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Tank given go Shopping complex denied I he ( lackam as County P lanning Commission Monday approved a eon ditional use permit for construction of a 1.000.000 gallon water storage tank by the City of Sandy The commission rejected a request for a zone change which would have allowed construction of a shopping center at the intersection of U S Highway 26 and High way 212 I he tank, part of proponed long term expansion plan for the city 's water system, w ill be located on city property adjacent to an existing 24O.IIOO gallon tank next to the State Forestry Department guard station on Vista Loop Drive east of Sandy In granting the conditional use permit the commission stipulated that design of the storage tank be subject to review by the planning commission staff The design review for the 24 foot high circular tank w ill include plans for access into (he tank site, approval of storm water run off drainage, approval of the paint color and plans to retain existing trees on the site The city told the commission when applying for the permit that if the >155,000 bond issue approved for building the tunk was not enough for a 1.000,000 gallon tank Sandy would request a building permit for a 750.000 gallon tank on the same site The commission gave its approval for construction ot either size tank subj-x t to (tie same conditions Bid opening for the sale of the txind issue passed to pay lor the tank is scheduled for Del 6 In turning down the request for the planned commercial development by Carmel Estates Ini' on its property near Boring the commission accepted its staff contentions tluit the center was "lo o large for the needs ol the area " Applicant lor the zone change, Carmel Estates Inc Hood River, w ill appeal that decision bclore I lie county commission I’he development, planned for three phases of construction, would include a restaurant, and two service stations in the first phase Plans call for a supermarket and drug store in the second year and commercial shops and a medical clinic in the third year The center would be located on the southwest corner ol the Highway 26 and 212 intersection About six and a half acres of the proposed development are currently zoned community commercial which would allow the planned uses without a zoned community commercial which would allow the planned uses without a zone change The rest ol the land is zoned either m u lti fa m ily or ru ra l single fa m ily residential ( oneern was expressed by some neigh Ixirs ol the development about sewage disposal it the development was limit There are no sewers in the area of the planned center Spokesmen for Carmel Construction told the planning commission that the com puny tiad land near the development where I4.U0Ü feet ol tile drains would be installed to handle sewage from the center The commission also approved zone changes making land in the Bull Run area tall into lh<* transitional and general tim ber classification* & G reat Way To The Mt. H ood Playground Single Copy I 5c SANDY OREGON THURSDAY SEPT 25 1975 No. 44 Robbery suspects nabbed Firwood's Neighbor* Inc w ill combine an old bus and the even older circuit- rider s concept of taking information "out tothe people to provide a fresh approach to citizen participation in kicking off the final phase of the Sandy Boring Study For three yean, the study group set up by ( lackamas County Commissioner Tom Telford met monthly Citizen delegates from Firwood. Boring, CotrHI. Damascus, Barton-Eagle Creek, Bull Run. Kelso and •Sandy engaged their communities in land- use planning that could become part of the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan Now in its final phase, community plans A seri-s of meeting at Welches Grade school wul continue through Saturday as the d is tric t a tte m p ts to prepare a operating budget acceptable to patrons of the district Welches was one of the dozen districts in the state to fail to get operating levies approved by voters as of Sept 16. h aced with the threat of having to close school because of lack of money sometime in November, the d is tric t’s board had Deputies said the men w ill be questioned about 10 other holdups in the state, where five patrons were wounded by gunfire Several of the incidents were in the Gresham and Mt Hood areas. Booked on charges of first-d e gree robbery and attempted murder are Byron Felix Kalama. 27. and Chris Stacona, 18. Kalama also faces a federal warrant charging him with possession of an illegal firearm Tavern robberies about which the pair w ill be questioned include: Sancho's east of Sandy Sept 16 The Whistle Stop tavern in Wemme. Aug 16; LT's Country Inn, Gresham, Aug 17; a tavern at The Dalles Aug 23; two taverns in Salem. Aug 30; a tavern at NE l«5th Avenue and Sandy STEVE SW EITZER of Frederick»™ '. •tore’s new owner has donated as prize in Boulevard Sept 12. and a tavern at 4035 Appliance show* television model the the Post’s annual subscription contest. NE Marine D r Sept. 14 The arrests were the culmination of a statewide investigation by several law enforcem ent agencies. Bail was set for >5,005 on Stacona s robbery charge, hut he is being held Twenty-nine pairs of eyes are on the top able to earn points towards being the without bail on the attempted murder prize of either a motorcycle or a horse as contest's top salesperson charge He is scheduled to appear in the Sandy Post subscription contest nears Whichever one of the 29 entrants gains Circuit Court Wednesday. the end of its first week. the most points w ill have the choice of Bail was set at >20,000 on Kalama’s first Given incentive by the chance to win either a tra il motorcycle or a horse with degree robbery charge. Another >50.000 prizes including a color television, cassette saddle and bridle. bail was established on a federal charge recorder or 10-specd hikes, the youngsters Second place honors w ill earn a color and he is being held without bail on the w ill be offering present and future sub television and third place comes with the attempted murdercharge. scribers to the Post reduced rates cassette re co rd er F o u rth and fifth During the contest, which runs until Oct Correction sales people w ill take home the 10-speed 11, in addition to the regular >5 a year rate bikes. In last week's Post, Sancho's Restaurant local subscribers can get the Post for two Other sales people w ill earn a 15 percent was misnamed years for >8 and for three years for >10, a commission on their sales The Post apologizes fo r any In- savings of up to >5 For a look at the young people entered in Youngsters selling subscriptions w ill be convenience caused by the e rror the contest please turn to page six Sales people eye prizes PTA to moot Tuesday DOVER — Old Dover Church. 10 a m Sept 27 HILLCREST Scenic F ruit Parking Lot Hiway 26, across from Gios Ford. ; p m . Sept 29 FIRWOOD — Shorty’s Comer. 5 p m Sept 30 C H ER RYVILLE — Shorty's Corner, 5 p m , Oct. 1. BEARCREEK — BearCreek FireStation, 5p m .O c t. 2 ALDER CREEK — Hiway 26. near Alder Creek. 5 p m , Oct 3. OPEN DATE — Shorty’s Corner, 10 a m Oct 4 A converted berry bus has been loaned to Firwood's Neighbor* by area farm er Fred Wickersham to be used as a traveling office The bus w ill visit locations within the Neighbor's district soliciting comments and suggestion* on proposed land use plans Flu shots offered The C lackam as County Health Department has scheduled flu shots in Sandy on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 10 to II am The flu shots w ill be open to the public at a m inim al cost They w ill be administered by the health department at the Sandy Senior Center in the Odd Fellows Hall the environmental quality department because of alleged violations of noise standards The standards apply to any fa cility which wenl into operation after Jan. 1. In its order to close the track the department contended racing operations had begun after the effective date of the noise rules The department says it based its August decision on s ti ements by residents near the track that racing began In February Long, who hz»d contended that the track began operating before the noise rules went into effect, this month presented the department staff with statements made by motorcycle racers, a prize donor, a service station and a hardware store saying that a racing even had been held on the track Dec .22, 1974 In reopening the track its owners agreed to institute so nenoise control measures. scheduled seven meetings between last Friday and this Saturday. The board met Friday evening Monday evening in a closed executive session to discuss personnel and salary matters and had planned a public budget hearing last night Tonight and tomorrow night the board’s budget committee w ill meet at the school a !8 p m Saturday morning at 8 a m the board w ill again meet and another pubi.c hearing is scheduled for that evening at 7:30 D istrict Superintendent E arl Covey says the board must notify the county by Monday if it intends to hold another budget election Nov 4, the last opportunity to get a levy approved this year Covey has announced that without levy approval the district, which has no tax base, would have to shut its doors sometime in November W orkshop to focus on a re a grow th G row th patterns in N ortheast Clackamas C o u n ty-like the rest of the metropolitan a re a -a re becoming more and more dependent upon the policies laid down by two state-created agencies One of them, the Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG), w ill hold a public workshop tonight to hear how citizens of the area want growth to occur The 7:30 p m meeting w ill be at the Hansen Health Building at 122nd and Glisan Street In addition to hearing how citizens describe their wishes on land develop ment, CRAG representatives must also adhere to LCDC goals and guidelines The other agency concerned with land growth on a statewide basis is the Land Conservation and Development Com mission (LCDC) In addition to hearing East County citizens describe their wishes on land development, CRAG representatives must also adhere to LCDC goals and guidelines CRAG, directed by state law to develop a regional plan and coordinate the planning eflorts ol member cities and counties, is seeking citizen com m ent on two documents it feeds w ill help answer the question: a set of proposed goals and objectives and a document e n title d Suggested Criteria for Determining Broad Land Use Areas." The goals and objectives proposal, prepared by a special CRAG task force, is State approves race track reopening A ban on the operation of the Mountain View Cycle Park near Sandy was lifted Friday by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The motorcycle race track received permission to operate after its owner convinced the department that the track had been opened before statewide nose rules went into effect. Ronnie Long, owner of the track, had been ordered to close the track Aug. ¡9 by initiated under the Sandy Boring Study are being readied fo r s c ru tin y by the C lackam as County Board of Com missioners following the plans presen tation to the county planning commission Welches sets budget meetings A massive police stake out Sept 17 led to the arrest of two Warm Springs men in connection with a robbery and shooting at several area restaurants and taverns The Welches school PTA w ill meet at 8 p m. Tuesday at theschool The meeting had been postponed until a school board decision on another budget election had been reached. on land use planning. Pictured with the bus are. from left, (lackam as County Commissioner Tom Telford. Firwood president Beth Blunt, Ann Wickersham and W ickersham ( Post photo) Firwood's Neighbors seek ideas Saédÿ Vol. 6 5 FIRW OOD’S NEIGHBORS INC. will have the use ,rf this bus as a traveling office thanks to E red Wickersham. The bus will be making the rounds of districts in the Firwood’« Neighbor« area giving residents a chance to provide inpu( the first step in fu lfilling CRAG’s mission to prepare a regional plan "providing a sense of direction for the building of our regional com m unity," according to the document The suggested criteria are being used for preparing a regional land use plan The document sets out guidelines for mapping three broad land use areas i urban, rural and natural resources) that w ill result in the regional land use framework plan CRAG w ill adopt in early 1976 In addition, CRAG has prepared a land use "fra m e w o rk" map illustrating the application of the criteria Both the goals and objectives and /page 11 75 Sell Out Ona week from today the 76 Chevrolets will be introduced in Sandy at Carlson Chevrolet - including the "New” American small car - the Chevette by Chevrolet. Before then, we still have over 60 new 1975 Chevrolet cars and fun trucks plus several Demonstrators, that really should be sold. We have ad|usted prices way down in addition to the fact that the 76’s took a huge price increase with hardly any changes. The 75 Chev rolet has to be your best value, whether it be car or truck. We’ll gladly show you the 76 Model as compared to the identical 75 Model and offer you the price comparison. Then you can be the |udge We still have a large selection of new 75 Models, and if we do not have your first choice, we’ll find it for you. We, also, have a large selection of 4 Wheel drive models, and now has to be the time for these all weather work and play trucks. Remember, you can drive a bargain from Carlson Chevrolet in Sandy where purchasing your new Chevy can still be fun. About 100 residents in the vicinity of the • ace track have been working to stop races at the fa cility The track is built on about 11 acres of unzoned land Two persons were in ju re d , one critically, at the motorcycle track Sunday Doyle Roswell, 15, was in intensive care until Tuesday at Beth Kaiser Hospital and Vincent Schuster, 23. was taken to Kaiser w:th possible back injuries \ A N D A I.IS M . FR O M gunning dt road signs io burning down rest rooms, problem on (he I'.S . Forest Service Ian For an inside peak into how vandals t their loll in the ZigZag Ranger Distr turn topage 12. PETE Â Sandy IM-4111 CARLSON SANDY Open Evenings I Sunday
