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AN GREEN AN SHADY”--Even in the chilled stillness of winter, a warming [ COOL lature and contemplative chats among friends. sun and airy blue sky stirs the mood for communing with Staff photo by Ramona Isackson Vol. XIV, No. 14 Wednesday, February 4, 1981 College confronts tight budget levy By David J. Hayden Bf The Print I The College Board of Bducation will present Proposi- Bon 3-5, a serial levy to finance Operational costs of the Col- Bge, and Proposition 3-6, a Berial levy jo support construc- Bon costs of the College, to Bistrict voters in a special elec- Bon to be held Feb. 17, ■ The current three-year serial Bvy, covering both construc- Bon and operational costs of Bie College, will expire July. 1. I Combined with the defeat of the proposed tax base in the Nov. 4 general election, the ex piring levy will leave the Col lege 50 percent underfunded. If passed, the operational levy would* authorize a levy of $1.14 per $1,000 true cash value for the next three years beginning July 1. At that rate, it would raise $6,676,382 during its first year, $7,684,175 dur ing its second year, and $8,836,801 its final year. Dur ing its three year lifespan, thè operational levy would raise an estimated $23,197,358. Elections, old flags fill ASG minutes I i The 52 American flags now ^Bised on the two poles in front flf the Conimunity Center will ^B lowered Thursday and sent ^B each of the released Em- ^Bssy hostages. The flags will Be lowered with the help of col- Br guards from each branch of ^Be service and a little guy nam- Md Kelly Grant. Recommended fly the Army, Grant is a 6-year ^Bd bugalist who knows about 20 different songs. ■ Noon is the set time for the ^Bremony which has an invita- ^Bon list including the College |Board, Dean of Students, Jim ^Bberts (who is slated to ^Beak), the entire faculty, State Representative Ed Linquist, the ^Bayors from Molalla, West |Binn, Milwaukie, Gladstone, ^Bake Oswego, Canby, and a representative from Oregon Ci W- If put in effect, the construc tion levy would authorize a tax rate of 35 cents per $1,000 true cash value, beginning next July 1, and continuing for the next three years. The. construc tion levy would raise an estimated $2,051,458 its first year, $2,359,177 its second year and $2,713,053 in its last year’, making its total $7,123,688. Because the con struction levy is a serial levy and not a permanent tax base, it would be totally raised by district taxpayers without aid from the st&ie. “If the College continutes its current growth rate, we will grow by at least 50 percent by 1990,” stated Dr. John Hakan- Also this week, ASG will be manning tables outside the cafeteria to encourage people who haven’t already registered to vote to do so. The table will be manned most of Thursday and Friday to help get propec- tive voters to vote for the Col lege levy (see story above). This is one . of the many things that ASG is doing to help get the levy passed. An important issue was rais ed at the handicapped advisory counselors meeting held last week. The issue, brought up by CCC student Ann Tracy, is a concern involving all handicap ped students—the need of re evaluating handicapped park ings spaces. The Bell System is being us ed by students and faculty alike to spread the word about the need for the passage of the levy. Concerned residents are calling their fellow Oregonians reminding them to vote Feb. 17. The telephoning is being sponsored by1 Public Informa tion and all/students are en couraged to join the fight against the cutbacks. According to Chief of Securi ty, Stan Johnson, “The need is not for more handicapped parking spaces, but of re- evaluation and redistribution of the ones we now have. For ex ample, with the new science building nearing completion, the handicapped parking spots at the Orchard building will need to be moved to the front parking lot. That will require son, College president. “We least $1,537,000 in construc simply won’t have the space tion funds from the state. that we’ll need.” According to “We believe that people are estimates, the College currently supportive of the College,” has 60 percent of the space re stated Hakanson. “They quired in eight years. recognize that it is an important The priority list for construc part of the community and will tion presently includes a. new support it. Thesy serial levies Auto Body Lab, a new Learn give them the opportunity to ing Resources Center, contain continue funding the College ing a library and Study Skills while remaining in control Center, the remodeling of because of its three-year life.” Because of the elimination of McLoughlin Hall’s second floor, and an Off-Campus construction funds in the state’s Center near Clackamas Town current budget, the College has Center. Excluding inflation, the worked on the assumption that cost of these projects has been it will receive little or no aid for estimated at $8,661,300 to future building. $9,161,300. Finishing all of A comparison of the current pribrity construction projects is levy’s authorized tax rate of dependent upon receiving at $1.60 per $1,000. Handicapped parking termed inadequate cutting down the number of visitor and unmarked parking spots now available near the Community Center.” Handicapped specialist Deb bie Bennett said, “There are approximately 60 handicapped parking stickers issued right now. The handicapped population at the College has increased considerably since last year. It’s our concern that parking spots not only be available to these students, but also that they be conveniently located.” Stan Johnson also included that, “there are at least 4 or 5 “Temporary handicapped stickers given out a term for students that have acquired broken legs or some other tem porary “handicap. ” “There are 25 parking spots available for handicapped students on campus. These spaces must by law be available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day all year round. To violate this law one may be subject to a $5 fine which will double if not paid in 10 days. This fine is $2 more than the fines issued for Other campus parking viola tions. But with 50 unmarked spaces for every one handicap ped space, it’s not like we’re being swamped with these spaces. “On1 any given school day those designated parking spaces get used.”