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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1973)
Chirp and Twerp Housing authority! defends actions The County Housing c umm Authority backed its actions in Si hum a meeting with Clackamas satisfy County C om m issioners Iasi theme« i k v ,ndlla>«i he V The housing authority had District At, W l11 been asked to meet with the the Mtuai, / ^ 1' c o m m is s io n e r s follow in g This rt charges against the county housing authority The housing authority was charged with allegedly ignor ing g u id elin es set up by the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development The rules do not perm it setting dollar v a lu es on free food and educational benefits as basis for computing housing projects rents The housing authority said they were following their legal counsel in their actions W alter C. Taylor. Lea Irwin, Ca • Publisher» Thome» C Taylor, Editor Entered at the Post Office at Sandy, Clackamas County. Oregon, as second class matter under the Act pf Congress of March, 1878 Member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and National Editorial Association Published a»ary Thursday by Outlook Publishing Co.. P.O. Bos M , Sandy, O rtyo n 77055 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Annual Subicnptton in Clackamas and M-.Hnomah Counties Elsewhere m Oregon $4 00 $«-50 688 5548 In United State ....... .......................... $6 00 Servicemen and Women .................. $4 00 SA N D Y, O REGO N, T H U R S D A Y , AUG . 30. 1973 Any M ore Parks? The Sandy city council expressed concern for more park area in the city Monday night The council appears split on the need to purchase added park property One of the mam reasons for questioning any added park lands is the need to spend available funds to develop the nine acre city park located behind the city hall This development is currently being held up until federal funds promised become available During the development of the city’s comprehensive plan, one of the main concerns voiced by citizens was the need for open space or green ways inside the city It appears the council has heard this and in looking for possible park property is trying to meet this demand But as several council members stated following the meeting, the city must first develop its present park They also feel the need for more citizen support before spending money for more park land. If the citizen concern for open space is real, then there is a need for a citizen's committee to be formed and the committee then could get the council moving to purchase more open space or park lands before the cost of property goes much higher. W hat about N ight Football? Could night football games become a casualty of the burgeoning Pacific Northwest power crisis? Probably not since the real crunch will come long after the upcoming football season Nevertheless, a lot of people feel that night football is a luxury, a luxury we can do without. Their reasoning is quite simple football is for students and af ternoon football would be every bit as practical as football at night. Moreover, the saving in power would be substantial School officials aren’t so sure In the first place, a very considerable amount of revenue would be lost to the districts Secondly, other ac tivities go along with football—after game dances, for instance—and these would be impossible to schedule following an afternoon game. G o vern m en t by Leak Folks who have complained abcut “trial by newspaper’’ now can add another difficulty government by leak One way or another, almost everything in the Watergate hearings was leaked to the press. Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon papers and got off scot-free And now. details of Vice-Pres Agnew’s presumed problems have been leaked Nothing it seems, is secret Most everything is spilled in the public prints even before legal actions, if any, are filed We don't know who is guilty or not guilty in Watergate but a fair trial seems highly unlikely at this junc ture Television and newspapers already have boxed the good guys and the bad guys into neat packages All these things are highly partisan in nature The Democrats are taking Finally, some school people say that the energy required to light a football field is no more than that used if the same number of people was sitting at home watching television, running the dishwasher, etc. People at PGE aren’t so sure about the latter contention. A lot of energy is required to light a football field. Almost certain to become casualties are freshman and jayvee games at night. Most of these are in the afternoon but those few scheduled at night will go. Much depends, of course, upon weather in the next few weeks If the record-breaking drought continues, something more severe than the voluntary 7 per cent reduction ob viously will be necessary "Guess which one is doing »he washing! TWERP: "Yeah. And guess which one went home to M other for Labor Day!" Clackamas county seeks input to land-use plan Work continues on the revision of the Comprehensive Land-Use Plan for Clackamas County The plan is now being revised in certain areas by a special review committee of county residents appointed by the county planning commission This spnng the plan was heard at several public meetings throughout the county and many changes, revisions and questions were asked about the plan This nine member review com m ittee was ap pointed to recommend any revisions to the plan A key to any work by this committee is based on input from fellow county residents, according to a spokesman for the review committee To get more public input the com m ittee has slated a full advantage of every opportunity to meeting on Sept 12 . 7 30 p m embarrass the administration We at Clackamas High School have no doubt that the Republicans Citizens of the county are would do exactly the same if the shoe being urged by the committee - m em bers to attend this were on the other foot. meeting and assist in the work But much of this just doesn’t square on the nine major study areas with our concept of justice We re of the plan porting data for the Com prehensive Plan That there be a conjunctive action Phase B of the Plan proceeding at the same time as follows Phase B . Specific Development Pattern. I. The Citizen input from neigh borhood association s, com munity study groups, com munity organizations will be sought 2 The Coordinating Council will maintain liaison with the various citizen groups to assure all areas of the county are represented 3 The Coordinating Council will maintain liaison with all citizen groups or neighborhood associations in the county to insure input into the Com prehensive Plan as it affects its munity To insure that rep resen tatives of these com m unity groups will be responsible for input into the general portion of the com prehensive plan cited above in p hase A an'd lhat these groups ■ ■ may ---* ------ as a whole work on ~ Phase B Specific Development Pat tern 4 The Coordinating Council may recommend and study such other study areas erf concern (other than the 9 areas given» as they deem necessary for an effective and workable plan for the county 5 The Coordinating Council ___ . ...................... may . request through the commission specific obviously totally supportive o f call,ng |tself Clackamas journalistic enterprise but we think County Coordinating Council, the right of an accused to a free trial and local resident Duane ,, an even m ore basic rieht Knapp 15 the Sandy Hoodland IS an e\en more Dasic ngni. area s representative on it A trial via mass media lacks the At the coordinating Council protection of established judicial m eeting on Aug 8. the proceedings A skilled manipulator of f°llow,n8 pobcy for work on the symbols (words, pictures, etc.) can so Phase A Generaj Policy requiring sway a nation that guilt or innocence statements of Comprehensive [>unng the Aujl 8 meeting, a IS already firmly established Plan The Coordinating Council presentation was made by Freedom of the press and freedom the General p Policy ^ ^ Statements ^ n u SlaSkamas ev"efop m '^ t j,o r h o o ( j of an accused to a free trial are not with background and sup Association (CCNDA) outlining mutually exclusive We can't have one without the other, neither can we have one or the other their goals and objectives of encouraging citizen par ticipation through neigh borhood groups The Coor dinating Council expressed a desire to encourage citizen input of this type Members of the Council noted that 200 letters have been mailed to people who had at tended hearings and many persons have volunteered to work on the nine designated committees, but many more people are needed to insure broad input into the vital comprehensive plan Preliminary subcommittees are currently being formed and interested citizens are urged to attend the meeting on Sept 12 More inform ation may be obtained by calling Mrs Helen Huff, secretary of the Coor dinating Council, telephone, 654 1278 f /rf/fod 5ANQY OMOOW u *414 _ urvnn-lANO MANCH. WEHMugT Mamba, Fadanl OFEN FRIDAYS T il » 7M "0 T t u N E X T WEEK'S N ot the Way To Go We don't agree with the suggestion by Ed Westerdahl. a member of the State Board of Higher Education, that admission standards to colleges and universities be lowered Westerdahl's suggestion would only flood four year schools with students who quite frankly have no business being there Higher education may be an inalienable right to every taxpayer, but having the right doesn’t mean he has the capacity Unless reasonable admission standards are in effect, people who can t handle college work will be wasting time and money One of the virtues of the community college concept is that people can find out at home and at less cost if they're ready for college Westerdahl would I « put college and universities back into competition with community colleges. Most states are turning their colleges and universities into upper- division and graduate schools. Lower division work is being left primarily to junior colleges Westerdahl would buck the trend. Admission standards to Oregon schools already are lower than their counterparts in nearby states To drop them even further would be a retrograde step and an expensive one. We look to our four year schools for quality, not quantity An open-door admission policy will only make Oregon a dumping ground for rejects from other states S A N D Y POST For Inform ation on our upcoming Subscript'011 Contest ig a » * PARK T ARI.ES IN the city park behind city hall get little aae a* the city await* federal matching (and* to help start development of the park ,j>a»dy «ß * ___
