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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
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There w ill be bargains ami tun during sidewalk sale this Kridav in Heppner.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bloodsworth said "Wc w ill try to
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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)
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