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IE ©SMALLTOWNPAPERS, INC. ALL CONTENT COPYRIGHTED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. 14, 2004 PAGE 3 a golden ,VI County lissioner BURKHARDT Sentinel )aradise may its way to ¢'. Regional Disposal of the regional site in Roosevelt, to finalizing an bring trash from Hawaii. where the state's Honolulu, is to Klickitat Don has been a proposal to to Roosevelt for the past year "They can do that dispose island," Stuck ~they have a major with no suit- and no place to Struck said the a trial run, as early as this be general house- he said. "If there is nothing hazardous, we'd welcome the trash stream. There is no contract yet, but Rabanco and the county of Oahu are talking, and the marketing arm of Rabanco is in Oahu right now." The garbage would be barged directly to the landfill site via the Columbia River. "It goes directly' from the port in Oahu to Roosevelt," he said. Struck added that there is an existing barge offloading facility at Roosevelt that could handle the operation. With the county getting $3 per ton to host the trash, the preliminary estimate is that the deal would bring $3ooo,ooo a year to the county. "We expect lOO,OOO tons a year to begin," Struck said. Struck pointed out that new technologies in handling the trash are geared to not only kill potential pests, but also serve to make handling the garbage more efficient. "There is new technology to compact and shrink-wrap the trash and ship it in bales," he explained. "The Department of Agriculture needs to make sure no pests come over to the mainland, so they bale and wrap the material, and it sits in a warehouse until they are File photo Heavy equipment compacts refuse in an "open cell," in a photo taken at the Rabanco regional landfill this summer. convinced there is nothing liv- ing in the bales due to the heat and lack of oxygen. It's stack- able, like hay bales. It's odor- less even, and the way' they wrap it and compact it is the cleanest way of disposing it." The Roosevelt facility, which opened in January 1991, takes in garbage from several sites, including some exotic ones. Existing contracts include taking in dredge spoils from Puget Sound ports (which come via barge); con- struction materials from Alaska; general trash from Antarctica; and municipal trash from Snohomish County, King county, and Spokane County. Most of the tonnage comes to Roosevelt by rail. Currently, the Rabanco operation employs about 2oo. It was not clear whether the possible deal with Hawaii would create additional employment. Struck expressed enthusi- asm for the potential new source of revenue for Kliekitat County. "This is a golden opportuni- ty," Struck said. "it solves a major problem for the folks in Hawaii, and I think it's a good fit for us." CountyProsecuting the following Superior Court on a Cooley, 39, of White ,milty to one count of first- cruelty, a Class C felony, and ~isdemeanor (see story, page 1. Edwin Carman, 37, of Pleaded guilty to third-degree and will serve eight pay $1,195 in fines restitution to be deter- is subject to sentencing under the Special Sexual requiring below the age as a sex offender. Mtmoz, 24, of Bingen, of a controlled was sentenced to 3o plus 12 months eommu- nity custody, and must undergo evaluation and possible treatment for substance abuse and pay $1,96o in fees and costs. Keith Macklin Spencer, 45, of Goldendale, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (more than 4o grams of marijuana), received 6o days with 3o converted to community restitu- tion plus 12 months community custody, and was ordered to undergo evaluation and possible treatment for substance abuse and pay $2,51o. James Michad Maher, 58, of Hood River, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted assault, received 365 days. with 335 suspended and 16 converted to work crew plus 12 months probation, was ordered to undergo evaluation and possible- treatment for alcohol abuse and must pay $86o plus xdctfln restitution. Rick Wayne Jaggers, 38, of Goldendale, pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted assault, received 365 days with 335 suspended and the balance converted to work crew, plus m months probation, was ordered to tmdergo evaluation and possible treatment for alcohol abuse and to have no contact with the victim, and must pay, $860 plus victim restitution. Daniel Ray Smith, 40, of White Salmon, pleaded guilty to harassment-domestic violence, received 365 day's with 335 suspended plus 12 months probation, was ordered to have no contact with the victim and must pay $1,mo plus victim restitution. Franklin Wayne Carlyle, 24, of Bingen, pleaded guilty to obstructing a law enforcement officer, received 365 days with 315 suspended plus 12 months probation, and was ordered to have no contact with the victim and pay $805 plus vidim restitntion. Information regarding Superior Court convictions may be found at www.kliekitat- county.org/prosecutor or in the office of the Clerk of Court. By SAM LOWRY News Reporter Starting right now - Tuesday at 7 p.m. to be precise (6 p.m. for those who like spaghetti) - the City of Goldendale will begin its most thorough and in-depth round of community planning in sev- eral years. On Tuesday, in a public meeting at the Goldendale Grange, the city and the Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce will ask the citizen- ry: "What are our best bets for attracting tourist dollars?" Then in November the city will ask, "What are priority projects for the next several years?" going beyond tourism to consider everything from infrastructure to industry to schools. With the help of two com- munity planning professionals already on board - Lisa McCrummen from Seattle and Paul Koch from the Portland area - the city will solicit input and direction from the entire populace, then put in place both a tourism strategic plan (TSP) and a community action plan (CAP). The city wants to spend tourism dollars where people think it should, and that makes the TSP a first priority, accord- ing to Mayor Mark Sigfrinius. "Completion of the tourism plan will bring quicker com- munity support," Sigfrinius said. "And it will bring in dol- lars more quickly than the CAP, which is more of a five- year plan." The tourism plan might be done by the end of the year, according to Larry Bellamy, Goldendale city administrator. By early 2oo5 the city wants to hire an events coordinator using proceeds from the recently increased city hotel- motel tax; the TSP will serve as the coordinator's marching orders. Also moving quickly, to Bellamy's and others' delight, is the newly formed Downtown [e Merchants' Association which will host its first Downtown Goldendale Thursday of the holiday season next week on Oct. 21, with stores open until 8 p.m. (see Biz Buzz, page 16). "How do the merchants' group and the Chamber and the events promoter all fit together?" Sigfrinius asked. That will evolve as the work proceeds, he believes; the city will stay flexible. Tuesday's meeting will be facilitated by McCrummen, whose firm CreafiveThink was hired by the city to create the TSP. McCrummen was chosen in part for her familiarity with Klickitat County, resulting from her work with the county economic development depart- ment. MeCrummen met with the city's economic development committee late last month to start work on the TSP. "I like problem solving," she said. "There are a lot of smart people in Goldendale." A key, she and Bellamy both said, will be prioritizing. "We can't do everything. What can be sustainable and what can we build on?" MeCrummen said she also plans to bring to the table her research on rural development and tourism ideas that have worked in other places. "Over the last 1o years a lot of the Midwest farming and ranching communities have tried things," McCrummen said; she believes it is impor- tant to have "a base, something the town is known for." Koch, whose project with the city will move to the forefront next month, said he has worked with municipal gov- ernments for 40 years. "If I do my job, it's like a Chinese fire drill. Out of chaos comes the community's desires that elected officials can then deal with," he said. Koch insists that towns think long term. The work is an investment, he believes. You don't see results overnight; you do it little by little. N lb EF lb 14% OR LESS FAT lb St. Louis Ribs........$2.99 lb Oysters in the shell............... Flank Steak.......... $5.99 lb. Center Cut Pork Steak.......... Fresh WA. 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