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NO BMCC BOND FOR PLANTS
-Continued from PAGE ONE
related story this issue.)
H o w e v e r, b e c a u s e
these companies negotiated
tax exemptions with CREZ,
neither is obligated to pay
for the bond levy. Lamb
W eston is exem pt from
$ 6 5 ,5 3 4 in ta x e s p e r
year and Tillam ook will
avoid $27,900 for a total
estimated tax savings per
year o f $93,434.
In addition, being in
the Enterprise Zone also
exempts the two companies
from BM CC’s yearly tax
levy Of .661 per thousand o f
valuation, used to fund the
college’s annual operating
expenses, for an additional
$ 1 9 9 ,2 2 5 in y e a r l y
property tax breaks for the
businesses. B etw een the
bond levy and the operating
levy exemptions, the total
y e a rly BM CC p ro p erty
tax exemptions for the two
com panies will equal an
estim ated $292,659. The
duration of the tax-exempt
a g re e m e n t fo r L am b
Weston is 15 years, and for
Tillamook 10.
If BM CC’s bond levy
would have been voted on
and approved after July 1,
2014, however, it would
have been a different story,
w ith both Lam b Weston
and Tillam ook obligated
to pay the bonded debt
tax on 75 percent o f the
new facilities’ construction
costs.
L o c a t i n g in t h e
E nterprise Zone— which
is made up o f a 12-square-
m ile area encom passing
th e P ort o f M orrow at
Boardman— businesses that
meet certain employment
and pay targets are exempt
from paying any property
tax es. In stead they pay
lower “fees” to the CREZ,
which then distributes the
money to “affected” special
taxing districts, such as fire
and police, twice a year.
How the m oney will be
spent is voted on by the six-
member CREZ board. The
board, which is made up of
tw o representatives each
from the Port of Morrow,
C ity o f B oardm an and
Morrow County, has little
written guidelines on how it
will disburse the funds, and
there is no guarantee any of
money will find its way into
BMCC’s coffers.
As an example o f the
amount o f fees to be received
by th e C R E Z : L a m b
Weston will pay $950,000
per year for 15 years for
a to tal o f $ 1 4 ,250,000.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report o f marriage licenses:
A ugust 1, 2013: -T ravis M ichael M artin, 19,
o f Boardman and Kasandra Larie Kaneaster, 18, o f
Boardman.
In T illa m o o k ’s C R E Z facility is also expected to
a g re e m e n t, it w ill pay be in production by 2014.
different amounts per year Their agreement with CREZ
for a total o f $4,875,000 also has the same employee
over the 10-year agreement. and wage stipulations as
The fees could be even L am b W eston and both
h ig h e r if c o n s tru c tio n s companies have the same
costs exceed by five percent excess investm ent clause
the estim ated investm ent w hereby if construction
amounts provided by the c o s ts in c re a s e by five
percent or more than the
companies.
The e n te rp rise zone estimated amounts, CREZ
is an investm ent tool to payments will go up by the
attract new business and same percentage.
Port o f Morrow General
em ploym ent to M orrow
County, and Lamb Weston Manager and CREZ board
a g re e d as p a rt o f its m em ber Gary Neal, who
CREZ deal to em ploy at has been very successful
least 35 new em ployees attracting new investment
at the facility, with those to the Port o f M orrow ,
employees earning at least says enterprise zones are
150 percent o f the county here to stay and also a
average w age. However, necessary recruitment tool.
a c c o r d in g to a n e w s Neil has said that without
rele ase from C on A gra the enterprise zone the Port
F o o d s, L am b W e sto n ’s would be at a disadvantage
p a r e n t c o m p a n y , th e w h e n r e c r u i t i n g new
192.000- square-foot “state- businesses. He says there
of-the-art facility making are close to 60 enterprise
french fries and other potato z o n e s in O re g o n w ith
products, is expected to w hich he must com pete,
employee 100 people. The and has emphasized there
plant is expected to be in is no guarantee either Lamb
production by 2014,” the Weston or Tillamook would
have located at the Port
company said.
C o l u m b i a R i v e r if the enterprise zone had
Technologies, or Tillamook not been there to offer the
C h eese, says th e ir new co m p an ies p ro p erty tax
63.000- square-foot whey exemptions.
We’ll see ‘ewe’ there
At the MoCo centennial fair
Greenup wins saddle
at King Mountain
Hunter Greenup, 10, and mare Barrelin Biankus won the ID
saddle at White Swan, WA. -Contributedphoto
Ten-year-old H unter
Greenup and his 19-year-old
mare “ Barrelin Biankus,”
owned by Munkers Farms,
walked away with the big
check and a ID saddle
for having the fastest time
o f the event in the youth
barrel race in White Swan,
WA, held June 28-30. There
was $3,000 added to the
purse and nearly 80 entries.
E n tra n ts from O reg o n ,
W ashington, Id ah o and
Canada competed.
H u n te r is th e so n
o f T rav is and T iffa n ie
G reenup, and G randson
o f Barry and M ary Ann
Munkers, all of Lexington.
Hunter and his sister, Blake,
along with their m other
and grandmother, all came
home with checks for their
b arrel racin g e ffo rts in
White Swan.
BMCC BOND
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Boardman. The college is
c o n s tr u c tio n fo r new currently looking for land
workforce training programs near the new Sage Center
in Boardman, Hermiston on which to locate.
and Pendleton, as well as
The center will teach
capital
im
provem
ents
at
skills
for the food processing
United Methodist Church members will serve lunch
college
facilities
throughout
and
server
farm business.
on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center,
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tilla
Server
farms,
which contain
menu to be announced. Milk is served at each meal.
counties.
large
com
puters
such as
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject
The
new
construction
those
used
by
A
m azon,
to change.
projects are the Industrial com a n d o th e r o n lin e
P r o c e s s e s W o rk fo rc e retailers and businesses,
Development
and STEAM are now locating at the
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
( s c ie n c e , te c h n o lo g y , Port o f M orrow because
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
Morgan and Matt Orem prepare their lambs for the Morrow engineering, arts and math) of cheap power and ample
If Y O U h a v e a fa m ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers fro m
County Fair. Morgan will be an eighth grader and Matt a sixth Center, to be located near the land. BMCC plans to offer
g a m b lin g ad d ic tio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t
grader at lone Community School. They are the children of SAGE Center in Boardman; courses to train workers at
m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is n o t re c e iv in g tre a tm e n t.
Eric and Brandi Orem of lone. -Photo by Erin Heideman
the P re c isio n Irrig a te d these facilities.
If y o u a r e a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty a n d you
A g r ic u ltu re C e n te r in
Also growing at the Port
w is h to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e o r d e
sire m o re in fo rm atio n . P le a s e call a n y o f th e fo llo w in g
Hermiston; and the Applied are the new food-processing
n u m b e rs to s e t up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju s t to
Animal Science Education p la n ts su c h as L am b
talk:
Center in Pendleton. These W esto n ’s $211 m illio n
B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 o r 5 4 1 - 2 5 6 - 0 1 7 5
new facilities will enable expansion o f its french fry
Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161
BMCC to work with local and other processed potato
industry partners and add production, and Tillamook
a
p p ro x im a te ly 30 new Cheese’s new whey facility.
Searching for Tower Clock Parts
d e g re e and c e rtif ic a te (See related sto ry this
program s that will train issue.) With the new center,
Morrow County is searching for some very important parts o f the M orrow County Tower Clock.
students for family-wage the college will then be
Some time around 1955, the clock was converted to run on electricity and some parts were re
jobs in the region.
able to offer certificates
moved in the conversion. These parts are very critical to restoring the 111 year old clock to its
A lso included in the in mechatronics, a design
original condition. Have you seen any o f the items listed below sitting in the back com er o f a ga
bond would be money to p ro cess th at in clu d es a
rage or bam or shop?
replace aging and inefficient combination o f mechanical
heating, cooling, plumbing e n g in e e rin g , e le c tric a l
and e le c tric a l sy stem s, e n g i n e e r i n g , c o n tr o l
A. Pendulum : This is a steel (or maybe wooden) rod about 48 inches long with a large weight at
upgrade building insulation, engineering and computer
the bottom (very heavy).
install new security lighting, engineering. It would also
B. Weights (2 ): The weights are steel or lead cylinders about 5 inches in diameter and possibly 14
and complete other needed offer certificates in food
inches long and very heavy (They are several hundred pounds.)
upgrades at the Pendleton processing technologies,
C. G ears: Any gears that are round brass gears with 5 spokes in the gear and range from 4 inches
and in d u s try -a p p ro v e d
campus.
in diameter to 8 inches in diameter.
The major expansion food processing training
D. Verge: There is a very critical part called the Verge and it is two steel fingers cast in a slight
planned for Morrow County certificates to complement
“U” shape with a brass rod connected to them.
would be a food processing th e s u rro u n d in g f o o d
E. Spring: The pendulum suspension spring is a flat steel spring about 2 inches wide and 5 inches
a n d c o m p u te r s e r v e r processing businesses at
long and is flat dark steel.
training center located at the Port of Morrow.
F. Regulator N ut: The spring would have a regulator nut which looks like a large sink faucet han
dle with four arms.
W h a t H a p p e n s W h e n th e F o lk s T h a t
G. Solid silver badge: It w as ap p lied to the clock fram e....it is a b o u t 7 inches w ide a n d 3
H av e P ro v id e d Y o u r B u ild in g a n d
inches high and in sc rip te d in old English Script w ith .... SETH THOMAS
CLOCKS....THOMASTON , CONN...USA....it has curved c o rn e rs and is a very nice badge.
O u td o o r S u p p lie s, T u r n 50?
Community lunch menu
Have you heard any stories about the clock? M orrow County is interested in hearing stories about
the Tower Clock. Call or email Sandi Putman with your stories. They may provide clues, and will
most definitely provide history o f this historic Tower Clock. 541-989-9500 or
This is the pendulum wood "stick" in the
center of the clock. Also missing is the lead
cylinder at the bottom of the stick, about 5
inches in diameter and possibly 14 inches
long and this would be VERY heavy.
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This shows the clock gears. These have 5
D o o r Prizes and C am araderie to be Had!
spokes and range from 4 inches in diameter
to 8 inches in diameter.
Missing several of
these.
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