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The Srfndy Post înion Von Braschler, Publisher Caroline Duff. Office Manager Mark Floyd, Editor Dan Dillon, News Editor SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1981 Letters to the editor: Landowners Land bill protects buildable, only to have the government take that right away If House Bill 2534 is not passed, there w ill be a tremendous hardship to a great many Oregonians The LCDC has required counties to force these in dividuals to go through a public hearing process and dicates that by dropping the providing a valuable public tense examination by all kindergarten program from service Oregon motorists and by This week in Salem hear the “ B " ballot the cost would Earl S Meier those who shape public spen ings w ill be held on House be cut ' From $357,704 to ap Chairman, Board of Direc ding policies Bill 2534, the “ lot of record" proximately $197,000 " This tors The Road In fo rm atio n b ill that would restore la s t fig u re shows a Boring F ire Proptecton Program (TRIP), based in “ grandfather rights” back discrepancy in what the District No 59 Washington, D C ., studied to property owners kindergarten in the previous Oregon’s main, paved traffic Most people do not realize article cost. arteries It found nearly that through land use plann As a voter, I would like a 20,000 miles in substandard ing, government agencies devi-lop a farm more detailed account of condition. Since these are and their rules we have lost management plan to get a what each program would On May 5, 1975, we pur the roadways that carry this basic right of property building permit The plann cost What are the costs for chased a 6.12-acre tract of almost 90 percent of all tra f use ing s ta ff syste m a tically land in Yamhill County. At fic volume and the bulk of the athletic program, the To express it more clearly, recommends denial of these talented and gifted program the time we bought the land, commerce in the state, we an example would be You building perm it applied we could have built our were interested in what it is and the kindergarten pro purchase or inherit a 5-acre tions, and only the most gram 7 home, which was the sole costing each driver to use tract of land that is legally tenacious people stick out reason for our purchase. Also stated, approximate worn-out roads divided and buildable You the appeal process to the ly 700 students are involved After making a number of Fuel waste and vehicle hold it for several years, and county commissioners for at in programs involved in the improvements to the proper repairs tied directly to bad in the meantime the proper best a 50-50 chance ty and obtaining approval h ig h w a y s cost Oregon “ B ballot However, how ty zoning changes to 2(Tacre I can't believe people in for a septic tank, we applied drivers $438 m illion annually many children would be in zoning \ ou could be denied rural Oregon are being putin for a building permit July, volved in kin d e rg a rte n 7 -- a staggering $233 for each the right to construct a a position of not being able to 1977 At that time, we were driver in the state. In all, we Eventually every child in home. use their pQiperty in the school How many children told that we would have to are wasting 271 m illion manner they wish The This situation has not ex are involved in the outdoor apply for a lot size variance, gallons of fuel by forcing our growing degree of state isted in Clackamas County, since our property (without cars to operate over rough school program7 Eventually restrictions has to be revers every child gets this oppor as a more common sense ap our having been notified» and bumpy stretches of ed Granted - some restric tunity. proach has prevailed In had been placed in a 20-acre highway that reduce fuel ef tions are necessary, but other counties, such as in zone. I feel the voting public ficiency by not allowing governmental rules and Yamhill and Polk counties, should be reminded again We paid the fees, hired a vehicles to function as they regulations that are evolving however, people have been what the costs for each pro lawyer and participated in were designed to perform. must be curtailed We must denied the right to build -- gram are and how many three public hearings After The total financial waste prevent further erosion of children participate in each not because of local in three months, and more than due to driving on bad roads private property owners forcements, but because the program Maybe when more $1,000 in attorney fees and is two-and-a-half times the rights in this state decision to build has been ap questions are answered, we other costs, the board of costs of bringing up to stan C itiz e n s liv in g in pealed to LCDC and LUBA can make a better decivion commissioners voted 2 to 1 dard the most c ritic s 1 of the m e tro p o lita n p opulation where the local permitted on how we want to vote May against granting us a permit debtedness. deficient highways, some centers have had the voting use has been overturned, de 19. to build our home. 5,500 miles At a cost os $182 Even if approved, that meager nying people the right to use power to puss legislation Because our land was Kathleen Boomhower m illion a year for the next concerning land use in rural th eir property for their amount likely w ill be insufficient, Sandy rezoned, we cannot build our decade, this resurfacing and areas that doesn't affect home home! since the school has lost at least rebuilding work would do their property, because they It is vital that people call It is our understanding much to e lim in a te the $238,(MM) in state basic school sup or write their legislator to live in lot and block subdivi that what has happened to us senseless pocketbook drain sions Urban people general port and possibly as much as see that this bill is passed It has happened to others, as we now experience along ly do not have the knowledge This is an open letter to land throughout the state is $400.000 It w ill be left to a school is in the Environment 4 Oregon’s roadways. of rural properties to make Energy Committee, chaired residents of Boring Fire Pro rezoned, allegedly to comply budget committee at a key budget by Wayne Eawbush We are penny-wise and effective decisions concern tection District No. 59. with LCDC goals. pound-foolish, if we think the ing those rural properties hearing 7:30 p m.. May l. to ponder Dale Irwin, a member of The h e a rin g s are 7 We support land-use plan highways are going to get Citizens who choose to the Board of Directors for how to struggle with that shortfall. p m Thursday. April 23 and ning and the protection of better by themselves. We farm and live in rural areas the past six years, has mov 1 30 p m . Fndav, April 24 farm and forest land in the each use the system and de The school district's original “ A " have not had voting power ed out of the Fire District The toll-free number to state. However, in those pend on it to fuel economic concerning land use and. therefore, resigned ballot levy remains intact for the Salem is 1 800452-7813 For cases where the land has growth in this state. Without People who liv e in from the Board of Directors, already been lawfully parti May 19 election, despite the loss in more information I w ill a highway and street net metropolitan areas should effective April 7. 1981. The iea’-e copies of the bill at tioned or subdivided and sold state funding work that is usable, we only have the right to vote on board of directors w ill be ap Reliable Realty in Sandy to people for homesites, we would all suffer - including land-use plans that affects pointing a resident of the Sincerely, do not believe government A telephone campaign and senes those who depend on rubber- them. district to fill the remaining Ginny Brewster should have the right to of neighborhood coffee klatches for tired transit systems in the People who live in rural two years of the vacant posi change the rules and prevent mix of commuter options. areas should have the right tion. clubs and inform al gatherings are us from building our home. Users of the system may to determine the use of their If you are a property being org a n ize d th ro ugh the David J Rennie eventually have to bear land Since LCDC generally owner or a registered voter Ethel D Rennie superintendent’s office. Persons more of the burden for its affects only rural property residing w ithin the fire This letter is in regards to upkeep and repair, but the owners, shouldn't they have are needed who are w illing to House Bill 2534. currently district, have the time to cost probably w ill never ap the most say on their land commit to the district and under consideration in the phone their neighbors to urge them use7 proach the ridiculous level w ish to be considered for ap legislature I am definitely to vote or organize a meeting for or $438 million - $233 each - Donald B Ingram pointment to the vacant posi in favor of the passage of this The leadership of one of that bad roads are already presentation of d istrict budget bill tion, contact Chief Matt Sandv Oregon's legislative comm it costing us. needs. Shields at the d is tric t’s Many citizens have bought tees recently commented Burying our collective business office in Boring th a t the c o n d itio n of Budget crusaders are focusing on acreage that even the county heads in the sand in an effort The Board meets the first told them was buildable O regon’s highways and to ignore the problem is an neighborhoods where the district Tuesday of each month at 8 streets was perhaps best when purchased In many I have been reading option we can ill afford and p m There are special tra d itio n a lly received strongest cases, years later, they understood by the contrac several articles in The Sandy one the AGC, by releasing meetings from time to time. found that their property had s u p p o rt — E irw o o d , lib r a r y tors and engineers who Post recently regarding the TRIP s report to the public, The board’s prim ary func largely built the system that been downzoned to EFU or kindergarten issue, but some precinct, high school precinct, Cot GAD hopes we can avoid. tion is to set policy and pro is in place today. of the figures are confusing As investors in a system tre ll and possibly Boring. It all may vide d ire c tiv e s fo r the A parcel of land purchased Acting on that premise, An article published April 9. that was built with tax boil down to getting out the vote y e a rs ago should be entitled "Kindergarten gttod management of the district. the Associated General Con dollars, we have an obliga On behalf of the board of buildable. This is plain, com tractors’ Oregon-Columbia (tough on a special election), so mon sense. No one would 1st step for a ll" indicates the directors and district per tion to speak out and demand Chapter asked for a national, program would cost $148,313 that investment not be allow s u p p o rte rs a re p r o p e r ly have knowingly purchased sonnel, I would like to take non profit highway research However, in the April 16 ed to decay further represented. Heavy election tu r unbuildable land and paid p u b lic a tio n , an a rtic le , this opportunity to publicly group to give us its assess W. A. (B ill) Bugge, thank Dale Irwin for his six taxes at a valuation in nout often favors SUHS levies. ment of the state's highway “ G rade school drops The Associated General Con years of commitment to the dicating the property was needs The results were kind erg arten p la n ," m tractors district and assistance in I t ’s tim e to ra lly for Sandy High dramatic and deserve an in Wilsonville, OR Landowner upset Sandy High budget May 19 crucial Sandy Union High School faces v irtu a lly a do-or-die situation May 19 when its “ A ” ballot for basic operating funds goes up to bat again. Last year it took three nerve- ra ttlin g turns at the plate to drive home the local high school’s levy, after d istrict voters rejected an earlier attempt for a tax base. A shakier economy this season makes the effort even scarier for the high school, which traditionally takes two or three swings before hitting on a budget. Unfortunately, the school could operate only until something like November without security of a voter-approved operating budget Hence, they’ll go to bat for as many swings as it takes. A ctually, they’re not asking much in the “ A ” phase of the budget May 19, so i t ’s hard to understand voter rejection and apathy. The “ A ’ ’ ballot levies $1.8 m illion outside Oregon’s constitutional lim ita tion for operating expenses d u rin g fisca l 1981-82. If this measure is approved, $2 1 m illion of taxes levied w ill be financed par tia lly by the state including a $296,088 tax base. That boils down to an estimated $3.77 per $1,000 assessed value or 41 cents LESS than the 1980-81 levy, exclusive of levies for bonded in and pass this levy. (VB) Board seat open Don’t be outzoned Road bill due all What’s “B” ballot Salem scene: Are local family farms in danger? The fa m ily farm has played a m ajor role in this country, and this continues to be true in Clackamas County with big 4-H and EEA con tingents. Proposed amendments to the county’s comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, however, could change all that. The county board of commis sioners seek to draw a more distinct line between commercial (w orking) farm s and hobby (fa m i ly ) farm s. To be zoned as a hobby farm under the change, a parcel of land would have to be used for produc tion of farm products p rim a rily us ed by residents of the property or provide a m inor source of income for owners or residents. Hobby farm s also would be restricted from EFU-20 GAD and tim ber zones. Perhaps the ultim ate answer for Oregon’s dwindling farm land — much of it in the hands of gentleman farm ers’’ — would be to encourage greater utilization of fa m ily farm land But sm all fa m ily farm s do pro vide a good training grounds for Future Farm ers of America in FFA and 4-H program s, and ( lackamas County has more than its share. Restricting fam ily farms here is not the answer Fam ilies who have moved here for this life-style should not be outzoned by an im personal government — if they’re tru ly represented by that govern ment. Perhaps the best way to fight the decay of fa m ily farm s in Oregon by overzealous government land-use planners is to encourage legislative passage of House B ill 2534 that ex tends grandfather rights’’ to farm fam ilies, so they can’t be outzoned There s an uproar across the state today over land-use planners who roll over farm land with the personal touch of a bulldozer Maybe i t ’s tim e to get involved in all those bureaucratic games like hearings Attendance and particip ation 2:30—7 p m., May 11, at the next county board hearing of proposed farm zone changes in Oregon Q ty would be a good place to make your own feelings heard ( VB) fists, small ring in Salem fight J A C K ZIM M ER l l i M u A t u n by JACK NN Associated Oregon Industries The Oregon legislature might be compared with a prizefighter -- fists cocked, capable of delivering any number of punches that would seriously damage the s ta te s economic base 1 oised punches represent issues such as increased taxes and fees, land use restrictions, compensation for injured and unemployed workers and further regulation of energy use landing a combination could send the economy to its knees With the economy already reeling from repeated jabs of excessive regulation, tight money, inflation and existing taxation, each of the foregoing could be the haymaker that would send many businesses to the canvas for the count Anyone doubting the veracity of this allegory, need only note the soaring number of current business failures -- up 223 percent from a year ago After three months of sparring, lawmaker» and business interests still are clinched in the center of Salem’s legialative ring Though business protagonists long have had their guards up against most of the foregoing issues. ,they now are beginning to comprehend the magnitude and potential effect of a solar plexus punch involving energy Restrictive energy measures have been part of the Legislature's • • ... ; . Ai . ____ All along the path of punitive ap proach, costs of energy in nearly all form s have become v irtu a lly unbearable for some and im ponderable for the rest. Gov Vic Atiyeh - backed by a Department of Energy created to L aS isto tiv * R eport fro m »be Sl««e C apital deal with the problem, has introduc E X C L U S lV f to Oregon » W eekly Nr>w.p« cd a package of some 29 bills this p e r* from A llo c a t e d O regon In d u it n e i session, aimed mostly at encourag ing further conservation and rewar ding development and use of arsenal since the early Seventies, renewable and alternative energy when the Arab oil embargo coincid sources. ed with a drought retarding hydro A portion of the legislature, abet electric power generation Federal ted largely by social activists, con re g u la tio n of both d o m e s tic tinues to seek solutions that punish petroleum and natural gas develop larger volume energy users, with lit ment added to the crisis tle apparent comprehension of Since that period, some controls results of this single-issue approach have been eased, much conservation A lto g e th e r, m ore than loo has been mandated and incentives measures currently under study ad provided for any number of schemes dress the energy problem The involving recycling, a lternative Senate has created a special stan energy use and generation from ding committee this session to deal heretofore uneconomical sources with the issue It meets regularly Now, at a time Congress appears four days each week, a frequency to he moving away from a punitive exceeded only by Revenue and Ways approach to the problem, Oregon & Means Committees In the House lawmakers seem to favor more energy issues still share committee government regulation consideration with those involving Legislative action two years ago — environment bolstered by the electorate, effec Only a relative handful of energy tively erased this state's nuclear related measures have so fa r energy o ptio n C ongressional achieved sanction fro m both passage of the Northwest Regional chambers Hearings - particularly Power Bill tended to reinstate before the Senate panel, have pro Oregon's ability to benefit from duced feints that have business in results of the option elsewhere, but terests bobbing and weaving for all at a coat still undetermined they're worth While the economy would benefit from a number of pending energy proposals, passage of others could produce devastating results Ex amples of the latter are those requir ing commercial and industrial elec tricity users to subsidize low rates for residential users, blacking out e ectric signs from September through March, creating a new bureaucracy to watchdog commer- cial and industrial energy users to make certain they conform to as- yet to-be determined use formulas, prohibiting more aluminum produc tion and lim iting industrial expan sion to socalled labor intensive, energy efficient operation Others abo“ n^- But these are among the sticks that are receiving more atten tion than the carrots also awaiting consideration Passage of almost any of the Puodive propositions appears most likely to aggravate current pro blems and produce conditions their sponsors don't anticipate or desire n energy short economy is fore to adapt to conditions or cease together. Most commerce, in- ?stry and system wise consumers Ire a d y h ave responded The punitive approach only tends to a r demise hasten the econom y’s t J - i Z T S ■ * iron,c’ ,nd,wd' tbo~ , ^ ! L thrPW ° " ly one Punch- J, ?? °Ut to »* the one that halted the wheels on which the eron°my turns
