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The Hrppiwr (iw rtlr lim o . Heppuer. Oregon, Uediiesdav. Mm 14, IW fr-H JV fN Election Forum Election Forum Election Forum Democratic Ballot County Judge Donald ( '. Mi F llignll Incumbent Donald C McFlligott is running unopposed on ihc Democratic ticket for the six year term of Morrovs Counts Judge Hr and his \sifc. humcc Hull McFlligott. have eleven grown ! children He attended Morrow Co Davis School, lone High School. Beaver ton High School. Si M ars's High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a nta 'jor in accounting troni the Uniser sits of Portland He is a life member of the Wheal league, a member of the Cat tlem cn.s Assoc . of W illows Grange, the National Farmers Organization. American legion. V F W B P O F. No «SK St Patrick's Church, has been a school board or advisory committee member tor 20 sears, a member ol the Morgrass Grazing Assoc and president of the long Creek Cat tlemen's Association He is a director of the Fast Cen tral Ore gon Association of Counties, a director of the Oregon Consor tium. a director o f the Association ot Oregon Counties, a member ol the executive committee ol the Oregon Computer Consort ion. and a member of the standing commit tee lor Agriculture ot the National Assoc i at ion ot Counties He has submitted the following statement regarding his candidacs “ I believe that I am the most qualified candidate for the position cif Counts Judge I've spent seven ¡years learning the |oh and endeavored to do everything necessary to do a good job for you A small counts such as ours must have the cooperation of all our neighbor counties and agenc ies to gel highway or other benefits An exam pie of this is the Computer Connor tium We were one of the three original members We developed and now jointly own software pro grams which we are selling to other counties to recoup our costs he Q uestions and Answers 1 How would you suggest balan cing the county budget since federal revenue sharing may no longer be available ’ The only was of balanc ing the county budget is with sales grants, or taxes The first is limited by the fact that we may not compete with private enterprises For the second, we aggressively seek all sources of slate, federal, and private funds but the amounts available are decreas ing However, the loss of Revenue Sharing for Morrow Counts will not be that serious as we have used it as Capital Improvement rnonev and a small amount for social services and not for operating expense Anv mu )or capital improvements from now on will probably have to be financ ed by bond sales We expend about $201**) tor social services II the taxpayers wish to retain the services the tax rate will be about 2‘.c per thousand With the completion of the Courthouse work, we should be able to postpone any further building until the economy improves 2 Is the current arrangement tor housing priviners satisfactory ’ It so. why ’ If not. how would you trv to improve the situation’ The current prisoner situation is not perfect, but is workable We have post-conviction prisoners at Kennewick in the Henton ( ouniy Jail We house prisoners awaiting trial wherever in Oregon space is available, which is sometimes verv inconvenient The alternutiuve is to build our own jail A pre tab cell block alone with 16 cells will cost about a quarter ot a million dollars and must be attached to a support service building which will nearly double the cost A certified stall to operate the iail will cost us more than we pay in rent the Judge of Jelter son County told me last week that his jail budget is $200.(**> I What steps would you take to upgrade the county road system’ We are in a long term road pro gram now and our objective is to make it more efficient This tall, we completed our capital equipment purchases will only be budgeting for replacements from now on This should give us more funds for road materials Our other objective is to contract the things that we can't do well or economically and do better on the things that wc can do at a lower cost 4 What would be your first goal or objective. it elected’ My first goal in ld87. as in every year, is to get an operating budget and the levies to support it Other goals are to keep all our outside pro fccts rolling, i e Forest Highways. Highway Bridge replacement pro iccts. and state six year projects from the consideration phase to completion A How should the disagreement about the site of the senior citizen center be resolved’ I believe that if the present disagreement continues, it will en danger (he whole senior building program Facti organization must mi wc C an d o Countv Commissioner consider its own best interests and riot rush into a decision that it will regret later Perhaps the best solu non is to dad at the beginning and create a balance sheet of pros and cons lor all l«xatu>nc 6 As ludge for Juvenile Court, how would you deal with kids who arc in trouble with the law ' How will the benefit by your actions’ I always try to deal with juveniles w nh understanding and fairness For misdemeanors and first lime Class C felonies. I generally favoar rcstilu tion community service and proba lion Repeaters gel stricter sentences Repeater felonies par Ocularly of an increasingly serious nature will prohahly earn a sentence to an institution I trv to be verv con sistant so that every |uvcnilc knows that there is a level ol conduct that the community finds unacceptable and will not tolerate In child abuse cases, our first priontv is always to protect the child Ihc I * xt pnorilv is to preserve the l.iriulv using all the agenev help available I always have the hope that whatever action I lake will help these juveniles eventually to become responsible, law abiding citizens T wo candidates have tiled on the Democratic ticket tor the four year position ot Morrow County Com missioner Incumbent Irvin Rauch and challenger. IXmukl F Jorgensen Donald Jorgensen Jorgensen. 31. Ir rigon. is self employed fie jih I his wife Dolores have three children ages 16, 10. and 7 He is a graduate ot Riverside ftigh School in Boaidman. attended Blue MiHintain Community College loi two years and served four years in the U S Air Force, two ol them in Vietnam He is a pasi member ol the Imgon City Council.a current member of the Irrigon Crime Watch, and a hoard member for Columbia View Community Church He says that he is a long lime Morrow County sell employed businessman able to manage money and nuke prudent dec isions concer ning the ciHintv k Questions and Answer. Irvin Kauch Rauch 61, Lexington, is a farmer in addition to verv mg on the county commission Jfe and his wile, Mildred, have three grown children He is a high school graduate, and attended (Hcgon Stale l nivcrsitv lor one year. Gonzaga University lor one term, and Fustcrn Oregon Col lege tor one term He is a member ol the Chamber ot Commerce and the Wheat League He has served as associate dircc tor ol Morrow County Grain Growers and as a director of the Morrow County Sdmol District through six building programs He has sunmitted the following stiilrmrnf regarding his candidacy "I have served as County Court's representative to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Planning Commission, Blue Mt I conoinic.il I Vvelopiiient Council. Fast Central Oregon R ailro ad from page 1 quicklv as even a vear ago because they are learning that once a line is pulled, there is no guarantee that a shipper w ill true k his product 20 60 miles and put it on the lines It takes a tremendous commitment from the community and may take a long time because the railroads sometimes feel as abandoned as the shippers Howells continued It is difficult to save a line after the railroad has tiled for abandonment, but now is a good time tor shipfK-rs on the Hcppner line to get infonna lion together in support of retaining the line We can fill a ll y o u r Spring C h em ical n eed s w ith a good supp ly of: • landm aster • Round-Up • Glean • Finesse PETTYJOHN OIL Co. 422-7254 I How would you suggest halanc ing the county budget since federal revenue sharing may no longer he available ’ Kauch: Belt tightening and p.stp.ning capital purchases Jorgrnsrn: Consolidate as many jobs as p.ssihle Cut the work force at the Jfcppncr County Court Building Open a smaller court building in Boardman to conduct county business Bv use ol a com putcr to tie the two courthouses lone, O re together and save money on travel expense for county employees and travel being paid currently for court business 2 Is the current arrangement for housing prisoners satisfactory * B so. why ’ It not. how would you try to improve the situation ’ Kauch : No. it is not satisfactory, but it is the only solution available to us Jorgensen Yes. it is satisfactory. because the county cannot afford its own jail system There is no other alternative 2 Whal steps would you take to upgrade the county road system* Ranch: Strive tor a 10*1 improve ment each year Jorgensen: The vtnilh end of the county iv in fairly gisvd shape I would concentrate on the north end of the county in years to come 4 What would he your first goal or objective if elected ’ Ranch First. I would get all the computerized »ystems at the four thouse working siiHHithly Second. I would get the Public Works Dept and the Planning Dept computerized Jorgensen: Consolidate |ohs. cut the work force at the Courthouse open a smaller court building at Boardman A How should the disagreement about the site of the senior citizen center be resolved ’ Kauch:Anv disagreement the sentor citizens have should he resolved by them without in terfercnce from the Court Jorgensen: I am not t.iiiiiliai with the problem NKYV TOUCH Western Band Fri. & Sat., May 16 & 17 fAGO WHIE l I Restaurant & Lounge £ Moo StfMi Happ«, 676*02 Turkey Dinner to Benefit Deena Hams, International Sports Exchange in China Sun., M ay 18, 2-5 p.m. lone School Cafeteria $5.00 Adults $3.00 Grades 1-6 $1.00 Pre-schoolers • Paraquat • Hoelon • Spreader Stickers • Buctril • 2-4D LV6 • 2-4D Amine • Banvel DevcIopiiK-nt Council, and Oregon Coalition ot I and Use Counties "I campaigned the first time on the issue ot the need for extra park ing at the courthouse This is being accomplished " \a b 'e pv>oto not ava' Sponsored by: H A N K OF D /Tus tern Oregon lone Branch more good for eastern O regon . It’s good to have a man like Boh Packwood in the United States Senate. For nearly eighteen years, he has championed the interest of the people in this area. And now, ¿ts the Chairman of the powerful Senate Committee on Finance, he’s in a very good position to do even more. No one has more influence in the United States Senate. And no one is more committed to using that clout for the good of Oregon. For his counige. his clout, his commitment to Oregon, vote for Senator Bob l*ackwood on Tbesday, May 20. He’s a good man. 1 le’s doing a very good job for eastern ()regon. Re-elect PACKWOOD Courage. Clout. Commitment. I\ud (of hv Re-elect P jc k*«d Committee
