The INDEPENDENT, May 2, 2012
Police/Court Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boat-
ing Under the Influence of Intoxi-
cants; CCSO, Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office; DWS, Driving
While License is Suspended; MIP,
Minor In Possession of Intoxi-
cants; MV, Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent; PCS, Possession of Con-
trolled Substance; ODL, Oregon
Driver License; FTA, Failure to Ap-
pear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District At-
torney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments.
Vernonia Justice Court
April 17 - 24, 2012
Traffic.......................... 9
Game.......................... 1
Page 17
Ballot drop sites
Letters
From page 3
to vote for a proven leader and
re-elect Tony Hyde.
Respectfully,
Frank E. Hupp, DTM
Columbia City
Alleges excessive
pay for CRPUD head
To the Editor:
I have it on good authority
that the Columbia River PUD’s
top executive down in the Deer
Island office is making in ex-
cess of $170,000 per year. This
doesn’t include retirement, va-
cation pay, a generous car al-
lowance or any of the other
customary perks typical of cor-
porate America. But wait, stop!
This isn’t corporate, private
America. This is a public utility
asking for, and usually deserv-
ing of, the public’s trust.
This is more then a little
troubling. I believe the job is
worth roughly a third of that fig-
ure; maybe a little more, but
not much. Here’s why. A
teacher’s job, a policeman’s
job; a parole officer’s job; these
all have more stress than this
position. Allow me to continue.
Buying energy from Bon-
neville at a preferred rate is a
no brainer and PUDs qualify.
Private market power buys are
done at the best possible price
based on use projections. Any-
one with good communication
skills, a head for numbers and
a willingness to walk humbly
and give others credit could do
it.
Now the PUD is on the hook
long term for his retirement
based on this level of compen-
sation. How and why do volun-
teer boards continue to do
things like this?
This is Columbia County, not
Malibu. A person can live like a
king on a third of that amount.
Drop the scale of pay down
to a reasonable level and use
the savings to refigure the rate
per kilowatt hour for ratepay-
ers.
Wayne Mayo
Scappoose
From page 9
May 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00
p.m.
• County Courthouse, Mon-
day – Thursday from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and May 15 from
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There is
also a drive-by drop box in the
lower parking lot.
Big garage sale
gets new date
Vernonia’s annual Commu-
nity Wide Garage Sale is mov-
ing to August 25. Watch this
paper for more information in
July.
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503-429-8431
(At the cor ner of Bridge & Adams)
503-433-4ART (4278)
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