U *» * ♦ 7 *0 1 r.sÍFí- ■ Safidy À G re a t W ay To T h e M t. H o o d P lay g ro u n d Vol. 65 Single Copy I 5* SANDY, OREGON, THURSAY DEC. 11, 1975 No. 55 Council to get design review rules ordinance The Sandy Planning Commission recommended Monday that the city council approve a proposed ordinance calling for the use of natural wood products in combination with other building materials in the downtown section. The ordinance, returned to city staff members for rewording after the com­ missioners November meeting, was drafted by the city as a means of helping to approve the business district of the city, City Manager Carl Hatfield J r says. “ The architectural design zone or­ dinance is not intended to stifle the creativity of any one planning to build in the city," Hatfield said at the commission hearing " I t will provide guidelines so that buildings in the area will harmonize with each other " Jh e ordinance allows the use of clear sealers. sem i-transp aren t stains, bleaches, clear coatings and other wood preservatives that retain the natural grain structure of the wood, according to the ordinance C ontrasting materials such as painted wood, brick, stone, concrete and metal would be permitted with the natural wood. A request for a building permit for work in the downtown area would be referred to the city's design review board to study if the plans comply with the ordinance Minor repairs or interior work on buildings would not be covered by the measure as long as there was no change in exterior appearance of the structure Joe Cejka, Sandy merchant, said he favored the ordinance, but added, " I think we need some incentive to make such changes ” Cejka said he thought the city should provide a property tax break for land owners complying with the ordinance Sandy Chamber of Commerce president George Morgan expressed that group's support for the matter, as did Gale Meier of the Sandy Area Merchants. In forwarding the design ordinance to the council, the planners urged that some form of incentive be considered for the measure A request by Theresia Baunach for a zone change to allow conversion of a home for the aged to apartment units on Langensand Road was approved by the commission The change on the 3.13 -acre site is from single fam ily residential (R -l) to medium density residential ( R-2). The commission also recommended approval of a requested zone change by Sandy Post publisher Lee Irw in to permit construction of a new office building for the newspaper on Bluff Road between US Highway 36 and Hood Street "W e plan a building that is in every way compatible with the surrounding ar»s,” Irw in told the planners. The publisher added that he was con­ sidering the possibility of moving his commercial printing operation into the Sandy building "There would be from three to six persons working in the building " Dick Steffel, a resident on Hood Street near the proposed building site, urged that the request be rejected because of existing traffic problems on Bluff Road. " I don't believe a commercial site should be built in that location," he told the commission Steffel said that access to parking at the proposed building should not open onto Bluff Road. All parking would be in conformance with the Sandy zoning rules, Irw in told the planners In approving the change from high density residential to general c o m m e rcia l (C -2 ), the commission stipulated that Irwin waive the right to remonstrate against any street im ­ provements on Bluff and obtain the city engineer's approval of the location and width of the automobile access to the site A partition requested by Stanley Bowman was tabled pending discussions between Bowman and adjacent property owners All items approved by the Commission w ill receive a public hearing before the '•«ndyCity Council at its J an 5 meeting ft 1 Applause for Santa Two-tier service study in search of efficiency Chairman Dr. Ronald Cease emphasized the commission does not represent the creation of a regional government—"We already have several," he pointed out. Nor does the commission wield any real authority. Portland was chosen as one of two recipients of a »100.000 grant from the N a tio n a l Academ y of Public Administration (N A P A ). The city in return must match the NAPA funds with »50.000 of locally-raised money. Portland and Denver, Colo., surpassed IS other entries for the opportunity to participate in the study. The end result is intended to provide metropolitan models to help other cities deal effectively with governing problems The Portland Commission is composed of 54 members from legislative business, labor, civic and neighborhood groupa in the tri-county area 7 named community Christmas tree before leaving to com plete preparations for his big day, Dec. 24. (Post photo) Neighbors collect The list includes four East County residents. Mary-Elizabeth Blunt, Firwood Neighbors. Inc.. 45210 SE Coalman Rd.. Sandy; Dennis Bryson, David Douglas High School teacher, Rt. 3 Rox 139B, Troutdale (east of the Sandy R iver); M ary Opray, Gresham city councilor, 6731 SE 267th Ave., and Betty Schedeen. chairman. Metropolitan Area Government Com­ mission, 1612 W. Division St., Gresham. A panel of NAPA members revealed the criteria used to select Portland Portland impressed the judges with the extent of local support for elected officials, extent of community leadership, research capacity, serious interest in two-tier government and ability to carry out a modernization plan. The TCLGC is required to submit a work program to NAPA for approval and recommendations, but members em­ phasized that final decisions are strictly up to the Port land body Besides federal funds. NAPA will contribute research facilities, experience with the two-tier concept and moral support. George Brown, Colorado Lt. Governor, advised the Portland group to make decisions on a tentative basis and "not get ahead of input.” Firwood’s Neighbors Inc., will be joined by the members of the Clackamas County Board of Com missioners and a representative of the Land Conservation and Development Commission at an in­ formal gathering Wednesday, Dec. 17, 8 a m to 10 p.m. at Firwood School, to emphasize this year’s need to share food forChristmas Invitations will be sent to local residents and organizations to join the group, meet the commissioners and LCDC represen­ tative informally and to aid the food drive by donating a canned product which will be added to Firwood's contribution to the Sandy KiwanisClub drive. Refreshments will be served. Tonight’s meeting of Firwood Neighbors will be the last opportunity that the membership will have to review the areas included under Firwood’s 5-acre amend­ ment before the Firwood compliance zoning proposal is heard by the Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 22. The area included in the area is bounded by the Sandy River on the north, Langensand Road on the west, the North Fork of Eagle Creek on the south and Wildcat Creek on the east Chrlsfmas tree» for tale Christmas trees will be on sale at the Boring School Dec. 13, 14 and 15 from 9:30 a m until dark each day. The event is being sponsored by the Boring PTA with all proceeds going to the group A matinee movie will be shown on Dec. 20. beginning at 1 in the old gymnasium of Boring Middle School Meeting to discuss library Officer» SANTA CLAL'S cam e to town Sunday to the delight of Sandy children. The distinguished visitor participated in weekend activities and helped to light the canned goods Meef/ngs begin Governments are not always set up to serve the public in the most efficient or the most responsive manner. The Tri-County Local Government Commission, which began operations with an all-day meeting Dec. 3 has been assigned the task of reorganizing local services The anticipated result is a structure called two-tier government "Tw o-tier" is a misleading term, commission members acknowledged, since local governments operate on more than two levels The concept implies, however, that given services can be most efficiently performed by regional, locator neighborhood governm ents, w ith decentralization usually, but not always, the guiding theme. The TCLGC’s purpose is to determine which governments are qualified to dispense which services. V NEW SANDY CHAMBER of Commerce officers were named last week. They are, from left, president Gale Meier, vice president Dan McDonald, secretary Gary Lange and treasurer Kent Hall. (Post photo) Monday night at 7:30 the Sandy City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Sandy L ibrary Board in the city hall to discuss alternative means of cc-i.ity funding for the city 's library The meeting will be an attempt to solve the problem of an imbalance between county support for the city library and county resident use of the facility. Library figures indicate that 2,830 of the 3,336 city library users are from outside the city, according to City Manager Carl Hatfield. Jr. He states that the ratio of funding has the city contributing about »50 per city library patron while the county pays about »2.40 per county user Hatfield has said that the Clackamas County Library Board and library director have been invited to attend the meeting The council will also move on the adoption of an ordinance establishing a technical services deposit for proceedings under the city zoning and subdivision ordinances The council will consider reappointing two members to the Sandy Council Planning Commission when their terms expire at the end of the year at the Monday meeting I * 5 lit S ; I fe* DRONDA FISC HER, with a little help from daddy Mike, reaches for the tippy tip of Christmas tree branch as she helps decorate her city for the holiday. Dronda was dow ntow n Sunday to visit with Santa. Christmas Chevettes “ The Import Deporter" Christmas Vegas "The Mini-Economy Car with the miti 60,000 mile engine warranty” Christmas Monzas "Decorate your driveway and your tree" To encourage you to add a Christmas Chevette. Vaga or Monza to your Christmas list, Carlson Chevrolet will pay the freight on any new 75 or 76 Chevette, Vega or Monza between now and Christmas Eve. We can’t deliver it down your chimney, but we wHI deliver the economy car of your choice which will beautifully decorate your driveway for Christmas. We have four remaining new 75 Monza Towne Coupes that we will sell below dealer cost, and considering the large 76 price increase, this will save you enough to buy a lot of goodies for Christmas. Carlton Chevrolet has a large selection of winter 4 Wheel drive Blaz ers. Suburbans and Pick ups that would make an ideal family Christmas gift. We have a large selection of all new Chevrolet car and truck models at attractive prices. May we please gift-wrap the keys to your exciting new Chevrolet car or truck • • they make beautiful stocking staffers. PETE CARLSON SANDY M M 1I1 r ftps* Itealags ft Saaftay