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The INDEPENDENT, February 17, 2011
From the Sheriff’s Desk…
From page 19
of our citizens to understand
our limitations and to work with
us to solve problems in our
community, and I commend
these citizens for acting wisely
and with caution in helping us
apprehend these individuals.
Citizens are reminded that
they should use extreme cau-
tion in confronting individuals
suspected
of
committing
crimes. Often these are des-
perate individuals with not a lot
to lose. If they think they can
elude capture by injuring you,
they will often do it. In both
these cases, citizens worked
with their Sheriff'’s Office to
bring a satisfactory conclusion
to these events.
These are the kinds of part-
nerships we want with our citi-
zens. One that gets the job
done, yet upholds the rights of
all people, including the ac-
cused. Deputies in recent mon
ths have been able to hone
their skills at conserving the
peace and upholding rights,
even in the most extreme of cir-
cumstances.
We stand with you to be that
presence and solution to diffi-
cult public safety problems as
quickly and thoroughly as our
Demolition of flooded homes explained
From page 20
Local, clean fill will be used
whenever possible and taken
from other locations within the
floodplain.
Custom Excavating has
been offering recycling and re-
covery services for ten years
and has built a solid reputation
in reducing landfill waste. It is
clear that the company and its
employees care about what
they are doing and how they
leave the site. They seem
committed to get a site as clean
as possible before moving on
to the next project. They’ve in-
vested time in our community
and have been giving back by
allowing people to have many
of the salvageable items at little
or no cost. If you’d like addition-
al information about them, visit
their website at http:/www.trails
endrecovery.com/Home.html.
While the demolition is a fas-
cinating process to watch, it’s
also sad to see some of our
older homes disappearing. On
the upside, we’re gradually
clearing the flood plain to make
our town more resilient and at
the same time creating some
awesome park space for the
next Friendship Jamboree.
There’ll be many new places to
sit and enjoy a meal, beverage
and the view.
Remember, our contract
with the demolition contractor
gives all salvage rights to Cus-
tom Excavation. That means
the salvage value of each com-
ponent of the property belongs
to them. Taking anything from
one of the properties to be de-
molished is theft. Those inter-
ested in obtaining salvaged
components must contact the
contractor for permission and
sign a release, before taking
anything off the property. If you
have questions about the de-
construction or demos, call
Alex Raichl, Custom Excavat-
ing at 503-741-6867, or Jamie
Jones at CAT, Inc., 503-429-
4948.
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Letters
From page 16
quired for virtually all new mort-
gages within flood plains, this
loss would have serious nega-
tive effects on the real estate
market and make all the homes
built in the flood plain immedi-
ately obsolete. This would do
much more harm to the City’s
tax base than the current pro-
gram.
The County-sponsored re-
covery program, assisted by
the City and Community Action
Team, helps owners facing fi-
nancial ruin and shields the
City from this very ugly en-
forcement action involving dev-
astating unreimbursed losses
to dozens of homeowners.
Jim Tierney, Deputy Director
Community Action Team, Inc.
It’s not too late to
make a difference!
To the Editor:
You can still make a dona-
tion/pledge that will help
change a life. Every donation
helps.
The United Way of Columbia
County is nearing the end of its
campaign (March 31, 2011)
and we find ourselves a little
short of our goal. We are cur-
rently at 75% of our goal of
$302,011.00.
What does not reaching our
goal mean?
• It means many people in
Columbia County will not re-
ceive the help they need when
a crisis arrives.
• Seniors may go without
home-delivered meals.
• Children and families may
not receive needed food, utility
or housing assistance.
• There will be less training
and housing options available
for the disabled.
This year our community
partners are experiencing as
high as 36% increase in re-
quests for food, shelter and util-
ity assistance. Our goal is to
Give a Hand Up to the People
in our Community in times of
crisis and assist them in return-
ing to or becoming healthy and
productive.
What can you do to help?
• Make a donation/pledge to
the United Way of Columbia
County today. Any amount is
appreciated and will help sup-
port the many health and hu-
man service programs that
your local United Way funds.
• Become a United Way Vol-
unteer.
To make a donation, mail to:
United Way of Columbia Coun-
ty, P.O. Box 538, Rainier, OR
97048
Or call 503-556-3614, and we
will send you information.
Or go online to www.unitedway
ofcolumbiacounty.com for a
donor form, or use the DO-
NATE NOW button.
All contributions stay in Co-
lumbia County to help Colum-
bia County residents.
Thank you for helping
change lives in our community.
Kathye Beck
Executive Director
United Way of Columbia
County
WEATHER REPORT
JANUARY 2011
DATE
TEMPERATURE
HI
LO
PRECIP.
AMT.
1
37
17
--
2
39
20
--
3
39
16
--
4
33
17
.22
5
37
30
.12
6
42
35
T
7
43
32
.22
8
39
29
.19
9
38
27
.23
10
39
24
--
11
34
24
.38
12
41
32
1.25
13
54
38
.03
14
55
40
.03
15
52
49
1.59
16
55
50
.50
17
50
36
.15
18
41
37
.23
19
43
28
.02
20
38
32
.20
21
44
37
.12
22
46
33
T
23
49
32
.05
24
51
36
T
25
49
36
T
26
57
31
T
27
53
31
--
28
49
30
.02
29
52
38
T
30
49
39
--
31
42
36
.07
Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
January totalled 5.62 inches.