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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County 211, a phone and online database to connect community members to information and referrals for health and human services for ev- eryday needs and in times of cri- sis, is celebrating two years of ser- vice. The database, a collaborative effort between the non-profit Te- hama Together and United Way of Northern California, was rec- ognized at the Feb. 9 Board of Supervisors meeting where Feb- ruary was named 211 Awareness Month in Tehama County. The group will celebrate the two-year anniversary, which was Feb. 11, at a fundraiser tonight. The event, a winter ball, will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at FUNDRAISER TehamaCounty 211 today at Brookdale Healthcare By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter CORNING A multi-day cleanup of a Mary Avenue property in the Corning area that has been in the works since 2010 is under- way with nearly 300 tires sorted through just on Wednesday ac- cording to Tehama County En- vironmental Health staff on site. Between the normal process of finding a nuisance, taking it to the Tehama County Plan- ning Department, getting a res- olution approved and going be- fore the Board of Supervisors for approval and difficulty in locat- ing the property owner it took a while to get things all lined up, Code Enforcement Officer Clint Weston said. Attempts to contact the owner to try for self-abatement also included running a back- ground check to locate them, sending certified mail to the last known address and postings re- garding the need for abatement on-site. The property is located at 3852 Mary Avenue. "We responded to complaints about a huge amount of house- hold garbage and tires with no response from an owner," Te- hama County Environmental Health Director Tim Potanovic said. "It was a situation with an absentee owner and someone who pays rent to an unknown person. It was a shadowy deal." The property was declared an imminent health hazard and a nuisance, Potanovic said. If the county were to carry the cost it would be about $13,000, how- ever, the county is able to uti- lize money received from Cal Recycle through which there will be no cost to the Tehama County taxpayer. It is the coun- ty's responsibility to take care of cost recovery. "We're fortunate to be able to use these funds for our clean-up efforts," Potanovic said. "You've got to see this site to believe it. The sheer volume of the stuff is unbelievable." The process, which included crushing an old single-wide mo- bile home and taking multiple loads to the landfill, will take at least four days with today's work most likely delayed by the rain, Code Enforcement Officer Keith Curl said. "It's an abandoned mobile home turned into a flop-house for squatters," Curl said. "It turned into a dumping ground with a trailer, mattresses and in excess of 500 tires on the prop- erty." There is about 500 to 700 cu- bic yards of trash on the site, not including the tires, which they suspect the squatter was CORNING MARY AVENUE PROPERTY UNDERGOES ABATEMENT JULIEZEEB—DAILYNEWS A clean-up of a Mary Avenue property in the Corning area by Tehama County Environmental Health is underway Wednesday a ernoon. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff City Council introduced Ordinance No. 1042 Tuesday that would help limit resale of butane and limit the amount available for pur- chase by one person. The use of excessive butane has been seen to cause explo- sions when used inappropri- ately. Using butane to concen- trate THC or honey oil, the in- gredients in marijuana, have been the most common misuse of butane and have become more prevalent and more dangerous. Red Bluff and surrounding communities have seen an in- crease in the frequency of explo- sions, fire, property damage and injuries associated with this ac- tivity, said City Manager Rich- ard Crabtree. In addition, the ordinance would make it unlawful to pos- sess more than 600 milliliters of butane at any one time. The northern region of Cali- fornia has experience a recent in- crease in explosions caused from the manufacture of honey oil or hash oil in labs using refined bu- tane of five times and higher, ac- cording to the agenda report. A honey oil lab using refined butane of five times and higher presents serious hazard to prop- erty and persons, including first responders and innocent by- standers, according to the re- port. "In the city of Redding in a two year period from 2013 to 2015 there were 356 structure fires," said Ray Barber, Red Bluff Fire Chief. "Of that, 13 of them were related to honey oil labs, about 4 percent of their fires." As a result of those fires, there were 25 deaths and 17 of those, or 68 percent, were strictly related to the honey oil labs, Barber said. Some council members felt some things needed to be changed in the ordinance, such has allowing for permits for those who need it for work al- lowed and adding a tracking component to make sure that butane is not purchased by one person at multiple places going over the limit. The ordinance was introduced and the first reading was waived with a 4-1 vote. It will be brought back to council at a future date for the second reading. COUNCIL Cityintroducesbutaneordinance Calendar..........A2 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 A&E..................A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Index............... ## INDEX Republican senators open the door for a possible confirma- tion hearing in high court pick. PAGEB4 POLITICS Oppositionsplitsin battle over nominee A California school has settled a suit brought by gay student sent home for refusing to change T-shirt PAGE A7 STATE School to change policy a er banning T-shirt ABATEMENT PAGE 7 By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Board of Education met Wednes- day to discuss the recommended process for recruiting for the Te- hama County Superintendent or Schools position, which will be vacant with the resignation of Charles Allen, effective Feb. 29. The board approved the form- ing of two ad hoc committees, one for the recruitment process and one for developing a revised sur- vey and a forum for community input. The application process is set to start on Feb. 22. The last day to file an application for the po- EDUCATION Board forms panels to seek superintendent of Tehama schools 211 PAGE 7 SCHOOLS PAGE 7 Have a great day, Don Pitts. GOOD MORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 CALENDAR If there's a "photo op," have someone take digital photos with their phone or camera. Folks doing something make the most interesting photos. Make note of the names of the individual people in the photo, unless it's a big crowd. Then send photos with an email describing "WHO, WHAT, WHY WHERE and WHEN" to editor@redbluffdailynews.com, and include a phone number where staff can reach you for more information, if needed! We'd like to see more of YOU in The Daily News! 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