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FIRE: Will provide 24/7
stafing at Fire Station 2
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in the Hermiston and Stan-
ield area. This value will not
impact residents — such as
those within the city limits of
Hermiston — who are already
under compression.
The
reformation
is
expected to bring in $900,000,
which would add staff, replace
old vehicles and provide 24/7
stafing at Fire Station 2 on
Diagonal Road.
This is the second time
the ire districts have asked
voters for the reformation.
The consolidation previously
failed in the November 2014
election. In that election, the
measure to create the new
district failed 56 percent to
44 percent among voters
in Hermiston and Stanield
areas.
“I’ve been cautiously
optimistic this whole time.
I looked at the numbers 18
months ago and the difference
in the campaign and what we
did differently,” Stanton said.
“People this time were a lot
more vocal saying they were
voting for us and they hoped
we got it. We hoped for the
best.”
The chief said the commu-
nity support continued as the
election results came out and
his phone kept ringing into the
evening.
“We want to give all our
thanks to all the folks who
supported us. We just feel so
grateful for the support we
have, and we would have
been grateful, no matter what
happened today,” he said.
“These are two great commu-
nities and we’re going to
continue to serve and continue
that on the best we can.”
SCHOOLS: Renovations
will start as early as fall
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“You just don’t get that:
Ever,” Superintendent Rob
Clark said of the $19 million.
“Even people who have
historically voted no forever
in Milton-Freewater said,
‘OK, we have to vote for this
one.’”
The money will pay for
a new kindergarten through
third grade elementary
school, repurposing Ferndale
School as a fourth and ifth
grade school, demolishing
Freewater and Grove schools
or turning them into a
community space, building
a new sports complex, relo-
cating the bus/maintenance
yard and completing $1
million of needed HVAC
upgrades to McLoughlin
High School.
Clark said some renova-
tions will start as early as the
fall, with the new elementary
school planned for the fall of
2018.
“Everyone’s
pretty
pumped,” he said.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
OFF PAGE ONE
Voters elect new Morrow County commissioners
Incumbent Leann Rea
ousted by challenger
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
The Morrow County
Court is getting some new
blood after Tuesday’s elec-
tion.
Jim Doherty, owner
of O’Doherty Cattle Co.
in Boardman, narrowly
defeated incumbent Leann
Rea for Commissioner
Position 1 by just 74
votes. The unoficial inal
count was 1,181 to 1,107.
In an interview Tuesday
night, Doherty said he was
humbled by the opportunity
to serve.
“I’m eager to go to work
for the people of Morrow
County,” Doherty said. “I
to help him
through
the
transition.
“He
will
have a pretty
steep learning
curve,” Rea
said. “People
on the outside
don’t realize
what
all
commissioners
are involved
Doherty
Lindsay
in.”
In the race
didn’t come into this with
an agenda. I just wanted to for county judge — which
will convert to a third part-
listen to everyone.”
Rea, 75, was seeking time commissioner seat
her third term on the court, after Dec. 31 — Melissa
which would have made Lindsay won handily over
her the most experienced Greg Sweek, 1,517 to
commissioner. Instead, she 802. Lindsay, who lives in
congratulated Doherty on Heppner and works as pres-
his victory and said she ident of Turner Ranch, said
will make herself available she is excited to make the
jump into county govern-
ment.
“It’s an exciting time for
Morrow County,” she said.
Sweek previously served
nine terms as the county
assessor and tax collector,
but was unable to return
to the courthouse. Lindsay
takes over for Judge Terry
Tallman, who will retire on
Jan. 1, 2017.
The county decided last
year to drop its local judge
position, and instead use
the seat as a third part-time
commissioner while hiring
a full-time county adminis-
trator. Juvenile court cases
will be absorbed into district
court.
———
Contact George Plaven
at gplaven@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0825.
PENDLETON: Becky Marks is a two-term incumbent
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restart his campaign.
Chalmers, a city council
appointee since February
and the Umatilla County
director of assessment and
taxation, said he respects the
results and will continue to
reach out to voters ahead of
the November election.
“That’s the beauty of the
process,” he said.
The only candidate who
didn’t face an opponent,
John Turner issued a state-
ment detailing some of his
plans when he takes over
for Mayor Phillip Houk in
January.
According to the state-
ment, Turner said
he plans to form “a
working group of
civic leaders and
interested citizens”
to form a list of
8-10 goals for the
city, which will be
discussed at a series
of
community
Turner
meetings.
“If you don’t
like the list of goals we have
set, tell us what you want.
With your input, we can
establish a prioritized list of
the top three or four goals,
and assign them measurable
outcomes,” he said in a state-
ment. “I expect these goals
to drive the deliberations of
the new city council
in 2017-18.”
Primmer, who
handily won his
Ward 3 seat, echoed
Turner’s statement,
saying his main
goal in January was
to set the council’s
priorities.
In the race to
replace Councilor
Tom Young, Primmer beat
out Cody Cimmiyotti, a
bartender and a customer
service agent, and Don
Bennett, a retired Eastern
Oregon Training Center
worker.
With 73 percent of the
vote in Ward 2, Fairley had
the largest margin of victory
of the contested races.
He defeated former city
councilor Bob Ehmann and
retired salesman Rex More-
house to replace Councilor
Chuck Wood. Fairley did not
return a request for comment
as of press time.
Marks,
a
two-term
incumbent, also turned back
a challenge from self-em-
ployed computer repairman
James Tibbets.
Tuesday also marked the
departure of Councilor Al
Plute, who resigned from
the council. The council will
appoint someone to ill the
rest of his term, which runs
through 2018.
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