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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2007 Council okays possible sale of property From page 1 fees. I don’t think there was a promise to always have the same fees as Columbia Coun- ty.” Kline added that TBD sends monthly statements, while the county just now sent a final 2006 statement, and that he is satisfied that the service is bet- ter now. “I think they are doing a wonderful job,” he said. Council unanimously ap- proved the new rates. At the beginning of the budg- et hearing, Kline said, “The Community Development Fund and loan reserves were spent down and not in compliance, which added up to about $500,000. Someone is spread- ing rumors that we are taking money from the Library Memo- rial Fund. It’s not being used as a memorial fund. Those dollars are not going into the General Fund.” He went on to say, “The intent is to streamline, not to play a shell game with the money.” Kline made changes to the budget approved by the Budget Committee and handed out the newest numbers at the meet- ing. “The reasons for the trans- fers is the Community Develop- ment Fund was overspent and interfund loan transfers were needed to balance, and on Fri- day I found we would not get the $175,000 from ODOT until the next fiscal year, so I had to make changes to avoid nega- tive fund balances,” Kline said. He finished his comments with, “Sorry for the confusion and the number of transfers but it was necessary.” There were no comments in favor of the budget, but two spoke in opposition to cutting funds for new police cars and equipment ($16,600). During the rebuttal portion of the hearing, Kline said, “The budget is horribly, horribly tight. I already mentioned there will be a supplemental budget next Electrician training programs open fiscal year (2007-08). Once that’s resolved, I will put it (the police equipment) back into the budget in the form of a budget resolution early on in the fiscal year. I’m looking forward to writing a resolution to put that money back in the budget.” With the exception of Randy Parrow, who was absent, the council unanimously approved both the resolution transferring funds within the budget, and the budget itself. (See Council article on page 5 for update on Police Fund.) Council was also unanimous in declaring the city-owned 20 acres as surplus so that they have the option to sell them. The declaration is the first step. A public hearing will take place before a sale; Council set July 16, at 7:00 p.m. for a public hearing on this item. Council also approved an in- crease in park fees. Community Calendar VERNONIA Alcoholics Anonymous Mondays & Thursdays 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. American Legion Post #119 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m., 627 Adams Avenue Arts & Crafts Society 2nd Thursday 2:00 p.m., City Library Booster Club 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., VHS Library Boy Scout Troop 201 Tuesdays 7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin Boy Scout Troop 860 Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday 6:30 p.m., City Hall CERT 4th Wednesday For Info Call 503-429-3018 Chamber of Commerce 2nd Wednesday For Info Call 503-429-6081 Community Coalition 2nd Monday 12:30 p.m. School District Ofc. Cub Scout Pack 201 Scout Cabin For Info Call 503-429-4250 Friends of the Library 1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library Girl Scouts, Neighborhood 4-2 For Info Call 503-819-0143 Hands On Art Committee 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4:00 p.m., City Hall Izaak Walton League 3rd Thursday For location call 503-429-7193 Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Buckhorn Restaurant Municipal Airport Committee 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Narcotics Anonymous Saturdays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Pioneer Museum For Info Call 503-429-3713 Public Works Committee 4th Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Cares Directors For Info call 503-429-1414 Vernonia City Council 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Community PTA 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m., WGS Library Vernonia Grange 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall Vernonia Health Center 2nd Monday 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. Vernonia Learning Center 1st Wednesday 7:00 p.m., VLC Vernonia Parks Committee 3rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Planning Comm. 1st & 3rd Thursdays 7:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Pride 3rd Thursday 1:00 p.m., City Hall Vernonia Ridge Riders Last Thursday 7:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia RFPD Board 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia School Board 2nd Thursday 6:00 p.m., District Office Vernonia Sr. Center Board 2nd Friday 1:00 p.m., Senior Center Vernonia Transfer Station 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Behind VHS Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Thursday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fire Station WOEC Directors 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., WOEC S 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 Applications are being ac- cepted from July 9-14, and July 16-21 for the Inside Electrician Program and the Limited Ener- gy Technician Program through the NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center. Application hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday evening hours open at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 14 and 21, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Ap- ply at the Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland. Inside Electrician work in- cludes wiring of residences, duplexes, and small apartment buildings, public buildings, in- dustrial buildings, and sound, data transmission, telephone, fire alarm and other wiring jobs. Limited Energy Technician work includes preparation, lay- out from prints, installation and repair of low energy systems, such as communications, alarms and intercoms. If accepted into the appren- JULY 2007 T W T 4 5 3 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 S M 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 AUGUST 2007 T W T 2 1 8 7 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 tice programs, apprentices are assigned to an electrical con- tractor for a minimum of 8,000 hours, plus 8-10 terms of school. See www.nietc.org for possi- ble date or time changes. For more information, call 503-262- 9991. Employment unchanged Columbia County’s season- ally-adjusted unemployment rate was essentially un- changed at 5.6 percent in May, about the same as the year be- fore (5.7%). The rate was a lit- tle higher than the statewide rate (5.0%) and higher than the national rate (4.5%). Total em- ployment edged up by 15 from March to 22,746 and the num- ber of unemployed people dropped by 56 to 1,257. Total employment this May was 380 more than one year before but the number of people unem- ployed was about the same. S M 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg. 2nd Tuesday M-BRFPD Board Workshop 4th Tuesday M-B Ambulance Drill 1st & 2nd Thursdays M-B Fire Drill 1st & 2nd Wednesdays M-B Helping Circle 2nd Monday M-B SAR Drill 3rd Wednesday M-B Volunteer Assoc. 1st Tuesday Natal Grange 2nd Wednesday T.O.P.S. Mondays Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-2401 SEPTEMBER 2007 T W T F 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 7:00 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 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall 6:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station BANKS Alcoholics Anonymous Fridays 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesdays 7:30 p.m., Methodist Church American Legion Post #90 2nd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., Main Street Post Banks City Council 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m., City Hall Banks Fire District #13 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Station 13 Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks School Board 2nd Monday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library Banks Youth Group Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Chamber of Commerce 1st Thursday 12:30 p.m., Fire District Office CPO 14 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m., City Library Friends of the Library 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., City Library Lions Club 1st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Brown Derby Sunset Park Assoc. 3rd Wednesday 8:00 p.m., Gun Club T.O.P.S. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg. COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) Board of Commissioners Wednesdays 10 a.m., Courthouse Citizens for Senior Justice 2nd Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church Columbia Soil & Water District 3rd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes County Fair Board 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg. County Parks Commission 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. Mental Health Advisory Comm. 3rd Tuesday 10 a.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse Comm. on Children & Families 3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 550 N. Hwy. 30 Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm. 2nd Tuesday 3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor, Courthouse 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.
