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The INDEPENDENT, May 2, 2002 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Vernonia School District 47J, Columbia County, State of Oregon, on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 will be held at Vernonia School District Of fice, 475 Bridge Street, Vernonia, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 9th day of May, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message. A copy of the budget document may be in spected or obtained on or after May 9, 2002 at the Vernonia School District Office, be tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Listed below is the time and place of an ad ditional Budget Committee meeting that will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at this meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Com mittee. Date: May 16, 2002 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Vernonia School District Office Publish April 18, 2002 & May 2, 2002 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Coon Island (West J.J. Collins Memorial Marine Park) Composting Toilet Project Columbia County Columbia County is soliciting bids for the construction of the Coon Island, Compost ing Toilet Project. The Coon Island, Com posting Toilet Project will be located at West J. J. Collins Memorial Marine Park, on the Multnomah Channel, River Mile 8. Principal work elements include: construction of a wooden composting toilet building, com posting toilet and thirty (30) foot wooden ADA accessible walkway. This is a public improvement construction project. Estimated Project cost range is $25,000 to $50,000. Contract Performance period is 120 calendar days. Anticipated Notice to Proceed date June 3, 2002. Solicitation Documents and Contract Docu ments including Drawings,Technical Speci fications, Standard and Supplemental Gen eral Conditions, may be seen or obtained from the office o, Columbia County Parks, 1054 Oregon Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051. Contact person is Dave Hill, Direc tor, Public Works and Parks, telephone number 503- 397-5090 or Cherie Moylan, Office Manager, telephone 503-397-2353. Bids must be received at the Columbia County Forests, Parks and Recreation De partment’s main office, Attn: Dava Hill, Di rector, Public Works and Parks, 1054 Ore gon Street, St. Helens, Oregon 97051, by bid closing 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2002. Submit bids in a sealed envelope marked “Coon Island, Composting Toilet Project". Pursuant to ORS 279.027 bidders are re quired to disclose information about certain first-tier subcontractors, either in the bid submission envelope or within four (4) working hours after bid closing. If this Contract is for a public work project and subject to ORS 279-348 to 279-380, or the Davis Bacon Act, each bidder must Bids will be opened and publicly read at the Columbia County Forest, Parks and Recre ation Department’s main office, 1054 Ore gon Street, St. Helens, Oregon, at 2:00 p.m. on May 13, 2002. VERNONIA 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous 627 Adams Ave./ 503-429-4000 2nd Thursday American Legion Post #119 2:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 2nd Wednesday Boosters 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 201 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 7:00 p.m., Leonetti’s Grill 2nd Thursday Cemetery Beautification Comm. Noon, Lew’s Place 2nd Wednesday Chamber of Commerce For Info Call 503-429-0188 Scout Cabin Cub Scout Pack 201 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library 1st Tuesday Friends of the Library For location call 503-429-7193 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 6:30 p.m., Lew’s Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club For Info Call 503-429-4074 Nehalem Valley Car Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Mondays Preschool Story Hour 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church Wednesdays T.O.P.S. For location call 429-2401 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library 3rd Wednesday Vernonia Airport Committee For location call 503-429-1414 Vernonia Cares Directors 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1st & 3rd Mondays Vernonia City Council Noon, City Hall 2nd Tuesday Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall 4th Saturday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Monday Vernonia Health Center 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1 st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm. For Info Call, 503-429-5201 Vernonia Pride 7:00 p.m., City Library Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 8:00 p.m., District Office 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vem. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1 st Thursday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., WOEC WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 3. Copies of the proposed plan are avail able in the Land Development Services De partment. The proposed changes may be amended at the public hearing. Columbia County reserves the right to reject any bid not in conformity with the bid re quirements, or the right to reject all bids if it is in the best interest of Columbia County. Authorized by: David Hill, Director, Public Works and Parks 4. The hearing is open to the public and in terested persons may appear and be heard. The location of the hearing is accessible to the disabled. If you are in need of any spe cial accommodations in order to attend or participate at this hearing, please call the Board of County Commissioners’ Office at 503-397-4322 at least two (2) days in ad vance. Publish May 2, 2002 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON By: Anthony Hyde, Chair TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Publish May 2, 2002 1. Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at or after 10:15 a.m. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Room 308 of the Columbia County Courthouse, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, Oregon. UNLIMITED 56K INTERNET F or in fo r m a tio n call 2. The purpose of the hearing is to consid er adoption of the final draft of the Columbia County Household Hazardous Waste Plan as recommended by the Household Haz MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. M-BRFPD Board Workshop M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange T.O.P.S. 503-429-2701 w w w .a g a lis .n e t JULY J t N K .... MAY eoitltnuhitjrC alendar ardous Waste Advisory Committee and Sol id Waste Advisory Committee. Household hazardous waste is waste from households that, due to its hazardous nature, has the potential to cause significant harm to hu man health and the environment, including materials that are poisonous, flammable, reactive or corrosive. The draft Plan identi fies new services which Columbia County, working in partnership with the cities, waste haulers and other interested parties, will of fer to address the management of House hold Hazardous Waste. complete the residency statement on the Bid Form, whether or not the bidder is a res ident of Oregon as defined in ORS 279.029. Bidders shall be currently registered with the Construction Contractors Board or li censed by the State Landscape Contractors Board, holding the proper registration for the work contemplated herein, at the time of bid submittal as required by ORS 671.530. It is not a requirement that the Contractor be licensed under ORS 468A.720. 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Sundays, Wednesdays Banks Youth Group 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 1st Thursday Chamber of Commerce 7:15 p.m., City Hall 3rd Monday, odd months Citizen Participation Org. 7:00 p.m., City Library 2nd Tuesday Friends of the Library 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church 1 st & 3rd Wednesdays Lions Club 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd Wednesday Sunset Park Assoc. 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. Wednesdays T.O.P.S. 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Wednesday Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) 10 a.m., Courthouse Wednesdays 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 4-H Bldg. 2nd Monday County Fair Board 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. 3rd Mon day County Parks Commission 7:00 p.m., Courthouse 3rd Tuesday Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) Noon, location call 429-3713 4th Wednesday Historical Society Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.
