the plan. He said,
since it was the fi rst of its
kind, it would be a dangerous
precedent to set and wanted
the plan to be “tightened up.”
Mullin said he had asked
for a template or criteria to
be provided for the plan a
year ago but never received
anything. Britton admitted he
had not provided Mullin with
specifi c guidelines. Britton
said he would like to see the
issue resolved before the end
of the year and hoped to see
Mullin and Webb at the next
court meeting.
“That’s what I’ve come to
expect when working with the
government,” Mullin said in
closing.
The court also heard a
presentation on the Summit
Creek Restoration Project
on the Prairie City Ranger
District. The project is in its
early stages, and comments
can be submitted until Jan.
20. The project would take
place on an estimated 38,000
acres of Forest Service land
20 miles southeast of Prairie
City. Restoring riparian veg-
etation, reducing fuel load-
ing, fi re hazards road related
impacts on the land are all
project goals. Timber harvest,
thinning, under-burning, road
closures and wildlife habi-
tat enhancements would all
take place. The project plan
can be obtained by emailing
amymathis@fs.fed.us or by
contacting the Prairie City
Ranger District.
The court also heard an
annual report from North
Fork John Day Watershed
Council. Executive Director
Elaine Eisenbraun described
the council as having a “phe-
nomenal year.” She said they
hired 61 summer crew hands,
including 58 local youth, im-
plemented 36 projects and
prepared a new fi ve-year stra-
tegic plan.
The watershed council also
sought a letter from the court
in support of extending the
council’s area of operation
to be sent to the Oregon Wa-
tershed Enhancement Board.
Grant County resident Pat
Holliday said she was op-
posed to the expansion be-
cause she did not believe it
offered any new services to
landowners and was worried
about the council’s board not
representing the interests of
agricultural producers.
The court voted to provide
the council with a letter of no
opposition.
During the meeting the
court also:
• reviewed and signed an
agreement with Oregon Tele-
phone Corp. for internet ser-
vices at the extension offi ce.
• reviewed and approved
a resolution to create a bud-
get line item to train a new
appraiser for the assessor’s
offi ce.
• reviewed and signed an
amendment to a commercial
property lease allowing Can-
yon City continued access
to a building used as shop
space.
• reviewed and approved
travel expenses for Deputy
District Attorney Mara Houck
to attend justice reinvestment
training in Salem.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fi nes
and judgments:
• Exceeding the speed
limit: Brandi Kae Hen-
derson, 31, John Day,
77/65 zone, Nov. 18, fi ned
$160.
• Failure to install inter-
lock ignition device: Bri-
an Sheldon Hubbard, 43,
John Day, Aug. 17, fi ned
$435.
• No resident angling
license: Robert Lee War-
rington, 56, John Day, Nov.
19, fi ned $95.
• Violation of the basic
rule: Julie Marie Weikel, 70,
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
81 calls during the week of
Dec. 19 - 23. Along with the
various traffi c warnings, tres-
passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police
Dec. 19: Received a report
of criminal mischief on the
700 block of Bridge Street.
Dec. 21: Arrested a
44-year-old John Day man for
felon in possession of a weap-
on. Arrested a 44-year-old
John Day woman on a Union
County warrant. Responded
to a break-in on Main Street.
• Grant County Sheriff
Dec. 19: Responded to an
accident near milepost 151 on
Highway 26.
Dec. 22: Responded to a
bad check case at a local busi-
ness.
• John Day Ambulance
Dec. 19: Responded with
Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce
deputies to a single-vehicle ac-
cident on Laycock Creek Road.
Dec. 20: Responded for
a 69-year-old male who had
stopped breathing.
Dec. 22: Responded to a
male subject experiencing a
possible heart attack.
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Commissioners
not opposed
to expansion
of northern
watershed council
Oregon State Police
• Robert Michael Sahl-
berg, 42, was convicted of
negotiating a bad check and
was sentenced to 12 months
bench probation, 10 days in
jail, 40 hours community ser-
vice, fi ned $200 and required
to pay $2,192.18 in restitution
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce
reported the following for the
week of Dec. 22:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 5
• Average inmates: 9
• Bookings: 3
• Releases: 8
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints:5
• Civil papers: 12
• Warrants processed: 4
• Asst./welfare check: 3
Services Provided:
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Comissioner Boyd Britton at the Dec. 21 Grant County Court
meeting.
Circuit Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Circuit Court
reported the following fi nes
and judgments:
• Devan James Haynes,
23, John Day was convict-
ed of two counts of operat-
ing a vehicle without driv-
ing privileges and fi ned
$520.
• Krystin E. Harris, 31,
was convicted of second-de-
gree theft and was sentenced
to eight days in jail.
• Regina Scott, 40, was
convicted of possession of
methamphetamine and sen-
tenced to three years proba-
tion, fi ned $100 and had her
driver’s license suspended for
six months.
Princeton, 45/35 zone, Dec.
2, fi ned $110.
to the victims.
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Principal Broker
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