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, utilities and environmental aspects, according to Tribal Engineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb. “This is the initial phase of redevelopment work at Tumwata Village,” he said during a Legislative Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 27. According to its website, David Evans and Associates includes engineers, surveyors, planners, hydrographers, landscape architects and natural resources scientists who are, “working together to improve the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship …

approval of a waterway structure registration application from the Department of State Lands in August. The fishing platform is expected to be completed by Friday, Oct. 26 PGE filed an Oct. 12 intent to appeal with the state Land Use Board of Appeals. In it, the utility company is objecting to West Linn’s decision not to regulate the structure. “The appeal was related to a separate prerequisite, not the registration (application) itself,” PGE spokesperson Melanie Erdmann said. “As part of the DSL …

to be putting up a sign at the end of the road so people know it’s down there. It was a very big undertaking.” In other action, it was announced that the next General Council meeting will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, at the Tribal Community Center for accepting nominations for Tribal Council. The June 26 meeting will be the last General Council meeting for the summer and meetings will resume again on Sunday, Sept. 11, following the Saturday, Sept. 10, election. Heather Petite, Penny DeLoe …

at the Tuesday, Sept. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the harvest license program has earned more than $160,000 in revenue for the Tribe since its inception while saving resources in maintaining vacant lands. In 2017, the Tribe received $59,148 in revenue from hay and crop licenses. The estimate for 2018 is slightly less at $58,967. The decrease is a result of better calculations of acreage farmed due to aerial imagery, a staff report stated. The staff report also said …

Tribal Government & News Six candidates attend Tribally-sponsored forum 07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Events Tribal General Manager David Fullerton started the Wednesday, July 26, Candidates Forum held in the Community Center by announcing that six candidates for Tribal Council were in attendance. Fullerton said that candidate Angela Schlappie had informed him that she was dropping out of the race and would not attend. However, because of printing deadlines, she …

Tribal Government & News Casino hosting ATNI Mid-Year Convention 05.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal Employees Tribal representatives from Native governments in Oregon, Idaho, Washington state, southeastern Alaska, northern California and western Montana will converge on Spirit Mountain Casino Monday, May 23, through Thursday, May 26, for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Mid-Year Convention. The conventions are where Indian Country …

Court as long as it is uncontested and they can marry on the Reservation, but only with a marriage license issued by another governmental entity. During the Oct. 20 Legislative Action Committee meeting, Honors Attorney Holly Partridge said the Tribe received “numerous” comments about the Marriage Ordinance and that they were “overwhelmingly” in support of adoption. A Legislative Action Committee executive summary said there were 26 comments submitted. During a first reading of the revised …

to the Election Ordinance on Wednesday, April 3, that will provide for the use of ballot boxes in Tribal elections. Senior Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller said during the Tuesday, March 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that no comments were received regarding the proposed amendments before the deadline. However, one supportive comment was received after the deadline. The amendments establish a process for collection of ballot box ballots and state that ballots cast by voters who walk …

; Appointed Steve Bobb Jr. to the Fish & Wildlife Committee with a term expiring in March 2021; Appointed Mike Colton to serve as an alternate on the Election Board with a term expiring in March 2021; And appointed Brian Krehbiel to the Tribal Employment Rights Commission to serve out the term of Matt Thomas through March 2020 and Simone Auger to a full three-term expiring in March 2022. Also included in the June 26 Tribal Council packet were approved authorizations to proceed that authorized …

Forester Andrew Puerini said that Forester Lucas Hunt saw the face of Yoda in a map of the myriad cutting blocks that comprise the logging unit. “And he’s a ‘Star Wars’ fan,” Puerini said about Hunt during the Tuesday, Jan. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting. Mercier, who also professes to be a “Star Wars” fan, also couldn’t help but mention that Hunt’s first name is Lucas, the last name of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. All kidding and science fiction movie references aside, Puerini …