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
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“ Putting them on display
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while also alerting more
people to what's going on,
and people who are waiting
for a building perm it or
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something interesting to look
a t," Stevenson said.
More than $1 m illion has
been ticketed for Clackamas
County in the upcoming
months and the county
budget committee wants to
know what to do with the
money.
A hearing w ill be held Feb.
4 in the Clackamas County
Courthouse Annex in Oregon
City for just that purpose
The meeting w ill begin at 7
p.m.
The money, $1,067,000, is
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Sharing comes from tax
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July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982
fiscal year.
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vices lobby exhibits are one
of several County programs
to inform citizens of county-
activities or procedures A
pamphlet explaining how to
get a building perm it is
available in the same lobby.
Citizens who want to keep
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