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Inside the Post Voi. 71 No. 19 Tough freshmen key future SECTION I Keeping Posted Senior Center News Public Notices Editorials. Letters Sports, Recreation School Menus f o ? ' ;• ; * * ‘ pg. I, sec. Ill ... 2 ...,3 I ..6 9-11 . 12 - The Sandy Post ------- SANDY OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 7.1981 fc F l SPS 4«i 180? Heliport plan stirs mountain by M IC H A E L P JONES Eor The Post The Mount Hood area has often been described by old timers as a place of both beauty and controversy When the impact of the proposed Zigzag heliport settled into the community, the state inent became more apparent than ever The idea for a heliport to be con structed on an unused section of land, adjacent to the Hoodland Women’s Club on Salmon River Road, has been around for little more than a month, but it has built tensions between residents and the project’s originators Last Monday at the Women’s Club, two supporters, Randy Priest and Gale Peterson, outlined their organization’s plans for the 100 foot by 200-foot heliport which will cost between $600 and $1200 In the audience were members of En vironmental Committee on Suitability (ECOS), an opposition group of parents, business people and residents. ECOS claims the proposed location is “fully unsatisfactory” because it would be located in a high density area close to Highway 26. the major east-west thoroughfare. They also argue that the the heliport would be located within 100 feet of a public park and tennis courts, the Women's Club. Visitor Information Center and Senior Center The g ro up s m ain co nce rn , however,is for 360 children who attend Welches School and 24 who attend the Mount Hood Preschool Co-op, accor ding to a spokesman Supporters of the project claim that the site "has good road access, parking and amenities It is suitable and safe for flying and usable with a minimum of low flying over nearby homes ” ( a roly n Smith of Rhododendron claimed at the meeting that the h e lip o r t’s d e ve lo p e rs had misrepresented the role and support of Emmanuel Hospital’s Life Elight According to John Hopkins, Life Flight administrator. "The decision of whether to put a helispot in the com munity is up to the community, not us Life Flight does not need a centralized location to provide service." The Boring Fire D strict’s budget committee last w’eek approved a 1981-82 proposed budget of $609,000, an in crease of 28 percent over this year's budget. While this will result in an estimated tax rate of $1 59 per $1,000 assessed valuation, up from $1 24 this year, the budget contains an added bonus for homeowners, according to Fire Chief Matt Shields For the first time, the district will in clude in its budget new equipment pur chases and other capital expenditures, ra th e r than fund them through sepapate serial levies, Shields said That means any capital expenditures w ill be subjet to the state s 30 percent property tax reimbursement program for homeowners because they, like the rest of the budget, will funded through The Oregon State Speed Control Board agreed in April to slow down traffic on Highway 26 as it approaches Sandy — but city officials are not satisified. The state board agreed to reduce the speed from 45 miles per hour to 4o mph on sections east and west of the city and the city council said Monday it thinks that’s great, but 35 mph would be greater. As a result, it directed City Manager Roger Jordan to send the board a letter to that effect, prior to the board's next meeting. The affected areas extend from I^ingensand Road to Ten Eyck Road on the east end of the city, and from Ruben I^ane to Bluff Road on the west end According to Jordan, "This move by the State Speed Control Board is somewhat surprising, since the initial proposal by their staff was to recom mend to the Board that the 45 mph speed lim it be retained.” The c ity ’s major concern has been the safety at the two intersections with Highway 26, and since the 25 mph speed lim it presently is only a few hundred feet from the intersections, traffic does not begin to slow down until it is im mediately at the intersections, causing traffic hazards The council agreed to approve a call ing fo r bids on re p a ir of the 240,000-gallon reservoir on Vista Loop, east of the city The reservoir, which is several years old, needs to be sand blasted and coated inside The cost w ill be approximately $8,000, according to City Engineer John Lichtenheld Councilman Vern Richards objected to the project, based on the construction of a proposed reservoir in the Sandy Heights area as outlined in a water study " I t seems to like doing both is a duplication. $8,000 sound economical, but we could use that $8,000 to build the new one,” he said However, Lichtenheld pointed out, "it's not in bad enough shape to aban don " AW M r the district's tax base cent troin this year for several reasons, The district passed a $944,152 tax Shields said Among them is a substan base last November, which is expected to fund district operations for four to tial reducton in expected carry-over funds from this year, he said. five years. Also, last year's levy requirements "Were not putting capital expen ditures into the budget to waive were less than normal because of a large cash ca rry-o ver from the homeowners’ rights to vote on those ex previous year, he said penditures.” Shields said "The board I he budget proposes a 17 percent in deliberated about it a long time, but crease for personnel services, reflec decided it would be best to include them ting negotiated wage increases for the in the budget” because of the tax break district's eight paid personnel and in to homeowners, he said creases in insurance, retirement and The budget w ill require a property volunteer firelighters' programs It tax levy of $587.365. That sum will sup does not provide for additional paid port a general fund of $558,287, up 30 firefighters because the district re percent from this year, truck and mains committed to its volunteer pro equipment purchasesof $25,000 and gram, Shields said bonded indebtedness payments of A public hearing on the budget w ill be $14,424 held at 8 p m June 2 at the Boring Fire The total required levy is up 47 per Station i „ * SUHS ballot makes up for deficit Patrons of the Sandy Union High School District w ill vote on a $355,293 ballot B proposal when they go to the polls June 30. That is. if they approve the district s A ballot proposal May 19 The d istrict s budget committee voted Friday night to submit the ballot to district voters to make up for a pro pos«‘d deficit in state funding and give the original B’ ballot another try I hat B ballot, $96,500, was expected to cover purchase of a new school bus. the hiring of a new counselor and renovation of the art room and library That portion was defeated by district voters March 31, 1,328 1,021 The rest of the monies is anticipated shortfall from the state, according to district business manager Joan Hay She said the anticipated tax rate for the In other action, the council — — Appointed Monte Schnepp to the Planning Commission. He had been a member of the commission s advisory committee and the city w ill now accept applications for that vacancy. B ballot would be approximately 74 cents per $l,ooo assessed valuation I hat would be coupled w ith a tax rate of approximately $3 77 per $1.000 assessed valuation for the proposed $2 1 million budget which voters will see May 19 That budget is subject to 30 per cent payment by the state The B’ ballot is not Single Copy 20’ Lower speeds eyed for city boundaries According to Hopkins, L ife ,F lig h t would most likely not utilize the propos ed landing area because the helicopter lands as near the victim as possible. "You don't transport p<*ople 16 miles down the hill to a helispot,” he said "We can land up there on the mountain like we have in the past." He pointed out that records indicate most Life Flight calls involve injured skiers According to Don Wilner, Clackamas County Environmental Services plan ner, the proposed heliport would be a conditional use in the area, zoned residential recreational That, he said, would mean "the heliport would have to be used for emergency aircraft only Basically out official position, at this time, is we haven't been contacted Period No applications have been made and no proposals have been turn ed in All we have to go on at this time is rumors and a lot of concern from residents m the area." ECOS organizers have scheduled a meeting for Friday. May 8. at 8 p m in the Welches School gym to publicly air the heliport issues Boring fire budget holds new bonus SECTION II Area News .......... 1 About People 2 Hoodland Happenings 2 Bits & Pieces 4 Classified Advertising 9-14 Television Directory Inside Tab —Approved a modification of an ap proved conditional use for a senior Photo hy Mark Floyd Ron Sun of Beaverton flies over a hill Sunday at the Mount. ain View Cycle Track, Sun placed second in the Yam aha (¿old Cup race behind his brother. Chuck. Turn to page I, sec. II for additional photos. apartment complex proposed by Mr and Mrs Averytt Brewster The modification will allow them to place less than two parking spaces per dwell ing at the apartment to be located near McCormick Drive and Meimg Park Smith defends Reagans economics in Sandy by DAN D II.I.O N Denny Smith has been busy since I he look over as the representative of Oregon s second Congressional district, but it hasn't been in the M a halls of Congress The session has gotten off to a slow start and Smith has taken (he opportunity to fly back and forth between his constituents and the capitol Friday, in the midst of his 12th trip ft back to Oregon since taking office. Smith visited a town hall meeting at -M s the Mel Haneberg Community Center in Sandy and made his pitch for acceptance of President Ronald Reagan's proposed budget. The visit came just two days after the president had gone on nation wide television to outline his pro posais and Smith was enthusiastic "Ronald Reagan's proposal is only going to he a decrease in the huge in crease,” Smith said "We re already paying There is no cut " He charged the Carter administra tion with creating a $155 billion deficit and "basically reducing the value of dollars in everyone’s pocket ” He claimed that the budget had grown 16 5 percent during the last two years of the Carter ad l>enny Smith outlines President Reagan's economic policies Fridav a t t k r- Dantxiion ministration, but that Reagan re rt*y at the ( ommunity ( enter for Sandy residents. quests only a 6 2 percent hike in his □IB first budget proposal The president is only slowing down Ihe rale at which (he budget grows, Smith claimed, not making cuts in the total. " I t is im portant to recognize that the budget is not be ing cut President Reagan's pro gram reduces the rate of growth in federal spending There are cuts on ly from the proposed C arter budget,” he said I nder the shift in Reagan's budget priorities, outlined by Smith, basic programs would get 41 percent of the budget in 1984. compared to 37 per cent today — a growth of 11 percent. At the same time, Reagan's budget would give 32 percent of every dollar in 1984 to defense - now it gets 24 percent - for a 33 percent jump Smith defended the growth in the m ilitary budget, citing the Vietnam war as a period when the United States wore out its m ilitary hard ware, while Russia spent the time in creasing its arsenal. "Russia, since that time, has spent $300 billion more on the m ilitary than the U S ," he claimed " I f we spend one nickel too little, we lose our freedom," he said. " I f we spend one nickel too much, we’re wild-eyed spenders " He also cited a pay increase for the members of the m ilitary as part of the reasoning behind the defense growth "la»t’s decide who is the war monger. It's not us." he said, listing Russia’s intervention is Afghanistan and African nations. As for the United States’ advisors in El Salvador. Smith said, " I don't think you'll see us get involved there in a m ilitary conflict It's one of the commitments of this administra tion." Smith opened his appearance on a personal note, describing the presi dent as a "great man who is not in terested in getting re-elected, which is one of the best things I can say about him ." He later charged that the assassin who attempted to take the life of the president should be put to death "A proper judicial trial w ill prove him guilty,” Smith said. "Justice w ill be sure and swift and then he should be executed," He also defended the controversial Secretary of the Interior. James Watt He "makes a good case for the federal government doing a good job as landlord Then we ll be happier tenants." he said " I don't think somebody 3,000 miles away can do a better job of management than we can here."
