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Newspaper Page TextREGION Thursday, January 21, 2016 East Oregonian PENDLETON Page 3A STANFIELD &\FOHVFLQHPDDQGVXGVWRUHWXUQLQµ Council opts to not increase system development charges By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian 3HQGOHWRQ¶V GHVLJQDWLRQ DV WKH 5RXQG8S &LW\ KDV EHHQ ERWK D ERRQ DQG EDQH WRWKHWRZQDQLFNQDPHWKDW KDV ERWK ERRVWHG LWV SUR¿OH as a tourist destination and OLPLWHG RXWVLGHU SHUVSHFWLYH RQ ZKDW JRHV RQ LQ WKH FLW\ EH\RQGWKHURGHR 7KUHHPDMRUHYHQWVWULHGWR ¿OORXWWKHVRFLDOFDOHQGDUODVW \HDU ² WKH 3HQGOHWRQ 5HDO :HVW )HVWLYDO 3HQGOHWRQ %LNH :HHN DQG 2NWREHUIHVW 3HQGOHWRQ $FFRUGLQJ WR 7UDYHO 3HQGOHWRQ(YHQW&RRUGLQDWRU 3DW %HDUG DOO WKUHH HYHQWV GLG ZHOO HQRXJK WR PHULW D VHFRQGJRDURXQGLQ 2XW RI DOO WKUHH WKH 5HDO :HVW )HVWLYDO IDFHG WKH WRXJKHVW URDG WR D VHFRQG year. $ ¿OP IHVWLYDO FHQWHUHG DURXQG OHVVHUVHHQ :HVWHUQV DQG ¿OPV DERXW WKH 1RUWK- ZHVW WKH HYHQW ZDV EHVHW ZLWK WHFKQLFDO GLI¿FXOWLHV DQGDUXVKWRRUJDQL]H $WRWDORIWLFNHWVZHUH VROG ZLWK IHVWLYDO GLUHFWRU 7KRPDV3KLOOLSVRQDGPLWWLQJ WKHLQDXJXUDOHYHQWFRVWPRUH WRSURGXFHWKDQLWWRRNLQ 3KLOOLSVRQ KDV VLQFH PRYHG IURP 3RUWODQG WR Germany. 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