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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 31, 2014 1:44:39 GMT -5
Yes. I think that goes without saying from what I indicated above.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 30, 2014 1:04:45 GMT -5
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He is a building designer and he has clients and therefore projects to complete so he doesn't spend as much time to spend with you guys. Think about it.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 15, 2009 3:36:27 GMT -5
Pat McGee,
If you want votes, speak your thoughts and vision and please be more then generality. Also, no "painting pictures". Be candid and forthright.
What do you want to make happen for the Port of Astoria? What goals and objectives that you plan to take to the Port if your were elected? If elected, How do you plan to address the goals? Why should I vote for you instead of any of the other candidates? What qualifications or experience do you have that will be benefit the Port of Astoria? How familiar are you with the way the Port Operates? What are your views and objectives regarding the Port property leased by Oregon LNG at Skipinon Peninsula? What opjectives and ideas do you have regarding the Airport? What objectives and ideas do you have regarding Tongue Point? What are your ideas or plans regarding the Taggart Building on the Port Property? What are your views about the current administration of the Port including its current Port Executive Director? In regards to ideas and plans, how do you intend to financially reach these goals in these tough economic times?
These are just some of the kinds of questions, the citizens are concerned with and you should publish a response to these questions as well as others. Whether it be posted here or you post a message with a website link to your response to these questions.
In addition, I would want answers to the questions posted on this thread regarding Port related matters that the one person suggested that people who call you, to ask.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jan 7, 2009 1:34:03 GMT -5
JHChrist does not have access to the admin functions of this site, so he has no idea who posts what, unless there is a divine connection. People on this forum often accuse anonymous posters of being a particular person. Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are not. Sometimes it is obvious because writing styles are like fingerprints. If we were to ban persons for speculation, we would ban a great many people that come here. We would also have to ban people for stating that someone isn't who they say they are. A few people reject the idea that JHChrist is the real Jesus Christ. JHChrist has a unique IP address and his posts are full of wisdom and love. His posts are Christly. Going by what is written we can not disprove that he is indeed who he states he is, Jesus Christ. First off, Jesus Christ isn't JHChrist or Jesus H. Christ Christ was not a name but a title. Often written in scriptures as Jesus Christ (particularly in terms of translations versus the original scriptures). If you study the scriptures or even the Bible thoroughly enough - the writing style and the fundamental waste of his time on a single blog would not be much of help. Also, as the scriptures go, NO-ONE not even Jesus but only the Father would know when he will return. What was said about the return as symbolically presented in Revelations and other scriptures of the New Testament is also a very clear about very big world-wide level changes and ALL BELIEVERS would faithfully know. I don't sense that this person is that same Christ Jesus that I worship and believe in. If you follow the many translations, from the many writers, there is certainly some sense of unity and commonality is words used, style and the common practice to use scriptural questions in return and the parables. Also, Jesus lived his live in servitude and blogs and forums like this would be a waste of time and he would rather be with the people not on some virtual forum where you don't see people face to face and anonymity is prevelent. The time here would be wasting time and would not serve much to fish for people. Then the next part is - he never was gone and is with us. Also, don't you think that there are already plenty of pastors or christian believers who can carry out the sharing of God's Word? Now, this certainly is outside the religion thread but the question can be looked at from understanding on an intellectual level and with some sense of faith. It is also understandable that you can't ban someone simply because of using false names without proof. At the same time, we can't be sure that the person doesn't happen to have a real name that happens to be coincidentially or perhaps parents purposely named him "Jesus" and the family last name was Christ. There are some people who's family name is Christ but does not have any lineage connection but somewhere over the centuries got spelled that way through the immegrations. It is not unheard of that if a name was not certain of spelling that the officials in charge of registering people (especially in the past) just spelled it as they heard it.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jan 7, 2009 0:20:23 GMT -5
Christians (especially Lutherans and other Protestant christians) believes that Salvations comes by Faith alone. This is how we (to the best of our limited ability) carry out the 10 commandments and the two commandments of Jesus in unity along with the scriptural laws. Not to effect salvation but reflect it. As you read through all the chapters of Romans, we learn that we are dead in sin because we are not pure and we fail in our thoughts, in our words and in our deeds. By even thinking a thought that in contridiction to the scriptures or even the thought of how you would want to "get in bed with that cute woman" can very well be a sin especially when the thoughts are of adulterous thoughts like sex outside of marriage. Knowing we all fail and what we deserve is NOTHING - God sent His Only Begotten Son to die for our sins and His resurrection is the conquering of death and sin and the road to everlasting life. Read all the chapters of Romans - take note of chapter 3 through 10. When does salvation come? Romans 10 (New International Version) Romans 10 1Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. 5Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7"or 'Who will descend into the deep?'[c]" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[d] that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."[e] 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[f]
14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"[g]
16But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"[h] 17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. 18But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." 19Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, "I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding."[j] 20And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."[k] 21But concerning Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
In this passage (Romans 10), take note of verse 5 and 15.
What does this mean to you?
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Sept 6, 2008 0:38:32 GMT -5
What makes you assume the fellow is from Portland? IP address? Might not work to well. Since almost all the servers that serve this area is in Portland. Well, as far as the IP address numbering. Maybe, his QWest DSL or dial-up account might be stemming from server banks in Portland,OR/Vancouver,WA area.
Oh well. Patrick McGee lives in Astoria. Look in the phone book for Patrick McGee.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Aug 29, 2008 21:22:25 GMT -5
There is something called political pressure aka being head under "political gunpoint".
No commissioner, planning commissioner or employee of the county would allow pipelines, cables,ect. of such nature in ANY OPR zoned property or ANY such property even resembling such for DECADES. Even a 1" diameter cable. No underground electrical, or any other pipeline.
This political pressure can reach a point of NEVER amending any of the zones to place items that are NOT even remotely listed in outright permitted or conditional use listing. If it isn't listed, it is presumed by default as NOT PERMITTED. Already due to prior political pressure that if items are NOT explicitly listed in either the outright permitted listing or conditional uses listing, as items that are NOT PERMITTED by default.
So, changed in the ordinance is to allow the County Commission to issue a permit to allow such uses under conditions that must be met, reviewed and approved on each and every case. That is what Conditional Use.
The current ordinance has NO language whatsoever and curent policy and procedure based on existing pressures is that if the item is not listed as an outright permitted use OR a conditional use THEN it is NOT TO BE PERMITTED even though it is not listed as NOT PERMITTED use. So in all effect, it already is a NO on anything that is not listed. This is due to the pressures already from that last few decades including the Richard Lee dealings.
It is just about one group of people wanting to place any and every possible roadblock and use this referendum as a tool when they take this to LUBA. Hopefully, to sway LUBA to deny development of Bradwood's natural gas transmission pipeline as well as stifle and cause issues with Oregon LNG. They want to cause as much trouble against these companies long enough that they'll just leave and drop their projects here. That is all it is about, really. Being like a bunch of mosquitos that becomes an irritant that the companies and their Board of Directors choose another location like the deal with the Aluminum plant deal. Leaving us with what? No jobs as usual and people moving out of town after graduating high school and not coming back.
These people are the same people who are fighting all commerce and industrial development. Many of them are environmentalist types that wants every land to be their science lab. Science labs don't provide us jobs for the high school or community college graduates except sciecne majors nor produces money (as there is no product to sell just research documents). Hence why so much of these labs are operated only by grants and are not self-sufficient financially. They are often government operated. So we work our butts off so they get their $50,000-$100,000 or more salary and all their toys just to look at plants under a microscope.
What about the rest of us "non-scientists". We need land to build these commercial buildings and industrial plants to sell product(s) or service that pays us a paycheck so we can go to college, feed our families, pay our bills.
I have nothing against scientists or science but life on earth works on more then science research. We need to be open and not shoot ourselves in the foot all the time.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jul 13, 2008 23:47:09 GMT -5
wondering:
As for your questions -
Q1: Is the new theater nice? A: Nice is a subjective word. In my opinion, yes. Very nice, considering the vast signifigant amount of the work was volunteer labor as well as the significant amount of labor of our contractor at below standard prices. (Minimal cost). It is very impressive when considering all this.
Q2: Any more room? A: Yes. Seating of upto 148. All table seating. Larger stage. Nice back stage. Larger snack bar (to get your popcorn, soda and beer). Still a work in progress. However, a major step has been completed.
Rick Balkins, Building Designer - a designer involved with the design of the theater as well as volunteer in the remodel work.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 28, 2008 12:25:03 GMT -5
Measure 4-131 Conditionally allows pipelines in ‘Open Space, Parks and Recreation’ Zone. Should county zoning ordinance be changed to conditionally allow cable and pipelines in open space parks and recreational areas? Clatsop County recently amended its zoning law to conditionally allow the placement of cables and pipelines in areas designated ‘Open Space, Parks and Recreation’ for purposes such as natural gas transport from a liquid natural gas facility, water and sewer as well as other possible applications. Many places have done this before. The end result was, you never knew the pipelines was there after it was installed. Never been any serious incident. I'd say that these things shall be allowed to be approved "CONDITIONALLY". What does conditionally mean? It means that conditions (requirements must be met) in order to be approved and considered acceptable. Why should the public have to vote on EVERY single zoning ruling. What we may end up doing is rendering the existance of a County government to non-existant. If we don't approve the Commission's decision, then are we going to be making a ruling to define acceptable pipelines and what's not acceptable. Sorry, NOPE. It is not in the language of the referendum. Conditional approvals are reviewed and approval may be granted or not granted. One case, a pipeline may be accepted and on another case, it is not accepted. That is the situation with conditional matters. If we are smart, we would be looking to set the standards of approprate requirements to be met for approval of pipelines.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 28, 2008 1:25:52 GMT -5
Where is it in the language of the referendum Pipe diameter is not defined in the referendum. No interstate? Hahaha....
What about fiber optic service lines or natural gas service lines going o residents JUST across the river.
When it comes to LAW, it must be defined. If there is NO definition then the LAW is up to the interpretation or CHOICE of HOW to ENFORCE the law. It is like a building code. The interpretation is up to the Authority Having Jurisdiction to enforce.
If we want to be honest, the open parks and lands are already infiltrated by invading species of plant and doesn't matter anyway.
These LARGER diameter LNG pipelines would be installed at a depth of 5 to 10-ft in depth. The scar can be repaired by installation of the "PROPER" plants which currently contains a myriad of species that sometimes are "invading species".
The LNG referendum simply puts it as pipelines. Not large pipelines or small pipelines. There does NOT exist in the language of the referendum (when vote is decided upon will become effectively county law - RULING..) There is NO definition in the rule. Throw 20-50 years down the road and who will even know or remember the original intent. Throw 100 years and most of us be dead. So, without explicit definition and clarity IN the RULE/County Law that defines the acceptable pipelines from the non-acceptable pipelines then the interpretation may become ABSOLUTELY no pipelines.
Then again, the county could very well, change the county ordinance later and make natural gas pipelines OUTRIGHT permitted. This can be a wasteful circle jerking. All the BOCC have to do is do an amendment to the ordinance later this year or next year by removing the NO pipeline rule via a zoning law amendment. Then all of this work is done in vain.
You realize that zoning laws and county laws are NOT permanent but constantly amended.
What is this really about - ANTI-LNGers trying an attempt to add a roadblock to Bradwood. If Bradwood waits long enough (as they would and reissue an application after the county amends the zoning law directly) Then what. Try a referendum AGAIN. Spending another $7,500 or maybe $8,000 by then. So a small price for a futile attempt and ultimately pissing alot of people off. The County Commission can constantly apply the amendment.
Eventually, more and more anti-LNGers will get tired. Of course, the application would bee expedited and immediately approved when there is no barrier regarding pipelines and become legal and NON-Revokable provided that the pipeline permits matters are produced accordingly. Ultimately, we would not have any real grouds to do anything that would appeal THEIR permit as it would been processed and authorized.
Would the issues be moot ULTIMATELY? So people can potty their vinegar all they want. It wouldn't stop a thing.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 27, 2008 21:41:39 GMT -5
Talk about "Looney Toons" Bartoldus. This person is scarey and with some seriously libel inferences. McGee's gonna really be pissed at this. Once again, Pat, are you sure you know what you are saying? in·fer·ence (ĭn'fər-əns) n. 1. The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. Bartoldus is seriously making logical conclusions about your libelous statements? I can tell you that Patrick McGee is Patrick McGee. I have talked to him via phone before. I chit chat with him from time to time. I haven't talked to Carrie on the phone. Much of this dabacle is about trying to get on other people's nerves then it is about having real conversations. That is the case with NCO and here. Cut the B.S. and try to have a decent conversation. IP addresses..... what wonders they can be....
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 27, 2008 15:28:25 GMT -5
It appeared that Sydney was upset that some posts go off topic on NCO, which is also McGee's gripe. Maybe McGee is Sydney! Wouldn't that be ironic. WAJ! It also appears they both have short attention spans and grow bored easily. However, I have the distinct impression that one is about 10 or so years younger than the other and distinctly more handsome. It does appear that Carrie gave you a straight forward answer. It appears it is a software glitch that Hartill is aware of and looking to fix. You also now have contact info for him. Yes, Nora, Carrie did answer the question in a straight forward manner. However, after the issue with Sydney was in motion. As for the posts going off-topic a bit. True and Sydney's response just came off in a manner that led to a reactionary response. Anyway, at the moment, Sydney hasn't done anything to continue the issue and that is good. Therefore the Karma level will be restored.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 27, 2008 2:51:13 GMT -5
Sorry MaGoo, I was obviously a bit hasty in my judgment of Rick's non-emotionalism. Don't think most people say "whatever". Think your a little emotional there Rick. Most people do care that someone is lying to them. I care that MaGoo pretends to know who everyone is and lies about it. I don't think most people lie to make a point. It makes me suspicious of what you have written when you imply "everyone" does it. No attack, but why do you add "s" to your a lot of your words? I tend to hit the wrong letter on the opposite side of the board. Are you left handed? Ned, you may have misread or misunderstood partly what I wrote. However, context needs to be taken. Sydney1carton (you do realize it is not a real name but a name of a character) starts off like a jerk. I simply wanted a straightforward response from Tryan Hartill or even Carrie Bartoldus. Keep in mind that I am only a human being and also have emotions. Being essentially flamed at without rightful cause tends to put me into defensive mode and to react accordingly. The fact that Sydney did not understand what I wrote NOR was being helpful. As for the letter "S", it is a common letter used in most words. It is simply fustration with someone not listening or being of help and being a jerk. At this point, it is upto Sydney's next move. If Sydney doesn't persist to be a jerk on the matters, then the matter is a done issue. The point of whatever is that MaGoo will speak whatever he wants on something. Carrie will speak whatever she will on a subject and so would anyone. The part about me saying I don't care who Sydney really is - is that it does not matter or relate to the question or topic at hand regarding Tryan Hartill. To be frank, I can careless if Sydney was Carrie or not. It doesn't matter to me at this point. Sydney's statements prior also insued that I was part of this forum's problems. WHatever they are. So it is reactionary to the direct "attack" (some might say) on me.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 26, 2008 13:44:50 GMT -5
Rick, Please reread messages 1,3,5,8 and 11 and let me know if you detect a pattern. And Carrie, executions and tar and featherings are becoming too commonplace in this county. Best regards on your articles. Read comments 80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100. I'm looking to see what was commented comments 101-105. That's all.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 26, 2008 13:31:22 GMT -5
Rick, don't listen to "magoo" I swear on everything I hold dear and sacred I am not sydney1carton/the person you were talking/posting back and forth to. Tryan can be reached by emailing editor at northcoastoregon dot com. Contact information is included in the user agreement. He will consider all opinion pieces for publication, as will as any articles. If you are submitting an article you need to include your research/validation notes per attorney advice. Such as where your getting your information from (if website, site it; if a hard copy include a copy of the specific page). If you are including quotes from someone you need to include the email/tape recording of the quoted dialog or confirmation from the person that their quote is accurate, or any other source material to validate your assertions. Carrie Bartoldus Carrie, I'm not worried about who SydneyWhatever is. In fact, I can careless. McGee will say whatever and so do you and so does anyone. I'm not going to debate who is who. It doesn't matter.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 26, 2008 13:04:21 GMT -5
Wrong gender McGoo. Nice try. Rick, If message #1 has the same content as messages #3,5,7,9,11... then a 4 message limit would do nicely. My point is still that in every exchange the same points get rehashed over and over, just like here. How many times have you stated what you've stated and how many times have I stated what I've stated? The only people who seem really relish this sort of volley are you and McGee. Perhaps the two of you could email one another and spare the rest of us readers from this venue of tedium. You don't seem to understand the point. You are bent on "attacking" people then being helpful. You do have a point that the conversatios have digressed from the original posts. However, I want to view the posts sent. It is one thing that a message after 100 is denied from submission and therefore, NOT viewed. I SIMPLY want to be able to view the posts sent. BTW: You earned yourself a SMITE point for being a jerk. Your site issues has nothing to do with me. I don't care. Boo Hoo. Grow up!
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 26, 2008 11:36:24 GMT -5
Though I've never met him I understand he isn't that hard to find. I'm surprised there is no contact info on the site. Maybe a wise choice. You could start your own site, post what you want and comment all you want. I know how to set up a website and forums and blogs for crying out loud. That was not or ever was the point. In fact, this post was to get the attention of Tryan Hartill. So he can work on getting the messgaes viewable. REGARDLESS of the number of posts. If people wants to post in a thread and it goes over 100 messages. If the people that are posting are enjoying the conversations (not always will people agree, sometimes some razzing) - SO BE IT. It shouldn't matter if it was 1 message, 10 messages, 100 messages or EVEN 1 TRILLION messages. The number of messages doesn't matter.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 25, 2008 19:37:44 GMT -5
Let's see how long we can argue here about valid points that get restated time and time again, long past the point where anyone cares. You know you could write an opinion piece for NCO. Then you would have a fresh slate that begs for 100 new comments. And, how am "I" suppose to do that? I'm not a staff member of NCO. I don't have the "controls" from the website to post a new subject matter. If I don't have the contact info to send to the folks at NCO then how am I suppose to post it. I can ONLY post comments. NOT new subjects. Unless there is some special login that I am NOT aware of.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 25, 2008 18:28:33 GMT -5
It is not about whether or not at 100+ messages that it is time to change topic but about being able to review the messages. Sometimes if there is a good conversation going on a subject matter, it is better to keep it in the same thread line. It isn't like we can start a new thread line on NCO.
Current branch of subject is currently on Mill Pond project and stuff. I am interested in the subject matter and certainly like to view the responses.
So be it if the conversation extends over 100 messages. If you get about 10 people involved, it don't take long to reach 100 messages.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 25, 2008 17:34:35 GMT -5
This thread has went over 100 messages and I can not view the posts past the 100th message. Message comments 101 and up can not be viewed on the website.
Can we get this addressed. I suggest that the messages viewed be extended to 9999. With a turn page mechanism every 100 message if it can be implement - otherwise allow it to go to 9999. However, it is unlikely a single thread would go that far but it provides room for significant conversation on the thread.
Thank You guys. If someone knows how to contact Tryan, can you forward this to him.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Jun 12, 2008 0:17:45 GMT -5
It is illegal for a mayor or even a single comissioner or even the whole board of commissioners to authorize taxing the citizens of their jurisdiction without vote of public. It is a tax issue. Requires vote of the citizens.
All tax measures requires public vote. As for a gas tax, we would have to vote on the issue like we do at the State level regarding a cigarette tax. Each city has to do that.
They can talk and negotiate the "possibilities" and non-official discussions but the voting is required by the public. The city managers shall also discuss the matters but definitely again, it requires a ballot vote or it is ILLEGAL !!!!
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 19, 2008 18:15:55 GMT -5
Patrick McGee,
This is a public forum that is amongst the community in which you serve as a building designer. This behavior is damaging your reputation and also reflects negatively on building designers in the community.
Take a chill pill. This is by no means to say that you shouldn't speak your opinions and views but do it in a professional and kind natured manner and with respect of other people's views even if you disagree with them.
Bad reputation = ruined business. Take some more care in how you present your views and treat others.
Take care in what you say. What you say offline and in your home is none of my care or concern. Think of what you say online on a public forum as speaking in public. Think about what you say in email as you would in talking to someone.
In short, get a control over any of your antagonism of other people by speaking with care and reason and empathy and respect.
PS: Take care and hope you get better soon.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 14, 2008 11:35:07 GMT -5
Yes, Patrick. You can do conceptual drawings for any building as long as it is noted as such.
However, a condo or any multi-dwelling unit residences as with any buildings other than single-family residences and agricultural buildings that happens to be over 4000 sq.ft. in ground area or 20-ft in interior height of building (from lowest floor to highest overhead interior finish of building) or both *will* require an architect registered in Oregon to prepare the construction drawings of the building or the drawings be prepared under his direct control and supervision.
It is conceptual so there isn't any concerns to be had. Anyone in need of design services can contact me at the email address that I provided or contact Patrick McGee at his contact information if they prefer to hire him or they can contact any architect they prefer to hire to work on their project.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on May 14, 2008 2:47:32 GMT -5
To put it simply, I'm not trying to take clients away from Patrick McGee.
The original poster may contact me at my email address: rickbalkins(AT)gmail.com [replace the (AT) with the @ sign and you should be good to go. It is printed this way to avoid spam]
I'll provide any necassary contact information such as my cell phone in private email as well as mailing address.
The same applies for anyone in need of design services for "exempt buildings".
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The following is for explaining what an exempt building and is for educational purposes for the reader if they don't already know.
Exempt Buildings: (Buildings/Structures/Projects not requiring registered architect or engineer to prepare plans) - In accordance to Oregon laws and regulations.
Single Family Residences (Houses for one family not Duplexs, Codos, Apartments) of any size. Renovations,additions and alterations involving change of construction classification or structural modification is permitted on single family residences of any size of ground area and height. Change of Occupancy classification shall not render occupancy to no longer be a single-family residence or it may become "non-exempt".
Agricultural Structures
Any other new building types (or renovations that any combination of the following: structural modifications, change of occupancy classification, or construction type classification) if the building has a total ground area of 4000 sq.ft. or less and has an interior height of 20-ft or less from top surface of lowest floor to highest overhead interior finish. Both ground area and interior height must be met to be exempt.
Any building,structure,project that does not fall within the exemption laws/regulations would require an architect or engineer licensed in State in which the project is located in.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 25, 2008 0:54:45 GMT -5
I understand the sentiment here. I don't agree with the LNG nay-sayers.
It isn't fair for those of the "Have" to deny the folks that do not have any opportunity for enhancing ones life-style. I have known Michael Bunch and he seems to me a fairly nice fellow. I don't know Jennifer Bunch so much. I know Patrick McGeezer (sorry, just playing with the name a little) stance as it is pretty clear.
However, one thing that I do know about Physics is that A) We are not the falt for global warming. It is just a cycle in Earth and Earth has been on that process for the past 10,000+ years with periodical fluctuation. The scientists out there needs to keep into consideration that the world and universe will not fit the smooth curves and linear interpolation's perfectly. This is due to the many minute variables that effects the way things are even the sun has a fluctuating nature. if it didn't, we would not have solar flares and sun spots.
McGeezer makes claims that their will be a major disaster equivelent to 55 Hiroshima bombs using his quotation of "energy equivelence". Hey, McGee - they are assuming ideal level energy output which would not occur. Natural gas does not explode unless it is under pressure which is why it is dangerous to have a natural gas leak inside your home because the house forms a confine space.
If your concern is about lives, lets look at the situation. LNG in that liquid state - hence the "L", does not "explode because it is not under pressure. No more then the pressure of water in a bucket. Physics: Make a whole in the container (hole in the bucket), LNG pours out and then turns to gas state - ok rather quicker then water because of difference in temperature of the different states.
Once it is a gas, now it can burn and might do a flash combustion then stabilize out. What will happen is that the gas would burn in just about exactly the same way it does on your stove. Oh yeah, terrorists. You assume a terrorist is going to have a cyclotron to heat of the LNG while it is inside the storage tanks. The last time I recall, there is a constant flow of freon or liquid nitrogen to keep it code. Secondly, the last time I recall - a cyclotron wasn't a very portable device.
Now, lets think, why Astoria? Not the ideal place and target for a terrorist attack and getting the LNG gas to leak and burn on a ship isn't the ideal way for a terrorist attack on a national level.
If there was such an incident, it would be caused by some lunitic who is anti-LNG and bottled-up that anger until he/she explodes psychotically. The attack will only be an attack on LNG and LNG industry.
I'm all for energy efficiency but it will only go so far until we would have to give up our life-style and revert back towards the stone age as population increase OR the obvious - reduce human population OR you diversify the energy sources to meet the energy needs to fulfill the lifestyle of us all.
Supply and Demand effects prices and more supply for the demand, the more easier it will be for us to get natural gas locally for less cost. I don't care if the gas is pumped to California because the gas is also pumped here. Its a whole network of natural gas.
Patrick, I understood and agree with your sentiment on Calpine and the Port of Astoria's deal there. The location at Skipananon and Tansy Point may very well not fit in well if the facilities are designed with the typical two or three 100-200 ft. storage tanks. Bradwood seems to be out of site a bit.
I would not want speculation but realistic information on its impact on the ecomony and the commerce.
We have more deaths caused by smaller less "flashy" incidents. If you want to save lives, lets look at automobile, traffic and safe driving. Lets look at those issues. Lets look at the drug problems and alchohol problems. Lets look at people driving unsafely with cellphones (not because of the cell-phone but because of lack of paying attention to what you are doing). Too many people driving with there attention distracted and not focused.
If I wanted to be a terrorist, wouldn't you think that ordinary existing natural gas lines we already have be ideal. If I want to harm people and lives. Getting a propane truck and detonating it next to a school bus would be more likely to get attention and probably harm and kill more lives than the number of lives that might die in in incident on an LNG ship out in the river or the facility.
Speculating and ASSuming there will be an attack on the Bradwood Landing site. It could very well operate for the next 100-200 years without any major incident and nothing of the extreme order like terrorism. In fact, there is a greater likihood that the facility will run sufficiently fine for many years to come without any major incident. Accidents, sure. Someone slipping on a ladder. Whatever.
So McGee, how do you answer the increasing energy demands because of population growth. The biggest contributer to energy demand growth. Second to life-style. How do you answer for the global warming for the past 10,000. If you noticed, we are a minor factor on this when you look at it over 10,000 years. It wasn't until the last 200 years that we had electricity, and technology, Our energy demand between the times of Ancient Egypt to about 200 years ago, the energy demand per person was about 2-5 times that of what it was when we were just a bunch of hunting and gathering tribes.
So, think. Just THINK for a bit.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 24, 2008 18:37:30 GMT -5
Whoops, my bad. Read the tax info wrong, it is class 400. Real Market Value Acres 108,659 25.03 84124 4.49 368654 4.02 61157 2.03 Totals: Acres = 35.57 Real Market Value = $622,594 Still reads rich in my book. In any case, that is about the same size as the undeveloped portion of the college property on Jerome Ave. Total Jerome Campus property in acres: 45.24 Total developed of it is aprox. 10 acres. That means, they have enough land to fit the developed portion of Clatsop Community College THREE times. That is enough to fit 140+ houses on 50-ftx150-ft. lots. Enough for 140 families. Family of four to five aproximately means 560 to 700 individuals. Just interesting. Oh well, its out in the rural. Nothing wrong with owning 40 acres of land. Now, what is the fuss with Michael Bunch?
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 21, 2008 18:19:31 GMT -5
Does Mr. McGee still design buildings? I can't seem to find his website, only references to a site that no longer exists. I have been lead to believe he supports his family and life style by selling plans for buildings. He must sell hundreds of such plans every year to do that. Do any of his clients read this forum ? If so, could they please comment on the service and plans they received from Mr. McGee? I would appreciate an objective unvarnished opinion of his track record in his profession. Thanks in advance. -LTB LOL! Here too.... Ok, I can only say that isn't bad. He has political views that some will agree with and some will not agree with. Nothing new. As for his building design abilities, I don't see any problems. As a building designer myself ( Rick Balkins ), I simply will say that his designs are reasonable. Since you are looking for a building designer you have options on the table.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 23, 2008 20:50:54 GMT -5
"If Lee's recalled I think I am starting a petition on Patrick." Sam is the Patrick I was referring to here. Hard to tell when you wrote it. As for Patrick McGee, I personally don't know him much but do enjoy those LNG discussions with him.... He's paranoid about an LNG ship blowing up which is about as likely as any oil tanker blowing up. There is enough energy in that oil that if refined and brought into the right conditions with 100% efficiency yield can be equivelent to many nuclear bombs but hey, the reality is that in order to do that takes refinement and conditions which would be virtually impossible. Its crude oil which we all know so well as incredibly difficult to burn. Remember that ship that crashed ashore down the coast some years ago? Remember when they try to get it to burn. Now think about how difficult it would be to get the best yield of the full volume of LNG gas in a tanker to explode. In order to get to that state, you won't even see the gas except for a slight haze. How can you visibly tell between 9% and 12% natural gas. If for a terrorist attack, who would be the ideal target. Astoria, nah. Hurting Portland is small. Hurting San Fransico, Los Angles or Seattle is ideal. Attacking LNG is a stretch. 9/11 targets weren't a stretch. It was A) New York - symbol of capitalism and the World Trade Center was a symbol of International Trade and western economy and capitalism. Pentagon was symbol of military strength. LNG represents what? How humorous. I want to see what its impact is to our tourism and local economy. From what I see, Bradwood Landing would not impact it in any appreciable way. Some of the local fishing might have some impact early on until things iron out. The Skipinon site might be concerning but design of the facility might be possible to not have huge storage tanks in open site or just the way it looks. The Tansy Point one, seems less visible from one perspective. Even then, it might make sense to apply some design methods to reduce visbility of the tanks (in an architectural sense of visual impact)
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 24, 2008 15:18:27 GMT -5
DA = Prosecutor.
What else can we expect Marquis as a professional Prosecutor to do. It is his JOB (not what he may personally think) to lay out all the evidence and convince the judge or jury (or both) that the Defendent is guilty of the crime being charged.
If there isn't evidence that leads to the person charged of a crime to have done the crime then their would not be a case. The Defense Attorney's job is to rebuttal those evidence and convince the jury or judge that the Defendent is not guilty.
By law, the Defendent is innocent until proven guilty but each side must take side. Marquis is D.A. and that means that the person charged shall be considered guilty regardless of persoal opinion.
In a criminal case there shall be two sides or no case at all.
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Post by Richard Balkins,Bldg. Designer on Mar 24, 2008 2:23:01 GMT -5
Don't bother checking, he was nailed for DUII about 5 years ago. Suddenly that was when he changed his opinion of the DA. He won't discuss it, so if he ever annoys you on a forum ask him about it and ask him about his opinion of putting the ten commandments in public buildings, and ask him how he can be against LNG while heats his house with natural Gas, he will stop posting. Aurbach heats his house with gas as well. Huttala still hasn't answer the question of how he heats his house. NW Natural should shut them off. Hmmm.. Good point.
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