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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1974)
Down in the dumps (land-use wise) My OKI. SMITH Morrow County Planner The ramifications of recent legislative efforts at the state government level are filtering down to county government in a never-ending stream. Here in Morrow County we are fortunate to have alert, progressive, and cooperative officials who make every effort to keep abreast of the changes that apply. One example is the present planning study being con ducted by Morrow County in cooperation with the Depart ment of Environmental Qual ity to find suitable sites for solid waste management. Grant funds were requested by the DEQ from the State Emergency Board and al lotted to those counties that asked for assistance in at tempting to comply with legislative edicts. A September 1972 publica tion, "General Soil Map with Soil Interpretations for Land Use Planning in Morrow County, Oregon," was of great value to the planning consul tants who made the field reconnaissance studies of prospective sites. This book with its detailed tables and maps of soil types within the county was compiled by local staff members from the Soil Conservation Service office and soils survey specialists assigned to the project from other SCS districts, in co operation with the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station program. The Morrow County Court, the Morrow County Port Commission, and five local firms contributed to the cost of publishing this very comprehensive soils infor mation source. Most people from other sections of the state, and indeed some from our own area, assume that it would be a rather simple task to find suitable sites for establish ment of landfill operations. They might even be aware Wheat seminars Wheat production and mar keting seminars are scheduled for seven Eastern Oregon communities early in Feb ruary. The Oregon State University Extension Service, sponsor of the series of one-day semi nars, plans a full slate of speakers and a panel of local farmers, the local Extension agent and agri-business rep resentatives for each pro gram. Seminar topics include: summerfallow moisture con servation, market outlook, wheat diseases, seed wheat production, marketing strate gies and supplemental nitro gen fertilization. Meetings will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations: Enterprise, Clover Leaf Hall, Feb. 4; La Grande, Room 218 Federal Building, Feb. 5; Pendleton, Indian Hills Motel, Feb. 6; Moro Sherman County courthouse, Feb. 7; The Dalles, PP&L Conference Room, Feb. 7; Mikkalo, Mikkalo Grange Hall, Feb. 8; lone-Willows Grange Hall, Feb. 8. that slopes, drainage, 8 to 10 feel of rock-free topsoil, proximity to (but screened from) an improved road, and a reasonable distance from farmsteads and water sup plies are some of the limiting factors. The truth is that some 23 possible landfill sites were examined in the Heppner-Ione area alone before the proper combination was discovered. A long-term lease agree ment is being drawn and it is believed that proper landfill methods will return this acreage to the owner in better ;! ;! quality potatoes in the Boardman ; ' We're proud of the area. '! ij sm.:m: j, i, A new market for the farmers ;! and CCIIGX A new source of feed for the ! ! ( '! ranchers. !; featuring - plant food, fertilizer, chemicals, jj p OegOTl ; Farming ; Herb Ekstrom Jr., Manager ! j; CO. I ! !; Irrigon, Ore. 97844 ( 503)481-2811 V w-,.Ei 922-3244 Umatilla, Oregon condition for crop production than it is in at the present time. A 40-acre tract between Boardman and Irrigon in the north end of the county is being acquired from the Bureau of Land Management and will be developed as needed to serve this rapidly growing agri-business com munity. Close cooperation between the court-appointed Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee, city officials, federal and state agency staff members, school administra tors, city and county planning The Morrow District has unlocked a future of agricultural production in this area, and we are proud of your efforts. 'Your Chemical & Agri - commission members, anu many other individuals and groups has resulted in the preparation of a truly repre sentative county-wide plan for future solid waste manage ment operations. This plan will be imple mented by the County Court and coupled with a Morrow County Solid Waste Manage i Eastern Oregon Farms Our fourth year for growing high Soil and Water Conservation Fertilizer Headquarters" Chem 0 ''';, -iMSi(fS I I ment Ordinance will provide the guidance for the operation of this necessary function of government for many yeurs to come. It is anticipated that locally franchised collectors will operate both the collection and disposal services under the supervision of the Morrow County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. 11 j Jim Miller Gary Carpenter Jim l.ieuallen, Manager
