T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , N o v e m b e r 2 1 , 2001
P a g e 11
Banks council arranges special water rate for fire district usage
Following up on his appear After considerable discussion
ance before the Banks City council approved the offer for
Council in September, when he the 2001-2002 fiscal year,
asked the council for relief from adding that the agreement
water user fees because the would be renegotiated for the
fire department had not been next fiscal year.
charged for inside water use
City Planner K.J. Won invit
(Water used for fire fighting is ed council to the November 27
provided without charge) until Planning Commission meeting,
April of this year, Tri-City Fire when preliminary engineering
District Chief Brian Coussens work for the extension of the
wrote to thank Mayor Bob Or- Banks-Vernonia Linear Trail
lowski and Councilor Katie from its present end to the
Murdoch for meeting with the Banks Depot will be discussed.
fire department and to request
The council reviewed the an
a variance in water rate. nual Needs and Issues Inven
Coussens proposed that the tory, which is both a planning
Fire District pay $350 annually and a funding process, deter
for water use inside the fire de mining that its top two priorities
partment buildings. In addition, are preliminary engineering for
the department offered to pay the BV trail and Main Street
for use in excess of 4000 cubic Planning assistance. According
feet in any one-month period. to Won, Main Street Planning is
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one of the issues being ad
dressed by the Resource As
sistant for Rural Environments
(RARE) volunteer currently
working with Banks and Gaston
to improve community capacity.
Council placed the Sellers
Road realignment project third
on the Needs and Issues In
ventory.
After learning, last month,
that termites had invaded the
Scout Cabin, City engineer
Dale Merrell recommended a
tenting and extermination treat
ment while the building is cov
ered until the contractor’s war
ranty. Council instructed Merrell
to require the contractor to pro
ceed with the extermination
process.
Merrell also told the council
that West Hills Development
Company has requested a re
duction in the amount of the
Offsite Bond. Won and Merrell
agree that the bond should re
main in place until all offsite
projects are resolved. Council
agreed that the bond should be
left in place.
Council approved the follow
ing ordinances to:
- Annex the Banks Lumber
Company property
- Add Banks Lumber Com
pany property and Quail Valley
Golf Course property to the
city’s unincorporated urban
planning area.
- Establish public safety reg
ulations in public parks.
Sleep disorders are topic at Tuality
A program on Exploring
Sleeping Disorders will be held
Saturday, December 8, from
9:00 to noon at Tuality Health
Education Center, 334 SE
Eighth Avenue in Hillsboro.
Sherry Duwe, RN, M.A., a
health education services staff
member with Kaiser Perma-
nente, has developed a sleep
education and consultation
program for people who experi-
Blanket, sock drive
underway at BHS
A Blanket and Sock drive is
again being sponsored by
Banks High School to help
people in need this winter.
The effort started November
16 and will continue through
Winter Break. Donations may
be delivered to the high school
office.
ence sleep disorders.
This special event is pre
At 9:00 a.m., Duwe will ex sented free as part of the De-
plain the historical and theoret Mar Batchelor Memorial Health
ical roles of sleep in maintain Education Lecture Series,
ing health and well-being, and sponsored by the Tuality
describe the prevalence of in Healthcare Foundation and
somnia, its common symp made possible through charita
toms, and its effects on mood ble contributions. No registra
and cognitive function.
tion is required.
Some of the factors that
lead to insomnia will be dis BHS hosts teams of
cussed starting at 10:15 a.m. Cheerleaders
for
Duwe will help participants dis
cern between medical and psy competition
Cheerleading Competition
chiatric disorders that cause in
somnia, as opposed to external will be held December 1 at
influences like stress, personal Banks High School. The gym
belief systems, personality nasiums at BHS, Banks Junior
High and Banks Elementary
traits and medications.
Schools
will all be used for the
The final segment, at 11:15
a.m., will provide an overview day-long competition.
Following up, on December
of effective interventions and
available resources in the 2, the Dance & Drill Fashion
Show will be held in the BHS
treatment of insomnia.
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