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6,;+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, June 19, 2024 CREZ II settles remaining disbursement -Continued from PAGE ONE ing. Murray implied that he added that he would be in the other four or five or needs in other parts of the county. Sykes added that only thinking of each of the three entities would also mean that no other district ever got any direct disburse- PHQWZKLFKKDVQ¶WEHHQWKH FDVHLQWKH&5(=¶VKLVWRU\ ³,W¶V D SUHWW\ ELJ VKLIW WR VD\ µ:H¶UH MXVW JRLQJ WRWDNHFDUHRIRXUVHOYHV¶´ Sykes said. He mentioned organizations like Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WC- VEDG) and Ione Commu- nity Agribusiness Organiza- tion (ICABO). “In order for them to get funded for the last 12 years, these people did not think about just themselves.” Murray questioned how a county-wide agen- cy, which would also serve %RDUGPDQ ZRXOG ¿W LQWR that plan. Keefer responded that a county agency should go to the county for fund- feared some districts might lose funds because of the personal feelings of coun- cilors or commissioners in that scenario. Pettigrew disagreed, saying the rise of assessed values in the county should provide all the taxing dis- tricts with more than enough funding, even without CREZ. “If people are cutting R൵ WKHLU QRVH WR VSLWH WKHLU face at this table and in all the other organizations in WKLVFRXQW\WKDW¶VWKHLUSURE- OHP´VKHVDLG³,I\RX¶UHRXW KHUHVD\LQJµ,¶PQRWJRLQJ to do this service anymore unless you give me more PRQH\¶WKHQZKR¶VJRLQJWR solve that problem? ³, GRQ¶W NQRZ WKDW LW¶V our problem,” she added. “Is WKDW WKH FRXQW\¶V SUREOHP" ,V WKDW WKH 3RUW¶V SUREOHP" 7KDQNJRRGQHVVLW¶VQRWWKH FLW\¶VSUREOHP´ “Is there a simpler way?” Keefer spoke up. He favor of increasing the pot of public safety funds if that would help. ³%XW,¿QGLWYHU\GLI- ¿FXOWWRZDQWWRIXQGDORW of entities that are county entities, but we brought up Lexington, Ione and Hep- pner…How much do they really deserve out of some of this?” ³ , W ¶V F R X Q W \ P R Q - H\ /HW¶V UHPHPEHU WKDW´ Doherty responded. Wenholz countered that, if the CREZ were not in place and the incoming businesses were paying WD[HVVRPHRIWKHFRXQW\¶V taxing districts would not receive anything at all. Morrow County Assessor Mike Gorman mentioned that only a “very few” of the CREZ businesses were LQ%RDUGPDQ¶VMXULVGLFWLRQ “So, the city, even though they may be im- SDFWHGEHFDXVHWKH\¶UHQHDU by or adjacent to, the city ZRXOGQ¶W EH FROOHFWLQJ RQ Heppner will contribute to courthouse infrastructure if mill site is chosen -Continued from PAGE ONE supplied 401 work hours ing was purely information- tem, but the Oregon Health $XWKRULW\GRHVQ¶WRQO\ZDQW to know about the city lines. “They want to identify even homeowners if they have a lead line going to their house,” he said. Chad Doherty said that there are 705-715 water services in town, but a few FDQ EH FURVVHG R൵ WKH OLVW without inspection. Those include lines put in after 1985, lines two inches or larger and irrigation meters or other non-drinking uses. Doherty said city work- ers will have to dig up 20 percent of the remaining water lines for inspection. The city will use a vacuum truck and avoid digging up concrete as much as possible. Those 20 percent have to be selected totally at random, and he said the city will be sending out letters to D൵HFWHG KRPHRZQHUV WKLV summer. The city must notify OHA Drinking Water Ser- vices of all lead lines by Oct. 16 of this year. Doherty also reported that the city will be helping Pioneer Memorial Hospital with some Occupational Safety and Health Adminis- tration (OSHA) compliance regarding crosswalks and speeds around the hospital. The city will be install- ing 15 mph signs around the hospital and new torch- down crosswalk marks at WKH KRVSLWDO¶V FURVVLQJV Morrow County Health District will pay for the torch-down materials. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Chick reported that 0D\ ZDV VORZ IRU WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW ³EXW ZH¶UH starting June off with a bang.” Heppner Rural Fire Protection District respond- HG WR RQH VWUXFWXUH ¿UH LQ the month of May. Heppner Fire Dept. responded to six motor vehicle acci- GHQWVRQHYHKLFOH¿UHRQH ÀRRGDVVHVVPHQWXS+LQWRQ Creek, 30 chief calls, and zero lift assists or secure landing zones. Chick said they are VHHLQJIHZHUÀLJKWVRXWRI Heppner, which is partly GXHWRPRUHVWD൶QJDYDLO- able for ground transport. Overall, there have been 72 total dispatched calls in 2024, which is down quite a bit from last year, though Chick said he expects things to pick up GXULQJ¿UHVHDVRQ Morrow County Sher- LII ¶V 2IILFH /W 1DWKDQ Braun reported that MCSO in Heppner during May. Of that, 279 were patrol KRXUVZHUHWUD൶F were investigations and follow-ups, and 19.25 were reports. May incidents totaled 235 and included 12 dog complaints, two death in- vestigations, four juvenile complaints, four thefts, six trespasses and 10 traffic stops. There was one mis- demeanor arrest. Braun also said MCSO appreciated the community response for the search and rescue operation for the missing child the previous weekend. “It was amazing,” he said. In his report, John Doherty said he had met with Jim Protiva of North- west Playground Equip- ment to review Heppner City Park and discuss options. He also worked on grant applications and reached out to Business Oregon and the Howard and Beth Bryant Foundation. He also met with Blue Mountain Networks regard- LQJ¿EHUUXQVLQWKHFLW\DQG possible service for Hager Park, spoke with several residents regarding possible housing projects and met with the Morrow County Planning Dept. and Mor- row County Administrator Matthew Jensen regard- ing future Urban Growth Boundary extension. “There are a couple of these state goals that have to be addressed if we do extend out there,” he said. He noted that the meet- al and that he is waiting for more information from Morrow County Planning Director Tamra Mabbott. He reported that the Morrow County Board of Commissioners had grant- ed the city $110,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to assist with the water telemetry project. In other business, the Heppner city council: -appointed Corey Sweeney, Ian Murray, Joe Armato and Phillip Sanfiorenzo to the new Economic Development &RPPLWWHH ZLWK WKH ¿IWK position still vacant. The ¿UVW PHHWLQJ LV VFKHGXOHG for June 26 at 7 p.m. -heard that the mayor and council positions 1, 2 and 3, currently held by Corey Sweeney, Ian Murray, Ralph Klock and Cody High, will be up for election this fall. Members of the public can apply to be on the ballot for any of the positions, and forms are available at city hall. -approved resolutions to receive state funds, au- thorize the county treasurer to invest city funds, adopt bonded debt resources and requirements, and extend ZRUNHUV¶ FRPSHQVDWLRQ coverage to city volunteers. The next meeting of the Heppner City Council will be July 8 at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM six Amazons and some of the other enterprise zone exemptions,” Gorman said. Keefer pointed out that that would also mean a huge decrease in funding to Boardman when CREZ II ends. Port of Morrow Exec- utive Director Lisa Mittels- dorf is not on the board but was present at the meeting and asked the board mem- bers to keep things in per- spective. She pointed out WKDWLWZDVQ¶WXQWLO¿YH\HDUV ago that the enterprise zone sponsors started taking any of the funds at all. ³7KDW¶VDORWRIPRQH\ impacting different parts of our county that a taxing GLVWULFWZRXOGQ¶WKDYHEHHQ able to ever give money to,” she said. “Just remember that.” “This is doing really good things, and hopefully we will get through and not KDYHWR¿JKWDERXWLW´VKH added. FTB host Juneteenth celebration Flood Town Books is KRVWLQJ µ-XQHWHHQWK )DPL- O\ 3OD\ 1LJKW¶ :HGQHVGD\ June 19 th 6pm-9pm in the flood Town Books yard. There will be snacks and yard games. This event is free with grant funding from ChangeX. SAGE Center PGE exhibit update higlights renewable energy Boardman, OR - Much has changed with ener- gy production technology since the 2013 opening of the Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Center (SAGE Center) in Boardman, Or- egon. Updates to Portland *HQHUDO (OHFWULF¶V 3*( exhibit show how advanc- ing technology is contrib- uting to safe, reliable, and responsibly generated en- ergy in Oregon. Visitors to the SAGE Center will learn how PGE turns natural re- sources like sunlight, wind, water, and natural gas into the electricity that powers homes and businesses in Oregon. The exhibit update showcases the advancement of wind and solar power technology. 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