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FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 2011 Breaking news at: Death Valley Monday premier Select TV www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside RED BLUFF NFL Previews SPORTS 1B Sunny 99/64 Weather forecast 10A By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer In one of many watershed management projects, the US Forest service has been putting together an environmental assessment of the Beegum Creek area that dips into north- west Tehama County. The Tehama County Board DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Beegum watershed project irks supervisors of Supervisors, Sheriff Dave Hencratt and other groups seem to have objections to how it is being done. District 4 Supervisor Bob Williams expressed disdain for failed or lack of communication between the Shasta-Trinity National Forest leg of the USDA and the county. In a letter, dated July 26, supervisors asked for an exten- sion of time to be able to have 'I don't appreciate that the federal government can move in and do stuff in Tehama County without notifying us' — Supervisor Bob Williams Library lucre input on the project. The deadline for public input was originally June 3, but it was extended to Aug. 3 without the supervisors' knowledge, Williams said. He asked the board to approve a formal request asking a representative of the Shasta- See IRKS, page 9A Wives cast net for hunting hubbies Two Lassen County wives filed a missing persons reports when their husbands didn't return from a hunt- ing trip in the Mendocino National Forest Wednesday. However, the men weren't planning to come home until Thursday. They were found, alive and well, with- in hours. See WIVES, page 9A City completes ADAcompliance By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer The city signed off on a major upgrade project this month nearly four years after agreeing to make changes. All upgrades required under the settlement terms of a lawsuit filed by former City Councilman Larry Stevens regarding violations of the Americans with Dis- abilities Act have been com- pleted, according to a staff report. Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner County Librarian Jessica Hudson wrote ideas as they came in Wednesday on how to raise money for the Los Molinos branch library. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Fundraising ideas ranged from benefit concerts to selling cosmetic products as Los Molinos library supporters brainstormed on behalf of the branch Wednesday. In two public meetings, County Librarian Jessica Hudson met with dozens of community members to begin dialogue on how to keep the library open. The first fundraiser, a pie auction during the Tehama County Museum Jubilee, Sept. 10, is already being coordinated by the Los Molinos Women's Club, but many more ideas were brought forward as pos- sibilities. The Tehama County Board of Supervisors gave the library a reprieve in July from a budget deci- sion that threatened to replace the branch with a bookmobile. Cuts to state public library funds prompted library staff to try to make up the difference by closing the Los Molinos branch. The branch didn't have the same level of usage as the other two branches in Corning and Red Bluff, said County Administrator Bill Goodwin. Community opposition to the closure persuaded the supervisors to fully fund the branch for one more year until supporters could come up with a firm plan to fund the branch. Operating costs run roughly $14,000 a year for the branch, not including staffing costs. The Wednesday meetings were the first step toward planning fundraising as well as incorporating ways to increase usage of the library. Brown proposes tax changes to promote jobs SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday offered a tax plan designed to promote job growth within California by proposing to close one cor- porate tax loophole on out- of-state companies while offering incentives for busi- nesses to hire workers in the state. Under the plan, the gov- ernor is asking lawmakers to change a tax formula passed in 2009 that benefit- ed large, out-of-state corpo- rations. The move would force those companies that sell goods in California but do not employ many resi- dents to pay more in sales tax. ''Every time an out-of- state company moves a job out of California, then they get a tax break. And every time they hire in California, they increase the taxes they pay,'' Brown said during a news conference Thursday. ''That is why it is truly per- verse and outrageous and needs to be eliminated.'' Continuing to remain at odds with Democrats, Republican lawmakers cast the move as a business tax increase and said the Legis- lature should focus on 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See JOBS, page 9A Sue Gallagher and Barbara Whitten, members of the Tehama County Friends of the Library, mediated discussion at the meet- ings. Whitten and Dilys Wohletz, are helping coordinate fundraising as members of the Friends of the Library. Gallagher sat in for Wohletz, who couldn't make it to the meetings. After the morning meeting Wednesday, Gallagher was very positive. "I was thrilled this morning," she said. About 30 people attended the morning meeting. "We also learned a lot about how to inform and educate the public about the library," Gallagher said. Whitten began the meeting with See LIBRARY, page 9A The city's commitment to completing the projects shows progress in the way the community thinks about equal access, Stevens said. "I'm really proud that they stepped up and got it done," he said. Phase II of the ADA Upgrade Improvement Pro- ject required the city to put in a new ramp at the south- west corner of Pine and Washington streets and cre- ate new crosswalks and curb ramps at Burgess Street and Kimball Road. Other curb and road improvements were made on Washington, Oak and Pine streets. ADA parking spaces and access to picnic tables at River Park were created. "Now you can go to the park and be with your dis- abled family members," Stevens said. Stevens, who is legally blind, sued the city in April 2006 claiming his rights under the ADA were being violated. Stevens eventually left the City Council, and a set- tlement was signed in November 2007. As part of the settlement, Stevens received $30,000, and the city paid $273,000 in legal fees for both sides. The city was given a list of projects that had to be com- pleted to transform the city to ADA standards. Phase I of the project was completed in 2008 and included five ADA improvements at the cross- ings of some major streets. Those "high priority" pro- jects had to be completed within a year of the settle- ment. The recently completed Phase II was finished two months ahead of an October deadline. It cost $113,839 and was funded with trans- portation funds, according to a staff report. Aside from infrastruc- ture improvements, the city has implemented a number of ADA compliant stan- dards, including Braille sig- nage and a large print public records and documents pol- icy. Stevens said he hopes the city will continue to be mindful of the needs of the See ADA, page 9A DUI arrests up to 8 in campaign By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer Tehama County Avoid the Five Summer Labor Day Anti-DUI Campaign has netted two more arrests as of early Thurs- day. The California High- way Patrol arrested Joshua C. Caylor, 33, of Red Bluff for DUI at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday. Caylor had gotten his vehicle stuck and had to get pulled out by CHP on 68th Avenue, east of Shasta Boulevard, in the Los Molinos area, said CHP Officer Phil Mackin- tosh. Caylor told officers he had gotten lost trying to find Kauffman Avenue and was trying to turn around when he drove off the road and got stuck, Mackintosh said. The incident was originally phoned in as a traffic col- lision, he said. Red Bluff Police arrested Saul Mendoza Sanchez, 22, of Red Bluff and booked him into Tehama County Jail. The total number of arrests in the 18-day cam- paign that started Aug. 19 is up to eight, compared with six arrests made in the same six-day period in 2010. Extra DUI saturation patrols are planned during TEHAMA COUNTY GLASS MOULE'S We Service Garage Doors & Garage Door Openers 515 Sycamore St. 529-0260 the second week of the campaign in the Red Bluff and Corning areas. Multi- ple DUI driver's license checkpoints, roving DUI patrols and DUI task force operations have also been set up. Corning Police Chief Tony Cardenas said a DUI saturation patrol is planned for Friday in the Corning area. The California High- way Patrol is planning a sobriety checkpoint Fri- day somewhere in the unincorporated area of Tehama County, said CHP Red Bluff Area Commander Lt. Todd Garr. Report drunk drivers by calling 911. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews .com. THE BRANDING PROJECT WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU: What do you think Red Bluff, Corning, and Tehama County should be known for? What will attract visitors to our communities? What can you experience here that you can't find elsewhere? Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey. Visit: www.destinationtehama.wordpress.com