City ponders bridge responsibility
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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-
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13MWZ Wranglers: $19.95
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recipients of the firewood. could be possible hazards in half of the project. After that.
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The families were chosen the national forest.
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based on income, medical
Tom Mafera. District over the next few weeks to
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Ranger of the Heppner raise the money for the other
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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.'’
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