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SANOV (O re ) POST Tburt
Moy 21
1981 (S< k
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i he Sftndy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Von Braschler. Publisher
Caroline Duff, Office Manager
Mark Floyd, Editor
Dan Dillon, News Editor
City marketing itself with promise
Sustained growth may be in San
dy’s future, thanks to the per
sistence of a few concerned
volunteers and public servants
united for economic development.
Nobody’s saying that rustic San
dy hould be another boomtown
with all the problems overnight
smokestacks bring It’s just that
local property tax burden should be
broadened, taking some load off
homeowners. Also, more local jobs
would save a lot of residents (most)
the expense and hassle of com
muting out of town to work
The recent crusade to bring some
high paying employers in non-
pollutant small industry and com
merce to town started some two
years ago with a Port of Portland
target industry for Sandy. It was
the first collective effort toward
economic development since a
group of civic minded pioneers
here formed a private industrial
park west of town a few years ago.
The Port technical assistance
team encouraged city leaders
enough to form an economic
development commission to probe
the possibilities. An inventory of
local site possibilities and promise
of outside marketing money with
help wet appetites.
Phe land is abundant locally at
com petitively low prices with
(locals feel) attractive living condi
tions. Industrial sites could accom
modate even large employers who
require up to 77 acres largest
block of property that easily could
I m » serviced by water and sewer,
once the city’s sewer system is ex
panded.
(’omrnercial land inside the city
suitable for (’1 or C2 development
totals 83.2 acres. Added to that sub
total is another 28.7 acres for poten
tial development north of Highway
26 and west of 362nd plus another
89.6 acres for potential develop
ment north of Highway 26 and east
of the city including most of the
Vista Loop area.
Port and county experts now are
working with the city to develop a
marketing approach for Sandy in a
team-selling effort with similar-
minded developers in Estacada
and Molalla. There’s even $35,500
in community development block
grant funds available through the
county for the three-city marketing
effort That affords top consultants
who are working with the cities to
develop a solid presentation to
potential com m ercial and in
dustrial employers.
Goal calls for attracting 50 new
jobs in each of the three cities as a
result of the program.
Sandy is more on track that the
other cities. With a 16 percent
growth factor in two years and
plans to accommodate a projected
12,000 city population by the year
2,000, Sandy’s comprehensive plan
calls for balanced growth with
equal consideration for residential,
c o m m e rc ia l an d in d u s tr ia l
development. The city ’s water
system can handle future growth
up to 10,000 customers. An obvious
advantage is the city’s proximity to
Portland and Portland Interna
tional Airport along a major east-
west highway.
There are drawbacks, of coilrse.
The present city sewer system is
nearing capacity and must be ex
panded to handle future growth
Also the city lacks a good profile
with solid demographics on ex
isting labor force, although new in
dustrial residents here testify that
skilled workers abound here.
The city is developing a profile to
present to potential new employers
and soon will move aggressively in
to the market.
The big problem, of course, will
be developing a personalized pro
spect list of whom to approach in
the best interest of the city.
But if it means not having to
drive hours out of town to work or
shouldering an increasingly broad
tax burden on the home front, the
effort’s all worthwhile. < VB)
Salem scene:
Business needs real help
J \< K Z IM M E R M \ \
Associated Oregon Industries
I he Oregon Legislature opposes tin
oecess.iry regulation of business and favors
restoration of the state’s i*conomic vitality
A statement to this effect became part of
the ids, Assembly's record in Salem last
week upon final passage of House Concur
rent Resolution lo that proclaims May II 16
■'ll).ill business week
Such action should provide encourage
rnent for the business community struggling
in an economy plagued by inflation,
u nem ploym ent and tig h t money
Nonethless, initial reaction appears liberal
ly laced with skepticism
However well intended. MCR io failed to
ichieve final passage until the second day of
the week to which it referred Skeptics say
the tardy action reflects the present
assembly’s inability to conduct its decision
making in a manner anywhere near ap
proaching dispatch
The obviously noncontroversial measure,
introduced April |;f, took a full month to get
through the process
At the same time, a critical business com
mimify points to a general lagging pace of
legislative productivity that had seen final
passage of only 142 measures out of more
that Mm introduced in this session's first 17
weeks
Smarting most of all. perhaps, are the
s small businesses — recipients of
recognition offered by IK K It)
s ta te
A measure of the concern of small
business might best be focused on progress
of measures introduced in response to the
governor's small business conference in
Salem last December 15-17
Some 200 delegates, named by Gov
Atiyeh and individual lawmakers, aired
their problems and developed 16 subjects of
priority concern they hoped would be ad
dressed by the 61st Assembly At mid point
of this session s IRth week, not a single one
of the goals set by the conference had been
resolved by legislative action
No measures even have been introduced
to achieve a fourth of those specific goals At
lease one bill dealing with another goal is
being held hostage in committee pending
com prom ise passage of a d iffe re n t
measure Several, in direct opposition to
conference goals, are receiving extensive
consideration The vast m ajority of the rest
appear either to have been tabled by com
mittee or rule or awaiting first hearing
Legislative Report from the State Capital
E X C L U S IV E to Oregon's Weekly Newspa
pers from Associated Oregon Industries
Business, meanwhile, continues to wait
with the rest of the Legislature's broad con
stituency for the state s latest revenue pro
jections that will greatly influence the level
oi taxation lawmakers are expected to levy
in response to budget needs
According to present plans submitted w ith
Oov Atiyeh s budget proposal, possible ad
ditional tax increases would fall heavily on
the business community
In fairness to leadership of the 61st
Assembly, much effort during this session's
first four months has been concentrated on
seeking ways to avoid additional taxation by
extensively scrutinizing budgets in an effort
to pare expenditures even more deeply than
the governor's budget preparers
This has produced a prodigous effort on
the parts of affected state agencies to de
fend their budget proposals Weeks of
testimony before budget writing Ways &
Means has consisted largely of repetitive
anguish summed up by a conclusion of pro
ponents that more restrictive budgetary
limitations will destroy the very effec
tiveness of agencies involved
Practical politics is also playing an ex
traordinary role this session Because
lawmakers, accustomed to dealing from the
'trengfh provided by a normal carryover
budget surplus, are hampered by a sizeable
projected revenue deficit and tax relief pro
gram instituted by their predecessors
So while the I-egislature is on record in
favor of business -- small business in par
ticular and has committed itself to reduc
ing unnecessary business regulation and
assisting in the restoration of economic
vitality, it s easy to understand why HCR 10
hasn f caused more of a positive reaction
from the private sector
Most business, regardless of size, has its
collective fingers crossed Much of the
private sector continues to work in Salem in
its own behalf at the same time hoping HCR
io represents more than mere lip serivee at
a time when stakes are so high
Letters to the editor:
Heliport, school stir readers
For heliport
circulated on the mountain is
and library - all of which of musical entertainment
no, what the county commis
should be reevaluated bu, Tuesday. May 12. Both Bren
I write to tnank you tor the
sioners, in fact, have in their
i, also provides for two new da Borchar, and Cindy Mc-
very fair news treatment of
possession. In four public
teachers
plus aides."
Cowan are to be commended
the proposed heliport at
meetings the following ques
The second grade contains for their obvious abilities to
ZigZag and the well written
tions remain unanswered:
34 students and the third
teach and inspire a love for
story Iasi week under Mike
1 Wba, is the real reason
grade 29, which again is no,
Jones’ byline
the ar, of music. Truly
for the heliport?
the most conducive to learn
enough jus, can', be said for
Our purpose in promoting
2 Why was the heliport
ing when it is in these years
the talented seventh and
this thing is nothing more
kept quiet?
when the foundation for lear
eighth graders of Sandy.
than the wellare of our coin
3. Why were the commis
ning and attitudes of these Quality teachers and a well
munity In some minds, we
sioners approached per
c
h ild re n
are
g re a tly
rounded educational en-
are just a little too much
sonally?
developed
ahead of tune
viornment can certainly br
4 Why have jobs been
As far as evaluating the ing ou, the best of what lies
I have been reminded that
threatened for those who op
music. PE and library pro
latent in all of our young peo
when they installed the
pose the heliport7
grams - fine Maybe we ple in all aspects of talents
telephone lines in (»over
Ex party contact has betn
should do that to discover
and gifts!
nient Camp some decades
a real condition, as well as
their real importance As far
ago there was a stir and fuss
Mrs Harold Hayward
breach of ethics This com
as visiting our classrooms,
far greater than this one
Sandy
m u n ity
needs
some
music program or PE pro
Such is the opposition to
housecleaning,
or
we
will
be
grams
-
anyone
from
the
change
another C a lifo rn ia Arab
public is welcome Mr Fox,
We do not advocate change
The letter on May 7 that
enterprise
I have never seen or heard
for its own sake, but for the
discussed Denny Smith was
about
you
doing
so
George
R
Sheets
gixxl things it can bring At
very negative, I felt, so let’s
Welches
Physical education is no
least it is most reasonable to
ge, things in order.
longer
a
"throw
the
hall
out
study and understand it, so
L e t's rem em ber why
and play" activity as in
that it may t>e better con
Smith go, in. It s because
earlier days. It has made
trolled
In response to Milton M
Cllrnan go, caught up in the
Fox’s letter (Sandy Post, much progress in dealing
Elsewhere I am sorry to
system hack in Washington
May 14) concerning the with body mechanics and the
read that this thing has been
and forgo, where he came
Welches School budget elec most e ffic ie n t way to
"very secretive " Actually,
from I t ’s no wonder since he
move
.
.
which
we
do
in
tion. enrollment has no, in
the proponents held two
decided to live back there,
every day living
meetings m public, at which
creased to a n tic ip a te d
instead of Oregon
We have a very fine staff
levels
at least two opponents heard
Cllrnan came up w.th this
our w hole story
We currently have 340 of competent people who
value added tax and really
share
their
ideas
among
one
students
enrolled
During
Judgement on Hus must
talked it u p -,h a , is, until he
the year 412 students have another to use in and ou, of
come no, from mass public
came finally came back to
passed through our doors, the classroom A group of
meetings and emotional
Oregon and found how un
which would have been more professionals who are proud
reactions, bu, from fads
popular it was! Cllrnan cu,
of a burden if all would have of what we do with what we
developed.... formal public
his own political throat.
have to work w ith To cut or
stayed
bearing That is the only fair
I he letter also discussed
way to go
Two firs , grades are reduce programs will un
the Vietnam type situation
douhtedly return our school
operating in the cafeteria
Joseph A Stem
in El Salvadore I very much
The hand and chorus are of the ’80s to one of the ’60s
ZigZag
agree, bu, are we naive
meeting on the stage in the Not only would the staff suf
enough to believe that the
g ym n a siu m
P h y s ic a l fer. but the community as
people of that country ever
education classes and music well.
will see a government of
Tom Well
classes are separated by a
The proposed Hoodland
Physical education teacher
their own choosing?
temporary wall, which is no,
heliport by Joe Stein and
Welches School
The writer s own words
the most conducive to learn
company has had an impact
described the Salvadorians
mg for either class
on this community that sure
as the hungriest and poorest
As Mil, explained, "the
ly will bring out the best and
in Latin America So with
current proposal no, only
We wish to extend to the survival a priority, I'd say
worst in its proponents as
leaves intact a luxurious stu
Cedar Ridge Music Depart
well as its opponents
who runs the government is
den, to teacher ratio, fu ll men, a most sincere thank
The pro data that has been
second on their list
time position for music, P E
you for a delightful evening
The people are caught in
Support Smith
School crowded
Questions remain
Music sweet
chain
Dum da dum dum' Monday. May
18 I am working the day watch out
of the bunco detail My partner is
Segeant Warren Sugarman Mv
name's Friday.
2 13 p m We receive a citizens
complain, from Miss Rowena Harm-
swofhy. 61 She said she had been
swindled Tell us about it, ma'am,"
I said.
I joined this benevolent organiza
tion in 1935. she said "Each week
I contributed part of my paycheck
They promised they would take care
of me in my old age Now they wan,
to give me only $264 a month 1 can',
live on tha, And they looked so
hones,. ,oo '
Aes. ma am, I said "Most con
fidence men do "
3:05 p m Sergeant Sugarman
checked the files This was the
10.365,436th citizen s complaint we
had received in the pas, eight days
We decided to crack the ring
4 12pm Sergeant Sugarman and
I surrounded the rin g s head
quarters, an imposing, eight story,
granite building He picked up a
bullhorn "Toss ou, your folders,
spindlers and mutilators and come
ou, with your hands up." he said
"We have you trapped,"
"Y ou 'll never take me alive, cop
pers." cried a voice from inside
" I II throw myself in the collator
first "
" If you don , surrender." I said,
• we ll cu, off the Federal Retire
men, System benefits for everyone
in there "
"W a it!" said the suspect. There
are moment taxpayers in here "
5:17 p m After an hour's tense
negotiations, the suspect agreed to
release the taxpayers They filed
out All were shabbily dressed All
bu, one I grabbed him
Well." I
said, " if it isn't our old friend. Albert
J Ponzi, the world's greatest con
fidence man "
How d you spot me. copper’’ " the
suspect asked
By your Gucci briefcase. Ponzi
No hones, taxpayer can afford a
Gucci briefcase Open it up. please "
Inside we found the incriminating
evidence we needed a list of
97,283,412 names and a form letter
The letter said
'Dear Friend: You have been
selected to be part of our Golden
A ears ( ham All you need do is send
us $1,975 each year and when you
reach the age of 62. you need never
work again for we will provide for
Vou handsomely for the res, of vour
the middle, jus, as in Viet
nam.
At this time, though, the
budget cuts and tax cuts are
the most important issues.
Let's not forge, that.
The weaning of our House
and Senate from inflationary
budgets and back breaking
taxes is most important. In
stead of listening to the
special interest groups who
want to take money from the
government, they better pay
attention to the tax payers
who give the government
their money.
Any representative or
senator that doesn't agree
with that philosophy should
be standing in the unemploy
ment line There's a lo, of
company!
Government interference
in the free market system all
these years hasn’t helped the
situation Rockefeller may
no, like competition, but
thats the system that made
his millions If left alone, it
can still work
Finally, if Denny Smith
forgets how he got to
Washington, then he is going
to be jus, as surprised as Mr.
Cllrnan
Ralph A Sandercock, Jr.
Sandy
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Sergeant Sugarman nodded "A
typical pyramid scheme." he said to
Ponzi "You simply paid off the peo
pie who reached the top w,h the
money you took from the poor
workers at the bottom Bu, you go,
too greedy. Mr Ponzi Those on the
no,tom now realize they'll never ge,
paid off."
WeJI. copper." he sad. ”i, worked
tor close to 50 years."
I snapped on the cuffs. "Yeah,
Ponzi, I said. "You can fool some of
the people all of the time and all of
the people some of the time Bu, you
u?n ’
al1 ° f ,he
for more
than half a century ”
Ihim da dum dum DAH’
On Aug„sf 1« in the U S District
ourt, Albert J Ponzi was given his
choice of 20 years at hard labor or
trying ,o live on $264 a month He is
now working )n the jute m ill at the
^ ’’^eral Penitentiary in lx*aven
woth. Kan
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