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ped-for rate decrease
forthcoming
at the Klickitat Public Utility
(KPUD), hoping for a temporary
in the rate at which the utility' pur-
power, will have to wait.
but we'll make it through," said
er Tom Svendsen.
would have come out of a set-
Svendsen explained.
All of the utilities that filed suit, though,
had to agree to the settlement.
KPUD, for one, decided it was reasonable.
At their Jan. a3 meeting, the utility's board of
directors approved the settlement by a vote of
2-1.
But six other agencies that were parD' to
the suit, some in Washington and others in
Oregon, refused to settle. That means the set-
tlement is off, and the lawsuit will go for-
(and other notes from the business beat)
TOM SBFERT
Klickitat County busi-
ness specialist Tom
Seifert will be leaving his
position with the county
economic development
department as of Jan. 30.
Seifert, a business owner
for 19 years before joining
the county, said he'll be
returning to the private
sector, but staying in
Goldendale.
bought five scarves, one for each of them."
SawNet seeks tower sites - Stevenson-
based telecom company SawNet already
offers dial-up internet service in eastern
Klickitat
County, but BIZ BUZZ
has its eye
on broad-
band wire-
less, according to owner Brian Adams.
SawNet recently received a grant from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring
with the Bonneville Powerward. Economic development director Dana
K (BPA), following a lawsuit What happens next is not clear, Svendsen Peck said Seifert's position will not be filled,
PUD and other Nothwest utilities filed said, adding that BPA has said it will not pur- his responsibilities to be divided among Peek
and consultants Tom Fuller of Shield Ohletz
'ut:a#nstthe regional power agency,, sue further settlement, and the suit is still and Johnson in Portland, and Lisa
this ~Cording to Svendsen, in 2OOl BPA sold technically unresolved.
x Or~r to private utilities in a manner not What is certain is that a one-vear, seven- McCrummen of creafiveTHINK in Seattle. "I
a n~io, ned by the 198o act that governs the percent, across-the-board rate decrease that have enjoyed every minute here, said
: ice ~cy s operations. A group of public utili- would have been coming to KPUD is off the Seifert.
fly m~hat BPA serves including KPUD, did not table. Magic scarves = hotcakes - They re
.~ trail~ the action was right - or legal - so they Meanwhile, said Svendsen, the suit will colorful, silky, fashionable - and selling fast.
" The Front Porch (on Goldendale's Main
oon. [suit. A total of 86 utilities supported the work its way slowly through the system,
pn. KPUD's interests represented by attorney'
---~tlbsequently, to compensate the public Susan Ackerman of Portland.
]~dies and settle the suit, Bonneville offered "We don't have ability to shape the suit,"
¢1 ke other benefits away from the private said Svendsen.
I. ~ ~ - . .
tical jtles and gwe them to the plaintiffs, --SamLowrg
ght o!
,e cdOUrS sh d at titlin
n 2o~.
td re{~.e Kliekitat County indexing of minutes for the adding any new positions.
wetl~litor's office has county board of eommis- "We don't want to open that
as, s~Unced that effective sioners. , flood gate during down eco-
one }ediately, they will be Last week s publishednomic times, he said. 'We
ttening hours "of opera- notice stated that "addition- only approved two new posi-
lyna~Lfor the vehicle/vessel al resources have been tions this year, both in law
ma IO~g and renewal depart- requested but denied,enforcement, and one half-
9unt)~_t at the county court- Housden said she has been time position in the east dis-
lg a ~e in Goldendale. asking the commissioners triet court, due to case loads.
)me reViously, the windowwas for additional personnel "for These are tough decisions.
'~during regular business seven years. This year I Business decisions."
tical !rs. The new hours are asked again." But the corn- Struck, said that
se of~day through Friday,, missioners were again Housden s decision to cut
ztor [°P.m. until 5 p.m. unable to meet her request, hours probably makes good
-use~e change was first'Tin not blaming them, she sense. Hopefully, he added,
om,!OUneed through a public saM. It s,, not a fight a. short term. Last year,
rul~ee in The Sentinel. between us. we did get, the auditor part-
haraOunty Auditor Diana Housden determined that time help,' said Struck.
gsden said her office does the best way to distribute The vehicle/vessel titling
]have available personnel staff hours while best sew- and renewal department
]~dequatelv carry out all ing the public would be to handles titles for all motor
lldated services, while keep the titling department vehicles and small boats.
ands! keeping the titling open in the afternoons, Motor vehicle registration
and licensing, handled by
"when most people get out,"
t evi:rtment open full time.
tit is'~. Particular, saidshe said. Department of Driver
mn ~Sden, one nlandated Said commissioner Don Licensing, is not affected by
ev s~°rtsihility her office had Struck, for three vears the the change.
" nggled to keep up with is county has tried ~to resist -- Sam Lowry
Street) has sold "probably between 700 and
800" of its "magic scarves," since stocking
the $m items last summer, according to pro-
prietor dance Baze.
Made of soft strands of polyester, the long,
flexible, fluffy-light scarves can be turned
inside out, folded and wrapped in a dozen
different ways, from traditional scarf to hat
to hand-warmer. Baze said the scarves have
been so popular because she's selling them at
prices lower than urban boutiques, and
because of their near-universal style appeal.
"One lady came in and she's got daughters
and daughters-in-law," said Baze. "So she
., fo
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broadband to rural Sherman County, in
Oregon, but since that will involve siting tow-
ers along the Columbia ridge in Klickitat
County, Adams hopes to bring it here, too.
The problem is finding affordable sites.
Adams said that SawNet may be a for-profit
company, but can't afford the inflated lease
rates that became the norm during last
decade's teleeom boom. "We may turn a prof-
it in a decade," said Adams.
New-look General Store -
Dinnerware, plumbing supplies and big
hardware items are gone. So are furniture,
appliances, and the second-hand corner. But
when the 98 Cent Store's marriage with the
General Store on Main Street in
Goldendale is complete - probably next week
- office supplies, housewares, gadgets, and
electronic acessories will still be sold there.
Customers will also find a shiny, freshly-
painted gray floor and a thorough rearrange-
ment of space, featuring wider aisles than
before, that co-owner Erick Ruthardt
thinks people will appreciate. Said Ruthardt
of the store's new feel, "Less cramped."
Hospital committee delayed, but coming together
A healing time, Kliekitat Their first step was to re~n- Carver said he expects the
Valley Hospital (KVH) board vene a committee first brought group's inaugural meeting will
chair Dennis Carver calls it. together in 20o0 to help with be held in mid-Febrnary.
When the board convenes a the same project, in its earlier Meanwhile, he and fellow
citizens' committee next month version, board members Eric Keller and
to discuss the best way to fund The original committee's Wayne ClatLssen have been con-
and build an acute care wing for work had led to successful pas- tacting members of the former
the hospital in Goldendale, sage of a $6 million leD' to fund committee.
Carver said he looks forward to the project. The new committee '"l%ose who are still around
the feeling of "getting the show must consider the best way to are ready to go," said Carver. A
back on the road." deal with a price tag that is now few have moved or are other-
Plans for the wing have been about $m million, wise unable to participate, he
delayed for several years, due to The committee's inaugural said.
a former architect's miscalcula- meeting was scheduled for this Russell and Alice Bartoo,
tions and recent problems with week, but according to Carver it Goldendale residents who have
a failed contract, was postponed "because we got attended several KVH board
Once those problems were a little bit ahead of our archi- meetings due to concerns about
resolved, and current architects tect." The board wants to be the new wing, have said they
Peterson Kolberg Associates of sure the archit~ have fitly will join the group.
Portland were near to finishing briefed the new hospital admin- Carver said he hopes for
revised plans based on the for- istrator, Keith Mesmer, mad his about 25 participants. "It's a
mer architects' work, the board colleagues at Brim Healthcare, public hospital," he said. "We
decided to ask the community the hospital's interim manage- want representation."
for direction, ment company. -- Sam Lowry
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