WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018
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PGG to sell 122 acres
of industrial property
By JADE MCDOWELL
STAFF WRITER
STAFF PHOTOS BY PHIL WRIGHT
Hermiston City Councilor Roy Barron and Umatilla City Councilor Selene Torres-Medrano speak to the crowd Saturday in
Hermiston at a rally to oppose Ballot Measure 105, which seeks to end Oregon’s sanctuary state status.
Anti-105 rally draws dozens in Hermiston
By PHIL WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
Leaders and supporters
of Umatilla County’s His-
panic community stood
firm against ending Ore-
gon’s sanctuary state status
on Saturday.
Roughly 100 people par-
ticipated in a rally at McK-
enzie Park urging locals to
vote no on Ballot Measure
105. Organizers said they
put the word out starting last
weekend. The event drew
a few local elected lead-
ers, including Hermiston
City Councilor Lori Davis.
Her challenger in this elec-
tion, Mark Gomolski, who
serves on Hermiston’s His-
panic Advisory Committee,
was not present.
The
organizers
also pulled in Jamie
McLeod-Skinner, the Dem-
ocrat challenging incum-
bent Republican Greg
Walden to be the next U.S.
representative for Oregon’s
Congressional 2nd District.
Zaira Sanchez of Herm-
iston began the rally with a
moment of silence to rec-
ognize the victims in Sat-
urday’s mass shooting at a
synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Protesters line up Saturday along Highway 395 in Hermiston
to oppose Ballot Measure 105.
The shooting was an act of
xenophobia, she said, which
goes hand in hand with the
reason for the rally.
Hermiston City Coun-
cilor Roy Barron said the
ballot measure stemmed
from the federal govern-
ment’s failure to address
immigration reform. The
measure forces Oregonians
to “pick and choose sides”
based on race, he said.
Hermiston grade school
teacher Delta Colbray said
she was not well versed on
Measure 105 but it “will
hurt my students,” allow
police to racially profile and
cause dissent between com-
munities of color and law
enforcement. She said she
has seen students tell other
students “they will be sent
back.”
But “back to where?”
Colbray continued. “They
were born here.”
McLeod-Skinner
told
the crowd elections carry
consequences, and Measure
105’s consequences are bad
for Oregon.
“Measure 105 allows the
focus not to be on some-
one’s behavior,” she said,
“but on someone’s skin
color.”
The rally ended with
many in the crowd grab-
bing hand-painted, anti-105
signs and displaying those
to the passing traffic on
nearby Highway 395. Driv-
ers aplenty honked to show
support for the rally.
Pendleton Grain Grow-
ers is putting 122 acres of
industrial land up for auc-
tion outside Hermiston.
The flat property off
Feedville Road sits adja-
cent to the Hinkle Rail Yard
and near two interstates,
which Realty Marketing/
Northwest is describing as
the perfect opportunity for
an “intermodal distribution
complex” shipping freight
via rail, truck, and even
barge. An example plan
provided in promotional
materials shows a distribu-
tion center and office with
a solar farm and rail spur.
“I think that’s a real
opportunity for the prop-
erty,” RMNW president
and broker John Rosenthal
said.
PGG has been auction-
ing off multiple proper-
ties across the county in
the last two years after
members voted to dis-
solve the financially strug-
gling co-op. The Hermis-
ton property is divided into
three sections that can be
bid on individually or in
bulk. There is an undevel-
oped 10-acre lot off Hin-
kle Road, an undeveloped
105-acre parcel between
Feedville Road and the
rail yard, and a 7-acre par-
cel with warehouses, office
and truck shop currently
leased to Crop Production
Services.
Rosenthal said that lease
is up for renewal in 2023,
and is a revenue opportu-
nity for new owners.
A brochure
about
the property notes that
Walmart, FedEx, UPS,
Lamb Weston and Amazon
were all drawn to the area
by low cost freight, labor,
land, power and water.
Rosenthal said there has
already been interest in the
PGG property.
The property is just out-
side Hermiston city lim-
its. Rosenthal said while it
is not included in Hermis-
ton’s Enterprise Zone, city
staff have said that it would
be possible for the city
council to vote to expand
the tax incentive to include
a project there.
PGG hopes to get at
least $3.29 million from
sale of the property. Bids
will be accepted until Dec.
5. Bid packages and other
information are available
by calling 1-800-845-3524.
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