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The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2007
Council okays possible sale of property
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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
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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-
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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-
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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
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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
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