Citizens question city’s
comprehensive plan
THIS GLIMPSE of the sun breaking
through rain clouds is one of the few times
area residents have had relief from the
rain during the past few weeks. The lower
levels have had the rain while snow has
continued to pile up in the Mt. Hood area
providing local skiers with good skiing.
Also, the weather has brought the level of
Confusion mixed with good discussion
resulted at the public hearing on the
proposed comprehensive plan for the City
of Sandy The hearing was held Nov. 20
and was attended by over 60 persons who
filled the council chambers
The confusion about the plan resulted
from the fact the city’s plan included lands
outside the city limits and a reported lack
of contact with these residents over
development of the land use plan
Many residents told the city planners
that they did not feel the plan reflected the
feelings of residents in the outlying areas
Those residents also were confused on
why the city had included these county
lands in the study when the county is now
progressing on its own land use study in
the Boring-Sandy area
Members of the planning commission
and Jerry Draggoo, planning consultant to
the city, indicated the city’s plan was
developed to include the region which the
city could logically service with sewer and
water in the future. Although, no such
plans are in the immediate future.
Draggoo also in response to a question
from the audience, stated the county plan
now being developed when approved
would overrule any study made by the city
streams up after a dry summer. This
photograph was taken by Robert O’Neal
looking west off Jarl Road.
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SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 29,1973
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But in his presentation, Boatwright
indicated the city could possibly get by
with its present water supply once the
source of a water leakage problem which
occurred last summer is solved.
Boatwright stated if this is solved, then it
would be better for the city to move first
towards expansion of the sewer system
where grant funds seem to be available
now
The engineer indicated t,he city already
had funds available from the present bond
issue used to build the new sewer treat
ment plant and main truck line
“These funds are left because the
federal grovemment paid about 70 per
cent of the total cost after indicating it
would pay only about 30 per cent,” said
Boatwright. “Because of this, the city
presently has over $225,000 surplus left in
its sewer bond fund which could be used to
secure matching funds.”
Several areas inside the city which
Boatwright stated would be best to service
next were the west end of town, along the
Estacada highway and along Bluff Road
past the high school.
The council took no action on either the
sewer or water expansion plans but will
discuss them further at two council
m eetings tentatively scheduled in
December
In other action, the council opened bids
for the construction of fencing at the city
shop area and the water head works area.
The low bidder was San Jose Steel with a
bid of $12,935.04. Several other bids were
also received. A recommendation by
Boatwright on these bids will come at the
Dec. 3 meeting.
The council also moved to ask for bids to
complete the improvement work on the
city shop area on University Ave. This
project will include the construction of a
new shop building.
The next council meeting is set for
Monday, Dec 3,8 p.m. at the city hall.
plan be delayed until the citizens complete
the Boring-Sandy land use study.
Bill Richardson stated, “The plan is
basically good, and it is time for the city to
get on the stick and get moving with the
plan ”
Representatives of the citizens group
doing the Boring-Sandy study were in
attendance at this hearing Mrs. Judy
Berger and Kenneth Buss both expressed
concern over the lack of communications
with area citizens during the development
of this plan
Both also indicated the city ’s plan would
be just one of the several which will be
used to help guide the citizens in
development of the Sandy portion of the
county planning study.
Tom Cutsforth asked the planners the
city’s policy towards annexation.
Chairman Berger stated the city was not
seeking any annexations to its boundaries
at present, and instead, the city had
always let the people petition to the city
annexation
He was backed by Sandy mayor Melvin
Haneberg who attended the hearing.
Several residents questioned the
property taxing problems created by the
proposed plan which showed little in
dustrial areas to help the tax base
Chairman Berger moved to continue the
hearing on Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., at the city
hall as the meeting started nearing its
fourth hour
If the planners approve the plan, this
recommendation will go to the city council
which also will hold a public hearing
before it can be adopted
Large Hoodland
complex proposed
A proposed 1,400 unit residential-
commercial development in the Bright
wood area will have a public hearing
before the Clackamas County Planning
€oniini&&ioii on Dec. 11.
The development known as “Cedar
Ridge” is proposed by the Brown
Development Co., Portland, the same firm
which constructed Timberline Rim also in
the Brightwood area.
Himount Inc., a Brown subsidiary
corporation has proposed 1,100 single
family homesites and 300 condominiums
on 400 acres near the intersection of Miller
Road and Highway 26. The development
will also include a commercial area and a
il looks at water,
sewer expansion plans
The Sandy city council is considering the
future expansion of both sewer and water
systems in the city.
The council learned last week from city
engineer Martin Boatwright the city has a
better chance to receive matching grant
funds for sewer expansion than for the
expansion of the water system.
The council had been waiting for over a
month for Boatwright to present them with
final details for tapping the city’s water
rights on Alder Creek into the city’s
system.
In his presentation of this water study,
Boatwright indicated he would need until
mid-December to have final cost figures
since there appeared to be no grant funds
available. He stated part of the delay for
this report was due to extra work done to
search for grant funds
Councilman Joe Astleford stressed to
Boatwright the need for the council to have
this cost figure so it could possibly move
towards holding a bond election within the
next few months.
The city has water rights on Alder Creek
for 1,800 gallons per minute, but under the
plan proposed the city would only use
about 700 gallons. This would give the city
enough water to meet the needs for many
years to come and avoid the ususal
summer shortage of water.
on county lands
“This plan legally rules only land which
lies inside the city limits of Sandy,” said
planning chairman Howard Berger
Several of the planning commission
members and citizens alike questioned
markings on the land use map which
appeared to be mislabeled or conflicting
with existing structures
Dale Nicholls questioned the plan on its
proposed zoning for his property as
residential area opposite of the industrial
park on the north side of Highway 26 He
asked how easy it would be to have this
zoning changed once the plan was adopted
Draggoo stated, “The only way to
change this plan once it is adopted is to go
through the zone change procedures.”
Along this same area of Highway 26,
Sandy High superintendent Joe DeMarsh
informed the planners of the school
district’s plans for property in that area
He suggested the planners consider a
greenway or parkway near the school
grounds to buffer the industrial areas.
Duane Knapp expressed concern the
map did not show the land where his
lumber mill is located just east of town off
Highway 26 as industrial.
“I don't see how the plan can avoid
showing the area as industrial since it
already is. Also, the amount of land there
is probably as big if not larger than the
whole area inside the city lim its.”
Several planning commission members
including Berger and Olin Bignall ex
pressed backing for Knapp's position.
Knapp also suggested the adoption of the
Planners slate
public hearings
DONATIONS ARE needed to help fill the
Kiwanis Christmas baskets which annually
are delivered to needy families in the
Sandy-Boring-Hoodland area. Last year
the Kiwanis delivered over 140 baskets.
Helping sort out knit caps donated by Mrs.
Margaret Silver of Sandy, are from left
Frank Marcy, Don Deming and Pete
Sulzbach. Donastions can be left at both the
Sandy and Boring Fire Halls.
(P o s t Photo)
Boring residents support names
A majority of persons living in the
Boring area do not like the idea of
changing street names to street numbers.
This is what the Clackamas County
Commissioners found out last week.
The commissioners held a meeting in
Bon ng to discuss the proposed house and
street numbering system now being
developed in the area. Those attending
expressed dislike for the changing of street
names which have been established for
years to the new number system.
According to C om m issioner Tom
Telford, himself a resident of Boring, the
commissioners will hold another hearing
to discuss the numbering system on Dec.
12. This meeting will be held at the county
courthouse in Oregon City at 10 a m.
“It’s pretty obvious the people iike the
present street names and do not want to
lose them when this numbering system
goes into effect,” said Telford
The numbering system is part of the
county’s program to give identification
numbers to the whole county to help in
locating streets, houses and property.
This system will reportedly help in the
locating and identifying of exact locations
within the county.
The system is next to be instituted in the
Sandy area, according to the com
missioners.
The next city planning commission
meeting in Sandy is Wednesday, Dec 5,
7:30 p.m at the city hall.
The planners have two public hearings
on the agenda and changes in the Planning
Commission ordinance to comply with new-
state law
One hearing concerns the request by
Oregon Sign Corporation to construct two
signs at Pete Carlson Chevrolet on Proctor
Avenue
The company is seeking a zoning
variance to construct a 36 sq ft sign and a
137 sq. ft. sign This property is zoned C-2,
which limits the size of all new signs on a
lot to 50 sq. ft.
The second hearing is a request for a
conditional use permit to allow use of
woodworking tools of less than one hor
sepower on the rear portion of the old
Lutheran Church, 408 W. Main St., to
produce small wooden toys in kit form
This property is zoned C-2, which requires
a conditional use permit for woodworking
usage.
The applicant for this permit is John A.
McVeety.
golf course.
The proposal calls for the development
to be constructed in two sections on both
sides of the Mt Hood highway. This
property is presently zoned recreational
residential.
A prelim inary layout plan with
residential lots, the commercial and nine-
hole golf course has been submitted to the
planning department so far by the
developers.
According to these plans, about 66 per
cent of the complex is proposed for the
south side of the highway along the Salmon
River.
Before the planners hold this hearing, an
ad hoc committee of the Mt. Hood In
teragency study group will review the
proposal and submit a report to the county
planners
According to Ken Dauble, a member of
the interagency study team and a staff
member of the county planning depart
ment, this report will study the impact of
the Cedar Ridge development in relation to
the recently adopted Hoodland Plan and
its effect on one “of the few remaining
winter range areas for wildlife.”
Sandy high open house
On Thursday, Nov. 29, Sandy High will
open its doors to parents for an evening of
informal conversation with teachers and
inspections of attractive rooms featuring
displays of student work
The evening will begin at 7 p.m and
parents are free to roam wherever they
please.
Chamber to hold
The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce
will start getting ready for the 1974 year
with the election of new officers at its
meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Outgoing president Jim Patrick will
direct the nominating and election of of
ficers at the noon luncheon at TJ’s
PETE CARLSON IS 5 0 , T O O I
here
By Thomas Taylor
News Editor
The fuel shortage continues to be felt in
the Sandy area more each day.
The service station operators were the
first to feel this fuel pinch several months
ago and now other local businesses and
services are wondering about what lies
ahead.
Most service station operators have had
to either shorten hours or close certain
days of the week and limit the amount of
gas given customers to make their gas
allotments last each month.
We are seeing this gas shortage spread
out into other parts of the community And
one of the major questions going unan
swered so far is what will get top priority
should gas and diesel rationing go into
effect
The emergency services such as police,
fire and ambulance will likely be high on
the priority list
Sandy police chief Fred Punzel told the
Post late Tuesday, his department was
having to cut down by 40 per cent the
amount of mileage covered by petroling
“We must do this in order to conserve
the amount of fuel used and because the
increased cost of gasoline has meant our
budget can buy less.” Punzel
The city contract with its local gasoline
supplier ran out in August according to
Punzel and it was not renewed.
“We must buy out of the pump each
day,” said Punzel, “and on weekends we
have been having problems getting enough
gas to run our patrol car because the
stations have been closing.”
The Sandy Fire District is another
service feeling the fuel pinch According to
a district spokesman, there is enough fuel
available now and the district has sent in a
request for its allotment on projected
needs to the state.
The district’s rigs use both gasoline and
diesel fuel and two new diesel rigs are
expected within the next few weeks to be
put into service
The local school district officials all
expressed confidence they would be able to
keep school buses running, but are waiting
to see what happens after the first of the
year
Sandy High School superintendent *Joe
DeMarsh did express concern over room
on district buses
“What will happen when the students
who normally drive to school start using
our buses instead of driving could create
problems,” said DeMarsh
The high school currently has 12 buses
and are waiting for two more that have
been on order since May.
“Rightnow I see nofuel problems for the
district through F ebruary,” said
DeMarsh
A local business which is feeling the
pinch more on diesel fuel than gas is Sandy
Truck Lines
According to Jim Patrick, the firm is
okay right now receiving between 80 and 90
per cent allotment of what was used last
year
“Although we are short, because our
business has increased this past year and
we have added two more diesel trucks to
our fleet,” said Patrick “We will just have
to play it month by month until the federal
governm ent com es out with som e
priorities for fuel allotment ”
The firm is attempting to work through
the information office on fuel allocations in
Salem to get the fuel the truck line needs to
meet the needs of their business
Besides the gasoline and diesel fuel
shortage many area business people and
residents are expressing concern over the
amount of heating fuel which will be
available this winter
“The total impact of this fuel shortage
throughout the state and country is going
to create serious problems before it gets
better.” said Patrick
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