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VOL. 94, NO. 42
Preliminary
changes in flood plain
At last week's public hear
ing concerning goals and
objectives governing the revi
sion of Heppner's Comprehen
sive Plan, ECOAC planner
Marie Hall, said preliminary
information gathered to date
indicates a smaller Flood
Plain delineation is due for the
city.
Hall, who will be working
with citizens and city officials
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sive Plan to meet LCDC
guidelines, said clarification
of the Flood Plain boundaries
would be a primary concern in
the planning process for
Heppner.
The Army Corps of Engi
neers along with the depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development are in the pro
cess of compiling a detailed
study on the issue although it
is not expected to be comple
ted for almost a year and a
half. When completed the new
information will replace the
current Flood Plain now
outdated by upstream channel
improvements.
The new boundaries, to be
used by the Flood Insurance
Administration, will divide the
Flood Plain into three areas
with a primary zone of
concern to be restricted from
development without prior
acquisition of flood insurance,
insurance for existing build
ing within the primary zone
will remain costly and insur
ance subsidies now available
will be discontinued.
Hall said Heppner has quite
a few buildings in the current
Flood Plain area which are
classified as historic struc
tures and these buildings will
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still be eligible for the insur
ance subsidies. She said it is
too early to tell which seg
ments of the city will be
included in the primary zone
but she added that the most
likely areas would be the low
lying areas near the Willow
Creek channel which may or
may not include parts of the
Main Street business district.
Concerning the designation
of Heppner's Urban Growth
Boundary, Hall recommended
that the boundary be left at the
present city limits since
projections indicate a mini
mal population growth for the
city.
"It might be best not to
expand too much without
Road closure enacted
The Umatilla National For
est Ranger District and the
Department of Fish and
Wildlife have announced that
a motorized vehicle closure
will again be in effect on the
Heppner Ranger District dur
ing the 1977 elk seasons.
The closure will affect
approximately 30,000 acres in
the vicinity of Texas Butte,
Madison Butte and Black
Mountain.
Reasons given for the clos
ure were : 1 ) To provide areas
in the unit for elk hunting by
foot or horseback only, 2) To
maintain areas where elk are
not disturbed by motorized
equipment, and, 3) To reduce
undue erosion and damage to
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THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1977
study
some indication of need," Hall
told members of the Planning
Commission, City Council and
a handful of citizens. "I would
recommend leaving the boun
dary at the city limits and
making some provisions for
expansion if necessary."
Hall said ECOAC staff
projections indicate a Hepp
ner population increase to
1,950 by the year 2000. In
explaining the projection,
staff demographer John Till
man said that factors such as
the Flood Plain location, the
steepness of Willow Creek
Canyon and the location of
good agricultural land near
the city limits acted as
restraints on growth.
forest resources during wet
weather.
The vehicle closure will be
in effect during bull season
through Nov. 13 and cow
Fall promotion set
More Heppner businesses
than ever before are planning
to participate in the Merch
ants Committee's upcoming
Moonlight Madness Sale set
for Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7 to
9 p.m.
Randall Peterson, chairman
It s a big Homecoming week
at IleppiiiT High School and
students are psyching up for
the lough game this Friday
night with costumes, slogans,
pizza, parades and pep assem
blies. Senior class vice pres- , .
ident '.Joan Warren rni'lie
idously fastens a curiam of
crepe while freshman Susan
Johnson intently hrushes the
words "Stoiiip 'Em, Mus
tangs"." See this week's
fai)k-' Times- Sr0'-s;il eetioti
newspaper
TWO SECTIONS
indicates
"The economic constraints
are less clearcut," Tillman
said. "Growth in the north end
of Morrow County could mean
increased government, com
mercial and service employ
ment in Heppner, as it
develops as county seat and
potential trade center."
In addition to her work in
Heppner, Hall is serving in a
similar capacity in the cities
of Lexington, lone and Irri
gon. Meetings are being held
in those cities this week to
discuss the Comprehensive
Plan goals and objectives.
Since the Comprehensive
Plans are being revised to
meet LCDC (Land Conversa
tion and Development Com-
season, Nov. 13-27 and Nov. 30
to Dec. 18, inclusive.
Maps are available at the
Heppner Ranger District of
fice or from local Department
Wildlife Biologist Glen Ward.
of the Merchants Committee,
said more retail business
outlets in town are responding
to the fall promotion than in
the past.
Merchants plan to close at 5
p.m. next Thursday to prepare
their stores and merchandise
for the special two-hour sale.
A contract between the
Morrow County Fair Board
and the Heppner Child Devel
opment Center Board of
Directors was signed Wednes
day outlining provisions for
the Center's use of the 4-H
Annex building at the fair
grounds as a temporary day
care facility.
Hie contract lim s the
Center's length of stay from
October 24 to April 24, with the
provision ihat the Fair Board
could ask it to vacate the
premises if terms of the
agreement were violated.
Another provision of the
contract requires the Center
to leave the building for
meetings of other groups
scheduled prior to the agree
ment, with one week's prior
notice.
The Center will pay heat and
utility expenses in addition to
anominal monthly rent. It will
be responsible for upkeep and
maintenance of the Annex and
outdoor area use and requires
the Fair Board's approval for
any renovations or decora
tions. The contract limits the
Center's length of stay from
insurance, use its own appli
ances and limits the area of
use. It also suggests that a
member of the Center's Board
attend the monthly meeting of
he Fair Board to report on
progress of the Center.
As of Wednesday, inspection
FIFTEEN CENTS
mission) guidelines, LCDC
has made funds available to
the four cities to hire Hall, who
in turn is able to draw on staff
resources available at
ECOAC. Each of the cities
pays an equal amount for the
planning services.
Sewer
plant
fixed
Heppner residents that live
in the area of the city's sewage
treatment plant can "breathe
a sigh of relief" soon as the
facility is now back in working
condition.
City Foreman Paul Sumner
told the Gazette-Times this
week that a long awaited part
arrived Monday, and by that
evening city crews had the
main filter back in operation.
Starting about mid-summer
residents of the area and those
that utilize the golf course
began noticing a somewhat
unpleasant stench from Wil
low Creek.
The filter that cleans the
liquid waste from the city's
sewerage had broken down
and was dumping "less than
pure" water into Willow
Creek. With an unusually low
run in the creek this summer
the waste water had a
tendency to stagnate in pools
causing the odor.
by a state fire marshall, state
sanitarian and the Children's
Services Division had not been
completed, so it was uncertain
whether the Center would be
able to begin operation again
on Monday. Necessary day
care equipment has already
been moved into the Annex.
At a Center staff meeting on
Monday, one woman said that
she was having a hard time
Library petition seeks
boundary commission
At a special meeting of the
Heppner Library Board on
Wednesday, Oct. 12, it was
decided to begin a petition
drive for the formation of a
Boundary Commission
seemingly the fastest recourse
for creating a Library Dis
trict. The board was reluctant to
petition for a Boundary Com
missiona round-about way
of creating a library service
district but agreed it appear
ed to be the only legal
alternative.
A fairly recent addition to
Oregon statutes requires the
existence of a county Boun
dary Commission to set boun
daries for newly formed
districts. Commissions were
set up in the more populated
Starks picks winners
Some tough games in this
week's Gazette-Times Foot
ball Contest didn't fool Char
les Starksa bit as the Heppner
resident breezed through the
selections with nine out of ten
correct picks. The Duke-Clem-son
Atlantic Coast Conference
clash was the only game that
tripped up Starks.
Breaking a three-way tie
among the 8-2 pickers was
Karl Harrison, Heppner, who
came closest on the Houston
and SMU total score. Harrison
miscalculated on the LSU
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deciding whether to work at
the Center again because of
criticism leveled by friends
andacquaintances concerning
the use of the Annex as a day
care facility. She said most
seem afraid that the Center's
presence will interfere with
meetings and functions sched
uled at the Annex.
A Board member emphasiz
ed that the Center would close
counties of the state with
procedures outlined for the
formation of new ones.
A boundary Commission
could be created by resolution
of the county court, but the
library board was requested
by the court to submit a
petition of support with signa
tures of 10 per cent of county
voters, as outlined in the
statute procedures.
Other options were discus
sed at the Oct. 12 meeting and
rejected by the board. Attorn
ey Bill Kuhn said the Boun
dary Commission petition was
the only route to take to avoid
possible legal repercussions in
the future.
On Tuesday, Kuhn said he
was "running from one wall
intoanother" in trying to draft
Kentucky game and fell vic
tim to the "homer" syndrome
by chosing OSU over Califor
nia. Starks, a $10 winner, and
Harrison, a $5 winner, can
both pick up their checks at
the Gazette-Times office.
Check page six of this issue
for a new contest and a chance
for more easy money. The
inside tip of the week gives
Oklahoma State's Red Raid
ers the nod over Kansas in an
upset.
Readers are urged to make
Jan Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Peterson, puts
finishing touches on a "Make It Yourself With Wool"
competition display in the window of Gardner's Men's Wear.
A style show of district contestants will be held in Morrow
County for the first time at the West of Willow Restaurant
Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. Young seamstresses from Morrow,
Gilliam, Umatilla and Wheeler counties will model their
fashions.
for that particular dinner and
others if necessary and would
move equipment to the north
end of the building for evening
meetings as specified by the
contract.
Other staff members said
reactions to the Center's move
have been positive and sup
portive of the Center.
the petition. He called the
Secretary of State's office in
Salem to find out the form he
should use. He was told by
state officials that they
weren't sure since no one had
petitioned for a Boundary
Commission before in their
knowledge. At press time he
was still waiting for official
directions.
Kuhn expects to have the
petitions drafted and out soon,
hopefully by the end of the
week. The petitions will be
circulated by members of the
Heppner Library Board.
Ten per cent, or 310 signa
tures of registered Morrow
County voters are needed but
the board plans to obtain
additional signatures.
their picks and return the
entry form to the G-T office by
5 p.m. Friday.
Weather
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Thurs.,Oct. 13 69 49
Fri., Oct. 14, 69 40
Sat., Oct. 15, 69 45
Sun., Oct. 16, 70 46
Mon.,Oct. 17, 67 39
Tues.,Oct. 18, 68 40