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(,*+7+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, November 22, 2023 November Heppner City Council Meeting Heppner’s new State Championship Sign -Continued from PAGE ONE been out of compliance pner Rural Fire Protection dead deer from properties (ODOT) funding. Doherty said the most concerning cutback at the moment was the possible reduction in snow plowing. However, Doherty said the cutbacks would also affect future UHSDLUDQGUHEXLOGSURMHFWV “So that’s something that the entire state is going to face,” he said. ODOT attributes the cutbacks to reduction of funding, largely from fewer gas taxes as people drive less or switch to more fu- HOH൶FLHQWPHDQVRIWUDYHO like electric cars or hybrids. The city manager also reported that the city’s new cameras have been installed and are live. Heppner city employees have access to the cameras, but Doherty said he is working on get- ting additional users such as MCSO set up on the system. “It’s the user rights, and it gets a little tricky,” said Doherty. 'RKHUW\VDLGFLW\VWD൵ had conducted a walk- through with ODOT regard- ing the city’s complaints on the state ADA-ramp construction, and many of them had been or would be resolved. However, some issues, such as stamped concrete replaced by cinder rock, were out of ODOT’s hands. “When it came down to the fact that there was a class-action lawsuit, the lawyers and engineers came up with a whole list of things they had to do, that’s what they had to follow,” said Doherty. )RUFLW\VWUHHWSURMHFWV the city is waiting for Con- VRU WR ¿QLVK UDPS VXUYH\V IURPWKH+%SURMHFW Once those are submitted, the city will submit them to the state and see what kind of funding it will receive. 6HZHUDQGZDWHUSURM- ects are both waiting on responses from the Dept. of Environmental Quality. Doherty also reported that the resident who had with the animal code had removed the animals. The Water St. residence with multiple code violations had also been cleaned up to the city’s satisfaction. Heppner Fire Chief Steve Rhea reported that the Heppner Fire Department UHFHLYHG D QHZ FODVVL¿FD- tion from the Insurance 6HUYLFHV2൶FH ,62 7KH city’s rating has gone from 5-8 to 4-4Y, which Rhea said is an improvement. Rhea suggested the council meet with the city’s insurance company to de- termine what effect that would have on insurance rates within the city, but said he thought the change SUREDEO\ ZRXOG QRW D൵HFW homeowners’ insurance. It might lower the rate for commercial properties. Meanwhile, the 4Y FODVVL¿FDWLRQLQWKHFRYHU- age area outside of town, he said, should trigger a “huge” decrease in insur- ance rates there, possibly even cutting rates in half. Rhea also reported that things slowed down in Oc- tober thanks to increased rain. The Heppner Fire Department had 177 calls total with 22 chief calls, re- VSRQGHGWR¿YHOLIWDVVLVWV secured the landing zone three times, and respond- ed to one motor vehicle DFFLGHQW ZLWK LQMXULHV DQG RQHWUDQVIRUPHU¿UHZLWKLQ the city. The fire department also conducted controlled burns around the city and KHOG ¿UH VDIHW\ DZDUHQHVV SURJUDPV IRU MXQLRU DQG senior high students, as well as working with Kev- in Payne of the Morrow County Natural Resources Conservation Service on a Small Woodlands Grant for ZLOG¿UHPLWLJDWLRQDW%ODNH Ranch, Cutsforth Park, and Penland Lake. The department is still awaiting a new tactical tender from the Oregon 6WDWH)LUH0DUVKDO¶VR൶FH as well as the long-delayed Type 3 engine for the Hep- District. MCSO Lt. Nathen Braun reported 277 patrol deputy hours for a total of 392 MCSO hours in Hep- pner for October. Dog calls were down, he said, but WUD൶FVWRSV ZHUHXS ZLWK seven citations issued. Total number of incidents in the city were 212. The council also dis- cussed drivers not stop- ping when turning right from May St. to Main St. because they are used to having a free right turn. John Doherty said the free right at the intersection will be put back in place, but it is not posted that way right now, and there is no indica- tion of when the contractor will replace the signs. Heppner Public Works Director Chad Doherty reported that he had sent letters to residents with the results of the lead and copper testing. Doherty said the city had one line that was high lead, but the water KDGEHHQR൵IRUWZR\HDUV so it wasn’t an immediate concern. The public works di- rector also reported that city crews removed two in town. Councilor JoAnna Lamb also pointed out that the sign for Willow Creek was in the creek. Doherty said he would get some- one down to the creek to remove it. Barb Orwick reported that the Neighborhood Cen- ter gave out 83 food boxes in October, serving 186 people. They also gave out 15 food boxes to isolated individuals. The annual food drive collected about 1,400 pounds of food from South Morrow. She also reported that the Neighborhood Center’s annual giving tree will go up the day after Thanksgiv- ing. The children’s shop- ping day will take place Dec. 10 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. While the Neighbor- hood Center still takes food donations, Orwick said they are still not taking dona- tions for the thrift store due WROLPLWHGVWD൵ The next meeting of the Heppner City Council will take place Monday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. Lunch & Dinner Menu Heppner’s new Mustang State Champion sign. - Photo by Cindi Doherty The Heppner chamber of commerce along with the Howard & Beth Bryant Foundation and Heppner Jr Sr High sponsored a new State Championship sign that JRWSXWXSQH[WWRWKH¿UHKDOOLQ+HSSQHU7KH\DUHDOVR sponsoring two more signs to be put up on Hwy 74 & 206. 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