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January 29, 2021
Obituaries
Jeff Ford
Warrenton graduate
Richard Jef-
frey Ford died
of heart failure
on Jan. 6 at St.
Luke’s
Hos-
pital in Boise.
He was 86.
He was born
in Portland on May 19, 1934,
to Dick and Katherine Ford
and was raised in Warrenton,
where he graduated from
Warrenton High School in
1952.
Mr. Ford earned a bach-
elor’s degree in education
from Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity. While there, he met his
wife, Helen Kudlac, and they
married on Aug. 21, 1955.
They had four children and
were married for 65 years.
WARRENTON URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
NOTICE
The Warrenton Urban Renewal Agency has published the 2019/20 annu-
al report. It is on file at Warrenton City Hall and with the Warrenton Urban
Renewal Agency. The full information is available to all interested persons,
in FY 2019/2020, the Warrenton URA received $770,132 in tax revenue,
$51,561 in interest revenue, and $394 from county land sales. The Agency
spent $789,247 on administrative services and supplies, debt retirement,
and capital outlay.
The estimated Debt Service Fund revenues for FY 2020/21 are $815,935.
The budget for Debt Service for the current fiscal year is $2,634,496, and
the Capital Projects budget for Materials and Services and Capital Outlay
for the current fiscal year is $6,432,721. A more detailed breakdown of the
budget for the Capital Projects Fund is shown below:
He earned his master’s de-
gree from the University of
Oregon and a doctorate in
education from Western Col-
orado University in Grand
Junction, Colo. He also
served in the Oregon Nation-
al Guard.
Throughout his career, he
taught or was a principal or
administrator in John Day,
Junction City, Nyssa, and On-
tario, Ore. While on the fac-
ulty at Treasure Valley Com-
munity College for 18 years,
the couple built a house with
a view of Malheur Butte and
raised their family.
In 1982, the couple moved
to Boise, Idaho, where he
started a word processing
and training business and,
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surance.
In 2007, Mr. Ford converted
to the Catholic faith, became
a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Boise and
joined Knights of Columbus.
He was an inspiration for the
visionary work on the walk-
ing Rosary that was installed
there, family members said.
He also was a die-hard
Broncos fan, attending all the
games as season ticket hold-
ers.
Mr. Ford is survived by his
wife, Helen, and four chil-
dren, Kristi Robillard of
Maryland, Andy of LaGrande,
Steve of Idaho Falls, and Ja-
nis Witte of Ironsides, Ore.;
a brother, Lowell of Salem;
eight grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
Services were held last
week.
Barbara A. Dunn
Business woman, volunteer
1951 and they had three sons,
Dewey, Daniel, and Kevin.
The couple divorced in 1966.
She moved to Portland in
1976.
She began working for
Avon, first as an “Avon lady”
and excelled in a career with
the company that went on for
28 years until she retired in
1994.
“She felt truly blessed to
have a job that she loved,”
family members said.
Ms. Dunn was active in New
Hope Community Church in
Portland and volunteered at
Our House, where she served
on the board of directors. She
also was active in American
Business Women’s Associa-
tion.
She loved to travel and vis-
ited China, Africa, Europe,
and Turkey with friends and
family.
She also painted and played
Bridge, serving on the board
of directors for District 20
Duplicate Bridge, where
she’d achieved the rank of life
master.
Ms. Dunn moved to Surf-
side, Wash., where she joined
Peninsula Baptist Church
and volunteered at the Ani-
mal Shelter, Food Bank and
Long Beach Visitor’s Center.
She is survived by three
sons, Dewey of Portland, Dan
of Astoria, and Kevin of Lew-
is & Clark; and one grandson.
A celebration of life service
will be held in the future.
Barbara
A.
Dunn died Jan.
7 of pancreat-
ic cancer. She
was 86.
Ms.
Dunn
was born in
Holdenville,
Okla., on Sept.
14, 1934, to Cleatus and Ann
Nichols, the first of three
children.
The family moved many
times before settling in War-
renton in 1941.
She married Dewey Dunn in
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Warrenton Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing
at 6:00 PM, February 11, 2021, at the Warrenton City Hall, Commission
Chambers to consider the following:
The total maximum indebtedness of the agency is $11,934/815. Indebt-
edness incurred through June 30, 2020 is $5,468,014, leaving a balance
available of $6/466,801.
The estimated impact of carrying out the Warrenton Urban Renewal Plan
on the tax collections for the preceding year for all taxing districts is shown
in the table below. The impacts on the Warrenton-Hammond School Dis-
trict and the Northwest Regional ESD are indirect impacts due to the state
school funding formula in Oregon. Schools are funded on a per pupil for-
mula established at the state level These figures differ slightly from the tax
increment revenue received figures as they do not represent under-collec-
tion, late payments, or delinquencies.
Published in The Columbia Press on Jan. 22 and 29, 2021.
Stuart Emmons, AIA has submitted a land use application for Site Design
Review of the Trillium House multi-family development. Trillium House
will provide 42 units of affordable housing. The proposed development is
located on Tax Lots 81027BC0: 1500, 1503, 1600, and on partial Tax Lots
81027BC0: 1700, 2100, and 2200. The address is approximately 700 SE
14th Place. The subject property is zoned Commercial Mixed Use (C-MU).
The Planning Commission’s action on the application is final. Applicable
Warrenton Municipal Code (WMC) sections include: 16.44 Commercial
Mixed Use (C-MU) District, 16.192 Large Scale Developments, 16.128 Ve-
hicle and Bicycle Parking, 16.212 Site Design Review, 16.256 Traffic Im-
pact Study, and 16.120 Access and Circulation. The review will follow WMC
16.208.050 Type III Procedure (Quasi-Judicial).
Anyone wishing to review and/or purchase copies of the proposal and/or
staff report may do so at Warrenton City Hall, 225 South Main, (503) 861-
0920. The staff report will be available for review at no cost at least seven
days before the hearing. Anyone wishing to testify on any of these proposals
may attend the public hearing and speak to the Planning Commission, or
submit written materials, which must be received by the Warrenton Com-
munity and Economic Development Department no later than 5:00 P.M.
on the day of the hearing. Written comments may be mailed to Scott Hess,
Community Development Department, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton Oregon,
97146-0250; or via email to cityplanner@ci.warrenton.or.us.
Published in The Columbia Press on Jan. 29, 2021