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Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper Thr Heppner azette The Morrow County Budget committee scrutinized departmental budgets Tuesday at the Pettyiohn Building conference hall From left Judge Louis Carlson, Commissioner Irv Rauch, budget committee member Bob Rietmann and Elden Padberg, Commissioner Jerry Peck, Budget Committee chair man Matt Doherty. Budget Officer LoRayne Bowman, and County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth (with back to camera) imes VOL |05 NO 6 Wednesday. February 11, 1987 Heppner, Oregon 25‘ County works to hold down budget 10 Pages M orrò» Count) Judge touts (Prison Usi f ndav morning remind cd the- counts hud yet committee that it is then duts to scrutinize individual Njdgcts to nuke certain that extx-n Council reverses decision upheld for four years Cemetery hill landowners to get city water By Avon M elh) In a quick one two three action last week Heppner Cits Council solved the long drawn out problem o f allowing cits water service on the hill above Heppner cemetery A request lor water service to the proposed Willow I ake Park near the dam was made bs John I dwards o f thr park board The same request had been tabled h) the council last month But Fdwaids said the hoard was soon to meet with state officials in an attempt to obtain a grant. and it was felt their success might be more likcls d the appr • al of the city had been received so the would be no question about eventual water supplv to the area beside the dam The land is owned by the Corps of Fngrnccrs Water service is now supplied to the office building used hv the Corps and an addition could be made to this line Bob Ploshar councilman, said he thought the cits had been denying these requests long enough and was getting nowhere " I 'm at the point where I feel we should |ust grant these requests." he said Ploshar stated the motion and the council approved the request Ken Key. who was in the ju dicrue asked that he be granted water on his land across the road from the Corps office He went over the many requests he had made to the city, saying he had asked to be .in ncted. and that he had approval ot the county for meeting all re quirements to locate in the urban growth boundary of the c it) He has a small mobile home on the land His application was granted Bobby Angcll. who originally owned the Key property. and still owns 1.1 acres there, asked for water scrv ice because she wants to live on By Avon Melhy Heppner residents w ill vote on a charter amendment to allow the city to sponsor remodeling Heppner Hotel into a senior citizen housing center, probably al the March <1 election After expressing obiectionx tor the past tw o months, the ouncil unanimo is.v adopted the mcaure at a meeting last "W e obtain ed what we wanted said Coun cilmari Doug Lowe, a vote will show if the people arc behind us ” A giam lor V V o OOO nas Keen ob tained by the c its tor the project An additional $180,000 is needed but council members were hesitant about signing to place the city in debt tor that amount without a vote fust week it said the outcome would depend on changing the charter, which is necessary before the loan can be made The Bank of Kastern ( fregon has indicated a 20-year loan at six percent interest may be available it the charter change is approved Tax Counsel Harvey Rogers. Portland, w ill have to research pre sent total debt of the city and sign to authorize the loan It that authoriza lion is received in time the vote w ill be in March There was a standing room only crowd at city hall, with many ex pressing interest in gaining approval of the council tor completion of the hotel project Hotel owner Arnie Hednun reminded the council that the ( Kid f ellows I odge had donated AM).UN) tor the project 1 inda (ie h rk e . secretary treasurer ot Heppner Morrow Chamber ot Com merce read an endorsement trom that group and others spoke in lavor City Attorney Bill Kuhn said it was possible the hotel could be com plcted and reads tor ixcupancy by the end ot 1487 Plans are progressing on the Heppner St Patrick's Day celcbra turn Dave Sykes told the- council He asked that the city become the ot tid a l sponsor lor the event Bob Kahl ot the St Patrick's Dav com mittee whose company also carries the insurance lor the c ity . explained that it was necessary to have a liabili ty policy in effect lor the event Thi can be added to the city policy The request was granted Sew Council member Wilbur Jac kson took part in the meeting He How well do you know your home to w n ’ f or the next five weeks you w ill be able to 11 rid out. and maybe win some prizes too laxik inside this week's issue tor details on the Rediscover Your Hometown" contest, sponsored bv local businesses who would like you to become better acquainted with the stores and businesses in our area f\ach week photos ot the inside ot tour local businesses w ill be printed in the paper It you can correctly match the photos with the tier .if business at the bottom, and you are the lirst correct entry drawn, vou w ill win AI00 in gift certificates trom lix a l stores Sec inside tor a complete set ot rules, your first set ot pictures and w here you can enter this week Then test your knowledge, and re diwover vour hometown Heppner to vote on hotel renovation Tuesday Continued page 2 Win $100 gift certificate School budget up 16% Next year's proposed scfnxil budget w ill require A X 4 Y 4 I' more tax money than this year, the budget committee was told this week The increase, it approved, would raise tax rales bv SI Ml per thousand in the counts The proposed budget would re quire voter approval ot a S '.4X6.038 one vear operating levy tor next year This sear's operating levy is S ' I40.M.1 Not requiring voter ap proval A 'bh.7.'h serial levs, and a AXK4 X4X tax base w ill be included in the d istrict’s total lax asking "la x rate computations are has ed on a higher. but still conservalive v aluation than we were using al this --- r-V l-'t___, • V.1 - I die land She is the Inst one who asked for service thete nx>rc than four vears ago Her application was also granted Both Key and Angeli said thev would annes to the cits and would rventuallv want sewer service (See related storv ) Councilman Doug 1 owe said he hud talked to Kit (ieorge. chairman o f the cctnetcrv hoard, and had been told the cemetery board would have no objections to annexing to the ci tv it the city asked it to It is ncccssarv to annex the cemetcrv in order for the adjacent land, ot Key wild Angeli to be annexed dilures and revenues are presented in realistic terms ot the taxpavers ability to pav as well as providing necessary binds to c.irrv on the business ot the county without un due fiscal restraints It is equally imprtant that you are cons meed the protected revenues are realistic and w ill mall piobabililv he forthcom ing," he said He told the budget committee to keep in mimi the direction taxpayers said thev expect I) equality ot set vices to all communities based on need. 2) a no increase budget, it (sissiblc ' i streamlined government when feasible "T h is vear s budget reflects a reduction from last year in the amount ot R id d ili provided the budget committee can trim AK. I " trom (his document." the |udge said Ihc reason tor this reduction, he continued is the desire ot the ( ourl to stav w ith in the la x Rate I imitatiuon I his lax Rate I imita tion is based upon legislation en.v ted time last year.' McCaslin said "T h e assessor is using an Ax Ml m illion figure tor next year rather than AX7X m illion tor this vear Ills reasoning is based on "potential devaluations in the north counts area "C sing the AXM) figure, the tax rale to raise the entire levy amount calculates lo be $8 V Adding 39 the tax rale lor our debt payment plus uncollected taxes A4X7.4XX makes a total tax rale ot A4 I I lor next vear. an increase ot SI '(lover this year's AX 01 r a le ." the superintendent said VSe have attempted to squeeze everything possible trom the budget based on the all loo recent ex pericnce with voter approvals to balance this year's budget < hir mu jor premise has been and is that we can lake very little risk ot levs failure "A s you ituv recall, we ate allow ed only one vote one request to ex cccd the net tax rate' limitation f ailing once means that we are in another mess in not onlv detcrmin mg how much can be levied legally but also actually getting voter ap proval ot enough money to operate at or near present levels, he said The budget committee w ill con sider next year's budget at the following meetings February 2 ' 7 HI p m at River side High School, and Match 2 7 'O p m at | exington Dislric t < fffice Open house planned Museum Curator Johanne Wood reminds everyone to come to the Saturday open house at the museum Pain tings by local artists including this one by Cork Norene will be on display • '? s' The M o rro w County (¡ra in G ro w e r* w ill hold its annual eusiomcr apprev i.it ion day this Satur day. Fch 24 The day w ill start o ff with the customary tree pancake breakfast starting al X a m and last until mxm You can also enter to win one ot the many door prizes including a Homelite chain saw with case. Iivrl chest space heater, case o f oil. cot lee urn and toy tractor Alter breakfast you w ill be able to visit with factory representatives trom Century welding. Calkins. yew tax levy $3,099,311 m Oregon's governor plans Heppner visit Happy 100th Heppner Heppner Mayor Cara Costa tells pupils at Heppner Elementary School that women wore long dresses 100 years ago when Heppner became a "real'' city Monday, Feb 9 was the 100th anniversary of Heppner's incorporation Governor Neil (ioldschmult w ill be at an open house at Heppner ( i tv Hall fro m 4 10a m Friday. Feb 20 The open house w ill com memorate the February 4 lixith an niversary of H eppner's City planners say landowners must meet requirements for water Bv Avon Melbx Heppner City Planning fo m m is sum voted Mondav to advise the ci IV. water service should rax be allowed to Ken Key and Bobbie Angcll property on Cemetcrv hill until all requirements ot the urban growth houndarv had been met The vote was approved by Coin rnissioners David Allvlott. Jetrv Hollomon Vine v I anktord Chloc Pearson and B ill Cox and opposed by Ason Melby . who said the dec i sum had already been made bv the city council (See related store i City Attornev Bill Kuhn said the Conlract which would have to be signcd before water could be- allow ed on that properly would include a provision that all requirements would have to be met He said the Key property was an illegal parti non" because when selling it Angcll hail not obtained a permit to parti non Also putting a trailer on (In land constituted a maior sub division and this required streets i with c urbs. meeting the city street requirements) be constructed Several members ot the Planning Commission said thev did not want a bunch o f tra ito rs up th e r e ." and vo te ti to w rite a letter to the city Proposal that the Planning ( orti mission nuke a comprehensive emergenev response plan, and set boundaries tor the Heppner am hulancc service, was nude to the commission hv Kent (¡oodvear a member ot the County Planning Commission He said the county court wanted this done Commissioners said thev did not teel this came under their mandale ot planning lor lami use. and should properly hr done bv the council il il was to apply only lo th e city No ac don was taken I )an Meadt't. hired ti> assist the 11 tv with u|xlating the comprehensive plan sjh I things were going well with the state I and CYwservat Kin and I h-velopiix-nt Commission o lin e Most ot the revised sections hase been approved Some minor revi sums arc still to be nude to meet I CfM s approval but these should he settled before the public hearing set lor March 2 at 7 p m at ( ity flail prior to the regular March council meeting At the hearing all changes made in the comprehensive plan will be explained Grain Growers sponsor free breakfast 1 Ml*., bv the Oregon legislature in |4 ( l' and pros Klees that the tax rate shall be no higher than the highest o f the last five veats In the case ot Mor row Cmintv that vear was 14X1 X2. when the rate was V4 19 pet SI .(UK) ot assessed property value "T he vountv assessor estimates that this scat's valuation w ill be down to A x'd m illion from last year's AX7X m illion the Court has deicrmincdv to slay within the A4 '4 lim itation." Carlson said Die county is hviking at a one of the March ' I election That would he combined with its tax base of A " '. '2 0 A tax base can be col levied each year without voter ap proval but a levy must be approved bv voters The total budget is expected to be about A7 4 nultikon compared to a ligurc ot about Ax ' m illion bclore preliminaiv cuts were nude "II the budget committee finds that it should not stav within the l ax Rate- I imitation, the budget w ill he vubmitted to the public in this form one 1 1 me onlv .' fudge ( arlson said " I f the budget is turned down bv the voters, there w ill he no recourse but to submit the budget t her carter in the form ot a serial levs in multiple scars in equal proportion." he said II the budget stavs within the Tax Rate I mutation, the budget may be submitted to voters as many tinws as necessary lor .qrpiosal I he budget committee expected to wind up Us itK-etings luesday afternoon The March '1 vote w ill not in solve lax monies lor I de-guard Medical Itansjxirt A seiml less lor A2X. 14 ' already has been approved bv Motrow County lo t l ilt-guard laraky Pipe Key Industry. Cenex Seed. DuPont. Monsanto. Mohay. Case IH and others There w ill also be demonstrations during the day by the Morrow ( nun ly F.xicnsion Serv ice and the ( fregon Wheat l eague A photographer w ill also be on hand to take tariulv photos The following week, on Saturday. Fch 2 I there w ill be an open house at the M ( ( i ( i W asc o parts house trom X a m to noon F.vcryonc is welcome to attend txxh onm k « ..w St. Patrick ’.s Day photos needed I he ( (azette I imev is hvikmg for pictures o f St Patrick's dav trom previous years The pictures w ill he copied and used tor promotion ot the event, and will be returned to owners unaltered It you have photox (negatives prclcrredi that you could loan please contact David Sykes at the (¡azette Times very vxin, as St P a tric k 's Day is approaching rapidly Neil Goldschmidt Weather Report by Oy of F rh rtiu rv 2 - 10 High lo w Rain 32 4' 47 47 40 40 17 Wed Units Fri Sal Sun Mon Tues 24 24 27 28 12 31 V) lo g Fog 1 og Fog Market Report a' 4 •♦s# M r C o x / * * » < liH-sday. February I» Soli While Fch March A pril •3 15 May » ' 07 » ' 01 »2 4H fune »2 4V»2 40 *2 K7 New Crop July *2.83 New Crop. August *2 81 Barley Feb *40 March *89 New crop *72. Hard Red Winter Ordinaries *1 (8) PIK ( ash I O b'* V«- )
