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
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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
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John McCain
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Morrow County Sheriff
Kenneth Matlack
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Larry Sample
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City of Lexington Councilor Position 1
Ruth Haskett
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Robert Taylor
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John Edwards
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Charma Marquardt
78
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Marcia Kemp
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Samuel Marlin
74
City of lone Mayor
Craig Holland
142
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City of lone Councilor Position 2
Terry Felda
121
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City of lone Councilor Position 3
Joel Barnett
164
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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
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City of Heppner Councilor Position 1
Cynthia Doherty
516
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John Bowles
517
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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
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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. Reckless En
dangering; Harassment; and
Menacing.
He was lodged at
the Um atilla C ounty Jail
with an initial bail amount
,4 $47,000.
The case is still un
der investigation.
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