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The Sflndy Post itorial & Opinion Von Braschler, Publisher Caroline Duff, Office Manager Mark Floyd. Editor Dan Dillon, News Editor SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1981 New speed control at Sandy wise Sandy city council fin a lly has gotten attention of the state to slow down tra ffic at the edge of town from 45 mph to 40 mph. I he concern is real. In spot speed checks, the state found that 32.5 percent exceed the present break neck speed of 45 mph There were three accidents and two injuries at these outskirts compared to only two accidents and one in ju ry more downtown from Jan. 1, 1978, to June 30, 1980. As city hall sees it, speeding cars have trouble breaking to 25 mph in a few blocks before h ittin g downtown—to say nothing of big trucks. Indeed, i t ’s tric k y for pedestrians to cross Highway 26 in town, and a bad wreck often seems likely. Recently the state speed control board staff reversed an earlier stand to recommend the board lower Sandy speed lim its to 40 mph just east and west of town on Highway 26. The board meets soon to hear the recommendation. The c ity asked for reduction to 35 mph, but sounds content with the proposed new speed lim it. Proposed changes call for 40 mph on the Mt. Hood Highway from 43 miles west of B luff Road to 300 feet west of B luff Road and 40 mph on the highway from 200 feet east of lenE yck Road to the city. Additionally, amendments call for 20 mph lim it when children are present from 150 feet west of Shelley Avenue to 50 feet east of Shelley and from 50 feet east of Bruns Avenue to 50 feet west of Smith Avenue. City staff and council have fought persistently for saner speed lim its on the Highway that rips through town, and deserves praise for their concern. (VB) Broaden local support for center Sandy along with other cities in Clackamas County is pursuing a possible cooperative arrangement w ith the county for continued maintenance of its senior center. Decreasing federal fu n d in g -a scare for many m unicipal pro gra m s—prom pts the considera tion Local governments that seek to continue programs form erly funded from the federal level now must seek to spread the funding burden uniform ly on the backs of local program users. The cou n ty co m m issio n e rs, hen ce, h a ve su g g e s te d an operating levy for a county wide senior center program —sim ila r to the city-county lib ra ry system. Sandy and other sm aller cities -------- enjoy good libraries today, because c o u n ty fu n d in g g u a ra n te e s operating money from all users in the service area—both inside and outside the city. This approach seems fair, since m any city-based services are uniform ly enjoyed by the broader community. Indeed, many members of Sandy Senior Center live outside city lim its, but enjoy the benefits of a city-sponsored program. Letters to the ed ito r: Focxl, farms, copters stir readers US priorities? vations about it. County Commissioners will It is very important for T he Institute for Food and visitor information center hold a hearing on several Hep Denny Smith came to property owners to present and a senior center Development Policy says the changes to the Clackamas town last Friday morning and testify either at 2 p m or I he road junction is heavi That program, like many others, and spoke with about 30 peo S a lvad oran s are the C ounty C om prehensive 7:3op m may 11, 1981, a, the hungriest and poorest people ly traveled and considered a Plan. county court house could be crippled without new fun ple at the Haneberg Com in alkiN^atin America They high density recreation area. The p la n , a lth o u g h Call A rdis Stevenson, ding sources during federal fun munity Center I attended have a government that has acknowledged by LCDC, The area is used for tennis, the meeting out of desire to director for public informa playground, picnics, Little ding cuts. A county service-area know what sort of society our killed 18,000 of its own peo does no, meet several of tion, on these changes Our pie Wealthy land owners League games, Easter and levy sounds like quick footwork on congressman had in mind employ “ hi,"squads that their standards, and they County accepted these plans, Fourth of July celebrations have requested Clackamas for our country and what and we should make sure our V/UIIU. \ ! VB) V U / solid ground assassinate any who dare plus as a rest stop. County to make several ideals motivated him county commissiners stick suggest change We should, therefore, con changes. Hep Smith gave the out to what the people (and they, clude that for safety sake Peasant leaders, union of The major change that will ward appearance of a hand at least m some p a rt> agreed finals, school teachers, and and common sense that this effect all agricultural areas some. younger man friend upon clergymen have been fre request be denied Should an The other festival committee ly, and ready to speak with that they are requiring a Ginny Brewster aviation accident occur, the targets American definition of a FARM need is for parade entries The arts anyone He is strongly for quen, Sandy result would be catastrophic. nuns and others drawn to El The Planning Department group is conducting the parade the Heagan program and Salvador by a desire to help has There is no way to fully submitted a new wor the proposed cuts its suffering people also have with sponsorship from Sandy Area defended mitigate the safety hazards ding, and there has been one in such social services as been killed of such a proposal Merchants They ’re searching now food stamps, legal aid. nutri hearing with the Planning This letter is to call atten Bishop Camero, who said. In the past, emergency Commission. The wording tion to the recent recommen tion programs and others by for a grand marshal to equal Lind “ In the name of God, stop needs have been me, within would all bu, eliminate any dation of establishing a showing that the total of the repression," soon was building in the agricultural say W a g n e r o f la s t y e a r. the surrounding area and Heliport in the Zig Zag federal expenditures in the shot to death, while saying and forest zones on any there is no attem pt to TrailB lazers are mentioned as coming Heagan years would Welches community mass diminish this necessity The amount of land. ( onceptually, the idea no possibles, since Vern and E arl of not diminish but actually Our former ambassador, salient point is that the pro To qualify for a residence, grow. doubt is born in recent con B litz Beer c o m m e rc ia l fam e Robert White, calls the El you must meet the criteria of posed site is not ideal for a Showing these projected ce rn fo r life -s a v in g Salvador m ilitary, “ one of a commercial farm This has couldn’t make it here. comm ercial, frequent or growth steps on a chart, he e m e rg en cy e v a c u a tio n the most out-of-control, long term facility. Escort or four criterias which must be needs We all know the value Last year some 90 entries made asked. “ Where are the violent, blood thirsty groups c h a u ffe r s e rv ic e to me, The most significant is cuts'“ ' lie did no, explain of human lives and preven of men in the world “ the little parade in Sandy much big that increases in the m ilitary developed recreation sites or that net income must be a tion of suffering This com I, is helicoptor gunships the expansion of present pro major source of income for ger than expected, so sign up this budge, would be a major fac munity always has respond supplied by us that are hun the resident, and the produce tection organization should tor in the increases in ed to these needs and will year should be keen. ting down people in El no, be within the scope of the must contribute substantial c o n tin u e federal spending to p e rfo rm Salvador, and the only proposition ly to the farm market. How about it —you musicians, When asked about in meritoriously in the future fo re ig n so ld ie rs in E l A feasibility study should know of very few existing both professionally and with m archers, clowns and e x h ib i creases in an already huge Salvador are our Green fa I rm be conducted on economic s th a t m eet th is m ilitary budge, and about h ig h ly s k ille d and Berets tionists? For parade registration the several hundred million analysis, emergency need criteria, and I see this as a knowledgable volunteers government has plac and frequency and criteria major threat to the privately inform ation, w rite the Mountain to lx* spent in economic and «1 Our Our community concern is itself in support of a tiny that are not self-serving and owned small farm, which of that the proposed location is Festival Committee at P (). Box m ilitary aid for the govern minority of wealthy land commercial. fers an excellent training men, of El Salvador. Hep fu lly unsatisfactory The owners (14 families) and has 674, Sandy 97055 ground for such programs as area is located approximate An environmental analysis Smith's response was that deserted our own ideal of 4 H and FFA should be written to address Hussians were spending a ly 100-200 feet from US Don’t wait too long and get left “ government by consent of such items as noise pollu These farms also con vast amount of money on Highway 26. a major East the governed ” We have no, out of the fun, like the artisans tribute as small truck farms tion, impacts on existing their m ilitary West thoroughfare shown the decency of allow for a wide selection of farm crowded out of the park (VB) uses, predictable hazards No philosopher here, who Approach to a Heliport in ing the great majority of the products and probable cause assess would present a thoughtful this location would be over people to struggle for a This change in wording discussion of war and peace the Welches Public Grade ment government of their choos means that only big money Budd Blake and national ideals! School and playgro un d ing and large corporations will The Heagan administra fa c ilitie s (enrollm ent of A Public Meeting concern W’ Pete Sulzbach be able to afford farms Also, lion interven tion in El kindergarten through eighth ing the safety and alter Sandy a legal lot of record has no S a lv a d o r looks lik e a grade is 360 students. ) n atives to a proposed bearing, in fact, I'm not sure V ie tn a m -ty p e e m p ire The area is within 100 feet heliport will be held Friday, Water Act The Congress, recognizing what the definition is of a building m ilitary adventure of a public park and tennis May 8. 8 p m , ,n the Welches the need to bring the cities sewerage legal lot.” since it has to me I had hoped Hep courts, present location of School gym, located on On May n , I9«i the systems up to environmental standards, changed several times dur Smith would express reser Clackamas County Board of Hoodland Women s Club. Highway 26 and Salmon promised local governments lots of money ing the last 10 years Mt Hood Preschool Coop, a River Hoad a, Zig Zag to do the job This was in recognition of the fact such a massive undertaking would be unbearable, if tackled only with local resources Consequently. Congress pledged 75 percent federal assistance Oregon, with Department of Environmen tal Quality standards in some cases even more stringent than those mandated by the by K <EN EN J E R N S T E IIT federal Environmental Protection Act. would require that the ju ry -ra th e r State Senator, hist. 28 became a leader in complying with terms of our representative system when a than the judge-determ ine if the the Clean Water Act vote of the people can be stolen by a death sentence shuld be imposed Four related bills to resurrect the Most Oregonians are aware of the many handful of willful people, who want Unfortunately, this bill probably death penalty in Oregon apparently success stories involved to jam down the throats of the ma w ill never see the light of day either are doomed to die themselves in Nonetheless, many projects lagged, jority the will of the minority. It was assigned to the Senate Justice committee, because Congress steadily underfunded its It is no, the job of the legislature Committee on March 20th and has to rehash the pros and cons of the I^ s , week supporters tried to con promise. Much work remains in order to no, ye, been scheduled for a hearing death penalty That issue alreadv vince the House Judiciary Commit achieve statewide compliance Further underfunding - in the face of soaring con tee to approve bills to eliminate has been decided by the people of (Tiances are slim that it ever will struction costs generated by the combina Drego at the ballot box technical flaws in a law approved by be scheduled since Chairman. Jan tion of delays and inflation — exacerbates It is now the obligation of the Oregonians in 1978 That law was Wyers an avowed opponent of the the situation to devastating proportions No legislature to see that the wishes of struck down on constitutional death penalty—has made the broad clear solution yet has been advanced grounds last January by the Oregon statement that “ the Legislature is the people are fulfilled. Cutting federal participation puts an th<* M*ss,on adjourns, there Supreme Court Supporters sough, no, apt to make a bad law good, if it unbearable burden on all sewer users Fur w,n be another petition drive to to establish lethal injection as the is one we don', agree with.” ther state participation - which now con agonizing debate with no legislative enact a constitutionally clean death method of execution and refer the sista of lending Oregon's credit for bonds to function, if the bill were brought to In other words, the initiative penalty law The Governor has death penalty question to voters cover local government s 25 percent share again in May. 1982 the Housefloor »Pearhead such an in system is in effect, only when a a«reed — virtually is unthinkable in view of the cur No, all members of the seven man handful of liberal legislators on one itiative drive But the votes Jus, weren't there rent general fund budget problem I ’d be interested in hearing from Senate Justice Committee are op committee happen to agree with One of the representatives com By the same token the high coat of money posed - because the 1978 initiative citizeus who want ,o circulate or laws initiated and approved by the mented that — since the Senate and present levels of bonding for other vital was approved by a large margin people Bills no, to his philosophical sign such a petition Justice Committee appears to he state programs likely prohibits additional against the death penalty - the Senator Bob Smith of Bums and I address is S3I7, State lik in g can languish and die. bonding for sewerage construction Cap tol Building. Salem 97310 The are among sponsors of SB 806 to unheard House would be pu, through an Ln.frW-nUmber “ 1 * MM52 78,3. ex revise murder statutes The bill I, is a dark day for democracy and tent ion 8 RftSO Festival looks good, but has needs Plans for the 1981 Sandy Moun tain Festival already are in high gear, w ith com m ittee work a month ahead of schedule. The July 11-12 arts festival in Meinig Park is drawing more peo ple each year, and this year organizers filled all booths for ex hibitors early, leaving more than 20 would-be artisan guests waiting in the wings. Food booth space also filled fast. In short, the summer fest is booked solid. The festival com m ittee does have a couple of needs, however. One is for funding—both sponsor ships and booster button sales, to compensate for business donations down with the economic slump. New 1981 buttons are available with inform ation packs, displayed in lovely wood racks donated by local craftsm an Hugh Arm strong I'he buttons are available in area stores. Salem scene: Nix heliport Cut funds slow sewer starts by .1 V K ZIMMERMAN Associated Oregon Industries Although they probably don't share Honald Reagan's political persuasion, Oregon's nogrowthers should be cheering the President’s attempts to reduce federal spending That s the conclusion one must draw, as this state s municipalities struggle with a virtual impasse caused by regulations for sewerage standards and lack of funds Money shortage makes it especially tough to play by the rules. The result - even in the face of continuing population growth above national average -is more moratoriums on construction of homes, businesses and industrial and ser vice facilities There's more at stake than meets the eye Projected cuts in federal sewerage con struction grants also would prevent com pliance with environmental standards, re quired under present conditions Meat of the nut involves a proposal to drastically reduce three to one federal sewerage construction funding grants to cities and sanitary districts The proposal either would wipe out cur rent federal participation or. at best, reduce that participation by 40 percent At stake immediately are some »305 million worth of '»regon sewer projects - some underway and others with planning completed. There are so many interrelated problems at issue they nearly boggle the mind They appear to date back to establishment of pre sent provisions under the Federal Clean V > - » Save farms Legislator’s report: Shouldn’t people decide death issue?
