July 4th Marathon Report

Applicant request approval of a Conditional use Community Service Permit, Willamette River Greenway Permit, Design Review, and Exception for Off-Street Parking for expansion of a marina known as Rocky Pointe Marina in the MUA-20 Zone District, and the Willamette River Greenway and Flood Hazard Overly Zone Districts.

Applicant seeks approval for several temporary storage containers, sheds and trailers that are used in the boat yard and part of a paved area at the north end of the property; a cement building is proposed to be removed. A community room will be placed downstream adjacent to the office.  The marina is expected to conclude with a total of 63 interchangeable house boats or boat houses (23 additional); 160 boat slips (10 additional) and 166 parking spaces (0 additional) along with the existing 7 boathouses.  Improvements include extending the existing up stream dock and additional 500 feet+/- to accommodate the 23 additional floating homes and the 10 additional boat slips.  A picnic area is proposed and will have a small 12′x16′ cover.  The evaporation pond is pr0posed to have a 3-4 foot high retaining wall.
To view entire notice, click here: T3-06-005

Events will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Pumpkin Patch. Route runs clockwise on Gillihan Road; turns right onto Sauvie Island Road and continues to the end, reversing direction back to Reeder Road; turns right onto Reeder Road; then turns right onto Charlton Road. They continue up Charlton Road to just beyond the Grange Hall, then reverse direction and continue up Reeder Road. They turn right onto Gillihan Road and continue to the Pumpkin Patch. The runners and walkers will always be in the right-hand lane, staying as near the outside white line as they can.

• Half Marathon for runners -will begin at 6:45 a.m. at the Pumpkin Patch. The route runs clockwise on Gillihan, turning into Sauvie Island Road and then continuing as far as the Fire Station. Runners reverse direction at the Fire Station and turn left onto Reeder Road, continuing up to intersection with Gillihan Road, where they turn right and go on to the Pumpkin Patch.
•  Half Marathon for walkers – will begin at 6:47 a.m. at the Pumpkin Patch and will follow the route described above for the Half Marathon runners.
•  5K run/walk -will begin at 6:55 a.m. at the Pumpkin Patch and will run counter-clockwise to Columbia Farms; they will then reverse direction and return to the Pumpkin Patch.
•  Parking -for the event will be in two lots at the Pumpkin Patch, one on each side of the road. A shuttle service will be initiated this year, with participants getting on the bus at Esco and being driven directly to the Pumpkin Patch.
•  The Full Marathon – is being capped at 1000 participants this year, but it is likely that there will be no more than 650 runners.
•  The Half Marathon and 5K run/walk are being capped at 3200 total participants for both. Last year’s full participation was 2400, so there is the potential for 800 more runners and walkers this year.
• There will be 7 aid stations, an increase of one from last year. The locations are: the fruit stand near the Cracker Barrel store on Sauvie Island Road; the gravel turnout at MP1 on Reeder Road; at the white and green barn between MP2 and MP3 on Reeder Road; at the intersection of Reeder Road and Gillihan Road; on Gillihan Road between MP5 and MP4; and on Gillihan Road between MP4 and MP3.
• There will be 50 Porta-potties – at the Pumpkin Patch and 20 additional Porta-potties distributed among 7 aid stations. There will be trash receptacles at all aid stations.

•  Soil erosion and compaction – to improve soil health related to crops, livestock and other activities
• Irrigation water efficiency -to improve water delivery to crops, e.g. switching from hand lines to drip irrigation.
•  Stream/ditch buffers for water quality – With SIDICapproval, to improve buffers along drainage ditches/canals that ultimately flow into the Multnomah Channel.
•  Wildlife habitat – to help landowners with specific species control or improving habitat.
•  Transition to Organics – to help convert farm operations to organics to access emerging local, regional and national markets. 
•  Accessing local markets – to access the growing market for local produce and products, whether they be organic or not.
•  Easements (farm and wildlife) – to help keep farmland in production. . Livestock – to alleviate mud, manure, pasture problems by helping create a grazing or manure compost management plan.
•  Weeds – to identify and help remove invasive weeds from pastures, crops and natural areas.

Hours: Include hours and seasonal info. The District office is open Monday – Friday from 8:30a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Phone: 503/238-4775

Website: www.wmswcd.org

Email: info@wmswcd.org

Address: 2701 NW Vaughn Street, Ste. 450, Portland, OR, 97210

For a direct link to the plan, click here http://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/10/06_jun/Exhibit%20A_Attachment%204_Revised%20%20DRAFT_Wildlife%20Area%20Management%20Plan.pdf

Our annual ice cream social celebrating our scholarship program was a big success that included scholarship recipients, ice cream and homemade cookies. This year we were able to add a $1000 scholarship made possible from the Olive Erikson Estate to $3000 from the Edna Graf Memorial/ Sauvie Island Grange Scholarship fund. We are so proud of these students and impressed with their enthusiasm and energy for the next phase of their lives. We were pleased to present the 2010 scholarships to: Julia Alvarez-Garza , $1000 Olive Erikson Estate Scholarship ; and $500 Edna Graf Memorial/ Sauvie Island Grange Scholarships to each of the following: Ashley Egger, NW Nazarene University; Austin Egger, George Fox University; Kelly Johnson, Pacific University, Jorie Ruud, University of Oregon; Emily Peterson, Willamette University; Mack Powell, University of Oregon. The broad interests and schools represented here reflect the wonderful experiences these kids have had growing up on Sauvie Island. Congratulations to all and good luck in the future.

Fire Department Local Option Levy

John Eccles reviewed the importance of supporting the continuation of the local option levy for the fire department. Our local department has the highest insurance rating for a volunteer department and that keeps our insurance rates low. If they were unable to maintain this rating due to unfunded mandates, our insurance rates would surely increase to reflect a lower ISO rating. Everyone was encouraged to return their ballots for the May 18th election and to support our volunteer fire department.

75th Anniversary – September 13th

Plans are being made to celebrate the Sauvie Island Grange 75th anniversary on Monday, September 13th. With a program that includes revisiting islander memories, it will be a great evening of historical and community significance. Save the date now on your calendars.

4th of July Volunteers

It’s not too soon to be thinking about volunteering to help either the Grange or Fire Department in the annual 4th of July half and full marathon. Serving strawberry shortcake or water to runners is a very rewarding task. The participants in the race are appreciative and thankful. It is great to be able to help the volunteers out for a change. They work hard for us all year long, it is easy to volunteer a couple of hours to such a great cause.

Next Meeting: June 14, 2010 – 7:30 pm

Lynnda Steenslid/Secretary/Phone:503-621-9604/Email: btelectric@qwestoffice.net