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2—SANDY (Or«.) POST Thur»., Jan 22, 1481 (Sac 2) county aroun Gleaning plan successful New sheriff says Levy to affect Hoodland protection The generosity of 56 Clackamas County food producers and the “ self- help” philosophy of low- income county residents enriched the diets of hun dreds of people in 1960. A total of 79,250 pounds of gleaned fruits, nuts and vegetables were harvested by Clackamas County gleaners in 1960 with an estimated in-store value of $31,765. P rincipal donated crops included 13,000 pounds of apples, 14,000 pounds of blackberries, blueberries and strawberries, 17,000 pounds of potatoes, 5,000 pounds of pears, 11,000 pounds of tomatoes and 4,000 by KAYE BARTON BAKKE Post Correspondent Paul M cAllister. Clackamas County’s new sheriff, spoke to the Hoodland Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon last Friday about plans fo r law enforcement during his term M cA llister took office Jan. 6. His plans for the sheriff’s department w ill be significantly affected by the outcome of the Feb. 17 election, in which a $14.2 m illion tax levy w ill be presented to county voters. “ I ’ll never make any promises to you I can’t keep,” M cA llister told Chamber members; consequently, his projections were expressed as hopes and likelihoods. as possibilities and probabilities. Most of the projections were based on the assumption that the serial levy would be approved on Feb. 17. The levy was originally proposed and defeated as the " B " portion of a two-part levy in November. County voters passed the “ A ” portion of the November ballot, which M cAllister said would allow the sheriff’ s department to maintain the present staffing level through June. 1984 Also approved in November was a levy for ja il ex pansion. November’s “ B ” ballot, a $4.7 m illion per year levy for a three- year period, w ill be resubmitted to voters next month M cA llister said that passage of the levy w ill enable the department to restore 28 positions which have been eliminated within the last three years and to hire an additional 17 persons, He pointed out that Clackamas County’s ratio of swom officers-per- population is the lowest of any of Oregon's large counties. M cA llister referred to the Federal “ You’re so isolated up here, yet you’ve got banks and markets ripe for the picking.” Sheriff Paul McAllister The new exhibits are a county effort to expand public awareness of current projects and, at the same time, to "re cycle " large scale maps, charts and photos, according to Ardis Stevenson, assistant director of the Environmental Ser vices Department Displays are mounted on four six-foot panels and w ill be changed as new projects occur. Bureau of Investigation’s guideline for determining the ideal size of a police force. "The old FBI standard was one policeman for every 1,000 in population.*’ he said. Clackamas County currently has 240,000 inhabitants, with 150,000 of them living in the unincorporated areas which the sheriff’s depart ment serves. The department has 80 officers, yielding a ratio of nearly 2,000 in population for each officer. M cA llister contrasted that figure w ith the levels for Multnomah County and the City of Portland. "W e’re only 9,000 to 10.000 less in population than Multnomah County outside the c ity ," M cA llister pointed out, "A nd we’ve got a larger geographical area.” Yet Multnomah County has a ratio of approximately 700 citizens per officer. "W e’ve got nine detectives. They have 30," the sheriff said. What this means to county law enforcement is a "p rio ritiz in g of crim es," he told the group. “ We’re The Government Camp study, prepared for the UJS. Forest Service, w ill assist the county and federal government in reviewing m ajor development pro grams or proposed owner ship changes in the Mt. Hood Corridor. Much of the private land on Mt. Hood is com pletely surrounded by federal ownerships The study shows where land swaps or purchases could improve road access and economical provision of water and sewer service to pnvate property The Boring Neighborhood display shows the results of an individual household and employers survey and recommended improve ments for the community that straddles Highway 212. The plan, developed by a County citizens group schedules public forum Planning for a "W hat’s on your m in d " public forum is the main agenda item for the Jan. 27 meeting of Clackamas County’s Citizen Involvement Advisory- Committee The meeting w ill be at 7:30 p.m. in the Department of Environ mental Services offices, Oregon City. The CIAC, which is responsible for encouraging citizen involvement in County decisions, is organizing a March 31 public forum to provide op portunities for citizens to ask questions about County government and to express their concerns for County priorities. "Adequate in formation is the key to productive citizen par ticip a tio n," said CIAC chairman John Oster in Barristers name officers The Clackamas County Bar Association has an nounced the selection of officers for the 1981 term President is Paul Schultz, a partner in the firm of Hibbard, Caldwell, Canning, Bowerman and Schultz F irst vice president is John Henry Hingson III, an Oregon City attorney Second vice president is Kenneth B Stewart, a partner in the firm of Crist, Stewart and Lowe of Lake Oswego. The secretary- treasurer is John H Kelley , a partner in the firm of Red man. Carskadon and Knauss The existence of the gleaning project was threatened in the spring of 1980 by budget cuts at both federal and county levels. The Community Action Agency, which has ad ministered the gleaning program since its inception in 1976, found sufficient funds from a variety of sources to allow the agency to assist volunteer gleaners to keep the project alive. In addition to securing food for themselves, gleaners donate food they have picked to senior citizens, or han dicapped people who want to be involyed but are physically unable to do so County has extra revenue mainly working crimes against persons," such as robbery , assault, murder, sex abuse and rape. " I t would have to be a 30- or 48- or $50,000 burglary before we could work it,” he said. He said the Mt. Hood area and the southern portions of the county feel the greatest effect of the manpower shortage. "Y o u ’re so isolated up here, yet you’ve got banks and markets ripe for the picking," he said. " I f that levy passes, there’s no reason why we couldn't have two people on the mountain all the tim e ," the sheriff told the business people. Currently, on graveyard shift, there is one deputy to cover a te rrito ry which includes Hoodland. Sandy, Boring and Estacada. M cA llister said the department is economizing in numerous ways, including adoption of the four-day work week. “ It looks like a ll of our people want to try it," he said. Because the new work week w ill be planned w ith overlapping shifts, the sheriff said it w ill eliminate many late reports and decrease response time on some calls. Calls which now come in near a shift change may be held until the new shift is on duty, he explained. The four-day work week is also expected to cut overtime hours and eliminate some sick leave, he said. Another economy measure he listed is to return to a simple white bond stationery rather than the costly colored paper favored by the previous sheriff. M cAllister said it would save $370 a year. "A nd that doesn't sound like much, but last week I wanted to send a deputy out to a school, and we didn't have the money for it." He said the schools are an im portant place to start the county’s crim e prevention program, because "75 percent of the crime is ac countable to young people.” Design plans open to public Inform ation on a com m unity design plan for Government Camp, an improvement plan for Boring and the Town Center area design plan are now on display at the Clackamas County Department of Environmental Services building lobby in Oregon City pounds of cabbage Significant amounts of green beans, corn, rutabagas and filberts were also gleaned The produce was donated both by commercial growers and backyard donors Growers invite the low- income people to finish harvesting the fields after they have harvested what they need to sell or consume In return, commercial growers get a tax credit from the state equal to 10 percent of the wholesale value of the produce, and backyard donors can claim the value of their donation as a con tribution to a charitable organization. neighborhood advisory committee and county staff, was funded by a Community Development Block Grant. Recommendations for Boring include street and drainage improvements, housing and small business rehabilitation loans, a community park and an annual neighborhood clean up campaign The Town Center Area Design Plan exhibit includes maps of road and transit improvements and artists conceptions of future development. The design plan was adopted last fa ll and many of the public facilities could be financed by the newly approved tax increment financing district. A ll of the exhibit m aterial was originally produced for vironmental protection, libraries, parks and recreation, public safety and social services. The budget committee has Clinic and Private _______ FOR : ________ • STRESS • FEARS • SPORTS • SMOKING • BEDWETTING • NAILBITING • WEIGHT • MEMORY • SELF-CONFIDENCE said that there are more needs than dollars and it would like some public input on the best use of the revenue. Don’t be kept in the dark anymore! 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