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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25, 2023 -- NINE Heppner council -Continued from PAGE ONE pet and for an increase in for so many animals. “It does seem like it would be a fairly small area for having two horses,” Doherty agreed, reiterating that the resident only had a permit for one horse and no other livestock. The owner of the an- imals had not responded before October’s meeting and was not in attendance. Another residence on Water St. had been con- tacted regarding a code violation for an unsightly yard. A letter had been sent in August, Doherty said, but no cleanup had begun, and no response had been received as of Oct. 5. Among the code viola- tions were abandoned ve- hicles, appliances, bagged refuse left in the yard, and various items of refuse around the property. Doherty said he had sent another letter giving the property owner 15 days to clean up the property before the city took other action. In other business, the Heppner City Council: -Awarded the contract for a crack seal project to Friends and Neighbors Services of Hermiston. The $22,359 bid was the least expensive, and Doherty said the company was also the only one to visit the project site before bidding. They were also recom- mended by Hermiston and Stanfield. -Heard that the Hep- pner Planning Commission had denied a variance for a new shop due to a lack of specifics in the application. -Approved an animal permit for a miniature pot-bellied pig kept as a DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM the number of hens kept at a residence, contingent on making the yard chick- en-proof. -Heard from Heppner Assistant Fire Chief Eric Chick that the majority of the volunteer fire depart- ment’s calls in September were for EMS lift assists. Aside from those five calls, they also secured the land- ing zone once, responded to several mutual aid calls, worked a rural fire protec- tion district call on Balm Fork, responded to a motor vehicle accident in which a patient was airlifted and put out a vegetation fire within the city limits. Chick also reported that the fire depart- ment conducted a recruiting program at the high school for students ages 16-plus interested in fire science and/or EMS careers and had recruited several junior firefighters. -Learned from Hep- pner Public Works Direc- tor Chad Doherty that the city painted fire hydrants on Main Street, started training new personnel on the sewer plant, repaired a major break and plug on irrigation lines on Main St., made a list of things not finished or completed acceptably on the recent ODOT sidewalk project, met with the county regard- ing vandalism at Heppner City Park, installed a new door lock on the Hager Park Restroom and had Silver Creek install a new metal door at the Thomson Square food court restroom, among other September projects. The next meeting of the Heppner City Council is scheduled for Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. 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