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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 20, 2023 City of Heppner votes to move forward with grievance -Continued from PAGE ONE Kim Cutsforth of the How- ard and Beth Bryant Foun- dation and Melissa Lindsay of Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group. “They’re laying groundwork to move for- ward with their subdivision above Rock St., which has got to coordinate with the city’s new water project,” Wolff said. “And they’re very interested in helping with moving the city’s po- tential well and reservoir project ahead, because their project pretty much de- pends upon it.” Wolff said the Howard and Beth Bryant Founda- tion had taken point on the Cross Hill water project, and Sen. Bill Hansell was supposed to be visiting the town to assess the situa- tion and talk about funding possibilities but said new Heppner City Manager John Doherty would need to stay on top of the situation and “keep the ball rolling.” Hansell’s visit is ten- tatively planned for the beginning of October. Wolff said he had also met with Kyle Robinson twice, and the landowner seemed amenable to working with the city if he could get water for his remaining lots. “That is going to make those lots a lot more valu- able,” Wolff said. “He’s talking of donating the foot- print of a parcel needed for the well and the potential reservoir.” Wolff said he thought the next step would be to start determining the best location for the well and reservoir. The city council also revisited the feral cat issue at last week’s meeting. Wolff said he had made up information sheets with several different resources for citizens, including four organizations that will ac- cept feral cats and kittens from Eastern Oregon. The sheet will be available at Heppner City Hall. Cement by Thomson square. -Photo by Cindi Doherty Heppner City Council Bill Kuhn said he had done some research and had the outline of an ordinance against feeding feral cats but asked if a penalty of $250 was reasonable. Hep- pner Council Member Cody High questioned whether those feeding feral cats would have the funds to pay the fine, but Heppner Councilor JoAnna Lamb responded that the fine for not picking up dog waste is $350. “And we’re not talking about strays,” added In- skeep. “We’re talking about having a feeding station, somebody actually going out and putting the food available. Because if you don’t have food available, they don’t stick around.” Kuhn said a feral cat will be defined as one for whom there is no apparent owner. “[But] everything I’ve read says that removing feeding stations does not get rid of your feral cat problem,” Kuhn pointed out. “They’re still there.” The council directed Kuhn to draft the ordinance with a $250 fine and to limit cat ownership to five cats. Heppner has not previously had a limit on how many cats or dogs a person can own, but Lamb said that Irrigon has limits on both. In other bus ines s , Lamb reported that closing Stansbury St. morning and afternoon on school days was proving a good move. “The first day was a mess, because the contrac- tors also closed Quaid at the same time,” she said. “Since then, closing Stans- bury has been really won- derful, because we have so many people moving so many different directions. It has helped a lot.” She said the school has been closing the street for about a half hour in the morning and a half hour in the afternoon. Barb Orwick of the Neighborhood Center re- ported that the Heppner High School students will be conducting a food drive for them, probably Nov. 2. The date is subject to change. Heppner Assistant Fire Chief Eric Chick reported that calls are a little higher than this time last year. He said they are also still wait- ing on the build for the Type 3 engine, and that it would probably be another year. “That’s a little disap- pointing,” he said. He also said that the firefighters’ 9/11 memorial stair climb was a success. He said they raised $1,000 prior to the event and an- other $2,000 at the silent auction, with more continu- ing to come in. The funds will be divided among the three South Morrow fire departments. Eighteen fire- fighters participated in the stair climb. Regarding the request by the Lauretsins that the city vacate part of an alley in exchange for land the Lauretsins own that is part of a city street, Kuhn said he had a full legal description of the property and now needs to send out consent forms to the neighbors. All the affected neighbors need to consent before the city can proceed to vacate the property. The council also thanked Wolff for his ser- vice as interim city manag- er. Newly-hired manager John Doherty takes over the position this week. The next meeting of the Heppner City Council is scheduled for Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. Congratulations Bill and Merilee McDowell on 50 years of marriage! You are a daily source of inspiration. We love you, Kacie, Danielle and Henry. Please join us in celebrating this amazing couple on Friday, September 22nd, 6:30pm at the Heppner Elks Lodge for drinks and dessert. The elks will be serving their dinner menu. 177 N. Main P.O. Box 337 Heppner, OR 97836 Chris@sykesrealestate.net ld! 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