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Controversy continues over CCC landscape rnoto by Brian By Scott Starnes of the Print The poet's corner, located between the Community Center and Barlow Hall, I ample of the landscaping at Clackamas Community College that has brouF controversy over the landscape upkeep. Controversy over the College's landscaping has been going on for several years. Accord ing to the horticulture and grounds main tenance departments, there is ongoing debate concerning past, present and future plans for grounds development. Various forces are responsible for restrict ing further landscaping development of the campus, according to several knowledgeable sources. The College cannot adequately finance the grounds department because of the cur rent tax base, according to Alf Lair, Director of Planning and Operations. The grounds department is allotted a certain percentage of funds to continue maintenance on a sub sistence level, Lair said. Proposed construction of future educa tional facilities within the next ten years are being negotiated, Lair said. Therefore, it would be impractical as well as a waste of funds to direct attention to development of the landscape. "I would like to see the funds allotted for landscaping to be spent for educational purposes because emphasis should be placed upon the priority of education first," Lair said. Don Fisher, Facilities Development and Planning Officer, agreed that the campus is being neglected in a few areas, but said the College is unable to afford additional groundsmen to administer to the entire campus. "The groundsmen's first priority is to concentrate on maintenance of the Hub, or the grounds surroundingMcLoughlin, Randall and Barlow Halls," Fisher said. "We are working dollar for dollar with the same amount of funds received three years ago," he said. However, the horticulture and agricul ture departments at the College don't agree that the grounds have been maintained properly even considering the funds available. "It appears that certain areas around the campus have been improperly main tained," said Dave Myers, department chair man of agriculture. It is not the respons ibility of the agriculture department to tend to the landscape problems of the campus, he said. "However, we will gladly offer any advice concerning the use of pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides and other related procedures, to benefit the existing condition of the campus," Myers said. "Our main objective," said Myers, "is to oversee the Douglas Loop and the immediate grounds surrounding Clairmont Hall. Our students enrolled in the agricultural field are here to experience a variety of learning techniques, and are not here to labor on the entire campus on a routine basis," Myers said. Andy Rice, professional Portland land- scape architect, has been involved with the development of the existing landscape since mid-1976. "When I began working here at the College, I noticed that the existing main tenance lacked direction which the original architects failed to provide in terms of leadership," Rice said. Ed Hartman, Grounds Supervisor, said that he is content with his position but said that he has received pressure from both students and administration concerning main tenance and improvement of the campus. "The grounds crew is responsible for maintenance alone, any further improve ment to the campus will be done by pro fessional landscapers," Hartman said. Hartman said that the Hub is the grounds crew's first priority. "We were pressured by the administration to maintain the plant ers around the buildings. We are not phys ically able to maintain other areas demanding equal attention," he said. The grounds department is under juris diction of the administration concerning any maintenance-related activity of the cam pus, Hartman said. Rice said that a partner and hi constructed a maintenance out! will be a guideline for the groun follow on a seasonal basis. "I feel that a sense of direct» once the proposed maintenance out] effect," Rice said. Rice said that once the outline J established and has had time to adf there will be legitimate groundsill as well as praise concerning the devg of the landscape. Phil Evans, horticulture instruct willing to wait before making fug plaints about landscaping. "We've made our complaints be| fessionally and nothing was dona it's time for the public and the s to step in and say what they think,"hl 0 TRI-CITY BOW MOLALLA AVE ■ AT WARNER MILNE RD P O BOX 292 ■ OREGON CITY OR>970^ SEV HARKSONj Pool Pinball O wner M anager Bowling I came I saw I used the classifieds All classified ads must be paid in advance at the rate of $1 for the first 15 words' and 10 cents a word thereafter. Deadline is the Friday preceding the next week's issue at 3 P.M. Come to Trailer A or Trailer B to place your ad. Thursday, November 3,1 Page 2 D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer r r.-ar-.U L nJHL. JmiL ll l !l! l llll I RH»|l