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Photographer Robert O'Neal
night and
Hood this
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took this
photograph on the left of Mt. Hood in late
August as the mountain recorded one of its
lowest snow pack levels ever and the
Pacific Northwest reported an energy
shortage due to this condition.
editor Thomas Taylor took
photograph this past weekend
pack level now on Mt. Hood is
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the other
The snow
one of the
highest recorded this early in the win­
ter months. This early snow has helped
ease the potential dangers of the power
shortage.
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SA N D Y , OREGON, TH U R S D A Y , DEC. 1 3 ,1 9 7 3
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County planners
Mt. Hood development
By THOMAS TAYLOR
News Editor
persons. Discussion on the proposal lasted
about two hours with three persons
The Clackam as County P lanning
Commission denied Tuesday night a
request which would have allowed a 1,600
residential-commercial development in
the Bpgbtwjood area.
The development known as Cedar Ridge
was proposed by Himount Land, Inc. and
was planned to take five years to develop
in 11 phases including some 798 con­
dom inium u nits, 802 housing lots,
re cre a tio n a l fa c ilitie s , highw ay com ­
mercial complex and an 18-hole golf
course.
The planners denied the request for a
conditional use perm it because a public
need for such a development was not
shown, a more detailed plan was needed
from the developers, the proposal did not
conform to the recently adopted Mt. Hood
Community comprehensive plan and it
was feared the developm ent m ght
prejudge the enviro n m e nta l im pact
statement now being developed for the
mountain area
The vote to deny the perm it application
was 6 to 1 with commission member Lyons
voting against the motion. Commission
member Kurt Braum made the motion to
deny.
The public hearing on the proposed
complex was held at the Oregon City
courthouse before a crowd of some 60
the proposal
The commission also reported several
letters received which both supported and
objected to the propi-,ui
The development had also been sub­
jected to a review by the Ad Hoc com­
mittee of the Interagency Study which is
now developing a comprehensive plan for
the Mt. Hood area'. This review had
critized certain areas of the plan and had
recom m ended th a t the proposal be
lowered in its density from four units per
acre on the 400 acre site to around two
units per acre. The review had also
suggested the development be delayed
until the Interagency Study was com­
pleted
The county planning s ta ff re co m ­
mendation on the proposal was to deny the
request; but if it was to be considered for
approval, to have a 30-day waiting period
to allow for a review of a ll materials
submitted and that several development
conditions be of m ajor concern.
Among the areas of concern as cited by
the planning staff were; project design,
containment of development area, density,
lim ited access, community facilities and
servicing, commercial activities, financial
disclosure, bonding of services, en­
vironmental capacity, revision of impact
report and use of Interagency Report in
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measuring performance.
The lawyer representing Himount, Inc.
was George Hiebert. tie stressed the need
for more time to present the proposal to
the planners and the need for planners to
give approval to the “ concept of the
planned recreational community for the
mountain area.”
Hiebert struck back at both the Ad Hoc
committee report and the planning staff
report stating the development did fit into
the Mt Hood Community comprehensive
plan.
Hiebert also indicated the economics of
the development should play an important
part in the commission's decision. He
stated the economic factor had not been
part of Ad Hoc committee report.
In answer to questions, Hiebert stated
the development would get its water from
existing wells and from the Salmon River
and the sewage treatment plant developed
by the firm for Timberline Rim would be
used by this new development.
The opposition based its attack on the
impact the proposal would have on the
environment of the mountain area and the
proposal was in conflict with the Mt. Hood
Community comprehensive plan.
In questions to those speaking and in the
short discussion period after the public
segment of the hearing was closed, several
commission members expressed the need
for an impact statement and more detailed
plans before any favorable decision could
Residentfinds it pays to check insurance
Planners to make
'Executive session' deals
with engineer, planning
SANTA CLAUS visited Sandy this week
and visited with Danny Newberry son of
M r. and Mrs. Virgil Newberry of Sandy.
Santa has slated several visits the next
week In Sandy. He will be at Oregon Trail
Savings and l-oan on Friday and the
Jayeees will host Santa at the Sandy Fire
Hall on Saturday.
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Post Office open
The U S. Post Office in Sandy w ill be
open Saturday, Dec 15, from 9 a m. to 12
noon for m ailing and receiving of
packages and purchase of stamps
When m ailing cards and letters on the
rural routes, bundle and label the mail for
be made.
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Comniiasiuii member Braum before Q'svx/i»' UUU4VOOVO r. ovpaiaic
making his motion to deny, stated a leaving the Sandy area Sand, mail if
development of this size which called for 11 mixed w ith other mail, is automatically
development phases should have to have cancelled and sent on to Portland with the
ach of the i f phases reviewed by the outgoing m ail, warned postmaster John
Metsger
county planners.
Have you checked your fire insurance
premium payments lately? If not, do so.
The Sandy Rural Fire D istrict has a new
rating in much of the district area outside
the city lim its of Sandy and this could
mean lower premium payments.
You might also check your payments
even if you live inside the city. One local
resident did and she found her insurance
agency did not have the proper fire
protection rating listed for inside the city
and thus were charging too much.
Mrs Stanley Bowman, Rt. 3 Box 310 (N.
Bluff Rd area), Sandy, told the Post
Monday she had investigated and found
the insurance agency had their home listed
in an area with a fire protection rating of 8.
This is not correct for a home inside the
city lim its. The rating should have been a 7
and a lower payment rate given
Mrs Bowman upon checking with both
her insurance company and the state Fire
Rating Bureau, found both agencies had
problems locating her residence Also the
insurance company claimed the area was
A recommendation on the proposed not inside the city lim its to qualify for the
Sandy comprehensive land use plan is fire rating of 7.
After contacting Sandy city officials,
expected Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Sandy
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The hearing Tuesday w ill start at 7:30 had been annexed to the city in 1967 She
Work of the City of Sandy’s engineer and
the new planning commission ordinance
toppfed items on the city council's
executive session held Monday night
This was the first such session held
under the new state law providing for
executive sessions to be closed to the
public, but open to the press.
No decisions can be made at these
meetings, all decisions must be made at
the open public council meetings.
Other items discussed at the meeting
were the need for future property to be
purchased by the city and possible
members to the new planning commission
as it w ill be formed after the first of the
year according to the new city ordinance
In the discussion on the c ity ’s
engineering firm , Boatwright Engineers of
Salem, the council stressed the need for
better working results from the firm and
the need for completion of several plans
which the firm has started for the city in
the past few years.
The council also discussed the possibility
of changing planning firm s to get a more
“ more local firm ”.
A further discussion on this subject has
been placed on the adioumed public
City officials have schedui. i three night
meetings next week
F irs t the city council will hold an ad­
journed meeting on Monday Dec 17, 7
p m One item on the agenda is discussion
of the placement and payment of sewers in
the Sandy Heights area of the city.
The next night, Dec. 18, the city planning
commission w ill hold its continuation of a
public hearing on the proposed city
comprehensive plan This meeting w ill
begin at 7:30 p.m.
Then on Dec 19, the city council and the
city planners w ill meet in a joint session to
discuss the new ordinance governing the
planning commission This meeting is set
for 7 p.m.
A ll three meetings w ill be held in the
council chambers at city hall and are open
to the public.
The Sandy P olice D e p a rtm e n t is
working with local business people in an
effort to increase protection in the city
Police chief Fred Punzel and his
patrolmen are inspecting city businesses
this month to check on the security of each
"We are making a check list of each
business and listing those which need
better security measures taken,’’ said
Punzel At the same time, the police are
making a diagram of each business to
show possible points of entering and
exiting.
There are 75 businesses in the city of
Sandy and we expect to hopefully have this
program done by the end of the month,”
Punzel told the Post.
The police w ill also make suggestions
and recommendation to business owners
to help improve the security of each store
At the same time, the police have
developed an identification card which w ill
be left at each business This card is to be
used in case of a burglary.
"The card w ill have a check list for
discribing the suspects in the case and it
w ill help the police in their search for the
suspects,” said Punzel
The merchant w ill fill the card out while
waiting for the police to arrive on the scene
after being contacted about the burglary.
When the police arrive, the merchant can
then turn over the card so an immediate
description of the suspects can be broad­
casted and a search started.
In another program to help improve the
police protection, a bicycle registration
program w ill begin on Jan. 1.
Those who own bicycles in the city for
50 cents can register them w ith the Sandy
police, ' said Punzel. “ The registration
w ill be by serial number, manufacturer
and name of owner of the bicycle.”
No bike licenses w ill be issued, but this
registration program is expected to help
the local police locate stolen bicycles
easier Also when a bicycle is recovered, if
the police can find a file card on the bike it
can be returned to the owner.
These are three new programs which
the Sandy Police Department are in­
stituting this year to help us give better
protection to city residents,” said Pisizel,
"we also w ill be developing other
programs as needed.”
The Sandy city council last week voiced
support of these programs at a regular
council meeting
council m eeting's agenda slated fo r
Monday,Dec 17, at the city hall, 7 p m .
One piece of property discussed was the
land adjacent to the existing city park
behind the city hall The property is
currently owned by Ned Dyal of Sandy and
it is up for sale The city has been talking
with Dyal concerning possible purchase so
the land can be added to the city park
Several council members expressed the
need to purchase the property, while
others noted a need for the city to first
develop existing city park lands before
buying any new property.
This subject also was indicated to be on
the upcoming council meeting's agenda
All council members stated a need to
better communicate with the planning
commission and to have more detailed
reports on recommendations and decisions
by the city planning body.
It was hoped the new ordinance w ill help
in these areas.
The council has slated a joint session
with the planners for Wednesday. Dec 19,
7 p m at the city hall
The council is still in need of names of
persons interested in serving on this
volunteer commission
then informed her insurance company.
A fter much discussion, Mrs Bowman
stated the insurance company “ agreed” to
give her the lower rating.
This fall parts of the Sandy Rural Fire
D istrict were given a rating of 8 where the
rating had been 9. This lower rating should
mean a lower premium payment on fire
insurance for residents, according to fire
chief Bob Rathke.
‘But it is up to each local resident ti
contact his or her insurance company ant
make sure this is done,” said Rathke
“ The district has received over 100 call:
about the new rating from local residents
but it is up to the individual insurance
companies to follow the new fire protec­
tion ratings.”
According to Rathke, when the state
Fire Rating Bureau gave the new rating to
portions of the Sandy district, the Rating
Bureau then sent out information on the
new rating to all insurance agencies in the
state.
“ The district now has a rating of 7 inside
The new fire substation in the Dover
area is now complete and an open house to the city of Sandy, 8 in most of the outlying
show off the new fa cility w ill be held areas and some extreme areas like
Cherryville with a rating of 9,” said
Sunday, Dec. 16
The Sandy Rural F ire D istrict w ill hold Rathke. “ Also, the district map which is
the open house from 10 a m to 2 p.m. used was plotted by the Rating Bureau in
September 1972, so most of the present
Refreshments w ill be served
The d istrict w ith volunteer help from roads are indicated ”
Rathke stressed it is up to each in­
many local residents took two years to
dividual
resident to contact insurance
complete the substation which is located
on Bear Creek Road about 14 miles east of agencies to determine which provides the
the Firwood Road-Bear Creek Road in­ best coverage and has the best premium
rates based on the district's fire protection
tersection
The substation w ill enable the district to rating
He indicated any resident wishing to
provide better fire protection coverage to
learn
the fire protection rating in his area
the Firwood-Dover area, according to
can contact the Sandy fire station at 668
district fire chief Bob Rathke
4622.
Dover fire station
open house Sunday
FREE COLOR TELEVISION
The Carlson 800 Contest
We, at Carlson Chevrolet, will sell 800 new Chevrolet cars & trucks during
1973. The question is - - - WHEN!!
To make it interesting, we will give away a new R.C.A. 18” Solid State Tele­
vision set with a stand to the person who comes closest to the time we deliver the
800 new car or truck.
There is no obligation and no purchase is necessary. We do request that you
be 18 years of age or older You merely visit our showroom to register, and you
need not be present to win. Our salesman will not know when the “ lucky 8 0 0 “
Chev is sold to make this contest completely legitimate. The only due we can
offer is that as of 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 4th, we had delivered 756 new Chevt. So,
come play this fun, guessing game with us.
We urge all prospective new car or fun truck buyers to please take advantage
of our lower “ Lucky 800“ Contest prices, and please bear in mind that most
new models of all makes will be raised as much as $150.00 very soon. Our large
inventory is at the old puce, plus we fully intent to sell more than 800, so our
prices are ultra-competitive.
While you contemplate your new car or truck investment, please remember thai
there has to be many good reasons that we are priviledged to sell 800 or so new
Chevrolet! in the 12 months of 1973.
PETE
CARLSON
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