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Blue Mountain Eagle
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Housing incentives could be available next summer
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
The John Day City Coun-
cil received an update on a
proposed Housing Develop-
ment District from City Man-
ager Nick Green at their Oct.
10 meeting. Councilors Steve
Schuette and Paul Smith were
absent.
Green recently completed
a 10-page report on the pro-
posed district for the Gov-
ernor’s Regional Solutions
Team. The city’s goal is to
promote home-building in
John Day by offering a re-
bate equal to 7 percent of a
new home’s assessed value
and pre-paying all system
development charges, includ-
ing water and sewer hook-up
costs.
The city of John Day ap-
proved only three site-built
and two manufactured homes
over the past 10 years, Green
said. The city’s goal is to cre-
ate 100 new residences over
the next 10 years, he said.
Funding to kick start the
program would come from
the city’s Community Devel-
opment Investment Fund, but
tax revenue from the increase
in the city’s tax base by con-
struction of new homes would
compensate the city for the
incentives.
Under the program, the
owner of a new home assessed
at $200,000 would receive a
$14,000 rebate and $7,056 in
system development charges.
The $21,056 incentive from
the city would be paid back
in seven years by collecting
about $3,187 per year in new
tax revenue.
Green noted that home-
builders would not receive the
money upfront but only after
the new home was complet-
ed and on the tax rolls. Once
the incentive was paid back,
the money would be available
for additional new homes, and
the tax revenue from the new
home would become avail-
able to schools, the hospital
and other taxing jurisdictions.
To implement the Hous-
ing Development District, the
city must conduct a feasibil-
ity study, develop an urban
renewal plan and create an
agency to govern the district.
The council unanimously ap-
proved Green’s request to ap-
ply for a $43,500 grant from
the Oregon Department of
Land Conservation and De-
velopment to pay for the fea-
sibility study.
“This is a fully funded
grant with no match,” Mayor
Ron Lundbom noted.
Green said some minor
amendments to state law
governing urban renewal
districts will also be needed,
and Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-On-
tario, and Rep. Pam Marsh,
D-Ashland, were willing
to co-sponsor a bipartisan
amendment. Green said he
wanted to see the district up
and running by July 1 next
year.
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Oct. 10: Report of a non-
injury accident on First St. in
John Day.
Oct. 10: Report of unat-
tended children in Prairie
City.
Oct. 12: Report of a theft
and trespassing in Prairie
City.
Oct. 12: Report of harass-
ment in Prairie City.
Oct. 13: Investigated a re-
port of a theft at the Parks and
Rec building in John Day.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Oct. 9: Responded to a re-
port of an unwanted person
in Mt. Vernon and arrested a
woman for domestic violence
assault.
Oct. 13: Responded to a
report of an assault in John
Day.
Oct. 13: Responded to an
unfounded report of a drug
overdose in Canyon City and
arrested Dillon Myers, 20,
Canyon City, for probation
violation.
Oct. 14: Arrested Robert
L. Crosby II, 30, Canyon City,
for a Grant County warrant.
Oct. 14: Arrested Shelby
M. Pickenpaugh, 25, Port-
land, for a Grant County war-
rant.
• John Day ambulance
Oct. 9: Responded to a
60-year-old woman in John
Day.
Oct. 9: Responded to a
man with back pain in Day-
ville.
Oct. 11: John Day and
Monument ambulance, Mon-
ument fire and the sheriff’s
office responded to a crash on
Highway 395.
Oct. 12: Responded to a
33-year-old woman in Mt.
Vernon.
Oct. 13: Responded to a
92-year-old woman in John
Day.
C OPS AND C OURTS
Grant County Circuit
Court
Melissa A. Haynes, 27, John
Day, was convicted on Sept. 28
of violating probation for using
methamphetamine. She had
been sentenced for one felony
count of possessing metham-
phetamine and one misde-
meanor count of endangering
the welfare of a minor on Sept.
12, 2014. She was sentenced to
30 days in jail with credit for
time served and ordered to pay
a $25 probation violation fee.
Ren M. Kirkpatrick, 41,
John Day, pleaded guilty Oct.
9 to driving under the influence
of intoxicants on July 27. He
was sentenced to 30 days in
jail with 20 days suspended,
40 hours of community service
and 24 months of supervised
probation. He also was ordered
to obtain a substance abuse as-
sessment, have an ignition in-
terlock device installed on any
vehicle he operated and fined
$1,755.
Oregon State Police
Oct. 11: Responded to a sin-
gle-vehicle crash on Highway
26 near Dixie Summit after an
eastbound sedan slid on black
ice. The passenger was trans-
ported by ambulance to Blue
Mountain Hospital.
Oct. 12: Responded to an
abandoned vehicle on High-
way 26 near Mitchell that had
gone into the ditch the previous
day following a tire blowout.
Oct. 12: Report of cows on
Highway 26 west of Dayville.
Oct. 13: Report of cows on
Highway 395 near Ritter.
Oct. 13: Arrested Haley L.
Olson, 23, John Day on a Jus-
tice Court warrant for failure to
appear. She was transported to
the Grant County Jail.
Oct. 14: Responded to a sin-
gle-vehicle rollover on High-
way 26 near Dixie Summit. An
81-year-old female passenger
refused medical response or
treatment. Brian F. Clemons,
55, Canyon City, was cited for
failure to drive within the lane.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week of Oct. 12-18:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 6
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 8
• Releases: 8
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 0
• Fingerprints: 3
• Civil papers: 23
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 3
• Search and Rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Violation of basic rule:
Brandon C. Sinclair, 32, Med-
ford, Sept. 7, 82/55 zone, fined
$260; Alexandra R. Deuel, 26,
Beaverton, Sept. 17, 75/55
zone, fined $135; Mathew S.
Lemberger, 75, Louisville,
Kentucky, June 29, 69/55 zone,
fined $135; Ivan R. Smith Jr.,
59, Prineville, Sept. 24, 74/55
zone, fined $135; Sascha J. En-
gel, 29, Penticton, B.C., Aug.
14, 77/55 zone, fined $260; Da-
vid W. Sakai, 32, Scappoose,
Aug. 19, 75/55 zone, fined
$160; Dustin M. Wright, 19,
John Day, Sept. 25, 74/55 zone,
fined $160.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Aliza H. Greenberg, 39, Santa
Cruz, California, July 5, 72/45
zone, fined $220; Tiffany N.
Davis, 28, Canyon City, June
26, 79/65 zone, fined $260;
Mark H. Goudge, 60, Lakev-
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$160; Anne C. Niwinski, 47,
Santa Rosa, California, Aug.
20, 45/30 zone, fined $160;
Alexandros Triantafillidis, 52,
Seattle, Washington, Aug. 20,
80/65 zone, fined $260; Joseph
D. Portugal Mecham, 27, Prai-
rie City, Aug. 21, 79/65 zone,
fined $270; Jasmine E. Warm-
ington, 37, Fort Rock, Oct. 6,
75/65 zone, fined $160.
• Violation of speed limit:
Kevin J. Rapp, 32, John Day,
Aug. 20, 40/25 zone, fined
$250; Lily B. Brown, 20, San-
ta Cruz, California, Aug. 19,
49/30 zone, fined $160.
• Driving uninsured: Adri-
an L. Couey, 32, John Day,
Aug. 21, fined $500; Tiffany L.
Daniels, 29, John Day, Aug. 9,
fined $260; Kyle A. Waldron,
32, Bend, Aug. 11, fined $260;
Kevin J. Rapp, 32, John Day,
Aug. 20, fined $500; Matthew
P. Walker, 34, John Day, Aug.
18, fined $260; Lisa P. Mastro,
52, Jamul, California, Aug.
6, fined $260; Kristopher M.
Goodwin, 27, John Day, Aug.
12, fined $260.
• No operator’s license: Kyle
A. Waldron, 32, Bend, Aug. 11,
fined $260; Lisa P. Mastro, 52,
Jamul, California, Aug. 6, fined
$260; Jebediah P. Williams, 32,
McMinnville, Aug. 21, fined
$260; Kristopher M. Goodwin,
27, John Day, Aug. 12, fined
$260; Anne C. Niwinski, 47,
Santa Rosa, California, Aug.
20, fined $260.
• Driving while suspended:
Tiffany L. Daniels, 29, John
Day, Aug. 9, fined $435; Kevin
J. Rapp, 32, John Day, Aug. 20,
fined $750; Matthew P. Walker,
34, John Day, Aug. 18, fined
$435; Nancy A. Swanson, 61,
Nampa, Idaho, Aug. 23, fined
$335.
• Driving while revoked:
Adrian L. Couey, 32, John Day,
Aug. 21, fined $750.
• Failure to register vehicle:
Mark H. Goudge, 60, Lakev-
iew, July 21, fined $110.
• Registration sticker ex-
pired: Kyle A. Waldron, 32,
Bend, Aug. 11, fined $110.
• Careless driving: Gary W.
Lieuallen, 83, John Day, Oct. 9,
fined $220.
• Spencer E. Leifheit III, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded guilty to dis-
orderly conduct. He was sen-
tenced to 48 hours in jail and
20 hours of community service,
and was fined $200.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
142 calls during the week
of Oct. 9-15. Along with
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