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Keeping Posted Published w eekly Thursdays by The Outlook Publishing Co.. Bo» 68 Sandy O regon » 7 0 5 5 Second class postage paid ot Sandy Oregon 668 5548 In M ultnom ah and Clockamas Counties per y e a r ................. Servicemen any address •" N orth w est and Pacific Coast States outside O rego n, per year *7 5 The Sandy City Council will meet at 7:30 p m in the city lu ll ooo The C lackam as County 9:30a.m Hoard of Commissioners meets oo o at 10:30 a in in the county Firwood's Neighbors Inc will courthouse in Oregon City. meet at Firwood School at 8 M ain topic on the board's p n i tonight Guest speaker agenda is an amendment to the will lie Robert Schumacher, solid waste ordinance. C lackam as County Com o oo missioner. At 7 p m tlx* Clackamas ooo County Planning Commission Welches Grade School will meet at the courthouse in families will be able to attend Oregon City Separate requests the PTA potluck picnic at 6 30 by F re d W ickersham and p in in Wildwood Park E a g le Crest M obile Home ooo Park, Inc , for unzoned area development permits will be The regularly scheduled Aug discussed 32 meeting of the Metropolitan o oo Service District hoard has been TUESDAY. AUG. 26 cancelled for lack of agenda The Sandy Area Chamber of items Commerce meets at noon at the Amber luntern MONDAY. AUG. 25 o oo The Welches Grade School Board will hold another special TIIUKXDAY.AUG.2M Businessmen's coffee hour meeting at 8 p m in the school Agenda item s w ill include begins at 9:30 a m at Oregon fillin g of three faculty T rail Savings and I xmiii vacancies, continued work on a o oo The Hull Run Citizens parent-student handbook and C om m ittee w ill work on the board’s policy Advisory discuss management options review project for the Zig Zag Ranger District ooo Sandy's water bond election at a 7:30 p in meeting Thurs is today with polls open in the day, Sept 4, at the Mt Hood N ational F orest supervisor's city hall from 8 a m. to8 p m office. 2440SE 195th Ave 00 •5.00 In O regon outside M ultnom ah ond C lackam as Counties per year . . ‘6 Page 2 THURSDAY. AUG. 21 Sandy businessman will have a chance to wake up at the coffee hour at Oregon Trail Savings and Loan beginning at SUBSCRIPTION RATES Outside N orth w est and Rocific Coast stotes per year 00 Sandy P o st Sandy, O regon 97055 No, 39 Thurs., Aug 21, 1975 Reservoir needed Faced with only a handful of water connections available and the refusal of the Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds for construction of a water storage tank Sandy voters will go to the polls Monday to consider a $155.000 water bond issue designed to help solve the city's water problems. No one claims that building a new tank will end the continuing threats of running out of water, but as part of a long-range design to supply the city to the limits of its expected growth the storage facility will help. With a larger storage tank the city would have between 150 and 235 new service connections to supply growth in the city for up to five years. Each new water service hookup would mean more tax income to the city. As the tax base of Sandy would expand it would mean a lower rate of tax on each individual. When it comes time for completing the expansion of the water system by constructing a new supply source at Alder Creek the growth of the city would lessen each individual’s financial burden in paying for the system. An expanded tax base brought on by growth in Sandy would not just help pay for water service, but would contribute its share to all costs of city government. Payments for the water bonds would be made from revenues from the current water service charges and a recently adopted system s development charge for new con struction. There would be no tax hike or water rate increases needed for the issue. Sandy must have more water to grow. The proposed water storage tank is necessary to provide that added water. If Monday’s voters do not approve the bond issue there will be no growth. No growth means higher taxes for the people who live in Sandy. Let’s vote yes for the water bond issue Monday and help share our local tax base with our new neighbors growth will bring. Tell It To Trl-Met The Tri-Met Board of Directors has placed a Tuesday deadline on any written comments from the public on its latest collection of revenue in creasing proposals before it makes its own choices on Sept. 2. The transit system’s suggestions for getting more local money include submitting a $5 a year automobile registration fee increase to Tri-county voters in May, a 25 per cent jump in the payroll tax, a nickel hike in bus fares and the selling of advertising in buses. Note that only on the auto registration matter will voters have a chance to choose how much they want to pay for mass transit. The only reason the $5 a year registration increase could be on any ballot is that the last legislature placed a con stitutional amendment on next May’s ballot allowing such fees collected within a transit district to be used on mass transit in that district, and then only if district voters choose at the polls to levy the increase on them selves. Tri-Met has never been forced to submit any of its taxes and revenue plans to voters in the past and has never placed any tax before the voters by its own choice. Now that the legislature has taken action we hope the people in the three counties supporting Tri-Met will tell its board, in writing by Tuesday or in person at the Sept. 2 meeting, that the transit district should seek voter approval of all its taxes. Auto registration fees, payroll taxes and the often threatened sales and income taxes all should be put on the ballot rather than being rammed down our throats. A government-run transit system may be the best idea for a metropolitan area that covers parts of three counties, but no government should have the power to tax without the explicit approval of the voters. We should get to vote on whether or not we are willing to keep paying the taxes the Tri-Met board imposed in the past. Tri-Met can ask us to mail in our opinions on transit taxes, but the decisions should be made at the polls on all transit.taxes. Unemployed vs. Underem ployed You read and hear a great deal about the unemployed. You hear a great deal less about the underemployed, although there are those who claim those who claim it is every bit as serious a problem. The underemployed are those, of course, who have been forced to take on positions below their level of skills, or level of eduction. More and more college graduates are joining the ranks of the under employed. They would rather wash dishes or sweep floors than do nothing And in the process, they are displacing the poorly trained. There are no government statistics on underem ploym ent but a 1974 survey found that better than one- third of all American workers felt they were overqualified for their jobs. Nor does there seem to be an easy or quick cure for underemployment. The governm ent has barely a d dressed itself to the problem, if at all. For years, the Great American Dream has been to go to college and graduate into a good job. The hard facts are that by 1985, there will be 800,000 more college graduates than there are jobs. The U S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that college graduates will have to take jobs which make little or no use of their skills. This will result in burgeoning job dissatisfaction and continual job shifting. Does this mean youngsters who are in elementary or high school today should look elsewhere than college. Most assuredly not. With unem ployment and underem ploym ent apparently a fact of life for years ahead, those with education still will get the jobs, however little training is required It does mean that education which focuses on job skills probably will be pre-eminent. We hope that in the process, however education isn’t downgraded. The economy won’t forever remain stagnant and rewarding, satisfying, challenging jobs won’t forever disappear. Services idea draws protest C lackam as County com missioners heard mostly ob jections Tuesday to a proposal to form a department of human services in the county during a hearing in Oregon City. No action on the proposal, which was suggested as a means of coordinating county service agencies, was taken S everal people testified against the proposal Others said th^ idea needed more study Chairman Tom Telford said another hearing would be held before action on the proposal is taken “Women And Children Last!” To the Editor: We want to say thank you to so many people for the interest they showed us by attending our flower show recently at the Sandy Grade School gym Our response was so tremendous we plan to have another in a few more months. Help wanted: Will some one along Proctor Boulevard be kind to a flower today and see that they get sufficient water these hot summer days. It is a th rill fo r us garden club members to drive through town and see the planting areas clean of weeds and a sprinkle^ running. Our club has spent a lot of money on the planting and a lot of hours have been worked We regret that time did not allow us to get a ll planting and weeding done. We want to say thank you to the KiwanisClub for giving us a hand Thanks goes to Enola.and Geneva for planting their area at 7 a m before their working hours begin and our many thanks to Oscar for seeing to it that we had coffee and cold pop A kind word or kind deed is not easy to forget Thanks to the Boy Scouts who gave us a hand at end of a shovel. We appreciate the long hours that have been given in labor by Ned at the CPA office, Mr. Johnston and others I am sure we missed making contact with. Also the areas that were cleaned of weeds and filled with new bark dust when we arrived were so much appreciated, but we do not know just who to thank Keep up the good work; it looks great Remember the garden club is w illin g to keep our city beautiful But we can not do it alone, we need every one to help Members of Sandy Garden Club, Virginia Andrews Betty Bordeaux Shirley Dyal Hope Brader Marge Jacoby To the Editor: I would like to add a footnote to my resignation from news editor to feature writer on the Sandy Post staff four months ago People are still asking me what sparked the job switch. So this is for them, and for those who haven’t bothered to ask but wanted to know First of all, it was a very difficult personal decision of my own. A fte r spending months reviewing my own priorities I realized th a t, for me, the pressures and frustrations related to the job represented a higher degree of inconvenience than I am willing to accept right now in exchange for a living. The Sandy Post continues to enlighten its readers with good reportage of local news And really, that's all that counts Paul Keller P O Box «8 Sandy To the Editor: The Sandy Area Boys Baseball Association would like to give a big thank-you to all the people that contributed to the Fredrickson Memorial Fund. It is greatly appreciated! This will be applied to our account to supply basebpll equipment and supplies necessary to help any boy who is really interested in playing baseball. The B aseball Association would also like to express their appreciation to all who gave th e ir tim e this sum m er in making the teams a success during the season and for the Bicentennial Ernest Sander, Pres Evelyn Proctor, Sec. Gary Sandblast. Area Rep To the Editor: Hurt - Grateful - Hopeful Hurt over the defeat, grateful for the support of those who worked for the budget, and hopeful for the future The very close, but defeated budget was to put it mildly — disappointing It was like having your thumb hit by a hammer — you’re too big to cry and it hurts too much not to We believe that our low summer turnouts, which have averaged less than 78 per cent of the May elections for the past several years, has to be a factor in budget in th at low turnouts have as a rule not resulted in budget support. Various theories can be ad vanced conveming low turn outs, depending on your point of view, but regardless, the budget defeat is indeed serious Our task w ill be to better communicate the facts of the budget to the public We believe that an informed citizenry will support the financial plan that is needed to m aintain the quality of education that our school provides and our children deserve In the next several weeks we will attempt to speak to the facts We will acknowledge our areas for improvement as well as our strengths as we address budget issues. We are com m itted to providing our children with the best education possible, and we will need your support Next week — Strengths and Areas for improvement. Earl L. Covey Superintendent, Principal Welches Elementary School Wemme To the Editor: The pro du ctivity of our people is being used to finance a corrupt element within our governm ent This elem ent seeks total control over us This feeling has been expressed by people in position to know such as form er Atty Gen Saxbe, W illia m Simons and m any others When Sandy needed $180.000 for a reservoir the request was denied The same day I read this in the "Post" there was an article in which it was stated CRAG has received $800,(XX) from the federal government for, of all things, a study As I have a lread y said, CRAG's m oratorium on building has been implemented Layoffs averted fhrough budget cuts by the D E Q , the Oregon Health Div. and others As a result the lumber industry has suffered along with all phases of construction industries Budget cuts of $330,(XX) made What this all leads up to is by Clackamas County com that people are being denied the missioners Thursday should right to own a piece of ground enable the county to avoid or a home by m aking it laying off any employes economically impossible to do The budget cuts were sub so D oesn't this go along milted by 18 of the county's 23 with the CRAG’s spokesman's departm ent heads and, ac statement that we would be cording to officials, were forced to live in high density necessary to meet the 7 per areas, a p artm en ts in p a r cent salary increase grunted ticular’’ And just who will own general fund employes these a p a rtm e n ts 9 I would The budget cuts do not affect believe they will be owned by the s h e riff’s departm ent. the corporate giants Sheriffs deputies are currently One party who was involved in binding arbitration with the in this suit in the position of a county ov er u salary dispute defendent was literally kicked Savings to the county could out of Lincoln County. He is increase another $35,000 if now with the Oregon Health C o m m is s io n e r B ob Div., where he has been ac Schumacher approved an in cused of the same malicious crease in zoning and other antics. This resulted in SB 612 planning department fees being passed This bill prac Commissioner Tom Telford tically eliminated the OHD opposes the move while jurisdiction over mobile home C om m issioner Stan Skoko parks favors it Schumacher was on A suitable question would be—who installs these people in key positions? There are many people in positions of authority who are injuring each of us by destroying our freedom, etc. They must be exposed and in so doing so the chain of positions will eventually lead to those who wish to enslave us by controlling our nation’s wealth State Rep Ralph Groener, Bill Schneider Oregon C ity , was elected Boring ch airm an of the Board of Education of C lackam as To the Editor: Community College and Bonnie I would lik e to thank Jones, Estacada, was elected everyone who sponsored and vice chairman at the board's supported me on to Ithaca, Aug 13 meeting Anne Nickel, N Y., Aug 7 -12. You were the M ilw a u k ie , was elected to ones who made it all possible, replace George Van Bergen as part of a dream come true I member from Zone 1 am very grateful to all of you In other action, the board I would also like to thank all approved a proposed ad of those who helped with and m in is tra tiv e reorganization contributed to the bake sale and which would designate one carwash. dean to head the instructional And most of all I would like to area of the college D r Ron thank coach Mark Smith who Kaiser, former dean of oc went with me to New York and cupational education, was through his patience worked approved as dean of in with me and did all he could for struction. me every since last November The board heard reports that (he also worked with me over outdoor recreatio n al weekends and on his vacations) the fa c ilitie s and Com m unity through this August Chris Roth C enter building courtyard Blue M arlin Aquatic Club landscaping would be com pleted in approximately three To the Editor: weeks On Aug 14 the Sandy Com munity Action Council met to hear reports and to guide the affairs of Sandy Community Action Center Dick Harrison, vice-president, reported that Clackamas County Community Action Agency and Clackamas County Coalition For Social Services had expressed satisfaction with the work of Sandy C om m unity Action Center and had budgeted funds % - to pay the rent, utilities and certain other expenses of the center for the fiscal year July I, 1975 to June 30,1976 Sandy C om m unity Action Council approved the granting of office space at the center for a federally sponsored youth HD V ( t í * counselling service and also lor the biw eekly dispensing of unemployment checks by the A* Groener elected board head /page 6 I vacation when the plans were submitted Largest projected savings would come in the county clerk's office which expects $81.413. the bulk of it from additional state fees. An assessor's office plan also calls for each employe to lake three days off without pay for the next 10 months This would save an estimated $31.380 "IfAVE WENOT a U. ONE fATllER? h A Th NOTONE G odcR EATEd US?" Malachi 2 10 A lot of people acknowl edge God as Father But do they really understand the man He made? As you get ^deeper understanding of the Bible, the spiritual nature of man and of all creation appears Then Christian unity and the brother hood of man appear in your life, too Selections from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, to be read In our church service this Sunday, will help you understand the Bible's message of brotherly love in a new light We d love to welcome you CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES First Church of Chrltt, Scientist 1526 W. Powell Blvd. Gresham 10 a.m. . «It'* ..* IT I I M K T ’
