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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.”