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
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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
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SUMMARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
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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
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Published: December 2. 2009
Affidavit
Change
+ 28,186
Adjusted
43,001
Change
+ 28,186
Adjusted
213,636