SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 27,2010
Morrow County Court weekly meetings held
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on January 13
in Irrigon with Judge Tail-
man, Commissioner Grieb,
and Commissioner Rea in
attendance. Following is
a summary of the meeting
provided by Leann Rea.
The court rev iewed
and approved the minutes
of January 6.
The c o u rt r e
viewed and approved ac
counts payable and retire
ment taxes in the amount
of $134,429.85.
Road Department
Bom bing Range
Road: With the assistance
of an ODOT crew of two
and a vehicle mounted re
flector driver, all o f the
reflectors along our detour
routes have been put in
place. Currently the detour
routes are too soft to use, so
the Bombing Range High
way 207 junction is still
open. The crew continues
working on the intersec
tion project, until it can be
closed. One half of the large
culvert has been installed,
backfilled and a concrete
retaining wall on the outlet
end has been completed.
A water line for a nearby
landowner has been relo
cated. Some base rock has
been added to the section of
the road that is to grade on
the north side of Highway
207. Miscellaneous: The
crew continues to work on
the ditches and shoulders
along the Lexington Grange
Road. There is a grader,
roller, broom and three
trucks hauling rock to this
location the build up the
shoulders. Some washouts
that were found along the
N olan Road and Kemp
Lane have been repaired.
Juvenile Department
Tom Meier, Direc
tor, provide the court with
the “Juvenile Department
Quarterly & Year End Re
port and a copy of the "Mor
row County Juvenile Crime
Prevention Plan”. The court
requested a week to review
the plan before adoption.
Veteran’s Service
Linda Skendzel,
Veteran’s Service Officer
discussed office space and
needs for her office. At the
court’s direction she will
conduct some additional
research and get back to
the court.
Planning Department
C a rla M cL ane,
planning director, present
ed by title "An Ordinance
Adopting Amendments to
the Morrow County Zoning
Ordinance Article 6 Condi
tional Uses” for the court’s
review. Final review and
action will be taken at the
Jan. 21, 2010 meeting.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
Michael Strong, UMCDF
Site Project Manager and
Bob Dikeman, URS Project
General Manager made a
presentation to the court
regarding the status on the
disposal o f the m ustard
at the Army Depot; An
extension request for a
“Needs and Issues” grant
for the Willow Creek Park
District was reviewed and
extending to December 31,
2010; The 2010-2011 bud
get calendar was reviewed
and approved; The pur
chase of two new SUA1000
UPS battery backups in
the amount of $880 for the
courthouse computers was
reviewed and approved; A
request from the Sheriff,
Ken M atlack, regarding
the January 6 minutes, was
reviewed and granted; Ap
proved the payment of a
SAIF claim rather than turn
in to the SAIF Corporation;
Approved the establishment
of an account with BAN-
CARD USA for the receipt
of Justice Court payments;
Several correspondences
and meeting notices were
reviewed; Commissioner
Rea provided the court with
an update on the activities
of the newly formed Uma
tilla Basin Water Commis
sion, the recent fair board
meeting and the Oregon
Consortium and Oregon
Workforce Alliance tele
conference; The Notices for
the upcoming Sheriff’s sale
were reviewed.
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on January 20
in Boardman with Judge
Tallman, Com m issioner
Grieb, and Commissioner
Rea in attendance. Follow
ing is a summary o f the
meeting provided by Leann
Rea.
The court reviewed
and approved the minutes
of January 13.
The court reviewed
and approved accounts
payable, payroll and a fi
nal payroll in the amount
o f $106,397.75, plus an
add-on in the amount of
$769.80.
Road Department
B om bing Range
Road: The crew continues
w ith getting the new section
of the road on the south side
of Highway 207 down to
grade and have been slop
ing the banks to the slope
stakes. Juniper Canyon
Road: Have been haul
ing gravel with our trucks.
Miller and Sons’ trucks, and
Roger Britt’s truck to the
road from Baseline Lane to
Juniper Canyon Lane. We
are grading out the gravel
and rolling it in order to
firm up the road enough
to use as the main detour
route when the south end
of Bombing Range Road is
closed. Lexington Grange
Road: The crew continued
with hauling base rock
along w ith the road work on
the ditches and shoulders.
A couple of culverts were
lengthened. This project
is on hold until the Juni
per Canyon Road work is
finished, and then will con
tinue. Miscellaneous: Cul
vert inlets and outlets along
Social Ridge Road from
Clarks Canyon to Rhea
Creek Road were cleaned.
Graders have been grad
ing on our gravel roads. To
date have worked on Upper
Rhea Creek Road, Spring
Hallow Road and Clarks
Canyon Road. A blow-out
on Buttermilk was repaired.
Bids/Permits: Two bids for
herbicides were opened.
The bids will be reviewed
for completeness and the
awardi , will take place at
later d ,e. A bid from Miller
and Sons in the amount of
$21,804 for upgrades to
the South County Transfer
Station was reviewed and
awarded. The project will
begin mid February weather
permitting. A new provider
for the dumpster boxes at
the South County Transfer
Station was discussed. No
decision was made at this
time. A permit from Cen-
turyLink for the installation
of approximately 3000 feet
of a 25X telephone line in
the Black Horse Road and
Piper Canyon Road area
was reviewed and on the
recom m endation o f the
road department was ap
proved and signed.
Planning Department
“ An O rd in a n c e
Adopting Amendments to
the Morrow County Zon
ing Ordinance Article 6
Conditional Uses” was read
by title. The court approved
and signed the ordinance
and requested the planning
director to incorporate the
ordinance into the county’s
Comprehensive Plan.
Columbia River Enter
prise Zone
(CREZ) The court
discussed the need to desig-
nate alternative representa
tives for board members
for the CREZ. It was de
cided that the alternative for
Commissioner Rea would
be either the count judge or
the other county commis
sioner depending on their
availability. The alternate
for Sweek will be a county
designee as determined by
the court. Greg Sweek, who
was appointed to the board,
stated that he would rather
serve as a board member
for the CREZ than as the
CREZ m anager. Sweek
added that he would not re
sign as the CREZ manager
until the CREZ board could
meet and designate a new
manager.
Needs and Issues
The ending fund
balances from the follow
ing awards were transferred
back into the Tippage Gen
eral Fund Account: Board-
man Senior Center, floor
m aintenance equipm ent
$935.56, City o f Hepp-
ner, water master meter
$885.04, Heppner Garden
Club $33.16, Town of Lex
ington, Computer $97.01,
Stokes Landing, building
upgrade $1,379, Morrow
County Tourism, county
map, $759, and City of Ir
rigon, relocation of recycle
bins $40. All of these proj
ects were completed under
their original proposed bud
get. The action was taken
to clear the accounts from
the books.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
The Morrow County Ju
venile Crime Prevention
Plan was reviewed and ap
proved. Nancy Gorham was
approved as a tractor opera
tor for the Fair Board trac
tor. This information will
be provided to the county’s
insurance carrier. A letter
from Morrow County Grain
Growers regarding the need
for a turn lane at the new
Bombing Range Road and
Highway 207 intersection
was reviewed. A teleconfer
ence between Fred Carlson,
county finance director, a
representative from Mer
cer and the county court
was held to clarify some
of the issues stated in the
Statement of Work and an
Engagement Letter Agree
ment. After the conference
call, the court agreed to
sign both documents and
have Mercer conduct the
“Equal to or Better” test
on the county’s retirement
fund. The test is required
to assure that the county’s
plan is equal to or better
than a PERS plan. The
Fifth Amendment to the
DHS contract #128023 for
the 2009-2010 year was re
viewed and approved. Mis
cellaneous correspondences
and notices for meetings
were reviewed.
Any one wishing
to be placed on the list to
receive county minutes,
please contact Karen Wolff
at (541 >676-5620.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
students hold pro-life march
BOMBING RANGE ROAD TEMPORARY CLOSURE
Morrow County Public Works Department would like
to announce Due to reconstruction on the south end of
the Bombing Range / Hwy 207 Intersection project, It
is necessary to close the South end section of Bombing
Range road for a period beginning on January 4, 2010
and continuing through February 28, 2010 weather
permitting. The primary north detour route will be
Grieb Ln. The South detour route will be Juniper
Canyon to Baseline Rd. All traffic of any kind with the
exception of those local residents will be restricted and
the closure will be strictly enforced during this period.
Local residents will be allowed access subject to
following traffic control measures necessary at the
time.
This project is a Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP)
January 24 was recognized as Pro-Life Sunday in the United States. It was the 37th anniversary
of Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal in the United States. The students from St. Patrick's
Catholic Church observed the day by making posters, praying, and singing in hopes that
abortion will be banned. The children held a small rally by walking from the church through
Main Street with their posters. Their cheers could be heard loud and clear as they marched
along. -Contributed Photo
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The Morrow
County S heriff’s Office
reports handling the fol
lowing business:
-MCSO received
report from a subject in
Boardman that a semi-truck
passed her vehicle and sev
eral others at a high rate of
speed. MCSO was unable
to locate any vehicle.
-MCSO received
report of a VW Rabbit that
almost hit a couple vehicles
on 1-84, Boardman. The 17-
year-old subject was given
a verbal warning.
-MCSO received
report of a deer laying in
the middle of the road on
Hwy. 74 causing vehicles
to swerve around it. MCSO
responded and removed the
deer from the roadway.
-MCSO received
report of a suspicious ve
hicle with a white light to
the rear, forward motion,
failure to mark load and the
load hanging out too far. A
deputy followed him to his
residence to make sure he
got there safely.
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