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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1981)
SUHS track preview Drifting the Sandy pg. 1, sec. Ill Pg- 1, sec. II S ingle Copy 20 City announces hy D \ \ D ll .I.ON messy land p a rtitio n and sutxtivision sites The city of Sandy is taking steps to crack down on builders who leave a mess in the street in front ol homes under construction And. at the same time, it isn't ready to accept South Bluff Road as a city street because of its appearance after Clackamas County crews paved it Monday evening, the Sandy City Council set A p ril 6 as the date for the first reading of an ordinance which would establish requirem ents and regulations pertaining to the cleanup of debris on roadways generated from ( urrently, the city requires that developers and builders keep the streets clean of debris, however, the or dinance isn't as tough as city staff wants it to be In order to make the pre sent ordinance workable, the city is practically required to catch someone in the act of depositing d irt on the street. The proposed ordinance would place th«' responsibility ol keeping the site clean on the builders and developers We often find the asphalt sections in front ot these developments scarred from the rin k s and debris which have Final plans underway for $3.3 million center at Sandy high school Final p re lim inary plans are being drafted by Portland architects for a proposed multi-use auditorium at San dy Union High School that could cost nearly $3.3 m illion by the tim e it is com pleted. At its March 9 meeting, the SUHS Board of Directors directed Richard Gessford and Associates to finalize the p re lim in a ry draft of the plan and Incor porate into it provisions for the han dicapped The fa c ility would be located on school property on the west side of B luff Road. The project is part of a long range pian which Gessford and Leon Hamblin presented at the March 9 meeting Also included in the plan are m aintenance of present fa c ilitie s ; relocation of art classrooms, expansion of storage, the lib ra ry and the science area, centralizing the English depart m e n ts ; re n o v a tio n o f the shop buildings, and relocation of the home economics fa cility It was the m ulti use auditorium which the members of the audience came to talk about, however Eleven audience members, made up of fa cu lty, parents and students, testified liefore the board and told it that the fa c ility would promote excite ment, enthusiasm and pride in the com m unity P erform ing arts are as necessary as the athletic program, said one person, and the d istrict employs excellent drama and choral teachers and should >'«‘<*11 driven over by large trucks.” City the council The additional money could Manager Roger Jordan said create a financial hardship and slow I he city would also seek a $5oo down building in the city deposit from a builder before issuing E a rlie r the council voted not to ac building permits, if that builder had cept the .South B luff Road project violated the ordinance three tunes in txxause shoddy workmanship by the the calendar y ear The buiIder would be county crews had left the “ cosmetic ap bdh*d by the city for those previous pearance of the street lacking cleanups I he problem was caused, according City Councilman Vern Richards is t<> < ity Engineer John Lichtenheld by i oncerned that $ 500 is too low He said paving in the ram which caused the the building under construction should asphalt to cool too quickly, before it b«> a lien on the property and the deposit could be worked properly, and a “ te rn should be $5,(>oo ble job of ro llin g .” l h.it. however, would be prohibitive H.ither than accept the project, the for some contractors council formed a comm ittee of the I have enough trouble squeezing a mayor, city manager and city engineer building perm it out of some of these o negotiate with the county to “ attempt guys. Building O fficial Tom Day told o draft alternative resolutions to the Decided that a senior housing cc plex w ill be defined as "a hous development consisting solely of p sons over the age of 60 years ” E a rli there had b»x>n some question raised a developer as to the a va ila b ility loans d the c u to ff age was that high A fter investigation by city staff, was discovered that Farm ers Hon Adm inistration defines senior citizei as anyone «2 years or older Appointed a committee to slur zero side yards It w ill consist of Bi Sundin of the planning commissioi Jim D idf and Don B la ir of the city com < d. Mayor Ruth Ixnmdree. F ire Chi« Bob Rathke and Je rry Lawson from th real estate field support them w ith favorable facilities The center, which could be built now for an extim ated $2 1 m illion would house the school's music, art and home economics departments as well as an auditorium Moving several departments from the present school building to the facili ty would provide space for expansion of several existing programs, according to Hamlin He said the business education classes could be moved into the main building and that the lib ra ry and science departments could be expand ed C u rre n tly, business education classes art* held in the Charles Frazier Building In other action, the board: Accepted the resignations of Den nis Warren, basketball coach, and Steven Watts, a g ricu ltu ra l teacher The board approved a contract to hire Kay Siler, basic language arts teacher, for the rem ainder of the 1980-81 schoo year Renewed contracts for Principal John McMahan, Assistant Principal Dennis ( row , Student Services Director Dick Harrison and A thletic D irector Mike Kostrba Approved moving seven part tim e adm inistrators to the list of fu ll time adm inistrators They also teach The move was necessary in order to make a distinction between teachers, who are represented by the Sandy E d u c a tio n A s s o c ia tio n , and a d m inistrators who are not x .ra'lhm l „ r (h r pa," Boring parking saved pending final studies Parking in Boring's business district w ill not be elim inated until alternative parking areas have been identified, the Boring Neighborhood Advisory Com mittee decided last Thursday A proposal to remove parking from the north side of Wally Road and from the west side of Highway 212 south of Wally should be delayed until addi tional parking is identified to make up for the loss, com m ittee members agreed V isib ility and drainage problems in the area prompted the committee to consider removing parking during its February meeting A neighborhood clean up day and pro posed street and business area im provements were also discussed at Thursday’s meeting Delaying the removal of parking w ill also allow affected business owners tim e to read and respond to flyers about the proposal that were distributed to them Thursday, comm ittee secretary Juli Hager said Committee chairper son C lair Reynolds contacted each business that day and urged owners to attend the meeting, although only one chose to do so. she said Areas being looked at for parking in clude a sm all lot located near The Straw berry Basket, east of Highway 212. and an area behind the L ittle Big Horn tavern, west of the highway. Hager said A neighborhood clean up day, open only to residents of the Boring cosmetic appearance problem of the street When those alternatives are decided upon, the council w ill vote to accept the project In other action, the city council: - Joined other cities in Clackamas County supporting the position that the county should relieve all charge's at the county ja il for a year to give the cities tim e to develop a reasonable solution to the recent hike in daily lodging fees A new contract proposes that the d a i ly lodging fees be* raised from $8 25 to $26 60. I he cities are contending that the charge represents double taxation since the recent sheriff s department levy was expected to pav for the cost of operating the ja il Neighborhood Strategy Area, has been scheduled for A p ril 18 Those residents may bring their yard debris, old rubber tires, old furniture, tin cans, paper and other rubbish — excluding household garbage, oil and chemicals — to the Boring Fire Department from 7 a m. to 7 p.m that day. Flyers about the clean up w ill be distributed to strategy area residents later. Hager said The strategy area covers approx im ately one square mile, roughly from Sylvian Way on the south, to southeast 272nd Avenue on the west, to the crest of the first h ill on the north, to just east of the fire station Proposed improvement of Grange Street has also been delayed by the committee, following som6 members’ objections The improvement had been suggested to provide trucks an altern- tive route through the area, keeping them off School Avenue and Wally Road. Hager said C o m m itte e m em bers suggested Thursday, however, that it would be less expensive to improve Wally, she said They also noted that providing alternative routes to truckers would not necessarily ensure they were used, she said Reynolds plans to talk to some of the truckers who use the roads, she said The comm ittee's next meeting w ill be A p ril 21 at 7 p m. in the Boring F ireS,a tion. ba“ p ' r w w in u m e 7 ' a ' i l , ' r by Mark Floyd ‘ » « » « , have had (he w e .lb c r'. Special interests spring up for ‘B’ ballot by DAN DILLON state Basic School Support,” he said “ Oregon Board of Education officials With the approach of the March 31 have advised that for the current time, special election, several groups have state revenues be budgeted at current organized to work to ensure that their year levels, Lund said in his budget special interests are approved by message "The final level of funding voters from state sources w ill be determined What tie different groups have in at a later tim e by the 1981 Legislature ” common, however, is the passage of the In the meantime, supporters of the Sandy Elem entary School D is tric t’s ’A ’ B ballot are working to ensure its and B ballots Although their interests passage lie p rim a rily in passage of the *B' B ill K night W eiler form ed an ballot, state law says that unless the A’ organization called “ Support Your ballot is successful, the vote on the B’ Community School Committee ” He ballot is im m aterial said the group plans to distribute What the school d istrict is proposing brochures and institute a telephone tree is a $l 59 m illion ‘A ’ ballot to cover in the upcoming days. basic operating expenses, such as “ I t ’s a real good deal for the com teachers' salaries. munity.' Knight Weiler said. " I don't The B ballot that is generating the know of any class that's over $3 ” And, interest is a $333,094 proposal he pointed out, the class list is growing Included on the ‘ B ballot is a propos increasingly diverse with each new ed kindergarten program and its term transportation bill. $148,313; two school The benefits of the Community School buses and a grounds maintenance tra c have been felt throughout the communi tor. $65,000. Talented and Gifted pro ty. he noted The Sandy Community gram. $32,161; co-curncular athletics Players began as a Community School and a ctivitie s, $33,672; elementary class, as did the Silver Threads groups school level counseling pro g ra m , which visit local nursing homes In the $21,490. outdoor school, $11,656, Sandy works now is a Farmers Market which Community School. $14,300, and ex would allow local craftsmen and terior painting at the Aquatic Center, growers with extra produce a place to $6,000 sell their goods Superintendent Clark Lund told The According to the school’s coor Post that the reason for the B' ballot is dinator, Nancy Allyn, the number of not an increase in services, aside from volunteer hours spent at the school by the new kindergarten program , but is community members has grown from due to a curtailm ent in funding "The «W hours in 1976 to 1,523 for the 1961 big curtailm ent comes in the form of winter term Without the $14,300 fun ding from the school district, the school couldn't continue, she said Funding also comes from the city and Mount Hood Community College The largest portion of the B ballot would go to support a proposed kindergarten program in the school d istrict. The program would bring a service to the d istrict that all adjacent d istricts have, with the exception of Orient. According to figures from the com m ittee that initiated a study, cost of im plementation for the program would be 49 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation That means someone with a $50,000 home, as assessed by the county, would pay about $25 P rivate kindergartens in the Sandy area told a study group that they are definitely not against" the proposed kin d e rg a rte n , according to school board member Sherry Lawson. who participated on the steering committee And parents whose children have a t tended private kindergartens think the implem entation of the program would be a great idea. I think kindergarten, if it's run pro perly, is not for babysitting.'* Steve Gesdahl, a parent w ith children aged 6. 4 and 2. ‘From what I've seen of the Sandy school system, I have everv reason to believe they're after a very professionally run kindergarten — not some sort of romper room ” Like organizers, he pointed out that there is a belief that the state will man date kindergarten in the near future and the Sandy d istrict m ight as well be ready. “ If it doesn't pass the firs t tim e ,” Gesdahl said. " I think i t ’s going to be a m ajor problem, when the state says we have to have it. getting it organized.” A fter the KXmonth study of the issue by the steering comm ittee, the school board voted to leave the issue up to the voters Lund agrees. ” 1 feel that the kindergarten decision is a question that should be put before the com m unity at large ” ----------- ---------------------------------------- Index SECTION I Keeping Posted ................ 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