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Coun appmves 1-year potban
• Business background meets public service background in Oregon House District 58 primary race By Kelly Ducote The Observer
They both have an"R" behind their names, but mountains separate John Turner and Greg Barreto. The candidates would tell you their backgrounds separate them, too. Turner and Barreto face off in the M ay Republican primary.They arevying for the State Representative District 58 seat that will be vacated when Rep. Bob Jenson retires. In the November general election, the primary winner will face Democrat Heidi Van Schoonhoven, a Cove resident and La Grande business owner. Barreto, a Cove resident and longtime Union County business owner, says his experience — three decades of owning and operating Barreto Manufacturing — sets him up for a chance to bring a privatesectormindset to Salem, while Turner touts I his years of public service — nine years at the helm of Blue Mountain Community College plus a long history with the Marines — and working with the Legislature. cWe see things through different lenses," Barreto said in a recent interview with The Observer's editorial board.'The private sector produces everythingin terms ofdollars." In describing how he would try to See Race / Page 5A
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Age: 60 Party: Republican Family: Wife, Gail, two children, four grandchildren Job: Former Blue Mountain Community College president Resume: Serves as a commissioner for the Port of Umatilla and a board member of the RoundUp City Development Corporation. Past president of the Pendleton Rotary Club.
Age: 58 Party: Republican Family: Wife, Chris, eight children, four grandchildren Job: Owner of Barreto Manufacturing Resume: Serves on the UnionCounty Economic Development Board and is an elder at Grace Bible Church. Past chair of the Union County Republicans. Representative at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Council tables pot issuefor now By Bill Rautenstrauch ForThe Observer
Photo illustration by Phil Bullock
Turner You won't be able to buy the election' By Kelly Ducote The Observer
District 58 candidate Greg Barreto has come under fire for accepting a $30,000 donation from Loren Parks, a Nevada businessman with a questionable history. "Mr. Parks has a bit of a notorious reputation," opponent John Turner said."Also if you claim to
be anadvocate oflocal control, it's hard to reconcile getting a very large donation from out-ofstate." Barreto said the money came with no strings attached. "Senate candidates have gotten money from Parks, and he's never asked anything in return," Barreto said."He gives because he wants
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attached, that's OK." As oflast week, Barreto was outpacing Turner in campaign spending 3-to-1. Turner, though, said his campaign is still getting donations. "We have enough to do what we need to do," he said. "I don't think you'll be able to buy the election."
The La Grande City Council failed to enact a proposed one-year moratorium on medical marijuana facilities Wednesday night, though discussion on the issue will continue. The proposed moratorium would be in response to recently-passed Oregon House Bill 3460, which allows medical marijuana dispensaries. Another piece ofstatelegislation,SB 1531, permits local jurisdictions to impose a one-year moratorium on those facilities. The council had slated a two-stage vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would have first declared an emergency, and then decided the moratorium. A unanimous vote was required for the emergency declaration, but the tally came out 5-1. See Council / Page 5A
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The Union County Board of Commissioners voted to place a one-year moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. The commissioners voted 3-0 to impose the one-year moratorium following a hearingWednesday morning.The moratorium will apply only to unincorporated areas of Union County. Within incorporated areas only, the cities can impose a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, said Union County Planning Director Hanley Jenkins. The moratorium will run through May 1, 2015. It was approved in response to 2013 legislation, which allowed forthe operation ofm edical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon. See County / Page 5A
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