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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1968)
New City Hall Need Discussed THE Sandy Post Ed’s Note I Beginning with thin lx su e, the Suwly Pont will present a se rie s of articles dealing with tfie new city hull proposal. Advantagea aid disadvantages of plana an! sites will be dlscuaaed. Building coat aid method of financings will tie pre. aented. Particular attention will lie given to the plan now proposed by the city council. While we are definitely In favor of a new city hall aid do not aee how the city can function efficiently without one ■- our purpose la not to se ll any particular site or plan to the voters. We ho|te to merely to present the information so that lidlvtdu. als will be better prepared to make their own decisions. Conscientious voters will want to weigh ull factors. If some facts are omitted — It will not be Intentional. We will welcome additional uform atlon or correction. Comments pro aid con on any aid all aspects of the subject will be appreciated aid readers are Invited to exp ress them selves. The City of Sandy, Incorporated In 1013, has a city hall older than the city Itself. It Is a city hall that, like Topsy, "Just grew,” aid which, after Its first years was never quite up to the tim es. Not built, but contrived from an original unit moved to the present site aid enlarged (somewhat) It was at least adequate for the sm all community It served. At one tim e, the building even contained a set of Jail c e lls . (Early minutes of council meetings show that these were frequently used tor Incarcera. Mon of roistering drunks until they were sober enough to be fined aid released.) Since 1913 the city has grown at a slow but steady pace. No records are available on the exact ixrpulation of Sandy at the time II was incorporated, but 97 votes were cast In the first official election. Census records for later years point up the growth pattern - - the decade of the forties being the one of greatest population Increase, Official census figures for Saidy are: 1920--242 1030—284 1940—473 I960--1003 GREAT W AY TO THE M T. HOOD P L A Y G R O U N D Vel. 30 SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 196« EIGHTEEN PAGES Measles Clinic Due in Sandy Physical» and nurses will contribute their serv ices free of charge an! various volunteer organizations will handle other details. Children who should not re ceive the m easles vaccine are those being treated for certain chronic d isea ses such as leuk em ia, cancer or tuberculosis. Children biking certain drugs which may make them more susceptible to Infections, and those allergic to eggs or egg products, Chlldrenwhohave had a convulsion within the past five years. Children who have a fever of 101 d egrees F or higher on the day of the "Mop Up M easles” C linic. Such youngsters should receive mea - sle s vaccine only on the special advice of their physician. Sunday, March 31, will be •'Mop Up M easles Day” In Sandy aid in many other parts of Oregon. On that day, children from one through 12 who are still susceptible to this d isea se are Invited to receive immuni zations without charge. An adult over 21 must accompany the child. The Sandy High Concert Band ind Stage Band will present a ioncert In the high school cafe- torlum Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m. The Sandy clinic will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the Sandy High School. A voluntary 50 cents contribu tion for each child will be ac cepted, but Is not n ecessary. It Is estimated that children will be In aid out of the clinic in five minutes If parents fill out the required registration form In advance. For your con venience one Is printed In this paper on Page 1, section 2. Among the selections that will be played by the concert band are "George Washington B i centennial March” which will be directed by Carol Clement, band president; "Django” a Jazz number, and ‘‘Second Suite for Military” band. SUHS MUSICIANS will display their combined and Individual talents to public at Friday night Spring Concert. a Sandy Grange Lists Talent Show, Youth Benefit Tomorrow Night Youth groups from the Sandy area will assem ble at Sandy Grange Hall at Kelso tomorrow night, March 22, to participate in the Grange’s annual Com munity Program. Local Camp Gire G irls, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cubs will Join In the presentation o: the free Talent Show aid Jam - boree and invite the public to attend and Join in the fun. The program will be opened at 8 p jn . with the flag cere mony by Jr. High T*m-Lo-Nah Camp Fire G irls. The program Includes: A c cordion and Songs — Debby Hite and Betty Jo Amstad; Vocal Solo - - Kay Hashagen Skit, "The Bold and Brave” — CubScouts; Piano Solo — Sonja Friberg; Two Comics — Earl Eldridge and partner; Dance Number — Connie Eldridge and Teri Mar tin; Piano Solo — Nancy Malar; Song - - Girl Scouts; Skit — Edna and Adolph Amstad; M elo- Moms — and everybody sing! During the evening refresh- CRAMPED FOR SPACE is a mild way to say that the reco rd er's office in the city hall has hardly room to turn around in. Books, records, bills, charts, receipts, etc., fight for space. (Post photo) WEATHER H L Pr. Mar. 14 55 41 .16 Mar. 15 57 45 .10 Mar 16 50 44 .33 Mar. 17 55 40 .25 Mar. IS 56 41 .10 Mar. 1» 57 33 .00 Mar. 20 63 39 00 Tha Troutdale i t a t l o n weather readings are made by 5:30 p m , Committee on Crime Preven tion and Safe Streets of the National Association of County O fficials. He represents Clackamas county as an executive member He Is the Commission m em ber of the Clackamas County board of Health and has served as Chairman of the County Board of Equalization and County Budget Committee. Skoko Is 53 years of age and has resided at his Clackamas home since 1921. Claims Office To Close Here Skoko said he will continue to support the comprehensive planning program he helped to provide for the orderly deve lopment of Clackamas County. The need for such planning, Skoko sa y s, Is most essential because of the unprecedented population growth, Industrial explosion and agricultural needs In Clackamas county. Skoko asserted he will con tinue his efforts to maintain quantity of quality water in stream s and the control of air pollution. He has also pledged continued efforts In providing urgently needed recreational, sanitary and other serv ices to suburban areas, Skoko Is vice chairman of the With employment picking up during the last few w eeks, the Department of Employment has announced It will discontinue Its Itinerant claim s service at Saidy after Friday, March 29, Sandy claimants are asked to report to the Oregon City office at 506 High St., beginning April 5. Newspaper Office Hit By Sneak Thieves Thieves broke Into the office of the Sandy Post Friday night and made away with a sm all amount of petty cash. Entrance was gained by smashing In the back door of the office. ments will be sold and home made cakes and assorted good ies will be sold from booths operated by the various youth groups. Funds raised wUl be used by the boys and girls to support their camp activities. Sandy Grange reminds ev eryone they are invited to at tend and to bring the whole fam ily . Admission is free. An important meeting of Truman Road property owners w ill be held Sunday, March 24, at the Lions Club, Wemme. The m eet ing w ill start at 2 p.m. All Truman Road own ers are urged to attend. LWRAP Elects Edmonds Byron Edmonds of Boring was recently re-elected chairman of the Lower Willamette Re source Area Planning A ssocia tion at its second annual m eet ing, recently at W ilsonville, Other officers re-elected were: Roy Rutschman, Silver- ton, first vice chairman; Rob ert Epler, F orest Grove, s e c ond vice - chairman, Adrian Inlay, Sublimity, treasurer, and Charles L iles, Salem, s e c r e tary. Sheriff Joe Shobe filed today for re-election . Shobe, who is a Democrat, is serving his third term at Sheriff. He has twenty- seven years of service in the Clackamas County Sheriff’ s Of fic e , having served as Field Deputy and past Chief Deputy for the late Sheriff Reakseker. Shobe points with pride to the modernization of the Sheriff’s Department aril the County Jail, which is pointed out as a model jail throughout the State, as the Tax and Civil Departments. Sheriff Shobe Is a life-tim e resident of Clackamas County. He is married and has three grandchildren. He was with the Army In World War II, Past President of Oregon State Sher- IfPs A ssociation, Past State Director for the National Sher iff's Association and Is now serving on the Board of Di rectors for the National Sher iff’s Association. He Is Past Exalted Ruler of the Oregon City Elks and ts serving on numerous com m ittees for the up-grading and improvement of law enforcement throughout the state. His slogan will be “ There Is No Substitute for Experience.” The Stage band charts will offer "Jig for Ghost” fea turing Mike Lindsey. Steve Christensen on trumpet and Brian Boothby. . Admission will be .35 for students, .75 for adults and >2.50 for family tickets. Tick ets may be purchased from any band member or Friday night at the door. Finances Scuttle Morgan NOTICE Speakers at the meeting were Homer Chandler, of the Colum bia Regional Assn, of Govern ments (CRAG) and W esley Howe, executive secretary of Council of Governments (COG). of the Columbia Region of A s sociated Governments and is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Oregon County O fficials. Hoodland C of C W ill Host Firemen The Hoodland Chamber of Commerce annual dinner m eet ing and election of officers will be held tonight (Thursday, March 21) at the Zig Zag Inn. Members aril guests will pay special honor to the men who have served with the Mt. Hood Volunteer Fire Department. A social hour at 7 p.m . will be followed by a steak dinner, which Is complimentary for chamber m em bers. Guests are welcom e. Entertainment will be provided by the "Hungry Four” following the election of offi c e r s, Darrell Jones will be m as ter of cerem onies and will In troduce the men who have con tributed time and effort to the community through the Volun teer Fire Department. They are: Ed Cook, Milt Fox, George B lstorlous, Chuck Hickey, Tom Day, Dave Howe, Merle HUI, Dewey Monaghan, BUI Swanson, Ken Walker, Buster Annls and Joe Woodle. Men from the Forest Service who have aided the fire depart ment will also be guests of the chamber. They are: Dick Bu- sch er, Bob Gilmore, Jim Rleck, BUI Opfer and Wes Moehnke. Sheriff Files For 4th Term Stan Skoko Files For Re-Election Stan Skoko, who Is com plet ing his third term as Clacka mas County com m issioner, filed Tuesday on the Demo cratic ticket to retain his Commission Post No. 3. No U Spring Concert Friday 1960 — 1147 A certified census In 1966 numbers the population at 1390 aid It Is presently estimated to be 1507. True cash value in 1968 Is 37,507,132.00. In 1920 It was >61,606.68. S till, the city continues to do business In a city hall that was old before most of us were born. During the years of Woyld War 11 the city began to suffer from growing pains. However, shortage of m aterials aid labor precluded any thought of a new city hall. As goods began to return to the market after the war, citizens began to demand Increasing services aid Saidy found Itself facing problems of upkeep aid m alnteiance on every sid e. The water system was inadequate, the sewage plant below standard awl city streets required grading aid paving. TTiere was no money or Urn« to give a thought to a new city hall. Successive city councils took steps to correct these lacks. New streets were built, old ones repaired aid aurfliced, storm drains Installed, sewage facilities improved, aid the water system completely overhauled aid enlarged to meet the every-expanllng demands of modern household use. As the city grew and utility companys w a r d e d their services local schools became overcrowded aid had to be enlarged. Everything grew and Improved — aid cost money. And ‘fa little city hall with Its one bench, two chairs aid no parking space remained forlornly on Its little side street. Everyone recognized It was Inadequate - - but there was so much else that needed dolngl Finally the need tor more space In which to conduct the city business became so acute that In 1962 money for a new city hall was budgeted aid approved by the voters. Architects were hired and plans were drawn. Bids on construction were asked awl received. Yet, nothing happened. Why? People began to argue about the project. Should it be built on tile old site? Was >1000.00 too much to pay for a road easem ent? Should we spend this much? Should we spend more? Was It big enough? Was It too sm all? In May of 1962, an ed i torial In the Saidy Post commented as follows: ••As Sandy’s new city hall com es closer to reality, the building seem s more aid more foreign. Any town should put Its best foot forward with Its city hall, Saidy Isn’t. Our economy Is depeident on timber. We are located next to som e of the finest and m ost beautiful trees In the world. Lumber can be one of the most beautiful - - and enduring — building products . . . But Sandy’s city hall will be concrete block and stucco. It Just dosn’t fit. The building’s location Is sandwiched betweenother buildings. Space here Is not yet at such a premium that ample ground for landscaping and expansion, as well as for parking, cannot be found. A city hall need not be located In the heart of downtown. Sandy’s city council Is made up of men trying to do their best In the most economical way. But they should be looking farther ahead. Sandy’s present city hall served a half century, and plans for the new one should be on a half-century b asis. Sandy Is sm all town today, but In 20 years w ill be a sm all city. But we’re building a sm all town city hall. Perhaps the best hope Is that when the new building becomes Inadequate In 10 years that Sandy will be able to s e ll the building as a com m ercial structure. Then perhaps a better and more appropriate build ing can take Its place.” As the argument continued and construction bids turned out to be higher than anticipated, the project was delayed . . . and when the city became occupied with thedeclslonon the highway hook up through town . . . It was forgotten. The decision nearly caused a local civil war and no one cared a whit about the fate of the city hall plans. Highway proponents at one side or the other frequently debated so passionately that, like the gingham dog and the calico cat, It seemed each might consume the other In the heat of their arguments. Should the highway be a one-way loop? . . . or one road split Into double lanes? Should we have four lanes each way? . . . or six lanes one way? How would we cro ss the streets? What about parking? E tc., etc. It’s a matter of history that the city and the populace survived the battle and, when It was done, everyone agreed the one-way couplet was about the best thing that had happened to Sandy In years. Now, the city hall Is back In the spotlight. A dedicated mayor and city council have made the project a major issue of busi n ess. The decrepitude of the m eager, ramshackle building can no longer be Ignored unofficially — or officially. The building has been condemned by the State F ire Marshall (visitors might wonder If It should not also be condemned by the Board of Health) — the city must move out — and soon. Sandy voters must put down their hunting rifles and fly rods long enough to take a serious look at the situation and make some realistic and lasting d ecisions on construction of a new city hall. Mayor Harold Edes aid his city council have studied the subject In detail for alm ost a full year. As a result of these studies they hired an architect and plans were drawn for a proposed city hall. It will soon be up to the people to vote on these plans. Next: D iscussion of proposed city hall site. S in gle copy 10c Ross Morgan’s bid for s e c retary of state foundered Tues- iay for lack of finances. The Gresham Democrat an nounced, reluctantly, that he would not file for the May primary. A statement released by Morgan said he had origin ally planned to enter because he assumed adequate funds would be available. "But these were not available and since I can wear no man’s collar, I have decided to remain in the Senate.” Morgan still has two years to run In his Senate post. Morgan said he had received only token support from the business community and added that "Labor has said it w ill support only Clay M yers.” He did say that he would support the Democratic ticket CCC Bond Issue, Levy Win O kay Clackamas Community Col-* lege won a permanent home in Tuesday’s vote on the bond i s sue for campus construction on the already approved M olalla- Beavercreek site. The >5,000,000.00 bond issue was passed by a vote of 3,504 to 2,465, while d istrict voters gave the college’s annual oper ating levy about the sam e m ar gin ofapprovalw ith3,291‘‘yes” votes and 2,444 "no.” SURE SIGN of Spring is the hum of the lawn mower and this week’s warm weather enabled eager gardners to mow and trim to their h earts’ content. (Post photo)
