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City says ‘no’ to ownership of three county roads Il(llI II 111,1111111111, Il,I,,, 11 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Librar) University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Heppner city council heard concerns about safety of Spruce Lane m VOL. 125 NO. 7 10 Pages Wednesday, February 1 5 ,2 0 0 6 % Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Groundbreaking for new Boardman six classroom addition imminent M orrow C ounty School D istrict S u p erin ten d en t M ark Burrows told the board, at their regular meeting at Sam B oardm an E lem entary School Monday night, that g ro u n d b reak in g for the proposed six -classro o m addition to Windy River E lem en tary School in Boardman will occur just as soon as the district is able to obtain building permits for the project. District Assistant Superintendent Wade Smith said that the estimated cost for the project is down to $695,895 from $725,000. Burrows also told the board that the issues between the district and the city of Irrigon concerning the sewer system hookup for the district’s new Professional T echnical E ducation b u ild in g in Irrigon and Irrigon Elementary School has been resolved. Burrows said that the city of Irrigon and the district agreed on a $27,938 fee for the hookup, a much lower figure than the initial $60,000 estim ate. Burrows said that the new building is now ready for a “walk through.” The PTE building w ill include a shop, classroom for shop and ag classes, a weight room and a multipurpose room. Borrows also told the board that the district plans to offer advanced placement classes through Blue Mountain Community College at the school district office in Lexington on Friday m ornings. He said the district will run buses to transport students to the program. The classes are open to any student with a teacher's recommendation. B u rro w s said that t h e d is tric t also plans to offer t h e p ro g ra m t o s tu d e n ts in the lone School D is tric t also. The Ron Anthony d is tric t will send inform ation to students and parents. Also at the meeting, Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School Principal Ron Anthony was recognized for being named principal of the year by the O regon M iddle L evels Association. Anthony, who was nominated by a staff member, will receive his award at a presentation in Newport on March 10. In other business, the board: -postponed action on numerous policy changes until a work session planned for 6 p.m., prior to the next board m eeting M onday, M arch 13, at the district office. -d iscu ssed the upcoming Bridges Project com m unity m eetings designed to garner input from the public as to how the district is doing in educating children, what the district is doing well and suggestions for improvement. The first m eeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Heppner Elementary School library. The d istric t is seeking information from a broad spectrum including parents, educators, business people, com m unity members and students. A Boardman area Safety and water runoff issues voiced about road leading up to the High School in Heppner m eeting is scheduled for the m eeting, the council Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. The city of Heppner because he “wasn’t at any of heard from two log truck decided Monday not to take the meetings.” continued page two drivers in town, Gary Ball Spruce Lane, leading over ow nership o f three and James Rollis. who asked Grace announces county roads outside the up to the high school, was to be excused from a city the road most discussed by limits. ord in an ce that p ro h ib its he won’t run for Heppner M city orrow C ounty the council Monday. Dick large trucks from driving on officials had told the city Sargent, who lives at the re sid en tial street'- The re-election bottom o f Spruce Lane, M orrow C ounty council last month that a attended the public hearing council agreed to consider Commissioner Ray Grace verbal agreement between and told the council he is changing the ordinance to has announced that he will the former city manger and worried an accident is going allow trucks on residential then mayor Bob Jepsen had streets. not run for re-election. (See committed the city to taking to happen there. “I have been parking letters to the editor.) Grace He related a story of ow nership o f portions of my truck in front o f my has served as Commissioner Riverside. Fuller Canyon and watching a school bus slide house for 31 years.” Rollis since 2002. all o f Spruce Lane. down the hill on an icy day. said. “The school (grade “The road is not w ide school near his hom e) Burns to run for Subsequently the city voted enough,” he told the council. to hold a public hearing on furnace makes more noise Commissioner assuming ownership of the “There is no safety with the than my truck.” guard rail. A bus came back Loyal Burns, Jr., of streets. “We are just trying to down there backwards one County Judge Terry lo n e, has filed for the make a living," Ball told the and Road time. It scared me to death council. position of Morrow County T allm an Commissioner Position #2, D epartm ent boss Burke when that happened.” The issue came to Sargent said the said Morrow County Clerk O ’B rien cam e to last the council because o f a Bobbi Childers. The primary month’s council meeting and asphalt on Spruce Lane is complaint from a neighbor. said th ere was a verbal wasting away and there is a will be held May 16. The co u n cil also agreement for the city to water problem coming down d iscu ssed the to u g h e r take over these roads in the hill. A culvert at the top enforcement of traffic laws Heppner teams ex ch an g e for w ork the of the hill that had diverted now going on in the city. head to district county did on R iverside water across the road and M ore m oving v eh icle T he H eppner during the city's recent water down the opposite hill has citations such as running been intentionally plugged Mustang varsity boys and renovation project. stop signs have been issued girls will be playing in the Monday night both up and the water is running recently and some residents district tournament held in Jerry Breazeale, former city down the side of Spruce have complained. Pendleton, Friday, Feb. 17. a d m in istra to r, and Bob Lane cau sin g ero sio n "I am glad there is a Both teams placed fifth in the Jep sen , fo rm er M ayor, problems, he said. step up in activity," said City Attorney Anne Columbia Basin Conference. attended the council meeting co u n cil m em ber G lenn Spicer told the council that The girls will play at 6 p.m. and said they did not recall Baker, who has been pushing and the boys will play at 7:30 any such agreement. Jepsen Spruce Lane is “ scary "; for stricter enforcem ent. p.m. If they win. they will said he did not attend any of saying she herself has slid Baker wrote a letter to the play the following day, with the m eetings w ere the down the road. G a ze tte -T im es several A fter m uch the girls at I p.m. and the agreement was suppose to w eeks ago p o in tin g out boys at 2:30 p.m. have taken place, and discussion counci I member d an g ero u s d riv in g in Breazeale said that he had George Koffler offered a residential streets around lone teams head not agreed the city should com prom ise and made a Heppner. take ownership of all three motion for the city to accept In other business, the to district ownership of the three roads streets in exchange for the council accepted a bill for The lone Cardinals with a deed restriction for county's work on Riverside. $8,(XX) to repair the roof .it varsity boys and girls will be the county to do all City council member the St. P a tric k ’s S en io r p lay in g in the Big Sky maintenance over $2,500. Glenn Baker asked the two: Center. The bid was lower C o n feren ce d istric t “Did either of you indicate That motion went down with than the city had expected tournament held in Umatilla. a 2-4 no vote. The council Thursday, Feb. 16. The girls the city’s intention to take on then voted 4-2 in favor of and much lower that two o th e r bids w hich w ere will play at 3 p.m. and the these roads.” Breazeale said d eclin in g to accep t boys will play at 4:30 p.m. he had agreed only to some ow nership of the roads from received. maintenance duties and that The co u n cil also the city take over ownership the county. heard that there are now live “There has always o f R iv ersid e if it w ere v a can cies at the S en io r been that question. Did we brought up to city standards. 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