Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 17, 2001 - THREE
County Court discusses RV park ordinance
By Doris Brosnan
To continue the Morrow County
Court's discussion o f the RV Park
ordinance on October 10, planning
director Tamra Mabbott and planning
com m ission m em bers M arvin
Padberg and Joel Peterson offered
input. M abbott explained som e
differences in inform ation now
available from further research and
different from that originally
provided the planning commission.
County counsel Bill Hanlon
explained his interpretation o f the
state code and Padberg explained
the planning com m ission's desire
to accommodate seasonal m igrant
workers and construction workers.
The group agreed on the need
for certain restrictions for the use
o f the parks, no matter the length
o f time allowed for a stay, and cited
problem s that have developed in
some parks. They also agreed on
the need to consider the greater
public interest in the issue.
With some concern over the code
enforcem ent aspect, the court
approved by a vote o f two to one
to allow 51 weeks out o f 52 for the
parking o f trailers in private RV
parks. Hanlon noted that the county
can keep the 14-day limit on RV
parking in county parks.
Port o f M orrow Com missioner
Dan Creamer and port director o f
economic developm ent Lisa
M ittlesdorf requested a statement
. o f support from the court for a port
resolution. M ittlesdorf outlined the
chronology o f events surrounding
the port's efforts toward acquisition
of state-owned property now for sale.
The port's resolution, Mittlesdorf
explained, asks the state to follow
the statutory process for the sale o f
surplus property, referring to ORS
270.100. She acknowledged that
the port is interested in a 2000-acre
parcel included in the sale property
and reported that the price asked
for the parcel has changed but
remains out o f line with the value
o f the property. Creamer added that
he does not think the state's position
is in the best interests of the Morrow
C ounty citizens.
County commissioners addressed
the water rights agreement previously
reached with environmental groups;
the possibility o f the state's splitting
out the parcel the port is interested
in; the use-value o f the property to
the entity recognized by the state
in the bidding process; and the
handling o f the sale by the state,
which casts a different light on the
original plans for the land that the
court and the port agreed to support.
After a lengthy discussion, the
court agreed to sign a resolution in
support o f the Port o f Morrow's
request to ask the state to follow the
statutory process for disposal o f
surplus property.
R epresentatives o f SCM, the
com pany contracted for the
permitting at the chemical depot,
went over a draft of their technical
review report. Discussion focused
on definitions o f "waste" and
"product," on J block, on monitors,
and on some clanfications to be made
in the report. Also requested by the
court was a copy o f the scope of work
and tim e line for the project.
A representative o f the Offutt
Farms, W ayne Downey, outlined
the business's plans in Morrow
County and discussed investments
made by the com pany, including
dairy
im provem ents
and
infrastructure. The digester, reported
in the media, is part o f their plans
and will provide electricity and a
soil additive. A wind farm is being
worked on; the com pany is
discussing a b eef project; a dock
facility, a circle tram and food
processing are also included in the
plans; and the company is looking
at light industrial and retail plans.
In response to questions from
Hanlon, Downey reported that the
digester will eliminate 95 percent
o f the odor from the dairies.
Downey explained that the
com pany's m ission statement is
committed to agriculture, and he
voiced concern over an element of
mistrust about Offutt's enterprises.
The commissioners explained their
reaction to the state's handling of
the land sale process and not
communicating with the county, and
Downey agreed that, though the
process was correct, the port and
the county were not involved soon
enough.
The court and Hanlon discussed
the solid waste ordinance, with
Hanlon recommending a rewrite by
a consultant. Also discussed were
the Ross Island waste, digester waste,
hog fuel from Kinzua and the Green
franchise. It was decided that
M abbott, who voiced interest in
combining solid waste, hazardous
waste and toxic waste in the same
ordinance, will inquire about model
ordinances. Hanlon will search for
information on consultants. The court
will get information to Hanlon about
the sources o f waste so that he can
offer a recom m endation.
Justice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray talked briefly with the court
about its request that she change
the Justice Court banking and
accounting practices. Gray had
questions for the court, and the
commissioners offered observations
of how the new system should prove
an asset to her. Gray agreed to talk
to the accounting department.
Assistant public works director
Bob N aim s reported to the court
that the crew had been sweeping
and fog sealing on Little Buttercreek
and Big Buttercreek roads and
Frontage Road, with plans for the
Lexington Shop and the transfer
station areas; the crew has started
paint striping for Gilliam County;
has been doing traffic counts on lone-
Gooseberry, Halvorsen, Brenner
Canyon and Liberty School roads.
Naims presented a list of expenses
Christian Life Center to host speaker
Reverend
John
Marvin,
Assemblies o f God missionary to
Antigua and Barbuda, will be the
featured guest speaker at the
Christian Life Center, 535 W.
Morgan Street, Heppner, on Sunday,
Oct. 21, at 10:30 a m., according
to Reverend Tim VanCleave, pastor.
The public is invited to attend
the Marvins' missions presentation.
John and Sarah Marvin are first
Assemblies o f God missionaries to
Antigua and Barbuda in the
Caribbean. The two islands lie
several hundred miles east of Puerto
Rico among the other island nations
of the Lesser Antilles. The population
o f 67,000 includes about 3.000
refugees who fled the island of
Montserrat during a volcanic eruption'
in 1995.
"We have mainly ministered on
Antigua," says John Marvin, "but
have been to numerous islands across
the Caribbean as well. Our district
includes Antigua, Barbuda and St.
Kitts with a total o f 16 churches,
13 o f which are on Antigua."
During their last ministry term,
the M arvins helped plant two
churches on Antigua. They were
also active in evangelistic crusades
and youth and children's ministry.
"We helped organize an island-wide
crusade in which more than 2,500
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island."
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local witchcraft practices with the
truth of the gospel. Above all, they
see a need for a genuine relationship
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- approval o f the plat map for the
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and reported on the revenues earned
at Cutsforth and Anson Wright parks
the previous week. He invited the
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