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■w « Fair Board asks lottery %r funds for building Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper Thr H rppncr School budget up less than 7 % VOL 105 NO 7 Wednesday, February 18. 1987 Heppner, Oregon 25* Next year s proposed Morrow ( «Hints school budget is up less than 7 percent I -ast week s Gazette I imes incur rectly stated the percent increase to be higher I he budget is up $b 10.217. main •y because of negotiated salary in creases and benefits. says Superintendent Povle McCaslin The total sc hool budget proposed lor next year is up from $0.020.AI0 to $lJ.hA0.727. an increase of $ b '0 ,2 l7 or b W percent McCaslin said that the district is working in several areas to K>ld down the budget expenditures, including 1 reduction o f requests for staffing, 2 more efficient allixation of staff lime. 1 elimination of “ cosmetic" reimxleling. furnishings, furniture, etc 4 placement o f energy savings lighting A elimination o f many improve ment projects 6 repair rather than replace busses, heat pumps, and typewriters 7 elimination o f most new pur chases such as shop equipment, grounds equipment maintenance equipm ent, and in stru c tio n a l equipment 8 no major repairs, including nxifs "patch and nuke do will K ' the order of the day "T h is change tneands that our focus w ill be on continuing all educational and extra curricular pro grams at present levels, setting the priority on maintaining programs for youngsters rather than on upkeep and improvement of buildings, grounds and equipment." McCaslin said in his budget message Property taxes needed to fund Ihe propsed budget w ill be up 14 per cent, says McCaslin. mostly due to lower interest earnings by the district, a lower collection rate of previous year's taxes, and less federal forest tees Tax rales to fund the levy arc estimated to be $1 10 higher next year, from $8 01 to $»J ' I per thou sand o f valuation rhe total property lax levy is estimated to be $ 7 ,2 '7 .hl<2 up $ 8 ‘)A A(»j from last year " I must emphasize that these arc very rough estimates." McCaslin said, adding that larger ending fund balances may bring property taxes down McCaslin also pointed out that it is necessary the budget be passed on the first election "A s vou mav recall, we are allowed on ly one vote-one request to exceed the net lax rale limitation bailing once means that we arc in another mess in not only determining how much can be lev ied legally but also in ac tually getting voter approval of enough money to operate at or near present levels." he said The next meeting of the budget committee w ill be held on February 21. 7 10 p m at Riverside High in Hoardman Supplemental tax statements will go out Feb. 24 The Morrow County la x Codec tor w ill K ‘ sending out the sup plemcntal tax statements for the Morrow County ScKxil District levy that was passed on January I I Phesc statement» w ill be mailed on February 24 and w ill have a due date of March IA They42‘ tax rale is the i ate necessary to collect the addi lional $166,716 for the Morrow County Schtxil District This sup plemcntal statement is entitled to the JAf discount if paid by the due date Once the due date has passed, the amount remaining unpaid on the sup plemcntal tax statement w ill be com bined with the regular 1 ax Roll and be treated as if it had been extended on the November I A. 1^86 Tax Roll 12 Pages I he Morrow Counts Court last Wednesday lent its vupjxvrt u> a pro posed l air Board protect to build a bit \ IKO’ \teel building to provide indoor annual exhibit \|'ave and show n n t!' during the fair and to provide the additional use tor sliows v(vortin(! cventv. ami auction valev during the remainder ot the vear live clear span steel structure would replace the existing sheep Kirn on the east Kmndarv ot the fairgrounds No obievtKms to the protect were raised at a public hearing held dur mg the court meeting The la ir Hoard w ill applv lot lotterv funds, a portion o f which have K'cn xpec itic allv earm arked tor fairgrounds improvement Six oxin tv fairs in ( >re*m were given giants in |USb 87 The Ia n H urd estimates the Kidding w ill sosi $72 MKK exs hiding electrical and plumbing costs I his Satisfied ( lis t o m e r s — Stormy Jo Howard (left) daughter of Maureen Howard of Lexington sits comfortably on the tractor tire while Melissa Pettyjohn sear's la ir and Rodeo Hudget in eludes Mb.IMD tor matvhing funds it the grant should he received Die vountv also approved $2.lXX> from revenue shanng tor the building " In kin d " matching w ill be used also, a fair K urd sjx'koqx'rson said, to level the ground and install plumbing and wiring In other business, the Court drafted a final agreement with the Morrow Counts Seighborfnxxl Council to provide SI 'U lp e r month through June '0 to K: used tor operating expenses A temporary funding agreement signed by members of the council'* executive K u rd was in effect until the coun cil's no n p ro fit corporation status was ratified by the stale approved claims discussed winter road conditions with Koud Supervisor IV n Hall I V Court and the road supervisor also discussed possible longterm equip merit investments either bv lease or purchase agreements learned that rock samples taken from the Hoeing rock crusher site ap pear to meet »pacifications with no problems "'T h e aggregate 1» relatively durable ami suitable for asphalt purposes." said Steve Anderson ot Anderson Perry and A svx . an engineering consulting firm from I at ¡ramie Pie court last week asked Anderson to draw samples from Kith piles of n x k at the Hoeing site, do laboratory tests, and report his findings to the court heard concerns o f Hoardman l-M I Cheryl Ammons that tour iirin K -rs ot the health care transit ion tream met and discussed business which concerned the entire team without notifying the other three members Ihe Court said the members were discussing possible "ground rules and housekeeping" matters in preparation of Ihe team's first meeting and said it would ad dress the nuttier appropnatelv daughter of Kerry and Larry Pettyjohn of Heppner en joys her breakfast at the Morrow County Gram Growers appreciation breakfast held on February 14 County will require 9*£ property tax increase to balance budget Morrow Counts proposes to levs a total of $ '|0 .h 7 4 more projx-ftv lax dollars this year than tor |0Hr> a ‘J‘1 increase Hie amount voters w ill see on the M arch I I b a llo t a one veai operating levv w ill be $2.710.t il I An additional $428 4 7 ' w ill appear as a separate measure on Ihe ballot earmarked lor counts health care Both ballot amounts total S '.I 10 088 and are included with the tax base SAA1.120 when figuring the coun ty s tax rale of S4 '4 jicr SI .O f) ot assessed property tax value A tax have iv an amount already voted on w hich does not need v carls approval The county’ s total hudget a balance sheet ot revenues and expenses is down SAtll.188 from last vear The tax rale me reave i up 48- frxtnt Hometown contest winner Linda Fnglert. Heppner. correct ly identified all the store pictures in last weeks Re Discover Your Hometown" contest, to become the first winner o f $100 in gift ecr Hficates 1 mda’s entry was the first correct entry drawn To enter this week s contest just look inside tor contest rules and en try blank and you could be the lucks winner o f $1(10 in gift certificates Stores to enter this week are Coast to Coast. Shoe Box Murravv and Hank ot l ästern Oregon Iasi years S ' 8tn leflects an expected dei reave in die county s total a sse ss ed value lor ihe coming scat from -y XK40.if.A0 last vear to $8'0 m illio n for the coming vear Assessor Greg Swcck said the estimate is based on tluctualion in the v alue ' U the counts s utilities sui h as It il Ihe budget committee, however felt luirlv sate in using a figure ot SHA0 m illion tor the counts 's v alua tion. Budget t »t lie or I oR.ivne Bowman said I hev discussed the estimated value decrease' with the IH M M 0 department I salarv increases are has conservative valuation lo r Ihe ed on the negotiated contract in county creases lot the sheriff s department It the county’ * total value should Road IV pt employees and elected officials (except Ihe ( ounlv Connf come in tin September when e slut cites are in the assessor s otliccf «Ur** were «nciwed Krod on at less than the $8A0 m illion, the negotiated union o-mrac« I he budget committee decided county could not collect the entire S ' 602.408(the counts wiperating that the county judge's salary am ount. $ 2 .7 |0 6 | | . p |UN |jtl. remain the same as las. yea. They medical operating levv 1428.477. also determined lhal the county com and the SAX' t.’ o , | jlt.s missione! positions were not lurid could only collect taxes which the ed .nlcquuli'lv according to the $4 '4 tax rate would raise rcsjxinsibililv and amount ot time the County employee (except ihe road |ob required Commissioners this vear received halt the salary ol other elected officials Ihe hudget com milice said commissioners should receive hall the judge's salary K'causc the fudge's position requires a half time commissioner and halt time juvenile court judge Ihe change w ill mean an additional $2,772 annually pet commivsionci ('ominisMoners have been paid $ I I.OAb eoe h vear and are |irojected ‘ Automatic 6 % increase to receive $1V828 • ‘ Total amounts on ballot Replacemcni ol road department equipment iv the major item in capital expenditures Much ol the equipment is falling apart and historiadly . the budget committee has cut replacement of the equipment from the budget when short on money Ihe county needs a long range replacement program lor equipment, the judge sa id A I Ileguaid serial approved two years ago w ill not K- on the ballot this year In its third year, the levy w ill raise $28.141 tor operation ot the I iteguard helicopter in Morrow Counts Weather Report 5y ! ty <V February II 17 Holiday for Lovers High 1 nw K iiin 1) HI MI Youngsters at I eddy Bears Workshop (aK>vc) and not so youngsters at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home U*>k lime out Friday to celebrate St Valentine's Day 471 C « rt I 'I 28 ah \2 AA A » A| A' '4 '0 'b '8 I in s ila i. Felini Win fair and rodeo pass < 40 A4 07 11 (N 02 0 1 H. 02 Market Report - ' #r-?g it IK* I Linda Englert F.nlnes fur the 1 0 8 7 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo theme contest arc due at the lair office March A f he person Mibmittmg the winning entry w ill receive a tree pass to the 1087 fair and rodeo anil another pri/c which w ill K- announc cd later F.ntrics should be mailed to Mor row County Fair and Rodeo. I’ d Box 464 Heppner. OR 07g'6 Ut W ed ITturs Fri Sai Sun Sion 1 ucs Soft Whit Feb March April Slav June July August nu mi tota Ttttt UM IMI toni lr«r" Bariev F eh New crop Hard Red Winter (1 nx Cash
