Morrow County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission approved a one-year renewal of a conditional use permit for a home occupation towing and vehicle storage business. The commission also received a presentation on rural transit equity and discussed potential code updates regarding RVs and accessory dwellings.
- Approved July 25th meeting minutes
- Approved one-year renewal of Conditional Use Permit CUP-N-337-19 for Joshua and Shannon Karl (unanimous)
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners held a land use hearing regarding a proposal to rezone 274 acres from exclusive farm use to general industrial for a data center. No final decision on the rezoning was made; the Board voted to keep the record open for further testimony and continued the hearing.
- Approved adding DLCD, Mary Killian, and 1,000 Friends of Oregon documents to the record (Unanimous)
- Approved keeping the record open for applicant rebuttal until August 30 at 5:00 p.m. (Unanimous)
- Continued the land use hearing to September 6, 2023 (Unanimous)
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a Community Development Block Grant application for Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. to fund a new modular building. The Board also approved land annexations for the Heppner Rural Fire Protection District and a fee distribution agreement with Amazon Data Services.
- Approved $1.5 million Community Development Block Grant application for Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Inc. (Unanimous)
- Approved Order No. OR-2023-4 to annex territory into Heppner Rural Fire Protection District (Unanimous)
- Approved IGA for Strategic Investment Program Distribution of Community Service Fee with Amazon Data Services, Inc. (Unanimous)
- Approved July 19th meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Approved 10th Amendment to OHA IGA #173145 for Mental Health Services financing (Unanimous)
- Approved OHA contract #180837 for Psychiatric Security Review Board tort liability coverage (Unanimous)
- Approved 2nd Amendment to Energy Facility Siting Council Special Advisory Group IGA 19-031 (Unanimous)
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission held a continued hearing regarding a proposal to rezone 274 acres from Exclusive Farm Use to General Industrial for a data center. The commission accepted new exhibits into the record and heard testimony from the applicant's team and Public Works. No final decision was reached as the matter will proceed to the Board of Commissioners.
- Approved corrected minutes from April 25, 2023 meeting
- Approved motion to accept new exhibits into the record for AC-145-23, ACM-146-23, and AZM-147-23