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SANDY (O re ) COST Thur« . Jur»« 2 ,
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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
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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