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Finley Buttes Landfill
The Official Newspaper of the
City ol Hcppncr and Che
County of Morrow
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M o rro w C o u n ty 's Home-Owned W eekly Newspaper
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Report
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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
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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
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Sincerely
By Cfaudia Hughes
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|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
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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.
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Unitad State* wat formad by tba
Boston thoamakars and barralmak
ars in 1648
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