Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13,1998 - SEVEN
missioners and a judge elected
at large? Why or why not? if
not, what system would you
propose? I am in favor of the
present system. Obviously, the
county judge would have to be
elected at large. 1 do not believe
that we would benefit from the
creation of district commission­
ers. In so many other areas of the
country, district elections have
served to create factionalism
within a community. We need to
encourage the members of the
county court to consider county­
wide goals and to do this, we need
to elect our representatives at
large to serve at large.
Do you think the present
Morrow County juvenile court
system should be retained or
should jurisdiction be trans­
ferred over to circuit court?
Why? What are your qualifica­
tions for serving as juvenile
court judge? We should retain
the current system because of the
attention to the youths in the sys­
tem and the efficiencies obtained
in having the current system. Lo­
cal youths, local control. My
qualifications for being the juve­
nile judge are my past court ex­
perience, police experience and
my commitment to the youth of
Morrow County. I have dealt with
almost every type of juvenile of­
fender in my career.
William “Bill” Doherty
drive the economy, but rather to
create an environment in which
the economy can flourish. Free
enterprise should remain unhin­
dered.
What is the major problem
created by the plan to inciner­
ate chemicals at the Army De­
pot? How would you address
this problem? Incineration is a
solution to the storage of obso­
lete chemical weapons. The De­
pot has been a good neighbor for
57 years and have earned my sup­
port in the final cleanup of the
weapons.
Outline a brief plan to allo­
cate Morrow County’s tippage
fees, or if you are satisfied with
the present plan, explain that:
My pledge is to return to the origi­
nal agreement of distributing the
fees to the com m unities im ­
pacted. Forty percent of the fees
divided equally among five com­
munities, 50 percent of fees allo­
cated by population (based on
P.S.U.’s population studies), 10
percent applied towards multi­
community needs, i.e. Lexington
would qualify for 35,000; lone,
40,000; Heppner, 60,000.
Briefly outline a plan to allo­
cate county services, such as
road construction and mainte­
nance, among the communities:
Road construction/maintenance-
1) designate a crew to maintain
roads in the north end of our
county, 2) concentrate on main­
taining safe roads in the south end
of our county, 3) put all new road
construction up for bid; law en­
forcement-1) propose contractual
agreements between the Morrow
County Sheriffs Department and
communities to reduce adminis­
trative costs.
Are you in favor of establish­
ing a road between lone and
Boardman? Why or why not?
We have a road between lone and
Boardman. Two overdue im­
provements (Rietmann/Proudfoot
comer and the Juniper problem)
would make this route better than
some state-maintained highways
in Eastern Oregon. The proposed
new route has to secure the proper
easements and right-of-ways be­
fore the voters make a decision
on funding.
Do you agree with the cur­
rent county system of two com­
missioners and a judge elected
at large? Why or why not? If
not, what system would you
propose? The current system fits
Morrow County. It allows an
elected citizen to have direct con­
trol over the policy and budget­
ing of county services. The voter
can approve or disapprove via the
b allot. A lternative forms o f
county government are designed
to distance administration from
the property taxpayer.
Do you think the present
Morrow County juvenile court
system should be retained or
should jurisdiction be trans­
ferred over to circuit court?
Why? What are your qualifica­
tions for serving as juvenile
court judge? Retained. Under the
current system, individual cases
can be transferred to circuit court.
Eighty percent o f the juvenile
cases don’t need to be reviewed
under adult criminal guidelines.
The extra cost to the sheriff s de­
partment treating each case as an
adult criminal would be over­
whelming. Qualifications: parent
and school board member with
common sense and experience.
William “Bill” Doherty, 55,
Republican candidate for Morrow
County Judge, is from Lexington.
He and his wife. Joan, have five
children, Kierin, 29, Kate, 27,
Brian, 25, John, 19, and Tim, 12.
He was bom in Pendleton and
graduated from Echo High
School. He attended the Univer­
sity of Portland and Blue Moun­
tain Community College.
Doherty served in the U.S.
Army as a Spc 4 (E4) at the Hon­
est John M issile B attalion,
Giessen, Germany.
He is self-employed with the
Wm. J. Doherty Ranch. He has
been farming for 30 years.
Doherty is a member of the St.
William’s Catholic Church and a
member of the Knights of Colum­
bus, 4th Degree.
Doherty served for 13 years on
the Morrow County School Board
with two years as chairman and
two years as vice-chairman.
Why would a voter select you
over your opponent? I have the
insight to set policy with the tax­
payers’ best interests in mind. The
desire to keep the public informed
on major decisions with long­
term effects. I am responsible to
the will of the voter.
If elected, what is the biggest
challenge facing you? Returning
county government to its original
purpose-providing services that
individuals alone cannot provide.
What major project would
you like to see accomplished?
What is your first priority? 1)
an assisted living facility is the
highest priority; 2) Finley Buttes
Landfill Tippage Fees.
Please outline a brief plan to
help North Morrow County ac­
commodate growth: County
government has strayed from the
original role of providing services
to the unincorporated areas of the
county. The county’s responsibil­
ity is to provide services that in­
corporated areas and individuals
cannot provide alone. These in­
clude proper road construction
and maintenance, law enforce­
ment and prosecution, health and
senior services, planning and tax
collection. Additional needs in Guy Van Arsdal«
these areas will be addressed as
Guy Van Arsdale, 58,
growth necessitates.
Republican
candidate
for
How can you assist South Morrow County Judge, lives in
Morrow County in retaining Lexington. He and his wife
and creating jobs? By control­ Barbara have two grown sons.
Van Arsdale came to Morrow
ling county spending, we can cre­
County
in 1967. He graduated
ate an enviable tax environment.
from
high
school in Stockton,
As a result, our local economy
California,
in 1955. He served
will expand and new jobs will
stateside as an aircraft jet engine
follow. It is not the county mechanic with the U.S. Air Force
government’s responsibility to from 1956-59, receiving an
honorable discharge with the
rank of Airman First Class. Van
Arsdale has been employed as
Morrow County Public Works
Director from 1995-present.
Van Arsdale was a Boy Scout
leader during early 1970s in
Fossil;
sponsored
Morrow
County Fair programs for small
animals and the Timber Carnival.
He was a member of the
Heppner
City
Planning
Commission, 1979-80; Morrow
County Airport Committee,
1976-1990; co-chair of the
Morrow County Transportation
System Plan, 1997-98; consulted
with committees conducting the
strategic planning sessions for
the cities of Boardman and
Irrigon;
Small
City
Transportation Plan Committee
Member, 1998.
Between 1970 and 1995 he
operated a logging business, a
general contracting business, a
weed and pest control business
and a flight service; "all of these
enterprises require significant
budgeting
expertise
and
compliance with the technical
rales
and
regulations
of
governmental agencies ranging
from the Forest Service to
OSHA".
"As Public Works
director, I am responsible for
development and management of
a 4.2 million dollar annual
budget
and
have
gained
considerable experience with the
workings of the county court," he
said.
Why would a voter select you
over your opponent? I have
been totally self-sufficient all of
my adult life, and I know the
value of productive work, having
had ample opportunity to
experience it. I believe that
government also must produce,
and must do it within the limits
of available resources. I also
believe that the direction chosen
for the future should be dictated
by the people, that election to
public office is not an invitation
to pursue personal agendas.
If elected, what is the biggest
challenge facing you? To
sustain and improve services and
infrastructure in a climate where
demand continues to increase
while available resources become
more limited.
What major project would
you like to see accomplished?
What is your first priority? I
would like to see the safe
completion of the disposal of the
chemical stockpile, with one or
rfiore cooperative agreements
which assist in generating funds
to alleviate the stress on roads,
sewer and water systems,
medical services, schools, and
other facilities which must be
provided by Morrow County
during the period of tremendous
population growth anticipated by
the project. I would also like to
see implementation of the
strategic plans developed by the
various communities, particularly
water and sewage treatment
projects; this is the first step in
attracting businesses which will
provide
employment
opportunities for Morrow County
citizens.
Please outline a brief plan to
help North Morrow County
accommodate growth: A good
plan should create liaisons with
the port, the cities, and
appropriate county departments
in order to accomplish the goals
already identified in the strategic
planning sessions held in the
impacted communities. Having
served on the committees
devising the Transportation
System Plan, Urban Growth
Management Agreements and
Small City Transportation Plans,
I believe that compliance with
these plans, the purpose of which
was to accommodate growth,
will be most effective.
How can you assist South
Morrow County in retaining
and creating jobs? Retaining
and creating jobs is an issue of
interest throughout the county;
the Willow Creek communities
pose some added consideration
because they must factor in the
reality of geographic isolation.
However, research into realistic
economic development projects
should continue and I also
believe we might be well served
by communicating with similar
communities to discover what
successes have been developed
elsewhere.
What is the major problem
created by the plan to
incinerate chemicals at the
Army depot. How would you
address
this
problem?
Currently, the major problem
seems to be the anticipated strain
on
county services
and
infrastructure and the apparent
unwillingness on the part of the
Army or Raytheon to share the
responsibility for
ultimate
financial impacts.
I would
aggressively pursue any and all
means, legislative or legal, to
extract reasonable compensation
from appropriate sources.
Outline a brief plan to
allocate Morrow County's
tippage fees, or if you are
satisfied with the present plan,
explain that: The county
presently allocates tippage fees
to the communities at the
discretion of the court, although
the court is reviewing a plan to
allocate
fees
to projects
identified in the cities’ strategic
plans. I believe that a better
course is to allocate the fees in
accordance with the needs
identified through the SCERT
process, which creates a
prioritized list of projects
developed pursuant to public
input at public meetings based on
economic
devel opment
considerations.
Briefly outline a plan to
allocate county services, such
as road construction and
maintenance,
among
the
communities.
Some county
services, such as transportation,
involve systems rather than
specific projects; for these,
creation of long-range plans, and
compliance with those plans will
be most beneficial for the county
as a whole. Other services,
especially social services and law
enforcement, must be examined
in
cooperation
with
the
professionals responsible for
providing those services to see
that those resources are located
in and targeted for the areas
where the need is greatest.
Do you agree with the current
county
system
of
two
commissioners and a judge
elected at large. Why or why
not. If not, what system would
you propose?:
The current
system has served this county
well; it is familiar to Morrow
County citizens; and the people
rejected a proposed alternative, at
the ballot box just three years
ago. I have worked in and with
this system, I am comfortable
with it as. it exists; and I believe
it enables the people to have a
stronger voice in government
when
there
is
direct
accountability between
the
citizen and the persons they
elect.
Do you think the present
Morrow County juvenile court
system should be retained or
should
jurisdiction
be
transferred over to circuit
court? Why? What are your
qualifications for serving as
juvenile court judge?: I am in
favor of retaining local control in
all instances, including the
juvenile court system.
The
reality here is that a transfer
would leave us at the mercy of
distant and heavily scheduled
judges, neither of which bodes
well for maintaining the current
level of services to Morrow
County youth. I have already
obtained personal instruction
regarding the juvenile code and
will pursue the additional
training
and
educational
materials
which
I
have
discovered are available for
juvenile judges. Also, I am
aware
that
professional
assistance is available to the
juvenile judge from in-house
attorneys, particularly the DA
and county counsel.
years); past chairman of Morrow
County Home Rule Committee;
president of Heppner Chamber of
Commerce; a member of the
Heppner Advisory Board for
three years and chairman for an
additional three years; chairman,
Heppner City Budget Committee
(three years); and president of the
Heppner Little League. Marshall
has been coach of Little League
for six years; basketball coach
for five years; and has worked
with state and federal agencies
such
as
Small
Business
Development, Oregon Economic
Development, Port of Morrow
and others.
Why would a voter select you
over your opponent? With my
youth background, my 20 years
of financial background, and my
dem onstrated
leadership
background,
I
have
the
combination of skills to not only
be a judge, but also effectively
run the county and represent each
of us in front of the state
legislature
and
federal
government.
If elected, what is the biggest
challenge facing you? We must
get the CSEPP program and
Army impact fees resolved. It
will take someone with excellent
communication.
skills
and
decorum to get these issues
finalized. I have the skills to
accomplish those goals and to
see that we are protected from
chemicals at the depot, our
freeways, rail and water.
What major project would
you like to see accomplished?
What is your first priority?:
We need to lower our sex and
child abuse in the county. Let's
identify the "at-risk youth" at an
early age. Educate them and
their parents. Offer classes for
the parents on "how to deal with
anger", "how to handle problem
youth", and "how to be a better
parent".
Please outline a brief plan to
help North Morrow County
accommodate growth.: The
Army impact fees will play an
important role in helping to
accommodate growth in all
Morrow County. My plan would
involve all the mayors in the
county to assure that needed
infrastructure is addressed. That
would include water, sewer,
roads, police and fire protection.
How can you assist South
Morrow County in retaining
and creating jobs?:
An
untapped source of jobs that we
need to look into are computer
businesses. Today people are
able to access the Internet and
conduct business from their
homes. We can market all of
Morrow County as a great place
to live and work.
What is the major problem
created by the plan to
incinerate chemicals at the
Army Depot? How would you
address this problem?: The
Morrow County
Commissioner
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Dan Brosnan
Rolli« Marshall
Rollie Marshall, 41, Republican
candidate for Morrow County
Judge, lives in Heppner. He and
his wife, Debbie, have three
children, Candis, 22, Brandi, 19
and Kristen, 16.
Marshall graduated from
Wallowa High School and
graduated from Blue Mountain
Community College with an
associate degree in accounting.
Marshall is employed with
Genesis Financial as vice
president of agricultural lending.
He has 20 years of banking
experience.
Marshall has been chairman of
the board of the Heppner
Christian Church (two years);
chairman
of
Heppner
Coordinating Council
(two
current problem is that the
CSEPP program is still not fully
functional. Until our emergency m
management program is online, JR
the safety of our residents is and f l
will be our greatest concern. | ^
Let's get the safety issues solved,
get the chemicals burned and out
of our county.
Outline a brief plan to allocate
Morrow County's tippage fees,
or if you are satisfied with the
present plan, explain that: My
plan would be to set up a county­
wide committee to look at the list
of projects communities have
already put together in their
strategic plans. From that list the
committee would prioritize and
recommend to the court those
projects best suited for funding.
This would be done twice a year.
Briefly outline a plan to
allocate services, such as road
construction and maintenance
among the communities: The
county has put together a five-
year road plan that is very
comprehensive and addresses
many needs in the county. This
plan should be continually
updated and added to as projects
are completed.
The other
"needs" of the county should be
addressed in a similar manner.
Are you in favor of
establishing a road between
lone and Boardman? Why or
why not?: This issue, like the
Youth Accountability Camp, is
an issue that needs public input
and a "straw ballot," after all the
facts have been gathered by the
voters. Until a route has been
established, the costs are pinned
down, and the benefits discussed,
I do not think anyone can make
in informed decision.
Do you agree with the current
county
system
of
two
commissioners and a judge
elected at large? Why or why
not. If not, what system would
you propose?: I think the system
is working in its present state.
My concern is for the future. If
the county does grow as it is
projected, then I'm not sure we
do not need to look at expanding
the court to include more
commissioners who represent
more of the county.
Do you think the present
Morrow County Juvenile
Court system should be
retained or should jurisdiction
be transferred to circuit court?
Why?
What
are
your
qualifications for serving as
juvenile judge?: After talking
with Judge Carlson, Judge
Wallace and our juvenile
director, I think it's important to
keep local control of the court.
Morrow County has proven you
don't need to be a lawyer or
police officer to be judge. I have
a caring heart and a concern for
our youth.
Dan Brosnan, 54, Republican
candidate for Morrow County
Commissioner lives in Heppner.
He and his wife, Dons, have two
children, Damon, 29, and Darci,
26. He graduated from Heppner
High School and attended Blue
Mountain Community College.
He served with the U.S. Air
Force, achieving the rank of E-4,
for two years in Louisiana and
two years in Japan.
Brosnan was employed with the
Oregon State Police, 25-1/2
years, retiring in 1993 with the
rank of captain. Brosnan served
on the St. Patrick's Parish
Council; is presently the chair for
the Morrow County Museum
Committee; is a member of the
Oregon Livestock Growers; was
vice-chair for the Heppner
Coordinating Council one year;
and was a member of the board
of directors of the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce one year.
Other qualifications include
supervision of 125 employees;
oversight of an annual 7.5
million dollar budget;
and
extensive experience working on
natural resource issues with
other
states,
the
federal
government and Northwest
Indian tribes
Why would a voter select you
over your opponent?: Age. past
professional experiences, ties to
and interest in Morrow County,
history and depth of natural
resource experiences.
If elected, w hat is the biggest
challenge facing you?: Unifying
and preparing Morrow County to
meet the challenges posed to us,
such as crime, family violence,
safe and timely destruction of
agents at Ordinance and
defending against attacks on our
continued responsible use of our
natural resources.
What major project would
you like to see accomplished?
What
is
your
first
priority?:D estruction
of
chemical agents at Ordinance.
The first priority must be to get
all safety equipment in place and
functional and to provide
adequate training to citizens and
first responders.
Please outline a brief plan to
help North Morrow County
accommodate growth: Allocate
necessary resources to ensure
infrastructure adequate to meet
expansion. Allocate adequate
resources
to
meet
law
enforcement, health services, and
land-use planning needs. Use
Port of Morrow resources to
attract desirable employers with
fair family-wage jobs and to
secure grants and loans to site
those employers.
How can you assist South
Morrow County in retaining
and creating jobs?: Use the
Morrow
County
Economic
Development Coordinator for