School board members' residency challenged
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The Morrow County
School Board has received a
complaint that board members
Barney Lindsay and Keith Lewis
do not reside in the zones from
w hich they were elected
Board
Chair
Gary
Frederickson said at the regular
board meeting Monday night that
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description page 2
Dan Metz new
scoutmaster
someone contacted him alleging
that Lindsay does not actually
reside at his claimed residence in
/o n e 6. but rather Zone 2, and
that Lewis, 440 Terrace Drive.
Heppner. actually lives a block
outside Zone 4. in Zone 6.
"It's a real serious thing,
because if we are out of
com pliance we've got to get it
handled." said Frederickson.The
concern among the board was
that prior voting may be
contested.
Lindsay said that he has
m aintained his residency at
Feedlot Road, which is in Zone 6
since he returned to Morrow
County after college. He said his
official residency had been
investigated before and the issue
had been resolved. He said his
family owns property on both
sides o f Bombin Range Road,
which divides the two zones.
"People are telling me
you don't live there." said
Frederickson. "No, 1 do live
there." countered Lindsay.
While
Lindsay
and
Lewis had butted heads with the
majority o f the board previously
over staffing cuts, and boycotted
an executive session because
they claimed the board met
illegally over land purchase
issues, Frederickson maintained
that the issue was "not a personal
issue at all."
John Witty, a lawyer
employed by the ESD and
representing the district, was
present at the meeting and said
several criteria could be used to
establish
legal
residency,
including addresses listed in the
phone book. Lindsay's address is
listed in the current phone book
as 68062 Lindsay Road, rather
than as the
Feedlot Road
address. However, that criteria
may not make the test, suggested
Lindsay.
as board member
Dwayne Carroll is listed in the
phone book as having a
Hermiston
address
and
a
Hermiston phone number, while
his home actually lies inside
Morrow County.
The board scheduled a
special meeting on Wednesday.
June 6, at 7 p.m. to resolve the
issue.
Water project gets underway
Dan Metz
By Debbie Harper
VOL 120
NO. 20
12 Pages
Wednesday, May 16,2001
Dan Metz is the new scoutmaster
o f Heppner Boy Scout Troop 661.
Metz has a long scouting history.
He started as a Cub Scout,
progressed through Webelos and
reached the rank of Life Scout with
his troop in Cottage Grove. He w as
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
also voted into the Order o f the
Arrow as a Boy Scout. Metz has
been an assistant Scoutmaster but
this is his first time as Scoutmaster.
"I would like to see Troop 661
agreement;
- approval o f proposed changes become a strong and active troop
to fees in the Public Works in our community," he said.
Department: airport hangar rent,
Typical Boy Scout activities will
m ap-size copy charges, transfer be campouts. hiking trips, summer
station fees and rural addressing camp, participation in community
events and service projects. Older
fees;
- approval o f a contract, a scouts will have opportunities to
continuation o f an existing grant, do more advance things such as nver
with the Oregon Health Sciences rafting, rock climbing and mountain
University for a program for children climbing.
The troop is holding an
with special health needs;
- approval o f a Behavioral Health organizational meeting on Sunday,
May 20, at 6 p.m.. upstairs at the
contract with Linda Albrecht;
- correction o f a quitclaim deed; Heppner Elks Club. Any boys from
- approval o f a deed with Arnold ages 11 through 17 are invited to
bring their parents, meet Dan and
and M ane Phipps;
- signing o f an order to rescind
learn more about Boy Scouting
the 1981 closure o f a portion of
Troop 661 is also seeking adult
volunteers to serve in such positions
Eastregaard Vej;
- annexation of territory into the
as Assistant Scoutmaster, committee
Heppner Rural Fire Protection
member and merit badge counselor.
District;
M etz works for the Oregon
- approval o f an addendum with
Department o f Transportation. He
transferred to Heppner last July from
Tim Holt to add clinical director
Brothers. His w ife Melissa works
services;
- ag cement to check the deed
at the Artisan Village in Heppner.
terms for the library/museum
They are expecting their first child
in January.
building;
- approval o f a request that the
Oregon Youth Authority increase
the num ber o f beds allotted to
Morrow County.
Court holds hearing on R F P D annexation
By Doris Brosnan
The Morrow County Court
meeting on May 2 was extremely
brief because the com m issioners
spent most o f the day at a meeting.
The court opened with a public
hearing to consider petitions to
annex territory into the Heppner
Rural Fire Protection District. No
one appeared for comment and the
court noted that all the affected
landowners were petitioners. County
Assessor Greg Sweek indicated on
a map the affected territory. The
court approved the annexation.
The court reviewed and approved
an assessment and taxation grant
application to the Department of
Revenue, noting that the grant
dollars are down about $23.000 from
last year. They approved an
interfund loan from the General
Fund to the Domestic Violence
Fund, to be repaid before the end
o f the 2000-2001 fiscal year. The
C ourt also approved a grant
agreem ent between the Oregon
Youth Conserv ation Corps and the
Com m ission on Children and
Families. A bnef discussion focused
on the Special Transportation
program and the RSVP program,
to be continued.
At the May 9 m eeting o f the
Com missioners, Jerry Healy,
Manager of Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, and Planning Director
Tamra Mabbott discussed with the
Court an application for an easement
to construct a gas pipeline, fiber
optic cable and waterline. Healy
explained the purpose for each line
and the reasoning behind combining
the three into one ditch. Hanlon
reviewed term s o f the County's
easem ent, noting the need for
authorization from landowners who
acquired land from the Union Pacific
Railroad, unless the County is the
installer. After more discussion,
the Court authorized Columbia
Basin Electric to apply for a
conditional use permit.
Mabbot also presented a changed
draft agreement between the County
and DEQ for the environmental
specialist, noting that she has
questions for the DEQ's contract
officer Mabbott and Hanlon will
com pile a list o f questions for a
meeting that Judge Terry Tallman
will set up with the Court and the
officer. The Court also reviewed
a letter from the DEQ regarding
the State Attorney C Jeneral's opinion
on enforcement of the ( ounty's toxic
waste ordinance.
County counsel Bill Hanlon and
the court continued discussion of
the Norman Ruhl Pit Hanlon
reviewed the history o f the pit
agreement and reported the status
o f attem pts to establish a new
contract. Hanlon agreed to set up
a meeting with the owners and the
county.
Hanlon reported that some
Morrow County residents have
petitioned for inclusion into the Pilot
Rock
Fire
District
and
Com m issioner Dan Brosnan
requested the Assessor's Office to
check m aps and descriptions to
assure that those who do not want
to be included in the petition are
not.
Hanlon informed the Court of
a letter received from the Lexington
Fire District regarding the possible
extension o f fire protection sen ices
near Lexington. Judge Tallman
noted that referenced county
property is Act-of-Congress land,
but he will ask about the property
on which the road office is located
and about the airport property. A
brief discussion also ensued about
procedures for the sale o f Act-of-
Congress
parcels,
lot-line
adjustm ents and recording fees.
Hanlon commented on the CSEPP
exercise o f the previous day and
members o f the Court agreed that
a decisive com m and structure is
imperative.
The court observed that some
local forest-education programs may
be eligible for funding through
Senate Bill 1608. C om m issioner
Brosnan has contacted the
Superintendent o f Schools and the
Director of the OSU Extension about
this opportunity. The court briefly
discussed the Oregon Garden project
and agreed to support it.
Public W orks Director Burke
O'Brien reported the following: The
crew crack sealed, prepared for
paving, did punch-list work and
shoulder work and fog sealed on
the Columbia Avenue project. They
repaired washout damage on McNab
and Bunker Hill and finished road
grading on U pper Little Butter
Creek, French Road, Blake Ranch
Road, Nichols Road and Nolan I .ane
They are now blading and working
on the clearing o f brush and old
stum ps at C utsforth park. To
conserve power, they have installed
timers in the Lexington truck shed.
O'Brien discussed with the court
the question o f paving five
approaches into
Buchanan's
development. Authorized to pave,
O’Brien will contact property owners
to request they move fences to their
property lines.
The result, O'Brien reported, of
a bum of small piles o f brush at the
transfer site without first notifying
DEQ, will be a letter o f non-
com pliance from DEQ. He has
written DEQ a notice that he will
no longer allow bum s at the site,
and he said that brush will, instead,
be placed in the dumpsters.
Commissioner Brosnan noted that
yard waste is accepted at the mill
site for incineration.
Other actions o f the court:
- approval of the request for the
Columbia Plateau Stage Race route;
- approval of a contract with Jane
Richards as volunteer host at Anson
Wright Park and with Judy Horton
for the same at Cutsforth Park;
- approval o f the W ilkinson
Skinner Creek quarry renewal
A SI.2 million water project got underway this week in lone.
The project was funded through a USDA Rural I tilities Service grant
and loan with interim loan financing by the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
According to city of lone Maintenance Supervisor Dan Anderson
(pictured above) the project will entail installing new water lines
which will loop into the existing system and traverse across the field
(above right) to the well housing. A new reservoir will go on the hill
overlooking the city.
Heppner High School crowns prom court
Clinics seek
reading material
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
and Im gon Medical Clinic are
seeking current m agazines and
other
appropriate
reading
material for their waiting rooms.
The staff encourages
people to bring magazines not
older than April 2001 to the
clinic. They ask that people
remove the address labels from
the magazines.
School bond
passes
The Morrow County
School District Bond Levy,
which will provide funds to build
elementary schools in Boardman
and Im gon and improvements
and maintenance projects for all
schools in the district, passed
1387 to 1133 Tuesday.
According to results
released by Morrow County
The Heppner High School prom court was crowned at the dance held Saturday, May 5. at the HHS
Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth. the cafeteria. The prom theme was "Save the Last Dance."Court members are as follows (left to right): Back-King
county precinct breakdown is as Craig Scott. Prince Ryan Mattcson. Prince Justin Mood. Prince Scott VanWinkle; Front-Queen Krista Adams.
follows: #1 North Boardman-58 Princess San Juanita Flgue/ahal. Princess Sarah Eckman. Princess Marissa McC abe.
yes. 80 no; #2 South Boardman-
172 yes, 154 no; #3 Hardman-9
yes, 11 no; #4 Ione-248 yes. 98
no; #5 North Irrigon-218 yes.
148 no; #6 South Im gon-230
yes, 150 no; #7 Lexington-107
yes, 114 no; #8 Northeast
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iUtills
Heppner-87 yes. 111 no; #9
Northwest Heppncr-83 yes. 111
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no; #10 Southeast Heppner-73
yes, 81 no; #11 Southwest
Heppner-102 yes. 75 no
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