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Smgla Copy I 5' SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY JAN. 8, 1976 Schools set budget sessions by Howard Scott Post editor Dial data BANDY AREA resident* who nerd to call their local fire department In a hurry for emergency service should know what number to dial. Listed below are numbers for various regions. Fire phone information Resident» of Sandy, Boring, Firwood, Bull Run, Dodge Park, Kelao areas and part» of Dover, Cherryville, Cottrell, M arm ol and Aims with 688 or «83 prefixes should call «83-4121 Residents with telephone prefixes of «30 or «37 in the Dover. Eagle Creek, Estacada and George areas should dial «30-3535 Clackamas County residents east at a point one half mile east of the intersection of US Highway 2« and the Baty-Terra Fern Road, including the A ld e r C reek, Brightwood, Welches, ZigZag. Wemme, Rhododendron and parts of Cherryville, should call «22-3124. Multnomah County residents in the ari*as of Corbett, Cottrell, and Pleasant Home should dial 761-7311. Any person who is not sure of their correct fire department may call the Sandy F ir e D e p a rtm e n t business telephone at 888 4622 for assistance MHCC gears for levy vote There are good reasons to support the proposed five-year serial levy that Mt Hood Community College District voters will face in an election Tuesday. Officials hope these reasons will out weigh the added tax bite in the minds of voters when they go to the polls The proposed levy would add 82.3 million each year for five years to college coffers The money would be used for operational needs and equipment replacement What will it cost? Currently, the college's total tax rate per 81,000 of assessed valuation is 82 23 That amounts to taxes of 888 80 per year on a 830,000 house If the serial levy is approved, the district's tax rate is expected to increase to approximately 82 83 per 81.000 of assessed valuation the first year That would increase the tax on a 830.000 house from 886 80 per year to884 90 College officials point out that as the district's assessed valuation increases, the tax rate necessary to raise the serial levy funds will decrease each year The entire college district tax rate is estimated at 81 97 per 81,000 of assessed valuation by the fifth year of the serial levy. How did the board arrive at a five year serial levy? D r E a rl Klapstein, college president, said Monday the board considered both a three year levy and a five year levy "They (board members) decided on a five year levy because it provides more stability for the college and for the area," Klapsteinsaid. “ It also gives the district more shots at revising its tax base," Flapstein said Since tax bases can be changed by voters only in a prim ary or general election, the five year levy, If approved, would give the college district time to prepare a lax base ballot proposal for either 1978 or 1980 If the five year serial levy is approved, any new tax base later approved by voters would replace it. Klapstein said. Money raised by the serial levy would lie split between operation and equipment costs each of the five years. Klapstein said The levy will provide approximatley 81.7 million for operations and about 8800,000 for vocatio n al-tech nical and other equipment for each of the first three years. During each of the last two years about 82 million is planned for operations and 8300.000 for equipment. More money is needed Io operate the college because of sharp increases in costs in virtually every phase of the college's operation, Klapstein said MHCC has one of the lower per student costs among community colleges in the state and also has one of the lowest ad ministrative costs, the college president pointed out. Vocational technical equipment now being used is getting old and some of it is outdated, Klapstein said. Coat of replacing A yearly election doesn’t allow much- room for planning for the future, Klapstein said A five year levy, he explained, allows for enrollment increases, inflationary problems and equipment necessary for job training It still allows the public the opportunity to periodically review the performance and requirements of the college, Klapstein stressed Klapstein said he has a cautious op timism toward the levy’s chances of passing. What happens if the election fails is not a favorite conversational topic among college officials However. Klapstein told a recent Greater Gresham Chamber of Commerce meeting that should the levy fail he would ask the board to go to the voters again before dismantling the 10 years of work done at the college Should efforts to pass a levy fail, the college would have to make cuts in dozens of areas Extension classes at high schools would be cut hack severely as would Community School programs Employe layoffs would be necessary A lim it would have to be placed on enrollment, Klapsteinsaid. Some programs might lose their ac creditation Job training programs that require up- to-date equipment would obviously be hit hard, he said. Voters in the David Douglas, Reynolds. I ’ arkrose. Sandy, Gresham. Corbett, Cascade Locks high school ui strict* and Bonneville Elementary District are eligible to vote in the election. costs for the district this year The board was informed that the Sandy school may not be able to charge students for outdoor school expenses that had been collected in the past. In addition, the board granted a m aternity leave to Mrs. Carol Klep6 through next fall. The resignation of Don Arm introut from the district’s budget committee was ac cepted by the board. Board members are now considering the appointment of a new member to fill the budget vacancy, Sandy Union High will present its budget Jan. 19 in an 8 p.m. meeting in the high school reference library A copy of the budget will be available that day at the district office. Cottrell will present its proposed district budget Jan. 21 in the east building a t 8 p.m. A copy of the budget will be available at that meeting. Design zone passage delayed the equipment will become more coatly if it is not done now Last year, on its second try, the college approved a one year serial levy to maintain operations and service si ‘ts current level. The district board opted a five-year levy this year because of several factors, Klapstein explained: An election in the district is expensive, between 810.000 and 812,000 a shot Also, gearing up for a yearly election is time consuming and expensive for people raising money to support the election and for those raising money to oppose it. "A year ago when we voted on the first serial levy proposal I encountered an eerie silence wherever I went," the college president explained "This year I don't find any people with marching bands, but I find people softly and quietly supporting the levy They don't like the idea of more taxes, but I think the people realize we really do need it. I don't think that was true a year ago " Klapstein said citizen input to the college was bet ter in 1975 than for several years. "The board has held town hall meeting all over the district 1 think we’ve done as much this year (1975) as during the first or second year of the college,’’ The Sandy Grade School budget com mittee will meet in the library of the upper grades building at 8 p m Tuesday for presentation and public discussion of the proposed 1978-77 school budget. Three other Sandy area school boards w ill meet on Monday night at 8. Sandy Union High, Cottrell and Welches boards will each meet a t their respective schools The Tuesday budget session for Sandy Grade School is a continuation of a meeting begun Monday evening Supt. Clark Lund said that any person may appear and discuss proposed school programs with the budget committee at next week's meeting A copy of the proposed budget is available at the district administration office A ll area schools will submit their proposed budgets for voter approval in an April 20 election William Boring, business manager of the m eeting M onday evening an ad high school district, said that board's ministrative policy on dismissal and non agenda had not been set as of Tuesday renewal proceedings for teachers was An announcement from Mrs. Jean adopted, says Lund Lundy, superintendent-principal of Cot The Sandy board also announced it will trell, stated that board would be con let bids in the near future for remodeling ducting a special meeting Monday to work in the restrooms in the intermediate discuss the 1978-77 school year budget grades building Cottrell’s board will hold its regular January meeting Thursday, Jan. 15, at 8 “ The board is trying to determine what p.m No agenda has been set yet for that our needs are for buses in the next few meeting. years,” Lund said of the meeting “We The Clackamas County Intermediate need to determine what portion of the total Education District will give a presentation budget bus purchase« are. ” on its proposed 1978-77 budget to the The superintendent says some district Welches board at Monday's meeting. buses have been completely depreciated Supt. John Cook said that the Welches and should be replaced in the coming year. board was also scheduled to conduct a contract negotiation session today. Lund also said the board had been in Because of the contract negotiations, formed that action by the Oregon Public today’s meeting will not be open to the Utilities Commissioner had removed a public, Cook said. special electric rate from the district’s At the Sandy Grade School board Firwood School meaning higher utilities The establishment of a architectural design zone in downtown Sandy was delayed two weeks Monday night when the measure failed to receive an unanimous vote f rom the Sandy City Council. The ordinance creating the zone received a 8-1 vote after its second reading, but needed the complete support of the council to pass during the first session it was presented The m atter will be voted on again Jan. 19. Councilman V em Richards, castirç the lone opposing vote, said the measure was too vague in its requirements for building materials for the exteriors of downtown buildings The ordinance would require the use of natural wood products and other con trasting materials on the outside of all new Hood hikers still missing The search for three youths overdue on a five-day hike around Mt. Hood continued yesterday afternoon according to the ClackamasCounty Sheriff's office Sgt. Tom Cutsforth said the three were due to complete their trip Monday around the upper slopes of M t Hood Monday Two o f the youths were 16 and the third 17 Two are from Washington and one is from Eastern Oregon. Cutsforth said one party looking for the group found an empty snow cave near Illumination Saddle on the west slope of Mt Hood The trio, which is reported to be well equipped and clothed, may be waiting for moderating weather in another snow cave. Snow has been railing on the mountain since Sunday. The party had started their hike Dec 31 or remodeled buildings in the commercial districts of the city. "This measure is good as fa r as it goes towards improving the appearance of the city," Councilman Olin Bignall said. "But there has to be an attitude of support for txisiness in this community before we can expect any changes .” The council approved a request for a zone change submitted by Theresia Baunach for the conversion of a home for the aged to apartment units on the property involved had been zoned single family residential on l^ngensand Rood The council’s action make the zone medium density residential. Another zone change request filed by publisher Lee Irw in for conversion of high density residential to general commercial Rabies clinic pointers given public To help Sandy area residents comply with a new state law requiring rabies vaccinations before animal licenses are issued, a rabies vaccination clinic will be conducted in Sandy at the ML Hood Animal Hospital Wednesday, 8-8 p.m. Vincent J Keating I I I , Dvm. has some suggestions for persons wishing to vaccinate their dogs or cats at the clinics "A ll animals should be fed or at least given some kind of treat before they are brought to the clinic,” Keating says. “ A dog with a full stomach will tend to be calm er and less circumstances wait and obtain ex c ita b le than a hungry vaccinations during a private animal " appointm ent w ith a The v e te rin a ria n also veterinarian suggested it would be a good “ I'll have enough serum for idea for pet owners to have a 300 animals, and under those meal before bringing their kinds of conditions getting the animals to the evening clinic. shots will not be pleasant" “ Just like the dogs, people The vet says that owners will tend to be calm er with a full be responsible for controlling stomach.” and restraining their animals Because the clinic w ill take during the clinic. place after dark and probably "Anyone who does not feel in the Oregon winter rain, they can control their pet Keating recommends that any should not attempt to get them person who feels their pet may vaccinated in a clin ic be hard to handle under such situation." area Included in the corridor are the Alder Creek, Brightwood, Wemme. ZigZag, Rhododendron and Government Camp areas Next Tuesday the Hoodland Chamber will hold a dinner meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Bowman's M t Hood Resort for a report on progress and plans of the group Refresh ments will be provided by the chamber before the dinner There will be a charge for the meal. Brothers killed in accident Two Sandy brothers died Saturday in an early morning auto accident on Wildcat Mountain Drive east of the city Clayton Hoffmeister, 14. and his brother James. 15, were reported dead on arrival at Gresham Community Hospital The two boys were passengers in a car driven by Rick Griffith. 18. of Sandy, who out to the council that the area concerned had been designated general commercial in the Sandy Comprehensive Plan. Use of 83.94880 for federal money to hire a program coordinator for the Sandy Senior center was approved by the council. City Manager Carl Hatfield reported that the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission had given Sandy an extension to June 1 to review the Sandy Comprehensive Plan as required by state law The council also requested that a Columbia Region Association of Gover nments hold a public meeting in Sandy sometime in February. Date of the meeting would be set la ter. The council w ill continue its meeting J a n 19at7:30p.m . Going to dogs Corridor group planned The Hoodland Chamber of Commerce will act as an election committee to facilitate the creation of a Hoodland corridor community organization A general meeting of interested groups and persons will be held Thursday, Jan 15, at 7 :30 p m in the Welches Grade School to review purposes and rules to- <tn election of officers for the organization The organization is intended to provide a voice in land planning and other public matters for residents of the Hoodland on Bluff Road was held over until J a n 19. Irwin told the city he planned to construct an office building for the Poet on the property if the zone change is approved Councilman Joe Youngbluth requested that city staff members obtain information on the passible availability of property already zoned general commercial before the council votes on Irwin's application Speaking in apposition to the change Sam Dyson, a resident near the Bluff Road property, said he believed the zone change would be premature Irw in told the council that he had con sidered several other lots in Sandy and that the property he was requesting the zone change for best suited his needs Councilman Jim Duff, who had ab stained from voting on the matter, pointed Suggested New Year's Resolution I hereby resolve that during 1976 (preferably now) I will take advantage of Carlson Chevrolet's larger inventory, low er prices, easier financing and superior service. If you have not already made any major resolutions. I strongly urge you to adopt the one that you just read I as sure you that it will make both of us happy. Chevrolet Motor Division extended the factory bonus par ticipation on all Monza low ne Coupes, both the economy 4 cylinder and the spirited V-8. This, alone, will save you ’ 200 more at Carlson Chevrolet. We still hove several new 1975 Chev. cars and trucks left on which you can really save a bundle. We II pass on to you the foctory model change allowance and you II save the 76 model price increase. Chevrolet is the only major auto manufacturer who did not just raise the prices, ond we at Carlson Chevrolet try all ways to hold prices down. So - • - start the New Year out right — both yours and ours — by taking a Chevrolet coHee break at was reported in satisfactory condition in Gresham Community Hospital yesterday Another passenger in the car, John Kusek, 16, suffered minor injuries The car left the road and hit some trees, investigators reported Cause of the ac cident is still under investigation. k Vaccinations for adult dogs will be good for three years, Keating says Puppies less than six months old would need another vaccination within a year so people should not wait until later for them Cat, vaccinations are good for one year. Certificates will be prepared for each animal vaccinated at the clinic with copies being filed with the state and county a n im a l control agencies. Beginning in March a current rabies certificate must be on file before an animal license w-ill be issued. PETE CARLSON S«*4y <88-4181 SANDY •M " r ■' Ite M a y
