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SEWER Continued from page 1A Most properties in the Antelope area, which includes areas along Antelope Boulevard and north between the slough and Highway 36, function on individual wells and septic tanks. Based on the finding, the water board wrote a letter to city and county officials in October 2000, request- ing they find a long-term solution to improving water quality by developing a sewer system and treatment plant. Because of the nitrate contamination, septic system concerns, groundwater monitoring issues and contin- ued growth in the area, the county and city decided to pursue the creation of the sewage system, County Pub- lic Works Director Gary Antone said. The project itself will cost an estimated $44 million. A grant from the water board under the Small Com- munities Wastewater Grant Program will provide $43,671 of that funding. The city received the money in December 2007. As required by the grant, the city is providing a matching fund of $4,852 for the project. Other funding will most likely come from bonds. Single family households would have to pay about $18,200 to hook up to the sewer system. The project would affect about 2,683 households. Once the system is established, everyone in the area will be required to hook up, Antone said. Property owners in the Antelope area will be asked to vote on creating an assessment district before the project is constructed and implemented. Property owners would essentially be deciding if they want to pay more, most likely in terms of proper- ty taxes, in order to have the sewage service. The earliest voters will see the ballot measure would likely be in June 2011, City Manager Martin Nichols said. The assessment vote, which will be mailed to prop- erty owners, will be based on the amount of property assessed. Someone who owns more property would essentially have more votes. If a majority of property owners vote not to be assessed, the sewage system would not be created. Before voters decide to turn down the project they should be aware of the alternatives, supervisor George Russell said. The water board has said the system needs to be built to remedy the nitrate contamination. If the city and county cannot get the job done, the water board will most likely come in and do it. The water board has been asking the county and city to build the system, as evidenced by the periodic letters the water board has sent since the ’90s, when the it first became aware of the nitrate contamination. Work on the county’s General Plan and other devel- opment plans has delayed the project, Antone said. Still, by the time the public gets to vote on the pro- ject, the county and city would have already put in hours of work and spent millions on research. An initial study and mitigated negative declaration study and the preliminary engineering draft report have already been completed, Antone said. Consul- tants are working on completing the California Envi- ronmental Quality Act process. At a joint council meeting between the supervisors and the City Council Monday, both agencies directed staff to draw up a joint powers agency contract. Under the contact, a special district governed by members of both agencies would be created to oversee the project and could eventually be in charge of the sewage sys- tem. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext.110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdailynews.com. BEND Continued from page 1A The agency is working on transforming a 6-acre, seasonal pond into a year- round fishing hole through the use of piping, an effort Williams credited in part to the nearby Driscoll Strawberries. The osprey and bass ponds, which the group has stocked with game fish for two years ongoing, remain two of the area’s most popular attractions, he said. The bureau hopes to add more toilets and handicap-accessible fish- ing docks, but the former can cost as much as $16,000 per toilet. Since 2009, the agency has paved part of Spring Branch Road, which leads into the park, reducing both dust kick-up and parking congestion that used to be found where the pavement previously ended. Other additions includ- ed a trail blazed and built by Eagle Scouts, the con- tinued stripping of barbed wire fencing from acquired properties and the pending return of parcels on Hogsback Road to private ownership. The accomplishments did little to deter a pair of Bend area residents who denounced the idea of des- ignating the land a Nation- al Recreation Area. “I don’t understand why you guys keep sup- porting this when the peo- ple of Tehama County don’t like this,” said Bill Canton. Bringing more tourists to the area would lead to more pot-growing and dis- carded beer bottles, Can- ton said. Doug Grossman, of Bend, said supervisors should be holding meet- ings at night, and com- plained even that the paved Spring Branch Road was narrow enough to cause accidents. Field Manager Steve Anderson, who accompa- nied Williams, countered Grossman’s claim. “We have never had any reports, to my knowl- edge, of accidents on the roads in the Bend area, whether paved or not paved,” Anderson said. The bill that would move the area into the National Landscape Con- servation system within the BLM appears to have stalled for now, both Williams and Chief Administrator Bill Good- win said. ——— Geoff Johnson can be reached at 527-2153, extension 114 or gjohnson@redbluffdailyn ews.com. CANAL 10 rescued on Mt. Shasta CalPERS considers rate Continued from page 1A his dog, which had accompanied John Warnke, was wet when it returned to the home, about an hour after the wife’s call. As of Tuesday after- noon deputies had no wit- nesses to the death and no reason to suspect foul play was involved, Garton said. An autopsy may be performed before the week is through. DUE Continued from page 1A through Friday, June 18, only at Lariat Bowl, 625 Main St. in Red Bluff. There are no exceptions to application times. Proof of county resi- dency and all household income will be verified onsite. For more infor- mation, call 529-4074. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 2 remain in hospital after busy weekend MOUNT SHASTA (AP) — Rescuers brought 10 climbers to safety from Mount Shas- ta over the weekend in separate incidents, and at least two of those who were rescued remained hospitalized Tuesday. The climbers are recovering from injuries that include fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, said Eric White, a climbing ranger for Shasta-Trinity National Forest. At least one per- son fell hundreds of feet down the 14,179-foot volcano and others were hit by melting ice. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said seven people were injured Saturday and four more Sunday. White says most were evacuat- ed by helicopter and snowmobile, and an 11th injured person was able to leave without being rescued. ‘‘This weekend we saw as many injuries as Death Notice David Lynn Rogers David Lynn Rogers died Sunday, June 13, 2010, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 60. Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service is handling the arrangements. Published Wednesday, June 15, 2010, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. we see in a usual sea- son,’’ White told the Siskiyou Daily News Monday. ‘‘It was an unprecedented event.’’ The names and condi- tions of all the injured were not immediately released, but one person was in serious condition, according to officer Erin Giglio, a spokeswoman with the California Highway Patrol. Another was in stable condition at Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, and six oth- ers were discharged, according to spokes- woman Joyce Zwanziger. At least two patients were admitted to Mercy Medical Center Redding, where a spokeswoman declined to comment due to hos- pital policy. White said warming weather led to falling ice chunks as large as beach balls, and the snow on the mountain is smooth and firm and the wind fast, making it difficult to maintain traction. Climbers of all expe- rience levels should learn to use an ice axe effectively, White added. increase for state SACRAMENTO (AP) — Board members of Califor- nia’s largest public pension fund say they are likely to take more money from the state’s general fund to pay for employee pension benefits. But staff members for the California Public Employees Retirement System said Tuesday the amount will be less than the $600 million increase they had estimated last month. That’s in part because the Legislative Analyst’s Office issued a report saying the total payroll expenses for the state were lower than CalPERS’ estimate. That figure is used to determine the state’s contribution to pension benefits. The action comes as the state faces a $19 billion deficit. Is cremation your choice? Daily News photo by Tang Lor Jerry Alcorn, working through the Job Training Center, puts the finishing touches on the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce building Tuesday afternoon.The painting of the exterior walls is one of several renovation projects that have been happening at the chamber since Executive Vice President Dave Gowan took over in March. TORCH Continued from page 1A sonnel participated, is an annual event and part of one of the states largest fundraising campaigns for Special Olympics Northern California, a Special Olympics press release said. Wednesday, June 16, 2010 – Daily News – 7A said. 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