The INDEPENDENT, April 2 1 ,1 9 9 9
Quality, Comfort
and
Convenience
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R e s e rv o ir so w e s p e n t th e
next hour-and-a-half traveling
up the road we had been on
so many times before.
T h e w e a th e r had tu rn e d
cold and windy and the fishing
w a s d is a p p o in tin g . A fte r a
q u ick d in n e r from a can, we
Each room equipped with
Color TV, Private Bath
and Separate Entrance.
decided to get warm ed up at
the hot springs. The owner at
the hot springs was going to
drain and clean the pool, but
we got to swim fo r about an
hour before he cam e to pull
th e p lu g . He s a id th e p o o l
drains in tw enty m inutes and
State Sen. Joan Dukes
(Dist. 1) has scheduled Town-
From page 4
opment Services Department
will be modifying its adm inistra
tive review requirem ents for
farm agricultural building per
mit exemption requests to as
sure that the proposed farm
agricultural building meets the
definition provided in State Law
before an exemption is grant
ed. The change in administra
tive processing of Farm Agri
cultural Building Exemption ap
plications was prompted by an
evaluation of current County
procedures for granting the ex
emption based on a review of
applicable State Statutes and
the Oregon Structural Specialty
Code. In its exemption applica
tion, the County had not previ
ously requested inform ation
which would distinguish a “farm
agricultural build ing” which
must be located on a “farm ” as
defined by State Statute and a
“non-farm agricultural building”
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Sundays
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:00 p.m., 1st Christian Church
Tuesdays
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7:30 p.m., VHS Library
2nd W ednesday
Boosters
7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg.
Tuesdays
Boy Scout Troop 201
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
W ednesdays
Boy Scout Troop 860
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Noon, Lew’s Place
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3rd W ednesday
Doll Club
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10:30 a.m., City Library
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Preschool Story Hour
1:00
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6:15 p.m., 1st Baptist Church
Tuesdays
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3:15 p.m., VHS Library
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1 st Monday
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1 st Monday
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7:00 p.m., Grange Hall
2nd Friday
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6:00
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2nd W ednesday
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1st Thursday
Vernonia Planning Comm .
For Info Call, 429-1204
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Last Thursday
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7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Tuesday
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8:00 p.m., District Office
2nd Thursday
Vernonia School Board
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
2nd Monday
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3rd Tuesday
W OEC Directors
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Dukes slates town hall meetings
Changes in farm building permits
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which is a structure “which by
use or character of its occu
pancy is similar to a farm agri
cultural building, but which is
not located on a farm .” Under
State law, the non-farm agricul
tural building is not exempt
from the requirement to obtain
a building permit.
Beginning June 1, Land De
velopment Services will require
submission of an exemption
application which more accu
rately demonstrates that the
farm agricultural building is lo
cated on a farm. The criteria for
determining that the building is
located on a farm will consist of
either documentation of farm
income of at least $650 for the
first five acres and $100 for
each acre over five acres, or
documentation that the proper
ty on which the agricultural
building is to be placed has
been granted a farm deferral
by the Tax Assessor.
hall meetings April 24, in St.
Helens and Clatskanie.
The agenda includes an an
update on what is happening in
Salem at the Legislature, Leg
islation that has been heard,
and a time for questions and
the sharing of ideas.
In St. Helens, the meeting
will be at 1:00 p.m. in the Co
lumbia Technology Center, 375
S. 18th, and in Clatskanie at
10:00 a.m. in the Clatskanie
City Hall, 95 N. Nehalem.
Any questions may be di
rected to Sen. Dukes’ Salem
Office, 503-986-1701.
Dinner to benefit
housing program
A ham dinner to benefit
Habitat for Humanity in Colum
bia County will be served May
15 at 1:00 p.m. in the Vernonia
Senior Center dining room.
The cost is $6.00 general,
$5.00 for children (12 and un
der) and seniors (55 and old
er).
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1st & 2nd Thurs.
1st & 2nd Wed.
3rd W ednesday
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7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
10:00 am, 755-2346 for info.
7:30 p.m., Grange Hall
BANKS
8:00 p.m., Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays
7:30 p.m., City Hall
Banks City Council
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
2nd Monday
Banks School Board
Sundays, W ednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Banks Youth Group
1 st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Brown Derby
Chamber of Commerce
3rd Monday, odd months
7:15 p.m., City Hall
Citizen Participation Org.
1st Saturday
10:00 a.m., City Library
Friends of the Library
1st
&
3rd
W
ednesdays
7:00
p.m.,
Methodist Church
Lions Club
3rd W ednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
Sunset Park Assoc.
W ednesdays
7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library
TOPS
2nd W ednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
Tri-City RFPD Board
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
10 a.m., Courthouse
W ednesdays
Board of Commissioners
7:00
p.m.,
Sunset Park Church
2nd Tuesday
Citizens for Senior Justice
10:30 a.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
COLCO Transportation
1:00 p.m., Courthouse
2nd Friday
County Council of Seniors
7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds
2nd & 4th Mondays
County Fair Board
6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St.
County Parks Commission
3rd Thursday
7:00 p.m., Courthouse
FmRrgency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday
Noon, location call 429-3713
Historical Society
4th W ednesday
7:00 a.m., Village Inn
Traffic Safety Commission
1 st W ednesday
Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410
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