The independent., July 30, 1987, Image 1

Welcome to Friendship Jamboree
For com plete details see the Vernonia Jam boree tabloid_____
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'Voice of the upper Nehalem River Valley"
Vol. 2 No. 7
Vernonia's new water plant, shown here prior to completion, is now in full opera
tion and will be open for public inspection on Friday, July 31. 1987, when the City of
Vernonia hosts an open house from 10 a m. to 3 p.m Refreshments will be served
during the open house. The water plant is located on N Washington Street, ap
proximately
one block off of State Avenue between D and E Streets
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to
. . .
the
by-laws w ere a p p ro v e d by the
W e st O re g o n I lec trie Co-op
o f D ire c to rs at th e ir July 21
m e e tin g fo r p re s e n ta tio n to
th e a n n u a l m e e tin g in O t
to b e r
O n e a m e n d m e n t, to Artie le
X, S e ctio n 4 is p ro p o s e d to
re c tify a d is c re p a n c y in the
tim e s re q u ire d fo r ra te in ­
creases
The B o n n e v ille
Pow er A d m in s tra tio n ta n im
p le m e n t a rate change w ith in
60 days w h ile th e C o o p m ust
g iv e fiv e o r w ix m o n th s
n o tific a tio n
This, in e ffe c t,
causes the u tility to o p e ra te
at a loss to r th re e to fo u r
m o n th s a fte r th e increase
The a m e n d m e n t w ill a lso
p ro v id e g re a te r fle x ib ility in
o th e r ra te changes such as
th e
r e c e n t ly
announced
s h o r t- te r m d is c o u n t ra te s
re la te d to p e rio d ic su rp lu s
pow er
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p ro p o se d is to Artie le V. Sec
tio n s 1. 2 and 1 This a m e n d
m en t is ta rg e te d to s im p lify
the p ro ce d u re s fo r c onduc
tin g m e e tin g s o f th e B o ard o t
D ire c to rs
If a d o p te d , the
p ro c e d u re s to r n o tific a tio n o f
re g u la r, spec tai and e m e rg en
cy
m e e t in g s
w o u ld
be
s tre a m lin e d , inc h id in g a p ro
v is io n fo r c o n d u c tin g som e
e m e rg e n c y
m e e tin g s v ia
te le p h o n e o r c o m p u te r con
nec tio n to e x p e d ite a needed
response
In o th e r business the* b o a rd
rec o m m e n d e il O p t io n
C o m m e rc ia l
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rates
re c o m
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m en de d w ere $12 basic rnon
th ly c h a rg e to r single- phase
users and $ M) basic m o n th ly
ch arge fo r th re e phase
J nergy c barges w o u ld be- 5 1
c e n ts /k w h fo r th e firs t 5<XX)
kw h, 5 2 cents k w h to r the
next 20,(XX) k w h and 4 1
cents k w h o v e r 25 (XX) kw h
D e m a n d c barges w o u ld be
$ 1 85 per kw
O th e r rates w ere rec om
m e n d e d to r s e c u rity , stree t
and w a rn in g ligh ts
-
( X* a rt inogens I-
heavy
m e ta . I
herbic ides toxic gases and
o th e r e le m e n ts d a n g e ro u s to
h u m a n and e n v iro n m e n ta l
h e a lth w o u ld be d e p o s ite d in
the p ro p o s e d Ila* o na la n d fill
it w astes in the S, Johns lan d
till
a re a p r o t o t y p e
of
P o rtla n d s garbage
I d M a r tis /u s a re g iste re d
nurse vs ho resides in Ver
nom a has sp en t m o re th a n a
m o n th and a h a lt rese-arc hing
Spec tai W a ste P e rm its is s u e d
by the M e tr o p o lita n Services
D is tric t vshit h re g u la te s the
St Johns la n d till
Ih e per
rmts d e ta il th e to x ic . h a /a r
dous and infec tio u s m a te ria ls
th a t M S I) has a p p ro v e d to r
d is p o s a l at St Johns a sup
posed s a n ita ry la n d fill
I o n s o t asbestos have* been
d isp o se d o t a t St J o h n s . M a r
1» III 111»
CMIM
t is / u s y«IHJ.
said, » and
th e 1
r » e S
co
rd s
ire d rate
ra te h e a rin g
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has
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A u u u gu
1987 at 8 10 J im
in the
WOK
B o ard R oom
The
m e e tin g is ope n to in te re s te d
m em bers
A fin a l s o lu tio n to th e m at
te r o f II P A s c la im
of
$ to 1 121
f o r u n m e te r e d
p o w e r in S e p te m b e r 1986.
w as re .ic bed th ro u g h n e g o tia
tio n , a rriv in g «it a s e ttle m e n t
o t $74,095 p a y a b le in m o n
th ly in s ta llm e n ts
M iyasaki resigns, Hansen appointed
tw o
o n l i f rate mi rease prof^Bais
C o u n c ilm e m b e r
Ia n
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p re sen te d b y c o n s u lta n t Rex
B ro w n at the |u n e m e e tin g
P roposed fo r residenc es in
th is o p tio n is an $11 basic
m o n th ly
c h a rg e .
5 2
c e n ts .k w h fo r the fir s t 1500
kw h
and
4 9 c e n ts k w h
th e re a fte r
p o s itio n , e ffe c tiv e A u g u s t 1,
1987. expressing fru s tra tio n
at try in g to h a n d le m a jo r p ro
b le m s fo r the c ity w ith o u t
a d e q u a te
in f o r m a t io n o r
g uidanc e
M iy a s a k i was a p p o in te d in
la n u a ry to f ill th e re m a in in g
r e s ig n e d c t t in g
b u s in e s s
re s p o n s ib ilitie s th a t k e p t h im
o u t o f to w n to o fre q u e n tly
years o f
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aU $ '" ¿ .T i
July 30. 1987
Bylaw changes and rate strategy decided
a m e n d m e n ts
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Research shows
toxic wastes in
Portland garbage
Open House
Two
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fo rm e r
c oun
H ansen has now been ap
p o in te d by M a y o r W a lly
V a u g h n to f i l l the re m a in d e r
o f M iy a s a k i s te rm
.
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a ls o show th .it M S I) has
a p p ro v in g
issued p e rm its
d is p o s a l o t more th a n 40 o f
th .it c o n
th e c h e m ic a ls
la m in a te d the- I ov« ( a n a l
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a d d e d , is a M a te ria l S a fe ty
D a ta Sheet w h ic h d e ta ils ac
c e p ta b le d is p o s a l m e th o d s
and in m any c ases states D o
n o t a llo w to e n te r any body
o t w a te r
M a r tis /u s spoke- a b o u t his
researc h to the M S I) ( ounc il
on T hursday. Ju ly 21 Ir id a y
m o rn in g . July 24. w h e n he­
n -tu rn e d to til«- M e tro o ttic es
to resume- his researc h he was
in fo rm e d th a t they w o u ld no
longe r a llo w h im to
ru m
m age a ro u n d in th e ir file s
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the- files, c o p y th e m , and re
file th em , he- w as to ld , b u t
since- his req ue sts w ere tim e
c o n s u m in g , he- w o u ld have to
w a it u n til i, f it th e ir sc h e d u le
U p u n til I spoke- to th e
Council.' M a r tis /u s said. I
was p ra t tic a lly one- o f th e
fa m ily
I use-d to go in, p u ll
the- file s , take- n ote s and c o p y
w h a t I w a n te d , th e n re file
e v e ry th in g
T hey e v e n use-d
to o ffe r me- c ottee-
P ro v is io n s o f O re g o n 's
Public Re-cords la w re q u ire
M e tr o to provide- the- in fo rm a
tion M a r tis /u s is re q u e s tin g ,
b u t th ey t a n le g a lly b lo c k
h im fro m the- tile s and p ro
vide- the- in fo r m a tio n a t a
m u c h s lo w e r pace, he- a d m it
te d
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w h o has p ro v id e d ca re fo r
p.
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th e
substances M e tr o w a n ts to
p u t in a la n d f ill o n a w a te rs h ­
e d, I lo o k at M e tr o as a th re a t
to the p u b lic h e a lth
M ar
tis /u s said
This is n 't a s a n ita ry la n d
till
he c o n c lu d e d
it's a to x