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Five year serial levy asked by MHCC board A live year serial levy of $2.3 m illion per year w ill Ko to voters in tlx* Ml Hood Community College D istrict Jan 13. I'lie college board unanimously ap proved the levy requext W«*dnesduy alter study ing three elect ion opt ions. D r Karl Klapstein, college president, saol he recommend<*d the five year request Is-cause it ottered the greatest IMilential stability and greatest op- |Mirliimty Io gel a lax I vise revision in the future when economic conditions improve. I'lie live year levy proposal would also reduce the cost of recurring special elections, a stall report said Cost ol an election to the college is a minimum $10,INN). said Hot) Scott, college manager. 'Chat d u o not Include costs incurred by citizens promoting an election. Scott said "W e i the college staff > considered many d ill erent factors in projecting college costs." Scott said These included Ihi* economy, inflation, enrollment, anticipated revenues from other sources and possible increases in tuition In the resolution approving the levy, the hoard said the five year request would ehminule the need lor annual elections and provide for (letter planning "The liourd anticipates that continued costs, growth and inflation w ill require additional requests for special levies on an annual husis Voter authorization of a five year serial levy w ill provide stability, reduce costly elections and allow the board to make longer term plans and projec tions " For I lie first three years of t fie five-year levy. $1 7 m illion would be used for operations and about $600.not) fo r vocational-technical equipment, staff reports said Kor Ils* following two years, about $2 m illion ol the levy would go toward operations ami about $300.9» toward vocational education equipment Current tax rate in the* district is $2.23 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. If the five-year serial levy were a p proved, estimated tax rate in the district for each of the five years would tie $2 83; $2 58. $2 36; $2 16; and $1 VI, the staff reported U.S. SEN. MARK H A T F IE L D visited with Mandy Union High School students yesterday. Hatfield held a questions and answer session with students fielding inquiries on gun control. President Ford's campaign methods, hydroelectric power and credibility in politicians. (Post photo) Senator speaks with students Vol 65 Single Copy 15' Boards decide elections date SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1975 Council to discuss boundaries The Sandy City Council w ill find out what the Columbia Itegion Association of Governments thinks of Sandy's proposed urban boundaries at a council meeting set for 7:30 p.m Monday A representative of CRAG w ill discuss the boundary proposal and the regional association's set of goals and objectives. The council w ill also devote part of its meeting to discussion of parking, and safety along B luff Road at the curve in front of Sandy Union High School. A proposed sign ordinance which in cludes a maximum of 32 square feet for business signs w ill again come up for consideration after being delayed at a council meeting, Oct. 6 Two proposed limited improvement districts, one in the c ity ’s industrial park and one along the creek that parallels Pioneer Boulevard, w ill be considered along with g city engineer's report on tjtw districts. A request for use of the Old Wood Factory building as a church again w ill also lie reviewed by the council. The Sandy Planning Commission had recently recommended that the Door of Faith church be given permission to use the building There w ill also be an award presented to Gary Sandblast Neighbors to meet tonight Detail maps necessary to locate and identify the areas within the Firwood Plan slated for five-acre zoning, commercial expansion, highway improvements and a tra il system for hikers and horseback riders w ill be prepared at tonight's meeting of Firwood Neighbors Inc., f t 7:30 p m at the Firwood School library. These and other areas of interest and concern addressed by the plan must be mapped before the land use study can be called complete," saysFirwood president Beth Blunt. The final mapping phase w ill ready the Firwood Plan, ratified last November, for presentation as an amendment to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan. The county plan’s amendment com mittee w ill hold its quarterly hearing next month. Firwood's recently circulated "F iv e Acre Amendment Petition" w ill be available for last-minute signatures at tonight's meeting The petition, which acta as a formal request to amend the county plan to allow some five-acre zoning in the Firwood area, w ill be submitted to Clackamas County commissioners within a few days. and plant the seed this fall. F encing around the proposed playground is also scheduled to start this week. Mrs. Judy Lenchitsky, 34231 SE Bluff, , Any action of development of a Port of Portland airport in Clackamas County w ill be delayed for at least two years follow ing acceptance of a recommendation by the port's commission Oct. 8. The recommendation from the port staff was a result of a study of the need for such a fa c ility in the county The study, phase I of a Portland- C lackam as A irp o rt study called "Determ ination of Need," had previously been presented for public comment and criticism . Book tea set PUB LIC ATIO N OF a new book. "M t. Hood,*’ wilt be noted at a tea In the Sandy City Library today 2 to 6 p.m. Guests of honor at the tea will be the authors of the book. Sandy residents Don and Roberta Lowe. The Lowes will be autographing copies of their work. The tea is open to all. ( Post photo) community college administrations Completion of the two-year study of the strengths and deficiencies of Oregon's 13 community colleges resulted in 40 I ecommendations, including this one: "We recommend that a study be made to series of open houses to show off the d is tric t’s newly remodeled building The first open house w ill be Tuesday evening A ll open houses w ill be open to the public with the firs t being specifically for parents of freshmen students. At the Sandy Grade School board meeting some m inor changes in the student code were made to regulations covering appearance and student record access. A decision was made by the grade school board to investigate alleged defects in the construction of the playshed at Firwood School The C ottrell School Board held its regular meeting last Thursday night in the East Building Four bids for the proposed ground work oh the playground were submitted and the cordract was awarded to Bernie’s Nurse r y f r f Beaverton for $14,610. Work on the Reid was slated to start Monday with the goal to w oo l the ground Boring, was named to complete M r Oran Denhart’s number 2 position on the board She is the firs t woman to serve in a board member capacity at Cottrell The position w ill be open for election in 1976 for a new four year term. M r Albert Biggerstaff presented the proposed drawings for the addition to the kitchen in the West Sehool for the in stallation of the walk-in refrigerator- freezer which has been approved for financial aid from the state Department of Schools. The board accepted the plans as sub m itted and authorized the publication of notice of bids on the work. The board w ill meet in special session on Thursday. Oct X tc open bids on this kitchen additon. The Cottrell board announced that in a letter to the district's attorney, the State Department of Education had indicated that the district did not need both a superintendent and separate building principal “ at this tim e ” The status of the d istrict's superin tendent-principal, Jean Lundy, had been questioned by some parents and the state department last spring Port officially delays airport actions Report requests study on combining A comprehensive report just released on Oregon's community colleges recom mends studying the feasibility of com bining the administrations of Mt. Hood Community College, Portland Community College and Clackamas Community College The report was prepared by a special committee of the Foundation for Oregon Research and Education (FO RE), a privately funded group composed of business and professional leaders from around the state. Sandy Union High and Sandy Grade schools set A p ril 20.1976, as election dates for presenting next year's school budgets for voter approval. The decisions were made at separate board meetings Monday night. Reason given by both schools, for setting the A p ril date is to conform with a new state law requiring a school board election on that date. “ We couldn't see any reason to go to the expense of holding a budget election on a different date,” W illard Boring, high school district business manager, said. Both schools w ill hold a series of budget preparation and meetings hearings before the election. The Welches Grade School Board an nounced it is seeking district residents interested in being appointed to f ill a vacancy on the mountain school's board. The Welches directors have asked that any interested person send a brief resume to the school office or contact a present member of the board The vacancy, which runs through June of 1976, was created by the resignation of Gerald Redding, position 2. The high school board set dates fo r a determine the desirability of combining the administrations of Portland Com munity College, Mt. Hood Community College and Clackamas Community College, for reasons of economy, program coordination and fa cility utilization Our study committee was unable to agree on a recommendation regarding the con- PTA to show film The Welches PTA w ill sponsor a Jerry Lewis movie, "B ig Mouth," this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Admissions w ill be 75 cen i cents for kindergarten kids through eighth graders, and preschoolers accompanied by an adult w ill be admitted free. solidation of these administrations, all within the Portland metropolitan area." Dr. E arl Klapstein, president of MHCC, said it might be time for such a study, though he doesn't necessarily believe one, big community college complex under a single adm inistration is the best way to go. " I t ’s an issue like city-county cop- solidation," he said. “ There are strong» points and weak points on each side." It's a question of how big a community college complex the people want, Klap stein said. Among ds other conclusions, the FORE leeom m ends avoiding or elim inating "ranking for community /Page 9 Public statements at a series of meetings indicated little support for a port-run, small a ircraft fa cility in the county. C lifford Hudsick. planning manager for the port, says the study "identified 550 Intermediate grade school open house set Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p m. the Sandy Intermediate Grade school w ill hold an open house. The community is invited to visit classrooms, meet new principal Kevin Stewart, teachers and renew acquain tances with teachers and friends. Parents are asked to meet in the in termediate building gym where Stewart w ill introduce his teachers and give a brief explanation of his plans for the coming year. There w ill also be an introduction of intermediate grade PTA officers and a membership table w ill be available for joining PTA PtirvnU» w ill then visit th eir child's classroom The evening w ill conclude with refre shm en ts being served in the cafeteria « small, private and corporate aircraft anticipated in the next 20 years that could not be accom m odated at existing fa cilitie s." Following the two-year period the port may go ahead with phase two of its study which would be to determine a site for a port-owned general aviation airport in Clackamas County, the commission an nounced. During the delay the port commission directed its staff to: Review a ll actions taken w ith in Clackamas County to develop a "viabel public-use airport system ” Update master plans fo r Portland International and Portland International and Portland-Troutdale airports to aid in determining the capacity of the port's airport system; Support assistance programs that would improve the a bility of the private sector to provide general aviation facilities in the county; Maintain records of all pilots and a ir craft operators using the port’s aviation facilities, and Support the aeronautics division of the State Transportation Department in its developent of a master plan for the Aurora State Airport. 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