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ByRisaJohnson rjohnson@chicoer.com @risamjohnson on Twitter OROVILLE Formerlyfloodedtothe tips of gazebos, Oroville's River- bend Parklookedabit like an over- sized, drained aquarium Tuesday, since spillway flows to the Feather River were halted Monday after- noon. Trees were uprooted. Benches were overturned and covered in debris. Roadways turned into river bottoms. Dead fish could be seen at the city's parks, as the drained river along with erosion spots around the spillway left fish stranded in pools. On Tuesday, the Department of Water Resources and the De- partment of Fish and Wildlife had crewsofabout60peopleandabout eight boats on the Feather River rescuingfish,includingtheregion's criticalfallandspringrunChinook salmon and steelhead trout, said Andrew Hughan, public informa- tion officer for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Starting Mon- day, stranded fish were identified by helicopter surveys as high res- olution photos were taken and plot points logged. The Department of Water Re- FEATHER RIVER DWRtakesondebrisremovalandfishrescue BILLHUSA—ENTERPRISE-RECORD Trucks and excavators remove rocks below the damaged Lake Oroville spillway on Tuesday. Staff Report REDBLUFF Morethan275people gathered Saturday night at Red Bluff's historic State Theatre for the 11th annual Search for Tal- ent Show and Competition, with performances from 20 talented young people. The event was hosted by the Exchange Club of Red Bluff in partnership with the Soropti- mist International of Red Bluff and was a gala evening of song, dance and instrumental perfor- mances,saideventorganizerBen Hughes. "As the audience entered the auditorium they were serenaded by Loosely Strung, who set the mood for the show to follow," Hughes said. Lastyear'sJuniorwinner,Mat- ilyn Szychulda, made a guest ap- pearance, singing a piece from Phantom of the Opera, between the Junior and Senior Division competitions. AtthecloseoftheshowLoosely Strung performed for the audi- ence once again as the judge's EXCHANGE CLUB ANNUAL COMPETITION SHOWCASES TALENT CONTRIBUTED – BILL GAUMER Search for Talent winners: Frankie Ferreira, Ashtin Lopeman, Ellie Fletcher and Madison McCaffrey. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter CORNING The City Council ad- opted a resolution at the Feb. 14 meeting authorizing the issu- ance and sale of the water and sewer revenue refunding bonds of the city, with 5-0 vote in fa- vor. At the Oct. 25, 2016 meeting the council approved the re- financing of all its water and sewer fund debt obligations. These actions were approved subject to the present value of all the future cash flow sav- ings, net of all expenses, be- ing equal to at least 5 percent of the amount of the debt being financed, said Kristina Miller, city manager. Miller said since all the refi- nancing results in significant savings, and the water refi- nancing will temporarily elim- inate the need for the council to immediately start a process to raise water rates under prop 218, the right to vote on taxes act, staff and the city's finance team have presented the coun- cil with a resolution that would amend the October meeting's action to lower the savings threshold for the refinancing. Through the refinancing pro- cess the reduction in debt ser- vice on the water bonds aver- ages at least $25,000 per year over the next 10 years. The refi- nancing of the sewer bonds av- erages a savings of $20,000 per year for the next 10 years. During the period from fis- cal year 2017-2018 through 2026-2027, total debt service for the water bonds, debt se- cured by net revenues of the water fund, would be at least $250,000 less than compa- rable period debt service on the debt being financed, ac- cording to the agenda report. For the same period of time the total debt service for the sewer bonds would be at least $200,000 in savings. Through the resolution the council authorized the issuance of the water bonds in an accu- mulative principal amount not to exceed $4.25 million and the sewer bond not to exceed $5.75 million. Further, the council autho- rized the cost to the city to complete the refinancing pro- cess to be 1.25 percent of the principal amount of the wa- ter bonds and .9 percent of the principal amount of the sewer bonds. CORNING Council affirms refinance of water and sewer debt By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Supervisors Tuesday ap- proved 4-0, with Supervisor Bob Williamsabsentduetoattendinga conferenceinWashingtonD.C.,the second reading of an ordinance re- gardingmarijuanaabatementpen- alties and cost recovery. The ordinance, which was first presented at the Feb. 7 meeting, specifically focuses on unlawful marijuana cultivation on proper- ties owned or managed by public agencies, public utilities, mutual water companies and certain non- profit organizations or unincorpo- rated associations such as home- owner or property associations. Examples of the non-profit or unincorporated associations in- clude the Nature Conservancy, an agency dedicated to conserving land and water resources, and the Rancho Tehama Homeowners As- sociation. The abatement costs, according to the Tehama County ordinance, lie with the property owner typi- cally. With the passage of Tues- day's ordinance, though, costs for the abatement itself and adminis- trative penalties could be waived completely if the grow was a re- sultoftrespassersandmeetsallre- quirements, including being land that is described as being for pub- lic benefit. The cost would only be waived if the owner was not aware of the marijuana cultivation and cooper- ated with the county's abatement. Eachsituationwouldbetakenona case-by-casebasisatthediscretion of the supervisors or Environmen- tal Health Director Tim Potanovic. Inotherbusiness At the Feb. 7 meeting, supervi- sors passed a resolution restating MARIJUANA Abatementfeewaiverapproved Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Classifieds......B5 Cartoons .........B2 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Have a great day, Geri Freeman GOOD MORNING D DowJones 20,812.24 -25.20 D S&P 500 2363.64 -6.11 D Nasdaq 5825.44 -36.46 BUSINESS Snow and rain around Lake Tahoe have pushed the lake to its highest level in more than a decade. PAGE B6 ALPINE LAKE Drought-busting snowfall in Tahoe Firefighters battle inferno in neighborhood caused by crash, reason for crash is unknown. 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