$6 million to restore Malheur refuge, cover other costs of standoff

[struggle4progress]

By Les Zaitz | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on March 23, 2016 at 8:16 PM
updated March 24, 2016 at 8:11 AM

... Removing the debris and repairing the damage is likely to take until early summer. Until then, the headquarters remains closed but the public is free to roam the rest of the 187,700-acre bird sanctuary.

Ashe said the occupation will cost his agency roughly $6 million. About $2 million of that came during the takeover and included paying to move the refuge's 17 employees out of town for safety to live at government expense in hotels for weeks ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/repairs_to_malheur_refuge_will.html

[KT2000]

1. hope you saw the pics

posted yesterday that showed the interior of the buildings after they left. Horrible mess.

[tencats]

2. Ammon Bundy's lawyers respond

The Arnold Law Firm that represents Ammon Bundy puts its spin on the newly released MNWR damage photos.

Arnold Law (Eugene, Oregon)
US Fish & Wildlife hit the budgeting lottery with $5 mil. in refuge appropriations. Then, they selectively released photos to create their narrative after US Attorney asked for discovery protective order to attempt to muzzle defendants from disclosing witness statements.

Of course, pre-arrest photos show immaculate upkeep by the protestors. See photo below and await Ammon's response. Pretrial detention while presumed innocent makes it difficult to rebut the Federal Marketing/PR Firm. But please standby....

https://www.facebook.com/arnoldlawfirm/photos/a.10151062853966637.431484.92522441636/10153312003701637/?type=3&theater

[struggle4progress]

3. "I dunno, Ammon. How DO you know if there are two elephants in your fridge?"

[Omaha Steve]

5. Bundy is standing outside the fridge rifle in small hand?

[struggle4progress]

8. "Stand back! I'm gonna bag me one of them granola bars if I can get a clear shot"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Local ranchers did not want the out of state ranchers there

By day's end, Beck and her colleagues were ready for their next appointment.

They were heading for a barbecue set up to welcome them back to duty – and back to the community. Their hosts were the 20 or so ranchers who graze cattle in partnership with the refuge.

The out of state ranchers lived off of federal land that they didn't pay for but their ranches failed anyway and so they got all political in a distant state.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. "Immaculate upkeep" including using excavator on sacred Native Am archaelogical site. . . nt

[sakabatou]

9. The Bundy Bunch should still be sued for damages.

[libodem]

10. All that excrement is a biohazard

It was a reckless, filthy, hepatitis spreading, shitty thing to do. There should be special charges for trying to infect the cleaning crew with disease. Seriously.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Hmm. How much is the Bundy ranch worth?

[meow2u3]

12. Make the Bundy gang pay the restitution

as part of their punishment, in addition to fines, imprisonment, and criminal forfeiture of assets. That would be a fitting punishment for their crimes.