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County slates public hearings on proposed comprehensive plan G re a t W ay '1 o I he M t. H o o d P la y g r o u n d Vol 35 Single Copy 10c heaX V seT All area school districts are in the process of holding public hearings on their school budget proposals for the school year 1973 1974 Bull Run and Cottrell school boards held hearings last week and Sandy high. Sandy grade school and Welches grade school distncts will hold hearings this week The high school hearing is set for Tuesday at 8 p m in the school library. Sandy grade school hearing is tonight at 8 p m in the school library and Welches grade school heanng is Tuesday at 8 p m at the school Sandy grade school board will also have additional discussion of the budget at its regular meeting on Tuesday, 8 p m in the school cafeteria SA N D Y . O R EG O N. T H U R S D A Y , A PR IL 5. 1973 TH R E E SECTIONS Council okays 75 units in mobile home park The Sandy city council finally resolved questions concerning the Hood Chalet Mobile Estates in its meeting Monday night. The first action taken on the proposed mobile home park started back on April 1, 1970 The main question to be resolved Monday was the number of units to be permitted in the development The park will have 75 units. Howard Angel) the developer had asked for per mission Io have 82 units in the park located a il of S Bluff Rd. The park had originally been delayed awaiting the city’s new sewer system and Angell is not the original developer who started the action back in 1970 The park is now under construction Another development which is waiting to get started is M a rc y Acres The development is still awaiting approval from the Department of Environmental Quality concerning the planned pump station for the sewers, according to city engineer M artin Boatwright The council heard some good news concerning the im p ro v e m e n t work planned for Proctor Ave Boatwright told the council the low bidder for the project was Pacific West Construction out of Salem The bid of 132,330 50 was about 4 per cent lower than the original estimates Boatwnght said no starting date had been set, although the contract calls for a 45 day construction period. The council received a letter from the county juvenile department requesting funds for a summer recreation program in the area This was sent to the budget committee for consideration City council m e etin g w ith CRAG The Sandy city council will hold a special meeting with representatives from the Columbia Region Association of Govern ments 1 CRAG) on Monday at 7 p m. in the city hall. The meeting will be for disc union concerning regional planning in the area. The next city council meeting has been set lor April l ( at 7 p m This will be an adjourned meeting from the council meeting held Monday night. Centennial book teas slated TH E S E M E M B E R S of the Sandy Kiwanis Club really seem to "dig" the landscaping project recently undertaken at city hall grounds ••Earthy” types are from left Captain Jim Hartman, center Pete Salt- bach. and kneeling Frank Marcy. > Photo by B Hartman I Kiwanis 'dress up' city hall grounds With the planting last month of well over 180 trees and shrubs, major landscaping work on the City Hall grounds has been completed Except for a few minor plantings. Jim Hartman, coordinator of the Kiwanis sponsored project, said all that remains to be done is the elimination of weeds and the final "dressing up” of the area with bark chips The landscape plan, prepared by Ed Benedict, head landscaper for Mt Hood Community College, was submitted by the E n v iro n m e n ta l sub-com m ittee of the C itizenship co m m ittee of the Sandy Kiwanis Club and endorsed by the City Council on March 8 Councilman Joe Astleford, a professional forester, was named to work with Hartman to activate the plan M ajor contributions of plant materials were made by McCoy Nursery, Belcher to what standards they should be im Clackamas county will begin hearings proved on the proposed comprehensive plan for According to county o ffic ia ls , the the county this month The first hearing is proposed Comprehensive Plan is pointed set for April 16, 7 30 p m . at Oregon City towards the year 2000 and is a General high school Plan at this time There is a recognized Following this first hearing the County need for refinement of many parts of the will hold several sim ilar meetings in the No. 14 48 Page* proposed Plat, As a result, one of the most outlying areas This will include a meeting important parts of the Plan gives direction on May 7, 7:30 p m. at Sandy high school as to how the refinements to the Plan are This is the only meeting slated in this area to occur There are provisions to establish for discussion of the plan. Citizens Advisory Groups throughout the The Plan has been under study for over County as needed and requested This is three years and was first presented to the very important so that people can better county planning commission the last part understand and assist in the detail plan of 1971 Since then, the planning com ning for their area mission has reviewed the plan and made The Planning Commission will hold the many suggested amendments to it. first meeting regarding the Plan at the The plan and the amendments were then Oregon City high school This meeting sent back to the citizens advisory com may be continued onto the next night at the mittee which created the original plan for The council approved the hiring of Phil same location This may be necessary further review This committee has now Alorro, 27, as the third member of the city since the building must be vacated as close completed its review and the plan is ready police force He has previous police work to midnight as possible for public hearings expenence in the state of Washington. After the meeting the Planning Com Following the hearings, the County Work on the city park will get a helping mission will hold meetings at the following Planning Commission will study the new hand from the National Guard on A pril 14- time and places: Clackamas High School public input before any further action is 15, according to councilman Joe Astleford Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m., which is expected on the Plan Astleford said these dates had been located on Webster Road just south of The proposed Comprehensive Plan is a confirmed for the Guard to work on bridge Lake Road; Stafford Elementary School, general guide for future improvements construction in the park The park is Thursday, April 26. at 7:30 p m., Stafford and construction w ith in C lackam as located directly behind the city hall. Road; Canby Union High School Tuesday, County. The Plan establishes goals and The question of right-of-ways along S. May 1, at 7:30 p.m., in Canby; Molalla policies for all future development by Bluff Rd was again brought before the Union High School, Thursday, M ay 3, at means of both map and w ritte n council Astleford reported he had met 7:30 p.m., in Molalla, Sandy Union High statements The Plan is net a zoning or with the landowners and discussion was School, Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., in dinance but must be a guide to the held on the results of those meetings. Sandy , and Estacada Junior High School, development of zoning ordinances and No further action was taken on the Wednesday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m , in other procedures to ensure that the goals subject Estacada outlined within the Plan occur. Any person who desires a copy of the Within the proposed Comprehensive proposed Plan with suggested amend Plan, there are many different items ments can obtain a copy from the discussed which affect the future livability Clackamas County Planning Department of Clackamas County The most important for a fee of five i$5 00» dollars. If someone of these are land use, public facilities, and who has a copy of the proposed Plan roads. The land use portion of the Plan Psychiatric examinations have been desires just a copy of the suggested discusses where and how the land should ordered for a 16 year old youth to deter amendments they can do so from the develop The public facilities portion mine if he should be tried as an adult on Planning Department, 940 W arner-Milne discusses parks, schools, water, and sewer charges of murdering a Boring woman. Road, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 There facilities, as well as several other items in are also copies of the proposed Plan judge Dale Jacobs, judge for Clackamas reference to how and where they should available in all of the libraries within the County C irc u it C ourt, ord ered the locate The roads discussion outlines County. examination which roads should be arterial roads and The youth, whose name is being withheld, is accused of killing Mrs Astrid Cheever, 41, Rt. 3 Box 643 Her body was lour.d in a shallow grave behind her home Friday at about 2:30 p m by Clackamas County detectives The yough is lodged in Clackamas County Juvenile Detention Center accused of first-degree murder More planning for the Mt. Hood area is Mt Hood National Forest and the Mid- An autopsy showed the woman died of now being planned following a meeting Columbia Economic District. Also, the "multiple blows to the head with a blunt Tuesday The comprehensive plan will be Bureau of Land Management and the State instrument,” according to Multnomah a combined effort of Clackamas and Hood of Oregon will be involved. County M ed ical E x a m in e r, L a rry River counties, and the Mt Hood National Lewman Forest Mrs Cheever was last seen Feb 13 when A need for a total plan for the Mt. Hood she left home to go shopping, detectives area has been shown by the Clackamas said C o u n ty -C H 2 M -H ill E ngineers com prehensive plan which has recently been com pleted, according to C lackam as County officials The Mt Hood Water District w ill study The new plan will center its study along future growth in meetings planned for this Highways 26 and 35. but no definite week boundaries have been set. The directors of the water board w ill The meeting Tuesday was held in the meet with State Engineer officials and office of the Portland Metropolitan Area The Sandy fire department reported a several pnvate water system owners Boundary Review Commission It was 54,000 fire last week and is now ready to Saturday to discuss possible plans by the indicated at the meeting, this new study issue backyard burning permits distnet to take over these private water could take up to 2 4 years. The fire on March 30 did damage to farm systems. Clackamas County officials have stated cabins at Rt 2. Box 480 Sandy The cabins this would be too long, stating the According to board m em ber Ken are owned by M r and Mrs E. Sundergelt. Hoodland area has already been waiting Walker, the Saturday meeting w ill be a The reported cause of the fire was the over two years for its preliminary land-use work session meeting with the results placing of a stove too close to a wall, ac plan. being discussed at the monthly board cording to fire officials The fire was One problem the new study will try to meeting on Tuesday. April 10. reported at 4 35 p m meet, which the current Hoodland plan The board meeting is open to the public The spnng backyard burning season is does not, is a recommendation of a and will be held at the Lions Club Hall from April 13 through M ay 20 There also desireable level of population to maintain starting at 8 p m will be a burning season from Oct. 26 to the mountain community Nov 25 this fall Members of the water board are Walker, The proposed new study will be con In other fire news last week, the Robert Freeman, Ray Thornberg, Ne I ducted by the two counties. Columbia department reported two false alarm s and Howell and Walt Blaisdell Region Association of Governments, the one flue fire which caused no damage The firemen also were called to wash down a gasoline spill at Smith Chevron on March 29 Nursery, Stone Nursery and Iseh Nursery Tam jumpers were donated by Sandy high school and some native shrubs and trees were supplied by Pete Sulzbach and Jim Hartman. P la n tin g labor was p erform ed by Kiwanis members Pete Sulzbach, Frank Marcy and Hartm an, while Tom Day planted the jumpers given by the high school. Citing the interest shown in making the City Hall environs attractive to the public and in tune with the objectives of the Centennial Committee, Hartm an praised it as, “ An outstanding community effort.” “ However,” he cautioned, “to insure success of the project will require constant attendance of the planted material during their first year of growth as well as a program for future maintenance by city employees and, above all, an appreciation by the people of Sandy ” Not "Tea for Tw o,” but two separate teas are on the agenda this week for Centennial-minded Sandyites. Both the Centennial Committee and the Sandy Women's Club have scheduled teas featuring autograph parties for the Cen tennial p ub lication “ Sandy P ioneers, Early Settlers, and Barlow Road D ays.” Today from 2-6 p m , the Sandy Women’s Club will hold their annual Library Tea, which will honor the Centennial book this year Contributors to the book have been invited to be on hand to autograph copies, which will be on sale at the tea. Both the paperback and the hard cover editions will be available The Women's Club w ill have paintings from the Sandy Art Club displayed at the library Those attending the tea are encouraged to wear pioneer costumes if possible Pioneer dress will also be the style for the Centennial Tea Sunday, April 8 at the library Hosted by the Centennial Com mittee, Sunday 's tea will include a sale of the heard and soft cover books Members of the committee and contributors of the book wiU be available for autographs Chairman for the tea, which will last from 2 to 5 p m , are Mrs Hazel M urray and Mrs M arje Hoffman Those unable to attend the tea. who have ordered hard cover copies of the book, may obtain these from Mrs M an e Sch wartz 668 4232 or Mrs Betty Hartm an 668 6102 Murder suspect under test New planning study set for Mt. Hood area *4,000 fire reported; burning starts Introduction Starting In this Issue, the Sandy Post will feature our city roun- cllmen in a series of Interviews. We hope that these will acquaint the citizens of Sandy with the responsibilities of each councilman. Their duties, which extend far beyond the council meetings, require much time effort, and devotion to their job This week, the Post will hear from police com m issioner Ed B urke, and w ater commissioner Jim Duff. “ I don’t find police work particularly pleasant, but it is interesting,” admitted Ed Burke, who is assigned this area as his council duty. “ It is something that has to be done " Burke, who is retired, recently moved to Sandy from Seward, Alaska, where he lived for 28 years One of the newer councilmen, he has always taken an in terest in community activities, and now feels he has the time to devote to serving the city. "Even in a small town, police work is around the clock operation Our men are extremely busy, they have more to do than they can accomplish ” Councilman Burke lias recommended that the new budget include funds to hire an additional policeman Actually, he feels that the city could easily use more per sonnel in the police department. "To do a complete job requires more personnel than we can afford We have to make a reasonable compromise between what we need, and what we can afford Sandy lias three paid policemen, in cluding Chief Fred Punzel According to Burke, the police chief should be on the desk at all times, but this isn't possible now, since there is just too much for three to handle “ When one man is gone, it disrupts the whole routine The men often work overtime, without overtime pay as it is Chief Punzel once worked three shifts straight without a break, because one of NO FOOLING Subdivision approval The Sandy city planning commission approved the Stewart subdivision at a hearing last week The subdivision was approved subject to several conditions concerning easements for utilities; water system standards, and April Fool's Day has past but don't fool around if you are thinking of a new, exciting 1973 model car or fun truck. No fooling for 1973, Chevrolet's the buy and Carlson Chev is w h y !1 storm drainage Councilmen work for changes By NANCY BARKER Staff Writer Mountain water board to meet the patrolmen called in sick He wasn't home a half an hour, when we had to call him again.” “ Without the wonderful cooperation of the state and county police, we would really have a gap,” he continued The auxiliary police have a wonderful program in Sandy They are often available for fill- in d u ty - however sometimes none of them can work ” Burke has high pnase for the Sandy police force, and feels they are doing a g o o d job despite being understaffed and overworked “Fred is much more capable and (Continued on Page 9) Why?Because Carlson Chevrolet has the best selection of all the harder to find Blazers. Vans. Sport Vans, Sport Vans, 4x4s, Pick Ups and Suburbans. Monte Carlo's, Camaro's, Caprices's, Impala’s, Wagons. 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