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7:2+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, February 21, 2024 7KH2൶FLDO1HZVSDSHU of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 0RUURZ&RXQW\¶V+RPH2ZQHG:HHNO\1HZVSDSHU SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post 2൶FHDW+HSSQHU2UHJRQXQGHUWKH$FWRI0DUFK3HULRGLFDOSRVWDJHSDLG DW+HSSQHU2UHJRQ2൶FHDW10DLQ6W7HOHSKRQH )D[ (PDLO HGLWRU#UDSLGVHUYHQHW RU V\NHVFKULV#KRWPDLOFRP :HE VLWH www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $35/year. Outside Morrow County $40/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $30/ year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $35/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Annalynn Black ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.50 per FROXPQLQFK&RVWIRUFODVVL¿HGDGLVSHUZRUG&RVWIRU&DUGRI7KDQNVLVXSWR ZRUGV&RVWIRUDFODVVL¿HGGLVSOD\DGLVSHUFROXPQLQFK For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- FDWLRQPXVWEHVSHFL¿HG$I¿GDYLWVPXVWEHUHTXHVWHGDWWKHWLPHRIVXEPLVVLRQ$I¿GDYLWV UHTXLUHWKUHHZHHNVWRSURFHVVDIWHUODVWGDWHRISXEOLFDWLRQ DVRRQHUUHWXUQGDWHPXVWEH VSHFL¿HGLIUHTXLUHG )RU2ELWXDULHV2ELWXDULHVDUHSXEOLVKHGLQWKH+HSSQHU*7DWQRFKDUJHDQGDUHHGLWHGWR meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. )RU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU0867EHVLJQHGE\WKHDXWKRU7KH+HSSQHU *7ZLOOQRWSXEOLVKXQVLJQHGOHWWHUV$OOOHWWHUV0867LQFOXGHWKHDXWKRU¶VDGGUHVVDQGSKRQH QXPEHUIRUXVHE\WKH*7RI¿FH7KH*7UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRHGLWOHWWHUV7KH*7LVQRW UHVSRQVLEOHIRUDFFXUDF\RIVWDWHPHQWVPDGHLQOHWWHUV$Q\OHWWHUVH[SUHVVLQJWKDQNVZLOOEH SODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI Heppner Welcomes New Pastor SDA Pastor Dr. Dan Solis The Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church is welcom- ing a new pastoral cou- ple. Dr. Dan Solis and his wife Cindy are serving the Morrow County Adventist churches in Irrigon and Heppner. Dr. Solis is a graduate of Southern Ad- ventist University, Andrews University, and Reformed Theological Seminary, from which he earned his doctorate. Mrs. Solis is a graduate of Southern Ad- ventist University and In- diana University, where she also taught. She taught in various elementary schools IRU\HDUVDQGLVQRZD¿HOG supervisor for student WHDFKHUVIURP:DOOD:DOOD University. The Solis’s have three adult children living in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, &ROOHJH3ODFH:DVKLQJWRQ and Lodi, California. Dr. Solis has served the church as a writer, au- thoring the church’s in- ternational Bible Study guides in 2014, as well as contributing to multiple sermon collections, devo- tional books, and church magazines. He authored the book, Discipleship, which was published in both English and Spanish. He directed the Indiana Community Services Di- saster Response Agency for three years before accepting a professorship at Kettering College where he coordi- nated academic advising, taught history, and religion courses, and sponsored the drama club. Later, after PRYLQJWR:DVKLQJWRQKH GLUHFWHG :DOOD :DOOD 9DO- ley Camps, coached track for College Place High 6FKRRO DQG :DOOD :DOOD Valley Academy, leading ::9$WRIRXUFRQIHUHQFH district championships, and coached cross-country for :DOOD :DOOD 8QLYHUVLW\ leading them to an appear- ance at the 2019 NAIA national championships. The Solis family has a wide range of hobbies and interests. Dan, with his experience in cooking for the Navy, enjoys cooking and entertaining. Both Dan and Cindy share a love for gardening and play- ing table games. Dan also enjoys outdoor activities such as kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, camping, and sledding. On the other hand, Cindy enjoys quilting, can- ning, and reading. For those who would like to hear Pastor Solis, the Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 560 Minor Street, wor- ships at 3:30 p.m. on Satur- days. His sermons are also available on YouTube under the Irrigon SDA Church tab, or The Village Church [College Place] for older sermons. Gazette gets new sign Solar project -Continued from PAGE ONE construction, which doesn’t allow enough time to ad- dress all possible problems. At the same time, Sweeney said communi- cation with businesses has gotten better, with energy companies becoming more proactive during initial planning stages. “The energy compa- nies are being proactive, reaching out to me more and more, earlier and ear- lier, and the county really appreciates that,” he said. “I’ve been able to say to them, ‘Look, here’s what you’re going to run into, what issues you’ve got to look at,’ and we’ve been working together.” Morrow County Board of Commissioners Chair David Sykes said he saw a two-pronged issue, the need for an agreement and also for compliance and enforcement. ³:KHQ WKH SURMHFWV come into the county, they negotiate tax breaks,” he said. Sykes gave the exam- SOH RI :KHDWULGJH :HVW¶V tax abatement being con- tingent on meeting certain requirements—in that case, the requirements had to do with the warning lights on the turbines. “Is that some- thing that is possible or that you would want in future tax break negotiations?” +HVDLGWKH:KHDWULGJH case provided precedent, and pointed out that such a contingency would add extra strength to enforce- ment later. “I’m not saying they would not take care and do what they say they’re going to do,” Sykes added. “But as everybody knows, there are probably more solar projects coming, so this might be something that we’re going to have to deal with.” “It was one more tool for enforcement,” he said. Mabbott said that it was a good idea to get the lan- guage right with the siting council on this project. ³:H¶YH OHDUQHG D ORW over the past several years,” she said. “I think we’re kind of ground central in Morrow County for solar. They bring a lot of revenue, the farmers enjoy it, there’s just a few things we need to make sure we get right.” ³:H¶UHJHWWLQJVPDUWHU :H VWLOO ZDQW WR EH YHU\ EXVLQHVV IULHQGO\ :H MXVW need to make sure we have the language and the docu- mentation,” Mabbott added. Protecting Farmland Another sticking point for county planners was the lack of detail in the solar project’s Goal 3 mitigation. Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 3 refers to the protec- tion of existing farm ground for continued production. Goal 3 requires coun- ties to identify farmland, designate it as such on the comprehensive plan map and zone it for exclusive farm use (EFU). An EFU zone places restrictions on developments that are unrelated to agriculture in order to minimize uses that FRQÀLFWZLWKIDUPLQJ ³:KDW ZH¶YH DVNHG LV that they provide additional information,” said Mabbott. The solar project’s ap- plication says, essential- ly, that there will be tax UHYHQXH WR R൵VHW LPSDFWV However, Mabbott said the county needs more infor- mation. “Tax revenue in and of itself does not mitigate the loss of farm ground,” she said. “As you know, once a solar facility is built, that land is taken out of farm use, which is why there is an application.” Mabbott stressed that the county needs more de- tails on what NextEra plans, ³5DWKHU WKDQ VD\ µ:H¶UH going to pay some taxes and the county can do with it what it wants,’” she said. “I don’t know what they’ll come back with. Maybe they’ll come back ZLWKDPRGL¿HGDSSOLFDWLRQ and EFSC will require it to do some mitigation,” Mab- bott added, “or maybe we’ll just get it as is.” Other Concerns Other needs addressed in the comment letter in- cluded asking for a traf- ¿F PDQDJHPHQW SODQ DQG road use agreement prior to construction. The letter also asked for more details on dust abatement during construction. Mabbott said both the City of Boardman and Town of Lexington had expressed concerns on how the project would impact housing. Like many other areas, Morrow County is struggling to keep up with the demand for housing. Mabbott said the county has asked the company to provide additional housing data and meet with the county and cities to address the cumulative housing impact. She also said the county will have another oppor- tunity to provide formal comment on the project as it moves forward. “EFSC will take these comments and add that to WKHLU VWD൵ UHSRUW DQG WKHQ present that to the siting council, and then the siting council will come up with a SUHOLPLQDU\VLWHFHUWL¿FDWH and then we get to provide comments on that,” she told the commissioners. Commissioner Jeff :HQKRO] UHFXVHG KLPVHOI from discussion and voting, and the other commission- ers voted 2-0 to approve the comment letter. 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