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-y » »* v» w » I •«-i u ’: i 7 r r 0 R C L I R « » U $7 4 jó Ib O L ’. t C i t Council gets an earful * on those bonds comes to $127,850 have,” he said. “ But it’s not something Without the bond payments, the tax we really need.” Sandy City Council opened the floor rate would drop to $4 37, 20 cents below Senior C enter D irector Dick for public input on the proposed 1978-79 last y e a r’s rate. Halvorson defended the increase in the Fallout from California’s Proposition Recreation and Senior Center budget city budget which went down to defeat 13, and subsequent efforts to put a and argued that fees and grant funds by a 2-1 margin two weeks ago and similar measure on the November have offset much of the new programs received an earful from sev eral Oregon ballot, plus the fact that the city disgruntled city residents at its July “ We generate a lot of grant funds for was seeking a three-year rate levy in the center,” he said. “ I take the meeting Monday night. the election, were mentioned as other philosophy that those dollars are out The main point of contention centered reasons why the levy did not pass. there and if we don’t go after them, then on the $6.50 per $1,000 tax rate required “ I didn’t expect that this budget someone else will.’ to fund the city’s share of the proposed budget. The figure represents an in would p a ss,” said Mayor Melvin The police department budget was crease of over last year’s rate and is Haneburg. “ Not because it was a bad increased from $109,000 last year to a budget, but because of the reaction to figured to be the main reason behind proposed $158,000 for 78-79 Much of the Proposition 13. the June 27 levy defeat. increase is due to the increased 24-hour “ Everywhere I’ve gone lately, people After hearing comments from six surveillance which has taken place in speakers on various aspects of the are saying the same thing They are the past year. budget and city operations in general, against higher taxes. Rathke suggested the city consider “ It's going to be up to us to come up council deferred action on resubmitting looking into other options for police with an aswer to the situation,” he said. a new tax proposal to the voters until a protection which could possibly save “ I don’t know of anything that can be special meeting called for this Monday the taxpayers money One option he cut out of the budget. There hasn’t been night (July 17). suggested is studying the plan adopted any money available for any new If any single conclusion was reached by E stacad a for co n tractin g the by the speakers at the meeting, it was programs. We’ll have to look it over and Clackamas Sheriff’s Department for that city voters don’t have a true un come up with a decision at a later police protection. derstanding of the budget process or date." Two areas of the budget which were the complicated tax structure. “I’m not sure how it would work out,” But, it was stated, they know how to mentioned as possible targets for cuts he said. “ But it’s something we should w ere the R ecreation D epartm ent interpret the $6 50 tax rate. look into.” “ It all comes down to that rate,” said (including the Senior Center) and the R athke and budget com m ittee police department. Joe Cejaka. “ People are just not willing chairman Ben Salisbury both stated to pay that much of a tax bill.” City funds for operation of Recreation their concern over frictions that have However, City Manager Paul Helton and the Senior Center increased from arisen between members of the council pointed out that the increase this year $26,000 a proposed $41,000. ( The total and City Manager Helton. was due to first year payoff on general “ Unless some of that friction is budget increase was from $67,000 to obligation bonds which city voters $94,000, however outside grant funds resolved, I don’t see how the people will, approved in previous elections. and program fees accounted for $12,000 accept this budget,” Salisbury said. The larger of the two bonds is for the of that increase.) (See related story) $1.5 million Alder Creek water system. S alisbury also sta te d that Bob Rathke, a member of the The other is the $150,000 newly pur council’s citizen budget committee, the three-year levy was a major chased community center on Pioneer suggested the Senior Center may be a stumbling block in getting voter ap Boulevard. proval of the budget. luxury the city cannot afford. The first year principal and interest Mayoral candidate Dick Harrison “ It’s something which is darn nice to by JOHN K L IN E also stated his opposition to the three- year rate levy. He said he would have voted for the $6 50 rate if it had been on a one-year basis but could not support the three-year measure. Meanwhile, the lack of an operating budget leaves the city in a sticky legal bind for the present on how to pay salaries and bills Attorney John Hutchinson, a law partner of City Attorney Jack Ham mond, told council members that a recen t ruling from the A ttorney General's office made it possible for the city to spend carry-over funds from the previous fiscal year on current bills However, he cautioned that the city be conservative in its spending He pointed out that council members could be held liable for certain debts incurred by the city if a budget is not passed Voi. 68 Throwing the pot Tri-Met approves zone fares Unanimous approval Monday of a three zone fare increase by the Tri-Met board was hurried through by General Manager Peter Cass to avoid further delay in establishing a rate structure The three zones, proposed by Cass last Friday, were an alternative to an • earlier two-zone proposal that was strongly opposed » by suburban residents. W ithout unanim ous ap proval. the new proposal would have required another reading at the August board meeting "That would leave us very little time to make the necessary adjustm ents,” Cass told the board The new rate system will begin Sept. 3 The directors heard testimony from a few citizens and passed the resolution T *h little discussion Zone 1 will be downtown Portland’s Fareless Square, zone 2 will encompass a five-mile radius of the square and zone 3 will include any of the Tri Met district beyond that radium, including East County Zone 3 boundary will be 82nd Avenue Trips within Fareless Square will continue to be free Rides within one zone or between two zones will cost 45 cents and rides between the first and third zones, such as Sandy to downtown Portland, will cost 65 cents * Students through high school will pay 30 cents for rides anywhere in the Tri- Met district and handicapped and senior citisens will continue to receive reduced nr free fares during off peak times Helton declined to comment on the matter. He made the announcement in a press release issued Tuesday af ternoon Council is expected to formally act on the m atter in open session at a specially called meeting Monday night (July 17). The executive session was held following the regular business portion of the meeting in which several city Single Copy 15* residents had aired concerns about conflicts which have developed bet ween Helton and council members over the city management. The executive session, which was called by councilman Vern Richards to discuss personnel m a tte rs, lasted approximately one hour Helton, 54, was appointed city manager on Feb 9, 1976 He was selected from a field of 93 applicants for the job. Prior to his position with the city, Helton served as business manager of the University of Oregon Medical School and as city m anager of Milwaukie SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY. JULY 13. 1978 Redland students’ withdrawal shorts Sandy High $.5 million The Redland School Board clouded the future of a number of Sandy Union High School employes by voting 6-0 to withdraw its students from Sandy this year. Approximately 13 employes at the high school are paid from funds g e n e ra te d by the out-of-district Redland students. The Sandy High School board had budgeted an income of $495,000 in tuition from the Redland district for 200 students it had expected to enroll. The majority of teachers at Sandy High have already signed contracts for the coming year which may put the district in a bind. Although the future of the Sandy High faculty is uncertain, the operations of the school should be relatively unaf fected, according to D istrict Superintendent Jack Peters. “ Our budget will not be affected as such because tuitioned students (such as those from Redland) have been kept .separate from our kids in preparation for the day when Redland students would no longer be here,” Peters ex plained. The secession of the Redland students resulted from the failure of the Redland and Sandy school boards to agree on the funding of those students. Although both boards had signed a contract for the upcoming year, the exact dollar figure was still to be negotiated. The contract called for Redland to pay $2,475 per student with a minimum enrollment of 200 Redland board members felt that the dollar figure was too high and that the enrollment figure should be based on an average daily a tte n d a n c e ra th e r than projected registration figures The number of Redland students has historically dropped during the year from opening day figures The Redland board members felt that the tuition should be adjusted accordingly However, Peters disagreed, arguing John K lin« phoio Sandy City Manager Paul Helton, under fire from several members of city council, will step down from the position Sept 15, it was decided at an executive session of the council Monday night. G reat Way To The Mt. H ood Playground by MARK FLOYD T H IS YO U N G S TE R is hard at it at a potter’s wheel at the 5th Annual Sandy Mountain Festival. Gray skies threatened to open up on several ocassions Saturday and Sunday at the festivities but held off in favor of w arm weather. Massive crowds poured into the city for the event. See pa ges B and 7 for more photos. Helton leaving post Sept. 15 that the figure should be based on the preparation for the students. “ If we’re told that 200 Redland students are coming to Sandy, we have to prepare for 200 students,” he said. “ We don’t know that there is going to be less thpn that and w ell have to hire em ploys accordingly." By moving Ms students to David Douglas, the Redland School Board stands to save about $300 per student, although that was not the determining factor in the switch, according to newly appointed chairman of the Redland School Board, Kirk Braun "It seemed in the best interest of our students to leave this year.” Braun said. “ We have the opportunity to put all of our kids in one high school for several years without having to split families.” The multi-year stipulation is of major concern to Redland board members because the Sandy board had voted in June to oust Redland from the district following this year The Sandy School Board must decide whether to initiate action in an attempt to hold Redland to the contract. An attorney for the Redland board advised them that the contract was not binding, however, since it did not specify an exact figure Community School may get the axe A num ber of Sandy-area residents have seen the handwriting on tl wall from the fallout of the 27 levy defeat for Mt. Hood Community College and are gam ering support to continue the MH CC-Sandy Community School. A delegation of area residents was to appear at the college's board meeting Wednesday night (July 12) to ask that support for the community school be continued. A spokesm an for the Sandy delegation was to have read a statement on behalf of the group at the board meeting. They are requesting that the college continue support for the community school through the fall until the programs can be taken over and funded locally by area residents. The statem ent read in part: “ W eare fully appreciative of the support the college has been giving to our com munity in the past and recognize the financial dilemma the college is now facing “ We understand that eliminating the school program from your budget may be an unpleasant but necessary decision you have to make . . We ask that you not cut the Sandy Community School immediately but to continue with it through the fall (This) would allow our community time to organize and explore other possible means of support for the program s." The Sandy Com m unity School operates on a budget of approximately $20,000, most of which comes from the community college. However, the college board is expected to cut back heavily on community school programs in the wake of the $2.5 million levy defeat two weeks ago. The community school is housed in a trailer owned by the college on the grounds of Sandy Elem entary School It enrolls over 1.000 participants in ap proximately 200 programs a year Mayoral candidates invited to Chamber forum Tuesday The four announced candidates in the upcoming Sandy mayoral race have been invited to speak at a forum sponsored by the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce this Tuesday (July 18). Candidates in the race are Bruce Cook, an insurance salesman, Jim Duff, teacher at Sandy Elementary School, Dick Harrison, teacher at Sandy Union High School, and Dennis Wolf, a Sandy police officer. Cook and Duff are presently mem bers of city council Each of the candidates will be allowed 10 minutes for presentation of his views City councilman Vern Richards has 1 also been invited to speak at the forum Richards is considering a move to place his name in the mayoral race but has indicated he may wish to speak in favor of one of the announced candidates The forum will be held at noon at Griff’s Ixingburger Country on Proctor Boulevard A --------------- Inside The Post Sports & Recreation Page 10-11, Sec. I Bigfoot film h e r e ............ Page 3, Sec. II TV d irectory.......... Page 11-13, Sec. II ._____ — *
