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School districts make second try for budgets ¿aé'dy À G r e a t W ay To T h e M t. H o o d P la y g r o u n d Vol 33 / Single Copy 10c « S A N D Y . O R EG O N. T H U R S D A Y , JUNE 21, 1973 46 Pages THR EE SECTIO NS No 25 i County slates hearings on plan T he C lackam as County P lan n in g Commission is ready to begin hearings on the Mt Hood Comprehensive Plan as developed with the help ol the local ad visory group, the Woodland Planning Group (H P G ). The county planners have set July 20 for the first public hearing on the revised land use study at the Welches Grade School at 8 p.m But first, the plan will be form ally presented to the planning commission on July 12. it was decided last week at the planning commission meeting decided last week at the planning com mission meeting The planners have proposed that discussion be held initially between the Board of County Commissioner* and members of the HPG and the engineering firm of CH2M H ill before the plan is presented to the public This is what the July 12 meeting would be, according to Ken Dauble of the county planning staff Dauble told the Post Friday, the July 12 meeting would be for the presentation of the revised plan sim ilar to the two public presentations held in the Woodland area and Portland recently ‘‘This w ill allow the county com missianers a chance to become fam iliar with the plan the same as the two earlier meetings allowed the over 800 persons who attended," said Dauble The July 20 meeting was set by the planners following suggestions by plan rung director James Hall and commission member Hay Novotny 'resident of the Woodland area ) that the public hearing should be held in the Hoodland area and on a night when most people cound attend This Mt Hood plan covers roughly the 85,000 acres of land between Cherryville to Government Camp along Highway 26 The plan took almost two years to be developed and it gives general outlines and guidelines on the environmental impact of housing, roads, water quality, sewer facilities and recreational facilities in the area. The 136-page report could be adopted in part or in full after the public hearings are held, according to Dauble "A t present, only the July 20 public hearing date has been set," said Dauble Last week, the county commissioners signed an agreement with six other governmental agencies to do a further land-use study of the Mt Hood area According to Dauble, this new study will enable the county to carry out some of the goals and objectives as indicated by the proposed Mt Hood Comprehensive Plan It will be the second time around for the school budgets at Sandy High School and Sandy Grade School on Tuesday The two school districts will try for the second time to get voter approval for operating budgets for the school year 1973- 1974 Both budgets were defeated in elections held on May 7. At the high school, the budget calls for a total amount of 81,147,071 to meet the needs for next year Of this amount, 8961,302 is outside the district’s 6 per cent limitation and is what the voters will see on the ballot At the grade school, the total budget for next year calls for 81,217,804 Of this amount, 8804,905 will have to be raised through local taxes and will be the amount asked of the voters on Tuesday The following is a statement submitted to the Post by high school superintendent Joe DeMarsh concerning the proposed budget On Tuesday, June 26. Sandy Union High .•» . > *. Police seek suspects in three burglaries D u rin g the e a rly m orning hours Tuesday, three Sandy businesses were burglarized According to Sandy police chief Fred l*unzel, all three burglaries have been linked together The Mt Hood F ru it Market. Ogden’s Variety Store and the Ernie Beers T ire Center were the three businesses hit The police are investigating the cases and according to chief Punzel suspect* are being sought A t6 30a m . Mike Lauderback co-owner of Mt Hood Fru it M arket informed Sandy police that a burglary had occurred at the store Entry was made by breaking of a window in the rear of the building and the suspect* then entered and emptied a fire extinguisher on fresh produce in one of the coolers Due to the poisons in the chemicals, the produce had to be destroyed This included a shipment of strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, grapes and milk Estimated value of damage was over 81.01». according to the police report At 8 a m ., the police were called to Ogden's Variety Store, and found a burglary bad occurred The suspect* entered by breaking out a window in the back door and then ransacked the display counter An undetermined amount was taken which consisted of leather wallets, pocket knives, pliers, flashlights and green stamps The third burglary at Ernie Beer* Tires was reported at 9 a m E ntry was made by the breaking of a window The only items known missing are 825 in quarters, according to police chief Punzel (Continued on page 5) Sandy fire district seeks new budget City issues permits New construction in the cRy of Sandy continued to crow at a rapid pa-e during the month at May, according to city building inspector Tom D ay. During May. the city issued permits for construction of s total value of 8215,381 T h u included th re e single fa m ily residents two duplexes 'moved in), one five unit apartment and one commercial building, The estimated value of the three single fam ily residents is >96,888 and the value of the five unit apartment is 880,134 40 The two duplexes moved in were both valued at 815.792 while the new building at Tim berime Trailers (commercial i was valued at 816.050 Also, included in the construction total were a 87.925 green house and a permit for signs in the industrial park valued at 82.800 In the area ol new fences, patios and remodeling the city had >9.825 in permits issued during M ay Tuesday, June 26, is election day for the Sandy Rural F ire District. The district will seek a budget for 1973-1974 calling for O V E R A 81.000 worth of produce goes to waste thanks to burglars This dump truck load Is the produce which was destroyed when burglars broke into the M t Hood F ru it M arket early Tuesday Mt. Players slate "She Was Only a Farm er's Daughter" will be presented in a special Centennial performance, by the Mountain Players, Friday, June 22 at 8 p m It will be given in the Sandy High School cafetorium Admission will be 81 50 for adults, and 75 cents for children Tickets may be pur chased from any member of the Cen tennial committee, and most businesses in town They will also be available at the morning. They emptied a fire extinguisher in the cooler where the produce wss being stored Due Io the chemicals in the ex tinguisher, the produce had to be destroyed. Two other local businesses, Plenty of Centennial activities are being planned in the Sandy area during the next few weeks First w ill come the July 4 day of fun followed by the Kiwanis fly-in weekend July 15 and then the big Centennial parade and activities during the second week of August Applications for the Sandy Centennial and Barlow Hoad Days parade are stacking up each day. but there is a need trailer as a home for his 82 year old father for more bands or groups of musicians to A request for an additional sign for the sign up Sandy Travel Service was denied. A pp lication s fo r the p arad e are Also, the planners delayed to the July 5 available at Cedar Plaza Department commission meeting a request by Gott Store, Sandy Post. Hex all Drug Store and fried Umaut for a conditional use permit Sunset Theater Um aut is applying for a perm it to The deadline for entering the Aug 11 construct a woodworking and machine parade is July 8, according to Sandy Civic shop on property zoned C-2 at the north Services, coordinators of the parade and west corner of Proctor Ave and Beer* the July 4 celebration St A house now exists on the property. The next big even, to have the Cen The next meeting of the commission has tennial theme is the July 4 activities slated been set for July 5 since the regular in Sandy meeting night is the July 4 holiday This event each year draws a crowd of over 5,000 persons and it has one of the largest fireworks displays in the Pacific Northwest Another highlight of the day is the variety and amateur talent show The big variety and amateur talent show will start at 7 30 p m in front of the grandstand on the Sandy High School athletic field Several talented persons and groups have already made arrangements to appear in the show which commences right after the spectacular sky diving event Dale Nicholls, show production chair man, announced that Joe Shelley, now of Milwaukie, who is well know to Sandy area residents, is bringing his barber shop quartette The Four Comers ' The popular instrumental group of Bill and John Knapp w ill appear as will the contemporary Rock Music group led by Jess Sam sel The ‘Sick Banana Sympathy’ washboard band from Bull Run will provide novelty contras, Lohman maintains chairmanship A group of citizens failed to oust Robert lxihman from the chairmanship of the committee reviewing charges against the Clackamas County Planning Commission and its director James Hall About 10 citizens walked out of the meeting Tuesday night with the review committee in protest over Lohman's position and the procedures being used by the committee in its review Lohm an told those atte n d in g the meeting, *T w ill never quit as chairman of this committee, unless asked to by the committee members or the Clackamas County Commissioners." Ixiter lxihman asked for a vote of the committee on his chairmanship, and in a quick vote without discussion he received full support from the five other committee members present The meeting Tuesday was to be a work Ogden's Variety Store and Ernie Beers Tire Center, were hit by burglars the same morning, according to the Sandy police. Suspects are now being sought In the ca,e* (Post photo) July 4 features amateur talent; Centennial parade needs bands Planners pass trailer park request to council The city council will hold a public hearing on a zone change request on July 2 concerning the mobile home park off of South Bluff Hd and Sunset St The meeting will begin at 8 p m The Sandy Planning Commission in its June 6 meeting approved the request of applicant Howard Angell. The change would be from its present R-3 zoning with a conditional use approval for a mobile home park to a K M (mobile home p a rk ) zoning for the 13 3 acre development The planners also in the meeting rejected the revised preliminary plat for the Miles Heights subdivision The plan ners termed the new plan "unworkable " Les Hardy was the applicant Changes in the original plan had to be made due to a driveway easement as discovered in the title search The original plat had been approved by the commission on April 4 The planners did grant an extension on a te m p o ra ry liv in g q uarters to V irg il Hunter, Ht 2 Box 320 The applicant has been using a 27-foot will resubmit its annual operating budget to the voters Polls will be open from 8 a m 8 p m in the five local elementary district buildings of Cottrell, Boring, Sandy, Bull Run, and Welches The district board members and the five local appointed representatives acting as the budget board have reviewed the budget that was proposed M ay 7 and tra n s fe rre d 821,740 fro m several categories into areas of obvious priority needed Prim e attention was given to coat projections in the utilities such as heating fuel, electricity, transportation fuel and supplies, and architectural fees The operating budget is premised upon an estimated enrollment figure of 1,060 students Major attention has been given to increased staffing necessary for ac commodating the projected student load. Other priority areas of the budget include the introduction of additional vocational class opportunities and the revising of several curricular offerings Expansion of the career work experience program is attended with plans for more students being able to work in educationally supervised job situations Maintenance and increased facilities care represent new priorities within the budget framework. The introduction of supplemental bus routes to accommodate the added student population in the area is also noted. Operationally the local levy is called upon to approve approximately 83 cents out of every one dollar necessary to meet the budget requirements Legislation may be forthcoming which could decrease the amount of local effort necessary and if the state sources increase it w ill serve as an automatic tax offset thereby decreasing the levy rate. With increased building and develop ment of the Sandy Union High District, the session to help speed up the procedures of the review It has been under way over six months and only four cases of those who made allegations at a Nov 1, 1972 meeting have been heard so far Several members of the audience in cluding Bill Sanderson, Betty Coleman. R B Resseger and Judy Thomas called for removal of Lohman as chairman and a speed up of the proceedings When the walkout came, lxihman told the group it meant their cases were being withdrawn from the review committee Later, several members of the audience and committee members voiced the need to continue the review of the cases and to ask the people to return when their cases were to be heard The next meeting of the committee is set for July 10, 7 30 p m at the courthouse in Oregon City Building plans at Cottrell set for discussion The Cottrell Grade School district will hold an information meeting on Monday, June 25. at 8 p.m at the school The meeting will be for discussion of the proposed building bond issue which will be on the ballot at the Friday, June 29, Other entertainers appeanng on the program will be Hazel Skelton with songs and guitar, young Greg Meier with his happy accordian music, and the ever popular Sandy attorney, Judge George Howeder with his ‘finger pickin’ good banjo ' An all professional band under the direction of Nicholls will perform music from the ‘swingin years ' The musicians in the band are members of the Portland Musicians local 99 and are being furnished Performance Trust Fund of the Record ing Industries under agreements with the ding Industries under agreements with the American Federation of Musicians this week’s Post to 8 p m . The Personal Services section of the budget is the area where the largest amount of increase over the current budget can be seen. The budget calls for 872,228, while the current budget has 842,067 50 budgeted for Personal Services F ire chief Bob Rathke in his budget report stated the large increase is caused by the district's move to bring the wages o, two paid firemen and the three district dispatchers up to a "living wage ” Also he pointed to the increase of over 88,000 the district must spend to cover fixed costs in this section of the budget Rathke said with this new budget and the bond levy passed by the voters this spring the district will be able to best meet the demands of the growing district. Absentee ballots are available at the fire hall SPRING INTO SUMMER Today, mark* the first day of Summer, and we hope that you en|oy the whole day in a new 1973 Carlson Chevrolet. Today alto means that there are only 30 days left in the National Chev rolet "Drive a Winner” Sales Contett, and Carlson Chevrolet is going all out to Win, so we’ve loaded up on inventory We want you (all of you! to 'Be a Winner", so drive a ’73 Chev "Winner” from Carlson Chevrolet Now, be cause you'll catch us with our prices down today, means that you have only 100 days to drive a New 1973 Chevrolet before the '74 Models arrive . . and when they do, you may be sure that they will cost much more because of added emission control equipment, added material cost and added labor cost! The only feature that won't be increased, unfortunately, will be economy of operation. Any way you look at it, Your new Chevrolet Car or fun truck w ill cost you less today at Carolson Chevrolet than at any time in the years to coma. Also, Your used car is worth more in trade today than in the future. It's too late to order a new '73 Chev, so we hope that we have exactly what you want for that Summer Vacation but if we don't have i t . . . believe me -w e ll find it. So. for the Luv of Pete. Be a Winner and Drive a Winner from Carlson election The district also will be seeking a budget for 1973 1974 at the June 29 vote For more information, see story inside 8103,713 This budget is an increase of 84,838.50 over the current year’s budget Of this proposed budget. 858,648.58 is outside the 6 per cent limitation of the district This is the amount on which the taxpayers in the district will be voting. The polling place is the Sandy fire hall on Main St. and polls will be open from 8 a m  888-4101 C H E V R O L E T Open Sunday
