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REGION Wednesday, March 30, 2016 East Oregonian BOARDMAN Page 3A PENDLETON &LW\DQQRXQFHVFKDPEHUDZDUGZLQQHUV 5HSRUW$EDWHPHQWV FUHDWHSOXVMREV East Oregonian 5HFRJQL]LQJWKHLUORQJWHUPFRPPLW ment to the community, Ed and Frances *OHQQUHFHLYHGWKH3LRQHHU$ZDUGGXULQJ WKH %RDUGPDQ &KDPEHU RI &RPPHUFH awards banquet. 2ULJLQDOO\ IURP 8QLRQ &RXQW\ WKH FRXSOH PRYHG WR 0RUURZ &RXQW\ LQ the early 1970s, raising their family in Boardman. Frances was an educator and Ed an attorney. During one of the frequent periods when Boardman had no local newspaper, Ed wrote, edited and published a brief QHZVOHWWHUIRUWKHFRPPXQLW\+HVHUYHG EULHÀ\RQWKHFLW\SODQQLQJFRPPLVVLRQ in 1997 and began more than eight years RIVHUYLFHRQWKH%RDUGPDQ&LW\&RXQFLO LQ +H ZDV PD\RU IURP After a brief break, Glenn was appointed WR¿OODYDFDQF\RQWKHFRXQFLOLQ VHUYLQJXQWLO Frances has always been beside Ed, encouraging him from behind the scenes. She was a compassionate and nurturing educator and a great asset to the Boardman community, a nomination letter said. 2WKHUVUHFHLYLQJUHFRJQLWLRQLQFOXGHG Penny Jurney was recognized as &LWL]HQRIWKH<HDUIRUKHUVSLULWRIJLYLQJLQ KHOSLQJRUJDQL]HWKH&RPPXQLW\7KDQNV JLYLQJ 'LQQHU HDFK \HDU $ QRPLQDWLRQ letter said Jurney is the kind of person the award was created to recognize. 0DULD 5LFKDUGV UHFHLYHG %XVLQHVV 3HUVRQRIWKH<HDU2ZQHURI%RDUGPDQ +DUGZDUH5LFKDUGVKDVYROXQWHHUHGZLWK PDQ\ SURJUDPV DQG HYHQWV LQFOXGLQJ \RXWKVRFFHU&LQFRGH0D\R&KULVWPDV lighting and fundraising for the new 5LYHUVLGH+LJK6FKRROWUDFN East Oregonian Contributed photo Frances and Ed Glenn receive the Pioneer Award from Don Russell during the Boardman Chamber of Commerce awards banquet. %RDUGPDQ 3ROLFH &KLHI 5LFN 6WRNRH UHFHLYHGWKH)LUHDQG6DIHW\$ZDUG:LWK more than 25 years of law enforcement experience, Stokoe has headed up the Boardman Police Department since 2011. 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That was the gist of a Monday report prepared by Pendleton Economic 'HYHORSPHQW 'LUHFWRU 6WHYH &KULVPDQ ZKR called the Pendleton/Pilot Rock Enterprise Zone the city’s “most powerful tool for attracting new compa nies and encouraging local expansion.” The Pendleton/Pilot Rock Enterprise Zone is one of 69 enterprise zones in Oregon, which completely abates property taxes for TXDOL¿HG EXVLQHVVHV LQ exchange for new jobs or LQFUHDVHGSURGXFWLYLW\ “Enterprise Zone DFWLYLW\ IURP was the busiest since the zone was created,” &KULVPDQZURWH³7KHFLW\ VDZ DOPRVW HYHU\ PDMRU SULYDWH VHFWRU HPSOR\HU expand in the time span. 1RWDOORIWKRVHH[SDQVLRQV TXDOL¿HG IRU HQWHUSULVH ]RQH LQFHQWLYHV EXW WKHUH ZHUH WHQ DSSURYHG applications for a total of $19,943,346, which subsequently produced 302 new jobs. Although the FLW\JLYHVXSWKUHH\HDUVRI WD[ UHYHQXH WKHUH ZLOO EH nearly $20 million in new WD[UHYHQXHWKDWZLOOFRPH RQWKHUROOVRYHUWKHFRXUVH of the next three years 7KH UHYHQXH ZLOO GLUHFWO\ EHQH¿W WKH city of Pendleton and the Pendleton School District.” )LYH 3HQGOHWRQ EXVLQHVVHV KDYH DFWLYH enterprise zone exemptions ² .H\VWRQH 59 &R +LOO 0HDW &R &ROE\ 5RFN\ 0RXQWDLQ 3LSH &R DQG Pendleton Woolen Mills. .H\VWRQH XVHG WKUHH separate exemptions to add 240 jobs to its workforce, FRPSULVLQJ DOPRVW percent of the new jobs created under Pendleton’s enterprise zone program. &ROE\ 5RFN\ 0RXQWDLQ Pipe used its exemptions to create 36 jobs while Hill Meat agreed to add 26 workers. The Pendleton Woolen Mills didn’t add any new jobs with its exemption, LQVWHDG XVLQJ WKH VDYLQJV to buy new equipment that LQFUHDVHG SURGXFWLYLW\ E\ 10 percent. BRIEFLY HERMISTON 3XEOLFZRUNV¿UVWXSIRULPSURYHPHQWSODQ By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian The city of Hermiston is setting its sights on the big SLFWXUH E\ FUHDWLQJ D ¿YH \HDU FDSLWDO LPSURYHPHQW plan. The plan will outline and prioritize the capital LPSURYHPHQW QHHGV IRU WKH street department, water department and wastewater department. Assistant city manager Mark Morgan told the city council Monday that HYHQWXDOO\WKHSURFHVVFRXOG be expanded to include all departments. But while the city was starting from scratch, it would stick to just the public works depart ments. +H VDLG KDYLQJ DOO WKH city’s infrastructure needs centralized in one document would help staff and the council better plan for the future. “Ultimately, whether LW¶V WKH SULYDWH VHFWRU RU WKH SXEOLF LQYHVWPHQW KDWHV uncertainty,” he said. Morgan said department heads, working in conjunction with city engineer Anderson 6RODUSRZHUHGVWRSVLJQVDSSURYHG +(50,6721²6RODUSRZHUHGVWRSVLJQVLOOXPL nated by LED lights are being installed in four locations in Hermiston. The Oregon Department of Transportation will install WKHOLJKWHGVLJQVDWWKHFRUQHURI+LJKODQG$YHQXHDQG )LUVW6WUHHW+LJKODQGDQG6HYHQWK6WUHHW2UFKDUG $YHQXHDQG)LUVW6WUHHWDQG2UFKDUGDQG6HYHQWK6WUHHW The department will also upgrade the other signs along Orchard and Highland to meet current size and UHÀHFWLYLW\VWDQGDUGV7KHHQWLUHSURMHFWZLOOEH paid for by ODOT. At a meeting Monday night, city manager Byron Smith said the lights will be similar to the lighted SHGHVWULDQFURVVLQJVLJQVLQVWDOOHGDWFURVVZDONVRQ Highland near Hermiston High School that remind cars to look for students crossing the road. When asked whether the school district supported the lighted stop signs near the high school and West Park Elementary, Hermiston School District operations PDQDJHU0LNH.D\VDLGDQ\HIIRUWVWRLPSURYHSHGHVWULDQ safety there would be helpful. Perry & Associates, would be asked to contribute to a raw list of projects that would be discussed with the city council in June. The city’s infrastructure committee would then work on paring it down to a more realistic size and prioritizing the top needs. 7KHSODQZRXOGEHDSSURYHG by the city council sometime LQWKHIDOOWKHQUHYLHZHGDQG updated once a year. The creation of a capital LPSURYHPHQW SODQ ZDV RQH RI WKH WRS JRDOV LGHQWL¿HG by the city council during its JRDOVHWWLQJVHVVLRQLQ DQG0D\RU'DYLG'URW]PDQQ said he was excited to see the process begin. “This is a phenomenal step in the right direction,” he said. He said there would likely be large dollar signs attached WR WKH ¿QDO OLVW EXW ORRNLQJ ahead to upcoming costs would help the city budget accordingly. After a presentation of WKHPRQWKO\¿QDQFLDOUHSRUW which showed a healthy ending fund balance and departments in the city spending below what was budgeted for them, Drotz mann said the city was fortu QDWHWREHLQDEHWWHU¿QDQFLDO position than many of its counterparts. That allows LW WR LQYHVW LQ SURMHFWV OLNH the Eastern Oregon Trade DQG (YHQW &HQWHU DQG WKH new senior center while still taking care of its own needs, he said. &RXQFLORU'RXJ3ULPPHU said the city’s staff needed to be recognized for their contributions toward the FLW\¶V VWURQJ ¿QDQFLDO SRVL tion. “The department heads are doing a fantastic job of being good stewards of our money,” he said. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. ,QODQGFKRUDOHVHWVZHHNHQGFRQFHUWV A pair of spring concerts are planned this weekend IHDWXULQJWKH,QODQG1RUWKZHVW0XVLFLDQV&KRUDOH Under the direction of R. 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To register, go to www.pendletonparksandrec.com RUVWRSE\WKHSDUNVRI¿FH7XWXLOOD5RDG)RUPRUH LQIRUPDWLRQFDOO Partners agree on dispatch center funding maintenance, including a QHZFRPSXWHUVHUYHU6KHULII Terry Rowan said the county 6PDOOHU SROLFH DQG ¿UH will join with Pendleton agencies will start to shoulder DQG +HUPLVWRQ WR FRYHU WKH their share of equipment and project. maintenance costs for the That will zero out the 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ GLVSDWFK fund, he said. Going forward, FHQWHUQH[W¿VFDO\HDU Elfering said all agencies will More than two dozen SD\ LQWR D FDSLWDO LPSURYH SROLFH ¿UH DQG DPEXODQFH ment fund. VHUYLFHV XVH WKH FHQWHU IRU dispatch needs. But the FRXQW\VKHULII¶VRI¿FHDORQJ with the police departments of Pendleton and Hermiston, KDYH DORQH SDLG IRU FDSLWDO expenses at the dispatch center for years. The coun W\¶V 'LVSDWFK $GYLVRU\ &RPPLWWHH ODVW ZHHN GHWHU mined that will change in the QH[W¿VFDOF\FOH &RXQW\ &RPPLVVLRQHU Bill Elfering formed the FRPPLWWHH LQ WR ¿JXUH RXW KRZ WR GLYLGH GLVSDWFK costs. Elfering said the smaller agencies will ramp XS SD\PHQWV RYHU IRXU RU ¿YH\HDUVGHSHQGLQJRQWKHLU LQGLYLGXDO ¿QDQFLDO VLWXD tions, until each is paying a fair percentage. And the larger departments will continue to pay the most because they are the center’s biggest users. “I’m just glad we got to some kind of resolution on the thing,” Elfering said. +H DOVR VDLG ¿UH DQG DPEXODQFH VHUYLFHV ZLOO SD\ about 10 percent of the total cost — police departments will pay the rest. The dispatch center this year also needs about $70,600 in equipment upgrades and By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian 7KH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH DOVR yanked a proposal to ask agencies to fund another dispatcher. Some committee members were skeptical of the need for a new position. Rowan said the dispatch center plans to track staff work hours better, to see if there is a need for another employee. Jacob Tyler Jones A RLINGTON H IGH S CHOOL Congratulations! We are so very proud of you. Love Mom & Dad $ 25 . 00 Private Party Only Your Name: Phone Number: Graduate's Name: Graduate's School: Message to Graduate: Tell your favorite graduate how proud you are in our Graduation 2016 special section in the East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald & share their "Then" & "Now" Photos! Publishes: May 28 th in the EO & June 1 st in the HH Send in your text and photos to cmcclellan@eastoregonian.com or bring to Chris at the East Oregonian office by May 18 th . Mailing address: Attn: Chris McClellan 211 SE Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801