[pct-l] PCTA office in Cascade Locks on hold
David Plotnikoff
david at emeraldlake.com
Thu Dec 28 19:29:57 CST 2006
Story today from the Hood River News:
>Trail group's plans to locate in CL on hold
>
>
>By SUE RYAN
>News staff writer
>December 27, 2006
>
>Plans by the Pacific Crest Trail Association to locate a first-time
>regional office for Oregon and Washington in Cascade Locks have been
>put on hold.
>
>Executive Director Liz Bergeron said Wednesday that because part of
>the funding came from the U.S. Forest Service, the recent vote by
>Congress stymied it.
>
>"The idea is still viable but with the continuing resolution it
>means there isn't funding for either the position or the office at
>this point," she said.
>
>Bergeron added that the current PCT project manager position within
>the U.S. Forest Service itself is also vacant. That position is
>located out of the agency's Pacific Southwest Region office in
>Vallejo, Calif.
>
>Under the continuing resolution, the government has enough spending
>authority to keep the government operating through mid-February.
>Some government agencies are not filling vacancies as a way to deal
>with the situation. But that is not the case for the agency's
>position in California, according to Mike Mathes, Forest Service
>regional spokesman.
>
>"We have been acting to find another replacement, but we just didn't
>leave the position vacant," Mathes said. "We even have a detailer in
>there now on a part-time basis."
>
>He said the position within the agency is a longtime slot that isn't
>affected by the current budget situation. Mathes said some of the
>latest projects by the agency for the trail include a brand-new line
>of maps on the Pacific Crest Trail.
>
>Bergeron said it's unlikely the Cascade Locks office and position
>will go forward until the budget issue is resolved.
>
>The organization held a board meeting in Stevenson, Wash., this
>summer. Port of Cascade Locks Director Chuck Daughtry and port
>commissioners gave the board a tour of office space in the town,
>including some in the port's main office building.
>
>The association had advertised until Dec. 8 for a regional
>representative that would work with agency partners and volunteer
>organizations to protect and enhance the trail. The intent was also
>to have that person spend time outdoors and on the trail. They had
>sought someone with a background in natural resources or recreation
>with skills in trail design, construction and maintenance.
>
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