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City ponders bridge responsibility i 111 ■ ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1111, 1 ,1,11,1,, 111 Bessie W etzel I Newspaper Library I d versi ty of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 HEPPNER The Heppner City Council Monday discussed who is responsible for upkeep on this bridge across Willow Creek from Kirk street. when there were problems The Heppner city the bridge. (An example is last year with the garbage council Monday debated Cannon Street which has service, there was a local whether or not the city is several bridges across Shobe person who wanted to take responsible for maintenance to private property which are it over, but Wolff said he was of the Kirk Street Bridge, maintained by private told by several townspeople which runs across Willow property owners.) City Manger Dave to back off. Hermiston Creek near the old McBride DeMayo told the council Sanitary has expressed Body Shop. interest in taking over the If the Kirk St. runs on both that it could not be Heppner business, but Wolff sides of the creek then the determined where Kirk said he would like to see the city is probably responsible Street was actually located business stay local. "I don't for its upkeep. If the bridge w ithout a survey being done. want our cash flow going to runs from a public street to He also asked if the city had Hermiston.” private property then it most paid for repairs to the bridge The council voted to send likely is the responsibility of in the past, would this set “a strongly stated letter" and property owners to maintain precedent for acceptance of a copy of the ordinance, to responsibility of the bridge VOL. 125 NO. 50 8 Pages Wednesday, December 13,2006 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon by the city. The bridge is which Heppner Garbage access for what was a former then has 20 days to respond. In other business the dairy building, which is now council heard from local storage and a shop, and also the back yards of several contractor Dave Allstott and property owners. The Craig Gutierrez o f the council took no action, and Heppner Little, about the city manager agreed to problems they have run into study the situation more and in building a concessions stand at the little league field. report back. Heppner Little League In other action the was earlier this year aw arded council discussed its $10.000 in grants from the franchise agreement with Heppner Garbage Disposal. county Tippage Fee fund to DeMayo reported to the construct 2 concessions council the Heppner stands at the ball parks. Garbage, which provides Allstott and Gutierrez have pickup in the city and is in begun planning for the first year of a new four- construction of the stands year agreement, was six and ran into problems with months in arrears with the Hood way. It is no know payment to Finley Butte at this time if the structure where the garbage is has to be built up 1 ft above dumped, and is alsp late on base flood level, which its franchise fees with the would put it 2.5 feet above the ground, causing a city. DeMayo said he had problem for people to be refleatedly tried to contact able to use the concession David Green, owner of stand. Allstott asked the Heppner Garbage, about the council if they could help problems, but phone calls with the problem. Council have not been returned. "We said it was Federal owe it to him to call him on Emergency Management Community volunteers chopped wood to be donated to local families. From left to right are Brian Spivey, Charlie the carpet and tell him to get Agency which made the Grabeel, John Shepherd, Cameron Stinchfield, Dan Michael, and Lori Seitz. his act together.” DeMayo rules and was not the On Iuesday. December Ranger District along with jurisdiction of the city told the council. 5, Donald Moody, a timber community volunteers had Councilmember Glenn council or planning dept. sale purchaser of La Grande cut. split, delivered, and Baker said he would like to City Manager DeMayo said Firewood who is currently stacked wood for the chosen would help if he could. bleachers possible. The total find another garbage he Allstott working on a danger tree families. Workers processed said the buildings A dedication to cost for the bleachers was collection franchiser. "I removal project, donated a a total of 13 cords of wood. thank the supporters of the drop him in a are going to be made of truckload o f logs to the There were 35-40 new bleachers at the $56,000.All of the people would moment, but there are no cement blocks and be “very Heppner Neighborhood com m unity volunteers Heppner High School will well built”. Center. Janice Skaggs, who including members of the take place on Tuesday, Dec. involved will be individually alternatives (for garbage The council also talked runs the Neighborhood Heppner High School 19, during the Grant Union thanked by Principal Daye pickup),” he said. “If we about the financial problems Center, was contacted by W restling Team: Coach basketball game. The old Stone at the ceremony on can find a local person to do facing the St. Patrick's it I would be in favor of Cindi Doherty, a Forestry Brian Harmon, Dillon bleachers had become unsafe Tuesday night. Following doing Senior Center in Heppner. that,” he added. Service employee of the Lutcher, Tyler Robinson, for people attending the the ceremony there will be a Outgoing continued po^e 2 Heppner Ranger District, Tomas Elguezabal, and Matt games, especially for young reception with cookies and councilmember Tom Wolff about the donation of logs. Holland. Other volunteers children and elderly people. cake. The plan was to have were Tim Rankin, Lee MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in Heppner project to volunteers help chop the logs Farren, Patrick Collins, Jesse replace The the bleachers was and then deliver the wood to Boyd, Joyce Shepherd, and undertaken by Bob Kilkenny Happy Holidays from Green Feed and Seed! local families that might have Dick Sargent and Charlie who did all of the fund trouble collecting firewood Grabeel who helped supply raising for the project. His Store Hours through Dec. 23: Mon-Fri 8-5:30 / Sat 8-5 this season The trailers for transport. first call was to his son Pat Neighborhood Center chose The danger tree removal Kilkenny in San Diego, who Decem ber Specials: eight local families to be the project identifies trees that volunteered to pay for one- »ntan 13MWZ Wranglers: $19.95 itKniv« recipients of the firewood. could be possible hazards in half of the project. After that. Silver Allother The families were chosen the national forest. ► % O FF )%OF Bob made many phone calls angler based on income, medical Tom Mafera. District over the next few weeks to :■ « Toy: limitations, and age. Ranger of the Heppner raise the money for the other ! 0 % The load of logs was Ranger District who worked half of the bleachers. There 0 % €X taken to Bloodsworth on this project, said, “This were over 20 other groups Christmas Irres Are Here! We have Noble Fir, ftrand Fir and Douglas Fir Pharms and by Saturday, was a good com m unity and people who donated to December 9, forest service project and our goal is to the project to make the new We also have Christmas lights and stands employees from the Heppner repeat it again next year.'’ REGISTER TO WIN THE WORLD’S LARGEST STOCKING! imes Log donation and firewood cutting benefits locals High school bleacher dedication planned A L L N E W S A N D A D V E R T IS E M E N T D E A D L IN E : MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Drawing will be Held Friday, December 22nd Morrow County Crain Growers Green Feed i< Seed 242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
