SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 23, 2000
County court business includes roads, rural addressing
By Boris Brosnan
Public Works Director Guy
Van Arsdale, at the Morrow
County Court meeting February
9, discussed with the court the
surveying of road rights of way
and "consent to participate" on
roads by land owners in
subdivisions and then presented a
road permit for CenturyTel on
Clarks Canyon Road, which the
Court approved.
Van Arsdale reported the
following: road minutes have
been sent to the road committee;
Social Ridge Road is almost
complete;
shoulder
work
continues on Patterson Ferry
Road; the crusher is again
running; work continues on the
Big Butter Creek bridge; the sign
crew is putting up signs in the
north end of the county; and
weight limits have been put on
Butter Milk, Balm Fork, Upper
Rhea Creek, and Upper Willow
Creek.
With representatives of the
planning office and the city of
Irrigon, the court discussed the
rural addressing problems that
need correcting.
In other business, the court:
- heard from representatives of
the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Committee as to what that
committee will be doing to
advertise and promote related
celebrations; approved Carol
Michael and Patti Bur^ss as co-
chairs of the committee and
approved $500 of discretionary
funds for its use. It then accepted
the resignation of Jean Ann
Turner from the museum board.
-discussed impact aid with
Planning
Director
Tamra
Mabbott and decided to send a
related letter to Raytheon.
-convened a public hearing on
an appeal by a landowner of the
planning commission's denial of
a land partition. After the
hearing, the court denied the
appeal,
upholding
the
commission's decision.
-discussed with Assessor Greg
Sweek, Tax Collector Marilyn
Childers and Tax Clerk Cindy
Doherty the ongoing software
problems and approved acquiring
assessment and taxation software
from the Software Group, Inc.
On Feb. 16, the court approved
the purchase with Special
Transportation Fund Reserve
account (monies from the state)
of a 12-passenger bus.
Public Works Director Guy
Van Arsdale reported on the
following: shoulder work on
Hwy 730 in Irrigon; installation
of a culvert and excavation for
widening on Social Ridge Road;
stenlants on Bombing Range,
Wilson, Kunze, and other roads;
the cost of the overhaul on the
John Deere front-end loader.
Van Arsdale reminded the court
of the problem of a hill at the end
of the Lexington airport
departure runway. He will meet
with the landowner to discuss
Van Arsdale's suggestions. He
St. Patrick's Senior Center
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Seventy-seven people were present for the senior dinner Feb. 16,
and 15 meals were taken out. Members of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church served. Blood pressures were taken before the meal.
The menu for the senior dinner March 1 is not yet available but will
be posted in the window as soon as possible. Members of the United
Methodist Church will serve.
Exercises were done Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Cards were
played Tuesday and Friday at 1 p.m., with two tables of pinochle each
day. The movie "The Bridges of Madison County" was shown
Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. Bonnie Gates has loaned the videotapes
to the seniors to view. We appreciate it very much. Bingo is played
every Tuesday. Everyone is welcome to take part in these activities.
A meeting of the office staff will be held Thursday, March 2, at
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also reported the need for a
certified crane operator
required for work with a five-ton
crane - and told the court that a
department employee will get
training.
Van Arsdale also informed the
court of a citation from OSHA at
the Butter Creek bridge site for
not having on vests and hard
hats, noting that the fine was
minimal because work had not
yet started that day. Personnel
Director Andrea Denton added
that the OSHA inspector had
later called to inform her that the
fine would be discounted because
of the county's low loss ratio and
further discounted because of
timely compliance. Van Arsdale
reported that this issue was later
discussed in length at the safety
meeting.
Van Arsdale also prepared the
court for the change in the
method of funding from the
federal government to county
road departments. Once received
through the state, which provided
engineering services, funding
will now come directly to the
counties, which will now have to
pay for the engineering services.
Van Arsdale completed his
reports with a recommendation
that the county assist residents of
subdivisions
in forming
homeowners associations or local
improvement districts.
Emergency Management
Director Casey Beard discussed
with the court the question of
replacing control consoles for the
CSEPP sirens and reader boards.
Fixing the present consoles
would take up to six weeks and
cost as much as replacing them.
Beard also informed the court
of some budget issues concerning
costs of: distribution and testing
of radios; problems with the tone
alert radios; personal services
contract;
Braille equipment;
pre-packaging
residential
strobes; and expenditures to date
for testing and distribution.
Judge Tallman noted that the
commissioners are to meet with
representatives of the Army and
FEMA on Feb. 24 to discuss
CSEPP.
Discussion continued around
the need for a project officer, the
distribution of the TARs, storage
of the equipment, the moratorium
called by Umatilla and Morrow
counties, exercises and the
response to the alarm on the
microwave ’ system,
and
responsibilities of staff and of the
commissioners.
Assessor Greg Sweek and Tax
Collector Marilyn Childers
appeared with staff members and
a representative of the Software
Group, Inc., a subsidiary of
Tyler,
the
largest
local
government software company in
the United States. The court
heard the credentials and
concepts of the software
company, which has been in
Oregon since 1989.
Sweek identified attractive
features of the software in
question. Discussion focused on
proper training for employees,
the running of the program with
Option l's program, security of
the program and time needed for
a conversion.
Sweek noted that county
counsel is preparing a contract
and that information from
lending institutions on financing
of a lease-option is forthcoming.
From the City of Boardman,
Mayor Tom Meyers, Councilmen
Bill Brown and Dave Hirai and
City Manager Rex Mathers spoke
to the court about an agreement
with Coyote Springs 2 (the
second gas-fired generation plant
proposed by PGE), the city of
Boardman and Morrow County.
They explained their negotiations
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for an "agreement for payments
in lieu of ad valorem taxes"
under the Columbia River
Enterprise Zone. Zone manager
Sweek noted the requirement that
the county concur with the
agreement for it to become valid.
After more discussion, the court
approved signing the agreement.
Meyers added that, for the
record, the city of Boardman
supports having the county,
through a contract with the city,
assume the building inspection
program.
Sheriff Verlin Denton appeared
with the bi-annual statistical
report and answered questions
from the court. Among other
statistics, criminal cases went up
by eight percent, miscellaneous
service reports were up 101
percent, marine and traffic
citations were down and training
hours were up 134 percent.
The court approved an
addendum to the Behavioral
Health Department's contract
with the psychiatric nurse
practitioner, increasing the daily
amount. They also appointed
Wanda Dixon to the Commission
on Children and Families. They
approved payment of the
registration for Museum Curator
Marsha Sweek for the annual
meeting of the Association of
Museums.
The court reviewed the annual
report of the North M oitow
Vector Control District, their
2000 Pesticide-Use Plan and
their 1999 audit report. They
appointed Dale Baker to the
board of trustees for that district
and approved the pesticide-use
plan, contingent upon review and
approval of the health officer.
The court reviewed the
agreement - circulated to but not
signed by the city of Boardman
and Columbia River Processing
in December - for enterprise zone
extended
abatement
with
Columbia River Processing, Inc.
The court signed the agreement,
which will now be taken to the
two other entities.
Planning Director Tamra
Mabbott presented for signature
the final findings of fact on an
appeal of a land partition request
denied by the court last week.
Mabbott also submitted an
amendment
to
a
joint
management agreement with the
city of
Irrigon for rural
addressing, for review by county
counsel. The court discussed
with Mabbott the impact aid
issue and signed a related letter
to
the
head of
the
demilitarization program and
agreed to sending to the East
Oregonian a copy of last week's
letter to Raytheon.
Finance Director Lisanne
Currin presented some budget
resolutions for the court's
signature: the first including an
Historical Foundation grant from
the general fund; court subsidies
for the juvenile program;
community development money
for the Commission on Children
and Families; and funds into the
Victim Witness Fund from the
Department of Revenue; and the
second
tra n s fe rrin g
appropriations within the Road
Fund, 911 Fund, Commission on
Children and Families Fund and
Special Transportation Fund.
Births
Lynzie Mae Coller-a daughter,
Lynzie was bom to Sarah and
Jamie Coller of Baker City on
January 24, 2000. The baby
weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz.
Grandparents are Wayne and
Theresa Bourne and Leo and Dot
Coller, both of Baker City;
Myron and Brenda Sherbum of
Bridgeport; and Bruce and
Christy Virgil of Lexington.
Her maternal great, great
grandmother, Irma Mae Kiggins
of Heppner, passed away August
3, 1999.
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The Parks and Lands Commis
sion for the City of Heppner will
meet February 28, 2000 at the
Heppner City Hall, 188 W. Wil
low Street, at 8:00 AM. The meet
ing is open to the public.
Gerald W. Breazeale
City Manager
Published: February 23,2000
Affid
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NOTICE OF BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING
A public meeting of the Bud
get Committee of the PORT OF
MORROW, MORROW, State of
Oregon, on the budget for the fis
cal year July 1, 2000 to June 30,
2001 will be held at Port of Mor
row Administrative Offices, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman, OR.
The meeting will take place on the
8th day of March, 2000 at 3:30
P.M. The purpose of the meeting
is to receive the budget message.
A copy of the budget document
may be inspected or obtained on
or after March 8, 2000 at 2 Ma
rine Drive, Boardman, OR, be
tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and
5:00 P.M.
This is a public meeting where
deliberation of the Budget Com
mittee will take place. Listed be
low is the time and place of an
additional Budget Committee
meeting that will be held to take
public comment. Any person amy
appear at this meeting and discuss
the proposed programs with the
Budget Committee.
Date: April 12,2000 Time: 3:30
P.M. Location: 2 Marine Drive,
Boardman, OR
Published: February 23 and
March 1,2000_______________
The Colt program will purchase
new hoops that hang lower and
other equipment to help us con
tinue to build and improve our bas
ketball program. Our focus is to
teach and develop sound funda
mentals in basketball, sportsman
ship and team work. Thank you
again for your hard work and sup
port.
Chuck, John and George
____________________ 2-23-lp
The lone K-3 teachers and stu
dents would like to say a great big
thank you to the many people who
donated to our fund raising
project. We are excited about our
trip to see the Alice in Wonder
land performance. You were very
generous.
lone K-3 Teachers & Students
____________________ 2-23-lc
A big thank you to all the girls
on the seventh grade basketball
team: Madison Bailey, Emily
Bergstrom, Chelsea Britt, Blair
Keithley, Linsey Mitchell, Liz
Orwick, Shanna Rietmann, Kelly
Straley, Jessica Wainwright, Terra
Wilson (tournament champions)
for such a fun basketball season.
You’re a great bunch of young
ladies.
A big thank you to all your par
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ents, family and friends for the
MORROW COUNTY COURT support of your team. Thank you
Public notice is hereby given Cara Kennedy and Rita
that the Morrow County Court will Bergstrom for your help as statis
hold a public hearing on Wednes ticians. Thank you to my daugh
day, March 1,2000 at 10:00 a.m. ter Kristen and son Matthew for
at the Morrow County Court your help as managers o f the
house, 100 Court Street, Heppner, team. Thank you to the sixth and
seventh grade boys and eighth
Oregon.
grade
girls for scrimmaging us, to
The purpose of the meeting is
to hear public comment upon the help make us a better team.
proposed vacation of an easement Thank you Ron Brisbois for all of
along the South 45 feet of parcel your help and support in coach
1 and parcel 2 of Partition Plat ing. Thank you Adam, Darren,
1999, East of Rand Road (formerly Lane and Sloan for videotaping.
23rd Street), Irrigon, Ore-gon, Thank you Miss Strange for put
pursuant to ORS Chapter 368.326 ting up with all the basketball
through 368.426. The Planning teams that invade your gym
Department may be contacted at space. Thank you once again Mr.
(541) 922-4624 for more detailed Conklin for you assistance. Thank
you to Myma, my wife, and my
information.
All interested parties are wel family who sacrifice their time
come to attend. Upon request, with me to allow me to coach.
accommodations will be made at And thank you to anybody else J,
the meeting to facilitate persons forgot to mention. Thank youthf
with physical impairments or dis my best friend, my Lord and Sav-i
abilities. Please call 676-5620 at ior, Jesus Christ.
least 48 hours prior to the meet
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at home. To all of you who helped farm help wanted, experience
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Thank you, Colt basketball Department for Bank of East
players for your efforts in our ern Oregon. Hours 8:30-5:00
magazine sales. Thank you to all Monday through Friday. Duties
who supported the Colt players in will include preparing loan docu
this fund raiser. We were able to ments, disbursing funds, compil
raise just over $1,800. Our top ing files, typing, filing and answer
salesman, Luke Young, and our ing the phone. Qualifications:
top saleswoman, Megan Orr, will knowledge of Windows-based
each receive a new pair o f tennis programs with understanding of
shoes. All Colt players gave great Word and Excel, good typing skills
effort in selling subscriptions and and 10-key. Benefit package and
gathering donations; each player salary DOE/DOQ. EOE. Appli
received a new basketball and cations available at the Heppner
some were able to cam a Mus Branch.
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