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REGION Thursday, May 7, 2015 East Oregonian UMATILLA Page 3A PENDLETON City delays new zoning regs; 36'JRHVEDFN on ballot with considers centralized mail By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian 8PDWLOOD FLW\ FRXQFLORUV ZHUHQ¶W TXLWH UHDG\ WR SXOO the trigger Tuesday night RQ DQ RYHUKDXO RI WKH FLW\¶V commercial zone rules that ZRXOG OLPLW VWULS FOXEV DQG PDULMXDQD GLVSHQVDULHV WR FHUWDLQSDUWVRIWRZQ “I do not feel comfortable moving ahead,” councilor Mel Ray said. “There is 100 SDJHV RI WKLV WR UHDG DQG digest. ... In the last three GD\V,¶YHGLJHVWHGRQH]RQH the McNary zone, and I had a lot of questions.” They voted to continue the discussion to their May 19 meeting, giving them more time to examine the rules and decide if they had any amendments to suggest. 8PDWLOOD¶V FXUUHQW commercial zone rules merely differentiate between businesses conducted wholly ZLWKLQDQHQFORVHGVSDFHDQG those that include outdoor FRPSRQHQWV 7KH QHZ rules recommended by the SODQQLQJ FRPPLVVLRQ GLYLGH WKH FLW\ LQWR VL[ W\SHV RI FRPPHUFLDO ]RQHV DQG VSHOO out the allowed uses in each ]RQH7KH\DOVRVHWSURSHUW\ GHYHORSPHQW VWDQGDUGV IRU ODQGVFDSLQJ VWRUPZDWHU drainage and other features. Planning commission FKDLU %R\G 6KDUS VDLG WKH FRPPLVVLRQ VSHQW ¿YH months creating a statement RI WKH SXUSRVH RI HDFK ]RQH DQG WKHQ ORRNLQJ DW KRZ each category of use would VXSSRUW RU GHWUDFW IURP WKDW SXUSRVH ³:H DVNHG GRHV WKLV ¿W WKH GHVFULSWLRQ RI ZKDW ZH ZDQWWKLV]RQHWRORRNOLNH"´ he said. 'XULQJ WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU SXEOLF WHVWLPRQ\ 6WHYH Rodarte told the council he disagreed with only allowing PHGLFDO PDULMXDQD GLVSHQVD- ries in the general commer- cial zone and highway commercial zone, which SUHFOXGHVWKHPIURPORFDWLQJ downtown or in McNary. +H GLVDJUHHG ZLWK SODQQLQJ FRPPLVVLRQ PHPEHUV¶ VWDWH- ments that they wanted to DOORZ GLVSHQVDULHV DUJXLQJ WKDWWKHRQO\SODFHGLVSHQVD- ULHV DQG VWULS FOXEV ZRXOG be allowed is on land that is not for sale or unsuitable to build on, clustered around the intersection of Highway 395 and Highway 730. ³<RX¶UH ]RQLQJ SHRSOH out,” he said. Councilor David Lougee, ZKR VDW RQ WKH SODQQLQJ commission during its initial ZRUN RQ WKH UHJXODWLRQV before being elected to city council, said he was comfort- able voting on the rules immediately, but when other councilors voiced concerns KH VXSSRUWHG WKH PRWLRQ WR continue the discussion to May 19. In other business, the council entertained a request IURP FLW\ SRVWPDVWHU 5RELQ .DVLVND WR FRQVLGHU FHQWUDO- ized mail delivery. Residents would have to ZDON WR JHW WKHLU PDLO IURP the neighborhood mailbox XQLW KH VDLG EXW WKH XSVLGH would be the security of KDYLQJORFNHGPDLOER[HVDQG SDUFHOORFNHUVWKDW SHRSOHLQ the neighborhood would be PRWLYDWHGWRNHHSDQH\HRQ 8PDWLOOD ,UULJRQ DQG +HUPLVWRQH[SHULHQFHGDUDVK of mail theft earlier this year. .DVLVND VDLG WKH FLW\ would have to front the bill for installation of the units EXW WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV 3RVWDO Service would maintain them. +H VDLG PRUH DSDUWPHQW FRPSOH[HV DUH PRYLQJ WR secure, centralized mail GHOLYHU\ DQG GHYHORSHUV DUH UHTXLUHG E\ ODZ WR SD\ for centralized units for UHVLGHQWLDO GHYHORSPHQWV WKDW LQFOXGH PRUH WKDQ ¿YH houses. Mayor David Trott suggested that the city GHYHORS D VXUYH\ WR VHH how residents in different neighborhoods felt about the idea of centralized delivery and if any neighborhoods ZHUH ZLOOLQJ WR SD\ IRU LW themselves if the city decided not to. ³,W¶V LQFXPEHQW WKDW ZH have reliable data,” he said. The council directed staff to write a survey to be distrib- uted this summer. ²²² Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. PENDLETON &HUDPLFVVWXGLRWRKRQRU$OLFH)RVVDWWL East Oregonian 7KH SXEOLF LV LQYLWHG WR a celebration to dedicate WKH $OLFH )RVVDWWL &HUDPLFV Studio at Pendleton Center for the Arts. )RVVDWWL ZKR WXUQHG ODVW\HDUSODQVWREHLQDWWHQ- dance, along with friends and IDPLO\$VHOHFWLRQRI)RVVDW- WL¶VDUWZRUNZLOOEHRQGLVSOD\ The event is Saturday IURPSPDW10DLQ St., Pendleton. The dedication FHUHPRQ\ LV DW SP Refreshments will be served during the event. The honor was made SRVVLEOH WKURXJK D JHQHURXV donation to the Arts Council of Pendleton from the Tim )HW]HU &KDULW\ )XQG 7HUUH Seitz Rasmussen is the account advisor of the fund and felt the ceramics studio at the arts center was the SHUIHFWSODFHWRKRQRUDJUHDW artist and educator who has touched so many lives in Pendleton. ³, GLGQ¶W KDYH $OLFH DV D teacher, but my siblings did,” VDLG 5DVPXVVHQ ³,¶YH VHHQ the effect one strong, creative DQG HQWKXVLDVWLF SHUVRQ FDQ KDYHLQKHOSLQJWRVKDSHWKH character of a community. , WKLQN WKDW¶V VRPHWKLQJ WR honor.” )RVVDWWL WDXJKW NLQGHU- garten for 23 years, then $2.35M levy By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Already facing a SRWHQWLDOO\ VPDOOHU EXGJHW next year, things could go from bad to worse for the Pendleton School District LIYRWHUVGRQ¶WSDVVD million levy later this month. Laying off teachers LV D SRVVLELOLW\ LI WKH OHY\ fails. 'LVWULFW VXSSRUWHUV DUH KRSLQJ YRWHUV ZLOO VXSSRUW the levy as they did the 2013 $58 million bond. :KLOHERWKWKHERQGDQG the levy are continuations of existing taxes, Pendleton School Board member Debbie McBee they serve GLIIHUHQWSXUSRVHV By law, bonds can only be used for construction DQG FDSLWDO LPSURYHPHQW costs. The most recent bond is being used to build new VWUXFWXUHV IRU :DVKLQJWRQ and Sherwood Heights elementary schools, among RWKHUSURMHFWV 7KH ¿YH\HDU OHY\ which has been renewed several times since it was ¿UVW LQWURGXFHG LQ KHOSV SD\V IRU RSHUDWLRQDO FRVWV OLNH WHDFKHU VDODULHV DQGVWXGHQWSURJUDPV 7KH OHY\ LPSRVHV D SURSHUW\ WD[ UDWH RI FHQWV SHU LQ assessed value, generating URXJKO\SHU\HDU 7KH SDVVDJH RI WKH OHY\ would also trigger equal- L]DWLRQ SD\PHQWV IURP the state, which would give the district an extra SHU\HDU Although the district is DVNLQJIRUDVPDOOHUDPRXQW of money for the levy than they did for the bond, McBee said the levy is no less crucial. ,I WKH OHY\ GRHVQ¶W SDVV WHDFKHU SRVLWLRQV FRXOG EH cut as a result. “The last thing we want to do is cut teachers because we already have a high teacher-student ratio,” McBee said. Pendleton School Board &KDLUPDQ 6WHYH 8PEDUJHU recently said that, if the VWDWH EXGJHW LV SDVVHG WKH district would already face a $750,000 budget shortfall because of a decrease in funding. That number ZRXOGGLSLQWRWKHPLOOLRQV without the levy. 6WDWH KHOS FRXOG EH RQ the way in the form of WKH /HJLVODWXUH¶V 0D\ UHYHQXH IRUHFDVW )RUW\ SHUFHQW RI DQ\ DGGLWLRQDO tax collections featured in the forecast will go toward education. If the additional revenue still fails to cover VRPH GLVWULFW¶V EXGJHW JDSV 5HS 3HWHU %XFNOH\ D-Ashland, co-chairman RI WKH -RLQW :D\V DQG Means Committee, said his committee will “wrestle” with the state budget to ¿QG DOWHUQDWLYH VRXUFHV RI revenue. Ballots are due May 19. ²²² Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0836. Largest single-day food drive set for Saturday East Oregonian Contributed photo Several children work on projects in the Alice Fossatti Ceramics Studio at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The studio will be dedicated Saturday. studied with Pendleton FHUDPLF DUWLVW %HWW\ )HYHV in the 1960s. The two made ERQ¿UH SRWV LQ RXWGRRU SLWV VLWWLQJ XS DOO QLJKW WR WHQG WKH ¿ULQJV 6KH DOVR PDGH VPDOOHUZRUNVLQDNLOQDWWKH home she shared with Don )RVVDWWL KHU KXVEDQG RI \HDUV )RVVDWWL ZDV DFWLYH LQ her studio there until she was in her late 90s. 6KH¶VSHUKDSVEHVWNQRZQ for her angels, which she sold at galleries and craft fairs DURXQG 3HQGOHWRQ +HU ZRUN has a distinctive style and WKHVLPSOHEXWQXDQFHGOLQHV DQG JHVWXUHV DUH GHFHSWLYHO\ H[SUHVVLYH 6KH RQFH WROG D UHSRUWHU ³, FDQ¶W IROORZ D SDWWHUQ ,¶P QRW D FRRNLH FXWWHUSHUVRQ´ The ceramics studio at Pendleton Center for the Arts is home to a wide range of ceramics activity. Students from youths to adults create ERWK ZKHHOWKURZQ SLHFHV DQG KDQGEXLOW ZRUN GXULQJ free or low-cost classes. 3URIHVVLRQDO DUWLVWV ZRUN LQGHSHQGHQWO\ LQ WKH VWXGLR as well. )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQFDOO 541-278-9201. &$3(&2 ZLOO MRLQ ZLWK the National Association of Letter Carriers on Saturday, 0D\ IRU 6WDPS 2XW +XQJHUWKHFRXQWU\¶VODUJHVW single-day food drive. Communities can SDUWLFLSDWH E\ VHWWLQJ RXW EDJV RI QRQSHULVKDEOH IRRG items near their mailbox. $OHWWHUFDUULHUZLOOSLFNXS the donation for CAPECO, which serves as the regional IRRG EDQN IRU 8PDWLOOD Morrow, Gilliam and :KHHOHUFRXQWLHV “Most wanted” foods LQFOXGH VKHOIVWDEOH PLON canned meats, canned fruits and vegetables, whole-grain ULFH DQG FHUHDO VRXSV chilis and stews. The food EDQN ZLOO QRW DFFHSW UXVW\ or unlabeled cans, glass FRQWDLQHUVSHULVKDEOHLWHPV homemade goods, noncom- PHUFLDO SDFNDJHG JRRGV alcohol, soda or used items. 6WDPS 2XW +XQJHU ZDV created in 1993, and has collected more than 1 billion SRXQGVRIIRRGQDWLRQZLGH Last year, more than 1.1 PLOOLRQSRXQGVRIIRRGZHUH collected in Oregon and &ODUN &RXQW\ :DVKLQJWRQ 7KLV \HDU¶V JRDO LV PLOOLRQSRXQGV CAPECO serves an DYHUDJH RI SHRSOH every month, and has distributed more than 1.1 PLOOLRQSRXQGVRIIRRGWR ORFDOSDQWULHVDQGPHDOVLWHV as of 2014. )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ contact Diana Quezada at 541-918-1216. BRIEFLY Spring chinook season Writer’s workshop gets four-day extension on encourages story telling the Columbia River 3(1'/(721²6RPHWLPHVSHRSOH Recreational anglers will have four H[WUDGD\VWR¿VKIRUVSULQJFKLQRRNRQ the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam. 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But when given a chance, they often UHDOL]HWKHLUVWRULHVDUHLPSRUWDQWDQG worth sharing. $QXSFRPLQJZULWHU¶VZRUNVKRSLV GHVLJQHGWRKHOSVSDUNPHPRULHV7KH focus includes writing the stories that need to be told. /HGE\%HWWH+XVWHG:ULWHU¶V :RUNVKRS7HOOLQJ2XU6WRULHVLV 6DWXUGD\0D\IURPDPWRSP at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The cost is $50 for members and $55 for non-members. Those attending need to bring a lunch and writing materials. )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQRUWRUHJLVWHU call 541-278-9201. Hermiston youth raising money for Orlando trip +(50,6721²$\HDUROG +HUPLVWRQJLUOKRSHVWRSDUWLFLSDWHLQ Got an hour? He lives alone and can no longer prepare his meals. He could use someone to deliver a warm meal. You could be that someone. It only takes an hour to give back to seniors. Call CAPECO today! 541-278-5682 WKH1DWLRQDO)LQH$UWV&RPSHWLWLRQ$XJ LQ2UODQGR)ORULGD Mya Hayden recently received a VXSHULRUUDWLQJZKLOHFRPSHWLQJLQWKH female vocal soloist category in the 2UHJRQ)LQH$UWV)HVWLYDOLQ$OEDQ\ ZKLFKTXDOL¿HGKHUIRUWKHQDWLRQDO event. 7RKHOSUDLVHPRQH\IRUWKHWULS +D\GHQZLOOPDQD+HUPLVWRQ¶V2ZQ )DUPHUV¶0DUNHWERRWKWKLVZHHNHQG GXULQJWKH(DVWHUQ2UHJRQ$UWV)HVWLYDO 6KHZLOORIIHUEDNHGJRRGV0RWKHU¶V 'D\FRRNLHERXTXHWV,WDOLDQVRGDVDQG EDOORRQDUW7KHERRWKZLOOEHRSHQ IURPDPWRSPLQGRZQWRZQ Hermiston. 6KHDOVRLVDFFHSWLQJFDQVDQGLV DYDLODEOHWRGR\DUGZRUNKRXVHZRUN and childcare. In addition, money can be donated at www.gofundme.com/ mya2orlando. Hayden, who is a seventh grader at Armand Larive Middle School, has been WDNLQJSULYDWHYRLFHOHVVRQVVLQFHVKH was 5 with Kathy Turner, who retired IURP:HVW3DUN(OHPHQWDU\6FKRRO 7RYLHZ+D\GHQ¶VUHFHQWSHUIRUPDQFH in Albany, visit www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nYhTRRVrOKM. Enjoy the Jazz sounds of Brass Fire Saturday, May 9 2015 7 pm - 10 pm In the Red Lion Lounge 304 SE Nye Pendleton 541-276-6111 Mother’s Day Buffet Prime Rib Sunday, May 10 10am - 2pm Featuring CARVED SLOW ROASTED PRIME RIB PORK LOIN WITH DEMI-GLACE ROASTED RED POTATOES FRESH GREEN BEANS WITH BACON CHICKEN BUNKHOUSE PASTA WHISKY MEATBALLS FESTIVE SCRAMBLED EGGS APPLEWOOD SMOKED BACON & SAUSAGE PATTIES HAMLEY BISCUITS & GRAVY CHEESE BLINTZES ASSORTED HAMLEY SALADS HOT ROLLS & BUTTER FRESH FRUIT SALAD ASSORTED DESSERTS ALL YOU CAN EAT 26 1 6 $ per person $ kids 5-12 CALL TODAY FOR RESERVATIONS 541.278.1100 OPTION 2 COURT & MAIN, PENDLETON
