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The INDEPENDENT, October 21, 2010
Salmon fishing reopens on Columbia
From page 15
several lower Columbia River
tributaries. Tules are a stock of
chinook that spawn primarily in
the lower Columbia tributaries.
They exhibit a different life-his-
tory than “bright”-stock fall chi-
nook, which typically spawn lat-
er and migrate farther up the
Columbia.
“The tule chinook have
moved into the tributaries, so
we are able to reopen this area
to allow fishing access to other
chinook stocks,” said Chris
Kern, assistant fisheries man-
ager for ODFW’s Ocean Sal-
mon and Columbia River Pro-
gram. “The chinook run is defi-
nitely winding down and we
don’t expect many to be caught
from here on out, but there are
still some upriver brights avail-
able.”
Under the rule change, the
entire Columbia is open to chi-
nook, coho and steelhead fish-
ing through December 31. The
daily bag limit is two adult
salmon and steelhead in any
combination. Steelhead must
be adipose fin-clipped in order
to be retained, as must coho in
all areas downstream of the
Hood River. Chinook may be
retained whether they are fin-
clipped or not.
“Essentially, this change will
bring the entire Columbia River
back under permanent Oregon
fishing regulations for salmon
and steelhead, as outlined in
the 2010 fishing pamphlet,”
said Kern.
12. The winning young artists
will be honored with the cash
prizes in a public ceremony at
the Washington County Martin
Luther King Day Celebration on
January 16.
Entries are due by Novem-
ber 8, 2010. For more details
about the contest, please call
503-846-5792 or visit the Hu-
man Rights Council website at
www.humanrightswashco.org.
Property tax statements mailed
FEMA comment period, continued
From page 11
for the new schools project,
and allows the city to retain
space dedicated as Spencer
Park.
Additionally, the loss of 3.79
acres of wetland to develop-
ment at the current Spencer
Park site will be mitigated by
converting required acreage at
the old mill site to wetlands.
A draft of the environmental
assessment covering these
two aspects of the project,
along with other considera-
tions, was provided to meet
National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) public notice re-
quirements. Comments on the
draft will be taken until 5:00
p.m. November 2.
Additional information is
available on the school district
website: http://www.vernonia.
k12.or.us/ .
Poster contest for Wash. Co. kids
The Human Rights Council
of Washington County has an-
nounced its second annual Hu-
man Rights Poster Contest,
which is open to all elementary
and secondary students in
Washington County.
The theme of the contest is,
“Every Human Has Rights.”
The poster will be reprinted and
displayed around the county to
bring awareness to Internation-
al Human Rights Day, Decem-
ber 10. Winning posters will
also be featured on the Human
Rights Council website and will
be displayed at Portland’s 2010
U.N. Human Rights Day cele-
bration in December.
Prize-winning entries will be
selected on their originality,
content, design, appeal, tech-
nique and craftsmanship. One
Grand Prize of $100 will be giv-
en, as well as four category
prizes of $25 each. The cate-
gories are: Grades 1-3, Grades
4-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-
Approximately 188,000 pro-
perty tax statements will be
mailed to Washington County
property owners between Oc-
tober 18 and 25. In the weeks
that follow, staff in the County’s
Department of Assessment &
Taxation will assist the public
with a variety of inquiries, in-
cluding how property tax bills
are determined, what local
services are paid for and what
the options are for an appeal.
For more information go to
http://www.co.washington.or.us
/AssessmentTaxation/News/20
10-11-property-tax-statement.
cfm .
Evers set to retire February 2011
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ploying the program.
Denise Holmes presented
the Library Board report, noting
that this is the first time the li-
brary board is making a report,
and that next year the report
will have more text.
City Manager Jim Hough
highlighted his report for Sep-
tember, noting the following:
• The Certificates of Partici-
pation have received a good
average rate of 3.93%. The pa-
perwork is being executed and
the money transfer will occur
on October 20;
• The city received a protest
from Lyda Excavation, Inc., re-
garding the Traffic Sign Re-
placement and Upgrade Pro-
ject. The city has reviewed the
complaint and has elected to
rescind the original request for
proposal;
• Fred Evers, Public Works
Supervisor, has notified the city
that he will retire on February 1,
2011. The city is in the process
of advertising for his replace-
ment and hopes to have the
new person on board in early
December;
• Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department is planning a
Banks-Vernonia State Trail
trailhead ribbon-cutting cere-
mony at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Oc-
tober 29 at the Banks trailhead.
The council and the public are
invited to attend;
• The first evidentiary hear-
ing on the UGB Expansion will
be at a special Planning Com-
mission meeting on December
15, at 7:30 p.m. It is anticipated
that City Council will hold the
second hearing on February 8
at 7:30 p.m.
The next city council meet-
ing will be on November 9 at
7:30 p.m. in City Council
Chambers.