Legals - March 31, 2011

Mar 31, 20110

NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

BID FOR LIQUID ASPHALT

WHITMAN COUNTY

STATE OF WASHINGTON

Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on April 7, 2011 at which time they will be opened and publicly read in the Public Service Building, Conference Room A. Handicap access is available at the Mill Street entrance.

Each bid is to be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Board of County Commissioners with the name of the bidder and item bid, including time and date of opening written plainly on the outside of the envelope. (NO FAXES ACCEPTED.)

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid which in its estimation best serves the interests of Whitman County.

Detailed bid sheets and specifications may be obtained from the Public Works office, Second Floor, Public Service Building, 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, Washington, (509) 397-4622.

This contract provides for 2011 liquid asphalt as described in the specifications.

DATED this 22nd day of March, 2011

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board

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NOTICE OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (FEIS)

Applicant: Palouse Wind, LLC. Attn: Benjamin Fairbanks, 1001 SW 5th Ave., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204 and Irina Makarow, 1001 SW 5th Ave., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204

Proposal: The Applicant proposes to construct and operate up to 65 wind turbines in Whitman County. Each turbine will have a generating capacity of approximately 1.5 to 3.0 MW. The Applicant has requested a conditional use permit from Whitman County. Additional information is on file with the Whitman County Planning Department, at the address below.

Location: The Proposed Action is a commercial wind energy generating facility located in Whitman County in southeastern Washington, approximately 3 miles west of Oakesdale. The Proposed Action would be developed on approximately 9,000 acres of leased privately owned Agricultural District zoned land, nearly all of which is actively farmed and in wheat production.

Notice of Availability: A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is issued for the Palouse Wind Project.

Whitman County Project File Number: CU 10-16 / SEPA 10-18

Accessing the Final EIS Document: To review the Final EIS, you may use the following methods:

1. Paper copies are available for review at the Whitman County Planning Department Office (310 N. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111), and the Colfax location (main branch) of the Whitman County Library (102 S. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111-1863).

2. You may request a hard copy of the FEIS at cost from the Whitman County Planning Department.

3. An electronic copy of the EIS is available on Whitman County’s web site at: http://www.whitmancounty.org/page.aspx?pn=Planning+Division

Appeal Period: You may appeal the adequacy of the Final EIS by filing a notice of appeal with a $500 filing fee (for costs incurred by the County in receiving, reviewing, and processing the appeal), within 14 days after the issue date of this Final EIS. All notices of appeal must be received by the SEPA Responsible Official at the address of the Whitman County Planning Department noted above by 5 PM on April 14, 2011.

Alan Thomson

Date: March 31, 2011

County Planner/Responsible Official

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NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION

PERMIT NO .: ST-5394

APPLICANT: Steptoe Sewer District

P.O. Box 204

Colfax, WA 99111

FACILITY: Steptoe Sewer District Wastewater Treatment Facility

Steptoe, WA 99174

Steptoe Sewer District has applied for renewal of its State Waste Discharge Permit (SWDP) in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chapter 173-216 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

Steptoe Sewer District presently owns and operates a municipal treatment facility that discharges wastewater to two earthen lined lagoons which are designed for an average monthly flow of 30,300 gallons per day. The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued.

The Department of Ecology is proposing to renew the permit and is hereby issuing public notice of its intent. Interested persons are invited to submit their name, address, and comments regarding this permit to:

Water Quality Permit Coordinator

Department of Ecology

Eastern Regional Office

4601 N. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99205

E-mail comments should be sent to Cynthia Wall at cywa461@ecy.wa.gov.

All respondents to this notice will receive a copy of the draft permit and fact sheet before the final permit is issued.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of St. John, P. O. Box 298, St. John, WA 99171, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Water System Reconstruction Improvements, is located within Main, Park Ave, Railroad Ave, Nob Hill, Loomis Ave, State, Lawrence Ave, Front, Brights, Short, Union Pacific Right of Way, and the Washington State Department of Transportation Right of Way, in St. John, Whitman County.

This project involves 3 acres of soil disturbance for Water System Reconstruction activities.

Stormwater will be discharged into Pleasant Valley Creek.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to:

Department of Ecology

Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater

P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

MARVIN F. DRUFFEL,

Deceased.

NO. 11-4-00032-5

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in Section 11 of the Sessions Laws of Chapter 252, Sessions Laws of 1997 and RCW 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: MARCH 31, 2011

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: TERESA A. DRUFFEL

ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: LIBEY, ENSLEY & NELSON, LLC

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE:

P.O. Box 619

North 409 Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

LORETTA KISSLER,

Deceased.

NO. 11-4-00027-9

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Co-Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 24, 2011

CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES:

MARY ANN WIGEN and JO ANNE KISSLER

ATTORNEYS FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES LIBEY, ENSLEY & NELSON, PLLC

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE:

P.O. Box 619

North 409 Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345

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TOWN OF GARFIELD

PLANNING COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING & MEETING NOTICE

Monday, April 11, 2011, 7:00 pm

The Planning Commission for the Town of Garfield will hold a Public Hearing followed immediately by a Planning Commission Meeting on Monday, April 11th, 7:00 pm, at Garfield Town Hall, 405 W California. This public hearing and meeting is to obtain public input and comment on the draft 2011 Comprehensive Plan (updating the 2004 Comprehensive Plan) and consider submission of the draft plan to the town council.

A copy of the draft 2011 Comprehensive Plan is available for your review at Garfield Town Hall during normal business hours or on the website at http://www.garfieldwa.com.

If you have any comments on this draft, please be present at the Public Hearing or prior to the hearing submit your written comments to Garfield Town Hall, PO Box 218, Garfield, WA 99130 – email: garfield-town@completebbs.com.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact 635-1604.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF

WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

LEONA FRANCES TATE,

Deceased.

No. 11-4-00022-8

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.031

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 17, 2011

Perry L. Tate, Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Esser & Sandberg, PLLC

Address for Mailing or Service:

520 East Main Street,

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 332-7692

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON