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• nd in compl"
of Adjustment rules
regs do not apply
By SAM LOWRY
News Reporter
z comm]ssmners chambers were
evening for the Klickitat
of Adjustment's review of a
use permit for the Eddieville
which included both propo-
Opponents, listened as the board
south of Goldendale, owned
I)oubravsky, to be in compliance
|terms of a permit issued in 2003.
modified several of the condi-
)ted the racetrack from noise
and decided that future com-
would be handled not by them, but
Code-compliance officials.
in attendance filed out once it
clear that the opponents' central
-- that the permit was "based on
criterion" - had not persuaded
a
gravel
g vote called by chairman
the
3-1 ~
"no "This is not a populari-
ty contest."
-- Board of Adjustment
chairman Mike Smith
are
as condi-
Extensive Agriculture zone
located.
Williams-Cosner, who lives about
~aile from the track, told the board
number of events since
:~Vas first approved meant that it no
Ithe definition of an "incidental use."
to register complaints about
COvered by the conditions," Smith
not going to revisit the orig-
the commissioners made it
would not.
first presented information
intention that Eddieville has
With all conditions imposed, con-
ranging from noise and dust
insurance and supervision of
3ers.
who requested the
at a Board of Adjustment
April 5, pointed out areas
Doubravsky had not
- at least not as of the
discussed the impacts she and her
perceive the track has had
ranch operation, particular-
dust which, she said, have caused
plans" for agro-tourism and
their property's value.
not seeking to shut down
to equalize what has become
of property rights," said
who then described her
family's efforts at compromise: "We met and
proposed Saturday only, every other week-
end, and shorter hours - so there is a break
for us. We asked for a counter proposal;
there was no reply," she said.
Doubravsky responded, saying that
Williams-Cosner "came to me regarding noise
from the very beginning." He described his
efforts to seek out all neighbors' concerns, and
his feeling that Williams-Cosner repeatedly
changed hers. "I felt it was one thing after
another," he said. "I didn't try to accommo-
date after that."
Several other opponents spoke, but Smith
was not interested in hearing from
Doubravsky's supporters.
"This is not a popularity contest... [and]
we're not here to hear from people who say
he is in compliance."
In perhaps the evening's most significant
ruling, the board accepted what they said
was a Klickitat County Prosecutor's Office
opinion that noise regulations in effect for
Klickitat County exempt motor vehicles.
After discussing whether such an exemption
could be extended to racing vehicles, the
board decided it could, and eliminated a
condition regarding noise.
Mike Wynne, a
Vancouver land-
use attorney
attending at the
opponents' invi-
tation, asked,
"Are motor vehi-
cles excluded
[from considera-
~ tion]? They
shouldn't be."
Doubravsky said he worked hard to main-
tain decibel limits on vehicles racing at
Eddieville.
Before specifying which conditions would
be modified, the board discussed the matter of
"play-days." Board member Fred Wilkins
observed that these informal event-days were
not restricted under the original permit, but
that Doubravsky had begun charging for
them, moving away from what Wilkins con-
sidered to be their original intent.
Doubravsky pointed out that he had him-
self limited their number voluntarily, so that
the total number of event-days included
play days.
The board formalized the arrangement,
specifying that henceforth, the total number
of event days, including play days, may not
exceed 42 per year.
The board declined to specify that events
should take place on Saturdays or on alter-
nate weekends only; board member Sondra
Clark suggested that as it is, Eddieville's
schedule rarely includes more than two
events per month.
In addition to striking the noise restric-
tion and specifying that future cmplaints go
through code compliance, the board also
specified that enforcement regarding runoff
and dust are matters for the state depart-
ment of Ecology; that at events, Eddieville
must provide one portable toilet per 40 peo-
ple; and that Doubravsky must submit writ-
ten proof of compliance with county weed-
control regulations.
Dept.
County
(KCHD)
to be aware
that arise
is consumed in
oppor-
recreation and
when mixed
these activities
and even
Said a KCHD
consumption
situations
dangerous
to Dr.
'ace, M.D., a
of the
COuncil on
and Drug
Iac.
loss of inhibi-
to aggres-
judgment, and
Pamily
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CAN
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with choice
fried rice.
SPEc s7"
Steak with
urges
reckless movements in the
water while boating, swim-
ming and diving. It can cause
faulty coordination and dis-
orientation in the water,"
Pace wrote. Notably:
Drinking may be a factor in
80 percent of boating fatali-
ties;
Alcohol is involved in an
estimated 38 percent of
drowning deaths, up to 5o
percent for young males;
Up to 50 percent of diving
injury victims consume alco-
holic beverages.
For heavy drinkers, alcohol
consumption during the sum-
mer months can contribute to
heat prostration as well as
dehydration that can increase
chances of stroke, particularly
for individuals with high
blood pressure.
"With so much fun to be
had, why let alcohol put a
For the past several
weeks, the Klickitat County
Board of Commissioners
has been working out
details of a plan to desig-
nate three newspapers in
the county as "newspapers
of record," for legal purpos-
es.
Under the commission-
ers' plan, the White Salmon
Enterprise, the Goldendale
Sentinel, and the Kliekitat
County Monitor, published
in Lyle, would all receive
three-year contracts to pub-
lish legal and other notices
as required by the Revised
Code of Washington
(RCW), Chapter 36.72.
The board first discussed
the plan publicly at its June
22 meeting, having formal-
ly opened the bidding
process on April 7, as
required by the RCW, and
having received proposals
from all three newspapers.
One of the three papers
II •
lies in each of three com-
mission districts, repre-
sented by commissioners
Don Struck, Joan Frey and
Ray Thayer, respectively.
Last year, the commis-
sioners awarded a one-year
contract for publishing
legals to the Monitor. In
years prior to that, there
had been no contract with
any paper; the county had
generally published notices
in both The Sentinel and
The Enterprise, sometimes
in one or the other if the
topic was geographically
specific, according to Cris
McEwen, the commission-
ers' administrative assis-
tant.
In discussing this year's
legals contract, each com-
missioner was adamant, for
differing reasons, that
legals should be published
in the paper in their dis-
trict, McEwen said. The
proposal that legals should
be published in all three
papers was a compromise;
although .the total cost will
be more, the notices will
reach more residents, pro-
viding "the greatest circula-
tion to citizens of Klickitat
County," according to one
document.
Since the June
announcement, the com-
missioners' office and coun-
ty legal counsel have nego-
tiated details of the
arrangement with the
papers' publishers, none of
whom has indicated that
the arrangement is unac-
ceptable, according to
McEwen.
The RCW requires
awarding the legals con-
tract by July 1; due to delays
while details were being
negotiated, the commis-
sioners anticipate finalizing
the contract at a public
meeting on Tuesday, July
27.
Settlement approaches in CRGC lawsuit
Klickitat County is nearing a settlement in
a lawsuit brought by the Columbia River
Gorge Commission (CRGC).
Exact details are fuzzy as legal informa-
tion is exempt from public record until final-
ization, but there was a session between the
county commissioners, the prosecuting
attorney and an outside attorney retained
from Foster, Pepper and Shefelman's
Portland office last week on the issue.
The CRGC sued a few years ago because
Klickitat County adopted provisions less
restrictive than the CRGC management
plan, said Martha Bennett, director of
CRGC.
Klickitat Cotmty tried to zone smaIler "parcel
sizes" than allowed by the conunksa'on, Bennett
said. Another issue in the suit is that the county
wanted to use different guidelines than the com-
mission allows for "natural reso~."
Bennett said that the natural resources
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According to business man-
ager Kay Hill, the meeting will
be technical in nature and not
set up for detailed questions
from the public; but, she
added, "it's nice for people to
come and hear... We're hoping
that during the year there will
be topics that will interest peo-
ple enough to come."
Copies of the budget are
also available online, Hill
said.
Recently, the Goldendale
School District passed its
annual Washingtion state
summertime caution with alcohol
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issue might already have been solved.
Most of Dallesport lies within an urban
area and the Gorge Commission has no say
within those boundaries. "We're talking
about the west side," said Bennett. She said
areas close to the river are at the heart of the
dispute.
"It takes a long time; it's been over three
years," said Bennett, who could not elabo-
rate as the case is still in settlement talks.
Bennett said that the commission is con-
cerned for the scenery, natural and archeo-
logical resources of the area in question.
Tim O'Neill, Klickitat County Prosecutor,
said that the proposed settlement needs
some ironing out yet, "We would have to
amend the county code," governing minimal
parcel size, said O'Neill.
O'Neill said that the case may settle in the
next few months.
-- Greg Skinner
J.G. Wentworth means
audit with customary flying
colors.
There was one "finding"
regarding a federal no-child-
left-behind account, accord-
ing to Hill. "Staff develop-
ment money was not charged
to the right account." The
oversight was easily correct-
ed, she said.
Phillips called the state
audits "a helpful process, a
way to make sure we follow
rules and regulations. If there
is a problem, they're helpful
in helping you solve it."
In a visit to The Sentinel,
Phillips reflected on
Initiative 884, a proposal on
the November ballot to raise
$1 billion for schools through
a sales-tax increase.
"Funding is essential; it
has to come from some-
where... All teachers deserve
a decent wage for what they
do. Washington does better
than many states, [still] the
profession can't attract the
best and the brightest. It's
time to try to turn that
around. The sales tax is one
way."
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