REGION
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
STANFIELD
East Oregonian
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PENDLETON
Work begins on century-old water line
East Oregonian
Repairs to one of the most
critical water lines in the city
of Pendleton’s water system
will begin later this week.
Originally installed in 1911
and constructed with cast iron
and lead joints, the city shut
down flow through the 16-inch
pipe that runs under Southeast
Third Street after its leaks
began to seep to the surface in
the area of the railroad tracks
near Southeast Frazer Avenue.
Pendleton Public Works
Director Bob Patterson said
the line is integral to the city’s
aquifer storage and recovery
system, transporting water
from a reservoir on South Hill
to the rest of the system.
In September, the Pend-
leton City Council agreed to
spend $1.1 million to fix the
Third Street water line as well
as two other nearby water lines
in need of repair.
To immediately stop the
leaks and reopen the Third
Street water line to flow,
Patterson said contractors will
install a 12-inch polyurethane
line within the larger, 16-inch
cast iron pipe.
Long-term, the line will need
more capacity than the 2,000
gallons per minute the 16-inch
line will be able to carry.
Patterson said work crews
will return to the line in the
spring and insert a special
fiberglass pipe that will expand
to line the 16-inch cast iron
pipe. This will still plug any
leaks the cast iron pipe while
allowing it to transport water
at its full 4,000 gallon-per-
minute capacity.
Similar fiberglass pipes will
be installed on South Main
Street and Southeast Goodwin
Avenue next spring.
The temporary fix for the
Third Street line will begin
later this week and is sched-
uled to be finished by Dec. 1.
Patterson said Third Street
from Goodwin Avenue to
Frazer Avenue will be closed
during the project, and traffic
will be diverted around the
traffic site. A flagger from
Union Pacific Railroad will
also be on hand to make sure
construction doesn’t conflict
with any passing trains.
Patterson said water was
shut off for a small number
of customers, including a
residence and the Pendleton
Floors carpet warehouse.
Patterson said those customers
will have water redirected
from a different source.
PILOT ROCK
City council to vote on wild turkey regulations
Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan
East Oregonian
Several volunteers showed up Saturday morning to repaint some of down-
town Stanfield’s old buildings.
Pilot Rock City Council
again considers two new ordi-
nances dealing with animal
control to help tackle the
town’s infestation of turkeys.
The council meets Tuesday
night starting at 7 p.m. at Pilot
Rock City Hall. The new animal
control law would address
trapping in the city limits and
establish fines of $20-$250
for violations. The second law
would prohibit feeding wild
turkeys and create fines ranging
from $50-$250 per offense.
The wild fowl in the small
town number in excess of 60,
and some Pilot Rock residents
Residents volunteer to paint town
East Oregonian
A group of Stanfield
residents
spent
their
Saturday repainting three of
the town’s old buildings in a
volunteer event coordinated
by the city.
From 9 a.m., about 20
people painted two build-
ings at the corner of Main
Street and West Coe Avenue,
formerly the Stanfield City
Council chamber and an old
meat market, and planned to
paint the old hardware store
on Main Street once they
were finished.
Scott Morris, a city of
Stanfield employee, said
he was pleased with the
turnout.
“I’m surprised we had
such a nice day,” he said.
Morris said after seeing
how this event went, the
city would decide whether
to have more volunteer
events for projects around
the city.
“There’s
nothing
planned, but I think we
will,” he said. “There’s a
couple of other buildings
we’d like to take care of.”
Nelly Chavez said she
decided to come out and
support her city.
“I’ve been a resident for
25 years,” she said. “It was
time for me to come and
help.”
have complained about the
birds causing property damage
and creating plenty of scat.
The council discussed drafts
of the ordinances at the Oct. 3
meeting, and decided on a 4-2
vote not to take action at that
time. The council, however,
asked staff to narrow the focus
of the proposals from all wild
animals to just turkeys.
The council also has not
taken action on how to remedy
the town’s turkey troubles.
Taylor Wasserman with
the nonprofit veterans group
Fallen Outdoors offered to
help trap, haze and even shoot
the birds, according to the Oct.
3 meeting minutes. Pilot Rock
Police Chief Bill Caldera,
however, has said he does not
want people shooting the birds
in town, considering it a safety
issue. And Greg Rimbach,
state wildlife biologist, recom-
mended against trapping and
relocating the turkeys because
it is expensive and ineffective.
Aside from turkeys, the
council will consider rezoning
a couple of tax lots from
commercial to light industrial
and amending the city’s traffic
code to include a definition
of “personal property.” That
move would help the police
department enforce regula-
tions about storing vehicles on
the public right of way.
BRIEFLY
Car hits fire pole, knocks out
power in Hermiston
37, and Isaiah Hilliard, 39, were intoxicated
at the Midway Tavern, 1750 N. First
St., according to Edmiston, where they
harassed, threatened and assaulted several
people.
“Hilliard attempted to strangle the
bouncer during the incident,” Edmiston
reported in an email, “and Najera punched
the glass door while leaving.”
Hermiston officers arrived to the bar
at 9:52 p.m. and encountered Najera and
Hilliard in the parking lot. Both were
intoxicated, Edmiston continued, and Najera
struggled with officers before being put
in handcuffs and the back of a police car.
Edmiston reported police booked Najera
and Hilliard into the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton.
Circuit court records show no charges
pending for Hilliard from the fracas, but
Najera faces initial charges of disorderly
conduct, resisting arrest, criminal mischief,
three counts of menacing and one count
each of fourth-degree and third-degree
assault. The final charge is the only felony.
HERMISTON — About 400 customers
in the Westland Road area were without
power on Monday afternoon after a car
crashed into a power pole on Westland Road
around 2:30 p.m.
The road was closed, and traffic was
rerouted onto Agnew Road, and power was
restored by 5 p.m.
A representative of the Umatilla County
Fire District said they didn’t believe anyone
was injured in the wreck.
Smith named to new
transportation committee
HEPPNER — After supporting the Oregon
Legislature’s $5.3 billion transportation
package, state Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner
was named to the
committee in charge of
administering it.
Smith’s office
announced Monday that
the nine-term represen-
tative had been named
to the newly formed
Joint Transportation
Committee
“It is a great privilege
to have been chosen by Smith
the Speaker to serve on
this committee,” Smith said in a statement.
“Passing the transportation package during
the last legislative session was an incredibly
important step for our state, but it was
really just the beginning of our work. I look
forward to working with my colleagues in
the legislature, our state agencies and our
local governments to ensure Oregonians’ tax
dollars are managed wisely, and our constit-
uents receive the best return on investment
possible with these new projects.”
The package provided funding for
congestion relief projects, seismic resiliency
efforts, and road and bridge preservation and
maintenance. It also includes new oversight
and transparency measures for the Oregon
Department of Transportation.
Smith was able to help secure $32 million
for House District 57.
Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan
A car hit a power pole on Westland Road on Monday afternoon, causing outages for
about 400 customers.
Hansell, Barreto schedule
visits with local chambers
PENDLETON — State Sen. Bill Hansell,
R-Athena, and state Rep. Greg Barreto,
R-Cove, will be holding a series of meetings
with Eastern Oregon chambers of commerce
during the second week of November.
Hansell and Barreto will tour cities in
Union, Umatilla and Wallowa counties.
• Nov. 8 at 8 a.m.: Pendleton Chamber of
Commerce at Hamley Cafe in Pendleton, 16
S.E. Court Ave.
• Nov. 8 at 12 p.m.: Milton-Freewater
Chamber of Commerce at Milton-Freewater
Community Building Rotary Room, 109
N.E. Fifth Ave.
• Nov. 9 at 8 a.m.: Hermiston Chamber
of Commerce at Buttercreek Coffeehouse
and Mercantile in Echo, 201 W. Main St.
The pair will also make appearances in
Enterprise on Nov. 9 while Barreto will run
a meeting solo in La Grande on Nov. 6.
While Hansell represents every area
the legislators will visit, Hermiston and
Milton-Freewater are a part of District
57, which is represented by Rep. Greg
Smith, R-Heppner, in the state House of
Representatives.
Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and Wasco
counties. That earmark included transpor-
tation projects in Hermiston, Milton-Free-
water and Morrow County.
Hermiston police arrest
drunken brawlers
HERMISTON — Hermiston Police
Chief Jason Edmiston reported officers
Friday night arrested two men outside a bar
following their drunken brawling.
Two Hermiston men, Cesar Jose Najera,
Fall cleanup returning to
Boardman
BOARDMAN — Boardman residents
will once again have the chance to spruce
up their homes with free garbage vouchers
during a community-wide fall cleanup event
in November. A spring cleanup was also
held in April.
Vouchers will be provided by the city,
with a $50 limit, valid at the Finley Butte
Landfill and North Morrow Transfer
Station. Residents can pick up vouchers
beginning Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Boardman
City Hall, 200 City Center Circle.
For more information about the program,
visit city hall or call 541-481-9252.
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