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tIG H l - Heppner Gazette-1 imes, Heppner, Uregon Wednesday, March 11,2009 Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow County Court met on February 25 at the Port o f Morrow of fices with Judge Tallman and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary o f those meeting prov ided by Leann Rea. -The court approved A ccounts Payable in the amount o f $69,218.35. -The court heard a report from the planning director, Carla McLane re garding the proposed Idaho to Boardman power trans mission line and an upcom ing meeting to be held in Baker City. Those in atten dance at this meeting will be planners, commissioners and/or judges from Malheur, Baker, Union, Umatilla, and M orrow C ounties. These individuals will be meeting with representatives from Oregon Fish & Wildlife, Bu reau of Land Management, and Oregon Dept, o f Energy, Idaho Power. The planning director also shared w ith the court, a department update that had been shared with the Planning Commission at the commission's last meet ing held on February 24. - S h e r r ie S m ith , M orrow C ounty H ealth Dept, director provided a quarterly update to the court. Informed the court they had provided 1,263 flu injections or FluMist, 273 doses Tdap (Whooping Cough), 33 dos es Pneumonia vaccine. The court reviewed and approved the minutes from the February 2 special m eeting held at the Port o f M orrow. The m eeting was held for the purpose o f discussing the Columbia River Enterprise Zone ap plication. -The Court received the following Road Report: Depot Lane-continuing w ith shoulder work along Depot Lane from Eighth Street out to Paterson Ferry Road. Re ported that one side has been completed and the crew w ill be completing the last piece this week (February 26th’. The crew is w orking on culvert extensions, erection of mailbox stands, signs and touching up in some areas. The main excavation will be completed so the rented excavator will be returned. Misc: Have plowed snow and sanded on Willow Creek Road as necessary. Grader operators have been grading roads as weather allows. The contractor driving the pilings for the Road Canyon bridge has mobilized the equipment needed to the bridge site and will start driving pilings February 25th. - The court again met w ith three residents from the lower Willow Creek area regarding the noise gener ated by the new' wind tow ers. The Court informed the gentlemen that Invenergy had been informed o f their complaint and that an entity was going to be providing the county w ith a “Scope of Work” within the next 10 days or so. The court told the residents they would keep them informed o f the outcome o f the research. -After the courts de cision last week on how the funds received from Pacific Ethanol E nterprise Zone would be dispersed, it was brought to their attention that the Boardman Rural Fire D istrict was expect ing the entire payment o f $37,320. The co u rt w ill review the minutes from the executive sessions where the conditions o f the tax abate ment considerations were decided and the Enterprise Zone contract and make their final decision at the next meeting. -The City o f Board- man and the Port of Morrow held a telephone confer ence with the county court to d iscu ss the proposed “ Intergovernmental Agree m en t” for the C olum bia River Enterprise Zone. Final language was agreed on and the document will be signed by each entity after receiv ing agreem ent from their respective Commissions or Boards. -The court reviewed their portion of the budget in preparation of the upcoming budget hearings. Additional information will need to be obtained in certain areas. - R e v ie w e d and signed correspondences to the Oregon DEQ regarding the burning o f Mustard at the Umatilla Chemical De pot and to Senator Wyden regarding the B oardm an Bombing Range. -The court approved an OLCC Application for Temporary Use o f Annual License to T ay lo r’s R es taurant & Lounge o f lone, allowing service at the Mor row County Fair Grounds March 7. -The court reviewed and authorized the refund of $1,219.25 in property taxes to the Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District. Weather Report Mustang Varsity Baseball Schedule F o llo w in g is th e Heppner High School var sity baseball schedule for the 2009 season: -March 17: Pendle ton JV, 2 p.m. -M arch 21: at La Grande, 12 p.m. -March 24: Mac Hi/ Salem -March 27-28: Col fax Tourney. -Apr. 4: B urns, 1 p.m. -Apr. 7: at Baker, 2 p.m. -Apr. 11: at Irrigon, 11 a.m. -Apr. 14: Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. -A pr. 18: W eston McEwen, 11 a.m. -Apr. 21: at Stan field, 11 a.m. -Apr. 25: BYE -Apr. 29: Irrigon, 4:30 p.m. - Ma y 2: at Pil ot Rock, 11 a.m. -May 5: at Weston McEwen, 4:30 p.m. By the City of H eppn er For the month of January /I 12 /3 /4 /5 /6 n /8 /9 /10 /II /12 /13 /14 /IS /16 /17 /18 /19 /20 /21 122 /23 /24 as at m /28 /29 /30 /31 High 47 54 35 35 44 48 55 57 59 50 52 58 60 62 46 28 26 26 28 28 26 26 27 27 26 23 32 42 43 51 52 Low 33 31 24 23 26 37 44 45 27 30 40 40 40 26 17 18 20 23 25 24 23 23 24 23 21 3 4 32 32 29 32 Precip. .13 .38 .00 .00 .14 .08 .00 .05 .00 .00 .01 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .09 .23 .04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Litter pickup postponed Litter pickup for March 10 has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for the week o f March 23, weather permitting. r i AFFORDABLE FULL COLOR PRINTING Flyers * Letterhead * Brochures Business Cards * Envelopes * Posters Our new full color printing system will deliver the quality you want at the price you can afford! 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