Boardman City Hall breaks ground on building department expansion

Train-the-Trainer class set for Boardman on May 16, 2023. This is the first in-person session since before the pandemic.

BMCC students are reminded that they can order food boxes from the BMCC food pantry, The Den using a link in their student account. Boxes are delivered to Boardman within a couple of days. Students also have access to the Grab and Go pantry here at the Workforce Training Center. It is stocked with easy to fix meal items that are a lifesaver to students who have classes spanning meal times.

The BMCC Workforce Training Center is open 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Boardman City Hall broke ground this week on an expansion for new building department offices. The construction of the 4,084 square foot expansion was awarded to 2KG Contractors Inc. of Portland, Oregon. The new addition will have its own entrance to the building and will include offices, a conference room, a public waiting room, and public restrooms.

The city council voted in June of 2022 to do the expansion. The cost of the project will be funded through already accumulated building department funds received from building permit fees. Oregon State law has restrictions on how building department revenues may be spent, allowing only those funds to be spent on building department expenses. There will be no revenues spent from tax dollars the city receives.

A preliminary construction schedule shows a completion date for the project of January 16, 2024. For more information regarding this project, City Manager Pro Tem Stokoe may be reached at Boardman City Hall, 541-481-9252.

Joint Meeting to be Held

Heppner- The Morrow and Gilliam County Wheat Growers will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, February 8th at the Gi lliam-Bisbee Building in Heppner. The program will start with a meeting of the Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District at 9am followed by a program geared towards wheat producers from 10am-12pm. Coffee service provided by Breaking Grounds.

Wheat Growers and Livestock Growers are invited for lunch provided by Tumbleweed Cafe with a program sponsored by Morrow County Livestock Growers following until 3pm. Gilliam County Livestock Growers are invited to attend. Join us for updates on issues facing Morrow and Gilliam County wheat and livestock producers, legislative highlights from the League and an update on research and extension activities. For more information, contact OWGl Secretary/Treasurer, Erin Heideman, at blownawayranch@gmai l.com.