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CITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM
By Kim Bosse'
1 awoke early on May 15, 1968, the sun shining in tight
lines between the slats of the Venetian blinds in the bungalow
bedroom the impatience that had been building lor the past
few years was coming to a head as 1 performed ablutions,
dressed, and urged the clock to go taster while knocking back
some shredded wheat. Finally, it was time
The fire station was over a mile away, but the walk was
made pleasant by the from gardens of the houses along the
way, many planted at (he turn of the century, boasting flowers
long out of v ogue. Curved cement pathways, birdbaths or low
walls abutted the sidewalk that bordered each \ ietonan lawn,
the "new" phone company building (built in the 1920 s—no
one here had accepted its architecture yet) seemed out ol place,
with its stucco walls and rounded terra cotta tile rooting.
Archway and cast iron grillwork beckoned to those who sought
service from its maze of interior wires The sun pounded down
on it all.
Further downtown, past the Greyhound Bus station,
l oin's Cale ("Just Good Food"), the plethora of small shops
selling everything from insurance to Larger Men's Suits, past
small trees planted in cement holes by city workers who ran
bets on the date of their eventual demise, 1 came to the west
side of town, the Mission San Buenaventura and its grounds,
to the old fire station, and entered the coolness ot the small
lobby.
"What can 1 do for y ou?," asked one ol die firemen, lus
uniform as crisp as Iris Eisenhower-era crew -cut.
This was it, the culmination of years ol the frustration ol
political impotence:
"I want to register to vote."
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The City of Cannon Beach has been
awarded a grant front the Department of Environ
mental Quality to conduct a two year resource
efficienev pilot project 1 am very excited to be
working with the City and the DEQ as the local
coordinator of this project One of the reasons
Cannon Beach was selected was due to its’ long
standing and successful recycling program The
purpose of the grant is to reinforce the concepts of
reduction of consumption and reuse of materials
prior to recycling Therefore, a track record of
commitment to recycling was essential The project
is twofold and will include commercial efficiency
and educational components
The primary focus will include working in
conjunction with local businesses to help reduce
energy. water and resource consumption Any local
business can call me. Kim Bosse' at City Hall. 436-
0581 and request information on how to participate
in the program The first step will include an
assessment of y our facility which w ill generate
reduction recommendations. The recommendations
that arc implemented will be tracked over a 2 year
period to assess how much energy. water &/or
resources hav e been reduced and what the monetary
savings have been
The second phase of the grant will include
educating the community and tourists. The goal will
be to raise awareness, generate enthusiasm and
create long term understanding and commitment to
resource efficiency . Most of us have achieved those
goals in recycling but arc still a little v ague as to
how to apply them to reduction and reuse To assess
the needs of the community 180 residents were
surveyed in September Based on the results of the
surv ey the following projects will be completed m
Cannon Beach over the next two years:
♦ Educational Program at Cannon Beach School &
vermiculture program
♦ A Household Hazardous Waste Pickup,
information on how to eliminate use of these
products, and wasteless kits.
♦ Newcomers Information Packets
♦ Home Composting Workshops
S taffed by Experienced
Early Childhood Professionals
Selected Openings Remain in Our
Outstanding Pre-school and
Before and A fte r School Program
Pre-registered Drop-ins Welcome
Jb/h Us fo r Special Saturday Activities
436-1040
You had to be 21 to register to vote back then, although
you only had to I k IS to be drafted into a war you couldn't
vote about, could get killed 111, and/or get arrested lor
protesting. It was crazymaking. Hence, die privilege ol
voting was extremely precious to many of us. Still is.
Some of the excitement has laded, but not the importance.
I have steadfastly refused to go along with anyone (including
the federal government) who equates patriotism with
nationalism, knowing that nothing could be more dangerous to
democracy. Look where it got Hitler. Fanaticism scares me,
regardless ot its basis or scope of influence.
In Seaside, we will be facing another city council election
where we will be offered a choice from a rotating platter ot
Good Old Boys who arc kept in cold storage just long enoug 1
to allow die public to forget their most recent foibles II is so
disappointing, as a voter, to know that the secret meetings in
the back of the candy shop have disgorged yet another go-round
of die same old excrcmental candidates as in previous years
Only the names have changed. It's like recycling carbon paper-
-why bother? It seems so unfair that the people who live in
Seaside, who make it the kind of coastal residential area that
attracts a tourist crowd, should be represented by people who
have absolutely no regard whatsoever for the people who elect
them Contrary to their mouthings, and those of the chtunber
of commerce, it IS possible to preserve a strong tourism-based
economy while allowing locals the courtesy ot equal
importance and consideration--not LESS than that which is
extended to tourists.
People here are sick of being treated as though they,
registered voters who elect the city council, arc somehow a
nuisance, some sort of PROBLEM to the local police
dispatcher, the city manager, and the chamber ol commerce d
we call to complain about tourist-caused damage, vandalism or
danger. The vacation rental ordinance, supposedly designed to
protect our neighborhoods from offensive overcrowding, noise,
etc., is totally unenforceable, according to the city manager.
He claims that enforcement violates "the Constitutional
rights" of the offending tourists. Excuse me? If that is, indeed
tlie case, why did the city attorney allow the past council to
vote on it, passing it into law? (Oh, there 1 go again, asking
those pesky old questions.)
Please vote I will be v oting, w hether by mail, or at the
polls, conjuring up fond memories of a long walk on a hot day
in 1968, and how remarkable its purpose continues to be
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