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6 SANDY (O re ) COST Thur« . Jur»« 2 , 1 *7 9 (S«< 1 The Sandy Post Von Bioschler, G en e ra l M anager C aroline Duff O ffice M onaqei M ark Floyd, Sport* Editor Dan Dillon. City Editor Editorial & Opinion Tuesday levy offers rare bargain in education Good education doesn't come cheap But it doesn't have to be exceedingly costly, either, as a Siindy Union High School budget levy trim m ed to $1.7 m illio n by staff and school board indicates The high school cut some $200,000 and postponed a planned science addition, adm inistrative offices and badly needed track renovation to submit a lean budget to voters Tuesday, June 26 There are no new programs nor co n stru ctio n p ro je c ts in this budget. In fact, the school has cut some proposed staff positions, s a la ry increases and new programs in order to pass voters approval. Gone are plans for a new construction curriculum , new health cluster curriculum and five planned staff positions. These positions included an aide and a reader in the communications department and an instructor for the proposed c o n s tru c tio n program. The cuts run deep The school board and staff agreed to a 10 percent cut in travel expenses and shuffling of funds approved four years ago from adm inistrative office construction to a badly needed $80.(MX) re-roofing of the school Siindy athletes and their v is ito rs also m ust w a it fo r resurfacing of the high school track w ith its drainage problems and obvious holes in the path of runners. Science classes w ill not appreciate plans for additions in the coming year, either. Quality education doesn't come cheap, and high school officials who s k illfu lly trim m ed the cost of running SUHS in the coming year should be commended for their dogged determ ination to deliver adquate program s w ith sacrifice. Sad that the sacrifices were necessary to pass voter approval A fte r all. the local $1.7 m illio n levy represents the smallest part of the total $3 1 budget resources that pay the bills on B luff Hoad. Let's hope now that local citizens can match their sp irit by approving this austere high school levy T uesday, June 26 Q u a lity education may never again see such bargain prices. <YB> Residents offered a chance to help map future Sandy residents get a choice o p p o rtu n ity next week to p a rtic ip a te in lo ng-ra nge c o m m u n ity p la n n in g , as discussions concerning the city's comprehensive plan go into the final stage. The c ity m ust update its comprehensive plan to comply w ith new state requirements and to respond to recent development trends. The new plan has been slow in coming, largely due to lack of citizen involvement. This lack of involvement is sad. since the new master plan w ill control elements of all our lives in years to come and should be the overriding rule in future planning here. In the past, w ould-be developers have attempted to shape Sandy's future in spite of the comprehensive plan and been all too successful This post-planning syndrome belongs to the county, as much as the city. The tim e to get involved w ith planning is now The c ity staff w ill provide ample opportunity for p u b lic in put next Tuesday, Wednesday and T h u rsd a y in workshops to mold the final comprehensive plan document. There is special consideration in time allotment for special interest groups to be heard. The June 26 workshops consist of discussions of social services at 1:30 p m in council chambers, fo llo w e d by gen eral p u b lic discussion at 3:30 and presentations by a local com m ittee for citizen involvement and county planning organizations at 7:30 p m A June 27 workshop at 10 a m features presentation by city staff and state, regional and county planning agencies and u tility companies. This w ill be followed by presentations by realtors and developers at 1:30 p m and discussions by the pla n n in g commission, city council and city staff at 7:30 p.m. There w ill be two workshops June 28 in council chambers in the basement of city hall on Pioneer Boulevard One at 1:30 p m . features presentations by business and civic groups and the city's parking committee The last at 7:30 p.m gives o p p o rtu n ity fo r discussion by the general public. The workshops, conducted by the city staff and STEAMM planning c o n su lta n ts of P o rtla n d , are purposely designed for small groups of 10 to 25 persons to participate in group interaction during presentations. M a x im u m p a rtic ip a tio n is e sse n tia l fo r S a n d y’s fu tu re development T ru ly this is the tim e for all sides to be heard in meaningful discussion. (VB) Legislator's report: Welfare roll-up is urged The total number of bills introduced in the legislature is 2.397 < 1 098 in the Senate. 1.299 in the House), compared to 2,796 in 1977 This means 399 fewer bills to deal w ith than two years ago b\ KEN JEKSSTEDT *»(aiF Senator, Dtst. 28 Citizens who have urged a tightening in w elfare programs will tie pleased by the actions of the Legislature's Ways and Means Committee It has reduced the proposed state welfare budget by some $9 million and welfare rolls w ill be reduced by some5.WM) people on July 1 Not only will the welfare caseload be reduced, but administrative expenses in the public welfare division alsowill he cut New emphasis w ill be placed on demanding that those who are capable of work are channeled into employment Henceforth, welfare benefits w ill be determined on the basis of need, rather than greed To help with this new thrust, the Senate already has approved legislation to require that stepfathers who have the capability w ill be responsible for the needs of their stepchildren. This w ill remove several thousand The most recent statistics available show that the Senate has passed 403 of it* own bills. 70fewer than at the same time in 1977 Of that number, 199 have been passed by the House and 114 signed into law by the governor Sen. Ken .lerstedt people from welfare rolls Oregon s Taken together, these actions constitute the most far ranging welfare reform that we have seen in Salem during my 13 years as a legislator. They are steps in the right direction and they provide hope that we w ill yet be able to get control over programs which have been run too loosely in years past The House has passed 1X9 of its own bills, 87 fewer than at the same time in 1977 Of these, 169 have been passed by the Senate and 83 signed by the governor All but one day last week we had both morning and afternoon sessions We also, for the first time, met on Saturday The pace is definitely picking up' I have felt for some time now that the session w ill end at the end of this month, and I see no reason to change my mind now Letters to the editor Readers cite community appreciation Show benefits Vote schools To the Editor We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Sandy Ridge Riders who held the benefit show for us recently We weren’t able to attend the ride, but are very proud (X the beautiful trophy which was presented to us along w ith the check Our special h eartfelt thanks to Mary McDonald who organized everything and w orked so hard Art and Carol Colson 18390 I^ngensand Road Sandy Dear voters ( in behalf of the teachers of Sandy Union High School, I would like to take this time to urge you to vote for the Sandy Cnion High School levy Tuesday, June 26 The levy includes no new program s and no new construction The levy does allow for the continuance of ongoing programs, even though the amount of the assessment is less than last year By voting for the levy at this time you allow the staff at the high school to plan and prepare for a good year Please take time to vote for your high school Sincerely, Roger Ford President Sandy Education Association Meeting orderly To the editor: Jim Bollerman. chair man of the Bull Run School Board, deserves some public recognition for the excellent job he did recently in maintaining order and control at this month's board meeting With a very large public attendance and some highly controversial matters to be discussed. Jim was able to keep the meeting running smoothly, see that everyone had his say and prevent personal controversies from clouding the true issues being discussed Thanks, Jim. you are a credit to this community Reggie Hodge 12262 SE lasted Road Sandy Sandy responds To the Editor In behalf of a ll the volunteers who help operate Sandy Community Action Center I would like to offer warm thanks to those who bring us usable clothing, shoes, household effects, furniture and other items We recycle those items to p«*ople who need them We now have from 650 to 700 clients visiting the Center each month for help of some sort Most come for the items just mentioned and others come for help in solving some such emergency as a need for food, for information abixit applying for foexi stamps, for help on a health problem or perhaps a few gallons of gasoline to get to a county office or to a Job We have a problem with some items trough, to our front porch in the evenings or on weekends E le c tric dishwashers, for example, are not of use to people who need to keep their energy costs at a m inim um Barbecue seta for outdoor cooking are another luxury item of no use to <*ir clients TV sets that do no, work are a drag on our operations as are collections of bottles or jars Items ol furniture or other household equipment re q u irin g tools und mechanical skills to repair are not for us We have to take most of such items to the county salvage dump and pay $14 or $15 per pickup load to dispose of them Wi> ask all friends of the Center no, to tiring us items of the types jus, described W Pete Sul/bach, Ch I I I 1'EHS I ’ O I ,( 5 l etters to'.lie editor must he signed. typed w ith double spacing, w ithin 2OO w inds in length and in g»M>d taste th e I ’ osl reserves Ihe rig ht to edit letter w ith in s tan dard guidelines. We a tte m p t Io publish all letters we ret riv e . Stranglehold on coal must end If the U S is to deul effectively with its energy dilemma, a vital task is to develop coal to ita full potential as an alternative to petroleum and nuclear power It is becoming increasingly clear that to achieve that objective, it is essential that the oil industry be prevented from taking control of coal companies and be required to relinquish control already obtained The International Energy Agency, a group of 20 major industrialized nations with heavy dependence on imported oil, called for "greatly increased coal use at a recent meeting in Pans and called on the t S and other countries with large coal reserves to accelerate production and im prove railroad and p«»r, facilities On the same day representatives of the I S and the 19 other IEA nations were adopting commendable resolutions on the need for more coaI. testimony before it congressional committee in Washington was under scoring formula,»le obstacles to substantially increasing domestic coal production (til companies, reaping enormous p ro fits from souring prices of petroleum products, iire major owners of coal companies and. much of the persuasion suggested, are no, likely to develop coal to the extent that it would significantly dimmish oil demand, prices and profits S David Freeman, chair man of the Tennessee Valley A u th o rity, the nation's largest coal buyer, told , he Senate A n titru s t and Monopoly Subcommittee that six of the 15 larges, V S coal companies are owned entirely or principally by oil firms In illu s tra tin g what happens when oil companies acquire coal comp« aes, he told of a case in which the price of coal was more than tripled by a TV A supplier when an oil firm took charge By lim iting production and raising ,he price of coal, oil com,Mtnies can discourage use of coal while increasing demand fo r oil and prot«*cting its price The Philadelphia Inquirei Washington Report Hatfield emerging as a Senate force WASHINGTON When major legislation comes to a vote in the Senate, one may observe an interesting social political phenomenon Watching informal communication among senators on , he floor no doubt wixild enthrall a sociologist or a psychologist As senators pass through one of the swinging doors made of wood glass and bronze, they begin to browse like animals casually seeking colleagues for an important w<»rd northwest columnist STEVE FORRESTER When the chamber was crowded las, week for the vote on final passage of the m ilitary authorization bill. Sen Mark Hatfield, R- Ore crohsed to the Democratic side of the aisle to seek ou, Sen John Stennis, D Miss , anil Sen Sam Nunn. D Ga , for a few words Stennis is chairman of the Senate Armed Services ( omrnittee and Nunn is chairman of the committee s Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel After pressing the flesh briefly with the two southern p illa rs of the m ilita ry es tablishment. Hatfield cast his vote against their bill Only two other senators joined him It would be a mistake tounderestimatehfw essential this kind of constant cultivation and signaling is to the Senate's doing business One of the m ien’s,ing distinctions between Hatfield and Oregon's junior senator, Rot» Packwood, is that Hatfield seems to make the most of these occasion*, while Packwood generally enters the chamber, votes and leaves While Packwood s position as the elected chairman of thp Republican Conference is much ballyhooed by his press agents as proof of bis senatorial eminence. Hatfield, in fact, seems to be emerging as a Kepublican of some influence During the recent important Senate vote on giving the president standby authority to ration gasoline, E’ackwood was in New York C ity w hile H atfield rounded up 10 Republican votes for a grateful Sen Henry Jackson. I) Wash, to help convert a h»»ing cause into victory Hatfield’s effectiveness is due in part to his greater seniority and partly to his success a, cultivating the don* of the Senate, such as Stennis and Washington state's dynamic duo Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson, chairmen of the appropriations and energy committer’s respectively Rut Hatfield also benefits from having a well identified and highly articulated jMiin, o, view, which he is increasingly no, shy about expressing Already this year. Hatfield has signet! on with Ted Kennedy as cosponsor of a hill , ho, would put a moratorium on construction of nuclear reactors until the Congress is satisfied of nuclear power * safety, he has spoken ou, against the SALT agreement as being an inducement, rather than an impediment, to the arms race, he has delivered a strong Senate speech threatening to filibuster if Sam Nunn tried to sneak a selective service registration bill through the Senate, and he has delivered a strong rebukc ,o Pi esident < arter on development of the MX missile Hatfield succeeded in getting consideration of tIs- selective service registration bill p it off until alter the July recess, thir» giving its foes time «»organize In reply to Hatfield's criticism of the MX missile, Carter sen, the senator a two-psge handwritten reply a very rare commodity and an expression of respect In Hatfield's long |Miblic career, the most interesting times seem about to tn-gin As governor of Oregon for eight years, he was exceptionally cautious History undoubtedly w ill have a lot more to say about (iovs Tom McCall, Charles Sprague and maybe even Bob Straub only when Hatfield came East, say his longtime observers, did he find kindred spirits and jM-rrmt his liberalism toemerge of course, the senator's recent muscle flexing stands out all the niiMc because the Senate is so without leadership, intelligence and character these days F inally, consider wha, would happen if the Republican* claim a Senate majority in I9H0, which many analysts say is not a pipe dream Hatfield would become chairman of the Senate Appr opr nil ions Committee, a (xisition of immense power He is now the second ranking Re|>uhliron on the committee, and his senior colleague. Sen Milton Young, R N l> . w ill retire in 1980 A, the age of 58, Hat field wixild become the fifth now, senior Reputilican senator
