The Olympian from Olympia, Washington • 9

Tuesday August 20 1985 The Olympian Section Obltuarles2B Police Reports2B Local Superfund plans would shift burden to state fund program to replace the $16 billion program that expires Oct 1 The various funding amounts on the table include: the Reagan administration $53 billion the Senate $73 billion and the House $101 billion Potential revenue sources include taxes on crude oil chemicals and waste materials and general funds The $101 billion Superfund bill which has cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee is receiving the most attention of environmentalists who claim it is seriously flawed The bill allows the US Environmental Protection Agency to work at its own pace without establishing deadlines for a specific cleanup job said Doris Cellarius of Olympia the state toxic waste coordinator for the Sierra Club Under the House bill EPA would not be required to use the latest technology such as high temperature incinerators in disposing of hazardous wastes Cellarius added "It doesn't do any good if you send the hazardous waste to a leaky landfill or wait six years to clean it Cellarius said Sea Superfund page 2B ous waste program manager for the Ecology Department For instance she said the state's 10 percent share of the initial cleanup cost is expected to increase Washington ranks 1 0th among all states with 13 Superfund sites and 10 others pending according to Ecology Department statistics "We have another 10 to 13 sites working on on a daily Brothers said number is not going to go down expecting another 10 to 12 sites a year to be Meanwhile Congress is struggling with a funding plan for a new five-year Super DOE official says costs would rise for cleanup By John Dodge Olympian staff writer The role in cleaning up toxic waste dumps will grow under any of the plans Congress is considering to renew the federal Superfund program a top state Department of Ecology official says of the proposals being looked at by Congress will spread more burden to the said Lynda Brothers hazard Bankruptcy hurt Bigelow Park trees to be axed By Andy Norstadt Olympian staff writer Almost half of the 1 18 trees in Bigelow Park will be removed later this year as part of a major park rehabilitation project The trees all large Douglas firs will be cut to open up the park according Jane Boubel city Parks and Recreation director Portions of Bigelow Park at Bigelow Avenue and Tullis Street are so shaded it is difficult to maintain the lawn she said "This is a neighborhood park There is no need for it to be a like Priest Point Park north of Olympia Boubel said "The key force here is to have an active park that the neighborhood can The city will use about $30000 in federal Housing and Urban Development block grant money to make improvements at the two-acre park located at the corner of Tullis Street and Bigelow Avenue Boubel said the money will be used to remove the trees install new playground equipment purchase picnic tables and barbeque pits and construct a barrier along the park perimeter to keep motorists off the lawn Most of the trees to be removed are either split crotched or broken "They are damaged trees We want the public to be aware of what we are doing so they caught by she said A contractor will be chosen by the city later this summer to remove 38 firs Boubel said 60 trees will remain including a number of Douglas firs along with alders cherry trees dogwoods and ma-dronas The project has received the approval of the Park Advisory Board and two neighborhood associations Eric Bailey president of the Bigelow Neighborhood Association said his group is backing the rehabilitation plan as a way to make the park better suited for families He said Bigelow Park now is a dark and not very attractive spot for visitors Another neighbor Doris Ross has lived within a block of the park for 33 years and testified at a public hearing that she backs the move to cut the trees just not that busy a park she said Removing some of the trees make it lot more fun to be up The trees will be removed in September and Boubel said she expects the rehabilitation project to be completed by the end of November Accused rapist turns himself in An escaped inmate from A Beginning Alliance accused of raping an employee of the work release program turned himself in after more than a month in hiding Michael Millage 33 surrendered to A Beginning Alliance officials Monday and was taken to Olympia Police Department He was in Thurston County'jail this morning on warrants charging him with third-degree rape and willful failure to return to work release Bail was set at S3 000 escape July 1 1 led to security changes at the west side halfway house including more stringent checkout requirements for inmates Several weeks after the escape the Thurston County Superior Court issued a warrant for Millage charging him with third-degree rape A new female employee of the work release program told police Millage raped her when she was working a shift alone Fort Lewis blaze probed Fort Lewis fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a brush fire that destroyed about 40 acres of military reservation and privately-owned land The blaze began in a brushy area at Rocky Ridge near the eastern border of the fort All eight brush fire fighter units 16 people from the fort were sent to the fire which burned from 1 1 am to 3 pm according to Capt John Driggers spokesman at the fort Before the fire was contained it charred about five acres of privately-owned land southeast of Loveland and -Elk Plain east of Highway 307 Driggers said Four families were alerted they could be forced to evacuate their homes but evacuation necessary according to Skip Simmons Pierce County Fire District 7 Chief No injuries were reported No charge necessary The Capitol Repertory Theater will present their Shakespearian Ball free Wednesday night instead of charging S20 per ticket Shakespeare Festival spokesman Reed McColm said they have had such a good response from Southwest Washington audiences theater members are able to drop the admission charge to the ball McColm said the ball was going to be the major fund-raiser but audiences have packed the theater during last performances of "Twelfth and put aside fund-raising plans for now The theater holds 800 patrons Ticket prices for "Twelfth range from $450 to $12 McColm said tickets already purchased for the dance will be refunded The ball begins at 8 pm Aug 21 at Sylvester Park Autopsy reveals fight SHELTON The suspect in a Saturday night shooting death at a Tahuya area home is still being held in Mason County Jail without bail today following an autopsy which shows a fight preceded the firing of a pistol shot into the head authorities said Mari Deer died about 12:23 am Sunday at St Joseph Hospital and the man she lived with Bruce Churchman 29 was taken into custody for the investigation of homicide No charges have been filed yet in the case Mason County Prosecutor Gary Burleson said An autopsy was performed in Tacoma Monday by Pierce County Medical Examiner Emmanuel Lascina MD a Mason County Department spokesman said "The autopsy revealed that she had multiple bruises all over her body and a single gunshot wound to the head It was determined to be a 22 caliber Chief Criminal Deputy Bob Shepherd said Churchman told local authorities he and the victim had lived together about three years The shooting said Shepherd to be the outcome of domestic Search on for companion Pierce County detectives are searching for the girlfriend of a man who was found shot to death last week near the Pierce County town of Roy The Pierce County Medical staff identified the body as that of 27-year-old Stephen Harkins Tacoma He was shot in the head on Aug 1 1 according to spokeswoman for the medical examiner The body was discovered last Wednesday Detectives are searching for Ruth Cooper a woman described in her 40s She and Harkins had been dating for three years according Capt Mark French French said he fears she might have fallen victim of foul play From staff wire reports air service From staff wire reports The bankruptcy filing by Cascade Airways Inc for protection from its creditors will not affect air service to Olympia Keith Richmond Olympia station manager for Cascade said today Milton Kuolt president of Seattle-based Horizon Air Industries Inc added that the bankruptcy action Monday probably won't affect the planned sale of most of Cascade's stock to Horizon While Kuolt said he plans to continue two daily round-trip flights between Olympia and Pasco after the sale goes through but he added "What I want to make damn sure of is that people are going to use the service going to have to do a lot of work at Olympia to keep that service in he said This morning Kuolt at first referred to the bankruptcy filing as a "non-event" Later he said that it is possible that Cascade's bankruptcy agreement when it is worked out could protect Horizon from assuming some of debt Horizon plans to buy 82 percent of Cascade stock At another point however he insisted that Horizon will not assume any Cascade debt Cascade based in Spokane lists assets of $23 million and liabilities of $38 million Filing in US Bankruptcy Court Monday Cascade said its cash flow has been adequate to meet its operating costs but not its debts The airline can run its routes out of its cash flow Mark Nilson Cascade official explained The Spokane-based airline's directors voted Aug 9 to seek reorganization with a Chapter 1 1 filing under federal bankruptcy laws court papers show Cascade President Mark Chestnutt said Cascade will continue service and maintenance at the airports it serves "While we regret having to seek debt relief we believe that in the long run creditors the traveling public and Cascade employees will be better served by a reorganized Chestnutt said in a press release issued Monday night "With this financial restructuring and the future alliance with Horizon Air we look forward to a much brighter Under the planned sale Cascade would continue to operate its own airline but as a subsidiary of Horizon Horizon announced Aug 1 that it had agreed to buy 82 percent interest in the company from Cascade's majority shareholding for undisclosed terms "We saw that (filing for bankruptcy) as a possibility if things really got too according to Kuolt was caught a little bit by surprise by the timing I would have thought I would have got a call from somebody over Kuolt added in a telephone interview from his Seattle office He said he found out about the filing from a Spokane lawyer just want to see how they work out their he said Chestnutt said he believes the reorganization not affect the merger" Horizon was "considering financing part of their Kuolt said He say how much money Horizon might contribute but "I can tell you it be See Cascade page 2B Stew Bloom Tho Olympian Playtime: Two neighborhood children Katie Lopes 7 foreground and Tonna Ortiz 8 while away a summer afternoon at Bigelow Park The park at the corner of Tullis Street and Bigelow Avenue will undergo a major face lift later this year when crews remove 58 trees and Install new playground equipment lighting and picnic tables Search on for new county fairgrounds site have as few environmental constraints as possible Have sufficient police fire and emergency services Have the right price All offers must be in the Thurston County office by 5 pm Sept 27 Commissioners have set no specific time for making a decision on the land but will have a review committee evaluate all the sites and narrow the list to five Landerman Associates Inc the consulting firm hired to study the fair relocation will do a detailed analysis of the top five sites and submit a recommendation to commissioners Commissioners decided the site for an expanded fair and multi-use facility should be: At least 60 acres of useable area with fairly flat topography The shape of the site should not be restrictive Near major urban centers Have access by freeway highway or major boulevards and be visible from major roadways The site also should be served by airports railway and bus Have adequate electricity gas telephone water sewer and storm drainage services Be compatible to existing zoning and By Susan Zemek Olympian staff writer Thurston County commissioners are giving the green light to the search for a new fairgrounds site At their Monday meeting commissioners approved the list of requirements for a new site Now they are asking property owners to step forward and offer their land Commissioners hired a consultant last year to determine the feasibility of a larger fairgrounds That decision came after years of listening to fair organizers and fairgoers complain about severe parking problems and overcrowding on the current 275 acre site off Carpenter Road residents will appeal mobile home park plan Southwick Lake By Andy Norstadt Olympian staff writer Neighbors objecting to construction of a 65-unit mobile home park near both their homes and tiny Southwick Lake will take their concerns before the Lacey City Council Thursday The residents of the southwest Lacey neighborhood are appealing a hearings examiner decision allowing the RMM Corp to move ahead with construction of the park under certain conditions Those conditions include keeping all home lots outside the Southwick Lake property values will drop with the construction of the park They want a complete environmental impact statement prepared before any permits are issued Reducing the project density would help alleviate some of those problems as would requiring larger high quality mobile homes in the park Szymarek said The development also raises questions about the direction the city as a whole is taking regarding development he said The Southwick development apparently (Violates city zoning guidelines Szymarek added The neighbors however are still concerned about potential environmental damage that could be caused by the mobile home park Richard Szymarek who testified at the original hearing and is one of the neighbors bringing the appeal before the city council said the Southwick Lake residents opposed to development but want it to be a sound well-planned Szymarek and the other neighbors feel foot traffic from a large influx of new residents could disrupt animal and bird life along the lake They are also concerned shoreline maintaining a 200-foot natural buffer between the park and the lake and preventing all surface water run-off from reaching the lake Company owner Richard McKay testified at a July hearing that the development would be high quality and would include provisions designed to limit any kind of environmental damage The homes would be "pit securing them to the ground to give a more permanent appearance A six-foot high fence would parallel the property line along Ruddell Road and a chain link fence would be installed on two other sides 4s' mm.