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TV ews 2 • T he C lackamas P rint M arch 3, 2004 Mall proposes expansion campus Town Center seeks public money for additions All reports are taken from CCC’s campus safety incident logs. Summaries are edited for clarity, not content. Karlin Johnson N ews E ditor Plans to renovate and expand the Clackamas Town Center mall may not pull through due to lack of funding. The 240,000 square foot addi tion would include remodeling sections of the mall into open- air walkways, plazas and restau rants for pedestrians to enjoy. A larger theater would also be added, with 16-18 movie screens, and there are hopes for a five-floor parking garage. The expansion is estimated to bring in an additional one mil lion customers on top of the 12 million that already visit the mall each year. With such an increase in customers, parking will be an important part of the addition. According to Karen Butler of General Growth Properties (the majority owner of the mall), county money will help pay for the expansion, but not all of the plans are possible without the help of public money. This money would come from the urban-renewal district that sur rounds the mall. The district gets its money due to tax-increment financing. This means that proper ty values arc set when the district is created, developments increase property values and the additional property taxes arc saved for improvements within the district. The lack of sufficient funds stems from the fact that the area planned to house the parking garage falls just outside of the urban-renewal district. According to Clary (look, the county’s development agency manager, the boundaries of the proposed mall, property would have to change in order to bring the parking garage inside the dis trict. 2-26-04 9:14 a.m. Honeywell reported general trouble signal at Wilsonville campus, advised an officer. 2-27-04 8:45 a.m. Phoned Clark County DA’s office about victim assistance letter. 2-27-04 9:45 a.m. Advise ASG of BMX bike found-by custodial staff in Barlow stainyell. 2-27-04 7:35 p.m. • Stopped to help someone with their vehicle hood up. Unable to assist. term trips CORY PRICE C lackamas P rint If money from the public is provided, plans to reconstruct Clackamas Town Center would include outdoor walkways and entrances to shops, as well as a 16 to 18 screen theater. According to Kyle Gorman, executive officer of Clackamas County I'’ire District 1, the fire dis trict is concerned that with prop erty tax money being diverted into urban-renewal projects, the area will be too expensive to serve. The areas of the proposed mall that-lie outside of the dis trict would immediately increase the area’s assessed values, according to Cook. He also said that the county may reduce the size of the urban-renewal dis trict after the mall expansion is finished. The proposed mall also faces safety risks. David Bradley of the Southgate Planning Association is concerned about congested traffic, especially during the hol idays. Martha Waldcmar of the Sunnyside United Neighbors worries that pedestrians will be more at risk between the mall stores and Sunnyside Road, as well as having to cross Sunnyside to get to the Clackamas Promenade. These issues, however, are being addressed. According to- Butler, the mall planners will consider reconstructing entrances to make them more easily accessible, perhaps even moving the transit center. Although money issues are temporarily impeding progress for this expansion, the first stages of planning are well underway. Information in this story is from The Oregonian. BI-160 Bird ID & Taxonomy class offering several field trips Bl-163 Malheur field trip, 4 days BI-165 Natural History of SW Deserts, offers 9 day field trip BOT-156 Plant Identification & Uses class offering field trips. Check your spring term schedule to register. Brennan honored by colleagues SALEM: Young parents meet with Kulongoski JEFF SORENSEN C lackamas P rint President Joe Johnson, along with deans and colleagues, honored Forensics Coach Kelly Brennan and his Speech and Debate team last week in a ceremony with sparkling cider and cake. Over the past eight years, under Brannan’s direction, his teams have earned many awards. Last year alone, the team won more than 2,000 individual awards. (From left) Dian Connett, dean of instructional services; Kay Slusarenko, associate dean of arts/humanities/social science; David Dickson, associate dean for college advancement; Johnson; Brennan; Frank Harlow, com munications and theater chair; Beth Hodgkinson, division secretary;' and Jane Rickenbaugh, retired communications and theater chair. Johnson and Brennan dis play the second place trophy that the team recently earned at the Spokane Falls CC tournament. “I think Kelly’s a remarkable person, a wonderful instructor and an excellent example of someone who loves what he does,” said Slusarenko. “He ' inspires not only students, but his entire department to be the best they can be and he does that by example and that’s the best of what a faculty member can contribute to an educational environment for students and his peers.” (Continued from page 1) After meeting with the gover nor, the students took a tour óf the capitol building, the House of Representatives and the Senate, as Schmidt talked about the history and purpose of each. Student Rebecca Grace had visited the capitol building with a school group before but enjoyed her second visit. “1 hadn’t gotten to sec the Senate room before, so that was interesting,” she.said. “|It| Was fun to meet the governor and a judge. 1 was impressed that the governor took time to talk to us.” For student Jessica Wells, meeting with Gov. Kulongoski was the highlight of the trip. “He was very nice,” Wells said. “He focused on us and seemed to really care about us.” Before heading home, the students returned to the Supreme Court building with Justice Durham to see the actual courtroom. “This room is a very special one,” he said. “I’m-very pleased to have you come today.” Justice Durham told the stu dents about his education and appointment to the Supreme Gourt by former Gov. Barbara Roberts, who spoke to the' YPOP class several weeks ago. “We’ve been very fortunate to have |Roberts| in leadership in this state,” said Justice Durham. “In 25 years, one of you could be a judge.” According to Instructor Wendy Heinz, discussions with the justice and. the governor helped students realize that those in the capitol are real peo ple with backgrounds similar to their own. “They were inspired to think about careers in politics and law,” said Heinz. “They realized it’s possible for them to one day sit in one of those scats or to have their picture on the wall.” “My highlight was when we went in the Supreme Court room and sat in the judges’ chairs,” said student Monica Escobedo. “In the desk drawer we read about the first hearing that was held on March 2, 1914. One of the judges wrote it in there about 90 years ago.” The trip was exciting for the teachers as well. “It was a highlight 'of my teaching career,” said Linda Durham. KULONGOSKI
