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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1987)
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Waatech's presi dent, was in Morrow County to at tend to public hearings regarding the location o f a landfill at Finley But tes north o f Lexington If established, the dump would take residential and commercial gar bage from communities located on the Columbia Kiser Trewhitt said that Wastcvh is a family-owned business based in San Francisco that has operated similar landfills in other communities around the west He said his lather started Wastech in 1933 and the company handled Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper Thr Heppner azette VOL 105 NQ._18 Wednesday. May 6. 1987 imes Heppner 25* waste disposal for the city ot San Fransisco for 50 years Ihe company also operated the St John's landfill for fisc years and a landfill in Sparks. Ncsada. tor 15 years, as well as others in the west The proposed site in Morrow County is located about lb miles south o f Hoardman one mile oft Bombing Range road on property presently owned by Is lin g to n farmer Larry Lindsay Under the proposal the garbage would be barged up the riser by Tidewater Barge C o ., ot I-loaded at the Port o f Morrow unloading dock. and trucked to the landfill Ih e gar bage would be sealed incontaincrs until it reached the site. Trewhitt said 10 Pages Swimming pool water too cool, parents tell Heppner council By Avon .Mflhy Operation o f Heppner s municipal swimming pool will be discussed at a meeting at city hall Thursday at 3 p m with council members and representatives o f the public work ing on the problem The meeting was set by Mayor Cara Costa at Monday night coun cil meeting, in response to citizen's efforts to have some changes made for the upcoming season V ic k i B irk b y , sayin g she represented a large group o f parents, asked that the water temperature be kept warmer than the 68 ° it occas- sionally was last scar She said 98 6 degrees is body temperature and much lower was not healthy for the kids She mentioned the several times last year when she had tried to work with the lifeguards about that and said there had been no changes She also said there was broken glass on (he sidewalks at the pool, and the restrooms were not kept clean The floor o f the pool was slip pery from not being kept clean She said kids were not watched closely enough by the lifeguards. She blamed the lack o f utilization o f the pool in recent years to the possible cold water keeping kids away She also thought there should be some adult supervision at the pool. Counc ilman Bob Ployhar said the same problems had been going on for the last four years He wanted a citizen's committee formed to ad dress the problem Marcia Anderson also complain ed about the low temperature o f the water, and the small amount o f time allowed for lessons, particularly for the beginners She said the lifeguards do not cover the pool every night as they arc supposed to to keep the warm water from getting so cold The mayor and a representative o f the city crew will also take part in the scheduled meeting On request Marsha Sweek was assured the Blue Mountain Com nninits C ollege sponsored swimm ing use o f the pool would be allow ed the same rates as last year Permit to keep 200 pheasants in fully covered cages was granted Chuck Holt It w ill be rescinded if complaints from neighbors arc received at city hall Request o f the county for repair o f the museum city library roof was tabled for further information The county pays two thirds and the city one third for upkeep of the building C ity A d m in istra to r M arshall Disgrcn said (he building had a new roof five years ago The Council said it wanted to know more about the ci*st before authorizing the repair On Lovgren's request a resolution that allows each user on the same service line to be- billed lor sewer J and water use was approved A sum o f $200 transfer to the supply section o f the police budget from another unspent account was authorized Police C h ief Doug Rathbun said the cost o f mov ing the police department into the new sec tion o f city hall ran more than expected City ordinances 462 through 466. all pertaining to the requirements created in the updating o f the city's Comprehensive Plan, were adopted The council voted to continue operating under State Workman’ s Compensât Kin rather than going w ith some other cities into a private in surance carrier. Bill Kuhn, city council, reported Port o f M orrow Engineer Brian Johnson had looked at the city land Till and made suggestions which should keep it in operation with DEQ approval He said the county had money to close the landfill and since some work needs to be done on filling originally made when the county operated the site, some o f that money should be available to the c i ty There is a problem o f seepage from the county s filling, and the city must now recover that sect Kin to meet D EQ specifications He said the landfill should last about tw o more years, with changes made in operation, but planning for a future site should be made Rolling Hills Run will be spon sored by EM Ts this year. Mayor Cara Costa said They have asked for permission to use the city park as starting place Paper work involved with starting the hotel project o f converting it to a retirement home and Senior Citizens Center is going along. Kuhn reported He said by the end o f May he expected to huse calls out for ar chitects. and funding for the city’ s portion o f the cost settled There is a lot o f interest on the part o f ar chitects. he said ' i am getting three or four calls per day on it.” Zone change for county annex held up trials near the hospital where the fill By A von Melby is presently located, and (3 ) a drain Though the city planning commis be placed in the lower lot and tied sion last month approved the coun into the storm drain The county w as tv's use o f the former dental clinic to enlarge the drainage capacity if on hospital hill for offices for the necessary to absorb additional run Justice Court and the county luvenile o ff from the parking lot paving The services, the city council decided not Conditional Use was also condition to approve changing the city zoning ed to the council approving the zone regulations to accommodate the change, allowing justice court and change juvenile services in that R I rcsklen Monday night both Mr and Mrs Hal area The county was also in Fred Toombs were at the council strvictcd to return to the planners meeting and stated they wanted to be with report on work done in 9 0 days sure all changes outlined by the court Council Monday said it wanted the would be met Mr Toombs said the county planner to meet with it and county seemed to he proceeding with explain exactly what was planned in correcting the numerous items in the area Action on the zone change eluded in objections he had filed was held over against the county's application for a conditional use o f the property But he added he wanted to notify the ci ty he would not lift his protest until all work was completed He said he was requesting a periodic review ol the county 's use in his neighborhood because the county had not lived up There's still lime to win your to its prcvKius committments. He favorite mom a quarter carat dia said he would lift his objections on mond valued at $300 ly "w hen everything is intact, and Once again Heppner businesses plans arc completed ” are sponsoring a special Mother's At the time the planning commis Day drawing for the diamond to be sion approved the conditional use given away Saturday to some lucky County Planner Deane Secgcr told person the planners he had met with Enter between now and May 9 at Toombs, and another neighbor, Ron any o f the follow ing businesses Forrar. and told them ot plans the Murray's Drug. Central Market. counts had to clean the area, and ad Peterson's Jewelry . Gardner's Mens dress their complaints Seegcr said Wear. Shoe Box/Talk 'n Tops. Coast to Coast, R A W , Case Fur they were satisfied niturc. and Charlie's Pizza The planning commissam appros ed the conditional use permit on con N o purchase is n ecessary, ditions that 1 1 ) the counts meet all however, you must be 18 years or requirements in the proposed plan. older to enter Enter now and win mom a ( 2 i that the county make an overflow parking lot for the Justice Court diamond Diamond contest continues Lovgrcn reported city well No 7 it now on line and will have a pump hookup w n , to expand the city's water source for the summer Kuhn was asked to draw up an or duiancc to change the city’ s water line sue requirement The state on ly requires three inch line in its code, the city is requiring larger and at least one new home is alreads hook ed up with Ihe stale approved size lo vg rcn said l)F (J had notified the city a lot o f filtration was getting into the sewer line He said the city, some time ago. looked into placing a smaller line inside the present system, but did not do the work because o f the expense involved " W e will have to be doing ii soon,” he stated He said there would be some pro blems with paper and other materials blowing around when the garbage is dumped, however, he said, a fence would be erected and the garbage would be covered with six inches o f soil every day. The Department o f Environmen tal (Quality and the county planning commission need to approve the pro jest before any dumping can begin to begin drilling holes at the site soon to test lor dirt and rock formations "W astech plans to spend about S 100.000 on the site.” he said Trewhitt emphasized that there will be no pest. rats, etc., problem at the landfill He said once the waste is covered, it is not what rodents like to eat He also said that the landfill would be open for use by the public, a con sideration. he pointed out, with the high cost of opening and operating a dump for cities in Morrow County " W e ’ ve been in this business a long time, and we know what we are d o in g ,” T rew h itt said about Wastch's ahilits to run a landfill Although no tuiKtablc has been established for locating the landfill. Irewhilt said he hoped to have ap plication into the county by May, "but the DEQ takes 9 little longer ” > The amount voters will see on the May 19 ballot- u one-year school operating levy- will be S5.87U.917. With the levy, property taxes will m crease $558,127 (7 351) over last year to $7,609.‘*>9 A three-sear serial levy o f $366.736 per year (ap proved last year), the district s bond cd debt payment, and tax base also are included in the district's total tax asking, but do not appear on the ballot because the amounts have already been approved A tax base automatically increases 6 % each year, a serial levy stays the same This year's budget inc ludes the final payment for the November, 1975 bond issue and a scheduled payment on the July, 1978 bond issue The le v y '» needed to balance next year's budget The school district s general tund budget. $9,635.749 a balance of revenues and expenses is $615,239 more than last year's budget o f $9,020.51« The estimated tax rate necessary to collect the needed property taxes is expected to be $9 16 per $1 .(XX) o f assessed property value It's im portant to remember that the rate is an estimate, based on an expected decrease in the county s total assess ed value. School Superintendent Doyle McCaslin said At this time last year, we estimated the tax rate at $9 66 and Ihe actual rate came in at $8 01 W e can surely hope for a similar situation this year. but. he cautioned, this may be the year that the tax rate comes in at (he estimated amount Increases in the budget can he found in wages and benefits, McCaslin said because of negotiated wage increases, a serious increase (almost double) in the state industrial accident rale and increase (10 1551) in medical insurance premiums Wage and benefit increases were negotiated in good faith by the hoard and obviously must be honored, he said Die board hus no control over insurance rate increases The board and budget committee are holding the line on staff m creases " W e 'r e not ¡aiding any new staff positions next year. ' the superintendent said All building principals have been instructed to look lor more efficient ways to use current staff, he said All that we re getting new capital outlay is classroom computers and some rcpIaeciiK'nt copy machines, he said Computers were taken out o l the budget last year because we had used some federal money and were ahead of schedule in buying computers for classroom use. he said, but without buying them this year, the district will tall behind its schedule The new copy machines will replace those whuh would pro hably not last through another year's use They were scheduled for replacement last year, hut were cut from the budget, he said " I t 's a very tight budget.” the superintendent continued. " I t has been scrutinized by both the school board and the budget committee It w ill have us close to the bone in our ability to maintain a standard cduca I Kina I program " I t was the board's decision.” he said, " t o maintain educational and co curricular pro grams although it means having to let some o f hte maintenance projects wait I don't feel good about it, but the board did beet up maintenance r v o t e r 1 • • - i « » 1 ■ > ;v :U . s - > • j : '* • tV . • ■ « *'• / • V » > \ *‘.i • \ it * A • , * •• , ” * «K 4 . ». 3 •* . • 1 *. ’ * « • .. * « . . : * - • . . * * .v. ’ . • . > % . • 9 * * 1 , \ J • M i *• • f.\ V . '. ' 4* > - 1 . s a little in older to patch leaky roots. but not enough to allow major repairs o f the tvpe needed Water damage is the sort o f thing that mushrooms it let go. and we will need to do soiik catching up in roof repair.” he said W e will also need to do souk cat ching up in cquipitKnt repair and purchase, he said Tea ch ers, especially in the sciences, have re quested, and been denied, some types o f equipment necessary tor a modem program preparing students lor college and work force I he superintendent said the district mas be able to accomplish some o f the catching up the follow ing year when he expects salary and benefit increases to level off The current in creases were necessary, he said, bcacusc Morrow County was offer ing salaries below those offered around the state Negotiated salary settlements coming in now leave Morrow County very competitive statewide, he said Teachers salary negotiations will not start until O c tober. so we won't know for sure un til later, he said Budget information handouts arc available at the district office and at each school building S pecific questions about the budget may be addressed to McCaslin at the district office, school board iiKinbcrs. budget com mittee members or budget informa lion chairpersons Karen Pettigrew and George K offlcr Rep. French to discuss proposed hunting legislation Saturday Rep Raymond French will be in Heppner this Saturday to hold a lownhall meeting on bills recently in troduced to the stale legislature that many I i h . i I hunters feel will restrict hunting on private land, and establish fee hunting in many areas French will iiKCt with concerned citizens Saturday May 9, at 10 a m at the multipurpose room o f the Heppner grade school building Everyone is invited to attend • t t • • k # * ' < « « , • ‘S o * ■ • •- f ; V i 1 »u v * .* *.-• ; ■ va. . • • ^ , < 1 * *. * ■ • ^ 5 Si - ' l '* i s ' ä ■s - - * .. - > > ’ • > < r. , ..3 ’ A . 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