The INDEPENDENT, June 21, 2007
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“Crime is down in the city,” Sheriff’s Deputy Tan tells council
“…you have a good chance
of getting water,” Bob Long, as-
sociate hydrologist of Golder
Associates, told the Banks City
Council at their June 12 meet-
ing. The city has been working
with Schroeder Law Offices to
retain/obtain water rights for
the city. Attorney Colm Moore,
of Schroeder, appeared with
Long to make recommenda-
tions to the city from the find-
ings produced by Golder Asso-
ciates. If the permit is issued as
requested, the city would be al-
lowed to withdraw up to an ad-
ditional 450 gallons per minute.
In May, the council approved
hiring Golder Associates as a
last ditch effort to secure the
city’s resources. Upon initial re-
view, the determination looked
unfavorable but, according to
Golder Associates, several er-
roneous assumptions were
made regarding water level
trends.
Based on Golder’s findings,
Long believes that an argument
can be made to grant a new
permit to the City of Banks.
Mayor Branstitre requested
council approval for the addi-
tional $3,400 for supplementary
work, time and materials, and
that the city move forward on
the permit application. The
council supported the request
unanimously.
Council was also unanimous
in the selection of Kennedy/
Jenks Consultants for the con-
tract position of city engineer.
With NW Natural Gas and
Verizon contracts due for re-
newal, City Attorney Jim Lucas
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urged council to approve three
emergency ordinances for legal
protections that should be in
place prior to negotiating new
contracts with vendors who
want to use the city’s right of
ways. All emergency ordi-
nances were adopted.
Council also approved, by a
4-1 vote, Ordinance No 130.
05(B), regulating possession
of replica firearms in public
places. Councilor Craig Stew-
art, who opposed the ordi-
nance, expressed appreciation
that the language in the ordi-
nance was amended to allow
the fire department to use
replica firearms in public
places for training and educa-
tional activities.
Resolution No. 2007-13,
which includes the mayor’s
vote only when necessary to
break a tie vote of council
members, and was a heated
topic at prior council meet-
ings, carried unanimously.
Council President Pete Edi-
son commented that “looks
like everyone’s wishes were
incorporated.”
Deputy Tran, Washington
County Sheriff’s Office reported
it “appears that our presence is
making a difference, crime is
down in the city.” There were
four arrests and 16 citations in
May. Deputy Tran was informed
of upcoming summer events in
the city and will request extra
patrol for the Independence
Day holiday, Sunset Park
Raceway events, and some
miscellaneous activities.
Councilor Jason Short an-
nounced that Greenville Park
Management Committee is
working on showing free
movies in the park to increase
community feeling. Conces-
sions such as popcorn, cotton
candy, pop, and candy will be
sold as a fundraiser. City
Recorder said that she would
check into adding a line on the
water bill to advertise the event.
The park committee may need
to apply for a permit for the
event, which is tentatively
scheduled for Friday, July 27.
Council approved a contract
for Psalm 1 Landscape for
landscape maintenance serv-
ice for Greenville Park with a 4-
0 vote. Councilor Stewart did
not vote because of potential
conflicts.
Ray Deeth appeared for
Banks Historical Society to re-
quest continuation of the orga-
nization’s lease on the City of
Banks log cabin. Council ap-
proved the lease request with
some revisions in the lease.
Deeth submitted a photo-
copy of two Tuff Shed plans to
council; the dilapidated shed
currently located behind the
cabin needs to be replaced.
Prior to submitting plans to the
Banks Planning Commission,
Deeth requested input from the
council on which shed to select.
He also asked the city to con-
sider a contribution to help with
costs that will be incurred by
the historical society for replac-
ing the run-down, city-owned
shed. Councilor Dan Keller
moved that the city contribute
$1,050, almost half of the cost,
from the city’s donation fund;
council approved the motion.
Deeth reported that storage will
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Kelly retires from school board
The June 11 meeting of the
Banks School District Board of
Directors marked the last in a
long run of meetings for Direc-
tor Gene Kelly. Kelly has been
on the school board since
1994. He will be replaced by
Kathy Edison. All of the board
members and Superintendent
Marv Ott thanked Kelly for his
years of service and dedication
to the district and he was pre-
sented with a plaque. Kelly
said, “I’d like to thank the pa-
trons of the district for giving
me the opportunity to serve
them.” He said that it had been
an honor and a challenge to
serve on the board.
Will Moore updated the
board on the progress of the
new Facility Planning Commit-
tee. He said the committee will
meet every two weeks in order
to have a final report to the
board by October. About 12
people will serve on the com-
mittee. Moore feels that the
group is a strong, “action ori-
ented committee.” The group
will first address the collection
of adequate community demo-
graphics and a questionnaire
for the administrators to help
assess the district’s needs.
The board approved the
budget for the 2007-08 school
year. The budget was devel-
oped in accordance with the
budget guiding principles and
includes some items that were
reduced or eliminated in previ-
ous years. Highlights of the
budget include adding a
teacher at the elementary
school, adding a math teacher
at the high school, returning the
junior high sports program to
the district, partially funding
outdoor school for next year’s
sixth graders and an appropria-
tion for the Facility Planning
Committee.
The board also approved the
custodial contract with Sodex-
ho for 2007-08.
The consent agenda was
approved with two resigna-
tions, elementary music teach-
er Janos Nagy and mainte-
nance supervisor Steve Blake-
ly; and two hires, teachers Kim
Carson for sixth grade and
Cindy West for second grade.
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