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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: RHAY Tim W <br /> To: MORGAN Dick A <br /> Cc: JENNINGS Carrie A; HAMMITT Bob <br /> Subject: RE: Two Items <br /> Date: Friday, February 28, 1997 10:15AM <br /> FYI - I have a report this AM that the new fence under the WJ bridge has been cut. I will inspect and <br /> schedule repairs. (I assume the warrantee won't cover deliberate damage like this.) Scobert re-visited??? <br /> From: MORGAN Dick A <br /> To: RHAY Tim W <br /> Subject: FW: Two Items <br /> Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 11 :57AM <br /> Tim, FYI!!! RAM <br /> From: JENNINGS Carrie A <br /> To: MORGAN Dick A; ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Subject: FW: Two Items <br /> Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 10:35AM <br /> FYI - Scott's reply <br /> From: MEISNER Scott <br /> To: JENNINGS Carrie A <br /> Subject: Re: Two Items <br /> Date: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 9:07PM <br /> At 11:14 AM 2/26/97 -0800, you wrote: <br /> >FROM: Bob Hammitt <br /> >1 wanted to let you know we have completed all of the fencing under the <br /> >overpass on Washington/Jefferson Street at the storage area. It was <br /> >difficult convincing ODOT to have the area underneath the bridge fenced <br /> >off. We ended up having to pay for half of the project ($863) out of <br /> >parks fund. <br /> >Staff inspected the Skinner Butte access road and noted three sites <br /> >where vehicles have been operating off the roadway and damaging the park <br /> >area. It will be difficult to keep vehicles off the park area as the <br /> >soil is shallow and bedrock lies directly adjacent to the road, making <br /> >it difficult to pin poles or basalt deterrents to keep four wheel <br /> >drivers from removing them. We will try to do some work at each of <br /> >these sites to discourage vehicles from leaving the roadway as we have <br /> >staff available. We are currently holding ten parks positions open to <br /> >mitigate Ballot Measure 47, so we are short of staff. <br /> >We will likely be recommending the closure of the Skinner Butte Road <br /> >access as a part of the Ballot Measure 47 reductions. The top of the <br /> >Butte has been a continual maintenance headache for us as it often get <br /> >trashed. It has also been a problem area for the Department of Public <br /> >Safety. I do not want to invest too much time and energy into a <br /> >temporary project when the long term results of Ballot Measure 47 may be <br /> >permanently closing the gate at the bottom to eliminate any vehicular <br /> >traffic except for Maintenance and Public Safety purposes. <br /> >Bob -- thanks for the update. I had noticed the fencing going up under the <br /> overpass; they did a great job, and it should be worth both the effort and <br /> the investment. I'm just glad the state was willing to ante up half the cost. <br /> On the Skinner Butte "vandal drivers" problem, thanks for checking. <br /> I'd noticed the bedrock adjacent to the road, so I wasn't sure there was a <br /> Page 1 <br />