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O regon 25* Kin/ua proposes building stud mill A proposed stud null j l Kin/ua in Heppner would employ iN-ui 12 people and u iili/c the abundant White Pit trees in the tore\i (kn em l Manager Harry Kennison told the Heppner Chamber of Commerce last Tue v ia y The new mill in still in the plannng stage, anil “ vie haven't got the go- ahead y e t," Kennison said, hut he added that putting in the null would be part o f the company's long range 10 year plan The other portions of the plan have been the building of a whole log chipper, and the construe don of a wood waste eleitrica! generating plant at the null Doth have been accomplished Kennison said the stud null only makes senv because it would use the less desirable White K ir. o f which there is quite a bit on company owned land in the forest Most of the higher priced pine is now on govern ment owned land No new building contruction would be required for the new stud m ill, as it would be placed in existing structures that once housed the com pany’ s plywood plant Kennison also told the chamber he was happy the losal union and the company were able to come to a new labor contract, and that overall “ we are muddling along with the economy We don't see anything real bright, but we don't see anything real bad either Kennivin said Canadian imports arc hurting the United States lumber markets, and although Congress is looking at tariffs on lumber imports, “ we aren't holding our breath." he said ()n the long term availability o! would be a devastating blow to u s ," he said “ It would be a real dctri ment for Kin/ua to haul all our lumber out ot here on true ks and re load Hut would he expensive “ He said the company which at present ships b3 percent of its lumber by rail, is looking at other alternatives if the line is closed Kennivm a lv i pointed to the Spruce Hud Worm infestation as a problem A spraying program several years ago knocked the Hud Worm down, but “ it's still out there and we don't know what makes it become active again " The Bud worm is now attacking Douglas Kir, and “ we've really got a bail case ot it now " W ith the construction o f the elec trical generator, the whole log chip per. and now the possibility o f a new stud null. Kennivm said the com pany is in a position to be com |S laioc lilt,.« r. «,. I k, l .Its,] wc liope to be a stabilizing force in Heppner and Morrow countv have to shai|K-n our jvnc ils. and take a good look at the protect to see if 24 units justifies a A n d .i l l ) loan The loan application process w ill lake approximately two to four months Kuhn said In the meantime, we w ill he checking to sec it other loan sources are available with a cheaper interest rate. "W e have con ccrns aNHit the 11 1 rale o f interest the state is charging The citv has already been award ed a A N D .tll)frd e ra l block grant tor development ot the protect If Ihe ci ty does not get a loan to finance Ihe halancc ot the protest it will lose the grant When you finish with your shop ping, stop by Kale s I’izza for din ner. where the Heppner firemen will “ take over the pizza parlo ur." says Assistant tire ch ie f Rusty Kstes Kales w ill donate 101 ot profits between b and It) p m to the fire department for purchase of needed firefighting equipment / » ' * \ k *r*jcn U" îuatt» V il PARU’ • IT à lt There w ill be bargains ami tun during sidewalk sale this Kridav in Heppner. I . - fo> the 11 it > of Heppner 12 P M .F.N Kinzua owns ah>ut 173.011) acres. Kennivm said, and with sustained yield cutting of about 40 million board feet per year the company will have about N il million N urd feet " I f we handle it right we could go up to 7(1) m illio n ." he said Some of the problems the mill will face in the coming years, Kennison pointed out. is the possibility that Union Pacific w ill shut down the branch line into Heppner “ Closing the U P branch line Sidewalk sale coming Fri. There w ill be fun, food and sale items this Friday when Heppner holds its annual Hawaiian Days sidewalk sale In addition to sales throughout the downtown businesses, there w ill be balloons, crafts, bake sales, a dunk tank, face painting, greenhouse display, a produce lent sale and much more Prevlp 0 08 0 00 (1) 00 0 timber tor the Kinzua m ill. Kennison said there is “ ample timber tor about JO years " Hotel project progresses The stale has com m itted themselves to nuking A b (l).(ll) available for the elderly housing pro jeet at the Heppner Hotel. Citv At tomey Bill Kuhn said upon his return from a July I 3 meeting with state housing officials The 240 people who sent in pre application forms were a big help, he said, and provided a good indica turn of community interest Now the city and the Heppner Economic IX-velopment Corp has to justify the loan, he said “ Can wc afford it ." is the next big stumbling block Architect Jim I vnch has worked with the city throughout the loan process, lie said “ first, we will W rd n rM lii., Ju ly 23, I9ftb Tues Wed Thurs 1 n Sat Sun Mon Weather M orrow C ounty's H o m e-O w n e d W eekly N ew sp a p er Ju lx 15 - 21 High los* 69 32 bX 57 77 38 N2 32 89 55 36 92 53 93 » • . s , * -1..-SiMXm; " ■* s' .« * * —'» 's . rv » \ % \ f a ' . * - ’ •>• - e \r A tour qroup ot Japanese engineers pose at the base of Willow Creek Dam during a stop here last Wed Research group visits Willow Creek I)am n __________________ U __________________ o i o i f n U The Japan Dam Foundation, a method, they wanted to see how it research group ot engineers and pro was performing. Hopman said fesv. its from Japan wen *w Ucppner ~ The dam s seepage has received last Wednesday to lour W illow much publicity, v>me valid, vime Creek Dam not And. they wanted to see lor I he foundation was touring roller themselves how it was performing compacted concrete structures in the The seepage has decreased tremen l nited Stales, said Dennis K Hop dowdy. ahmt 201 from a year ago. man from the Portland district office and is continuing to decrease," he ot the Corps ot Knginecrs who con said ducted the tour Hopman said that he was in Japan Since W illow Creek Dam was the a year ago where they have built first dam Ihe Corps built using this several roller compacted concrete Ballots in mail Monday Registered voters in Morrow Counts should receive ballots by Monday. July 2H for the August 12 vote by n u ll Voters need to nurk the ballot, place n in the secrecy envelope, sign the outer envelope, ami return to the Clerk 's office at the Courthouse in Heppner by H p in onthe official election day As with the last mail in election. Hlomlsworth that ballots must be phvsically in the C le rk 's office, to be counted, not just postmarked August 12 Ballots a lv i must be signed by the registered voter to be counted. Bloodsworth said Unsigned ballot' w ill not be counted Ih e ballot w ill have tour measures. Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth reports The city of Irrigon has hHh a bond issue ami an operating levy before the voters Ihe sc tiool district is presen ling a A '. 140.( I l l one year special levy, ami a A47J,7b8 three year serial levy Any registered voter who does not receive his ballot by August I . should call or write the C le rk 's Of fice at the Morrow County fo u r thouse in Heppner It anyone has a problem with their ballot or does not receive one. or indavertently destroys it. they should call the C le r k 's O ffic e . 67 6 9 0 6 1 , Bloodsworth said "Wc w ill try to help them '* / :i l ,s ..r r ^ z v z v lz structures Ihe method they use is rather expensive, ami the research group was looking tor a way to do this pn icess cheaper in Japan w ii I h h i I jeopardizing quality. Ihe non English speaking group consisted ot V) college profesvirs ami engineers from private construe lion companies " I suspect." he said “ that they w ill make rccommcnda lions to the Japanese government which controls contruction there Ihe group arrived in New York have doubled in the last year, from A3 thousand in fiscal year '83 Nb to A10 thousand (his fiscal year Fppenhach said the city looked at what could be cut and found the on ly substantial cut they could make was police department personnel “ The council could not justify a large cut such as an o fficer," Fppen bach said " A t this punt, we do not cut back We cut out If the levy is defeated again, the city could be forced to work oft the tax base which is not sufficient to operate the city at its current level Irrigon has had a A VI thousand tax base since I9HII Wages and other personnel expenditures required by law (unemployment insurance. Social Security. S A IF , etc ) cost aNmt S2(> thou sard City personnel, except police ami maintenance, have no health insurance Fppenhach stated that failure of the levy would result in reduction ot administration which consists of one full lime and one parttime employee to one week per month “ That's almost enough time to send out the water bills and p o ssib ly answ er some c o r respondence." he says elimination of tunfier work on the sewer project. •elim in a tio n o f the po lice City in time tor the Liberty Célébra turn ami toured other roller com pasted concrete dams across the United States one in New Jersey currently the largest structure of its kind, the Upper Stillwater Dam that is still under construction in Utah. Ihe (ialesville Dam near Koseburg that is aNiut the same size as the W illow Creek Dam. adn the I lk Creek Dam a lv i currently under construction They toured downtown Fortland last Friday before return ing to Japan Election Preview Two school levies on Aug 12 ballot Morrow County voters w ill have a third chance to decide the tale of the Morrow County School budget when ballots arc delivered tor the August 12 election This election, voters w ill be look ing at a reduced one year special levy of A3.140.(11) and a three year serial levy ot A47f.7Hb Ihe two Irrigon resubmitting levy and bond issue The City of Irrigon w ill resubmit its one year special operating levy unchanged and an SKI 1) thousand general obligation Niml issue back to voters tor approval in a second election by mail August 12 Irrigon voters defeated the levy and N>nd issue by a margin ot live votes in the June 24 election The city is asking tor an operating levy of A d .625 outside the current tax base ot A 30 thousand The addi tional funds are needed to maintain the city's current services Ot the SKIM) thousand in general obligation N>nds AND thousand would he allegaicd to construct Imgon's sewer system The remaining A2(!) thou sand wi Id be used to expand and improve I. • c ity's water system The Ninded debt would be repaid with revenues received from user fees Ihe operating levy, if passed, would increase the total tax rate 38 cents from Ab K3 per one thousand dollars of assessed property value to A7 23 per one thousand (property assessed at AbO thousand would cost the taxpayer an additional A22 NO a year ) According to Irrigon Mayor D m Fppenhach ahmi three fourths of the 3N cents increase w ill be used to cover skyrocketing insurance costs The c ity ’s liability insurance costs n .v .s x pr< »grain. e lim in atio n ot street improvements. elimination ot dog control, mi installation ot street lights, would jeopardize the water irn provement project Ihe Nind issue and the special levy go hand in hand. Fppenhach continued If either one fails, the seyver project is out “ Without a sewer system, the ci ty cannot g ro w ." he said “ The DF.Q (Department of Fnvironmen tal Duality) is restricting the city's growth New businesses would need three times the land to install an ade quale disposal system in order to satisfy DF.Q requirements Residential areas would also suf fer. Fppenhach said Currently, a potential home builder would have to purchase three (73 by 1(1)) city lots to build a home and a lv i satisfy disposal requirements Expansion of existing businesses would be nearly impossible without a sewer system “ Without the sewer system we won't be able to provide the amenitites that make a c ity ." Fppen bach said “ We need to be able to offer ade quate sewer, water, power and land for the city to g ro w ," he added levies are A '44.128 less than the Ab. 180.NON levy which was rejected twice Ihe School Budget Committee recommended various budget cuts at a June 4 meeting including reduc ing the number of new teachers, cut ting administrators’ salaries, reduc ing summer maintenance, reducing benefits, eliminating some purchas ed services, ami postponing pur chases of irrigation pans, an addi tion to the office at A C Houghton elem entary schiHil in Irrig o n . overhead projectors, typewriters, tools, maps, band instruments, cameras, tables, chairs, classroom clocks, drapes, student desks, a us ed pickup, calculators, a ponahle chalkNiard. office chairs, a social studies kit. and math program The Budget Committee said that further budget cuts would necessitate cutting vital education programs They chose to try for a serial levy to raise the balance ot funds needed because the tax rate limitation law restricts a third one year levy request to the amount the base tax rate of Ab N9 per Al .(*** of assessed proper ty value w ill raise, which is A3.140.(11) Market Report ( ompi*Tx»r** of »*• Mor*rm fourty Or«r Om>T» lues.. July 22 Soft White July Aug Sept Oct Nov Barley July Sept (X t Nov. Hard Red Winter •2 »2 V ’X •: »2 79 *2 •2 8J/»2 83 73 77 Nl 85 *71 •72 *73 •2 70
