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Grant County Library is open 1-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. Tuesday; and 1-5 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. Thursday. 507 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, 541-575-1992.
Canyon Mountain Center offers meditation sittings from 5:30 to
6:15 p.m. on Mondays, Saturday 6:30 a.m. and 7:10 a.m. 767 East
Main St., John Day. Call ahead for schedule changes or further infor-
mation and events. Jim and Sandy, 415-748-8697.
Burns-Hines VA Clinic – Services for Grant County veterans. Im-
munizations, minor surgical procedures, blood pressure and diabe-
tes monitoring, group therapy for combat PTSD, sobriety and other
issues. Lab draws on Wednesdays. Nursing staff and therapy Mon-
day through Friday. 541-573-3339.
Grant County Genealogical Society Research Center – Open
1-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Par-
sonage building behind Historic Advent Church, West Main Street in
John Day. 541-932-4718 or 541-575-2757.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal Program at the Prairie City Senior Center,
204 N. McHaley, Prairie City.
6:30-8:30 p.m. – Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 944 East Main, John Day. Access to most major
genealogical websites free of charge. All are welcome. More infor-
mation: 208-221-2252.
7 p.m. – John Day Volunteer Fire Department, fire station. 541-
620-4037.
7:30 p.m. – Let Go Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Eliza-
beth Catholic Parish Hall, John Day. 541-575-0114.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, 944 East Main, John Day. Access to most major
genealogical websites free of charge. All are welcome. More infor-
mation: 208-221-2252.
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal Program and bingo, John Day Senior Cen-
ter, 142 N.E. Dayton St. 541-575-1825.
12 p.m. – Women’s Support, by Heart of Grant County, for domestic
violence survivors. Free lunch. 541-575-4335.
6 p.m. - Celebrate Recovery, Cornerstone Christian Fellowship,
139 N.E. Dayton St. 541-575-2180.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1
1 p.m. - Hope4Paws: Grant County, board meeting, OTC Connec-
tions meeting room, Main Street, John Day. Public welcome. 541-
575-0500.
1-3 p.m. - Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-
ter-day Saints, 944 East Main, John Day. Access to most major ge-
nealogical websites free of charge. All are welcome. More informa-
tion: 208-221-2252.
3-4 p.m. – United Methodist Church, weekly distribution of boxes
of food, 126 N.W. Canton Street, John Day. 541-575-1326.
7 p.m. – Whiskey Gulch Gang, Sels Brewery, Canyon City. 541-
575-0329.
7 p.m. – Overcomers Outreach, Christ-centered, 12-step support
group. Living Word Christian Center, House on the Lawn, 59357
Highway 26, Mt. Vernon. 541-932-4910.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2
7 p.m. - Narcotics Anonymous, Cornerstone Christian Fellowship,
139 NE Dayton in John Day. Use the side door. 541-620-8074.
SUNDAY, FEB. 3
8:45 a.m. – Redeemer Lutheran Church Council, 627 S.E. Hill-
crest Dr., John Day. 541-932-2710.
MONDAY, FEB. 4
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Grant County Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Shiny
Thimble, Mt. Vernon. Sewing from 10 a.m.-4 pm. Business meeting
at 11 a.m. Lunch at noon. Call vice president Maudean Brown, 541-
932-4503.
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal Program, John Day Senior Center, 142 N.E.
Dayton St. 541-575-1825.
5 p.m. – Monument Soil and Water Conservation District, Monu-
ment Senior Center. 541-934-2244, 541-934-2141.
5:30 p.m. – Monument Booster Club, Monument School library.
541-934-2532.
5:30 p.m. – AL-ANON, Families First Building, 401 S Canyon Blvd,
John Day. For more information contact: grantcountyalanon@gmail.
com
6 p.m. – Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, 541-932-4688.
7 p.m. – Dayville Volunteer Fire Department, fire hall. 541-987-
2188.
7 p.m. – Prairie City High School Booster Club, school library.
541-820-3314.
7:30 p.m. – New Leaf Garden Club. Meeting place varies. 541-575-
4333.
7:30 p.m. – Outlaw Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, Presbyteri-
an Church in Mt. Vernon. 541-932-4844.
TUESDAY, FEB. 5
9 a.m. – Grant County Food Bank board of directors, 530 E. Main
St., John Day. 541-575-0299.
10-11 a.m. – Story Hour and craft project, Grant County Library,
for preschoolers 0-6 years old. 541-575-1992.
12 p.m. – Seniors Meal Program at the Monument Senior Center.
541-934-2700.
5:15 p.m. – Monument School Site Council, school science build-
ing.541-934-2646.
6 p.m. – Grant County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, Oregon De-
partment of Forestry building. Call 541-575-1131 or 503-913-9899.
6 p.m. – Compassionate Women, support for women who have lost
a loved one. Outpost Restaurant. 541-575-1515.
7 p.m. – Venturing Club, Boy Scouts of America, Church of the
Nazarene, John Day. 541-575-2765.
7:15 p.m. – Boy Scout Troop 898, John Day Elks Lodge, John Day.
541-575-2531.
Degree of Honor, Margaret E. Lodge 64, Time and place vary. 541-
575-2528.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6
7 a.m. – Ministerial Association of Grant County, Outpost Restau-
rant, John Day.
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Veterans/families services, John Day Elks
Lodge. Topics include PTSD services and individual needs.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in,
meeting. United Methodist Church library, 126 N.W. Canton St., John
Day. 541-575-3812, 541-932-4592.
4 p.m. – Humbolt Elementary School Site Council, school library.
541-575-0454.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Notice of Preliminary Determination for
Water Right Transfer T-12132
T-12132 filed by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Res-
ervation, PO Box C, Warm Springs, OR 97761 proposes a change
in point of diversion under Certificates 24909, 82305, 25097, 25525
and 25885. Certificate 24909 allows the use of 0.967 cubic foot per
second from the John Day River in Sec. 12, T13S, R33E, WM for
irrigation in Sects. 1 and 12, T13S, R33E, WM. Certificate 82305 al-
lows the use of 0.425 cubic foot per second from the John Day River
in Sec. 12, T13S, R33E, WM for irrigation in Sec. 11, T13S, R33E,
WM. Certificate 25097 allows the use of 0.071 cubic foot per second
from the John Day River in Sec. 12, T13S, R33E, WM for irrigation in
Sec. 2, T13S, R33E, WM. Certificate 25525 allows the use of 1.775
cubic feet per second from the John Day River in Sec. 12, T13S,
R33E, WM for irrigation in Sects. 2 and 11, T13S, R33E, WM. Cer-
tificate 25885 allows the use of 0.006 cubic foot per second from the
John Day River in Sec. 12, T13S, R33E, WM for irrigation in Sects.
2 and 11, T13S, R33E, WM. The applicant proposes to move the
points of diversion upstream to within Sec. 7, T13S, R34E, WM. The
Water Resources Department proposes to deny the transfer, based
on the requirements of ORS Chapter 540 and OAR 690-380-5000,
due to injury of an instream water right. The Department is seeking
recommendations from ODFW and DEQ under OAR 690-380-5050.
T-12132 will be denied unless ODFW and DEQ recommends the
Department consent to injury of the instream right because T-12132
would result in a net benefit to the resource, and no protests are filed.
Any person may file, jointly or severally, a protest or standing state-
ment within 30 days after the last date of newspaper publication of
this notice 1/30/2019. Call (503) 986-0815 to obtain additional infor-
mation. If no protests are filed, the Department will issue a final order
consistent with the preliminary determination.
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GRANT COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
201 S. Humbolt Street, Suite 170
Canyon City, OR 97820
Phone: (541) 575-1519
Fax: (541) 575-2276
E-mail: gcplan@grantcounty-or.gov
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Grant County Court will conduct a
Public Hearing on February 13, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at
the Grant County Courthouse, Court Room, 201 S. Humbolt Street,
Suite 280, Canyon City, Oregon on the following Land Use matters:
1. Public Hearing to address ordinance 2019-02 amending the
Grant County Land Development Code. This amendment is a re-
sult of Grant County participating in the Model Code Project offered
by the Department of Land Conservation and Development. The
changes to the code primarily impact the Farm and Forest Zones.
Persons or parties interested or concerned with this subject matter
may appear in person before the Grant County Court on February
13, 2019, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Grant County Courthouse,
Court Room, 201 S. Humbolt Street, Suite 280, Canyon City, Ore-
gon. Written comments must be received in the Planning Depart-
ment Office, 201 South Humbolt Street, Suite 170, Canyon City, Ore-
gon by 5:00 p.m. February 11, 2019 to be included in the record of the
public hearing. Failure of an issue to be raised at the hearing or by
letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision
maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to
the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) based on that issue. Copies
of the ordinance are available for public review at the Grant County
Planning Department not less than seven (7) days prior to said hear-
ing. Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Accommo-
dations can be arranged, please notify us in advance.
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Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a
100-Year/500-year Floodplain or Wetland
To: All interested Agencies [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL), Oregon Department of
Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF-
WS), Eastern Oregon Regional Solutions Center, and Grant County,
Oregon], Groups and Individuals [North Fork of the John Day Water-
shed Council], and residents of City of Seneca and Grant County.
This is to give notice that Responsible Entity (City of Seneca) un-
der Part 58 has determined that the following proposed action un-
der State-administered Community Development Block Grant and
P16007 is located in the floodplain and wetlands, and the Responsi-
ble Entity will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to
locating the action in the floodplain/wetland and the potential impacts
on the floodplain/wetland from the proposed action, as required by
Executive Order 11988 and 11990, in accordance with HUD regula-
tions at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determina-
tions on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands.
Responsible Entity has considered the following alternatives and
mitigation measures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to
restore and preserve natural and beneficial values:
The City of Seneca considered these issues in right-sizing the proj-
ect and siting the elements of the new wastewater treatment plant:
• Size, type, and cost of available land for construction;
• Cost of the project;
• Impact on the Silvies River;
• Project elements located in the floodplain;
• Compliance with MAO; and
•Residential displacement/impact.
The City of Seneca considered several alternative sites and actions:
1. No Action: This City is implementing this project because the
wastewater lagoon has a leak that could potentially impact the Sil-
vies River. The alternative with the greatest potential to impact the
Silvies is the No Action alternative. City is currently under a Mutual
Agreement Order because the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
is out of compliance and has a lagoon leak.
2. Build the new WWTP to the west of the Silvies River, but to the
south of Shirttail Creek (not included in Environmental Assessment
because it does not meet the purpose and need).
The City and HECO Engineers, Inc. investigated this option and
found many problems that made the alternative infeasible and cost
prohibitive. The first issue is that there is not sufficient land avail-
able in this area to accommodate the land application and new treat-
ment facilities. Second, much of this land is littered with old concrete
foundations and some diesel contamination from the Hines Lumber
Company’s historical locomotive yard in this area. Removal of large
amounts of asbestos concrete, and remediating petroleum contami-
nation, would require extensive fill and would substantially increase
the costs. Third, this would create insufficient distance between the
WWTP and the City’s primary drinking water supply well, which is lo-
cated on the old Hines Lumber Company property. Fourth, because
of the proximity in this area to residential development it poses po-
tential odor pollution issues that could decrease property values and/
or impact human health. Fifth, because this area is not entirely City-
owned, and is partly located on a heavy elevation grade, it would re-
quire land acquisition, residential displacement, leveling, and other
costs that would far exceed the City’s budget. If the elevation of the
facility is too high, it will also substantially increase Operation and
Maintenance costs. Sixth, this location could also potentially put the
WWTP within the distance buffer from the Silvies River, which is the
entire purpose for this project.
3. Build the new WWTP to the North of the City (not included in
Environmental Assessment because it does not meet the purpose
and need).
This alternative is identified as “Alternative A” in the HECO Facilities
Plan but was not chosen because it is inferior. The first issue is that
there is not sufficient land available in this area to accommodate
the land application and new treatment facilities. Land in this area
has been subdivided and there are a number of structures and res-
idences that would require purchase, relocation of residents, and
demolition. Second, portions of this area were heavily polluted by the
Hines Lumber Company and would require immense remediation
of contamination from the Hines’ Dry Kiln and Planing facility and
extensive fill that would substantially increase costs. Third, because
of the proximity in this area to residential and commercial develop-
ment it poses potential order pollution that could decrease property
values or impact human health. Fourth, because this area is not en-
tirely City-owned, and is partly located on a heavy elevation grade,
it would require land acquisition, residential displacement, leveling,
and other costs that would far exceed the City’s budget. Fifth, this
location could also potentially put the WWTP within the distance buf-
fer from the Silvies River, which is the entire purpose for this project.
Sixth, the cost is approximately $1.2M higher as identified in the Fa-
cilities Plan. Seventh, potential adverse impacts to existing City Park
and City golf course.
4. Build the new WWTP west of the Silvies and north of Shirttail
Creek (proposed action). This alternative avoids the disadvanta-
geous of the other alternatives: land use and cost, residential impact
and/or displacement, construction in the floodplain, adverse impacts
to the golf course and City park, buffer distance from the River, site
and land contamination remediation, and it has the best elevation
grade options. This option also has the benefit of being the most
cost-effective and environmentally-friendly.
HECO Inc and Ducote Consulting LLC coordinated with the City to
minimize impacts to National Wetland Inventory-identified wetlands
in the database. Ducote Consulting LLC conducted a Wetland Delin-
eation (WD 2018-0290). The site visit was conducted on March 23,
2018, submitted on May 23, 2018, the follow-up site visit with Oregon
Department of State Lands was conducted in September 2018, and
mapping was officially approved in January 2019.
The project involves two waterway crossings – Shirttail Creek and
the Silvies River – and one area identified as Wetland A in WD 2018-
0290. Where the force main crosses Shirttail Creek, it will not inter-
sect with identified OHWM boundaries because the Creek is con-
veyed under the Emergency Airstrip by a culvert. The force main will
be placed outside the culvert and sediment screens will be imple-
mented to keep materials from falling into Shirttail on either side of
the culvert. There is no removal or fill associated with the crossing
of Shirttail.
The directional bore under the Silvies River will avoid the floodway
channel entirely based on the HECO Geotechnical Report (2018).
The bore will begin and terminate in uplands soil and will not pene-
trate the River channel. Total removal of material from the directional
bore will be 0.2 cubic meters.
After the delineation was completed, Ducote Consulting conferred
with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on January 9, 2019 about any
additional permitting requirements. Army Corps agreed that there
are no additional permits needed under Section 10 or Section 404.
Oregon Department of State Lands also concurs that the project as
described currently requires no permitting.
Responsible Entity has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the
floodplain and wetland and has determined that it has no practicable
alternative. Environmental files that document compliance with steps
3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988 and 11990, are available for
public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and
location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of
comments.
There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who
may be affected by activities in floodplains and wetlands and those
who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment
should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and pro-
vide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public
notice program can be an important public educational tool. The
dissemination of information and request for public comment about
floodplains and wetlands can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts
to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and
modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness,
when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions
taking place in floodplains/wetlands, it must inform those who may
be put at greater or continued risk.
Written comments must be received by the City of Seneca at the
following address on or before February 4, 2019
City of Seneca
106 A Ave/ PO Box 208
Seneca, Oregon 97873
541.542.2161
Attention: Raamin Burrell, City Manager. A full description of the
project may also be reviewed from 9 am to 2 pm, Monday through
Thursday at same address as above and the city website https://
www.senecaoregon.com/. Comments may also be submitted via
email to admin@senecaoregon.com.