Here are the public notices from the Malheur Enterprise for the week of April 5, 2023.
Local government
Ontario city councilor pleads guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol
Ontario City Councilor Eddie Melendrez was placed on probation and must pay a $1,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Legislators tell county they want an audit of rail center project
Rep. Mark Owens, R-Crane, and Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, recently sent a letter to the Malheur County Court asking for a financial review of the rail reload project.
County leaves requests for financial help for organizations and agencies in limbo
Malheur County elected leaders recently chose to declare a moratorium regarding distributing any more federal relief funds. The county will make no decisions on funding requests until after it finishes framing its own budget.
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Some incumbents bow out as filing deadline passes for May 16 local district election
No incumbents filed for re-election for seats on the Ontario School Board and three newcomers are running unopposed in the May 16 contest.
Any legislative rescue of reload center wouldn’t deliver cash for months, officials say
Oregon Legislature’s decision on giving $8.5 million more to the Treasure Valley Reload Center pending, but money wouldn’t flow for months. Project leaders say they would borrow money if needed in the meantime.
Governor approves county homeless emergency declaration
Gov. Tina Kotek Friday announced the approval of a emergency declaration inked by the county court earlier this month to address the local homeless situation.
Residents, contractor in renewed fight over rural gravel quarry on Jasmine Slope
Two years ago, residents of a rural area north of Ontario thought they had put an end to plans for a gravel quarry in the area. But the landowner wants to press on, and state oifficials recently ordered a stop to any work.
With rural housing bill for Malheur County stalled, compromise may get it moving again
As the legislative deadline to move a bill along in the Oregon Legislature intended to open up housing in Malheur County fast approaches in the face of scrutiny from several conservation groups around the state, local leaders have hammered out a compromise they believe will make all parties happy and garner enough of votes to move the legislation out of committee.