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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 10,2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Oregon Trail Library
District Board of Directors
will have an executive
session to discuss personnel
issues (ORS 192.660)(2 >< i)
and to consider information
or records that are exempt
from d isc lo su re (O R S
192.660) (2)(f) after the
regular board meeting on
Wednesday, September 17,
2014 at the Oregon Trail
Library District Boardman
Library, 200 South Main
S treet, Boardm an, OR
97818
Published: September 10,
2014
of action in amending the
current C om prehensive
Plan. Opportunity to ask
questions will be provided.
For m ore info rm atio n ,
please contact the Planning
Department at 541-922-
4624 or 541-676-9061,
extension 5506.
DATED this 10th day of
September, 2014
MORROW COUNTY
P L A N N I N G
DEPARTMENT
Published. September 10,
2014
Affidavit
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
M ORROW COUNTY
LAND USE HEARING
THE MORROW
COUNTY PLANNING
COMMISSION will hold
a workshop on Tuesday,
Septem ber 30, 2014, at
7:00 p.m. at the Port of
Morrow Riverfront Center
in Boardman, Oregon.
The workshop
will provide the Planning
Commission the opportunity
to review the M orrow
County C om prehensive
Plan and organize a plan
September 3, 2014
Columbia Basin Electric
Revisits BPA’s Energy
Efficiency Programs
Columbia Basin Electric,
t h r o u g h its E n e r gy
Efficiency partner,
Efficiency Services
Group (ESG ) continue
t o o f f e r r e b a t e s on
Energy Star appliances,
such as clothes washers,
refrigerators, freezers and
water heaters; as well
as window rebates; heat
pump rebates; residential
weatherization; ductless
heat pumps; Energy Star
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MINI S TO R A G E
U nits
A vailable
541 - 567-7317
homes; heat pumps; water
heaters and commercial
lighting rebates. Certain
restrictio n s may apply.
Rebates may change or be
discontinued at any time.
We recommend contacting
ESG prior to making a
purchase to get the most
current status on rebate
amounts and availability.
For more information and
requirem ents to qualify
for these programs, and
CREZ FUNDING
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oped by WCVEDG to
give renters an incentive
to purchase a home and
to give those interested
in renting an incentive to
own and manage rental
properties.
Heppner,
lone
and
Lexington
communities all benefited
from this grant program,
he pointed out.
In other business at
the meeting the CREZ
board voted to provide
additional funding to the
Boardman
Community
Development Association
(BCDA) to continue with
its Homebuyer Education
Classes program.
The BCDA sponsored
the first two classes on
June 20 and 27, in which
enrollees were taught
“all aspects of the home
buying process from start
to finish,” said President
Jill Parker, who was at
the CREZ meeting. Each
class lasted approximately
seven hours and a total of
23 people signed up for the
classes with 17 completing
the
course.
All
the
participants were given a
work book and lunch, and
the course was taught in
both English and Spanish
by housing director Denise
Jerome of CAPECO using
Morrow County Public Works is currently requesting bids for Vehicles that are presented for silent bids at
The Public Works office 365 Hwy. 74, Lexington, OR. 97839.
Vehicles and specifications and any more questions are on display or you may contact Morrow County
Public Works at P.O. Box 428. 365 Hwy 74, Lexington. OR 97839 phone 541-989-9500. Sold AS IS.
Sealed bids will be received no later than 5:00 p.m.. September 16, 2014. Morrow County Public Works
Office in Lexington. Bids will be opened at 9:30 a m. at Morrow County Court in Boardman, OR. On
September 17, 2014.
Morrow County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or
handicapped status in employment or the provision of services.
#1 2004 FORD Chassis - VIN# 1FDSX31P54EC24774
NO ENGINE -
Min Bid $300.00.
#2 1999 FORD F350 Super Duty Crew Cab - VIN# 1FTSW31F8XECO7406
Automatic Trans. 4WD, F350, 1 Ton, super duty. Diesel A/C, Cruise,
236.000 miles. AM/FM CD STEREO Radio.
Min Bid $1,000.00.
#3 1985 CHEVY PICKUP - VIN# 1GC6D34J1FF334244
Auto Trans., 4WD. Diesel engine, AM/FM Radio. 184,000 miles. Min.
Bid $300.00.
#4 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - VIN # 2FAFP71W7XX127072
Auto Transmission, RWD, V8 CYL, 146,000 miles. Cruise and
A/C, CC, PW, AM/FM Cassette Radio, Min. Bid $500.00.
#5 2002 Ford Crown Victoria - VIN# 2FAFP71WOX129853
Auto Transmission. RWD. V8 CYL, 153,000 Miles. CC, PW, AM/FM
Radio. Min. Bid. $500.00.
#6 1995 Ford Crown Victoria - VIN# 2FALP71W7SX152985
Auto Transmission, RWD, V8 4.6 CYL, 138,000 Miles. CC, PW,
AM/FM Radio. Min. Bid. $500.00.
#7 1992 FORD Chassis - VIN# 2FDKF38G7NCA45779
A/C, AM/FM RADIO -
Min Bid $500.00.
#8 1993 Ford Crown Victoria - VIN# 2FACP71W4PX131499
Auto Transmission, RWD. V8 4.6 CYL, 175,000 Miles. CC, PW,
AM/FM Radio. Min. Bid. $500.00.
#9 191995 Chevy Utility 3500- VIN# 1GBKC34NOSJ11359
Manual Transmission, V8 Gas
engine 171,000 Miles. AM/FM Radio. Min. Bid. $800.00.
nationally recognized
curriculum. BMCC offered
the use of its Boardman
facility and arranged for
each attendee to receive
college credit as well,
Jerome added.
After completion of
the Homebuyer Education
class
each
attendee
was given a $2,000 gift
certificate, which can be
redeemed if they purchase
a primary residence home
within two years and
locate in the Boardman zip
code. Jerome said others
were also getting involved
in trying to stimulate home
buying in Boardman, with
Umatilla Electric Co
op offering a $250 gift
certificate toward purchase
of an electrical appliance
to graduates of the class
who purchase a home.
She said in addition to the
home buying education,
attendees were also given
training on how to maintain
a septic system, in case
their property was not on
the city sewer system. She
said the class was being
offered to anyone, although
the $2,000 gift was only
available to people who
buy homes in Boardman,
and she said they recently
had their first purchase of a
home by a graduate.
“We wanted to educate
people and give them
confidence in buying a
home. We are very, very
pleased,” she told the
CREZ board.
In other business at last
Friday’s meeting the board
received an update on its
financial outlook from
financial manager Tom
Kligel who said anticipated
revenue in November
could include up to
$950,000 from ConAgra,
$125,000 from Tillamook
Cheese, $ 100,000 from
RackSpace, $15,000 from
Columbia Products and
$50,000 from VAData,
or
Amazon.
Those
amounts will be reduced
however, by potential
“buybacks”
exercised
by these companies. The
companies can exercise
the “buybacks” and deduct
money they give directly
to community groups from
the fees owed to the CREZ.
The CREZ receives
to learn about additional
energy programs, contact
ESG at 888-883-9879 or
visit www.cbec.cc. Fax
completed forms to 503-
344- 6942 or mai l to:
Columbia Basin Electric
Boardman Homebuyer Education
Program also gets funding
CREZ board chairm an Don Russell presents Boardman
Community Development Association President Jill Parker
with a $40,000 check that will enable that group to continue
with its Homebuyer Education program.
money from businesses
locating in the enterprise
zone and paying fees
instead of higher property
taxes for new development.
Similar zones are located
all across Oregon and are
being used to attract new
businesses. The Columbia
River zone is located in
the Port of Morrow and
has been very successful
in attracting new business.
It is expected to receive at
least $25 million in fees
over the next 15 years.
The CREZ board has not
decided exactly how the
money will be spent, but
has begun discussions on
laying the framework for
disbursing the funds.
In
other
business
the board discussed the
upcoming
proposed
bond issues of Boardman
Rural
Fire
Protection
District and the Boardman
Recreation District, and
how enterprise businesses
would be required to pay
on those bonds if passed
by voters. Normally a
businesses
would
be
billed the bond rate on its
assessed property value,
just as individual home
owners are.
Up
until
Friday
the board had assumed
enterprise zone businesses,
which pay fees instead
of property taxes, would
also pay for any newly
passed bonds the same
way. However, the board
was informed by County
Assessor Mike Gorman
and board member Greg
Sweek that enterprise zone
businesses will still pay
their share of new bonded
Contribute your knowledge o f Morrow County
history to the Oregon Encyclopedia
The Oregon Encyclo
pedia (The OE) is coming to
Morrow County this spring
to hold a public community
meeting on Oregon his
tory and culture. Test your
local history knowledge
with a fun trivia quiz, learn
about some of the important
people, places, and events
in Morrow County, and
contribute your knowledge
of local history to the ency
clopedia project.
T he m e e t i n g wi l l
be held in Lexington at
Lexington City Hall on
Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7
p.m.
The meeting is co-
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ALL VEHICLES ARE SOLD AS IS!
Successful bidder will be required to take possession and remove vehicle within 30 davs
of being notified their bid has been accepted.
Morrow County makes no warranties as to vehicles condition.
Vehicle’s SOLD AS IS
Certified check, cashiers check or cash must make payment.
t
indebtedness;
however.
under agreements signed
between the CREZ and
enterprise businesses, the
money will go directly
to the CREZ, which will
then disburse the funds
to the districts. It will
then be up to those taxing
districts whether they
apply the money toward
the bonded debt or use it in
some other way, Gorman
told the board. It will be
discretionary money and
not necessarily used to
reduce the bond.
Boardman
Rural
Fire District Chief Marc
Rogelstad was perplexed in
learning about the revised
bond payment method.
“We told people the
(bond tax) rate would
include the company bond
payments,” he told the
CREZ board. “We already
stepped in it.”
The
fire
district
is going out for voter
approval on a bond issue
in the November election.
In other
business
the
board
discussed
how to determine the
final investment o f new
expansions
at several
enterprise zone businesses.
According to agreements
with businesses such as
Tillamook and ConAgra
foods, those companies are
required to pay higher fees
to the CREZ if the cost
of their new expansions
exceeded 105 percent of
original estimates. The
board agreed to send a
letter to the businesses
asking what the final cost
of the new construction
and expansions are.
Oregon Encyclopedia to hold
community meeting in Lexington
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sponsored by the Morrow
County M useum and is
free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be
served.
Ulrich H. Hardt, Or
egon Encyclopedia Co-
Editor-in-Chief will lead a
discussion on how to write
an Oregon Encyclopedia
entry and work with partici
pants to identify Morrow
county topics that should
be included on the web site.
The OE is an online
resource o f the s ta te ’s
significant people, places,
events, and institutions
available to anyone with
access to the World Wide
Web at http://www.orego-
nencyclopedia.org.
The OE is a partnership
between the Oregon Histor
ical Society (OHS) and the
Oregon Council of Teachers
of English (OCTE).
This meeting is sup
ported in part by the Insti
tute of Museum and Library
Services through the Li
brary Services and Technol
ogy Act, administered by
the Oregon State Library.