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Planner recommends Sandy expand to south
The addition of an industrial park or
commercial center make* a small
community a txxirntown practically
overnight Toavoul the nightmare* tliat
come with rapid expansion, planning
future development i* essential
The City of Sandy i* currently in the
process of avoiding the jxtlential rught
mare* of urlxin sprawl by iqxlating its
1974 Comprehensive Plan
The purpose for developing a plan is
to guide the community so the hope* oi
it* citizens muy he realized in the
future The comprehensive plan or
ganizes the complex interrelationship*
between people, land, resources and
facilities to serve a s a guide for future
growth
According to planner Dennis Pet-
requin. the city ha* “ pretty well com
rnitted itself to the Tickle Creek basin "
With the construction
a new inter
ceptor for the sewer system and plans
for a major traffic arterial connecting
362nd Avenue with Langensand Hoad,
Petrequin feels that commitment is
almost binding
“ IPs a wise move on the part of the
city to anticipate , hat move south," be
»aid It will lx- the most economical
area in the current l'rt>an Growth
Boundary to hook up to the utilities
The current revision of the com
prehensive plan will determine what
the Tickle Creek basin can support
Petrequin said tie assumed the city
would develop one half of the
residential area currently within the
city limits “ If they developed all they
have the potential for, there would tie
6,000 new people today," Petrequin
said
By his calculations, Petrequin feel»
that with additional development in the
area to the south of the city, Sandy
could support approximately 17,000
people Tliat includes what Petrequin
call» a “ fudge factor "
Outside the city, but within the Urban
Growth Boundary, he see* a necessity
for Sandy to enter into a dual-interest
agreement with Clackamas County
That would let the county know that
Sandy has plans for those areas in the
future, avoiding a conflict between
county zoning and city's needs
Petrequin would like to see no sub
divisions at all to the south of Sandy
until the city comes into the area
Before that, however, he said the city
should show need for the expansion
That would mean approximately 70
percent capacity in the Tickle Creek
basin
One possibility for the area is the
addition of an elementary school With
the population center moving south, the
school would be located where it could
have sewer hookups Clark Lund,
superintendent for the district, said
when permission was given for the
addition at Firwood School, the county
»aid that there would be no more
permits given for schools on septic tank
systems, so the utilities are necessary
With transportation costs becoming
inflated, proximity to the population is
another necessity Sites proponed by
the planner* would fill those needs
There are several levels of goals in
the Sandy comprehensive plan,
according to a preliminary draft
released this week The project goals
are intended to establish the general
guideline* and direction upon which to
undertake the plan update process
The four major project goals are to
update the 1974 comprehensive plan to
reflect current trends in development
of residential, com m ercial and
industrial areas;
integrate the
requirements of the laind Conservation
and
Development
Commission
(LX’D (’ ), meet LCDC requirements for
plan compliance, and review the urban
growth boundary in relation to
population growth and projected land
requirements for residential use and
supporting functions
It is the fourth goal, regarding the
boundary, that has confused some The
boundary originally outlined by the
Columbia Region Association of
Government (CRAGi "won't fly,"
according to Petrequin CRAG is now
the Metropolitan Service District
In outlining the original boundary,
CRAG followed section lines, quarter
section
lines
and
other
non
geographical boundaries that were not
practical, according to Petrequin
In drawing up three alternatives, the
planner used physical boundaries such
as the drainage system of the Tickle
Creek basin Two of the three
alternatives would eliminate much of
the land to the north of Sandy near
Kelso Road, because, Petrequin said, it
wouJd be too costly to serve
With the dual interest agreement
with the county, when the city is ready
to expand and shows that need then it
could annex that area into its urban
growth boundary again It will be some
time before Sandy can support that
area with the necessary services, he
said
A representative of LCDC said the
same thing at a Tuesday night meeting
She said that under the goals and
guidelines of LCDC, Sandy must show
that it is able to support the area and
dem onstrate a need that it is
urbanizable land
Some residents have expressed
bew ilderm ent that the existing
boundary is smaller "That boundary
was established when people thought
we have to get all we can now, because
there won't be any left later,” said
Petrequin
"That isn’t the case
anymore ’’
The workshop* on the urban growth
boundary and comprehensive plan
continue today with a final meeting
scheduled tonight for 7:30 p m in the
City Council Chambers
Lauer to seek sheriff position
Jim Ixiuer ol Sandy would like to tie
the next Clackamas County slier iff
| He has announced his intention to
run for the office, currently held by
John Renfro, in the May.
primary
election
A veteran u( 22 years on the Port
land police force, Lauer has
formulated three programs he is con
fident will hung better service to
county resident* “ I ’m very capable
of giving the people of Clackamas
County, the twst in law enforcement,"
lie said
His
programs
include
the
establishment of an identification de
partment, the use of resident deputies
and the issuing of assigned cars
Currently, the Clackamas County
sheriff's office is without an
identification bureau "One of my
major things is I would hope to change
to get a working identification file,"
I .aucr said He was an identification
officer with the Portland police for
nine of his years on the force
From the staff he has “ promised" If
elected. La»ucr said three are certified
latent print examiners who are willing
to "set up the flies and make them
operational." That would accompany
a program of from three to four years
of intense training to get road deputies
trained in the art of taking finger
prints
For major crimes, however, a
special staff would be called from the
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central office to do the investigation
That would allow for the uniformed
officers to get out in public.
Renfro is now relying on the
uniform staff to handle their own
investigations. Lauer said, and that is
"good in theory" if you have the man
power "Basically, I want to bring the
uniform officer back to the forefror.'
he said
One method of doing that would be
to assign cars to personnel In a de
partment with the limited amount of
manpower, covering 2.000 square
miles and 250,000 people. Lauer said,
if something happens. "You can call
the deputies at home and get them out
of bed. if necessary They can go
directly to the scene rather than
having to go to Oregon City or
Estacada to get a car."
The assigned car program would
allow the department members to
take the regular patrol ears anyw here
in the county, on or off duty, for a fee
of approximately $30 per month
The use of department would also
familiarize the deputies with their
neighbors and those in the coverage
area The people would begin to think
of them as their friends, rather than
an anonymous face
Another method, proposed by
Lauer, of improving response time for
Mt. Hood residents would be the
establishment of a precinct in the
Hoodland area
Files could be
maintained at the precinct as well as a
supply house and place to work The
paper flow with the main office in
Oregon City would be maintained by a
senior officer or sergeant.
" It would give the people on the
mountain a feeling of m ire security,”
Lauer said "When they need a
deputy, they need them now,"
Rolling time from Oregon City to
the mountain area is approximately
45 minutes With the resident deputy
system, response time could be cut to
15 minutes with an assigned car
Lauer admits that his proposals
would initially cost more money, but
that initial cost could be absorbed by a
lower maintenance cost on de
partment vehicles tuned by private
contracts established by the deputies
responsible for them
When it comes to the assigned cars,
Ijiu e r wants "the roughest one of the
bunch," He said, “ F irs t line
equipment is fine as far as prestige is
concerned." but it should be reserved
for the men on the road,
Lauer wants to get Clackamas
County involved in the sheriff’s office
" I ’ll be running the sheriff 's office for
the people of the county, if I ’m
elected," he said
" I ’m a lawman I've been a law man
all my life," he said and he relishes
the opportunity to return to doing
what he says is the purpose of the law
enforcement
officer serving the
people.
"They’re paying taxes, it’s time we
brought law enforcement back to the
people
"1 have no way of proving myself to
the people, except to have them teat
me "
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Snotv^conehead
THREE-YEAR-old Jason O'Hara found a snow cone more
interesting than watching the big kids play baseball in a
recent Little League game.
SUHS, Cottrell levies approved
The budgets of Sandy Union High
School and Cottrell School were
apparently lean enough to please the
masses as local voters passed both
levies in Tuesday’s election.
The $1.700,923 SUHS levy passed 383
366, while the Cottrell levy of $195.430
passed easily, 77 29
"W e’re extremely pleased to have
our levy pass," said a relieved Jack
Peters. SUHS district superintendent
"We re already busy this morning
hiring teachers and getting ready for
school in September.”
The levy will pass on to the taxpayer
a rate of $6 27 per $1.000 assessed
valuation, a decrease of 27 cents from
the year before
The passage of the levy brings the
total SUHS budget to $3.161.219. some
$200.000 less than was originally re
quested Very few new programs were
included in the 1979-80 budget and some
of the cuts included new positions and
curriculum.
Despite the massive cuts, the levy
passed by only 17 votes Nevertheless.
Peters felt that it was somewhat un
usual for Sandy voters to pass the levy.
" I t ’s the first time we’ve put that levy
on the ballot and it's unusual that it
passed the first time out in Sandy," he
said.
" I think people want to have the
school open so that we can do our
planning and give the kids a good
program to go to this fall," Peters ex
plained
Among the items cut from the
original SUHS budget were new con
struction on the science wing and re
modeling of the art building Repairs to
the high school track were also post
poned indefinitely.
The Cottrell budget passed with ease,
a fact that surprised superintendent
Jean Lundy.
" I just think it’s great," Lundy said,
"but I was surprised that it passed by
so much Our millage dropped some
and that may have had some bearing ’
The drop came w hen the State Basic
Fund was increased from $214,927 to
$304.463 That increase dropped the
levy more than $42.000 from last year’s
total
Like Peters. Lundy is ready to leave
the budget battle behind and get on with
the rest of school planning.
"Our board is meeting Thursday
night and we re going to go ahead and
get our work done," she said "We re
having some lights put in in the west
building and we ll do a few other
things "
Record crowd expected for festival
Sandy Mountain Days organizers
expect record crowds during festivities
which will begin on Monday. July 2
"With the gasoline shortage, people
tend to stay closer to home," said Jem
Ellis, a member of the Mountain
Festival committee
Last y e a r’s festival drew an
estimated 75,000 persons to Sandy
This year’s Mountain Days will
feature
a week
of activities,
culminating in the sixth annual Sandy
Mountain Festival in Meinig Memorial
Park. Artists and craftsmen from
throughout the Northwest will show
their wares during the two-day event
The week will begin with a pet show
at the Sandy Community School on
Monday. July 2 Tuesday activities will
include a bike derby for youngsters
ages 6-12 at the Sandy Upper Grade
track
The derby will offer the
traditional speed races, along with a
bike decorating contest
Children can register for either
a c tiv ity
by calling the Sandy
Community School at 668 5744
L a te r
on
Tuesday,
baseball
enthusiasts will have a chance to dust
off their snowshoes and put them to use
in their favorite game
The snowshoe haseball game will
start at 6 p m in the lot on Southeast
Bluff Road across from the Latter Day
Saints Church John Fischer and Steve
Aubin are team captains Participants
are asked to bring their ow n snowshoes
Beer will be served
On Wednesday. July 4. the Sandy
Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a
Community Picnic at 4 p m in Meinig
Memorial Park The bringvour-own
food affair is open to the public
That evening, there will be games for
youngsters Sandy Civic Services will
sponsor its annual Foirth of July
celebration on the Sandy High School
athletic field Music by a six member
combo will begin at 8 p m., followed by
fireworks at dusk.
On Thursday, the Mountain Festival
Committee will sponsor a bed race at 7
p m with contestants racing from Paul
Koch Ford on Proctor Boulevard to the
high school on Bluff Road
Last week the Post reported that the
bed race had been cancelled However,
after the original sponsors of the race,
the Sandy Lions C’lub. decided they
didn't have time to sponsor it. the
Mountain Festival took up the cause
Anyone interested in entering the
competition contact the Blushing Zebra
at «68-5900.
The race will be followed at 7:30 p m
by the Sandy Mountain Days Parade
The parade will be led by Gerry Pratt,
moderator of KATU’s weekly one-hour
Town H all" program
Floats, bands and Sandy's train will
be among the record number of
entrants.
After the parade, Sandy merchants
will hold their annual Moonlight Sale
Sandy residents may also have a
chance to throw a pie in the face of their
favorite Sandy policeman, according to
P atro lm an
K elly
Adovnik
A
department spokesman said the time
and place of the event would be
announced next week.
Sandy's pet rock race and an arm
wrestling tournament are on the
agenda for Friday evening
The Mountain Festival Committee
has arranged for free shuttle bus
service from parking lots around town
to Meinig Memorial Park
The bus w ill be provided by
McKinnon Enterprises Jim Patnck of
Sandy Truck Lines will serve as driver
Parking areas include the Sandy
Industrial Park, Sandy Union High
School and the high school athletic
field. Sandy Grade School. Immanuel
Lutheran Church and Sandy Assembly
of God
Those taking advantage of the shuttle
bus service are asked to avoid the
church parking lots on Sunday
morning
The Post ha* published a special 20-
page Mountain Days section which la
inside this issue