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airp o rt im pact
hearing July 10
P ort of P ortlan d com
miss loners will conduct the
July 10 public hearing on the
environmental impact report
p ertainin g to the P o r t’s
proposed plan to extend Port
land In te rn a tio n a l A irp o rt's
south runway 2200 feet east
ward
W*M*r C. Teyier, Lae Irwin. Ce-I
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S A N D Y , O R E G O N . T H U R S D A Y . JU N E 28. 1973
study made to determine where the
signals should be placed, and then
for the Highway Commission to
place the signals there at state ex
pense.
A serious traffic situation exists
on Highway 26, which does not arise
because of the city but because of a
monumental volume of traffic on
the state highway. This alone is
reason enough for the state to bear
the cost.
The Highway Commission must
realize this situation and it would be
proper now for the move to signals
along with the other improvements
being made on Proctor Ave. in the
city.
Its time to act now, before the
situation gets any worse.
Cottrell Seeks Budget, Bond
Now all area school districts have
operating budgets fo r 1973-1974,
except C o ttre ll Grade school,
following Tuesday’s elections.
Cottrell w ill make its bid for a
budget tomorrow. Also the district
w ill be seeking voter approval on a
building bond issue.
Like the other school districts,
Cottrell needs support of its budget
to operate next year and at the same
time, the bond issue is of extreme
importance to good education in the
district.
Without approval of the bond
issue, the district again w ill be faced
with a growing student body which is
already too large for the present
district facilities.
The bond issue w ill meet the
immediate need of the d istrict to
provide space for its students and it
also w ill provide plans for future
expansion.
The Cottrell area has one of the
fastest grow ing populations in
Clackamas County and if the district
is to meet the needs of these students
there must be classroom space.
We urge the Cottrell district
patrons to vote
on F rid a y
(tomorrow), your school district
needs your support.
Sighting in on the Environmentalists
Speakers at last weekend's meeting
of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers'
Assn, were not very kind to the en
vironmentalists. In fact, they were
dow nright unkind
Ed Whelan, dire cto r of the
Economic Development Division of
the State of Oregon, said the im
pending energy crisis «at least as
refers to electricity) could be blamed
on the e n viro n m e n ta lists. And
fu rth e r, he said that it was
“ hysteria" which had blocked ex
pansion of the Portland Airport.
A nother speaker, Thomas R
Shepard, form er editor of “ Look’ ’
magazine, was equally hard on the
environmentalists and what he called
the “ practition ers of new jo u r
nalism.’ ’ The latter he defined as one
sided writing in which the writer
gives only one. slanted set of facts.
Whelan predicted that without
additional power. 27 per cent of the
industry in the Portland area would
have to stop by early fall. He said
D epartm ent of E n viro n m e n ta l
Quality demands upon Reynolds
Metals’ Troutdale plant could be
met in only one way: Tear down the
plant and start over again.
The worst possible environment,
Whelan said, was “ one which con
tributes to unemployment.” His
hope is that we can have both a
strong economy and an excellent
environment
Aside from what the speakers said
in Seaside, i t ’s obvious that a
counter-offensive is being mounted
against the environmentalists, a
long-overdue offensive. The pen
dulum had swung too far in one
direction.
We can and should have a good
environment But i t ’s pretty obvious
that we have to have jobs to enjoy
the environment. Some of the en
vironmental zealots never did see
that simple fact.
What Reynolds Means
What does the Reynolds Metals Co.
mean to the Gresham-Troutdale-East
County area9
For one thing, it means 760 jobs, a
potential of 950 jobs. It means a 1973
payroll of $9.75 million, a potential of
$12.2 million. It means payment of
$438,580 in property taxes.
These figures, of course, do not
include other people who make their
livelihood, at least in part, by fur
nishing goods and services to
Reynolds. Based on national
averages, the Troutdale p la n t’s
employees support roughly 2,800
other workers.
The figures take on added
significance because of Department
of Environmental Quality demands
on the 1 routdale plant which cannot
possibly be met.
Reynolds has spent almost $7
million on environmental controls
since it acquired the plant in 1946.
Included is $1.5 million on the newest
potline.
Reynolds
has
demonstrated
repeatedly a w illingness to do
anything it can to meet attainable
standards. But the standards must be
attainable, and there is abundant
testimony that those sought by the
D E Q are not.
Some sort of more reasonable
posture by the D.E Q. seems vital.
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Celebrate with a extra
In terested
p arties
are
reminded, added Fulton, that
they may present either written
or oral testimony of their views
at the hearing In addition,
Pay S tation lo i
statements and exhibits will be
P G I
incorporated into the transcript
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N o rth w a tl N atural G it
of the meeting provided they
a re subm itted to Public
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Hearing Administrator South
Runway Project, Office of the
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Director of Aviation, Port of
Portland. Box 352«. Portland.
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Stop and Go in Sandy
Do you believe signals are needed
in Sandy to help solve the
pedestrian-traffic problems which
exist on Highway 26?
If you do not, then you have not
tried to cross either Main St. or
P ro cto r Ave. in recent years.
Especially on any weekend, dav or
night
A new effort to get the State High
way Commission to put signals in
Sandy has begun Sandy resident T.
0. Thompson, who has been working
on the project for several years, is
leading a letter w riting campaign.
Thompson has now gotten backing
from state Senator Vern Cook, the
city of Sandy and the Sandy Area
Chamber of Commerce in his effort.
The campaign is to first have a
n iS mctt e n o u g h
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Planners seek road policy
A policy concerning the construction of
roads in Clackamas County is currently in
a deadlock following a meeting Monday
night
The County Planning Commission failed
Monday in getting m ajority support from
the Board of Commissioners on a road
policy The policy had called for the
construction of "decent access roads" into
subdivisions which
would
include
blacktopping
Currently many new roads being con
structed in the county, are built only to
meet the minimum requirements, ac
cording to county planning director James
M t. Hood Lions
slate b re a k fa s t
The annual breakfast sponsored by the
M t Hood Lions is slated for Saturday and
Sunday, July 7-8 at the Lions Club hall at
Wemme
As usual, the breakfast will feature,
pancakes, eggs, sausage, juices and
coffee
Also there will be several games for both
youngsters and adults to add to the fun of
the day This includes a turkey shoot and a
door prize every hour
This is one of the m ajor fund raising
events held by the M t Hood Lions each
year and a large turnout is expected to
enjoy the breakfast
The breakfast will begin at 7 a m and
you can eat all you can until 12 20p.m
Sulzbach n am ed
to D em o c o m m itte e
Pete Sulzbach of Sandy has been named
to the state Democratic Rules Committee
The announcement was made last week
by state Democratic chairman Caroline
Wilkins
Sulzbach w ill represent the states
Second Congressional District on the
committee
City to get gas
for police
City administrator Carl Hatfield told the
Post last week that the city does not an
ticipate a shortage of gas for its police
cars
Hatfield said the current contract to
service the Sandy police cars is being
honored, although the public works
vehicles are now buying gas at the regular
pump prices
Farm lands
on decrease
The E m p lo y m e n t D iv is io n 's R u ral
Manpower Service Annual Report for 1872,
d is trib u te d this week, states that
agricultural census data reveals that
Oregon has lost almost 2.5 million acres
(12 per cent) of its land in farms to other
uses in the period 1884-68
The report also says that one of the most
sig n ific a n t factors a ffe c tin g O regon’s
farms occurred during December, 1872.
“ This was the sustained spell of low
temperature suffered by the entire state,
but particularly in the W illam ette valley
This cold period caught perennials before
cold te m p e ra tu re s had s u ffic ie n tly
“winter hardened" the plant tissues
Hall
The deadlock on the policy came when
county commissioner Bob Schumacher
voted in favor while commissioner Tom
Telford voted against The deciding vote
could be cast by the third commissioner
Fred Stefani later this week when he
returns from vacation
The meeting Monday night included the
county commissioners and planners and
the county Public Works Department
A slide show was presented by Hall
showing roads in the county Most of the
roads were in "miserable shape" and built
to the minimum standards as a graded dirt
thoroughfare with a layer of crushed rock
Bob Pike
is th e
resident
City plans clean-up
The city of Sandy has planned a Clean-up
Spruce-up campaign for Friday, July 13
and Saturday, July 14, according to city
administrator Carl Hatfield
Sandy residents are urged to participate
at that time, in order to help prepare for
Centennial festivities to follow The city
will provide dump trucks to facilitate the
operation
For further details, see next week's
Post.
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Come in and see Bub Hike
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be here for a lo u t; tim e .
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and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty
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