Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, June 22, 2011, Page FIVE, Image 5

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June22,2011
-FIV E
County Court news
The Morrow Coun­
ty Court met on June 1 in
Heppner with Judge Tail-
man and C om m issioners
G rieb and Rea in a tte n ­
dance.
The court reviewed
and approved the account
payables in the net amount
o f $39,510.58. The court re­
viewed and approved a pur­
chasing pre-authorization
for the Public Health Dept,
in the amount o f $729.58
to purchase an Epson Pow-
erL ite 1750 M ultim edia
Projector for PowerPoint
presentations.
R o ad R e p o rt:
Road Master Burke O ’Brien
provided the court with an
update on the Chip Seal
Project occurring on Wil­
low Creek Road. O ’Brien
reported that on Monday
May 23 the project started
w ith 3.3 m iles (in both
Pubic Hearing:
despite bad w eather ev ­
eryone seem ed to enjoy
th em selv es. T here w ere
approximately 70 individu­
als at Cutsforth Park, 100 at
Anson Wright Park and 230
at the OHV Park.
end use. The crew com ­
pleted moving the crusher
units from the W ilkerson
Rock Pit to the Halverson
Pit. The only equipm ent
rem ain in g at W ilkerson
Pit is a loader and D8. The
crew also worked on a slide
on Upper Rhea Creek Road.
Tuesday May 31 the crew
again w orked on Willow
Creek Road and completed
4.5 miles (in both lanes) us­
ing 154.88 tons of oil. The
plans are for W ednesday
June 1 to do another 4.4
miles; if this happens there
will only be two miles to
finish on Thursday (weather
permitting). The crew will
then chip seal a driveway
that a local farmer is paying
to have done. That will end
the chip seal season.
Parks: The Parks
were all well attended on
M emorial Day Weekend;
lanes) having been com ­
pleted using 116.16 tons of
oil at a cost o f $622.50 per
ton including freight. The
crew also used 274 tons of
rock per mile at a cost o f
$ 12 per ton. With oil, rock,
equipment and manpower,
the cost to chip seal is ap­
proxim ately $30,105 per
mile. Tuesday May 24 the
crew put down 4.4 miles
(in both lanes) using 154.8
tons of oil. Wednesday May
25 2.7 miles was put down
(in both lanes) using 95.04
tons o f oil. The crew was
rained out in the afternoon.
On Thursday May 26 the
crew w orked on several
other projects. Rem oved
debris from both east and
w est B aseline Road and
swept it. Sand Hollow Road
was swept. Removed some
d rifts from the P enland
Lake Road to allow week­
The court opened and due to
an advertising error contin­
ued the hearing for the lone
Library District Formation.
The next hearing date is set
for 10 a.m. June 22,2011 at
the Heppner Court House.
Fairgrounds:
Local Public Safe­
W eather p e rm ittin g the
fairgrounds roof should be ty Coordinating Coun­
cil: (L PSC C ) The court
finished by June 6, 2011.
C o u r t H o u s e : review ed and signed an
General M aintenance Su­ amendment to the bylaws
pervisor Tony Clement will for LPSCC. The changes
be checking into and repair­ were in the areas o f mem­
ing the water issue on the bership, term s o f office
comer o f the building and and quorum . The policy
will put a security screen on o f no v o tin g by tem p o ­
the computer room window rary proxy was continued.
in the basement. There is Com m ission on Children
also som e concern as to and Families director Kim
paint beginning to peal on Camine informed the court
the roof dormer. It has been that LPSCC has received a
several years since the trim grant from the Ford Family
around the ro o f has been Foundation in the amount
painted, so those needs will o f $4,400 to be used for
the backpack program. The
be addressed.
US SCHWAB
S U M M E R TRAVEL
PASSENGER CAR TIRES
IIGHT TRUCK 8 SUV TIRES
GREAT BUY!
Ä
_
i f T
L
1
b e
smart
_ ... _
D T ID Q
i l l M M N IINS - A l l C H IC K S -IIIA IIB N S
1 ^
M M I A / A l l • H A I Bf PANI
W / y o u r S U M N ^ I O C I . C R II
10 «
PEGASUS
tiir e
-
M M H IIH C -A II M I C I S - M I t l i m S
h a i » p a ir
~
you« sm
S U I i PRICI
f.lR IA O DISIGN MAY VARY
TKCTUTNT M U T !
QQ93
WILDCAT A /T
PART
( MIIN IING* AM CHICKS - I IIA IIIN S
I
I B A I N A /A N I-II Al IIPAIR
PRESSURE • ALIGNMENT • ROTATION • TREAD
0 PRICI
y / SUPTHIOR STABILITY
y / SMOOTH O U in RIOT
STARTING AT
IS "
1
I
A quality all season
tire that features the
latest in radial design
and performance. It s
modem tread pattern
provides quality han­
dling for increased
vehicle safety.
A low cost ra­
dial that delivers
a comfortable
ride and excellent
performance. The
Pegasus is a great
value.
102B9
p lo y y o u r
YDUR Sl/i IN SIOCN C A I I 10 « S ill
prici
I A R I I N G Al
155/80TR 13
t acjriK t i
t
y / SMOOTH HANDIING
y / 10W COST
Tbis is an excellent
value on highway
and all season
radials. Otters a
smooth quiet ride
and tough steel belt
construction.
STARTING AT
M M Um
in siocn , cui ior sui
IR ID O DISIGN MRY VARY
f
YOUR Sl/f IN S IO C K . C A II IOR Sl/I b PRICI
lit
y / MODERN All SEASON DESIGN
YOUR LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER
Attractive outlined
white letters. Features
a deep tread design lor
longer mileage. Well
siped tread for better
traction. MAS rated
with a smooth and
P205/75SR-15 I
quiet ride.
y / SMOOEH , 001ET RIDE
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
STARTING AT
YOU THAT JUNE 5-11 IS NATIONAL
1 3 Q S 5
TIRE SAFETY WEEK
M MM
R
R
PEREORMANCE TIRES
PROUES ST I I
y / SOPTRB RIOT
6 COHTROl
y / RTOOCTS
HYOROPIANING
M IN N (INC - A l l CHICKS - ■ • IA IIR N S
R N A I N A / A N I - I I A I R fP A II
YOUR S ill IN S I IC R . C A II H R S ill t PRICI
IRIAR BfSIGN MAY VARY
STARTING AT
MMMM
P
V '
V
y r
; i #«**-
O
f l T
N K
Ml
Advances in technology yield
shorter braking distances, en-
banced handling characteristics
and increased driving perfor-
gm gm
M 3
M m JL
'« " 4
mance on wet roads.
WE [
"
V
OUTSTANDING PtRTORMANCT
y / 0UITT RIDING
M M«HI
U M M IN G -A IR C R IC K S -I8 IA IM N S
RAAB N A / A R I - H A I REPAIR
y o u r s i / i
IN SIOCN C A II ior
s i / i h
prici
STARTING AT
IRR75
M M M I P
255 60VR 17
Offers high performance styling
for SUVs, sport trucks and select
crossovers. Designed lor plus siz­
ing and performance enhancement
A great all season performer.
BRAKES
FREE BRAKE INSPECTIONS
FREE ESTIMATES
SAME DAY SERVICE
P ro fe s s io n a lly T rain ed
Technician s
(On most vehicles]
P re m iu m Q uality P a rts
B est B ra k e W a r r a n ty
Brake Experts - Over 30 Years
Les Schwab Tire Center
124 N Main Street, Heppner 541-676-9481
court then approved a pro­
fessional services agree­
ment with Tara Proudfoot
to assist with the acquisi­
tion o f backpacks for the
program . The agreem ent
begins on June 6, 2011 and
term inates on August 15,
2011 at a rate o f $21.60 per
hour. Camine then present­
ed the court potential names
for appointment to LPSCC.
The court approved the fol­
lowing members: Morrow
Co. Judge Terry Tallman,
Morrow Co. District Attor­
ney Justin Nelson, Morrow
Co. Commissioner on Chil­
dren and Families Director
Kim Camine, Morrow Co.
Juvenile D epartm ent Di­
rector Tom Meier, Morrow
Co. Sheriff Ken Matlack,
Morrow Co. Public Health
D irec to r S heree Sm ith,
Um atilla-M orrow Circuit
Court Judge the Honorable
Eva Temple, Umatilla-Mor­
row Counties Trial Court
Administrator Roy Blaine,
Dept, o f Human Services
C hild W elfare Program
Supervisor Jyl Hobbs, Hep­
pner City Manager David
DeMayo, M ayor o f Hep­
pner Les Paustian, Mayor
o f the City o f Lexington
Jean Brazell, Community
Counseling Solutions Di­
rector Kim berly Lindsay
and Court Operations Su­
pervisor Jackie Geier.
C ontracts: T he
C ourt review ed and ap ­
proved the correction to
the agreement between the
county and Finley-Buttes
Landfill Company regard­
ing the current adjusted rate
per ton being $1.958; the
rate will increase to $2.007
in November 2011.
Community De­
velopment Block Grant
(CDBG): At the c o u rt’s
request GEODC executive
director M elissa Drugge,
GEODC economic devel­
opm ent specialist K aren
Kendall and consultant for
GEODC David VanDerlip
a n sw ered q u e stio n s the
court had regarding the
applications and aw ards
for the CDBG housing re­
habilitation program grant.
K endall stated that they
have already received 24
responses to the m aster
mailing that went out ear­
lier. The court approved
this process and requested
a public notice be sent to
the local newspapers and
scheduled a public hear­
ing for 10 a.m. on June 15,
2011 at the Port o f M or­
row. A copy of the minutes
from the June 15 meeting
will need to be signed at
the co u rt’s m eeting held
June 22 and forwarded to
GEODC so they are able
to have a completed appli­
cation to submit before the
end of June.
The court conduct­
ed the following business:
City o f Irrigon M anager
Jerry Breazeale addressed
the court regarding M or­
row County exercising it’s
authority to take h a lf o f
the county road funds that
have historically gone to the
five communities based on
their assessed value, using
these funds to balance the
budget. The court explained
that this action w as the
result o f changes to state
laws and county budget
sh o rtfalls and inform ed
Breazeale that next year the
county would be retaining
the entire am ount o f the
county road funding. The
court reviewed, approved
and signed an order allow­
ing the M orrow C ounty
treasurer to invest funds
o f the county. The court
reviewed and approved a
request from the City o f
lone to spend needs and
issues money for items not
designated in the original
award. Reviewed misc. cor­
respondences and discussed
upcoming meetings.
If you would like
to receive county minutes,
please contact Karen Wolff
at (541)676-5620.