Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - SEVEN
Les Schwab pledges $ la point for games
Questions answered on library-city hall project
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Pictured with new Les Schwab pledge board are: (left to right) Les Schwab assistant manager Jeff
Shank. Heppner High School Principal Dick Allen. Les Schwab manager Glen Bridgmon and Kathy
Carlson who organized the project.
Les Schwab o f Heppner
has pledged to donate SI for each
point scored by Heppner High
School varsity girls' and boys'
basketball team s during home
games.
The running totals will
be posted on a board which will
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JV Cards defeat Cougar JVs
Thejunior varsity Cardinal team
followed in the varsity team's
footsteps, defeating the Cougarjumor
varsity team in two games, 15-9,
15-12, on Tuesday, October 23.
M egan M cCabe served seven
consecutive points in the first game,
allowing the Cardinals to lead the
Cougars, 7-0.
Megan McCabe led the team with
a perfect service game, nine points
scored, four aces, one kill, one hit
and four set assists. Emily Key scored
four points, one ace, accepted two
serves and delivered four set assists.
Barbara Holland scored four points
and received two serves. Kim Moms
scored three points, accepted three
serves, and delivered one kill.
Sara Peck scored three points,
two aces, four passes, one kill and
be installed at the HHS gym.
"W e're excited to help
the kids," said Les Schwab
m anager Glen Bridgmon.
By the City of Heppner
blocked one hit. Tracy Gnffith scored
two points, accepted three serves,
delivered two hits, made one save
and blocked one hit. Macarena
Esposito served 100 percent, scored
one point, m ade two passes and
saved one ball.
Caitlin Orem served a flawless
gam e, generated one point, two
passes, three hits, three kills and
delivered four set assists. Jamie
VandenBnnk served 100 percent,
scored one point, produced one hit
and one pass. Missy Baker delivered
eight passes and made two saves.
Coach Cathy McCabe
commended Amanda Emery for her
hustle and strong play during the
match. "Amanda did a nice job of
covering her hitters and delivered
two hits for her team."
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Our mission is to provide prompt and
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(Editor's note: the following
information concerning the proposed
Heppner city hall/library building
has been supplied by a panel o f six
citizens formed to oversee questions
and answers regarding the proposed
city hall / library project. The panel
consists o f Judy Buschke, Patti
Prock. Gwen Healy, Marsha Sweek,
Bill Kuhn and C'yde Estes. Their
objective is to identify the proper
person to answer each question and
to see that the answers are presented
in an unbiased manner. Questions
may be sent, anonymously, to
Heppner City Hall, P.O. Box 756,
Heppner or e-mail them directly
to Cyde Estes at cydoa centurytel .net.
Names will be kept confidential,
if desired, or can be printed with
the question. The questions will not
be edited.)
1. Is it true that Hayden Family
Dentistry group expressed an interest
in purchasing the property and was
discouraged by city officials from
purchasing? If true please explain
why city officials would deny an
opportunity to increase needed tax
revenue?
Answer: Hayden Family Dentistry
did inquire into purchasing the lot.
The city• did not discourage them
but rather informed them that the
city had intended to use the site fo r
a new city hall. They were asked
to make an offer fo r consideration
o f city council, and no offer was
submitted. -Heppner City Manager
2) The same article suggested
that the new city hall would provide
space for conferences, weddings,
meetings, etc. Isn’t there sufficient
capacity for these same type events
available right across the street at
the Elks Lodge?
Answer Having more spacefor
conferences, weddings and meetings
is not the reason to build the
building. It is an additional amenity
that would result fro m the project.
-Heppner City M anager
Patti Prock researched the
availability o f conference and
meeting space and presented these
results. Some o f the fa cilities are
offered to the com m unity at no
charge. The Bank o f Eastern Oregon
has a conference room. Columbia
Basin has a conference room, the
Elks Club has two large rooms with
kitchen facilities, the Morrow County
Fair Annex has the hall and kitchen
facilities. St. Patrick s Senior Center
has a hall and kitchen facilities. All
o f the churches in Heppner (seven)
offer a meeting area with kitchen
facilities.
3. Is the city revenue down with
all the houses that are for sale in the
city and at least 200 less people since
the mill went down?
Answer: Revenue is projected
to be up slightly in the general fund
this year due to increased property
values. Water and sewer revenue
show a slight decline due, we believe,
to increased vacancies.
Although there has been a definite
loss o f population since the mill
closure, much o f the loss as shown
on the 2000 census, is due to
counting methods From 1990 to
2000, Portland State University
estimated population fo r cities in
Oregon. These estimates were based
on estimates o f housing starts and
other methods. Their estimates fo r
H eppner showed a steady slow
increase in population from 1990
to 2000. The estimate from Portland
State in 2000 showed a population
o f 1.510. The 2000 Census showed
a population o f 1.395 The 2000
Census is an actual count o f persons,
while the Portland State fig u re is
an estimate. -Heppner City Manager
4. At the city council meeting
We have always made an effort to have
qualified service people available and on call.
the manager said there were no new structure -Heppner City Manager
projects on the horizon. What about
Judy Buschke also researched
the 5.9 m illion water project?
the answer to this question fo r the
Answer:
Bill Kuhn, when current library space. She
addressing the city council on interviewed Larry Mills, who is a
Septem ber 10. stated "The city Museum Board member Mills
apparently has no other projects responded that the Museum Board
to increase bonded indebtedness. has told the county court that they
This is not to say that they will not would be interested in occupy ing
lock at any. but right now there is the library portion o f the building
nothing on the books ” While this if it should become vacant Mills
statement is true, it may be somewhat also said that there are other f actors
misleading The city has fo r some to consider, one o f which us the lack
time been working on the master o f handicapped entrance and that
plan fo r the water system This is they would have to have an
an ongoing planning activity and additional volunteer due to the lay out
has not been completed. The o f the building The bottom line is
anticipated cost fo r improvements that they could certainly make use
to the water system to repair and o f the vacated space.
rehabilitate the system, and to build
Judy also interview ed Andrea
new facilities to accommodate Denton, personnel director fo r
growth to a population o f 2000, is Morrow County Denton said that
$5.9 million. The master plan the museum board has not submitted
document was presented to council any proposal to the county court
in a work session held October 18 at thus time The deeds seem to imply
The document has not been formally the museum would be the only one
accepted or adopted by council at able to occupy this space i f the
this time. -Heppner City Manager library moves out.
5) I have been told that there is
7)
Can you briefly explain how
a good possibility that two new the city justified the purchase of the
industries may move into the port's Shear Property for this project, when
industrial park at the Kinzua site. they don't have the funds secured
Can you address why the city is not for the project?
waiting on this project for better
Answer: During the planning
economic times?
stage, the architect identified the
Answer: M any people and Shear property as a potential site
agencies are working very hard to fo r parking fo r the new building
locate industry in the South Morrow The Shears w ere w illing sellers and
Industrial Park. Locating industry hud agreed to sell the property to
in the form er mill site will not be the city. The Shears had received
an easy task. I believe that we need other off ers on the property and the
to continue to invest in our city needed to act promptly or loose
community in order to help attract the window o f opportunity to
new industry, business, and purchase the property. -Heppner
residents. By moving ahead with City Manager
this project we will be telling the
rest o f the world that we are here
to stay and we will be able to meet
the needs o f community now and
in the future. -Heppner City Manager
Gwen Healy also researched the
answer to the question. She spoke
with Jerry Healy. a port
The Morrow County Road
commissioner, who stated that as Department will reconstruct
o f this time there were no immediate approximately 3.1 miles of Valby
prospects. The port did have two Road, from the Valby Lutheran
companies actively looking at the Church north to the junction of Valby
site, but has not heard fro m them Road and Barlow Canyon Road.
since Septem ber 11.
Construction
will
begin
6) I have heard the comments approximately Nov. 5 and will
that we need this project to promote continue until approximately Jan.
economic development. That without 18. 2002.
it businesses wanting to locate here
The Morrow County Road
will not view us as progressive. I Department will start preliminary
am not sure that vacating two work the week ofNov. 5-8 between
buildings to occupy one is good for 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Road work will
economic development either. Can begin Tuesday, Nov. 13, and will
you address what use the old library continue Monday through Thursday,
and city hall would have, if any? from 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. until
Answer: The ultimate use o f the W ednesday, Nov. 21. Beginning
existing city hall building should Monday, Nov. 26, road work will
the proposed project move forward continue Monday through Friday,
has not been determ ined The from 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. until
Heppner Fire Department has approximately Jan. 18, depending
expressed interest in occupying the on weather and other unforeseen
building should it become available circumstances.
I would expect that the Fire
For information regarding the
Department would be given first Valby Road work, contact Morrow
consideration fo r the use o f the County Public Works at 989-9500.
Valby road to be
under
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