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(,*+7+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, March 27, 2024 Circuit court in doubt -Continued from PAGE ONE Hwy. 74. Some land south consensus that the mill site, owned by the Port of Morrow, was by far the preferred site. However, with the al- ternative of losing the cir- cuit court laid before them, they also agreed that they could get behind the fair- grounds site if issues like rodeo parking were worked out. Sweeney’s caution to the Heppner crowd may have been timely, as Mor- row County Administrator Matthew Jensen told the Morrow County Board of Commissioners March 20 that the county continues to broaden its search for a circuit court site. The BOC and coun- ty staff had been making plans based on the idea that the circuit court building had to be inside the Hep- pner city limits. A letter from Judge Hill earlier this month changed that. H i l l ’s l e t t e r w a s prompted by outreach from concerned citizens who were not in favor of the pro- posed site due to its impact on the rodeo, neighboring houses, and the nearby el- ementary school. “So that suddenly took our soapbox that I’d been working on for the last six months of, ‘It has to be in the city limits of Heppner,’ right out from underneath me,” said Jensen. Jensen said the pre- ferred site is still the fair- grounds, with the Port of Morrow ground outside of Heppner being the best al- ternate because of the issues at the fairgrounds. The biggest challenge with the mill site is infra- structure. Potable water is not readily available, Jensen said, and there is a lack of sewer. He said developing a public-grade well system would be any- where from $500,000 to $1 million additional cost. Jensen also said that, while they could build a septic system, that would constrain further devel- opment. The POM is in discussion with the City of Heppner regarding ex- panding its sewer system, but that alternative comes with its own costs, since the nearest sewer connection would be near the Willow Creek Country Club golf course. “We’re trying to quan- tify what those costs are and how that would impact the project,” Jensen said. Building at the mill site would likely occur north of of Hwy. 74 could possi- bly be used, since work is in progress to remove it from the flood plain, but Jensen pointed out that the level plain would be more valuable for industrial or commercial development. Meanwhile, the court- house would most likely be built into the hillside on the north side, which he said would be a cost saver for the county. Jensen said the county KDG LWV ¿UVW PHHWLQJ ZLWK the design crew and Port of Morrow March 19. Another was scheduled for March 21, to include the City of Heppner. While he said the coun- ty is focusing at this time on the old Kinzua mill site outside of Heppner, Jensen DOVRVDLGVWD൵LVUHYLHZLQJ VHYHUDORWKHUVLWHVWRIXO¿OO due diligence. The county is vetting at least four locations in addition to the fairgrounds. Because of the infrastruc- ture problems inherent in the mill site, Jensen said the county is looking at two other sites in South Mor- row, as well as a two-acre site in Boardman. “It’s not my preference. I think there’s historic and political value in having the courthouse down near the county seat, but I have two acres, county-owned, on a main street in Boardman, and I need to be able to show that,” said Jensen. “If nothing else, we can show what the investment is in the South County with this courthouse.” Jensen said the design team is working on a report on all the sites, but the need for vetting by civic engi- neering means the report probably won’t be ready until May. Some have questioned why the existing courthouse can’t be renovated, but Jensen said the state funds are for new construction and cannot be used to up- grade or remodel existing facilities. He did say that the county is early enough in the design process that the only costs that have been sunk into the fairgrounds site have been geotechnical and land surveys and a title search. The total for those is $10,000 to $12,000. Those are still good if the fair- grounds site is used. “But it’s spent money and, if we move that, that would be a lost cost for this project,” he said. St. Patrick’s Winners -Continued from PAGE ONE rays’ and the ‘Missionaries with an astounding 104 feet. In the team catego- ry, ‘the Murrays’ emerged victorious, displaying re- markable coordination and strength, achieving an ex- traordinary distance of 310 feet. ‘The Hass’ team with 280ft and in third place ‘The Cunninghams’ team with 259ft. 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