FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 8, 1995
Now time to make space for kids
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
To the Editor:
Many of Morrow County are
aware
of the impacts of popula
Heppner
tion on all aspects the fabric of
our communities, while there
remain those who would prefer
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to ignore the changes that are
already here. Among the most
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critical is the adverse impact on
P u b lish e d w eekly a n d e n te re d as seco n d -class m a tte r a t th e P o st Of
all of us of failure to "see to"
fice a t H eppner. Oregon u n d er th e Act of M arch 3, 1879. Second class
p o sta g e p aid a t H eppner, O regon. O ffice a t 147 W est W illow S tre e t.
our children and youth.
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The state of Oregon has been
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working
toward equitable fun
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limits local options regar
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ding how we may use the
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money that we wish to dedicate
D av id a n d April H ilto n -S y k e s , P u b lish ers
for education. One area re
maining in which we may
direct local funds is the school
building itself. And do we need
school buildings in Morrow
County.
In the years since many of us
consideration. We feel the
To the Editor:
Ballot Measure 25-15, the county budget committee has attended elementary or high
Morrow County School District done an excellent job of putting school, many changes have oc
bond levy, is a critical issue for together a levy that is less than curred, one of which is over
Morrow County schools. The last year when you consider the crowding. We have laws which
funds will update school facil pressures of inflation and a require attendance. Also com
ities with added classrooms growing county population mon sense says we would
where needed and repairs and that puts additional demands rather have our older students
on county services.
in school rather than roaming.
remodeling in other areas. It
Please join us in voting yes Yet only we local people can
will also add current computer
for 25-15, the Morrow County provide the space required.
technology which is vital in the
school District Bond Measure,
I don't know what would oc
rapid paced information age we
yes for 25-17, The Morrow cur should inadequate space be
are in.
County Operating Levy.
Ballot Measure 25-17, the
Yours truly
Morrow County O perating
(s) Larry and Betty Mills
Levy, deserves favorable voter
To the Editor:
We have been asked the
following question in regard to
the upcoming swimming pool
To the Editor:
vascular conditioning.
bond
and operating levy.
I would like to encourage
There has been some opposi
"W hy are they going to build
support for the construction tion to the swimming pool
and operation of a swimming facility due to a m isunderstan such a fancy pool? If it was go
pool facility in South Morrow ding of what all is entailed in ing to be a basic pool, I'd be for
County. Not only will it pro the term "therapy". The ma it, but we d o n 't need a
vide recreational benefits to jority of " therapeutic" uses for 'Cadillac' pool."
First, we must respond that
residents of Morrow County the pool involves private indiv-
the proposed pool is not, ab
but it will also provide an ad duals exercising at their leisure.
ditional avenue for increasing If in the future, needs and ser solutely not, going to be a "fan
our physical fitness level. Most vices develop that would in cy" pool. The bond issue of
of us who are interested in ex volve "patient treatm ent" by $975,000 provides only for a
ercising can achieve our goals professional staff, these treat basic 25-meter pool, a zero
through an aerobic program ments would occur only during depth fan for small children in
consisting of walking, jogging scheduled times and would not lieu of a separate wading pool
or cycling. But for many interfere with recreational j>nd for handicapped access,
dressing rooms and rest rooms.
residents of Morrow County, swimming.
such as those with arthritis,
For many residents of Mor That's all.
Second, the proposed year-
these activities only aggravate row County an aerobic exercise
and increase their joint pain program is not an option at this round therapy pool and gen
and disability. Swimming, or time but through your support eral purpose room will be add
"w ater walking" on the other of Measure 25-13 and 25-14 it ed if and only if, enough local
donations and grants can be
hand eliminates the stress and can be.
weight bearing through the
Sincerely, raised to pay for these features.
joints and allows for muscle
(s) Sharia Erich, P.T. These additions will be includ
ed only if they can be con
stren g th en in g and cardio-
structed at no cost to local tax
G A ZETTE-TIM ES
Letters to the Editor
Support county levy, school bond issues
provided for our explosive
youth population. I do know
history has shown that if peo
ple do not provide that which
the state and federal govern
ments require, governments,
sometimes through the courts,
may direct actions that can of
fend the local people who
could have voted in a better
solution. I recall vividly the
bussing conflicts, and would
hate to see a method such as
that imposed upon Morrow
County.
With the forthcoming bond
levy, Morrow County can con
tinue to have a say in the
destiny of the education of its
youth. People are even attemp
ting to locate other funding
sources to provide for activities
that most of us took "for
granted" in earlier years.
Regardless of some of the
disputes of today which will be
forgotten tomorrow, now is the
time to begin preparation of
adequate space for our youth,
if for no other reason than to
demonstrate our ability to run
our own affairs. If we do not,
others stand willing to direct
our efforts and they will pro
bably not help pay, merely tell
us what to do.
(s) Jack Palmer
Boardman
Pool bond provides just the basics
Supports pool construction
payers. The details of paying
for the operating costs of the
therapy pool and general use
room have not been specified
by the Willow Creek Park
District, but it is pretty safe to
say th a t in th e c u rre n t
economic climate of our area,
we can anticipate that these
facilities will be provided on a
break-even, payment for use
basis.
Third, this is our first, last
and only opportunity to replace
the unsafe and worn out old
pool. There will not be a re-vote
on a scaled down version of the
pool. The proposed pool is
already scaled down to a min
imum basic facility. Even if a
child drowns in the reservoir
due to lack of a safe swimming
pool facility, there will not be
another proposal put forward.
This is it. Please join us and
vote yes on the pool bond and
operating levy.
Thank you.
(s) John and Pat Edmundson
Vote for school, pool issues
To the Edtior:
Please consider the impact of
your vote on the School Bond
and Swimming Pool measures
in the upcoming mail-in elec
tio n . If th e school b o n d
measure fails the Heppner (and
surrounding) communities will
be drastically affected. Even
more classes and programs will
be cut, many teaching positions
will be eliminated. D on't we
believe that our children are
our most precious "natural
resource"? Do we realize how
the loss of jobs and people
moving to other communities
will have a negative domino ef
fect on our town and local
economy? We love our town
and are proud of Heppner
ws
when we drive through other
rural towns in eastern Oregon.
We have heard negative com
ments about the proposed
swimming pool. What people
need to realize is that the ballot
measures will fund a basic
pool; additional money/grants
will be raised to bring the pro
ject to completion. If this pool
is voted down we lose the Kin-
zua money ($45,000 donation)
and we don't get a second
chance.
Please consider how thesfc
m easures would not only
benefit our youth, but continue
to make Heppner a great place
to live.
(s) Ann and John Murray
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"M a d e In Irelan d " p ro d u c ts :
Support passage of bonds
To the Editor:
Morrow County voters are
apparently besieged with tax
and bond issues. You will read
that our taxes are higher than
anyone else in the world, or be
overwhelmed with enough
mind numbing statistics to
blow the fuses on the latest
state of the art computer.
The long and the short of
these "taxing issues" is that the
millage rate used to compute
your 1995-% taxes will be less
than this year if both of these
issues are passed. If your pro
perty's assessed value remain
ed constant, you will pay less
in total property taxes next year
than you did this year. The
short explanation is a combina
tion of $2.50 per $1,000 reduc
tion in education related taxes,
holding the line in general
government (county) expenses,
and an expected increase in
total assessed v aluation
through new construction and
increasing market valuations.
There are items in both of
these issues that not everyone
is wildly pleased with, in
clu d in g th e u n d e rsig n e d ,
however, I whole-heartedly
support the affirmative passage
of both the county operating
levy and the school bonds and
would ask you to do the same.
If you are really that in
terested in the mind numbing
details, please contact school
board members or county
commissioners.
Sincerely,
(s) John A Prag
Chairman
Morrow County School and
County Budget Committees
Give youth a chance to compete
To the Editor:
Once again the voters of Mor
row County School District
have the opportunity to vote on
the future of education for our
young people. With passage of
the bond levy in March, 45 new
classrooms can be built for the
school district, needed main
tenance can be completed, ac
commodations to meet the
American Disabilities Act ac
complished and technology
gained to help our youth enter
the 21st Century and the "In
formation Superhighway".
New classrooms are desper-
CSpan educational
To the Editor:
We are glad that Heppner
T.V. Inc., put C. Span on chan
nel 26 as a trial.
This is a test to see if our
customers like the program.
We thoroughly enjoyed this
program while we were living
in Salem. It gave us a better op
portunity to see what our
government in Washington,
D.C., was doing.
Because there is a possibility
of a change in our school pro
grams, we feel this program
could benefit, as a substitute for
social studies.
Please be open minded and
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To the Editor:
We here in south Morrow
County have the opportunity to
vote for the construction and
operation of a new pool com
plex to serve the Willow Creek
Park District. This pool facility
will be comprised of a lap pool
with a zero depth fan and a
deep pool for a plunge slide, in
addition it will have a smaller
indoor pool that will extend the
swimming season for swimm
ing lessons, therapy and exer
cise. The pool will be located in
Hager Park in Heppner.
These decisions are the result
of three years of input, commit
tee w ork by p rivate and
government bodies and the
assistan ce of professional
engineers and planners. There
will always be greater and
lesser ideas for any project, but
the people involved feel that
this is the best solution for the
least amount of funding that
restores a much needed facili
ty to the citizens of the com
munity, both young and old
alike. I urge you to vote yes on
Measures 25-13 and 25-14.
Sincerely,
(s) Skip Matthews
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