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ALBANY (OR DEMOCRAT-HERALD, SATURDAY. JULY 17. 1993 3 ALBANYMID-VALLEY Pair ssslc repeal of Couple may win change in definition 5 r'; city itate 4 -1 Vf If MM -1 i A trip to the state Capitol to contest tai Charon that will affect their itraw-baling operation may have paid off fur Wally and Mary Eichler, Mr. EicfJer testified before the Senate Apiculture and Resource Committee Friday to try to change the itate'i definition of farmland, which does not Include the couple i practice of itoring straw haled from other farmer' land. If a portion of their 19-aere property teeth of Albany is not considered farm use" property, the Corvalhi couple would have to pay higher property taxes oo the affected 4 75 acres Their ttory a featured Thursday In the Albany Democrat Herald.

After hearing testimony from Mr. Etchkr and other, the Senate committee Is considering an amendment to the "farm use" definition that would Include "any land used for storage of agricultural products that would otherw ise be deposed of through open field burning or propane flaming The committee will decide whether to pass the amendment along to the full senate, but in the meantime, higher up may step a on the Eichlm' behalf. When the got home from testifying Friday. Mrs Eichler said she received message from the secretary ho arrange appointments with Gov. Barbara Roberts.

Digging deeper on Columbus Workers from Walt'i Concrete of Springfield wert digging down Aug. 1, with paving and sidewalks to bo installed by Sept. 1 Con- into the roadbed of Columbus Street this week to lower the grade struction of this portion of the Waverty Drive extension, which 1 foot, said Jeff Woodward, a city engineer. Dirt from the project started at 36th Avenue last year, was delayed until the end of May is being piled onto property to the west of Columbus to be used because of rain. The cost of the Columbus portion of the project for fill.

Preparation for paving is expected to be completed by is about II million, Woodward ukJ eFazio: Russian metal sales hurt Oremet Halsoy council By CATHY MADDUX Albany Democrat Herald JEFFERSON Two Jefferson residents ho oppose the city council'1 recent approval of new water and sewer rates are seeking a referendum to repeal the increases. Jan Thompson and Gloria Atchison Mid they have picked up petition papers from the city, where they were told they need to collect 51 signatures by Aug 7 to place the measure on the Nov. 2 ballot. "We want to put this on the ballot because we don't want to pav such hefty Increases." Atchison said. "People don't mind paying more, but we don't want to pay this much." The two have yd to work out the wording of the proposed ballot title, she said.

And a decision will be made later nether to seek a second referendum to set new rates. Last month, the council voted I to approve new water and sew er rates that were recommended by the city administrator and the council's finance committee. Voting in favor of the increases were Tobie Davie, Edna Campeau and Dan Wilson. Lynn DeS-pain voted against the Increase. DeSpam presented a plan of his own at the meeting asking for bigger increase the first year for sewer rates and requiring that 80 percent of the money collected go to capital Improvements with the remainder going to administration.

City Administrator Mark Gervasi said. I'nder the new rate structure that goes into effect Aug sewer rates will climb S3 percent the first year Water rates will go up a total of 22 percent. Gervasi said the increases are needed to meet operating expeascs and to build up pool of money to make improvements to the ater and sewer systems and to replace aging equipment. Current sewer rates are 110 75 a month for all users. The increase will raise rates to $16 tt per month and then yearly increases of tl 15 per month to July 1996, until the rate reaches 122.21.

The first year Increase would raise an additional bs.OQO in revenue, Gervasi said This year's sewer budget is $181,038, with a projected $18,000 shortfall. The water rate will remain at $6.50 for the first 2,500 gallons a month used but would increase 22 cents to $1 per 1,000 gallons for 2.500 to 10,000 gallons a month. Two additional rate tiers were established: $1.25 for every 1.000 gallons used between 10,000 and 30,000 gallons; and $1.50 per 1,000 gallons for over 30,000 gallons. The average homeowner's bill would Jump from $12 35 per month to $11 a month, Gervasi said. votes to opposo Congressman Peter DeFazio say Russians have hurt Oregon Metallurgical Corp of Albany and other American DeFazio laid that in particular, Russian sales of aluminum had oVpressed the price of that metal, indrectfy causing the Bonneville Power Administration to charge higher power rates in the Northwest He said the EPA bases Its rates to Northwest aluminum makers on the world pnee of the metal.

"Record low atumimum prices have forced BPA to shift more of its costs to other ratepayers, particularly to families and local businesses," DeFazio said In a press release. The congressman said titanium maker including Oremet In Albany "have also felt the pressure of legal and illegal Russian metals tales" Russia and the other former Soviet republics face a "punitive tariff of nearly percent oo tome titanium products. But DeFazio said, "Both smugglers and the state have found way to let their product into the United States." He said there were documented reports of Russians scratching titanium plate and telling it as scrap to avoid the tariff. DeFazio and the other House member urged Clinton to take the metals industry into account when the United States tries to help Russia develop as a democracy DrFazio's district includes Albany and alv) fugli County, uhere Glen-brook Nickel smelter was forced to shut down in May because of low prices, laying off 300. In his statement he said.

"The next time President Clinton's got his arm around Boris Yeltsin, he should hisper in Yeltsin's ear that can't be much help to Russia if our industrial comple is shot." DeFazio and the other made no specific suggestions but said Clinton should keep the metals industry in mind and take steps to "address" the issue. American producer by telling metals at low prices. DeFazio, D-4th District, and other congressmen Friday signed a letter to President Clinton, charging that Russia was flooding the world market with metals to 1 A Peter DeFazio the detriment of Clinton trco plan IIALSEY The mayor and city council here have gone on record opposing EYrsidwit Clinton's forest plan They fear it could force the closure of the nearby James River Corp. paper and Pope 4 Talbot pulp mills with their combined (10 jobs. A resolution against the forest plan won the support of the four members present Phyllis Crothers, Barbara Fee, Blanche Beamon and Terry Smith at Thurtday'i council session, recorder Doug Fairgrieve reported.

Mayor Arthur D. Chase signed the resolution. "We're concerned about the Pope and Talbot and James River mills," Fairgrieve said Friday. Opponents of the plan say that by allowing an average annual cut on Northwest federal forests of only Li billion board feet of timber, the plan would reduce the supply of wood chips and force the closure of some plants in the paper Industry. The council resolution said, "Due to the large percentage of our citizens who are employed In the wood products industry, and the effect of this plan on the three pulp mills and 10-20 sawmills and or plywood plants that will have to close due to this decision, we feel the resulting loss of 85,000 jobs in the Pacific Northwest is too high a price to pay." Driver sentenced to prison for traffic death in the accident.

He has no recollection of what happened, except what other people have told him, his lawyer, Joe Bispham, said. Whaley was indicted by a linn County grand jury after he recovered. He pleaded no contest in May. In Linn County Circuit Court Wednesday, Judge James C. Goode sentenced Whaley to prison and ordered him to pay $2,628 in restitution to Williams' family when he is paroled and gets a job.

The money will cover half of the family's cost for Williams' ambulance bill, funeral and headstone, and the full cost of an unpaid hospital bill, time that his mother missed work, and counseling for bis sister, Deputy District Attorney John Haroldson said. The defendant was also ordered to reimburse the state for legal and court costs. Haroldson said Whaley had been drinking the day of the accident. He had driven to the home of Williams' girlfriend, Leondra Deffenbaugh, in Sweet Home because Deffenbaugh was considering buying the Camaro. Whaley took Deffenbaugh and Williams out into By MARILYN MONTGOMERY Albany Democrat-Herald Dennis Wayne Whaley of Sweet Home has been sentenced to 34 months in prison on a charge of first-degree manslaughter.

Whaley, 28, was the driver in a single-car accident on Ames Creek Drive east of Sweet Home last Oct. 4. A passenger in the back seat, Richard Thomas Williams, 19, died when the Chevrolet Camaro went off a curve, struck a tree Whaley himself was critically injured the country so tMfenbaugh could test drive the car, but he stayed behind the wheel longer than expected. Deffenbaugh had been concerned about Whaley driving on the curves on Ames Creek Drive just before the crash, Haroldson said. Whaley 's family and Williams' family were in court for the sentencing but did not speak.

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