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Political musical chairs
If confirmed by the Senate, Fer-
rioli will submit his resignation and
a 30-day window will open for his
replacement, according to the Ore-
gon Legislative Counsel. Republican
precinct committees in his district
will submit the names of three to five
candidates to the county courts or
commissions in his district. The com-
missioners will then choose Ferrioli’s
replacement, with the votes appor-
tioned by the total number of electors
in each county.
Senate District 30 is the state’s
largest district, encompassing 36,000
square miles, including six counties
and parts of five more.
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario,
whose state House District includes
Grant County, told the Eagle he’s in-
terested in filling Ferrioli’s position.
If appointed, Bentz would need to run
for election in 2018 to finish Ferrioli’s
four-year term.
Replacing Bentz in the House
would involve a similar process.
Grant County Judge Scott Myers
described it as “political musical
chairs.”
Democratic Gov. Kate Brown
appointed Ferrioli and Sen. Richard
Devlin, D-Tualatin, to the regional
power council in October. Both have
served in the Senate since 1997.
Established by federal law in
1980, the power council is made
up of two gubernatorial appointees
each from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana, backed by
a full-time staff. Oregon council
member terms are three years, with
appointees limited to three consec-
utive terms.
Funded by the Bonneville Pow-
er Administration, the council helps
develop strategies aimed at balanc-
ing the needs of power production
and conservation with fish and wild-
life protections. Council members
are considered to be full-time state
public officials.
A Senate legacy
Ferrioli moved to John Day in
1994 to become executive director of
Malheur Timber Operators Inc., retiring
in 2010 to a ranch near Mt. Vernon. He
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
State Sen. Ted Ferrioli
was elected to the state Senate in 1996
and is serving his fifth term.
Ferrioli has served as chairman or
vice chairman of legislative committees
dealing with natural resources, stream
restoration and species recovery, water
and land use, revenue and rules. He also
served on the Oregon Broadband Advi-
sory Council and the Commission on
Indian Services.
He described the state’s steelhead
and salmon protection plan as “unprec-
edented” and a “model” for other states.
“It’s pretty amazing,” he said.
He called his work with Indian
Services “very gratifying” and noted
that other states have strained relations
with American Indians compared to
Oregon.
Ferrioli said he served as a “conduit
for information” from rural Oregon to
the capital. He cited open land regu-
lations as an example where rules es-
tablished to prevent sprawl in western
Oregon haven’t work well in Eastern
Oregon.
He said it took the city of Bend sev-
en years to grow by 165 acres despite
the efforts of a large organized plan-
ning department, and he presented a
bill to address that problem in the past
five legislatures.
“Each time it got some more con-
verts,” he said.
Looking ahead to the council
Regional power issues can be com-
plex, and Ferrioli said he’ll rely on his
predecessors and the power council’s
professional staff to handle the learn-
ing curve.
Outgoing council members from
Oregon include Henry Lorenzen, a
farmer and attorney from Pendleton,
and Bill Bradbury, a former state sena-
tor and Oregon Secretary of State.
Ferrioli noted that Gov. Brown
made a wise choice in appointing a
Republican and a Democrat to the
power council.
“There’s symmetry to the choice,”
he said. “Sen. Devlin is more of an
expert on budgets, and I have exten-
sive experience with natural resource
issues.”
Ferrioli said he supports regulation
of power markets.
“Unregulated energy leads to En-
ron-type companies – energy bucca-
neers,” he said.
Rep. Bentz has represented House
District 60 since 2008, when he was
unanimously elected by the district’s
county courts and commissions to re-
place Rep. Tom Butler.
“I initially was interested in running
for Ted’s Senate seat when I heard he
might not run for re-election,” Bentz
said.
Bentz ran for election in 2008 and
is in his fifth term in the House. Bentz
faced no opposition in the general
election, other than in 2014.
Bentz, who owns a small farm and
is an attorney with the Yturri Rose law
firm in Ontario, specializing in agri-
culture, water and real property law,
said he’s interested in serving on the
same committees Ferrioli served on.
“That would depend upon who is
already serving on those committees,”
he noted.
Having fun at John Day
Community Garden
Kaitlin Charette joins in the fall fun Thursday at the John Day Community Garden.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Please join us for
our Annual Grant County
Chamber of Commerce
Installation Dinner
Wednesday, November 8th
at the John Day Elks Lodge 1824
Happy Hour - 5:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Dinner - 6:00 PM
Program to Follow
Guest Speakers
Senator Ted Feriolli
John Day City Manager Nick Green
Everyone welcome -
Bring a spouse or friend
The Pork Loin Dinner
will be provided by the Chamber.
Let’s keep the momentum moving in
Grant County!
Please RSVP
gcadmin@gcoregonlive.com
541-575-0547
20932
Children and parents follow paths, back and forth, in a
straw bale maze set up by the Grant Union FFA.
Logan Anderson, 4, finds the perfect pumpkin at the John
Day Community Garden.
computer equipment, Vance said.
The steel mansard-style roof will be
kept but repainted, Vance said. Balconies
and decks will be repaired or replaced
as necessary. The T1-11 plywood siding
at Meadowbrook II is weathered, with
peeling paint, and will be covered with
building wrap and re-sided with colored
Hardie Board cement-based siding. New
vinyl double-pane high-efficiency win-
dows also will be installed.
“The four-color scheme for the exte-
rior will include heather moss and moun-
tain mist for the siding and trim,” Vance
said. “Two different shades of green.”
completed by the end of the year.
“Tenants will see a significant differ-
ence
in their units, from the kitchen cab-
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inets and counters to the new windows
and doors,” Vance said. “Meadowbrook
Assessment Center in October 2012. A
II will look and feel brand new, inside
score of 90-100 means the complex was
and out.”
inspected every three years, and the suf-
Northwest Real Estate was founded
fix “b” means non-life threatening health
by Brad Elg, a lifelong Idaho resident
and safety deficiencies were noted.
and Navy veteran. The 501(c)(3) Idaho
Funding for the $3.15 million project
became available after PNC Bank pur-
corporation owns apartment complexes
chased a number of tax credits.
across Idaho and Oregon and provides
affordable housing for 973 families, ac-
“That is one vehicle to fund this kind
of project,” Vance said.
cording to its website. It also owns or
Funding also included a low-interest
manages properties in Alaska, Arizona,
Montana, Nevada and
loan from HUD’s HOME
Investment Partnership Pro-
Wyoming.
gram and a General Hous-
“Through significant
Tenants will see a significant
ing Account Program grant
rehabilitation, averaging
difference in their units, from the
through Oregon Housing and
$36,881 per unit, the eco-
Community Services. The re-
nomic useful life of these
kitchen cabinets and counters to
mainder was self-financed by
multifamily apartment
the new windows and doors.”
Northwest Real Estate, Vance
complexes is extended at
said.
least 30 years,” the com-
John Vance
Meadowbrook II is slated
pany’s website states.
Meadowbrook
II
housing
complex
project
developer
for a thorough renovation,
Project costs have to-
including new windows and
taled $96.2 million, sup-
doors, new roofs and siding,
ported by $48.7 million
some electrical and plumbing improve-
CSDI Construction of Boise is the in permanent financing and $36.3 million
ments, all new bathroom and kitchen fix- general contractor, and CSHQA of Boise from investors, the company’s website
tures and cabinets and many appliances is the project architect. More than a third states. Northwest reinvests its capital
replaced, Vance said.
of the workers are local, Vance said.
into its properties and uses preservation
One unit will be remodeled to be
“Both companies have worked with grants to make up the difference in fi-
ADA-compliant for a tenant with mobili- us on projects across Oregon,” Vance nancing, the website states.
ty impairments. Residents share a laundry said. “CDSI does a good job of locating
“Our investment represents the best
facility in the community building, which local subcontractors. They also did ex- form of green building – recycling a
will house a new computer room for the tensive advertising, and I spoke with City valuable resource at a cost far less than
residents. If the company is unable to Manager Nick Green about the project.” a new building project,” the website
obtain a grant or gift, it will provide the
Vance said the renovation should be states.
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