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I III l lib BIIIIIIIILI III, +I IIIRIIIIIIIU IW  I I ]III|| III ' Z 4A Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Indian Valley Record F RC, from page 4A Parks has begun working : : } : i with Fish and Game recently ; creative solutions." Employee after employee explained the importance of their individual positions to the smooth functioning of their departments and the college. Only two speakers to ad- dress the board were not em- ployees: student Heidi Von Dunkee and Marty Brutlag, District 5 Fish and Game commissioner. Brutlag told the board the fish hatchery position, iden- tified for a 25 percent reduc- tion to 30 hours a week, was in fact a 24/7 job. Hatchery director Zach Parks, faced with the reduc- tion of his hours, told the board he works 65 hours a week year-round. Parks said he would just do the same amount of work for less mon- ey but didn't know if he could manage financially on three-quarters salary. He said the hatchery is the only one in the state at a community College, one of eight in the nation. to establish a training acade- my to train its employees, 130 students over a five-year pe- riod. Von Dunkee offered alter- natives, including a four-day workweek: Tuesday through Friday. Board president Bill Elliott asked Cannon to comment. She acknowledged the cuts represent one of several steps the college will take and would affect the college's ability to provide services. She added that elimination of positions did not reflect the value of the affected employ- ees. Dr. Ron Taylor, president and superintendent, followed Cannon, also at Elliott's re- quest. Taylor said the fiscal crisis forced cuts in costs of staffing and other areas. "There will be more to come." He also reiterated the elim- inations did notreflect job performance or value of the individuals to the collegd. Taylor said, "Of course the choices are not easy. I don't DFG, from page 4A still, that haven't been ad- dressed." In their letter, the Supervi: sors take the agency to task on several topics. They point out that although Plumas and Sierra counties have the most permit holders for suc- tion mining, 112 and 115 re- spectively, DFG did not hold a public meeting in either county. The board requests that the agency do so. The supervisors also criticize what they call the A grim crowd awaited the beginning of public comment and board discpssion Tuesday, Ma the board was a resolution to eliminate 5.23 full time equivalency (FTE)classified positionl Photo by Mona Hill / i think there were any good other individual, trustee Tess Oliphant choices-- nothing here made Elliott said the last 12 senting, the resolut real sense." months have been particular- passe. The staff ultimately affect- ly difficult. He said his re- The nknown extent of ed will depend on seniority sponsibility as a trustee is to state' 2011-12 budget ( and "bumping." In some cas- ensure the long-term sur- and the failure of the leg: es, those with more seniority viral of the college as an in- tots and the governo] can take a different position stitution, agree On how to meet the at the college, "bumping" an- By a 5-1 vote, student pected $15 billion reve department's one-size-fits-all approach. They point out that the lawsuit addressed harm to c0ho salmon in the Klamath, Scott and Salmon watersheds, but Plumas County does not have coho salmon. Plumas County "should have been reviewed for its own specifics," wrote the board. The supervisors say DFG also failed to sufficiently address the economic im- pacts of the moratorium. Plumas County has lost $21,878 in recording fees from mining claim filings since the moratorium went into effect in 2009. As for the claim that suc- tion dredge mining churns up mercury from stream bot- toms, the county says DFG's own survey results dispute it. The supervisors ask the department to "work with suction dredge miners to en- courage and/or require the removal of mercury and proper disposal." The board also wants to see the agency refund permit fees that were collected in 2009, when the moratorium prevented permit holders from mining. DFG collected $250,000 in fees that year for the program, which costs the agency $1.25 million annual- ly. The proposed allowable time for suction dredging poses a problem in Plumas County, say the supervisors. DFG proposes to change the months for dredging from July through September to October through January. They say such a schedule does not take into considera- tion weather conditions that limit access to min claims The supervisors also ar it's not clear what on-i ground research the age has done. They question establishment of a r "baseline" that assumes suction dredge mining. Finally, the board cl lenges why the study did address the environmental impacts of other waterway users, like anglers, hunters, swimmers, kayakers, campers, hikers, equestrians and cyclists. "To single out y 10, at Feather River College. Before ;and 1.5 FTE management positions. lis- shortfall has left the college ion in a difficult position. In asking for the reduction the in force, the administration uts is beginning its attempt to sla- put the college on the sound- to est possible financial footing ex- - in advance of doomsday fis- cue cal predictions. ing one recreational hobby against others requires more gue justification," the letter says. he- "We represent a diverse acy population of people in our the county and would like to ew achieve the best balance to no fit the many interests repre- sented with the most thor- ml- ough evidence and research not to support any new regula- tions proposed on suction dredge mining," the letter concludes. DFG anticipates it will is- sue its final study and deci- sion in late fall 2011. QLG, from page 1A habitat before the fire. Now only about 6 percent remains suitable. Post-treatment response study began in the Meadow Valley Project Area more re- cently, and baseline monitor- ing is ongoing in the "highly controversial" Creeks Pro- ject Area on the Lassen Na- tional Forest. Continuation of the studies in the Lassen area provides "an irreplaceable source of empirical data" about spot- ted owl survival, reproduc- tion and other data for re- sponding to legal challenges and other interests. Spotted owl studies are be- ing expanded into the Cub- Onion Fire and Scotts John Creek areas of Lassen and the Empire area of Plumas. This will provide more data about varied  land- scapes, treated and non- treated areas, and high- and low-severity burns. The spotted owl population in the Lassen study area seems to be in a slow decline, while on the Plumas side it remains steady. 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