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FROM A1 A12 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM EASTER Continued from Page A1 tos with the Easter bunny. There is a suggested dona- tion of $5 for pictures, which helps with purchas- ing specialized equipment for the Boardman Rural Fire Protection District. The egg hunt starts at 10:30 a.m. and features thousands of eggs hidden in the park. (541-481-3014). ECHO Community Easter Egg Hunts •Downtown Echo •Saturday, 9 a.m. The Echo Community Church and Echo Volun- teer Fire Department are teaming up to organize Eas- ter egg hunts. The hunts are divided up by age groups with infants through age 4 at the church, 21 N. Bonanza; ages 5-7 at George Park, North Dupont Street; and ages 8-12 on the Echo High School football fi eld, 600 Gerone St. (541-376-8108) IRRIGON Irrigon Marina Park •430 Eighth St. N.E. •Saturday, 11 a.m. The Community Eas- ter EGGstravaganza offers fun for infants and chil- dren through fi fth grade. (541-922-3054) STANFIELD Coe Park •West Coe Avenue •Saturday, 10 a.m. Kids up to age 12 are invited to a community Eas- ter egg hunt. Coordinated by Stanfi eld Moose Lodge #920, the event features lots of eggs and some spe- cial prizes. Volunteer oppor- tunities are still available. (541-449-3304) UMATILLA Nugent Park •725 Eighth St. •Friday, 8 p.m. A Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt will offer kids ages 12-and-under a chance to search in the dark. Be sure to bring a fl ashlight and an Eas- ter basket. (541-922-3226). WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 File photo With fl ashlights in hand, children scatter in the darkness to fi nd Easter eggs. Flashlight Easter Egg Hunts are planned Friday in Hermiston and Umatilla. Umatilla County looks to stay afl oat in next budget By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER Umatilla County offi cials anticipate a 3.2% bump in value in the coming fi scal year, but don’t expect to see new programs. The county’s 2018-19 budget totaled $78.7 mil- lion and runs out June 30. County Commissioner George Murdock said pre- paring the budget means dealing with the “bow wave” of annual increases for personnel, services and pensions. The Public Employee Retirement Sys- tem alone, he said, cost the county about $1 million a year. The increase in the val- uation is not enough for the county to add any pro- grams, he said, but will keep the county’s head above water. “That’s a good thing,” he said. “A lot of coun- ties would love to be in our position.” One chunk of change will come from the Stra- tegic Investment Pro- gram deal the county has with Vadata, Inc., big data centers that are part of Amazon. The program gives Vadata a 15-year break on property taxes as an incen- tive to build. The county gets to tax the fi rst $25 mil- lion in real market value of the project, and Vadata pays a community service fee of $500,000 per year. Taxing districts divvy up the revenues. County assessor Paul Chalmers said his offi ce won’t know for a few months just how much money the increase in value will bring. He said the state handles that assessment and provides the fi gures to the county in late summer. The county also contin- ues to seek state funds for two major capital improve- ment projects: $550,000 for security enhancements to the front of the court- house and $1.6 million to renovate the jail to accom- modate inmates suffering from a mental health or drug addiction crisis. Outside of that, Mur- dock said, the county is maintaining the buildings it has and does not see a need for new construction. The county last spring paid off the debt on the Staf- ford Hansell Government Building in Hermiston and has no outstanding bond debt. The county starts bud- get work in October. Mur- dock said that lead time helps to get a good sense of what the fi scal scene looks like. But the ongoing work of the county’s Charter Review Committee could play some role in budget preparations. The com- mittee continues to meet and could decide to rec- ommend a new leadership structure, such as a full- time county manager and part-time commissioners. Until then, the steps in the process are the public budget hearings April 24 and 25 at the courthouse in Pendleton. Staff photo by Jade McDowell/East Oregonian Construction is underway for Hermiston Family Housing, a new 48-unit apartment complex on Southeast Sixth Street across from the Cottonwood Apartments in Hermiston. APARTMENTS Continued from Page A1 In order to make the Hermiston Family Housing complex pencil out, NHA is building the project in con- junction with a new com- plex in Portland to create greater economies of scale and open up better fi nancing options for the Hermiston project. Both projects are being designed and built by MWA Architects and Walsh Construction. “Northwest Housing Alternatives is thrilled to pilot this innovative proj- ect that will allow rural communities to access new funding models by pair- ing it with an urban proj- ect for scale,” NHA execu- tive director Trell Anderson said in a statement. “We hope this effort will pave the way for more projects like this that are desperately needed in Oregon’s rural communities.” According to an NHA news release, funding for the Portland and Hermiston projects came from Oregon Housing and Community Service’s LIFT program and the Multifamily Energy Pro- gram, Metro’s Transit Ori- ented Development Pro- gram, and private funding from Chase Bank and Ray- mond James Tax Credits Funds. Northwest Housing Alternatives already owns and operates the Cotton- wood Apartments in Herm- iston, located adjacent to the construction site. The nonprofi t, which works to increase affordable hous- ing options around the state, will have the managers of Cottonwood manage the Hermiston Family Housing project once they open. EASTERN OREGON marketplace Place classified ads online at www.easternoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ eastoregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. Main St. We accept: Pendleton, OR 97801 Hermiston, OR 97838 See www.easternoregonmarketplace.com for classified ads from all over Eastern Oregon EAST OREGONIAN • HERMISTON HERALD • BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE • WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN 104 Special Notices 184 Personals 360 Garage Sales IT WILL SELL Use an attention getter, color, or border to make your ad stand out! 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