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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 LOCAL NEWS New housing development proposed The 350-acre site is near Highway 207 and Feedville Road By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER As Hermiston homes continue to be snapped up almost as soon as they hit the market, some relief could be coming in the form of a major new housing development off Highway 207 and Feedville Road. There is still work to be done — including a re-plat- ting process through the city to divide the property into residential lots — before developer Don Howell of Columbia Basin Land, LLC can say for certain the proj- ect will happen. But he is optimistic. Howell said it is too soon to say for certain what size all of the lots will be, or how many of each type of housing would be built in the first phase of the proj- ect. But overall he envi- sions a mixed-use “mas- ter-planned” development called The Hayfields, fea- turing a variety of housing options interspersed with open fields, trails, commu- nity gardens and a build- ing to serve as a gathering space. “There is an unfilled demand for quality housing in this community,” he said. There is room on the 350-acre property for hun- dreds of homes, even with Howell’s plan to leave some areas open space to give res- idents a view of vegetation instead of the back of their neighbor’s house. While he envisions streets of more compact lots serving snowbirds who spend part of the year in another state and families looking for affordable hous- ing, he also wants to pro- vide larger lots for people who want to live in city lim- its but have some extra land. On the bluff with a north-facing view, Howell would also like to provide a neighborhood of high-end homes that could sell for as high as $1 million. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Columbia Basin Land, LLC, would like to develop on their 350-acre property on Feedville Road southwest of Hermiston. “High-end housing here has gone to the Tri- Cities. We want to draw some of that back.” Don Howell, developer, Columbia Basin Land, LLC The Feedvillle Road property has room to build hundreds of high-end homes. “High-end housing here has gone to the Tri-Cities,” he said. “We want to draw some of that back.” Of course, all that has to pencil out financially. Realtors agree Herm- iston’s housing market is booming, but not all types of housing are in equal demand. Colleen Winfrey of Miller Realty said $150,000 to $250,000 homes are in particularly high demand. Miller Realty worked with a developer recently on sales for a new subdivision of those types of homes in McNary, and she said it only took about 45 days to sell the 24 houses, well before ground had been broken on any of them. “They were just gone,” she said. She said she thought mixed-use development Ukiah man faces manslaughter for fatal Morrow County crash the scene. He was 35. State police at the time reported, “Alcohol, speed and safety restraints are being considered as factors in this crash.” Nelson said the OSP investigation culminated Friday with Enriquez’s arrest at his home in Ukiah. Troopers booked him into the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. Nelson said Circuit Court Judge Dan Hill set bail in the case at $250,000. Court records show Enriquez has convictions in 2016 in Umatilla County for driving while sus- pended and driving unin- sured and in years past for other driving offenses. He also has convictions start- ing in 1994 for second-de- gree burglary, fourth-de- gree assault and drug possession. HERMISTON HERALD Anthony King Enriquez of Ukiah faces the charge of first-degree manslaugh- ter for the crash last month that killed Joshua Kenneth Herrig of Heppner. Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson said his office on Monday arraigned Enriquez on that charge plus reckless driv- ing and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Enriquez, 42, was driv- ing a 1999 Dodge pickup north on Highway 74 near Lexington the evening of March 21 when he lost control and the vehicle rolled several times, Ore- gon State Police reported. Enriquez suffered non- life threatening injuries, but the crash ejected Her- rig, the only passenger in Enriquez’ car, who died at “Maybe you can support $700,000 homes in Bend, but the number of people who can support that price range here are few.” MOFE HD CHANNELS, FASTEF INTEFNET AND UNLIMITED VOICE. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS with varying prices and styles of home is a good idea for large development in Hermiston, when done right. “It has to be a balance that can make it profitable,” she said. 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Older homes stuck to one or two, she said, but now it’s common for two working parents and a teenage child to have three cars between them, mak- ing a three-car garage in hot demand. Before any housing is built on the Feedville prop- erty, it would have to go through a re-platting pro- cess to divide it into lots. City planner Clint Spen- cer said the city had some preliminary discussions with Howell, and it would be reasonable to get the re-plat done in time to break ground this summer, which is what Howell said he is hoping to do if all goes as planned. Howell said the city has been “excellent” to work with so far. The property is already zoned for residential use. At one time it was a feedlot, but after a different hous- ing developer purchased it and had plans for a com- munity situated around a golf course, the city went through an 18-month pro- cess to bring it inside the urban growth boundary. Spencer said the city went through the trouble of expanding the urban growth boundary because they wanted more control over what happened to the prop- erty, which had presented odor nuisance issues during its feedlot days, and would likely not have done so if a credible developer hadn’t presented plans for a resi- dential neighborhood. Those plans — under a different property owner than Columbia Basin Land — ultimately fell through, but plans are being devel- oped for it once again. How- ell said some projects by the city that brought water and sewer closer to the property have helped reduce devel- opment costs this time, making it more realistic to build housing there. $5 Matinee Classics Every Wednesday FIND US ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/scishows Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards available 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216 Your Family Deserves The BEST Technology... Value... TV!... 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