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Motorcycle track spurs uproar among residents By PAU L K K LI.K R New« Editor Rude Roud area residents are up in arm s over a co ntro versial 13 acre professional motorcycle track recently completed in theirarea A petition against the track circulating among Rude, Firwood and Bornstedt Road residents had collected around 125 signatures by Wednesday morning Residents learned of the new property owner s intentions just two weeks ago. Property owner and track developer Ron Ixmg, 31, of Sandy has had a site excavated and construction on the mile long dirt track was finished Tuesday. A race is planned Sunday. The area, located five miles southeast of Sandy is currently unzoned According to Dave Poese, planner with the Clackamas County Planning Department, this means there are no land use controls on the area Local residents petitioned the county last year asking that their particular area be zoned for agricultural use To date, no action has been taken at the county level Poese, at the request of concerned citizens, will be at a meeting at Firwood School Friday at 7:30 p m "People have a lot of questions about this track and I ’m going to try and answer them" Poese told the Post. The motorcycle track site is located on the south side of Rude Road, a short dead end land lane which up until quite recently inhabited only farms, a handful of private residences, timber, horses and such People living along the peaceful cul-de- sac would like to see it remain this way. The road is abutted on the west end by Bureau of Land Management tim ber land. The south side of Rude Road runs down into Deep Creek Canyon where, according to the locals, wildlife including deer, elk, and bear reside. Long, a Sandy tavern proprietor and area resident for 27 years, said his track will draw up to 300 competing riders from throughout the Northwest for an individual race. He said races would be held two Sundays a month approximately six months out of the year, depending on weather conditions The motorcycle enthusiast told the Post that races would run from 10 a m until around five in the evening Besides a race track, his venture will include bathrooms, concession stands and even spectator insurance. Long stressed that dirt bike racing is a con trolled, professional sport. "This is something no one here will be able to live with," complained Fred Bordeaux, a Rude Road resident. He said a sim ilar motorcycle track < now defunct) located three to four miles across country in Dover produced a roar as loud as if it was located right next to his home Long’s is. Mrs. Geri Wong, whose back door opens 660 feet from the controversial develop ment thinks the looming reality of a motorcycle track is “ rotten.” A public m eeting with a representative of the Clackamas County Planning Commission has been scheduled at Firwood School this Friday at 7:30 p m. to discuss the ramifications of the controversial motorcycle track recently completed on Rude Road, an unzoned area Residents had asked for a ru ra l a g ric u ltu ra l zone classification last June to preserve the Rude Road en vironment as it is. Such a zone would have prohibited a motorcycle track However, the request was log jammed at the county level and no action was taken. Even if the area was to be zoned a t this tim e, the m otorcycle track has been established as an "existing use" and would therefore be immune to any prohibitive zone classification. (Continued on Page 2) |¿aéd y G reat Way To The M t. H ood Playground V ol. 65 PERSUNS L IV IN G In the Rude Road area «outhwest of Sandy are upaet at this acme and Its connequence*. .MotorcyclUt pic- tured 1» Ron Long trying out hl» one mile dirt track which he ha* Juit had developed on Rude Road, an untuned area, (PostPhoto) Commission delays Winterwood decision The three man Clackamas County Commtikion Board has delayed a decision on the controversial Winterwood development planned for the Governnment Camp area until Wednesday, March 5. Saying he would like more time to study the proposal. Commissioner Stan Skoko made the motion to delay action on the first phase of which would include 52 condominium units on three acres to the east of the Multorpor Ski area parking lot Commissioner Tom Telford seconded the motion. The original hearing was held Feb 5 with a decision to be announced this Monday. Philip Thompson Associates is asking for the zone change to allow this first stage of the proposed 32 acre Winterwood development The request is before the commission on appeal following a denial by the planning commission in December Extra police coverage due The Oregon State Police is increasing its coverage of the Hoodland area, according to Lt James Westerberg of the Oregon State Police. Westerberg said Friday, from his Milwaukie office, that a 24 hour seven day a week patrol will lie added to the state police coverage already in action on the mountain out of Governnment Camp A petition circulating the Hoodland area late last year had asked for more police coverage in the area. Westerberg said his agency had been planning the extra patrol car for sometime He could not be definate on when the additional patrol would begin, but said it would be sometime in the near future damage to the Oregon T rail Saving» and Loan building. Sandy firemen were called to the blase at 11:02 a.m. Monday. (PoatPhoto) SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1975 No. 9 Sandy gets funds for bicentennial Sandy Civic Services will receive »2,500 in federal matching* grant funds for the upcoming bicentennial celebration here, a countywide k ic k o ff into the nation’s birthday year Sandy was among 21 of the 107 bicen tennial projects granted funding by the A m erican R evolution B icentennial Commission ( ARBC) of Oregon last week The commission rejected 55 of the proposed bicentennial undertakings Sandy Civic Services, sponsor and organizer for the big four day bicentennial kick-off celebration set for July 10-14 had requested »5,332 in federal funds All projects had their proposals tr im med. Gary Sandblast, Sandy's bicen tennial chairman said that no programs or plans will be cut from the planned festivity due to the slash in requested funds “ Other sources of revenue will be sought to help us fund this countywide e v e n t,” said Sandblast He is urging people to pick up and fill out parade applications now for the patriotic parade which will highlight the third day of the bicentennial kick-off Applications have been distributed throughout the Sandy 's downtown business core Planning meet scheduled A TWO ALARM firm at the Don Rodley residence, 110 Smith Street In Sandy, caused an estimated 12,200 damage. The blase also did approximately »500 worth of Single Copy 15c A public hearing on a zone change for a Bluff Road business is on the agenda for the Sandy Planning Commission meeting Wednesday March 5 at 7:30 p m at city hall. Applicant Donald Duty has requested that the zoning for his property across from Sandy High School on Bluff Road be changed from R-2 to C-3 A part of the 45 acre property was formerly used as a restaurant, and is now operating as a floor covering shop Duty wants the zone change to continue operating the floor covering business, and toallow for further expansion. Also on the agenda is a request by Carl J Loundree to partition a five acre tract of land, now zoned C-3, into three parcels The property is located adjacent to Meinig Park, south of Cedar Plaza, and is ac cessable by an unimproved public road. Planners will also review a proposed 32 unit complex, Including 3 72 acres, on Bluff Road. The festival will open with a coronation ceremony far a Miss Bicentennial of Clackamas County. Molalla has already elected an entrant, reports Sandblast A carnival to run all four days will begin the same evening on the Sandy High School grounds. A special youth day, drama presentations, and offerings from the U.S. A rm y and bagpipe group w ill be featured The Sandy M o u ntain F e s tiv a l w ill return to grace Meinig Mem orial P ark for two days in line with the bicentennial celebration. The Kiwanis Fly-In Breakfast will also highlight the county wide bicentennial festivity, along with fireworks displays, flower shows and assorted programs planned during the four days. In a seven hour session last Wednesday the state ARBC commissioners allocated a total of »112,656 to 46 communities and nonprofit organizations to assist with bicentennial activities later this year and next. Among organizations refused money were the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and the Oregon Symphony Orcbestra-Portland Opera studio. C ites which will be participating in the bicentennial kick-off here are. Molalla. Oregon City, Canby, Gladstone. Estacada, Milwaukie, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Wilsonville. Clackamas, Happy Valley and Gresham. Farm zone approved A recommendation to approve a 10-acre fa rm -fo re s t zone now goes to the Clackamas County Commissioners after the county planning commission voted Monday to okay the special designation The new zone will provide a land-use designation for marginal agricultural and timber properties in the rural areas of the county. A public hearing and approval by the Board of County Commissioners is necessary before the zone becomes part of the county zoning ordinance. Planners also voted Monday to accept technical corrections to facilitate ad ministration of the county’s new exclusive farm use district zone. Hearing on Mt. Hood Water expansion set at Sandy High The Sandy Union High School cafetorium will be the site of a public hearing before the Portland Metropolitan Boundary Commission March 19 on the proposed M t Hood Loop Water District expansion. The district is proposing an expanded water system over a 13 square mile area, from Sleepy Hollow to Rhododendron, which would use the Salmon River as its sole water source. If approved, phase one construction of the district as proposed by its engineers would require voter passage of a $4.5 million bond After an in-depth review of the district's expansion plans, the technical review committee for the Mt. Hood Planning Uni, recommended a modified boundary ex pansion The review committee also asked that granting of Salmon River water rights be withheld until it is determined whether or not wells can serve as dependable water sources Ken Dauble of the Clackamas County Planning Department originally proposed the modified service area He recom mended annexing h a lf of the area proposed for annexation by the w ater district. The area would include »0 per cent of the existing dwelling units in the study area and the bulk of commercial building establishments, according to Dauble He no|ed that under this revised plan less water would be diverted from the Salmon River The boundary commission received a poor response to a survey it mailed recently to gain input from the residents who will be affected under any annexation by the water district. Under the law. the commission will make a final decision on the expansion request sometime after the public hearing. S O R R Y FOLKS - - The generous factory rebat« that started on Jaunuary , 3 will and. unfortunately. February 28. Right now ii your last opportunity to gat to Chevrolet Motor Division for $600. when you purchaw the exciting, all new 1976 Morua 2 + 2 Sport Coupe. You will actually save $732 because Carlson Chav will pay the $232 freight. In addition the Monza 4 cylinder certifiw at 29 m.p.g. by the E.P.A. - so you save as you drive. 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