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Judge answers questions on
proposed tax base
!Editor’s notr on the November H
ballot voters m il tee a new lot base
measure fo r M orrow County.
Following are i/ueifiom and answers
with County Judge U nto Carlson
about the proposed lot base )
Q. Judge c*rlson. Morrow Coun
ty is asking the voters to pass a
measure on the November 8 ballot
that deals with a new tax base First
of all. what it a tax base’’
A. When we refer to a tax base,
we mean a levy that reflects that
amount of tax dollars established by
voter approval that can be levied in
the ensuing years without going to
the voter».
Q . Doesn’t Morrow County
already have a tax base0
A. Yes. as established prior to
W52 It amounts to 5 88** of our
total budget or $386,519
Q. If the tax base measures passes,
will it mean increased taxes0
A. Not necessarily As a nutter of
fact, the budget committee and the
County Court anticipate the ability
to do a better yob of holding the line
on increased spending
Q. What is a 6% limitation0 Does
this mean that you are bound by law
to a 6% limit on the total budget0
A. The 6% limit applies to the
levy Article XI section II of the
Oregon Constitution limits the in
crease in the tax base to 6% a year
In addition, if a taxing unit exceeds
the 6% limitation by a one-year
special levy for two out of the past
three years, the taxing unit must ask
the voters for a new tax base
(J. Judge, why is a new tax base
desircable?
A. At the present time, the coun
ty must ask the voters each year for
approval of a one year special levy
outside the present tax base With
this hand to-mouth approach to
financing. such services as roads,
extension, hospital and other health
services, senior center, and police
protection, long range planning is
limited and capital purchases cannot
Judge Louis Carlson explains the proposed tax base for Mor
row County
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be made at the most opportune
times In addition, the new tax base
would allow an esen playing field
for labor negotiations where labor
and management would know the
boundaries of wages and benefits
y . Most of us have homes and
businesses that we pay taxes on
How are the taxes in Morrow Coun
ty divided up0
A. All property owners pay taxes
in M orrow County
The
divisions are utilities, which pay
63 17% of the total levy, farms pay
15 90%. industry pays 7 81%.
residential owners pay 9 17%; com
mervial pays 2 97%. and other,
(timber and recreation) pays 0 95%
What this means is that the average
residential owner and farmer are
currently pay ing about 25% of the
taxes levied in Morrow County
y . What will happen if the new
tax base is approved by the voters0
A. The County Court plans to levy
only the ananint approved by the
Budget Committee This amount
may very well be less than the new
tax base
y . Why was the figure of
V4.875,925 decided upon for the
new tax base?
A. The Budget Committee deter
mined that this is the amount re
quired to fund and maintain county
services This tax base, if approved
would he the tax base for fiscal year
1989 90
y . Again, will this new tax base
mean additional taxes beyond what
we normally would expect?
A. The answer is, ‘ no'*. On the
contrary We anticipate that the in
crease per year will be less because
of better planning, better buying,
better negotiations with labor and we
feel that it will provide us with a
solid financial base from which to
operate I have tried to present you
with the facts and now it will he up
to the voters to decide whether they
wish to approve or disapprove this
measure
(L) Exhalted ruler, Dean Robinson presents a check to Glen
Ward in behalf of the Heppner Elks Lodge Glen received the
check in the amount of $171 for the Heppner-lone Cub Scouts
The Cub Master is Jeff Wallace and the money will be put in
to the scout library for various scouting activitied. “ We great
ly appreciate the lodge's sponsorship of this worthwhile youth
activity and thank them for their contribution to scouting,” said
Wallace.
Radio, newspaper
columnist to speak
Russel Sadler, political commen
tator and syndicated radio and
newspaper columnist, will he the
featured speaker at the Morrow
County Grain Growers annual
meeting Monday. Nov. 7 Sadler
will discuss the political scene in
Salem
Dinner will begin at 6:30 for the
annual meeting, which will also in
clude election of officers and the
report of financial condition of the
co-op.
In the election of directors six peo
ple are runmne for four positions
O sm in earns CBC D efensive
player o f the week
By C raig Angell
Senior Jess Osmin earned CBC
Player of the Week against the
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Carrie Brownfield reported to the
Topic Club on her trip to the
Philipincs with the Liberty Religion
Outreach team in June She went by
way of Seattle. Korea and Manila to
the village of Durnauct City and
spent one month meeting with peo
pic in that area Some of her obser
vations inc luded there is no middle
class, just nch and poor, scafixxl and
rice arc the staple foods, the people
are naturally shy but are willing to
talk on most any subject when they
become corfortable with others, the
monsoon season is one of constant
rain but not as hot as the summer;
the city of Durnauct was about the
si/e of Pendleton but with twice the
population, the children attend ten
years of school before going on to
higher education Although she
learned a lot and felt good about her
experience, she was happy to return
to the nm iliar life at home
Margaret Morgan and Lorec Hub
bard were hostesses for the day
Plans were n.adc for the fall money -
maker This will be a raffle of the
Rand McNally Nx»k "Illustrated
Atlas of the W orld" 1988 edition
and a 2 ' lighted ceramic Christmas
tree nude by Rose Baker These will
be on display in the Bank of Eastern
Oregon in lone with drawing to be
held December 14
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Umatilla Vikings Osmin had a total
of 23 defensive points against the
Vikings, including seven assisted
tackles, one unassisted tackle, one
fumble recovery and one intercep
tion which he ran back 57 yards for
the game winning touchdown
Osmin also assisted on two quarter
back sacks The Mustangs beat the
Vikings 20 to 6 Osmin plays
noseguard on defense and Starts
center on offense Osmin is the third
player for the Mustangs to cam CBC
player of the week
Brownfield
is guest of
Topic club
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Those running are Ronald Becket,
who farms in the Eightmilc area,
Ned Clark a Ruggs area farmer.
Tom Cumn ol Butter Creek. Stanley
Kemp of north Lexington. Joe
McF.lligott who farms in the McNab
area and Paul Proudfoot of the north
lone area
The annual meeting will he held
at the fairgniunds pavilion in Hepp
ner. and free babysitting will be
available in the dormitory next to the
pavilion for those with young
children.
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