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Page 22 The INDEPENDENT, July 20, 2011 From the Sheriff’s Desk… From page 19 In our jail, 16 deputies and five supervisors manage a 24-hour- a-day, 7-day-a-week operation. The jail houses criminal violators arrested by local agencies throughout the county, and those sen- tenced by state and local courts for a period of one year or less. It costs taxpayers between $20,000 and $25,000 a year (depend- ing on total jail population) to provide one bed per year. In recent years, the jail has been a $4 million-plus operation. These are the services for which local taxpayers and those out- side our county provide the revenue needed to perform them. These are the services that – lacking sufficient revenue to perform at optimum levels – must be cut in order to balance the budget. As I stated in my last column, I do not blame the citizens for their reticence to authorize new taxes, especially with the crazy tax and spend climate we have at the federal government, and the lack of prioritization we see at many levels of government. But we still have to balance the budget, and so cuts in services must be made. We are planning a summit late this summer with our partners and stakeholders, as we look to the future and what is a sustain- able level of service for the next few years. I am NOT of a mind to go back to voters with a new levy request. I believe that for now, until the citizens themselves start calling for changes from the grass roots, we will have to make do with the resources we have. It is for this reason that I ran for Sheriff. My greatest privilege is to work through problems and search for solutions to even the most difficult funding dilemmas. It might not be a popular decision that has to be made. Sometimes there is no solution that will be popular. Often, people don’t have all the information necessary, neither do they have the perspective required to make educated decisions that affect a wide variety of services, some mandated, some essential to the peace of the communities we serve. That’s where servant leadership comes in. It is my honor and privilege to be able to lead (serve) during these difficult econom- ic times. Whether or not you agree with the direction in which we go, please understand that I am committed to serving the public in the most efficient manner, doing the best I can with the re- sources we have. I love this job for that reason, and I am grateful to the citizens in our county for giving me the opportunity to do it. Please be safe out there! Marine Board announces marina milestone reached The Oregon State Marine Board’s Clean Marina Program reached a milestone on June 30, bringing the total number of Oregon Clean Marinas to 50. Newly certified Clean Mari- nas include: Detroit Lake Mari- na, certified June 8; Port of Garibaldi, certified June 30; and Garibaldi Marina, certified June 30. All three boating facilities meet the pollution prevention standards of the Oregon Clean Marina program and voluntarily adopt measures to control pol- lution associated with marina operations. The “Clean Marina” designation is a testament to these marinas’ efforts to do their part in keeping Oregon’s waterways pollution-free. The first marina certified in the Clean Marina program was Rocky Point Marina, in Scap- poose, in 2006. In Oregon, there are approximately 200 el- igible facilities for the Clean July 6 solution Marina Program. To learn more, visit http:// www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/ Clean/clean_marina.shtml. WEATHER REPORT JUNE 2011 DATE TEMPERATURE HI LO PRECIP. AMT. 1 57 40 .50 2 59 37 .17 3 73 39 T 4 82 37 -- 5 77 48 -- 6 69 44 T 7 58 43 .02 8 58 48 -- 9 68 42 -- 10 60 50 -- 11 65 43 -- 12 64 38 T 13 65 51 -- 14 60 44 -- 15 61 47 -- 16 65 41 -- 17 72 34 .01 18 60 50 .05 19 62 51 T 20 68 49 -- 21 80 47 -- 22 66 52 -- 23 64 48 -- 24 65 44 -- 25 68 37 -- 26 73 38 -- 27 67 56 .05 28 66 55 .09 29 63 51 .02 30 61 49 .05 Temperature and precipitation amounts are from the official U.S. weather station at the Vernonia wa- ter plant. Measurable precipitation in June totalled .96 inches. Action Ads ~ Call 503-429-9410 to place your ad LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Request for Bid ed to, furnish and installation of the Landscaping for the new Ver- nonia K-12 School in Vernonia Oregon. It is anticipated that part of this work on site will com- mence in September 2011 and must reach Final Completion no later than April 12th, 2012. Beginning on July 12th, 2011, bid documents may be examined at the offices of P&C or obtained electronically by contacting Rosanna Williamson at P&C Construction (503.665-0165 or rosanna@builtbypandc.com). Bidders must ask specifically for documents titled “VERNONIA K- 12 SCHOOL – ADDENDUM#13 CONSTRUCTION DOCU- MENTS”. The landscaping bid should not include any of the irri- gation shown on sheets L501, L502, L503 & L504. There will be no irrigation on this project. The bid shall include two separate pricing line items. The first pricing line item will include sheets L400 thru L404 which covers the entire project. The second pricing line item will cover Alternate #5 sheets L405 thru L408 which is a portion of the entire project. Bid- ders will be responsible for bid- ding sheets L600 thru L605 that are applicable to your scope of work. All bidders shall include the placement of topsoil from the on- site stockpile. Include soil amendments as called for in the project specifications. All bidders must be able to fur- nish payment and performance bonds covering the faithful per- formance of the subcontract and the payment for all obligations arising hereunder should such bonds be requested by P&C. P&C reserves the right to reject any proposer not capable of se- curing said bonds. This is Davis-Bacon Job. Subcontractor will pay weekly (no exceptions) and will pay the high- er labor rate between BOLI (April, 2010), or Davis-Bacon (OR100038 MOD 7 REVISED 08/27/10 OR38). Therefore, sub- contractor agrees to meet all guidelines and regulations set forth and in accordance with gov- erning authorities. NOTE: Certi- fied payroll reports must be sub- mitted to contractor as a condi- tion for payment. Subcontractor is required to submit originally signed (ink signature) certified payroll. All bidders must be regis- tered with the Construction Con- tractors Board and in compliance with all other licensing require- ments at the time of submission of their bids. P&C Construction, on behalf of the School District, reserves the right to: reject any and all pro- posals; reject any proposal not in compliance with the bidding pro- cedures and requirements; reject for good cause any proposal that would be in the public’s best in- terest to do so; and waive minor irregularities in any or all propos- als. There will be no public open- ing of bids. P&C Construction is an equal opportunity employer and is ac- tively seeking proposals from mi- nority, women, disadvantaged, and emerging small business en- terprises. A sample P&C subcontract is included in the bid documents. Therefore, subcontractors must clearly make note of any excep- tions to the subcontract prior to bid due date and time. P&C will consider and exceptions taken to the P&C subcontract when ana- lyzing bids and making a selec- tion for the firm that will perform the work outlined in the bid pack- age. P&C Construction New Vernonia K-12 School Bid Package Six (BP-6): Landscaping Bids Due 2:00 pm PST, Au- gust 4th, 2011 Bids for the “VERNONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT – LAND- SCAPING: BID PACKAGE SIX (BP-6)” will be received by the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), P&C Con- struction, 2133 NW York St , Port- land, Oregon 97210 by the time and date listed above. Faxed bids will be accepted. Questions regarding the proposal shall be in writing and directed to Kevin Mc- Call at P&C Construction by fax (503.667.2565) or e-mail (kmc- call@builtbypandc.com). Late bids will not be accepted. The scope of work for this bid package includes, but is not limit- Publish July 20, 2011
