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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Town hall meeting brings fresh Books published to benefit ideas for Boardman’s future Eastern Oregon libraries The Boardman City Council hosted a packed house Thursday night for their Town Hall meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to get input from the public regarding the city’s Draft Strategic Plan. Mayor P h illip s w anted to hear from the citizens of Board- m an before the council finalizes the plan. “It’s an important part o f the city’s planning process, w hich w ill take Boardman into the future,” he said. In September, the city council held a day-long w orkshop to update the city’s Strategic Plan. The last time the city reviewed its Strategic Plan was in 2005. The Boardman City Council and staff w ere able to agree that the completion o f South Main Street was their number one goal. In all, 15 goals were identi fied including econom ic development, new housing, a com m unity recreation center, additional restau rants, and the expansion o f Oregon Trail Boulevard to the west. Many of the ideas shared at the town hall focused on attracting new residents. Boardman resident, Ed Glenn suggested the city appeal to the 700 people he sees everyday, leaving their Port jobs headed east on the freeway to go home, S h eriffs Report The Morrow County Sheriff's Office reports han dling the following busi ness: S e p t e m b e r 3: Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received report of erratic driving in Lexington with an outgoing problem o f a car peeling out and throwing gravel. -M CSO received report o f kids climbing on the roof and painting graffiti on the window at Heppner High School. -M CSO received report o f people rec e iv ing fraudulent calls from people trying to get money in Heppner. -M C SO received report from a Heppner man that a pistol he gave his son was stolen in Eugene and he needed inform ation from the last theft. -MCSO received a report from an Irrigon sub ject that his dad had a verbal altercatio n w ith another male subject. A deputy re sponded, but was unable to locate anything. -M CSO received a report o f an intoxicated fem ale sitting on the air pum ps behind the H ep pner gas statio n w ith a five-year-old boy with her. The female got a ride to the apartments behind the hospital and her family will take care o f her. -M CSO received report from a Boardm an subject that a bull w ent through the fence and is on their property. -M CSO received report o f a lounge chair that had been put on top o f the tunnel at the Irrigon Skate Park. A deputy and a city worker got the chair down. -M C S O , B o ard - man Police D epartm ent, Boardman Fire Department received report of a vehicle on fire at the north Shell sta tion in Boardman. MCSO, BPD. BFD responded and the fire was put out and the vehicle towed. -M C SO received report from a subject that her son’s fiancé was threat e n in g s u ic id e and w as trying to leave with her three-year-old child. MCSO to live in Boardman. He recommended the city offer a homebuyer cash incentive along with suspending the city’s system development charges. Glenn also sug gested reduced commercial water rates and dev eloping an upscale housing overlay zone for more expensive homes. Past president o f the Chamber o f Commerce, Dean Kegler, encouraged the city to make Boardman the “m ost attractive city along 1-84" with artwork, sculptures, bridge art and planting a "green belt” on both sides o f the freeway for miles in each direction. He would like to see plenty o f soccer, baseball, softball, and play fields in the com munity in order to attract new residents. Carol Michael, an 18-year resident o f the com m unity, said B oardm an could attract residents with a sense o f heritage. She sug gested naming new streets after Boardman pioneers, educate the co m m u n ity about the ice-age flo o d ing that created B oard- m an’s landscape, and to have a place to hold cultural events. In attracting new residents, commercial de velopm ent is also im por tant. Dean Kegler felt the city needed to be ready to accom modate retail/com - mercial development in the “core" community by hav ing appropriate sized water and sewer in and available to existing lands. He would like to see a road project extending from south Main Street to Laurel Lane. Mr. K egler also suggested a moratorium on system de v elo p m en t ch a rg e s and reducing permit fees. Port o f Morrow Manager Gary Neal said “ it cost a lot o f m oney to do the th in g s people want you to do.” He suggested the city work hard at obtaining grants to implement their Strategic Plan. While most of the ideas shared at the meeting cost a lot o f money, some, however, are not as expen sive. Diane Wolfe, Board- man Chamber CEO/Execu- tive Director suggested the city have better signage for the City Park. She said it’s a beautiful park that people often overlook because they don’t realize it’s there. Mayor Phillips w as pleased to see so m any turn out for the Town Hall meeting and was excited to hear the community’s ideas for Boardman's future. He plans to bring the Strategic Plan before the City Coun cil by the end o f the year for approval. responded. -Boardman Police Department received a re port of a theft. -BPD received a report from a grandmother that her granddaughter was supposed to return home, but she was at another resi dence. BPD responded and the problem resolved. -BPD cited Alfredo Alcantar Mendez, Jr., 27, for No Operator’s License. -BPD received re port from a caller that a male subject pointed a ve hicle in his direction like he was going to fun him over. -Irrigon Fire D e partm ent received a fire call. -B o a rd m a n F ire D e p a rtm en t, B o ard m an Ambulance received report of a hay bam on fire with explosions. It was unknown if they had any propane tanks. -B o a rd m a n A m bulance received report of a subject who had trouble breathing. Boardman EMS and transported the subject to Good Shepherd Hospital in Heppner. -Boardman Ambu lance reported that a male walked into the ambulance hall with a cut finger. The patient refused transport. September 4: Mor row County Sheriff’s Office received report from an Ir rigon woman that someone broke into her house. -M CSO received report that U m atilla Po lice D epartm ent arrested Ricardo M endoza Lepez, 29, on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Menacing and another warrant for Failure to Pay Fine. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with a hold placed for Morrow County with a $1,813 fine in full. -M CSO received report o f an audible alarm at A.C. Houghton. A deputy responded and it was deter mined to be a false alarm due to a power outage. -M CSO received rep o rt th at W ashington C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice arrested Pablo O rgom iz Mendoza, 47, for Failure to Pay Fine/Failure to Appear. He was lodged at W ash ington County Jail with a $470 fine. -M CSO received report that a dog trap was picked up in Irrigon. -M C SO a rre ste d Pablo Orgomiz Mendoza, 47, on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Failure to Appear. He was lodged at Washing ton County Jail with $470 fine in full. -M C SO received report o f an arm y green purse/book bag w ith ID and a bank card lost in Heppner. -M C SO received report o f possible m ari juana plants at an Irrigon residence. The caller said the subject had a boarded off area in his yard. -M C SO received report of a missing juvenile in Heppner. -M C SO received report that Salem Police Departm ent arrested Lisa Marie Hess, 35, on an Irrig on Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Driving While Suspended. Bail was $1432 in full. Due to medi cal problem s, the subject was cited and released to appear in court. -M C SO received report o f a possible drug deal at the Paterson Ferry exit on 1-84 in Boardman w ith the driver of one white car exchanging a small item with the driver o f another car. A deputy located one v e h ic le on M ain S tre e t in Boardman, but had no probable cause to stop the vehicle. -M C SO received report o f an assault to a Boardman Police Depart ment officer. A MCSO dep uty investigated and deter mined it was not an assault, but a verbal confrontation between the two reporters and another subject. -M C SO received report o f a dog barking in an Irrigon trailer park for three days straight. -M C SO received report o f a large bird out back that appeared to have hit the window and broke its neck. -M C SO received report o f loud music from an Irrigon residence. MCSO cited Eudoro Gardenas Her rera, 35, for P ro h ib ited Noise. -M C SO received report from a Boardm an subject that his neighbor was burning som ething. The caller was advised that the Boardman burning ban \ Just in time for hol iday sales, two books have been published by Libraries o f Eastern Oregon (LEO) with proceeds to benefit area public libraries. Celebrating eastern Oregon, LEO ’s 226-page “ A S ense o f P la c e ” a n thology is a collection of juried poems, essays and short sto ries by several dozen residents across the 15 counties served by LEO, as well as a few other previ ously-published poets who pay tribute to the region. The “A Sense o f Place" anthology portrays the many concepts o f place - w hether as a place o f mental well-being or as an experience or memory of a special place in the region - and reflects how the theme resonates in one’s experi ences and th o u g h t. The collection includes works by persons of all ages, with 120 writings selected from nearly 500 entries. “ W riting H o m e” is a 67-page thought-pro voking book on the art of creative writing, intended to inspire persons o f all ages to w rite from the experience o f place. It was developed by area creative writing in structor and published poet/ essa y ist Rob W hitbeck, who lives in Winlock. Both books have a full color cover featuring original oil paintings by Fossil artist Daniel Rob inson. A nationally recog nized artist and author o f In Oregon, Robinson has been featured on National Public Radio, Oregon Pub lic Broadcasting’s Art Beat and has won high acclaim at gallery shows in Portland and Boston. The anthology and writing book have been printed by Maverick Publi cations of Bend. Proceeds from both books will be placed in a special fund by LEO to pay for community programs at libraries across the region. LEO serves public libraries in Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Mal heur, M orrow, Sherm an, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler. Nearly all o f the public libraries in the region are without resources in their annual b u d g ets for com m unity programs and several still operate at less than $ 17 per capita per year - or less than the cost o f one hardcover book. T h e a n th o lo g y costs $12.95 each for one to three copies, w ith an additional $3.50 postage and handling. Four or more copies cost $9.95 each plus $2.75 total for postage and handling. W riting Hom e is a v a ilab le at $9.95 each for 1-3 copies plus $2.75 postage and handling; four or more copies are $8.50 each plus $2.50 postage and handling. T h e b o o k s a re available now for on-line purchases via PayPal at the LEO website www.librar- iesofeasternoregon.org, or by sending a check to Li braries of Eastern Oregon, P.O. Box 11, Moro, Oregon 97037. Books will also be available for purchase at several area libraries later this month. Each book has been made possible as part o f the “A Sense o f Place” theme for com m unity program s in the arts, sciences and humanities that are brought to area libraries by the non profit LEO. The them ed program s are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Ser vices, our nation’s agency that works to support these cultural institutions. For further infor mation, please contact le- olibraries@gmail.com. had been lifted. -M C SO received report o f a vehicle all over the road on Columbia Lane/ Industrial Way in Board- man. -MCSO received a report o f kids having a fire outside a residence in Hep pner. The fire was in a fire pit and a hose was nearby. -M C S O , B o ard - man Am bulance received report from a Boardm an subject who said that while he was stopped at a stop sign on the east-bound off ramp a vehicle hit him from behind. -M C SO received an alarm from the Heppner pharmacy. -B o a rd m a n P o lice D epartm ent arrested Enrique Pacheco, 38, for Harassment/Domestic Vio lence and Interfering with a 911 call. The subject was tra n sp o rte d to U m atilla C ounty Jail w ith $9,000 bail. -BPD officer was flagged down regarding an assault. The assault was de termined to have occurred out of the city limits. -BPD received re port of a 16-year-old female runaway who had been last seen at home the previous day. She was believed to be in the Stanfield area with two subjects. -BPD received report from a Boardm an subject that members o f a family attacked his vehicle and threw stuff at it. The victims could not identify their attackers. -Irrigon Fire D e partm ent received report o f a controlled bum at an Irrigon location. Burning in that area was banned until October 1, as per the fire chief. No fire could be located. -Boardman Ambu lance notified MCSO that they were out at the football game. -Boardman Ambu lance received report from a subject that her neighbor had a seizure and was non- responsive. The ambulance responded. Office received report o f a social security card found in Milton Freewater, reporting person wanted to turn it into the Sherriff’s Office. -MCSO deputy found a boat near the high banks that was pretty beat up, boat was capsized while it was tied up at one time. C o n tacted som e fis h e r men in the areas and they advised that he believes that this was a hate crime against him because he is Nez-Perce. He stated that he has bee dealing with this for the past 21 years and he knows how to take care of this. He is going to report it as a federal hate crime. -MCSO moved the school zone radar trailer from lone to Heppner -MCSO received a report of dog barking all day long. MCSO contacted the owner and informed that if they were called back again the owner would receive a citation for the dogs. S e p t e m b e r 5: Morrow County Sheriff’s NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING • Use for supplemental budget proposing a change in a fund’s expenditures of 10 percent or more. A public heanng on a proposed supplemental budget for City H p p n n e r ---------------------------- M g X E P .V --------------------------------- . (District name) (County) State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1,2009 to June 30, 2010. will be held a t ---- City — H a 1 1» — U J — N -— M a (Location) in — S t. □ A.M. The heanng will take place on the __ December 14, 2009 _______________ a t _____ 7: QQ___________ M pm . (Data) fTima) V The purpose of the heanng is to discuss the supplemental budget with interested persons. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after__ Nnvpmhftr 3-Q,..2-Q.Q-9 ---------- a t (Data) H A.M g ______________________________________________ PM (Location) and S i Q f l am . I^P.M SUMMARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET P U B U SH ONLY THOSE FUNOS BEING MOOtFIED Supplemental Budget General Fund: Tsfr. to Debt Svc. 01-01-8265 Existing 14,815 Change +28,186 Adjusted 43,001 Contingency 01-07-9900 Existing 76,390 Change -28,186 Adjusted 48.204 Debt Service Fund Tsff. From GF (WIP) Existing 14,815 19-00-8020 Bond Pr. 2007 Existing Loan 185,450 19-01-6030 Published: December 2. 2009 Affidavit Change + 28,186 Adjusted 43,001 Change + 28,186 Adjusted 213,636
