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Board votes to pursue ESD merger

 ISLAND CITY — It’s official.

The Union-Baker and Umatilla-Morrow education service districts will pursue a voluntary merger.

The Union-Baker ESD Board voted 5-0 Thursday to seek a voluntary merger with the Umatilla-Morrow ESD. The vote came a day after the Umatilla-Morrow ESD Board officially agreed to pursue a merger with the Union-Baker ESD.

 

Mount Emily Recreation Area maps to be unveiled at Monday meeting

The Mount Emily Recreation Area motorized and non-motorized use committees have come up with conceptual trail plans for the area, and are about to hold them up to public scrutiny.

At 6:30 p.m. Monday at the La Grande Middle School Commons, the committees will unveil maps displaying a big-picture look at the proposed MERA trail system. The groups have been working on management plans since Union County bought the land for the MERA in 2007.

People attending the Monday event will have opportunities to ask questions. Committee members will staff informational tables for horseback riders, mountain bikers and motorized users.

 

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