Dec, 3 benrl cbcthn
mgiineeir cites need for water improvement
Sieve Anderson, city engi
neer, spoke to Champer of
Commerce me mbers Monday
In an attempt to clarify
questions regarding the Dec, S
water bond election.
"Five major steps have to
be taken in order to upgrade
the present water system,"
said Anderson. They are,
relocation of one of the
reservoirs, which will have to
be relocated in conjunction
with the proposed Willow
Creek Dam project ; problems
with the present distribution
systems, as it does not meet
State of Oregon standards;
upgrading of some of the
present water mains, and
making the necessary cross
ties, thereby allowing the city
to expand for future growth:
purchase of the Thorpe Well
as a secondary source of
water because one well is good
for 24 hours and the remaining
wells will not pump against
the present head pressure;
and to automate the present
system to improve pressures
and balance flows throughout
the city system.
"At present, the city has one
of the best sources of w ater in
the entire State of Oregon, and
residents are receiving the
water at the cheapest rates, as
compared with six other
cities." Anderson pointed out.
Heppner is fortunate in rot
having to add any chemicals
to it present source of water as
many cities do
Four juveniles
charged
with burglary
Four Morrow County youths
ranging in age from 12 16
years of age were cited by the
Oregon State Police for burg
lary in the second degree.
The four youths are charged
with breaking and entering
Wicklander's General Store in
Boardman on two separate
occasions. The first entry was
1n June, at which time the
juveniles made off with a
lantern, clock, rod and reel.
.22 cal. rifle, and liquor.
On Sept. 26 some of the
youths involved in the first
robbery decided to try their
hand again and once again
they w ere apprehended by the
State Police.
The case is being handled by
juvenile authorities, and no
hearing date has been set.
However, they should appear
in Juvenile Court within the
next two weeks.
Most of the stolen Hems
have been recovered and
returned to their owners.
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Regarding the cost of w ater,
residents in the area pay
about $25 per year less than
residents of the other six
cities.
The Dty of Heppner has the
opportunity to gel the help of
the Corps of Engineers in the
upgrading of the present
water system, as much of the
cost, approximately $350,000,
w ill be paid for by the Corps In
conjunction with the Willow
Creek Dam. The total cost of
the projwt would cost resi
dents over $791,000 if they had
to upgrade the present system
without the assistance of the
Corps of Engineers; however,
with the Corps paying $348,
750, the total cost to residents
is $442,870. or slightly more
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Corps upsefls Boardman
seuer lagoon plans
The Boardman city council
was informed at their meeting
last week that the U S Corps
of Engineers does not want a
sewer lagoon site located on
federal land.
Stan Wallulis. the city's
consulting engineer, said that
he had received word from the
corps that it would not
approve expansion of the
present lagoon, which is on
federal land, and also that an
alternate site that is on the
Umatilla Wildlife refuge land
will not get approval.
This decision will mean
more delay for the Boardman
project, and it could also cost
more money, Wallulis told the
council.
Mayor Dewey West Jr. said
the State Department of
Environmental Quality and
the Bureau of Human Re
sources have stopped any
expansion development until
the utility service are ex
panded. The city needs funds to
study possible projects, and
applications for these funds
are in the process, according
to the council.
than half the estimated cost,
the engineer said.
"If the water bond issue is
passed, will that reduce the
present fire insurance rates?"
was a question asked of
Anderson. He replied, "Yes, I
believe the rates would be
decreased by 10 per cent, as
that appears to be the amount
the rates Increased when the
City of Heppner went to a
class 7-B rating."
The upgrading of the entire
system as planned would also
take care of any population
increase within the next 20
years, if Heppner continues to
grow at the rate of one per
cent per year.
Anderson was asked, "What
are the alternatives if resi
GAZETTE-TUME
Heppner,
Housing and industrial de
velopments in the city have
been issued an ultimatum
from state agencies that water
and sewer facilities will have
to be expanded before the city
can take on any new services.
The city council agreed to a
zone change in Boardman that
could eventually bring the
population up from 430 to
about 2.000.
The council adopted zoning
changes following a hearing
on several tracts and through
a resolution indicated it plans
10 rezone an area near the
school that has a total of 86
acres. The area had been
zoned for farm use.
The city planning commis
sion had already approved the
zone change requests of the
Boardman Development
Corp. at a former meeting.
Mayor Dewey West Jr. cast
FLAWING COMMISSION
TO MEET DEC. 3
The Morrow County Plan
ning Commission will meet
Monday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., at
the court house.
dents fail to pass the bond
issue; and would the state
authorities allow any further
building permits to be issued
within the city limits?"
Anderson replied: "If the
residents fail to pass the bond
issue, the city could . issue
revenue sharing bonds, which
in essence would mean an
automatic increase in water
rates; and, if city forces made
the necessary corrections and
tie-ins required without in
creasing the size of the water
lines, the state might allow the
city to issue another 28
building permits. And after
that, the city and the state
would reach another stale
mate until the necessary
upgrading is completed."
Oregon. Thursday, November 29.
the only vote against the zone
change requests. The six
council men approved the
change. West's concern is that
by granting the zone change
the city would be making a
commitment to the Boardman
Development Corp. that it
would be in a position to
provide water and sewer
services. It was brought out
that the zoning ordinances
apply to land use and have no
relation to utility service.
After the first of the year the
Eoardman - Development
Corp. plans to begin construc
tion of apartment units in the
area of North Main Street.
To city planning commis
sion and school officials
asked, and the council agreed
to prohibit the use of mobil
homes in a zone adjacent to
the school, and in tis its place
permit residential use.
The general area considered
in the zone change is in
northeast Boardman, and is
bound by North Main
Street, Union Pacific Rail
road, Olson Road, Boardman
Cemetery and the Riverside
School.
It isa't far from the hills of Hrppnrr U the wild and
rugged Pacific Coast. Here is a study ia black, white
and gray, made by a GaeUe-TUnes photographer, of
the urate coastline in winter.
"Should the water bonds
pass the state might allow the
City of Heppner to issue some
building permits this summer,
or possibly sooner, as at
present they are Interested in
how the city plans to finance
the required work," he added.
(If the Dec. 3 bond issue
fau. the city may Issue
revene bonds to pay for the
overhaul of the system. This
would mean that the cost of
the project would come from
the sale of water and not from
taxes. If revenue bonds are
used to install the system, it is
estimated that Heppner water
users will pay an average of
approximately $97 a year
more for water than they now
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Heppner Elementary Prin
cipal Don Cole is attempting to
establish an approximate en
rollment figure and transpor
tation costs for the 1974 fall
kindergarten in view of pro
posed legislation.
The legislation will author
ize kindergartens operated by
the school district rather than
by private funding.
Parents of children who will
be 5 years of age before the
deadline of Nov. 15, 1974 are
asked to call Cole at 676-9128.
lie" will need- to, know.- the..
, Child's name and address. If
he lives outside of Heppner,
Cole would like to have the
approximate location.
Although questionnaires
have been sent home with stu
dents. Cole would prefer
parents call in order to obtain
the necessary information. It
would be helopful if parents
knew what bus route they live
on or the name of the bus
driver.
He would like to have this
information by Dec. 4. After
the census has been compiled,
it will be presented to the
December meeting of the
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At this point it appears that
the Dec. 3 election will decide
whether the water improve
ment cost will be paid front
property taxes or from In
creased water rates.)
With the passage of the
bonds, and some of the
necessary cross-ties com
pleted, Anderson believes the
state would allow the city to
grant building permits. The
state is interested in the
growth of Heppner and it has
no wish lo freeze the city until
the entire project is com
pleted, according to Anderson.
If the bonds are passed, only
limited work could be done in
1974, as plans must be drawn
and accepted by the state
prior to the issuance of bids to
15 cents
Morrow County school board.
At present, kindergarten
students ride the buses into
Heppner on the morning bus
run and parents are respon
sible for transportation home.
Out-of-town students attend
the morning sessions and the
afternoon sessions are for
in-town children.
With the approximate
figures, the board will deter
mine the feasibility of estab
lishing a two-way bus run for
these students, or alterna-
, tives. The decision will likely
be affected by the outcome of
the census. It is there impera
tive, Cole said, that parents
provide the necessary infor
mation so that a realistic
.figure can be reached.
Santa here
Saturday
Santa Claus will arrive in
Heppner, Saturday, Dec. 1,
and will officially open Hepp
ner's Christmas season.
At 2 p.m. on Main Street,
Santa will greet youngsters
with an armful of treats.
Pictures with Santa will be
taken at 2:30 p.m. at the
; Heppner Fire Hall. Members
of Heppner Soroptimist club
will be taking Polaroid pic
tures for a small fee.
With the arrival of Santa
Claus, Heppner merchants
are sponsoring guessing con
tests with winners receiving $5
gift certificates.
Each participating mer
chant will have a guessing
contest similiar to guessing
the number of beans in a jar.
The contest will begin at 9
a m. Saturday and will close
at 4:30 p.m. Participants in
the contest may enter at each
individual store. Winners'
names will be posted in each
store at the end of the contest.
In observance of the Christ
mas opening, the Heppner
merchants will cover the
parking meters on Saturday.
In addition, youngsters can
call Santa Claus at the North
Pole Wednesday Dec. 5, from
7 pm. to 9 pm. The phone
number is 676 9163.
contractors for tha work.
Some work could be scheduled
for July 1974. However, during
July and August water be
comes scarce and if the
necessary ties are not made,
residents will once again be
faced with the problem of
water rationing, he warned.
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STEVE
or row County
Fair rating up
"Morrow County Fair rose
from 15th to third place this
year for fairs with 15,000
attendance," said . Morrow
County Fair Secretary Lenna
Smith after she received the
county fair ratings tabulated
by the Oregon Fair Commis
sion last week.
Morrow County received 853
points out of a possible 1,000.
Grant County topped the ,
15,000 category with 953 points
and Sherman County was
second with 860 points.
The Oregon Fair Commis
sion also announced the rat
ings for the county fairs in
15,000-100,000 attendance cat
egory, over 100,000 attendance
category, and youth fairs
category.
Lane County claimed the
No. 1 position in the fairs with
over 100,000 attendance with
956 points. Douglas County
with a rating of 929 led the
counties having an attendance
between 15,000 and 100,000. In
the youth fair category, Clat
sop County was the high point
leader with 715 points.
The top rating fairs in each
of the four categories will
receive a plaque which will be
presented during the Dec. 5-7
meeting of the Oregon Fairs
Association in Portland.
Free color portraits
to be taken Dec. 1
Those free 8x10 color portraits for new and renewal sub
scribers during last summer's circulation drive will be made
on Dec. 1, the Los Angeles based company announced last
week.
The free portraits were promised long ago, but the
photographer was unable to return to Heppner as scheduled.
All readers who are entitled to the free portraits are asked
to be at the Gazette-Times office on Dec. 1, only, between 10
a m. and 4 p.m., to have the photos taken. The entire family
should come, and be dressed in colorful clothing.
The company also announced that anyone who has failed to
see their proofs, particularly the people at lone, will have
another chance to see them on Dec. 1.
The offer of a free 8x10 color portrait will also be honored
from now until Dec. 1 for any person who take out a new
subscription to the Gazettc-Timct or renews an existing
subscription for ooe year.
There are approximately
750 persons eligible to vole In
the Dec. 3 water bond im
provement election. Voting
will take place at the Old
Library Room, City Hall, from
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A simple
majority Is required for
passage.
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Ratings received by each of
the fairs are used by the
commission as a basis for
allocation to the counties of
their portion of the county
fairs share of the state racing
revenues.
The points were based on
the responsiveness of the fair
to the needs of the community,
citizens' involvement in fair
activities and general opera
tion procedures.
Stockmen to
meet Friday
Morrow County Livestock
Growers are invited to attend
the 24th annual meeting Fri
day, Nov. 30, at the Heppner
Elks Lodge.
Registration will begin at 10
a.m. Guests from the livestock
industry ' will be speaking
throughout the day.
The Farm-City banquet will
conclude the day's activities.
The public is invited to attend
the 7 p.m. dinner at the
Heppner High School cafe
torium. The price is $2.50 per
person.