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Planning Commissions hear public testimony on proposed subdivision By David Sykes A proposed new sub division in Heppner was the subjeet o f a joint eounty and eity planning commission meeting last Tuesday night in Heppner. The tw o planning commissions met together because part o f the proposed 110 acre development part lies inside the city limits, and part outside. Tuesday's Il I II I III 1 II II 1111 a I ( 11,1, |( 11 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 meeting was a chance for the public to give its input and comments ranged from its needed for the town to grow, to co n cern s about water run off. The property is lo cated abov e Rock Street on the hill to the East o f Hep pner and will consist o f a street with a cul-de-sac on the end running parallel to Rock Street North. Access into the subdivision will be through Willow Street off Rock Street and also a “ p rim itiv e” road com ing up the back side from o f Fairv iew Way. M any o f the co n cerns from the a p p ro x i mately 35 members o f the public at the meeting were about how' the city and the developer (the property is owned by Merlyn Robinson o f Heppner, how ever her son Kyle is handling the project) would handle storm water run off from the sub division. Residents o f Rock Street directly down hill from the project, and some from Fairview to the north, were concerned in the event o f heavy rains that residents directly dow nhill w ould receive an unm anageable amount of run off. It was reported that the city will require standard catch basins. Collection w ill be run to the north end o f the property using bar ditch or diversion ditches down to Fairview Way. This would be temporary until property is developed and a drainage plan may be needed to be addressed. All utilities will be built to city standards and specifications as well as streets which will be 38 feet curb to curb with five foot sidewalks and a two foot utility strip on the back side o f sidewalks. The w ater and sewer mains will both be eight inches. The planning com missions for both the city and the county did not take action on the subdivision request, but continued the meeting to meet adequate public notification rules, until N ovem ber 12 when they are expected to take action. GENERAL ELECTION Tuesday, November 4, 2008 for Morrow County (Preliminary, unofficial results only. Not broken down by precinct.) VOL. 127 NO. 45 10 Pages Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Heppner teams participating in state action 1 if" \ I ' ÈÊ - v DL ■ ht - í<+ . r k... x ■ \ f M î i , a I1 É Ü JB it Yes No 2068 1822 215 161 Boardman Rural Fire Protection District general obligation bond authorization 423 564 North Morrow Vector Control: 1473 736 U.S. President John McCain 2501 Barack Obama 1398 Morrow County Sheriff Kenneth Matlack 2250 Larry Sample 1677 City of Lexington Councilor Position 1 Ruth Haskett 85 Robert Taylor 29 City of Lexington Councilor Position 3 John Edwards 37 Charma Marquardt 78 City of Lexington Councilor Position 4 Marcia Kemp 39 Samuel Marlin 74 City of lone Mayor Craig Holland 142 Write-In 18 City of lone Councilor Position 2 Terry Felda 121 Write-In 5 City of lone Councilor Position 3 Joel Barnett 164 Write-In 0 City of Boardman Mayor Ed Glenn 272 Chet Phillips 284 City of Boardman Councilor Steve Doherty 415 Jerry Johnson 318 City of Irrigon Councilor Kenneth Matlack 352 Elleanor Partridge 309 City of Heppner Mayor Leslie Paustian 569 Write-In 16 City of Heppner Councilor Position 1 Cynthia Doherty 516 Write-In 11 John Bowles 517 Write-In City of Heppner Councilor Position 2 Sam arra V an D oom Morrow County Health District five-year local option operations tax . m T I V;| t f f i M EASU RES Morrow County Health District: lone School District R2: General obligation bonds to expand, upgrade and repair schools v t If / I m J Boardman Rural Fire Protection District: HEPPNER HIGH SPMOf, Four-year control option levy for vector (mosquito) control operations C A N D ID A T E S i iÿio $85*50 j l 8 I f |jh ! l&lh p tm 2 ijM s itP y * ja ; ïigRJ; «%. 6^13*4* The Heppner volleyball team will be playing at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, November 7 at Pacific Uni versity in Forest (¡rove. The football team will play at home at I p.m. on Saturday, November 8. -Photos by Sandy Matthews M.C. Sheriff’s Office responds to shot’s fired report On Thursday, Octo- residence on South Highway her 31, the Morrow County 207. S h e riff’s O ffice received Sunday Dyer, 49, of a report o f shots fired at a Heppner reported that she Hughes takes 5x5 on opening morning Jessica Hughes shot her 5x 5 hull elk in l kiah on the Hughes Ranch on opening morning. -Contributed Photo had gotten into a verbal al tercation w ith her estranged husband David Dyer, 44, of Heppner. According to a re lease from the MCSO, when Sunday Dyer was attempting to leave the residence, David Dyer fired several shots at her vehicle from a .22 pis tol. Some of the rounds did impact the vehicle. Sunday Dyer was not injured in the incident. The weapon was re covered at the scene and Da vid Dyer was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful use of a weapon; Pointing a firearm at another; Criminal M ischief II. 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