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SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1979
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At Zig Zag Village
Residents oppose
expansion proposal
bv CYNTHIA DILLON
A county-sponsored hearing on the
expansion of the Zig Zag Village
development on Lolo Pass Hoad turned
into a long and occasionally heated
meeting at the D epartm ent of
Environmental Quality in Oregon City
on June 13.
Approximately 20 residents of the
village and adjacent properties were
present to express their views on the
proposal which involves more than 50
acres on both sides of Lolo Pass Hoad,
two miles from its intersection with
Highway 26
Mike Cliburn, senior planner for
president of the Homeowners
Clackamas County, said most residents
Association,
but is also an employee of
were in opposition to the expansion so
Mayfarr
Realty,
which some residents
the hearings officer postponed his
see as a conflict of interest
decision until June 20
“ I sold the property to Jack
Zig Zag Village had its beginnings in
Armstrong,
Wear said “ Bill Masters
1969 when B ill Masters, owner of the
property, applied to the county and came to me and asked me what I could
do for him I probably could have sold it
received a conditional use permit for
to someone else, but it just happened
construction of 294 residential units and
that I sold it to Jack He d been up here
a commercial development with a
many times and had a feel for the
service station and restaurant.
area ”
The development was to be designed
But, he adds, that is as far as his
with its own sewer and water systems,
involvement
in the development goes
tennis courts, swimming pool and
Wear said that when he moved to Zig
stables The water, sewers, tennis
Zag Village he had full knowledge of the
courts and swimming pool have been
number of units planned because there
completed, and 74 units, which
comprise Zig Zag I and II. have been was a billboard at the entrance which
showed the entire plan, and he chose his
sold,
,
lot accordingly.
The Homeowners' Association’ made
“ Very little is new in the plan." said
up of the residents of Zig Zag Village,
Wear
“ Village Loop Road was
was planned by Masters to give
designed as just that — a loop Almost
residents a voice in the management of
all decisions now are at the county
the housing development.
level A developer submits a plan and
Gordon Fyfe, a member of the board
the county either accepts it or rejects it
of the Homeowners Association, says,
The Department of Environmental
“ Many homeowners are upset about
Quality OKs the water and sewer, not
what's being done. I t ’s a very confused
the developer ”
issue."
Concerning the added recreational
Several homeowners, who asked to
Expansion of ZlgZag Village development on Lolo Pa»» Hoad has been opposed by some
facilities.
Wear said, “ It's very, very
remain anonymous, said they were led
Village residents. At press tim e, a decision had not been made by the Clackamas ( aunty
hard to say. A swimming pool is the
to believe that Zig Zag I and II were to
hearings officer.
most expensive type of recreation and
remain a separate entity. They
requires a lot of upkeep
believed that although there was to be
He added that i t ’s hard to plan
additional development, the sewer,
recreational facilities without taking
water and recreational facilities were
into consideration how many residents
to be used by only owners in Zig Zag I
w ill be full-tim e or part-time and their
and
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Congress and
age range
They say they now w ill be forced to
chemicals to its banned list for fields
the fields before the season ends in two
the Department of Labor can so
Wear added that as soon as there
share
these
fa
c
ilitie
s
w
ith
the
where 10-and 11 year olds work
or three weeks
complicate a simple matter, but
were enough people to support it, a fu ll
additional 189 units to be developed
delighted that a federal judge can
time professional manager, such as is
The tria l w ill decide the merits of
Another issue upsetting to some
The l«al>or Department contends that
employed at Timberline Rim, would be
using the particular chemicals in the
residents interviewed was that there
Captan can cause cancer and Benlate is demonstrate such pragmatism and
to the advantage of residents
common
sense
w
ill
be
no
additional
roads
built
by
the
fields, farm bureau attorney Jerry
toxic to young children But the < iregon
Wear is resigning as president of the
county to handle additional traffic The
McCarthy said Earlier decisions had
“ I believe the regulations of the
and Washington fa rm
bureaus
Homeow ners Association because he is
dealt with the U S I«abor Department s
Village
Loop
Road,
which
is
the
main
Department of Labor have already had
maintain those claims cannot be
moving. Wear said his reason is not
road through the community, provides
authority to ban the chemical», not with
an adverse effect on our berry crops
supported They are conducting their
because of a conflict of interest, adding
two
access
routes
from
Lolo
Pass
Road.
the safety of the fungicides
over the last several years,’ Duncan
own research for McCarthy to *j*e in a
that was not an issue until the
One resident commented that his house
said Friday
A federal appellate court Friday
trial, Steve Holgate of Congressman
expansion was proposed He said it has
would be up for sale if all the traffic
yanked the young pickers out of fields
Bob Duncan's office said Monday
become too far tocommute. and that he
from
the
expansion
were
to
be
funneled
l^ast season, when young pickers
which have been sprayed with Captan
is moving closer to Portland Wear
were
allowed
in
the
fields
for
only
part
past
his
home
Duncan said F rid a y he was
and Beniate. two common fungicides
added that he plans to buy a vacation
On
the
other
side
of
the
controversy
is
of
the
season,
Oregon
farmers
lost
"disappointed about the decision of the
By a 2-1 vote, the judges reversed U S
home in the expansion of the Village
would-be
developer
Jack
Armstrong,
about one third of the total crop, worth
D istrict Judge Jack Tanner's June 1 San Francisco C irc u it Court of
In the meantime, some current
one of two owners of M ayfair Realty of
about
$3
m
illion,
according
to
Beth
Appeals ” He had earlier applauded
injunction which prohibited the l«abor
residents say they’ve been given the
Portland,
has
purchased
the
land
Caster
of
the
Oregon
Farm
Bureau
Tanner's decision, noting he was
D epartm ent from adding those
runaround by the county and the
personally, not for the company, and is
developers
quite sure the expansion w ill be
“ A ll we get are a lot of ifs and
approved
maybes We went to the hearing to get
“ It was zoned in 1969 for 189 units and
some answers, but Armstrong and
that's what is expected to be developed,
Masters walked out before it was
as per the Mt Hood Plan The density
over." said one woman who did not
w ill be equivalent to Timberlme Rim
intended to keep it for horses, but
With several citizens arguing the
that he was not empowered to fore«* the
want to be identified
To
residents
who
complain
about
the
meant to look for a commercial use.”
fa cility was needed for recreational
• We re not happy with everything
owner to continue the stable use
density of the plan. Armstrong replied.
David
Frost,
attorney
for
GTE,
purposes to meet one of the state land
that's
going on, but it seems pretty
“ All they had to do when they bought in
noting he was “ surprised' to see so
Arthur and Mildred Edmon of Boring
use goals. C om m issioner Ralph
much
cut
and dried, said resident Art
was
call
the
county
and
find
out
how
many at the hearings, said he felt the
appealed the h«*nrings officer decision,
Groener noted the building had not been
Bock, expressing the feelings of some
many
units
were
planned
The
plat
(for
general
public
would
be
better
served
saying the GTE use would be
used as a stable for some time
redisents that you can't fight city hall,
the subdivision) was there
by the relocation of the facility from
d e trim e n ta l to the surrounding
“ The Small Business Administration
or in this case, county and developers
Somewhere
in
the
middle
of
the
Gresham. He noted the relocation
property Edmon, who built the stables,
sold it to the current owner with th«*
“ It's in the final stages Next week
controversy
is
M
ilt
Wear
Wear
is
not
would also take some pressure off the
questioned how the GTE use could be
intention he would keep it a horse
this w ill all be history ." W ear said
only
a
resident
of
Zig
Zag
Village
and
heavy
traffic
in
Gresham
allowed on property zoned farm forest
barn," said Edmon. “ W e think he never
use
Expansion decision pending
Monday hearing to decide pickers’ fate
u s District Judge Jack Tanner w ill
hold a full hearing Monday on whether
10 and 11 year-old picker* should be
(tanned from strawberry fields which
have been spruyed with Ihe fungicides
Captan and Henlate
The court decided this morning that it
would hold a full hearing, with a
decision expected next Tuesday, said
Beth Caster of the Oregon Farm
Bureau
That could put young pickers back in
the fields as early as next Wednesday
morning
The Oregon and Washington farm
bureaus have been racing against the
clock to get the young pickers back in
General Telephone denied stable use
OREGON C m ’
After holding a
“ very unusual hearing." as one
commissioner termed it. Clackamas
County commissioners voted to not
allow General Telephon«« Company to
use Mt Hood Stables as a supjxtrt
facility
The 21 vote was applauded by
citizens in the crowded hearing room,
filled mostly with local residents and 4-
II Club member*
GTE had requested a conditional use
perm it to use the vacant stables on U S
Highway 2« near Boring for vehicle
storage and minor repair work
In the wake of the commissioners
decision, the owner of Allen Stables in
Troutdale said she would attempt to
purchase the Mt Hood Stables for horse
quartering
“ A representative of the Small
Business Administration said he would
be knocking on my door if the
commissioners decided not to approve
G TE’s request," said Marlene Allen
The
stables
were
o rig in a lly
constructed in 1974 with the help of a
1980,000 loan from the Small Business
Administration Foreclosed in 1977, the
property was sold to Arthur Close in
197H
The property is again subject to
foreclosure, according toSBA officials
County Hearings Officer Ken Stewart
had granted the request April 12 lie
said he was concerned with t hr plight of
the neighbors who noted there were no
other horse facilities in the area, txit
• That building was made for a horse
stable and not anything else," Edmon
told th«’ commissioners “ You take
those stalls out anti it won t be
structurally sound It would take a lot of
money to bring it up to code if you did
that ”
“ The community needs to keep this
as a recreational facility We have 700
people in the Clackamas County 4 II
horse program It's a terrible shame to
lose a facility like that which is
nationally recognized by horse people
Deborah Noah, a Boring resident who
lives near th«* stables, agreed the
county des|«*ratcly needed the facility
She also felt the proposed use would
cause a traffic problem in the area
Noah is purchasing th r lot which Mt
Hood Stables used as a drain field but,
she said, “ we won't let GTE use it as a
drain field now ”
Commissioner Rotiert Schumacher
noted that any sewage or drainage
problems need not be address«*d at the
hearing becauseif th«* county found the
area was not acceptable, the permit
would not be granted by them anyway
Hoodland businesses may profit from gas crunch
By Dawn Morrison
“ About eight new businesses have
opened in Hoodland in th«* past one and
a half years, and none have closed,"
said Rick Scott. Hoodland Chamber of
Commerce President
“ Hoodland needs to become a
destination resort area a place tor
people to stay overnight and longer."
he added “ Overnight housing is needed
badly, with only Bowman's Resort and
several small good motels available
now "
Scott said the gas shortage is
probably good for Hoodland, “ if we
handle it properly "
“ People cun tank up their cars in
town and travel to Hoodland and back
without refilling, he added People in
town w ill also use use mass transit
during the week for travel to and from
work, and then use their gas for leisure
trips ”
Scott said the Chamber has tried to
help businesses by compiling a Visitors
Guide to Mt Hood, which is given away
free of charge and indicates what
services are available from merchants,
in the area.
"The Chamber was also instrumental
in bringing Providence Medical t enter
to the mountain and puts on the July 4th
F ire w orks
Show,
an
annual
attraction
Scott said the Chamber, with a good
nucleus of interested people and 82
active members this year, would like to
get a Visitors Information Center on the
mountain in th«* near future, and w «ild
like to organize activities of various
local clubs and organizations to benefit
local business
Several small business owners were
surveyed in Hoodland, and they
indicated that customers and business
volume have been increasing steadily
since opening
In March 1977, Al and Shirley
Hendrickson opened ‘ Lodge Logs in
Hoodland Park Plata Starting with
sales of home kits from pre-cut logs, in
...
* i _i__t
May they added wood-burning stoves
and accessories
“ Sales are increasing in spite of the
tight money situation, and we are in the
process
of
expansion,
Mrs
Hendrickson said “ We would like to
expand into other energy saving
products.”
Chuck and Kay McCracken opened
the Irish Deli in January 1978. also in
Hoodland Plaza they specialize in
sandwiches, homemade soup and
salads, and sales of delicatessen meats
and cheeses of all kinds Inside seating
is available for 32 people, with lunch
and dinner served and take out orders
accepted.
“ We have experienced a 50 percent
increase in customers since we opened,
with most customers being either local
residents or from the Bowman s
resort, said Kay. “ The skiers found us
for the first time this year, and we had
an additional boost in business from
Rippling River construction workers ”
A new rinpist
florist «hnn
shop. Flowers
Flowers by
F ireside E nterprises, opened in
November 1978 on Highway 26 in
Wemme
Rick and Molly Smith
operated the business for three years
from their home prior to moving to this
location
" I feel that the majority of my
customers are local residents, and the
business is holding its own at the new
location," Mrs Smith said
The “ Book Place" was opened by
Shirley Dueber in December 1977 in
Hoodland Plaza. “ A friend owned the
store and wanted to close it. so I took
it over." said Dueber “ I try to keep in
stock as many books and information
on the Mt Hood area as I can find,
along with children s books, which area
favorite of mine “ My book busm«*ss
has expanded and grown since opening,
and I expect further growth, she said
My sales are mostly to local residents
with some sales to tourists and people
lodging at Bowman s resort