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Task force to look at law enforcement center for Union County |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:29 |
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It’s in the very early stages, but last night the La Grande city council, mayor and city manager sat down with law enforcement and county officials to discuss the possibility of a creating a new law enforcement center that would house the La Grande Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 call center and the court system in one building. Discussion centered around locating the law enforcement center in the downtown area to take advantage of some possible benefits from building in the Urban Renewal District. Commission chair Nellie Bogue Hibbert: ***/Law enforcement/Nellie Hibbert/…Apparently there will be some funding available if we do that, the city is interested in this happening, and certainly our committee will be taking a look at that…/*** City Manager Robert Strope said they had looked at several possible locations, including the old verizon building on Adams Avenue, but had decided on a location on the corner of 4th and Jefferson, a lot that most recently housed a car lot. A task force will be appointed at tomorrow’s commission meeting to begin looking at the idea. |
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LG woman missing in Italy found safe |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:27 |
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Yesterday morning we told you about a La Grande woman that had been missing for five days in Italy. Now comes word that 74-year-old Norma Gillis was found yesterday and is said to be just fine. Gillis had traveled to Italy with her granddaughter, Christina, the last week of September. Then, on October 1st Norma failed to show up at a train station in Florence. And Christina spent the next five days searching for her grandmother with the help of the American Consolate and Italian officials. Surviellance tape of the train station showed Norma arriving by taxi and entering the train station, but she apparantly got on a train for Milan where she was found. Officials told her family that she was safe and sound, and she will be returning to the United States with Christina this week. |
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LG school officials prepare for final bond push |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:25 |
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With less than a month left before the November election, officials with the La Grande School District are preparing to make a final push to educate voters about the proposed $18 million bond they are trying to get passed. The money the bond would provide would pay for energy upgrades including new double paned windows for district buildings, new classroom space and upgrading fire and smoke alarms and suppression systems. But, the most important thing that voters can do right now according to Superintendant Larry Glaze is to make sure they’re registered to vote: ***/Bond vote/Larry Glaze/…I would remind people that October 14th is the deadline for folks to register to vote, so I would encourage people to get out there and get registered so that they can participate in this bond election…/*** If passed, the bond would cost district patrons $1.37 per thousand dollars of assessed values starting in the fall of 2009. The school board spent most of the spring working to refine the total amount of the bond after a community survey showed support for a moderate bond. |
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More reaction as the county payment bill passes |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:17 |
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It’s taken more than four years to get done, but the county payments bill has been extended- at least for now. The U.S. Senate included $3.3 billion on the economic bailout to revive county payments for four years. That will mean $740 million for Oregon counties who had already begun the process of making cuts. Senator Gordon Smith has been one of three Oregon lawmakers that has worked hard over the past four years on the county payment plan. And, while Senator Smith may not have agreed with every part of the bailout bill, he said he voted for it because it accomplished his goal of restoring county payments: ***/Yes vote/Senator Gordon Smith/…If the perfect is the enemy of good, you can always find a way to take a walk. This was not the time to walk away, this is the time to show some leadership…/*** The bill passed in the senate 76-25. Senator Ron Wyden voted against the bill. And, after failing last Monday in Congress, the House passed it Friday 263-171. Oregon’s delegation in the House mostly voted the same as they did in last Monday’s vote. The exception was representative David Wu who originally voted no, but changed his vote to a yes on Friday. |
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Hunter numbers are up statewide |
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 07:15 |
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After years of seeing the number of hunters in Oregon decline, it appears that trend might be reversing. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 188,870 hunters applied for control hunt tags this year- that’s up 10% over the number of applications last year. The number of controlled hunt elk applications were also up for the third year in a row. Deer season opened on saturday and ODF&W officials expect a good deer season. The elk season, however, is expected to be a little tougher after last years hard winter. The first rifle elk season opens in just a few weeks. |
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