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T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , A iu g u st 21, 2003
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New Credit Union sign now in place Mist Fire
chief Dave Crawford
completes national training course
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W ith a sp arklin g new sign, sh ow n here during in stallatio n, the presence of W auna Federal
C re d it U n io n has b e co m e m o re ap p aren t in the building th at fo rm erly housed th e Vernonia
F ederal C re d it U nion. S till to co m e is an ATM th at w ill be available 24 hours.
Hyde is guest speaker at local Republican picnic
T he C olum bia C o u n ty R e
public P arty w ill hold a sum m er
potluck picnic in V e rn onia’s A n
derson Park by the beautiful
N ehalem R iver on Saturday,
A ugust 23, beginn ing at 2:00
p.m. S pea kers w ill follo w the
m eal. D rinks w ill be provided.
C ounty C om m issione r Tony
Hyde will speak on local issues
and a n sw e r questions. Jason
M eshell w ill d iscu ss running
against D avid W u.
For m ore inform ation, call
M ike and Pat Pow ell at 503-
728-3548, o r Bob and N ancy
Update on Lewis & Clark Bridge
T h e full nighttim e closures
of the Lew is and C lark Bridge
s c h e d u le d fo r A u g u s t 18-22
w ere canceled be cause W S -
D O T is w aiting fo r delive ry and
in s ta lla tio n of ne w m a te ria ls
and e q u ip m e n t n e e d e d fo r
deck panel replacem ent. This
w ill allow w ork to con tinue us
ing th e re c e n tly re d e s ig n e d
process.
Last S u n d a y’s 12-hour e x
tended closu re did not go as
p la n n e d du e to m e c h a n ic a l
problem s with the crane sys
tem tha t transports and low ers
the deck panels, so crew s w ere
unable to replace the panel.
C rew s w ill attem p t it again d u r
ing a n o th e r extended nighttim e
closure.
T h e n e x t sc h e d u le d fu ll
nighttim e clo su re w ill be S u n
day, A ugu st 24, starting no e a r
lier than 5:30 p.m ., w ith the
bridge re opening at 5:30 a.m.
M onday, A ugu st 25. The last
extended clo su re has not yet
been sche dule d, but w ill take
place on a S und ay night. The
public w ill receive at least tw o
w ee ks no tice w he n this e xte n d
e d clo su re s is sche dule d.
The extended nighttim e full
c lo s u re s are n e c e s s a ry fo r
crew s to rem ove and replace
three de ck panels located next
to tw o expansion joints on the
bridge. These panels are a t
tached to the deck in a m ore
com plex w ay than the other
panels and require m ore tim e
to replace.
D u rin g full n ig h ttim e c lo
sures, the bridge is closed to all
traffic, including bicycles and
pedestrians. During single lane
closu res, flaggers guide traffic,
one direction at a tim e, with a
m axim um delay of 20 m inutes.
To o b ta in a fu ll sche dule
show ing upcom ing closures of
the bridge, use num bers below.
Tosh at 503-728-3583.
p ro fe s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t of
o u r n a tio n ’s em e rg e n cy pro fe s
sionals.
FE M A ’s tra ining goals are to
e n han ce the cap ability at the
co m m u n ity level, and to better
prepa re fo r em e rg e n cie s by im
proving tech nical com petence
an d public policy perspe ctive of
key e m e rg e n cy m anagers and
staff.
County seeks person
for solid waste panel
T h e C olum bia C ounty Board
of C om m issione rs is seeking
a p plican ts fo r a p poin tm en t as
p u b lic re p re s e n ta tiv e on the
C o u n ty S olid W aste A dvisory
C om m ittee.
Interested citizen s m ay call
the B oard of C om m issioners
o ffic e at 5 0 3 -3 9 7 -4 3 2 2 fo r
m ore inform ation.
A p p lic a tio n s m u s t be re
ceive d by S e p te m b e r 30, 2003.
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- Project Web Page: (Follow the
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