SEVERE WINTER STORM PELTS AREA - Eastern Band of Cherokee

REALTYDivisionsRena Janet Johnson Wachacha, Jackie Lee Johnson, Jacob Pete JohnsonMinor), Melissa Ann Maney, Jamie Ophelia Parris Tranter, Joanna Lee Parris,elma Jean Ledford Lossiah, Kirk Wilson Lossiah Sr., Maury Estes Lossiah,anessa Lossiah Welch, Anthony Edward Lossiah, Anita K. Pheasant Teesateskie,aniel Evan Pheasant, Sharrianne Pheasant HuskeyResolutions for March 2010Interested parties for the Estates of:John Daniel Toineeta: Darrel Edward Toineeta, Joel Daniel Toineeta, NehemiahAgina Toineeta, Kerry Nathanial Reed, Veronica ToineetaBoyd Taylor: Aileen T. GreenAenon: Senior Cizens and Persons With Disabilies2010 Lawn Maintenance ApplicationsGuidelines:In order to qualify you and your spouse must be a Senior Citizen or Disabled.If you do not have a spouse you must live alone or with persons under the age of 18.Participants must reside on Tribal Lands within the five county service areas of Swain,Jackson, Graham, Haywood and Cherokee.1. The Lawn Maintenance season will be from April 5th-October 1st2. Mowing and Lawn Maintenance will include a 50ft. perimeter around the home.3. Lawns mowed outside the 50ft. perimeter will be the home owner’s responsibility.4. You must maintain and keep your yard clean and safe for our mowing contractors.Please remove any trash, debris, or other items that would prevent our mowing contractorsfrom mowing your yard. If your yard is not maintained it will not be moweduntil you do so.5. You are responsible for marking any shrubs, flowers, and plants that you don’t wantmistaken for weeds so that the mowers can distinguish between the two.Applications will be available First Come First Served Jan. 18 - Feb. 19 at TsaliManor, Snowbird Senior Center and John Welch Senior Center. 2/18BUDGET, from page 23MARKETPLACEplanned for allocation to FWS, USGS, NPS and BIA for restoration, monitoring andother activities.The 2011 budget for the National Landscape Conservation System in BLM is$65.4 million, a net increase of $1.3 million over 2010. There is an increase of $1.3 millionfor management of new wilderness areas designated by the Omnibus Public LandManagement Act of 2009.The NPS budget includes $2.3 billion for park operations, an increase of $35.3million, or nearly two percent, above the 2010 enacted level. The budget continues $5million in appropriations and $5 million in recreation fee funding for the Park Partnershipsprogram, which will match partner donations with Federal funds for high priorityprojects at national parks.The 2011 FWS budget for Refuge System Operations includes $499.5 million,a net reduction of $3.3 million. Within that amount, however, are increases of $8 millionfor climate science inventory and monitoring, $2 million for youth programs, and $3.3million for ecosystems. These increases are offset by $10.0 million in reductions fordiscontinued congressional earmarks, termination of the Challenge Cost Share program,and management efficiencies.Youth in Natural Resources – The future of resource conservation depends uponthe next generation’s understanding of and connection to natural resources and culturaltreasures. The budget increases for this initiative include $5.8 million for youth employmentand education programs in the national park system and $2 million for youth programsat national wildlife refuges. The budget also includes $2 million for FWS andBLM to join with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in public-private partnershipsto promote priority species conservation on both public and private lands. TheNPS also will dedicate $6.4 million of recreation fees collected at parks to youth projectsthat benefit the visitor experience. This is an additional $2 million over the 2010 level.Responsibly Budgeting for Wildfire – The budget responsibly budgets for wildfiresand includes $933.9 million for Wildland Fire Management, an increase of $78million. The 10-year average of suppression costs is fully funded.The budget proposes continuation of a regular suppression account and theFLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, and includes a new Presidential WildfireContingency Reserve account. Regular suppression will support initial attack and predictablefirefighting costs; the FLAME funds will be used in cases of severe, complex,and threatening fires and be used as a contingency reserve. There is a proposed programreduction of $42.6 million in the hazardous fuels reduction program.THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010cherokee one feather29