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USE SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. PAGE 14 JULY HOUSING from page Z and Harris Orchards, the num- ber goes as high as 1,2oo employed during the peak sea- son. "It's heavily oriented to the Mercer carrot crop," said Peck. The residents of Pueblo del Rio are expected to come from the Yakima Vall~. Many of the agriculture work- ers in the east end drive daily from the valley, said Peck. He said that a few families would ground the development, moving in first. "About two days after school starts the rest will come," said Peck. He expects word of mouth in the workers' community to spread news of a great school just across the street. Peck also notes the river view. FiReen of the 20 units are set aside for "agricultural workers," four units are held for any qual- ified low- to moderate-irieome family and one apartment is held for the on-site manager, said Peters. Rent for the units, according to CCHC, starts at $365 for a two-bedroom and $425 for the three-bedroom units. RACE TRACK from page I Willows, Calif. "When I first came to Goldendale, I thought, 'It's just like Willows', rural and agricultural." Seven miles outside of Willows, near Sacramento, is where the San Francisco SCCA chapter built Thunder Hill in the early '9os. It appears there have been few, if any, noise complaints. According to Daniel Obermeyer, planning director for Glenn County where Willows lies, that is because Thunder Hill was built in a small depression and is com- pletely surrounded by ranch land. "The land was part of a larger ranch and a hunting club for pheasants.., not much noise gets out," Obermeyer said. Thunder Hill also provides operational and business models for the track that SCCA has in mind for Goldendale, according to Zurschmeide. That is significant for noise impact, Obermeyer pointed out. "The vehicles are not real loud. They ore mostly street- legal vehicles," he said. Zurschmeide said that the club's participants are ama- teur racers. "People think about Daytona and Sebring. We're not like that, not a cir- cle track, but a road track, and we want to attract partic- ipants. They pay the fees. It's not the big-money thing; it's amateurs coming to pursue their passion." Zurschmeide said that the standard the Goldendale track will follow is xo3 deci- bels (db) measured 5o feet from the track side. "We make less noise than a freeway or city buses," he claimed. One reason Goldendale is attractive is its good weather, and SCCA's business plan intends to utilize that advan- tage fully. "We will operate most days during the week.., any time when the weather is good," Zursehmeide said. That means, potentially, seven days a week, 3oo days a year. Most clays at PIR, he added, there are about 1o cars. "At one of our races, if lOO spec- tators come, we are happy." In addition to club mem- bers participating in races, hoped-for track users include The Sports Car Club of America, Oregon Region, is proposing a track other clubs, motorcycle rac- ers, law enforcement agencies that use such tracks for exer- cises, and automobile manu- facturers, which do "ride- and-drives" for their sales people to see what new cars can do. "There's a big market in the Northwest for that," said Zurschmeide. CITY, COUNTY SUPPORTIVE Goldendale Mayor Mark Sigfrinius is anxious to see the track succeed, primarily for the economic boost he sees it offering. "They have never put in an SCCA track that failed," Sigfrinius said. Meanwhile, it is a foregone conclusion, due to the track's location, that permitting will be handled through Klickitat County. The county's Economic Development Director, Dana Peck, and Planning Director Curt Dreyer met with SCCA offi- cers about a month ago to dis- cuss the matter, according to Sigfrinius. "They will have to go through certain steps - a SEPA [State Environmeotal Policy Act] checklist, a public hearing for a rezone," Sigfrinius said. Regarding noise regula- tions, Peck said his under- standing was that the coun- ty's noise ordinance may need to be rewritten first. "It is still not tied to the state's quanti- tative measures. It is subjec- tive." Protecting neighbors, Peck added, is "job one.., what do we need to do to protect the neighbors and still get the stuff in the ground?" Sigfrinius said that Zurschmeide recently wrote an article about Klickitat County in SCCA's magazine, The Loud Pedal, and he reit- erated that they are set on locating here. "The next step is a formal offer [on the land].., their goal is to be building by summer 2005. They have to find financing," Sigfrinius said. Zurschmeide confirmed the interest, but added, "We'll do nothing until we know we have the means... We're mak- ing the case it can be prof- itable, and we want the [busi- ness], plan absolutely nailed down before asking for money." IRONIC LESSON Ellmyer mentions a hugely ironic twist that ultimately brought him and his PIR rivals together a years ago, and into the speeding race car said, scared the lights out of him. As it something even noisier that fought together, ed: an outdoor proposed Microsoft's "Amphitheater Ellmyer called it. first time that car and neighbors same side The lesson which may be tive for something like along is a state "As a result relations over ater, the car an extra effort tiers," E11myer Despite this Ellmyer is dead noise. Along remote location, for Goldendale is "I am pretty doing it right paying costs up vents all the calls that city get... You'll save huge amount of TRAIL from page 1 nificantly affect the wild and scenic river (i.e., native American dip-net fishery, anadromous and resident fish, hydrology, and geology). Trail managers will continue work- ing with the Yakama Tribal government to mitigate any effects of increased public trail use on native fishing and spiri- tual values; Determining that the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area has the authority to work in partnership with Washington State Parks & Recreation, the owner of the railbanked corridor, to plan and manage the trail on the old railroad bed; Finding that potential affects of future developments and management actions by the Forest Service on the state- owned trail were adequately disclosed, and that the plan- ning process adequately involved the concerned public. "I concur with the finding of'no significant impact' ... and agree that the proposed trail project is not a major federal action that would require preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement," Goodman wrote. Finding that the concerns voiced by the various parties have been adequately addressed, including the issue related to a survey of the trail right of way, which is the responsibility of Washington State Parks & Recreation. Goodman pointed out that State Parks has offered to "perform engineering surveys if a private CHAMBER from page 1 the county's Economic Development Department. Mosbrucker told The Sentinel that she had not been paid in three months. Tensions evidently came to a head during the rock crawl. An event sponsor from out of state wrote a letter to the Chamber board describing a confrontation at the event site involving herself, Mosbrucker and Goodrich. Ireland, the Chamber's vice president, declined to give further details about any other pending board actions related to the situation, calling it an employer-employee matter. - Sam I.,oun'y f June 29th! Jeanne Cummings Dr. Lyle Ferch, D.D.S. Office: 617 E. Collins Drive, Goldendale • 773-5545 Hours: Mon. - Wed. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thurs., 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. We welcome new patients! J landowner provides evidence of a conflict between the right of way and private lands." Klickitat County Commissioner Don Struck said he was not surprised by the regional forester's decision regarding the trail. "It's what we expected," Smack said. "We were encour- aged they noted that State Parks will assist local folks with surveys and actual delineation of where the trail is on private for the county Commissioners. "We made our ease for the protection of private property concerns," Struck explained. "It's incumbent on them to do everything they can to make it • as even a transition as possible." Bob Hansen, president of the Klickitat Trail Conservancy -- a non-profit organization created to support the trail -- was gratified to hear of Goodman's decision. "It shows they were trying to do everything they could to address everybody's concerns. They were very deliberate in their approach," said Hansen, who lives in Lyle. Hansen added that there seems to be decreasing contro- versy regarding the trail as time goes on. "It seems to me the trail is pretty well accepted now," he explained. property. It sounds like they are willing to do that. They also KLCK A.Mvl400. 773-3300 identified the need for sanitary : 9a:i services and law enforcement, and being mindful of open range issues." Struck said protecting the rights of those property owners who live along the trail was always the primary motivation ipate the issue again. ities," Struck said. * quiets down, Or/e can get along, The opening improvements to expected to are released by t ernment in July 1 & 2: Hotline! Call July 5: Holiday, no show. July 6: Greater Goldendale Are~'Chamber July 7: Extension Service, Learning Jodi & Katelyn Tree Ripened Fruit New crop Cherries are here! Also fresh local Jams & Jellies. fl 89 Maryhi]l Hwy 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. all week! 1 mile east of the Travel Information Center next to Sam Hill Bridge (509) 773-4698 THE RUFUS COMMUNITY' PROUDLY PRESENTS AN OLD FASHIONED 4TH OF J1 ~o:3o a,m, - Festivities kick 4th of July Parade Noon - Auto Show Games, Food, and fun for kids & 1~.:3o p.m.- Raffle Drawings z:3o p.m. - Car show troF 5:oo p.m.- Grand prize raffle drawing 1979 Datsun 28oZX Barbeque & Beer Garden Music by Don and Sandy Peterson • Approximately lo:oo p.m. Please do not bring your own fireworks Thank you to the 50+ other sponsOrs' be listed on billboards at the COME JOIN US FOR AN EVENIN6 OF FOOD.