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SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. r15, 2004 PAGE 3 • 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 [VING ESE & CAN ODi s4 . 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 SCHOOL from page 1 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 chill on your summer?" said KCHD's announcement. 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"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." Hearing Loss? You may qualify for benefits through Washington State Labor & Industry. Please call for a free consultation 541-386-1666 The family of Scott Wiidanen wishes to thank everyone for their prayers, cards, food, flowers, and the luncheon provided by the ladies of the Centerville Grange. ~ Neil & Patty Wiidanen Columbia Laser Skin Center 'Botox Collagen Replacement jX~crodermabrasion Chemical Peels Laser Hair Removal Sclerotherapy Spray on Tan Facial Vein Treatment Skin Care Products 541-386-5066 Call for a Complimentary Consultation 1100 E. 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