Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16,2011
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County Court news
The fo llow in g is
provided by Commissioner
Leann Rea.
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on November
2 in Heppner with Judge
Tallman and Commission
ers Grieb and Rea in at
tendance.
The court reviewed
and approved the minutes
of Oct. 26, 2011. The court
also reviewed and approved
account payables in the net
amount of $66,272.10.
Road Dept: Spring
Hollow Bridge project: The
crew successfully moved
the old (built 1867) wooden
grain bin that was in the
way of the new road to its
new location selected by
the land owner. The crew
started by building a new
floor and bracing up the
inside, then shored up the
outside with logs and tie
down straps, then put four
logs under it so it could be
skidded to the new loca
tion. The bin was moved
to its new location with an
excavator. The crew and the
driller then began to work
on the new road south of
the bridge site. The pilings
for the south bridge abut
ment have been driven in
place. They are currently
working on welding steel
caps on those pilings and
leveling the ground around
the pilings so the concrete
forms and rebar for the
abutment can be installed.
They have been working on
the road on the north side of
the bridge, getting it to sub
grade, as well as excavating
out for the bridge abutment
on the north side o f the
new bridge. The driller has
finished drilling holes on
the south side of the bridge
where the new road will
be. They plan on blasting
that part on Wednesday
afternoon.
C lark s C an y o n /
Hwy. 207 Intersection proj
ect: Some equipment has
been moved to the site and
started sloping banks and
filling in some low spots
to sub-grade. The crew is
just getting started on this
project and will continue as
people and time allows.
M isc: The paint
striping is completed for
this year. Dave Pranger has
been working on the paint
truck getting it ready to
store for the winter.
Graders: The grad
ers are working on the grav
el roads. Roads that have
been graded are: Sunflower
Flat, Bill Bergstrom, Valby,
Redding, Stock Drive, Perl-
berg, Meadowbrook, Nolan,
Kenny, Spur Loop, Hanna-
Arbuckle, and Spring Hol
low Roads and East o f
Morphine, Carlson, Stock
Drive, and Peck Lanes. The
graders are currently work
ing in the Liberty School
Road area, Blackhorse Can
yon area, Lexington area,
2 bedroom home on large lot in Lex Lots
of room for a garden and other activities
with this 2 bedroom 1 bath single wide mo
bile home in Lexington. Lots of upgrade
including new flooring, new roof, insulation,
new vinyl windows, water heater and much
more. $ 6 0 ,0 0 0
Tupper area, and the Spring
Hollow bridge project.
Permits: The court
reviewed and, on the rec
ommendation of the Road
M aster Burke O ’B rien,
approved Permit #011, be
tween the county and Cen
tury Link to replace a tele
phone line along Liberty
School Road near Barlow
Canyon Road.
CSEPP Transfer:
The court reviewed a notice
o f intent to transfer/retain
items purchased related
to the Wifi equipment and
traffic camera systems as
listed on an attached inven
tory sheet.
Sheriff’s Report:
Sheriff Ken Matlack pre
sented the court with the
following recap of recent
ev en ts: N o rth C ounty:
picnic table loaded into a
pickup at the Irrigon Ma
rina; a welfare check on
an 86-year-old female, lo
cated and transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital;
a motorcycle pursuit and
foot chase, items recov
ered and suspect identified.
South County: dump truck
full of gravel ran off road,
driver airlifted out, seven-
year-old boy not seriously
injured; welfare check on
individual threatening sui
cide and injury to others;
a landowner was informed
that he was not allowed to
place a locked gate across
a county road; rollover
Have your own cabin in the mountains to live in or
use for weekend get aways. Surrounded by Pine
and Tam arack trees. Sit on the deck and look out
at the forest. $ 7 0 ,0 0 0
accident on Gooseberry
Road with three occupants
and ambulance response.
A welfare check regarding
attempted 911 calls from
a female; was determined
the individual was gather
ing cattle and had been at
tempting to report a forest
fire. The following press
releases were provided for
review: Robbery of Devin
Oil; rash of vehicle entries
in the Irrigon area; possible
shots fired, pursuit, vehicle
abandoned, and suspect
lodged in regional ja il;
and an aircraft crash near
Lexington.
Fi n a n c e Dept.
Report: Finance D irec
tor Rick Worden informed
the court that in order to
repay the short-term loan,
a resolution will need to be
drafted or a supplemental
budget would need to be
prepared. The court opted
to have a resolution drafted
for signatures on Nov. 23,
2011. Worden then provid
ed information regarding
the county’s disability and
retirement plan along with
thequestionnaire that needs
to be completed for the dis
ability application. Worden
will conduct more research
regarding the matter.
Assessment & Tax
Dept. Report: County As
sessor Greg Sweek provided
and reviewed the 2011 taxes
imposed comparison to the
court. The county value is
up by 6.78%, which is a
little higher than anticipated
at budget time. In part the
increase is the result of the
Oregon Dept, of Revenue
increasing the value o f the
two power plants in the City
of Boardman, also a new
dairy, Three Mile Canyon
Farms, and some hous
ing and business growth
contributed to the increase.
Sweek also provided a re
view of the Morrow County
SIP and Enterprise Zone
projects, which included
dates and amounts of future
payments.
Mi d - C o l u m b i a
Council of Governments
(MCCOG): Executive Di
rector John Arens and Di
rector Bill Fashing of MC
COG presented informa
tion to the court regarding
the possibility of Morrow
County joining with Wasco,
Hood River, Sherman, Gil
liam and Wheeler Counties
on the development of re
newable energy projects. A
lengthy discussion ensued
regarding the costs to the
county as well as potential
long-term returns. No deci
sion was made regarding
the proposal.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
The court reviewed and ap
proved a warranty deed be
tween the county and Carl
Thorpe in the amount of
$ 1,000 to allow the realign
ment of the Shobe Canyon
intersection. The court re
viewed and took no action
regarding tax foreclosure
property in the Cain Lane
area. The court reviewed
and approved the Morrow
County holiday schedule
for the 2012 calendar year.
The court reviewed and
approved the payment of
some SAIF claims in the to
tal of $1,938.21 rather than
process them through the
Insurance Company, caus
ing a much greater increase
in premiums. Reviewed and
approved the payment of
$ 100 for membership to the
Community Renewable En
ergy Association. The court
review ed the insurance
claim settlem ent for the
clean-up at the fair grounds
following the fire just prior
to the beginning of the fair.
The court appointed Betty
Gray to the Special Trans
portation Board.
R eview ed m isc.
correspondences and dis
cussed upcom ing m eet
ings.
If you would like
to be placed on the list to
receive County minutes,
please contact Karen Wolff
at 541-676-5620.
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