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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1979)
1 SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1979 *L (USPS 481-180; SUHS eyes alternatives Voters flunk special levy by D A N D IL L O N The Sandy voters who straggled to the polls Tuesday followed one county wide trend but balked at another Only two school levy elections county wide were defeated One of them was Sandy Union High School's request for a 2199,379 oneyear serial levy for construction and renovations It failed by a 905 828 margin Jack Peters, superintendent of the high school district, called the result “ disappointing," and added, "We certainly were defeated, but it is disheartening when that number of people turn out for an election " “ That number" was only 14 percent of the registered voters in Clackamas County A worker at th«- C ity Hall's Wayne R. Johnson polling place called the turnout "poor*' late Tuesday afternoon. Peters said that his next move would be to formally present the results to the school's budget committee Wednesday evening and to the school board on Monday Their decision will be final He said that he would present several a lte rn a tiv e s but, “ the most pressing problem is the roof " One renovation the levy would have paid for was the school's roof, made of an improperly applied foam substance which absorbs w ater, creating a leakage problem. The substance would release toxic fumes if it burned, and insurance companies have said it must be replaced to maintain coverage However, money for the roof's repair is included in the school's operating budget which will go before voters in June Incumbent chairman Wayne Johnson withstood the challenge of three can didates to retain his seat on the Sandy high school board Johnson, a nine-year veteran of the board, finished with 425 votes Calvin Jones, his closest com petitor had 401 Sid Brewster, who had withdrawn from the race, gamer I'd 234 votes and Donald Gould had 212. In the race for the Sandy Fire District Board. Ronald Krebs finished with 789 votes He was unopposed running for Position 1. City Councilman Jim Duff out distanced two other competitors to win a seat on the fire board with 393 votes Richard Carey finished with 289 and Charles Herrell had 144, in the race for Position 2. Tom D ay. running unopposed, finished with 890 votes to retain his position. The Mt. Hood Community College was approved by district voters by a 10,382 to 9.800. according to unofficial results from the Multnomah County Flections Department Clackamas County voters bowed their neck however, and voted against the levy 1,233 1,144 The levy is a 21.9 million special issue to balance the school's 213.5 million 1979-80 budget. Taxpayers will pay 21.76 per 21000 assessed valuation to support it. H. Riley Caton, Gary Cleland and Peggy Hergert were all successful in their bids for a seat on the Hoodland Fire District board In the race for the three positions, Caton had 80 votes for Position 1: Cleland had 248 votes for Position 2, and Hergert finished with 222 votes in her bid for Position 3. Results of the Government Camp Sanitary District board, Welches School District board and Mt Hood lx>op Water District board were not available at press tim e Purdy set to file abuse suit byC A K U L T H l'K L K IL L Post C orrespondent The altercation between Brightwood resident James Purdy and three Clackamas County deputies that oc- cured in August has resurfaced Purdy will be filing suit for "ex cessive abuse" against the deputies. Sheriff Renfro, and the County Board of Commissioners in the next few weeks according to attorney Ixnvell Njust He plans to ask for the maximum 2100.000 in statutory damages plus punitive damages. The civil case to follow will determine whether the deputies overstepped their authority or whether Purdy was acting in ap p ro p riately Purdy and the sheriff's department have conflicting reports about what happened Both can agree that Purdy had taken Portland resident Blane Harris and his girlfriend back to Portland on August 28 in exchange for a broken-down pickup. The sheriff's department received a call from Jerry Bush who claimed that Harris had stolen his dog and a stereo Deputy Art LoTourneap, who for merly patrolled the mountain area, talked to Purdy's son Dave and returned later to ask the elder Purdy where he had taken Harris Purdy refused to give any information. lx*Tourneau returned with two ad ditional deputies and the Hoodland Fire Department Rescue Unit Purdy was arrested and jailed on assault, resisting arrest, and a felony count of hindering prosecution As Purdy relates it. he did not feel he was obligated to tell LeTourneau anything He said the problem was between Harris and Bush “ My son Dave had already told LeTourneau I was taking Harris to Twenty-fifth and Gladstone streets I figured I didn't have to tell him something he already knew," said the 52-year-old Purdy "A guy should have a right to remain silent if he wants to." T H E IR STO R IE S D IF F E R According to Purdy, he was grabbed off his porch by LeTourneau without being told he was under arrest. He said he was then clubbed and maceo in the face by LeTourneau and deputies Dave Fraxell and Robert Bates The three deputies counter that Purdy was told he was under arrest while on the porch Purdy reportedly doubled his fists and struck LeTour neau in the chest. The three officers said they all received cuts and bruises while restraining and handcuffing Purdy An investigation by District Attorney James O'Leary's office in September T H IS PR ESC H O O LER had other things to occupy her at said there was insufficient evidence to tention last week during a morning session of the mothers' bring a criminal charge against Purdy pre-school co-op. W hile the “ teacher" presented serious of hindering prosecution All charges were dropped and the 21,400 in bail returned to Purdy At the same time, an investigation of the deputies by the sheriff's depart ment concluded that the police officers did not violate the criminal law. Because there were two versions of the incident. Sheriff Renfro said that it rem ain s unknown whether they violated departmental policy. No action was taken against the deputies "We have an impossible situation because there are no impartial party involved We in no way want to discredit either Purdy or the deputies." Renfro said, Regardless of whether Purdy started the fight, Renfro said that it “ would appear" that Purdy had an obligation as a citizen to give information to the officer. While that is subject to the court’s interpretation, a citizen has legal recourse if he feels he has been falsely arrested. Assuming that his deputies* version is correct, Renfro added that they had no choice but to restrain and jail Purdy once arrested. He said the depart ment's policy is to avoid confrontations if possible, and to use the minimum amount of force in taking anyone to jail. “ The ideal was to contain Purdy, the sheriff said. W hile his departm ent wished altercations never oc cured, they frequently do throughout the county. Tension is high between a sometimes disrespectful public and wary law enforcement agencies in the United States Renfro said his department has a "ride along" program to educate citizens on what officers confront on a daily basis, " I think that if the general public saw some of the verbal and physical abuse directed at the police, they wouldn't be so quick to condemn and judge us," he staled business to the group. Sarah Deere spent her tim e trying to balance an oversized balloon, seal-style, on her nose. F or more on the preschool co-op. see page 4, Sec. I. Fire chief warns businessmen by D A N D IL L O N Sandy District Fire Chief Bob Rathke took advantage of two town-meeting discussions at the Fire Hall last week to give local businessmen some disturbing news “ I'm telling you I may not be able to put a fire out in your building," he said. The meetings were held to explain a proposed sprinkler system ordinance to the public and gather outside ob servations and recommendations “ It is physically impossible to put out fires in some large buildings,'' Rathke said. Although the district has the necessary equipment and water pumping capability, it may not have enough firefighters available to man that equipment and put the water on fires in buildings over 3,500 square feet. He explained, “The fire will have to bum down to our size." To combat that problem, the fire district is proposing that sprinkler systems be installed in buildings of public assembly with capacity ex ceeding 100 persons The enclosed usable portion under grandstands, reviewing stands and amusem ent structures and all educational structures excluding day care centers, would be required to install the systems Repair garages and hangars over 3,000 square feet, stores and office buildings over 5,000 square feet and non hazardous structures over 7,500 square feet would all be required to install sprinkler systems according to the ordinance. AU businesses of these types would be required to have a sprinkler system if they were over one story in height, regardless of ground-level square footage. AU sprinkler systems would be required to automatically notify the fire district when the system activated. Rathke said the built-in systems would lower fire protection costs to the taxpayer. Without the ordinance, he said, the fire department would have to ask for a 2175.000 ladder truck in two years That requires an additional ten volunteers to man the apparatus Each volunteer costs the district 2570 per year An additional three paid people would be necessary, 219,000 per person per year. Rathke said that a water study shows the city system needs enlarging With sprinklers, he said, that wouldn't be necessary. Charlie Roth, a representative of the National Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Control Association, agreed that the ordinance would save taxpayers money. He cited Fresno. C a lif. which passed a ‘dangerous building or dinance," requiring sprinklers in some buildings In 1958, that city’s fire department had 61 paid firemen per shift. Since that time, Fres..o has quadrupled in size, but the department has remained at 61 men per shift “ That is the key," he said. Opponents of the system have argued that the installation coat would be nearly prohibitive for some businesses to bear John Fleshman of American Hardware Mutual Insurance said that insurance costs would be lowered so significantly that most systems would eventually pay for themselves He noted that the average hardware store's fire insurance drops from 99 cents per 21000 value to about 43 cents. The average restaurant saves around 50 percent Continued on pogo 4 INDEX Hoodland Happenings Menus ......................... • • • • P a g e 3. Section I . . . . Page 2. Section I ------ Page S, Section I Editorial. Letters . . . . . . . . P a g e 6. Section I Area N e w s ................... . . . Page 1. Section I I People. C h u rc h ........... . ... Page 2. Section II Keeping Posted........... Home 6 G a rd e n ......... Legal N otices............... . . . P a g e t. Section I I .. Paget. Section I I I Sports, Recreation . . . P a g e l, Section I I I Television d irec to ry. . Pages 6-8. 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