County Court hears report on trails
By Doris Brosnan
At the August 8 meeting of the
Morrow County Commissioners,
Morrow County Public Works
Office specialist Karen W olff
explained that the State Parks
Department provides funding for
creation of ATV trails for parks,
as well as for related education.
enforcement, safety, operations,
and maintenance.
According to Wolff, the public
works department sees an
opportunity to use some currently
little-used roads - with potential
for 72 miles of looping trails - and
to provide economic development
through tourism. W olff detailed
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some o f the potential the public
works office staff sees in the project
and said that they are currently
attempting to determine public
support. She noted that there could
be closures for fire and hunting
seasons, that landowners would still
have access to their properties and
that the trails would not be closed
to the public. She plans to address
local organizations, requesting
letters of support, and a booth at
' the county fair will provide a vehicle
for public comments. The
commissioners shared W olff s
enthusiasm, noting the long-term
benefits and the fit with the race
track facility planned in the north
county.
W olff also reported the closure
on campfires in the county parks.
Morrow County Children and
Families director Barbara Hayes
presented to the court the amended
Juvenile Crime Prevention Plan and
reported the return to the state of
some unspent monies. The plan had
to be amended because of changes
in the budget format and in the
outcomes. It identifies the after
school program and the wraparound
services with the Safety Net Program
and targets reductions in juvenile
crime arrests and recidivism. Hayes
also presented charts o f some
programs' outcomes. The court
approved the updated plan.
County Assessor Greg Sweek
shared a concern that proper backup
of the computer systems be
complete. He also noted the need
for more than one ESD staff
member's knowledge of the county
system. Judge Terry Tallman
volunteered to speak to the head
o f ESD about Sweek's concerns.
The commissioners and Sweek also
discussed the need to convert some
files from the old system.
Commissioner Dan Brosnan
brought to the Court's attention the
decision of the planning commission
not to require a remonstrance
agreement with the Port of Morrow ,
based on the port manager's
assurance that the port would build
a 3000-feet extension of the road
involved. Brosnan's concern lay
in the decision's setting a precedent,
while requiring other developers
to sign a consent-to-participate
agreement. Commissioner John
Wenholz noted that the port's taking
over the roads at issue would be
in the best interest o f the county
but that the port should be held
accountable. Judge T erry Tallman
added that the court expects the
fullest extent o f cooperation that
the port indicated they would carry
out and Wenholz agreed with him
in not considering this decision a
precedent-setting decision.
Tallman recommended the court
review plans from the Morrow
County Fair Board for improvement
o f the boys' dormitory at the
fairgrounds. Fair Board member
Mark Jones explained that this
represents a two-year project
intended to replace the single-wide
mobile used as the dorm, which he
reported as unsafe, with no shower
facility and inadequate security.
The Fair Board proposes to remove
the old field house on the southeast
comer o f the football field and
replace it with a new building,
though they have not yet approached
the city of Heppner about the plan.
The site selection was limited by
the floodplain.
Jones presented diagrams of the
proposed building, which would
include storage for the high school,
the dorm area, restrooms and pay
showers. He reported that the Lions
Clubs o f Imgon and Heppner are
interested in helping with fund
raising. The court approved the Fair
Board's pursuit o f grant funding
and requested that they check with
the school district on ownership
of the present building and that they
keep the court informed.
Planning director Tamra Mabbott,
Emergency Management director
Casey Beard, and Bruce Schwann
o f SCM, the company that will
provide the environmental technical
support related to the chemical
depot, discussed with the Court the
status o f that contract. Mabbott
reported that as soon as the level
of funding is approved by the Army,
DEQ is prepared to sign the contract.
She then went over the prioritized
list o f tasks for the contracted
person, as the commissioners shared
some information about related
projects and asked questions about
the tasks.
Beard reported that the "surrogate
bum" is scheduled for June.
Schwann noted that the tests
reported in the new spaper are termed
as "commissioning," include testing
o f electrical, plumbing and
mechanical systems, and are an
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complexities of low-voltage wiring.
The court agreed with Mabbott
that as soon as this contract is
signed, they need to go back to DEQ
for funding for the next fiscal year,
which begins on October 1. The
court also appointed Brosnan to
sign the DEQ and SCM contracts
when they are ready.
Beard told the court that county
counsel Bill Hanlon advised him
that the court should complete a
"sole-source declaration" for
purchase of the 450 MHZ Radio
System. He also shared a
preliminary cost estimate for the
CSEPP loop microwave system,
money for which the state is to have
in the state budget. Brosnan
recommended meeting with the state
about the costs, which are "inching
up," and the state's expenses in
building up its system. Beard
observed that the county is insisting
that all funding is secured and
available, all property leased or
owned, and all permitting completed
before letting contracts for purchase
and installation. He will closely
monitor the contract and financing,
he said.
Beard also provided a purchase
plan for mobile and hand-held
monitors for area hospitals and fire
departments, for the monitoring of
chemical agents. The court
authorized the purchase, w ith state
budgeted funds, through Proengin
Incorporated, the only manufacturer
of these monitors.
Beard reported the need to replace
his vehicle this year. His will
become the monitonng unit for the
Boardman Fire Department. He
requested that the county purchase
a vehicle and lease it to the
Em ergency
Management
Department. Beard also reported
the cost o f upgrading his
department' saudiovisual equipment
and requested approval for the
upgrade. The court approved both
requests.
Beard reminded the court of the
ribbon-cutting ceremony at the
chemical depot on August 13,
though issues remain, including the
radio system, hazardous waste fees,
and secondary waste.
Beard ended his reports with the
"Fiscal Year 2002 CSEPP Work
Plan," explaining that reports are
completed on an annual and
quarterly basis.
Assistant public works director
Bob Naims reported that the crew
put some finishing touches on the
work at the fairgrounds, started
paving on Buttercreek at Pine City,
worked on alkali blowouts on
Strawberry, Juniper and Gneb roads;
completed paving on Rippee Road.
Other actions of the court
included the following;
- approval of replacing an Imgon
Justice Court printer;
- declaration o f a drought
emergency and approval of a letter
to be sent to the Governor;
- signing of the Flamingo Rose
Subdivision plat;
- correction and approval o f the
order to vacate a portion o f Sixth
Street West;
- approval of a permit to Qwest
for a line on West Oregon Lane and
permits to CenturyTel for a line
along Rippee Road and a line at
the junction of Pole Line and
Homestead;
- authorization for the emergency
management director to declare an
emergency in the event of any public
safety emergency in the absence
of all three commissioners;
- approval of an order canceling
personal property taxes for a
particular individual.
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