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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23 , 2022 The remaining funds will be used to further the town website design. The council heard a maintenance report that Lexington maintenance worker Keith Hess had in- stalled new meter boxes on Arcade St. and had to tweak the chlorination system a little to bring up the residual The new community space in Lexington is taking shape levels to the state approved with the installation of new fencing. -Photo by Andrea minimum of .20. The Up- per Hill paving project is Di Salvo complete and looks great, -Continued from PAGE TWO Hass had already spoken but Hess pointed out the with the customer regarding there were cones on Clay still on the shoulders of a payment. few individuals. Hess also reported that St. sectioning off an area “There should definite- she had created a revised of concern. The ground ly be a budget,” said Gor- community space town underneath had been too don. “Because we have no hall project and submitted wet when the asphalt was idea how much you spent. it to Willow Creek Valley poured, and there was some We have no idea how much Economic Development fear it might crack in the revenue came in. What was Group (WCVEDG). The future. Hess reported that all profitable? What wasn’t?” grant is a $10,000 matching backflow testing fees and “ M o v i n g f o r w a r d , grant to create an outdoor we’re going to build a bud- community space behind repair costs had been in- get,” agreed Lemmon. the Lexington Town Hall. cluded in the October bills Imes added that there She had gotten a one-month of the properties involved, would be another $1000 extension for spending the due Nov. 25. She had also from the county tourism funds received, and she gotten a $50,000 bond from grant that Morrow County reported the project was Wheatland insurance for the allocates to all of the cities. coming along smoothly. Town of Lexington Record- “I just want to see it The fence is up, pipes are er/Clerk position at a cost continue, and as it’s already in in the ground and all the of $175. The bond needs to been expressed,” she told materials for the project be renewed annually. She Kennedy, “you can’t do it have been delivered. She added that the last time the on your own, so coming also told the council that she bond was held was in 2014, together and formalizing a had begun gathering books and the town is supposed to team is the next step.” for the new Little Free hold an active bond. Prior to the Nov. 8 Also at the Nov. 8 meet- Library in Lexington. She meeting, the Lexington ing, Imes mentioned an said she had received free email the town had received books from the Heppner council also held a work from the League of Oregon Library and had reached out session with a representa- Cities regarding a mayors’ to the community through tive from Anderson Perry taskforce recommendation. the town newsletter but had engineering firm. Hess told The LOC is trying to gather not received any more do- the Gazette that the town enough mayors’ signatures nations as yet. The library has a permit for a second in our region to present box is built but waiting to well and has started pur- suing that idea. She said legislation for funding for be installed. homelessness. “Homeless- During the public com- the current well is meeting ness doesn’t just mean peo- ment section, the council the town’s needs, but the ple living on the street,” was asked about a proposed council is looking toward said Imes. “Homelessness play area in Lexington and future growth for the town. might be people who need where it would be located. Anderson Perry has been food assistance, affordable “We have talked about helping the town find an housing.” getting playground equip- appropriate location for Hess said she has re- ment, but the discussion the second well and water ceived a second email that needs to be where in Lex- storage, as well as directing she had just forwarded to ington we could put it, so the council toward fund- the council, which was there’s no plan to do that,” ing possibilities for the more specific and infor- said Kennedy. “There’s no multi-million dollar project. mative. She asked that the plan on where anything’s Anderson Perry has also done a wastewater storage council read it and think going to go.” about what input or partner- In old business, Hess study for the town toward ship Lexington could offer. announced that the town the end of installing a town Imes said she thought was in the final stages for sewer system, but Hess said the deadline had passed grant qualifications. She the well is the priority right but that there was still an said she was ready to sub- now. There will be another opportunity to reach out and mit invoices and proof of work session Dec. 13. be involved. “Ultimately payment, as well as before what it would do would and after pictures, for the be to open us up to some small city allotment for the YOUR AD funding to be able to have a Upper North Hill paving food pantry or something,” project. She also said that COULD she said. she will soon be submitting In a follow-up to Oc- pictures and a brief summa- BE tober’s discussion on de- ry to the Amazon (AWS) HERE! linquent water bills, Hess technology grant program, reported that she had been which will unlock the re- unable to make phone con- maining $1,700 for fund- tact with the one customer ing. So far the grant funds Call whose account had been have been used to update placed on a cash-only basis, the town website and create 541-676-9228 so she had sent a certified a community portal page, letter. Someone other than as well as for the purchase Or Email the customer had signed for of an Owl Labs meeting graphics@rapidserve.net the letter, so she still didn’t camera to make public know if the customer had meetings accessible online. received the communica- tion. Otherwise, there was Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos only one account past due Start A New Subscription more than 60 days, and Lexington Town Council Sheriff’s Report ... continued FROM PAGE FIVE be taken care of by Oregon be on the lookout for the referred to Oregon State Police/Gilliam County. -MCSO received report of around six dogs out on the road on Columbia Lane, Ir- rigon. MCSO gave a verbal warning for having a dog as a public nuisance. -MCSO received report of a yellow older style dump truck hauling a lot of stuff failing to maintain land and traveling for around 10 miles with his left blinker on. MCSO responded but was unable to locate the truck. -MCSO received report of a newer black Nissan with California plates failing to maintain land and driving erratically, speeding up and slowing down. The caller was unsure if the driver was just playing games on the road or was intoxicat- ed. MCSO was unable to locate the vehicle. -MCSO received report from a subject in lone that his 17-year-old daughter left home from Washington that weekend and was noti- fied by some of his friends that she may be at a house with men over the age of 30. He requested phone contact and a welfare check on his daughter to make sure she is okay. -MCSO, Irrigon Ambu- lance, Irrigon Rural Fire Department responded to a report of a motorcycle accident on Fourth Rd. and Columbia Lane in Irrigon. -MCSO received report of customers irate at each oth- er at Heppner Mobil and Circle K on Main St. in Heppner. It was deter- mined to be a verbal argu- ment only. -MCSO received report of a 911 hangup/abandoned/ accidental call on Faler Rd., Boardman. Boardman Fire Dept., MCSO re- sponded and a small fire was put out. -MCSO received report of shots fired at the Morrow County OHV Park, Hep- pner. The report was unfounded. -MCSO received report of a missing person at the Morrow County OHV Park on Forest Service Rd. 21, Heppner. The camper was located and the case was to Whole home WiFi for the whole family! included with your Gorge Networks service Seamlessly blankets your home with fast, reliable WiFi Filter online content and set time limits Ability to block devices and receive new device alerts No dead or slow spots! 300 Mbps Symmetrical Speed >> $59.95/month * 1 Gig Symmetrical Speed >> 74.95/month * Visit gorge.net or call (541) 436-0223 to learn more! *Price reflects residential rates only. State Police. -MCSO received report of an incident at S.E. Utah and S.E. Tenth St. in Irri- gon concerning a semi. The call was unfounded. -MCSO received an ad- ditional request for people breaking into a shop on Depot Lane in Irrigon and taking things. “ -MCSO received report of a trespass on E. Third St. in lone with a subject having issues with a neighbor. The caller would like the subject trespassed from the property. -MCSO received a noise complaint with loud music coming from a residence on Third -St. in Irrigon. A deputy made contact and the music was turned down. -MCSO received a 911 hang-up call from a resi- dence on Daisy Rd. in Ir- rigon. A deputy responded to the residence and determined it was an accidental dial. -MCSO received a 911 hang-up call from Wil- low Creek Rd./top of Coal Mine Hill, Heppner. The caller advised they found a fe- male alongside the road who was intoxicated and seizing. MCSO, Heppner Ambulance responded and transported the female to Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital in Heppner. -MCSO received report of a female trespassing on the caller’s property on Wash- ington Lane in Irrigon. A deputy responded, but was unable to locate the female. -MCSO responded to assist a female who re- ported that her door knob wouldn’t unlock and re- quested assistance. She called back and reported she was able to get into the residence and cancelled the request. -MCSO receive report from a subject on N.W. Water St. in Heppner that juveniles hit her window really hard, almost breaking it, and then ran away. The caller requested MCSO to juveniles. A deputy checked the area. -MCSO received report of a dog barking non-stop in what sounded like the Chase St. area. The caller said there were juveniles in the area who may be provok- ing it. A deputy checked the area, but was unable to locate. -MCSO received report of shots fired on S.W. Third St. in Irrigon. The call- er said her neighbor may have gotten shot. A deputy re- sponded, but no one would say what happened. The deplity reported that no blood or holes were seen at the scene. -MCSO received a han- gup/abandoned/accidental call form a Spanish speak- ing subject, but the call was lost while they were trying to connect with an inter- preter. -The lrrigon Fire De- partment, Irrigon Ambu- lance received report of a two-vehicle non-injury ac- cident at., W. Fourth Rd./Columbia Lane in Irrigon. Irrigon Ambulance, Irrigon Ru- ral Fire Department and MCSO responded and a report was taken. Community Thanksgiving dinner planned The Heppner Commu- nity Thanksgiving Dinner will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, at the Gateway Café. Gateway Café and Elo- him Covenant Ministry will host the dinner. Participants are free to bring side dishes, salads, desserts or drinks to share. Gateway Café is lo- cated at 168 N. Main St. in Heppner. Call Willen at 541-701-4577 or email gatewaycafeheppner@ gmail.com with questions or for more information. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM
