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7 58551 69301 0 FRIDAY Aug. 24, 2007 50 cents tax included DAILY JOURNAL ukiahdailyjournal.com 52 pages, Volume 149 Number 137 email: [email protected] Water concerns a major issue for possible new developments BY ROB BURGESS priority for local officials long before The city of Ukiah has been prac- cent. In addition, the California The Daily Journal Tuesday’s Mendocino County Board ticing voluntary water conservation The Sonoma County Water Department of Public Health has Infrastructure, and especially of Supervisors meeting. At the meet- since the beginning of July. In June, Agency has been making water con- placed a moratorium on new water water, concerns loom large over any ing, the Mendocino County Planning the State Water Resources Control servation efforts since April, when it connections in Hopland until further potential growth resulting from the Team asked the board to make a Board announced that entities that announced that the water level in notice because of the approximately possible rezoning of the Lover’s decision about what plans were to be take water out of the Russian River, Lake Mendocino could drop as low 24.1 million gallons of water the Lane and former Masonite sites. selected for an environmental impact which flows out of Lake Mendocino, as 8,000 acre-feet by the end of sum- The shortage of water was a top study. must reduce water usage by 15 per- mer. See DEVELOP, Page A-12

FROM MARIJUANA GARDENS IN THE CITY TO YARDS FULL OF JUNK ... MARIJUANA CASE RETRIAL Parker decision put off Lawyers hoping to avoid trial By BEN BROWN The Daily Journal The decision of whether or not to pursue a second trial against Mark and Memo Parker has been delayed for two more weeks while the attorneys in the case pursue a resolution that would avoid another trial, defense attorney E. D. Lerman said Thursday. The Parker brothers’ marijuana cultivation trial ended in a mistrial Aug. 7 after the jury was unable to come to a verdict on any but one charge. The jury found Mark Parker not guilty of maintaining a residence for processing a con- trolled substance and voted 11-1 in favor of acquitting him on all other charges. The jury voted 10-2 in favor of convicting Memo Parker on all charges. MacLeod Pappidas/The Daily Journal Memo Parker was charged with possession City Enforcement Officer Chris White points out a commercial property that was cited a year ago for having junk of marijuana for sale, cultivation of marijuana and debris on the property. He said he is satisfied with the progress the owner has been making on cleaning the for sale, management of a location for the pro- lot. duction of a controlled substance and posses- sion of concentrated cannabis. Mark Parker was charged with possession of marijuana for sale, cultivation of marijuana Code compliance coordinator on the job for sale and management of a location for the production of a controlled substance. By ZACK SAMPSEL ‘You deal with such a wide variety of things “It’s not just all about me. I actually Lerman, making a special appearance for The Daily Journal work closely with the Ukiah Police both defendants, said the defense and prosecu- After an ankle injury cut short his 14- that nothing’s really that weird anymore.’ Department on certain cases,” he said. tion have been discussing options that would year career in law enforcement, Willits White said that although most of the allow the case to be resolved without a second native Chris White, 39, was forced to trade citations he gives out end up with peaceful trial. She said she could not disclose specifics, in the loud sirens, handcuffs and guns of his CHRIS WHITE results, he’s ready for the possibility of but during the hearing she said she planned to police work for a quiet hybrid, pen and an