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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12, 1992 - FIVE $400,000 capital bond issue to come before Heppner city voters in June The Heppner City Council ap proved a IO-year plan unveiled by city administrator Gary Marks at the city council meeting Monday evening and authorized him to proceed with a city bond measure for the June 30 special election. The two-part plan includes a $400 thousand capital improve ment bond over the next 10 years. The bond would include an addi tion to the fire hall, vehicles for police, fire and administrative purposes and various equipment. Part two of the plan is a public works plan which would involve streamlining and updating the city public works fleet. This plan would involve sales of various vehicles and in some instances purchase of replacement vehicles. Marks said that the public works portion of the 10-year plan would not involve increases in taxes or user fees. Public works projects are funded through user fees. grants and other governmental agencies, he said. The $400 thousand levy would cost the taxpayer $2.42 per thou sand assessed valuation. Cost to a taxpayer with a $40,000 home would be $96.81 a year. Marks says that the total cost to a tax payer with a $40,000 home for all city taxes is now $340.80 a year. The proposed increase would bring up the cost to $437.60, which is less than the pre-Ballot Measure 5 total city taxes of $493.60 a year. Marks said that his plan will “ ensure” the efficient use of ci ty dollars and “ ensure” that the city has adequate equipment to perform necessary duties” such as fire and police protection. He also said that his long range plan will ensure that funds are set aside for needed expenditures in years to come. “ We’ve been realistic,” he said. “ We’ve done some plan- Group seeks Oregon Trail project The Morrow County Oregon Trail Task Force is inviting pro posals requesting financial assistance for Oregon Trail Celebration ‘93 projects. Oregon Lottery dollars and local mat ching funds provided by Morrow County will be dispersed by the Task Force, volunteers from municipalities and organizations throughout the county. The Celebration ‘93 Matching Grant Program is available for projects which further the goal of the Oregon Trail Coordinating Council, administrator of the matching grant program, to pro vide a statewide year of celebra tion commemorating the ses- quicentennial (150th) anniversary of the Oregon Trail and the heritage of O regon’s communities. A project may be: a permanent addition to a community or region’s historical resources; a historical performance, publica tion or program related to the Oregon Trail or an area’s heritage; an educational program related to the Oregon Trail or an area’s heritage; a community event related to the Oregon Trail or an area’s heritage (need not be a new event-tying an existing event to the celebration is ap propriate); or a restoration or preservation project. Project proposals, in letter form, should include a project description, responsible party or organization, proposed budget, other funding sources and amount requested from the grant pro gram. Letters should be address ed to the Morrow County Museum, PO Box 1153, Hepp ner. 97836, and must be receiv ed by May 1. By My Hand to open at m useum By My Hand IV, the annual fiber arts juried show and sale will open its Morrow County run on St. Patricks Saturday, March 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mor row County Museum. Now in its fourth year, the exhibit features items in five categories: handwoven-wearable; handwoven-nonwearable; hand- spun; basketry; and felting. Sponsored by three fiber guilds-Country Fibre Artists, Heppner; Oregon Trail Fibres, Pendleton; and Threadbenders, Baker City-LaGrande; the show features fiber artists from Hepp ner, LaGrande, Elgin, Enter prise. Haines, North Powder, Baker City. Pendleton and Walla Walla. WA. Judges for this year are Cheri Jo Carter, Union County Home Extension Agent, Bill Hughes, retired BMCC art instructor and inda Peterson, ar- tist/w eav er/teach er from LaGrande. Visitors on Saturday, March 14 will vote for the Heppner Peoples’ Choice award. The show will also travel to Pendleton, LaGrande and Baker City for an exhibition. In addition to the opening Saturday, By My Hand may be seen in Heppner during regular museum hours through March 31. Wranglers Club {; plans meeting The Wranglers Riding club has planned a meeting for Wed., March 18 at 7 p.m. at Kate’s Piz za in Heppner. The agenda will include discus sion on splitting age groups and dates and times of April playdays. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend. ning so we don’t get into bad situations. We want to be accoun table. Physical equipment does wear out. “ The city has never had a plan like this,” continued Marks. “ Before it operated from one year to the next. If you plan, you get better results for your finances.” He said that the long range plan will restore the city’s ability to address capital needs in the after- math of Ballot Measure 5. Reduc tion in city funds has eliminated monies for capital improvement. Marks said that 83 percent of the bond measure is committed to the fire department with about two thirds of that amount going for a new pumper and equipment. The balance of the fire funds, he said will go toward the demoli tion of the western section of the fire hall, which Marks said is close to condemnation, and con struction of an additional bay to house a new fire truck and a multipurpose meeting room. Fire department officials say that the current pumper is obsolete and does not meet state standards. The meeting room maybe used for fire meetings and as an overflow council meeting facility. The new pumper truck is scheduled for purchase this year, at $165,000 and construction of the fire hall is planned for 1993 at $100,000. Other vehicles and equipment will be purchased over the next 10 years for a combined cost of $342,563, which includes a five percent cost buffer. Fifteen percent of the measure will go toward vehicles and equipment for the police depart ment. The plan includes reduction of police squad cars from two to one and purchase of a multi- departmental car which would be used by all departments, in cluding by the police as a back up car. Cost for the $15,000 m ulti-departm ental vehicle scheduled for purchase in 1999 would be shared equally by all three departments, police, fire We will be CLOSED Saturday, M arch 14 PETTY JOHN’S Farm ( Builders Supply 24 Linden Way, Heppner 676-9157 or 676-5001 •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •a NO TICE O E N A M ES O F PER SO N S A PPEA R IN G T O BE O W N ER S O E UNCLAIM ED PROPER 1Y ARE YOU OWED MONEY REPORTED TO THE STATE OF OREGON? O ver 790,000 Oregonian« are ow ed over $2« m illion in unclaim ed m oney o r other u k U include only people who«e unclaim ed m oney or aaaet w u reported to the state this year. 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The figure will be offset by $62,496 in accrued interest. ■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •■ •i cent inflation and $10,900 for bond costs for a total k of $462,634 minus the $1,400 for and administrative. A $14,400 police squad car is scheduled for purchase next year. Total police capital expenditures over the next 10 years will amount to $59,850. also including a five percent contingency. The plan also includes sale of vehicles and equipment over the next 10 years. City administration originally asked for $9,345 over the next 10 years. 1992 purchases include a computer scanner at $1,500 a dic tation machine at $300, a fax machine at $500 and a calculator and a telephone at $100 each. A $1,400 line item for new city council furniture was rejected by the council. Added on to the cost is five per- Reg 159 95 #20 128 ■ Hear Police, Fire. 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