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r* . . ^ « r — w V •.. » » - • , « • ' , • »' » ' r*. : >v< ¿ i____ * - I K O I R - Heppner G a /e tte -Tlm e *. H rp p o r r. Oregon Wedm-sday. Ju ly 29. 1987 Finley Buttes Landfill The Official Newspaper of the City ol Hcppncr and Che County of Morrow ZmZjS^l “ A 25-year construction T h e Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES M o rro w C o u n ty 's Home-Owned W eekly Newspaper U S P S 240-420 PuM O hrd o m U r d im d o and r n lr r r d at m im d -tla w mal I r r al Ih r Puai O ffW r al llrp fM M T. D r i f w i under Ihe A rt a# M a r ik 1, 117» Saiuod ctaaa p u *la «r paid al lir p p n r r . O rm « n IM TW ra l 147 VXral M l * . » S ir« « « frW p h u o r l« . l| * 7 * . « » A d d rrw I ran m u n k a la m i lu I k r H rp p n rr l. a r r t t r lim n . P O H u« J J 7 , IWpj> n r r . O rrttm »7 1 1 *. Su hstrlp O o n »: $12 In M a rra » . W kce krr. I.k llia m and t.ra m * • < u u nO n ; $2.» r l « r » h r r r J » * i r llu | (h r-> .................................................................... O flW r Manager. f ip r s c t t i» * Sand« H a ll* ........................................................................................................ V » % Kda«w Marke M ru lk e r» .............................................................................. O ra p H k « Ite p arlm e nl (.a il Papineau .............................................................................. I . ra p kkt«. IHMrkbulkun t klee.i S a ltin g ................................................................................................... '« P ru n i Kra dlng David and April Sykes. Publishers Letters to the Editor Editor i note: wiU a large-scale landfill, accepting up to 2.500 to m o f residential and commercial watte, per das be part o f Morrow C ounty ’s fu tu r e ? The Morrow County Court hat approved a perm it application fo r the dump, and buttnett and other groups have endorsed U On the other hand a county-wide vote on the project, and a possible appeal o f the court ac tion is possible. The lie part men! o f Environmental Q ualm still must a p prove the landfill plan, and contracts » ilh customers to use the landfill still have not been obtained. The following is a description o f the landfill, and how it will be built and operated Facts for the oracle were provided by Tuiewater Hargr lines, the company backing the project, and Tidewater’s consultants. . * • » i I •> •. • * I J>| I • . t - í , ' -1 5 , ■ « ' ■p 1 4 I r ' o ■. ■ f > : a . • V •!% Y ['• - ' - ,.*. •*.W . t I * The Heppner Police Dept reports handling the following business dur mg the past week July 21 2 59 a m request officer lo r Security Check. 12 2b p m Pease o ffic e rs; Mental Hold. 8 05 P m -repon o l Dog Bite July 22 2 56 a m request officer fo r Security Check July 2 ) I 48 a m report o f Assault and Robbery .9 :1 5 rc|k>rt o f In ju ry at City Park July 24 2 18 p m. citation issued tor No Operator I ícense, citation issued for D riv in g Uninsured July 25 Report o f Eight »»«A4, e o v i« » o « i C4.A3T I l C N \ • OAI4.V B O W C O V I « ••OTBITII« 1« ■ A N O » * • « ■ .c A M A Vii klâCNan C O U I O O N k á V H • A C O M P â C T i a CI.A* M I C M AO* c 'lOtTOM O» i . * N O » t U r tAMOatU COVIN A 4 •«•• IMO { A A O AO AIO »»«A4. A A A O A A4.0AA y r “ D,TCM A A O AOI» O .... .... »INAI • ■lATiavA • « * e O» Boardmtn ' ut - i.âNO»IL4 The bottom clay liner, along with 12 inches «>1 sand and gravel, is used to present water from leaching through the waste and into the ground below A piping systems w ill be plaved at the bottom o l (he la nd fill to collect any water that may find its way through the clay and sand protection How the la n d fill operates O ¿-•‘ÏT Î. I exc a v a ted scic usto roa c*aoncc o r t » » r o » ___ „ oai O ix a l aaoukO su « r* c t covea I «oaaiNG r*ce exCAVATCO ^ . -l courecreg- »OTTO» or cAkoricL n S F T — :— sj. ■ \ y / . iaTC*MCOI*TC cour ac reo C l a t ciaca - 7 TeuPoaAar OAAINASE OITCH ce acha re c o llec tio n cinc Hospital Notes P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o sp ita l reports admitting and discharging the follow ing patients during the past week Jeffrey C arr, lone admitted July 20. discharged July 2 1. Clarence B a k e r. Heppner admitted Juts 20. discharged July 21 Ih e following patients were s t ill receiving care at the hospital Tuesday T im C orw in. Hcppncr admitted M il) 27; V irg in ia G ro shc ns. Heppner admitted July 28. and To m W ick land. Hcppncr admitted July 28 Obituary Fidelis John Wilson Fide l is John W ilso n , a lifelong resident o f The Dalles, died Salur day July in He waa M r W ilso n was horn A p ril 5. 1912 in The Dalles to C liffo rd and Caroline (M csplic) W ilso n He at tended The Dalles H ig h School He worked lo r many years lo r Hudson House and Associated Grocers as a sales manager n ukin g many trip s to Heppner He was a member of St Peter Catholic Church He was a lite member o f Th e D alles F lk s Lodge '0 3 . and was a C S Navy W o rld W ar I I veteran. He is survived by two sons F id c lis J Wilson Ji . Portland and Michael F W ilso n . The Dalles, one g ra n d so n , G e o ffre y Shepard. W ilso n sillc H is w ile Marie VS ilson died in I960 Recitation o l the Rosars follow ed by a M a sso l Christian burial was at St Peter Catholic Church T ucs day . July 21 B u ria l was at St Peter Catholic Cemetery Spencer, l.ibby and Powell Funeral Home was in charge o f arrangements i r > i ” I ... /....rrj Actual si/e ot the dump area w ill he about 5 1 0 acres as Finle y Buttes, and is presently not being farmed The area is known What type of waste will be dum ped there? The la nd fill w ill accept non toxic residential and commercial waste such as garbage, rubbish, refuse, ashes, waste paper. cardb«>ard and sim ila r material According to Tidewater, hazardous wastes w ill be kept out o f the f ill by trained personnel inspecting the waste as it move* throughout the shipping and dumping process M orrow county residents w ill be allowed to dump at the site, and recy cle bins w ill be available at the site I he waste w ill arrive at (he landfill on trucks in sealed containers Upon entering the dump, (the entire area w ill be fenced o ff), the trucks w ill be weighed, and then w ill proceed to the "a c tiv e " area <>t the la n d fill The containers w ill be dumjx'd by "t ra ile r tip p e rs", which lift the entire truck in to the air The waste w ill immediately tv spread and compacted by land f ill equipment Cover so il w ill be- applied during the day to control blow ing litter AOKT A0LC rCNCi TO EAM men BERM OR LEVEE How will the garbage get here? Garbage w ill be collected at cities and metropolitian areas along the Col unibta R ise r Ihe waste is collected in large concrete dumping areas in those cities, where it w ill be separated lo r recycling, and then compressed and compacted and placed into 40 hint scaled metal containers The containers w ill he trucked to d ik k s on the riv e r, and loaded on barges fo r the trip up ris e r Upon a rriva l in Boardman. the containers w ill be unloaded at the Port of M orrow in Boardman. which has special handling cquipnk'nt to take the containers o ff barges and onto trucks Ih e trucks w ill travel from the p»irt area, over Ullm an Boulevard and onto the Interstate 84 freeway They w ill leave the freeway at the Boardman interchange, and then onto Bombing Range road lo r the trip to the landfill LANOriLL s i t e f e n c e catch blowing ocbais daily SOLIO WAST E! I NC O MR L E T ED DAILY c e l l s compacted cover la n d fillin g (kc urx in a relatively small portion ol the site, five to 10 acres, at any one lim e Waste is buried in individual " c e lls " with each cell representing one day s worth o f garbage At the end o f each day the waste w ill be covered with s ix inches o l so il, making a cell on which the next day's garbage w ill be deposited Covering the waste at the end o f each day w ill prevent insect and rodent problems, m inim ize ik lo rx and control blowing paper When portions of the land fill are ready fo r closure, a s ix to 12 inch layer o f compac ted day rich so il is placed over the daily s ix inch covering The clay so il is compacted and finally j 36 inch layer o l so il is placed over the clay cap and rc planted with vegetation Dumping w ill then move to another area of the la n d fill and the p rivc xs w ill start all over again, until the entire 510 acres is used and the land fill closed fin a l - LANOFILL COVER - compacted c la t ano to p so il ________________________________N original GROUND SURFACE compacted c la t lin er LEACHATE COLLECTION lin e The closure portion of the landfill operation w ill last at least 10 years, alter the last load is dumped, and w ill included erosion control, weed con tro l. regrading and drainage system maintenance, operation ot any leachate and gas collection systems, and continuation of all monitoring systems. Justice Court Report M orrow County Justice Court at the Courthouse Annex in Heppner reports handling the fo llo w ing business during Ihe past week D e n n is Raym ond W a rre n . Heppner Excessive T ir e Noise'. 524 tine Thom as W illia m M c E llig o tt, Heppner Exceeding the Maximum Speed (65 mph in a 55 mph /one). S I 3 fine Julie Marie Stur/a. Lcxington- Fxccedmg the M aximum Speed (69 mph in a 55 mph /one). 530 line Stephen Scott D o u g h e rty. Heppner Exceeding the Maximum Speed (72 mph in a 55 mph /one). 536 line Nancy Spixcy. lone Maintaining a Dog as a Nuisance. 575 fine Kenneth D Holchouxc. address unknown Assault IV . 5 '3 7 fine and 10 days m tail with 520 0 o f the tine and the tail sentence suspended on conditions set by the judge _____ L rW Heppner Police Report V? • ’ Portland Chief Rathbun’s Tips Here are some ways to say No to drugs 1 Nas you have something better to do. then do it 2 Point out that drugs interfere with your mental anti physical s k ills , and you want to he at your best 1 S k ip parties where you know drugs and alcohol w ill he available Han them from your own Help your friends 1 l earn all you can about how drugs affect your mind, body and actions 2 Get the names and phone numbers of U k .il hot lines and abuse counseling services 3 Remind your friend that buying or possessing pot. cocjtnc. L S I) , IN I ’ and most other drugs is against the law 4 Remember, it takes courage to help a friend who has a drug pro blent But a real friend w ill trv \ (s) Rosa GtNklman Summertime a tunc o l travel lo r some and enjoying th e ir own hackyurd lo r others D id you know so u r Chamber of Commerce office is also a to urist information center' A ll you need to do is walk through the door to pick up one o r all o l the follow ing O ffic ia l Oregon State Kravel Guide (the nest printing w ill have more about Heppner); Oregon Highway Map Recreation Guide to N o rthe a st O re g o n: Pendleton Round I p. Follow the Oregon T ra il to Fa.11 to; Grant Couniy; the Great State ol I astern ( tregon. South Con tral and North Central Washington. ( Krvgon F vents, events and activities around < begun and Washington, just to name a tew You «fon t like to lease home or pack a suitcase I hen "Heppner O regon's Gateway T o Ih e Blue M o un ta in s" o r "Boardm an on the Beautiful Columbia R is e r " are the brochures lo r your fam ily and \ isito rs \5 ant to stay inside aikl keep cool ' I'he Heppner Museum or a tour o l Kin/ua is the answer Chamber members w ill testify that a Kin/ua lo ur is well worth an hour or (w o o l your time Doug Dubuque is the man to see August w ill find Chamber focus ing on support ot Couniy l air and R iklc o with a v isit Irom the court, lunch at the fairgrounds August 20. taking gate tickets, and parade re sp o n sib ilitie s N e st Chamber meeting at the I Ik s . Tuesday. August 4 F.nioy the warm weather and keep sm iling % • j * aivHIttrtON z\ Sincerely By Cfaudia Hughes • 4 layed down |IW*I>M « 7 **l * 1 «»» A«» •— VM — a person o r groups to bring some equality to the I-and lord/Tenant laws for ihe renters A renter who has been an ( )rcgon resident fo r one year and is registered to vote in Oregon is eligi blc to join Those joining before January I . 1988 w ill be charter m em bers w ith a life tim e membership F o r more information inquire by w riting to Oregon Renters Fquali ty. 3502 SF. 122 #21. Portland OR 97236 or call 760 8773 Chamber Chatter .. How w ill the la n d fill be b u ilt? The bottom of the land fill w ill be excavated, and a 36-inch layer of clay " T h in k o f it as a 25 year construction p ro ject." says Tidewater Barge Lin e s consultant Gordon Davis, when describing how the la n d fill w ill operate " T h is is not the same as when you were a kid . and used to drive out to the dump with vour d ad ." W here w ill Ihe dump be located? Tidewater Barge lanes w ill locate the dump on an 800-acre parcel kvated approximately 16 m iles south of Boardman. and east ot Bombing Range Road on land now owned hs M orrow Counts fanner l . j r r s I indsas Renter advocacy ¿»roup forms T o the Ed ito r: We want to announce the Oregon Renters Equality is now registered in your county. What is Oregon Renters Eq u a lity' We arc a U nio n formed to serve ihe renters o f Oregon How arc we funded'* We arc non p ro fit, we are funded e n lirc ly hy membership fees and dedicated monies. At the present we are not acting as an ombudsman Wc are not a loophole fo r a “ bad tenant" to use O ur purpose is to strengthen the renters rights. We w ill be working with others. 75 Tha li( » r labor organization in tha Unitad State* wat formad by tba Boston thoamakars and barralmak ars in 1648 J* ' . * = '^ rí A h í '¡ V » /. aÇs. ä - V .f ' 'tv. \ l X f' n # < T J ■ V- I'm — 81 1
