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The water project was a major issue in the November election, in which three new city councilors were elected and Mayor Jim Clinton was re-elected. "Prior to (Wednes-
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ten a little more to the people that voted for him, but I guess not." Chudowsky said he did consider alternatives to the current pipeline plan and asked city staff to respond to questions that would determine whether his ideas were feasible. "From my point of view, I did my homework, I investigated the options I was interested in," he said. Some of the other city councilors presented ideas without researching the legal and fiscal implications, Chudowsky said. "We're under time constraints. The timeforthese vague ideas is over." He still hopes to reduce the overall price of the project by reevaluating options for the water treatment and hydropower facilities. See Council /A4
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Payroll tax puts pinch on low-paid By Nelson D. Schwartz New York Times News Service
Jack Andrews and his wife no longer enjoy what they call date night, their once-a-month outing to the movies and a steak dinner at Logan's Roadhouse in Augusta, Ga. In New York's Harlem, Eddie Phillips' life insurance payment will have to wait a few more weeks. And Jessica Price is buying cheaper food near her home in Orlando, Fla., even though she worries it may not be as healthy. Like millions of other Americans, they are feeling the bite from the sharp increase in payroll taxes that took effect at the beginning of January. There are growing signs that the broader economy is suffering, too. Chain-store sales have weakened over the course of the month. And two surveys released last week suggested thatconsumer confidence was eroding, especially among lower-income Americans. See Tax/A4
Correction In a story headlined "Arrest made in fatal shooting," which appeared Tuesday, Feb. 5, on Page Al, Delores Groves' name was spelled incorrectly. The Bulletin regrets the error.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's release of two legal opinions justifying the targeted killings of American citizens to selectmembers ofCongress is a good first step, but the administration needs to be more forthcoming about the parametersforthose strikes, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday. "Taking the fight to
existing plan for a new pipeline and intake facility.
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disappointed that a majority of the City Council decided this week to move ahead with the
there was a lot of talk about how do we put this out for a public process," said Eileen Woodward, who served as committeetreasurer for Stop SWIPing Ratepayers, a political action committee that formed to support City Council candidates who wanted to re-examine the water project. "I thought that (Councilor Victor
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By Andrew Clevenger
Critics of Bend's $68 million Bridge Creek water supply project said Thursday that they were
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What's next
Dn a motion by City Councilor Scott Ramsay, to proceedwith
February:TheForest Service
the water project in accordance with a March 2012 resolution but reword part of the resolution to call for more discussion of
expects to issue a draft
environmental assessment of the city's latest proposal for the
the treatment facility and hydropower options.
new Bridge Creek pipeline and intake facility by the third week
Councilor Scott Ramsay: Yes. "The opponentshave stated they ...want us to go to allgroundwater, which is something I would never support."
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of February. Then, there will be a 30-day public comment period. The Forest Service will make any
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necessary changesand sign a Mayor Pro Tem Jodie Barram: Yes. "I thinkit is fiscally responsib/e toput the pipein the road andtimeit with the county. Everything I've seen and gathered has not convinced me otherwise." Councilor Mark Capell: Yes. "What we're talking aboutis giving thosepeople that we will never satisfy anopportunity to delay the project further. I think a majority of the communityis not in favor of that."
Record of Decision. A45-day appeal period will follow.
August:If there are no appeals or litigation, the Forest Service anticipates it will issue a special-use permit for the Bridge Creek project to the city of Bend in early to midAugust. The city could then begin construction on the pipeline. September:There will be a sixweek window in which the city can
build two pipeline crossings at Councilor Victor Chudowsky: Yes. "Myhope was wecould save money using a smallerpipe It turned outit would cost $1 million more ... $14 million hasbeen spent. For me, the thing left... is to try to save money onthe back end." Mayor Jim Clinton: No. "Ithink the City Council owesit to the community to reconsider this project. It has been a subject of great interestin the community." Councilor Sally Russell: No.Russell said the councilmight ultimately proceed with the pipeline anyway, but more discussioncould minimize thechance thatopponentswouldsue."Thenifit saves us timeand money,isn'tit worthit?"
Bridge Creek, one of which will go under the creek. Construction will
stop in winter. Spring 2014:The city hopes to resume construction and finish
by summer. Deschutes County must begin a project to rebuild Skyliners Road between spring 2014 and spring 2015. Construction must begin in this window for the county to receive federal funding for the $10 million project. The pipe must be installed before road
construction becausethe county has indicated it will not allow the city to cut into the new road. Sources: Deschutes National Forest, city of Bend, Deschutes County
Councilor Doug Knight: No."I thinkit's the will of thevoters to consider more than just treatment optionsin apublic forum."
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Pipe for the Bridge Creek project is stored at the Outback water treatment facility off Skyliners Road.
something every member ofthis Wyden committee feels strongly about," Wyden said to John Brennan, Obama's nominee to h ead the CIA, Bren n an during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. "It is the idea
of giving any president unfettered power to kill an American without checks and balances that's the problem. Every American has the right to know when their government believes it has the right to kill them." Brennan, a 25-year CIA veteran who has served as Obama's chief homeland security and counterterrorism adviser since 2009, tried to assure Wyden that drone strikes were authorized only as a last resort, after much agonizing over whether it was the right decision. "I think there is a misconception on the part of some of the American people," he said. "We only take those actions as a last resort, to save lives, when there is no other alternative to taking action that is going to mitigate that threat." For years, Wyden has been pressing the administration to clarify its justification for lethal drone strikes. On Wednesday, two days after a Department of Justice "white paper" summarizing legal discussions of the government's authority to use lethal force was leaked to NBC News and made public, Obama called Wyden personally to assure him that the opinions referred to in the memo would be turned over to members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. See Hearing /A4
Some driverstake too muchlicense onvani plates By Erik Lacitis The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — When Tony Cava got a letter from Washington state about somebody complaining that his personalized license plate came across as "vulgar, profane or offensive to good taste and decency," he was, well, "pretty befuddled." The plate on his white 1989 BMW
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says, "GOES211." He thought, what's so vulgar about that'? Cava, 53, is a fan of "This is Spinal Tap," the 1984 mockumentary about a fictional heavy metal group. The license plate is a homage to the classic scene in which band member Nigel explains that while other amps go to 10 on the volume control, theirs goes to
11, "if we need that extra push over the cliff." A man identifying himself as Johnny Dixon wasn't thinking "Spinal Tap" when he spotted the plate. Last October, Dixon emailed the Department of Licensing: "I find it in poor taste that the great state of Washington would issue a plate that allows a driver to insinuate in public that his
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penis grows to l l i n ches in length. The rest of the citizens of Washington should not be subjected to this vulgarity." And so the case of GOES211 ended up before something called the DOL's Personalized License Plate Committee. Bureaucracies like committees, and lists. See Vanity/A6
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