News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A new water rate structure for Sisters city water users is likely to be imposed beginning July 1. Rate recommendations that could mean increases for some users and reductions for others were presented February 15 in a special meeting of the Sisters City Council. Richard Nored of H.G.E. Inc. of Coos Bay, presented a report on a water rate study conducted by his firm. The city council agreed to study for a month recommendations which establish a base rate of $16.50 minimum for up to 10,000 gallons of water per month and... Full story
Dennis and Diane Nason, convicted in Deschutes County Circuit Court last November of forgery and racketeering, were in court again Monday for the first day of a hearing that will ultimately lead to sentences on each of the charges. Prosecutor Kathleen Payne-Pruitt took an early aggressive stance in pressing for heavy sentences in the case that lead to charges of abuse, negligence, manslaughter, forgery and racketeering. It all centered around the Nason's custody and care of up to 80 children at a 33-room farmhouse near... Full story
Recent snows have pushed a below-average season to 140 percent of average precipitation for the "water year" which began last October 1. Kyle Gorman, Deschutes Basin Watermaster, told an irrigation seminar at the Central Electric Cooperative in Redmond last week that the snow and rainfall in the Deschutes drainage is at 140 percent of normal and, barring any abnormal warming and drying, there should be no shortages of water through the summer months. Sisters area conditions also appear to be very good, according to Gorman... Full story
The controversial proposed Sisters Comprehensive Plan is on its way to the state's Land Conservation and Development Commission following a public hearing January 25 before the Sisters City Council. The council voted unanimously in favor of sending the document to LCDC on a motion offered by City Councilor Jean Cooper. The vote came, however, after City Planning Director Neil Thompson assured members that changes could still be made to the plan and additional hearings may be held if the council wishes. Thompson said the plan... Full story
