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News Blue Mountain Eagle Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce deputies arrested two people after responding to reports of child abuse in Mt. Vernon. Dillon Myers, 20, Mt. Vernon, is charged with one count of third-degree assault after he allegedly attacked a 1-month-old child on June 2, according to court documents. The child appears to be Myers’ son, Grant County District Attorney Jim Car- penter said. Myers’ release is still being negotiated. If family in the area are willing to take him in, he will be re- leased. If not, his bail will be set at $30,000. He was ordered to have no contact with the child or child’s mother. His plea trial is set for June 30. The child’s mother, Aly- son Nichole Taylor, 19, Mt. Vernon, was charged with second-degree child neglect after leaving the child with Myers, according to court documents. Taylor was re- leased and ordered to have no contact with Myers or the child. Her plea trial is sched- uled for July 13. Plans for creating and fund- ing a wide variety of city of John Day improvement proj- ects are progressing. The John Day City Coun- cil reviewed the purchase agreement for the Oregon Pine property during a May 23 city coun- cil meeting and gave city Nick Green manager Nick Green permission to close the $519,000 deal. The acquisition of the 53-acre property for the John Day Innovation Gateway was met with overwhelming support when unveiled to the public during a May 9 city council meeting. The city is receiving a loan for the full price of the proper- ty through Business Oregon’s Infrastructure Finance Author- ity. The $519,000 loan has an annual interest of 3.78 percent, which equates to the city pay- ing approximately $2,350 a month. This money will come from the city’s sewer fund, as the city intends to build a new wastewater treatment facility on the property. The city also announced the hire of Aaron Lieuallen as the senior project manager for the Innovation Gateway. Lieuallen is from central Oregon and has a construction management Existing city property N.E. Seventh St. John Da y River New trail J O H N D AY W. Main Street Third Ave. N.W. 26 N New property 500 feet John Day Innovation Gateway 26 The city of John Day is purchasing 50 acres of property to open a trail along the river and to integrate community, technology, education and commerce in a single complex. Source: City of John Day N.W. Bridge Street By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Valley View Drive N.W. Seventh Street extension S. Canyon Blvd. Blue Mountain Eagle City hires project manager Road Child under 1-month-old A5 Innovation Gateway project moves forward Patterson Bridge Two arrested on assault, child negligence charges Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Alan Kenaga/EO Media Group degree from Oregon State University. He is starting July 1 and is excited to be rejoin- ing the workforce after several years as a stay-at-home dad. He will be working part time, surveying underground utili- ties, and will increase in hours as funding becomes available. After closing the deal with DR Johnson Lumber Compa- ny on May 24, the company will have 90 days to remove equipment, such as a convey- or belt, debarker and saw, and fi nish site cleanup and remedi- ation. As part of its due diligence process, the city contracted with Mark Yinger and Asso- ciates to provide an environ- mental assessment. The $2,300 assessment identifi ed six po- tential problems that were “localized and limited areas of contamination that do not pres- ent an unacceptable risk to hu- man health, safety, welfare and the environment.” The lumber company re- mediated several of the fi nd- ings, but three more will need further assessment and reme- diation. The issues include deter- mining where the fl oor of the mechanic’s pit drains and if it is affecting ground water qual- ity, a reddish-orange stain on a concrete pad thought to be ink used to stamp lumber products; and a 15 square foot oil-stained area thought to be oil from electrical transformers. The city plans to pay for cleanup of the site using a $60,000 Department of Envi- ronmental Quality grant with a 10 percent match requirement. The city is working to annex the property into the city lim- its. It is currently in the urban growth boundary. As a condi- tion of the sale, six acres on the The Eagle/Rylan Boggs The Bob Miles Trail near the John Day River. northern end of the property will be sold to Iron Triangle for the same price per acre the city paid. The west tax lots will need to be widened through a land exchange with Clark’s Disposal to accommodate the Seventh Street extension and Clark’s vehicles. Additional- ly, local businesses like Mill’s Building Supply are asking for lot line adjustments to allow them to retain the use of prop- erty they are encroaching on. No decision was made, but city council members were open to working with landowners on a case-by-case basis. Most busi- ness owners were looking to buy roughly half acre parcels of land already being used by the business. To facilitate projects like connecting Seventh Street to Patterson Bridge Street, the city is applying for a transpor- tation and growth management grant through the Oregon De- partment of Land Conservation and Development. If received, the grant would be awarded in August for between $75,000 and $200,000. The money would be spent to provide planning assistance for proj- ects such as a trail system on the north side of the property, bridge maintenance, improved parking and a street extension connecting Valley View Drive to the property. The city is conducting a local income survey through Portland State University to determine if John Day is el- igible for federal community development block grants. Green is confi dent the city will qualify and could ap- ply for up to $1.5 million in funds. These funds could be used to create the new waste- water treatment facility or any number of proposed proj- ects including commercial scale greenhouses, an aca- demic campus and botanical garden. • Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce May 31: Responded to a report of suspicious circum- stances. June 1: Arrested a 69-year- old John Day resident on a warrant. June 2: Took a report of child abuse and arrested a 20-year-old Mt. Vernon res- ident and an 19-year-old Mt. Vernon resident for assault. Responded to a report of an assault on Main Street. June 4: Responded with John Day police to a domestic dispute in the John Day Trailer Park. • John Day ambulance June 1: Received a call of a possibly septic 61-year-old female. June 4: Responded to a man who had dropped a saw on his foot. C OPS AND C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law en- forcement agencies. Every ef- fort is made to report the court disposition of arrest cases. Oregon State Police Arrested Kris Rae Klem- metson, 64, Hanson, Idaho, for driving under the infl uence of a controlled substance and failure to drive within lane af- ter receiving a report claiming he was impaired and observing signs of driving under the in- fl uence. Cited Samuel Colton Loshbaugh Gilbert, 19, Pend- leton, for minor in possession of alcohol after stopping him for driving with passengers improperly restrained. Losh- baugh Gilbert admitted to drinking a beer before driving but passed fi eld sobriety tests. Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce reported the following for the week of May 26-June 1: • Concealed handgun li- censes: 3 • Average inmates: 15 • Bookings: 15 • Releases: 14 • Arrests:1 • Citations: 1 • Fingerprints: 3 • Civil papers: 11 • Warrants processed: 3 • Asst./welfare check: 2 Cited Ethelene Yazzie, 49, of Canyon City for dog as a nuisance. Justice Court The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fi nes and judgments: Exceeding the speed lim- it: Darcy Diane Gabriel, 56, Stanfi eld, 79/65 zone, May 14, fi ned $220; Charles Oscar Pol- lock, 58, Culver, 75/65 zone, May 29, fi ned $135; Linda Palmer Patterson, 79, Sisters, 78/65 zone, May 26, fi ned $260; Colleen Ann Taylor, 64, Baker City, 61/35 zone, May 22, fi ned $220. Violation of the basic rule: Rodney L. Robertson, 59, La Grande, 74/55 zone, May 21, fi ned $160. Driving while suspended: Jonathan Dean Moffatt, 37, South Beach, May 1, fi ned $435; Jonathan Dean Moffatt, 37, South Beach, May 6, fi ned $435. Driving uninsured: Jona- than Dean Moffatt, 37, South Beach, May 1, fi ned $260; Da- kota Stout, 20, John Day, April 14, fi ned $130. No operator’s license: Da- kota Stout, 20, John Day, April 14, fi ned $130. Failure to report an acci- dent: Jonathan Dean Moffatt, 37, South Beach, May 1, fi ned $435. Illegal stopping standing or parking: Gurpreet Singh, 24, Fresno, California, Feb. 27, fi ned $110. No resident’s angling li- cense: Donald Ray Frey, 52, Milton-Freewater, April 2, fi ned $95. Leo B. Buzzard pleaded guilty to second-degree crim- inal mischief and was sen- tenced to 96 hours in jail, 18 months probation and fi ned $950. Raymond E. Hall v. Mike Stovall Concrete Construction Inc. Money judgment ward- ed to Raymond E. Hall for $1,051. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 102 calls during the week of May 31 to June 4. Along with the various traffi c warnings, trespassing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile complaints, these calls includ- ed: • John Day Police Depart- ment May 31: A caller reported they are receiving fraudulent checks. June 2: Advised of a non-injury hit and run accident near the Prairie City Post Of- I want to thank Len’s Drug for buying the Prairie City Drugstore out, and for starting the hardware store. I want to thank you for closing it down and making it a hardship on us older folks in Prairie City. Paid for by Kenneth Kennedy PUBLICATION FOR SONSHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Sonshine Christian School will be accepting pre-registrations for the 2017/2018 school year. Registration fee for students is $75.00. Zoo Phonic Programs Taught Pre School students must be 3 years of age before September 1 of the school year and able to attend to toileting without staff assistance. Their classes will be offered 2 days a week from 9-11am. Pre-Kindergarten students must be 4 years of age before September 1 of the school year. Their classes will be offered 3 days a week from 9-11:30am. 05534 Registration packets can be picked up at the church office, 521 E Main Street, John Day. The office is open Tuesday-Thursday 9am-3pm. For information call (541) 575-1895 or e-mail Trace at the church e-mail address, judy@johndaynazarene.com fi ce. Advised to be on the look- out for suspicious subjects in a white Chevrolet. June 3: Responded with Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce deputies to a report of an un- wanted subject at a residence on Canyon Boulevard. Sub- ject was warned for trespass- ing. June 4: Cited a 41-year-old John Day woman for pointing a fi rearm at another person.
