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j 1 0 ? ' 1 " W 0- -V- V 1 --- J 1 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Rural Electri fication Administration intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with Section 102(2C) of the Na tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in connection with a pro posed loan application from Pacific Northwest Generating Company (PNGC), P.O. Box 48, Hermiston, Oregon 97838. PNGC is a co operative corporation ! with 14 members which are distribution-type cooperatives financed by RE A. The Statement . will cover participation by PNGC in a 500 MV ; coal-fired generating unit at the Boardman site in Oregon. The generating plant is to be constructed by Portland ' General Electric Com pany, approximately 11 miles southwest of ' Boardman in Morrow County, Oregon. PNGC proposes to be a 10 per cent participant in the project. ' Interested persons are invited to submit comments which may be helpful in preparing the Draft EIS. Comments should be forwarded to the As sistant Administrator Electric, Rural Electri fication Administration, U.S. Department of Ag riculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, with a copy to PNGC whose address was given above. Ad ditional information , may be obtained at PNGC's office located at 1725 North First Street, Hermiston, Ore gon, during regular business hours. Published Mar. 10, 1977. PUBLIC HEARING .NOTICE The Morrow County Planning Commission will meet Monday, March 14, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morrow County Courthouse, Ileppner, Oregon. . . Public Hearing will be held on the following matters: 1. Application by Wayne Ilodson, Board man, for a zone change from Qualified Farm to Farm on 20 acres lo cated in T.4N., R.25 E.W.M. sec. 15, tax lot number 1202 and 1203, approximately one mile east of Boardman on Wilson Road. 2. Application by L.W. Vail and Co. for a conditional use permit to operate a rock crush- AMOUNT DATE $8,000 December 1,1983 9,000 December 1, 1984 9,000 December 1, 1985 10,000 December 1, 1986 er and asphalt plant in a FARM zone. Location of the proposed use is T.4N., R.24F.W.M., sec. 23. tax lot l umber 400 consisting of .19.40 acres owned by Arnold Hoff man. 3. Presentation of a preliminary plat of an industrial subdivision known as Tower Road Development No. 1. Lo cation of the proposed development is T4N., R.24E.W.M.,sec. 15, tax lot no. 100. Property is leased to and being de veloped by the Boeing Agri-Industry Com pany. 4. Application by Umatilla Ready-Mix Inc. for a conditional use permit to operate a concrete batch plant in an "Industrial" zone. Location of the proposed use is T.4N., R25 E.W.M., sec. 10. The property is owned by Morrow County and is adjacent to Interstate 80N. 5. Application by Gary Grieb, Lexington, for a variance to set backs in a Qualified Farm zone. Location of the property is T.1N., R.26E.W.M., sec. 5, tax lot no. 600. 6. Application for a conditional use permit by Roy D. Plant for a Church in a Farm Resi dential Zone. Location of the proposed use is T.4N., R.25E.W.M., sec tion 16, tax lot 802 consisting of 2.41 acres. -s-Mrs. Dorris L. Graves Chairman Morrow County Planning Commission Published Mar. 3. 10, 1977. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Morrow County Court w ill hold a public hearing on March 16, 1977 at 10:00 a.m. in the Morrow County Court house, Ileppner, Ore gon. Purpose of the hear ing is to consider an application for a change of zone from "Farm" to "Industrial" by West ern Empire Inc. Loca tion of the proposed changes is T.4N., R.26 E.W.M., Sec. 15, tax lot 3800 consisting of 30 acres. All interested persons are urged to attend and present their views. -s-Judge Paul W. Jones Morrow County Judge Published Mar. 3, 10, 1977. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF BOND SALE $70,000 BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MORROW COUNTY STATE OF OREGON BONDS ' Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received on behalf of Boardman Rural Fire Protection District, Morrow County, Oregon until 7:30 o'clock p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on March 29, 1977, at the Council Room, City Hall, 206 N. Main, Boardman, Oregon, at which time they will be publicly opened and announced. The bids shall be considered and acted upon by the Board of the District at its recessed meeting to be held on March 29, 1977, commencing at 7:30 o'clock p.m. ISSUE: SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70,000) consisting of 70 coupon bonds in denominations of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000), all dated April 1, 1977. INTEREST RATE: Maximum not to exceed a net effective rate of eight per cent (8 per cent) per annum, the first interest payment due on June 1, 1977 and semiannually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Bidders must specify the interest rate or rates which the bonds hereby offered for sale shall bear. The bids shall comply with the following conditions: (1) Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in multiples of '8th or l-20th of one per cent (1 per cent), not exceeding a net effective rate of eight per cent (8 per cent) per annum; (2) No bond shall bear more than one rate of interest, no interest payment shall be evidenced by more than one coupon, and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; (3) Each bond shall bear interest from its date to its stated maturity date at the interest rate specified in the bids; (4) All bonds maturing at any one time shall bear the same rate of interest; and (5) The . difference between the highest and lowest rates bid shall not exceed one and one-half per cent (1 per cent). MATURITIES: The bonds shall mature serially in numerical order as follows: AMOUNT DATE $6,000 December 1, 1978 6,000 December 1, 1979 7,000 December 1, 1980 7,000 December 1,1981 8,000 December 1, 1982 REGISTRATION: The bonds will be issued in bearer form with no option for registration. PAYMENT: Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the County Treasurer, Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon. - PURPOSE: The bonds were authorized at a special election held within the District on January 11, 1977, to authorize bonds for acquiring land, purchasing or constructing a fire station and paying the expenses relating to the sale of the bonds. SECURITY: The bonds of this issue are general obligation bonds of the District. The district has covenanted to levy an ad valorem tax annually to pay bond principal and interest as they respectively come due. LEGAL OPINION: The approving opinion of RAGEN & ROBERTS, Attorneys at Law, of Portland, Oregon, will be provided at no cost to the purchaser, and will be printed on the bonds at the expense of the District. TAX EXEMPT STATUS: Interest on the bonds, in the opinion of bond counsel, is exempt from taxation by the United States under present federal income tax law and from personal income taxation by the State of Oregon under present state law. BEST BID: The bonds will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose proposal will result in the lowest net cost to the District. The successful bid will be determined by computing the total amount of interest which the District would be required to pay from the date of each bond to its respective maturity date at the coupon rate or rates specified in the bid assuming no bonds are called prior to maturity, less premium offered, if any. The purchaser must pay accrued interest, computed on a 360-day basis, from the date of the bonds to the date of delivery. The cost of printing the bonds will be borne by the District. DELIVERY: Delivery of the bonds will be made without cost to the successful bidder at such bank in the City of Portland, Oregon, as the successful bidder shall name. Payment for the bonds must be made in federal funds. Delivery will be made within thirty days. FORM OF BID: All bids must be for not less than all the bonds hereby offered for sale, and for not less than one hundred per cent (100 per cent) of the par value thereof and accrued interest to the date of delivery. Each bid together with bidder's check as herein specified must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the District and designated "Proposal for Bonds." Bids must be received by 7:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. BID CHECK: All bids must be unconditional and accompanied by a certified or cashier's check on a bank doing business in the State of Oregon for One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($1,400) payable to the order of the District to secure the District from any loss resulting from the failure of the bidder to comply with the terms of its bid. In addition, bidders are requested to supply the total interest costs and net effective interest rate, based upon the aggregate interest cost, if its bid be accepted, that the District will pay upon the issue if the bid is accepted. Such information shall be considered as informative only. Checks will be forfeited to the District as liquidated damages in case the bidder to whom the bonds are awarded shall withdraw its bid or fail to complete its purchase in accordance with the terms thereof. No interest shall be allowed on the deposit but the check of the successful bidder will be retained as part payment of the bonds or for liquidated damages as described above. Checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the District promptly after award of bid. RIGHT OF REJECTION: The District, by its Board, reserves the right to reject any or all bids. CUSIP: CUSIP numbers will be imprinted upon all bonds of this issue at the purchaser's request and expense. An improperly imprinted number will not constitute basis for the purchaser to refuse to accept delivery. NO LITIGATION: At the time of payment for the delivery of said bonds, the District will furnish the successful bidder a certificate that there is no litigation pending affecting the validity of the bonds. FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information regarding the District and this sale may be obtained from Delmer A. Hug, Route 1, Box 54, Boardman, Oregon 97818, telephone number 503 481-4021. BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, Morrow County, Oregon U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Portland, Oregon LAND EXCHANGE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Kinzua Corporation of Kinzua, Oregon, has made application under the Act of March 20, 1922, as amended (16 U.S.C. 485, 486) to exchange the following described lands in the Umatilla National Forest: Morrow County, Oregon. T. 4 S.. R. 28 E., W.M. Section 34, EViNE'j, SW'iNE'i. NWV4SEV4 Section 36, NV2 T. 5 S.. R. 27 E., W.M. Section 20, NENE'i Section 21, NViNVi Section 22, NV2NW4 Section 33, SE'iSW'i. SE'i Section 36, All T. 5 S., R. 28 E W.M. Section 7, Lot 2 Section 18, Lots 3 and 4, E'ASW'j Section 26, S'NNE'i, SEV4NEV4 Section 28, SW4SEV4 Section 31, Lots 3 and 4, E'iSW'i Section 32, SWI4 Section 33, WViEVi T. 6 S.. R. 27 E W.M. Section 1, SE4 Section 2, Lots 2, 3, and 4 Section 3, Lot 1, S'A Section 10, EV2NEV4, SWV4NEV4, NEV4SEV4 Section II, N Section 16, All . Section 29, WAE Section 32, SWNEU, ENW4, NW'iXW'i T. 6 S., R. 28 E., W.M. Section 3, Lot 1, SEViNE'i, NEV4SEV4 Section 4, Lot 4, SWV4NWV4, WiSWV4 Section 5, Lots 1 and 2, SEV4NEV4, ESEVi Wheeler County, Oregon T. 7 S., R. 24 E., W.M. Section 17. SW'4NW'4, SW'4, SW'4SE'4 Section 20, NE'4NW'4, W'iNW'i, SV2SEV4 Section 21, NE'4. SW4SW4 Section 22. NW'4, N'2SW'4. N'aSE'i containing 5,816.60 acres more or less for National Forest land in the Umatilla National Forest described as follows: Morrow County, Oregon T. 4 S., R. 27 E., W.M. Section 35, NE'4SE'4 T. 4 S.. R. 28 E., W.M. Section 19, SW'4NE4 Section 20, SE'4NE'4 Section 22, NW'4NW'4 Section 29, NE'4SW'4 Section 31, NE'4SE'4 Section 32, N'2SW4 T. 5 S., R. 27 E., W.M. Section 1, Lot 1, E'2SE4 Section 10, E'2NW'4 Section 15, SW'4NW'4 T. 5 S., R. 28 E.; W.M. Section 5, NW'4SW'4 Section 6, Lot 4, Lot 7, S'2NE4, SE'4SWV4. SE'4 T. 6 S., R. 25 E.. W.M. Section 26, E'2SE'4, E'2NW'4SE'4. ENWiiNWSEU, SW'4NW'4SE'4, SW'4SE'4 Section 35, NE'4, S'2SW'4, W'SE'4 T. 6 S., R. 26 E., W.M. Section 27, E'2NE'4, SW4NEU, SE4NW4, 8ft Section 28, N'2l SE'4 Section 33, N'i, NE'4SW'4, NSEU Section 34. All T. 6 S., R. 27 E., W.M. Section 5, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, SE'4NE'4, EV2SE4 Section 6, Lot 7 Wheeler County, Oregon T. 7 S., R. 23 E., W.M. Section 24, S'2NE'4 T. 7 S., R. 24 E., W.M, Section 19, Lots 1 and 2, E'2NW'4 Section 30, NEi4NE'4 containing 4,017.69 acres more or less. Persons claiming said properties or having valid objections to the proposed exchange must file their claims or objections with the Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, Oregon 97208, within 30 days after date of the first publication of this notice. Published Mar. 10. 17, 24, 31, 1977. GENERAL ROAD FUND WARRANTS ISSUED JANUARY 1977 City of Heppner, Water Department 8.40 Columbia Basin Electric, parks 98.65; Misc. exp. 106.21 . . .204.86 Assoc. of Oregon Counties, Misc. exp 38.00 Packer Scott, Misc. exp 70.07 Turner, VanMarter & Bryant, Misc. exp 20.00 The Bankers Life, Insurance 55.97 Assoc. of Oregon Counties, Inc 51.00 Standard Insurance, Ins ., 31.20 Heppner Auto Parts, Repairs 175.55 Wheeler's Communications, Misc. exp 75.00 Central Market, Misc. exp 2.24 Columbia Basin Electric, Misc. exp 10.00 Lott's Electric,' Misc. exp 53.28 Pacific Northwest Bell, Misc. exp 35.18 Elvira Irby, Motor Vehicles, Misc. exp 3.00 Union OIL Co. of Calif. , Gas & oil 1,384.20 Rentex Services Corp. , Supplies 29.60 General Fire Equip. Co., Supplies 125.00 L.W. Vail Co., Materials & supplies 56.68 Pettyjohn's Builders Supply, Repairs 11.28 Northside Ford Truck Sales, Repairs 27.59 Joe Young Explosives, Inc., Repairs 755.00 Reed's Mobil Service, Repairs 6.00 Farley Motor Co., Repairs 28.00 Dept. of General Services, New Equip 76.00 BankAmericard, Commissioner's exp. 152.77; Misc. exp. 292.50 445.27 General Tire Service, Tires & tubes 54.36 NACo Housing Bureau, Commissioner's exp 64.00 Assoc. of Oregon Counties, Commissioner's exp 76.00 Dept. of Human Resources, Ins 255.26 Dept. of Revenue, Misc. exp 54.00 Gray's Repair Shop, Gas & oil 32.60 Chevron, USA, Inc., Gas & oil 124.63 Morrow County Grain Growers, Repairs 21.15 Murray Drugs, Inc., Misc. exp 2.86 Rentex Services Corp., Misc. exp 31.36 Woodpecker Truck & Equip., new equip 20,450.00 Pacific Northwest Life, Salary 26.60 Union Oil Co., Gas & oil . . .2,326.34 Elvira Irby, Motor Vehicles, Misc. exp .'. . .9.00 Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, Misc. exp .10.00 General Tire Service, Tires & tubes 610.57 First National Bank, Sal 1,090.70 State Dept. of Revenue, Sal 425.00 Public Empl. Ret. Br., Sal 647.34; SS 647.34 1,294.68 Morrow Co. Employee Union, Sal 40.00 Pacific Mutual Life, Salary 419.36 State Accident Insurance, Sal. 21.12; Ins. 803.33 824.45 Standard Insurance, Ins 31.20 Assoc. of Oregon Counties, Ins 62.40 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING WARRANTS ISSUED JANUARY 1977 Cascade Spec. Car ... 4,750.00 The Bankers Life 4.54 Association of Oregon Counties 10.20 Standard Insurance 6.24 Lott's Electric, Solid Waste 243.63 Columbia Basin Electric, Solid Waste 7.00 Pettyjohn's Builders Supply, Clinic 4.88; Solid Waste 228. 16 233.04 Oregon Highway Division, Radio base 750.00 Lexington Lumber Yard, Courthouse 3.92 The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, March 10, 1977 NINE Dept. of Human Resources, Soil Conservation 38.44 Morrow County Schools 100.00 Patricia Brindle, Neighborhood Ctr., supplies 61.58 . Eastland Co., Neighborhood Ctr., rent 100.00 First National Bank 121.90 State Department of Revenue 50.00 Pacific Mutual Life 50.91 Public Employee's Retirement Board, Sal., SS 119.12 State Accident Insurance 10.65 Standard Insurance 6.24 Association of Oregon Counties 10.20 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND WARRANTS ISSUED JANUARY 1977 Bankers Life 13.24 Association of Oregon Counties 10.20 Standard Insurance 6.24 Pacific Northwest Bell 167.32 Eastern Oregon Telephone 94.44 San Francisco Newspaper Co., printing & publications 33.36 Oregonian Publishing Co., printing & publications 9.00 Heppner Gazette-Times, printing & publications 8.10 State of Alabama, Mental Health 2.00 Petty Cash 11.45 Heppner TV.... 6.00 Murray Drugs 2.98 Lott's Electric 6.68 Janice Green, Travel exp 149.44 Columbia Basin Electric 21.24 Hubert Wilson, Postmaster 26.00 W.E.Nelson Co., rent 82.00 Dept. of Human Resources 133.06 First National Bank 333.40 State Department of Revenue 127.00 Pacific Mutual Life 99.50 State Accident Fund 29.45 Public Employee's Retirement Board 295.70 Standard Insurance 9.36 Association of Oregon Counties 15.30 COUNTY COURT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS JANUARY 1977 In the Matter of a Resolution) Initiating Proceedings to) Open Certain Portions and) Vacate Other Portions of) Idaho Avenue West near) Irrigon and Other Related) Matters ) The Court Ordered a copy of the Resolution and Order delivered to the County Roadmasterand directed him to examine the road in question and report his opinions as to whether the portions of the road in question should be vacated and opened as provided in the resolution. In the Matter of a Refund of) Real Property Taxes ) The Court Ordered a refund of real property taxes in the sum of $108.23 in one Matter and a refund of real property taxes in the sum of $2,806.79 in another Matter. GENERAL FUND WARRANTS ISSUED JANUARY 1977 Public Empl . Ret. Board, SS 3. 15, Mus. Janit. 3.15 6.30 N.W. Law Enforcement, Sheriff supplies 9.60 Lott's Electric, Sheriff supplies 12.11 BankAmericard, Sheriff meals & travel 63.80 L.D. Fetsch, Sheriff meals & travel 4.60 Union Oil Co. , Sheriff & deputies car exp 5.75 Farley Motor Co., Sheriff & deputies car exp 54.52 Union Oil Co. , Ass'r fieldwork 150.90; Sher. car exp. 75.45 . 226.35 Standard Oil Co., Plan. 8.87; Juv. 34.26; Sheriff 25.15 68.28 Mobil Oil Credit Corp. , Sheriff & dep. car exp 115.31 Ford Motor Credit Co., Sheriff pickup rent 136.36 Murray Drugs, Juv. 2.38; Cthse. 6.95; Sheriff 37.43; Tax Col. .95 47.71 Atlantic Richfield Co., Co. Court travel 21.62 BankAmericard, Co. Ct. travel 37.68; Juv. 5.55 43.23 Jaynes Business Mach., Tax Coll. sup 367.35 Kilham Stationery, Treas. sup 377.74 Charles Patching, Ass'r fieldwork 6.50 Pendleton-Heppner Freight Lines, Ass'r supplies 10.71 Heppner Gazette-Times, H.D. office supplies 25.95 American Nurses' Assoc., H.D. , ANA Dues 83.00 L.D. Tibbies, D.O., H.D. Med. Exam, exp 95.00 Donald G. Burns, Plan, travel 18.20 Tullis Office Supply, Planner supplies 2.74 Ray's Heating & Refrig., Museum maintenance 99.50 Dorothy Bunker, Cir. Ct 256.55 Marcia Anderson, et al, Cir. Ct. juror 1,726.46 Ralph Wells, et al, Cir. Ct. witness 257.50 State Dept. of Elections, Election supplies 46.01 Lois Hunt, et al, Election Board 36.23 Lott's Electric, Cthse. sup 8.01 M & B Investment Co., N. end office rent ." 160.00 Umatilla Electric Co-op., N. end ofse 30.69 Harry O'Donnell, et al, Board of Equaliz 60.00 Burroughs Corp., Mach. mtse 1,600.80 Pacific Northwest Bell, current exp 534.38 3M Business Products, Paper & postage 131.93 Finzer Business Machines, Paper & postage 10.39 Oregon State Bar, DA Dues & Professional Exp 125.00 Assoc. of Oregon Counties, Commissioners' Travel expense 38.00 Packer Scott, Cthse. supplies 90.95 Turner, VanMarter & Bryant, Bonds 270.00 Mrs. Stephen H. Goold, Cir. Ct. witness 5.00 Carolyn Davis, Juv. travel 34.58 ; Prof. serv. 10.00 44.58 The Bankers Life, Insurance 106.90 Assoc. of Ore. Counties, Ins 133.50 Standard Insurance, Ins 90.40 Heppner Auto Parts, Cthse. sup 1.89 Wheeler's Communications, Sheriff's communic 75.00 Central Market, Cthse. sup 4.76 Amer. Institute of Planners, Plan. mtgs. & Assoc. dues 20.00 Concord Press, Sheriff supplies 13.79 Heppner TV, Inc., Sheriff sup .5.00 Heppner Gazette-Times, Sheriff supplies 16.45 Simmons Duplicating Supplies, Sheriff supplies 7.69 Farley Motor Co., Sheriff & depu. car expense 23.00 Morrow Co. Grain Growers, Sheriff & depu. car exp 81.54 Heppner Auto Parts, Sheriff & depu. car exp 13.61 Shell Oil Co., Sheriff 4 depu. car exp 26.09 W.V. Roberts, M.D., Sheriff jail exp 30.00 Mid-Columbia Clinic, Sheriff jail exp 12.00 Jaynes Business Mach., Inc., Clerk New Equip 129.00 Ore. Assoc. of Co. Assessors, Assoc. dues 50.00 Notices con't page 10
