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Festival Supplement Inside The Post Tuesday defeats spell doom for school programs Tuesday’s special election spelled the end of a host of services in the Sandy Elementary School District and sent Sandy Union High School back to the drawing txiard for its 'B' levy proposal as local voters gave failing marks to both districts’ proposals In rejecting the elementary district's $197,716 proposal, 559 464. voters eliminated a number of programs which had been forced to the B ballot by state funding cutbacks and inflation The district's widely praised talented and gifted program, the district's athletic program and the d istrict’s por tion of the tri-agency agreement fun- te ll victim to voters' desire to tighten the district's purse strings Also eliminated were the purchase of two school buses and a grounds maintenance tractor, counseling ser vices for grades 1 6, outdoor school for sixth graders and funding for the ex terior painting of the aquatic center A, the high school district, officials were testing the water to see voter reaction to placing state funding short falls on the B’ ballot The district's $355,293 levy was defeated, 905-614 I he district will have its last attempt am at a B ballot at the September specia election Renovation of an art room, hiring , guidance counselor, lib ra ry im p ro ve m e n ts, a th le tic fie ld im provements and a new school bus wert also included in the SUHS B ballot Neither ot the local ballot measure? were eligible for state reimbursement under the state's election la w s Slat« Elsewhere in Clackamas County, voters in Estacada rejected a proposed $5«,000 B levy to provide funds for ex panded police protection, and voters in the Estacada School District rejected a $3 7 million A' le w Results of area levies i s p e c ia l e le c tio n w ere »?•» duplex units *' ordinance goal 614 905 roposal to form McLoughlin in n ( lackamas County was I, 2,633-795 An affirm ative vote lave created Oregon's fourth city overnight, consolidating ie an neighboring areas into a At Bull Bun School $12,819 A ballot prop measure would have I Ownership o f Y 464 559 £ f ~Tj by DAN I)IL |.(),\ An ordinance that would make it possible for Sandy residents to own their half of a duplex will be discussed by the city council this Monday. July 6 at 7:30 p m at City Hall 43 w ¿J ° rr ä |J 4 * W H v BI ' AS T it > Royal coronation I he so-called "zero side yard development proposal’’ would allow zero side yard dwellings on any lot in the city which is approved for a duplex or two family residence Zero side yard dwellings are attach ed, single family dwellings with a com mon wall and a common lot line, just like duplexes I his would be subject to a conditional use in the low density district, and would be permitted on 8.000 square foot lots m the medium density district and would be permitted outright in the high density district subject to meeting the required lot sizes According to City Planner Don V\ ilson, this development could not be use to raised densities in residential areas The issue of density is settled when the subdivision is platted or the duplex lot is approved.'* he said A Zero Side Yard Development Com mittee, appointed in March 1981 by Mayor Buth Loundree, recommended a two tiered approach for evaluating and approving zero side yard development Any unbuilt, approved duplex lot which meets standards could be ap proved for construction, based on Design Beview Board approval A proposal to convert an existing duplex Io zer side yard dwelling units would be reviewed under a public hear ing format before the Sandy Planning Commission Specifically, the planning commission would have to decide if the existing duplex or the lot were substan dard in relation to requirements of the zone The applicant would then have to meet the approval criteria required for a zoning variance The division of an approved duplex lot into two zero side yard dwelling unit lots would require a partitioning In the case of conversion of an existing duplex, the committee recommended that the partitioning be subject to plan nmg commission approval Battle f jreseen in mobile home su •I« ivision plan by MICHAEL P JONES Post Correspondent Environmentalists are busily prepar ing for the first major battle against a developer who is attempting to turn a wildlife refuge near Brightwood into a mobile home subdivision Paul R ice of R hododendron, developer of the project, will take his proposal the Alderwood development, to the Clackamas County hearings of ficer next Wednesday. July 8. for ap proval of a 192 unit mobile home sub division. The development would occupy 48 acres of land that is heavily wooded and is used by deer, elk and small game animals as a habitat and winter feeding area It is also a nesting area for owls, hawks and other birds An environmental impact study of the site prepared by Bruce Erickson, a con suiting engineer, describes the area as housing a diverse wildlife community consisting of many species of small game birds and animals ” The e nvironm ental assessment acknowledges "the proposed develop ment w ill undoubtedly displace wildlife habitats within the area." But. the report continues, because of the site’s proximity to existing developments and the location of two major highways to the east and west, "the site would not be considered a highly productive habitat for species of wildlife, either sport, commercial or educational value." Deorge Sheets, chairperson of the En vironmental Committee on Suitability (E f’OSi, has reorganized the group to help preserve the w ildlife feeding grounds in the area He said he "whole heartedly disagreed with the rationale of the study ’’ Sheets maintains that the area is im portant because it takes in the northern boundaries of the winter range for deer and elk, and serves as a crossing area for migration The proposed subdivision would close the area off with a wall of home sites that would curtail movement of wildlife to other seasonal ranges in the forest, such as Crutchers Bench "We have to think of the future. ’ Sheets said. "We have to think of our children We must ask ourselves why we even came up here in the first place if • e just going to sit back and watch it be destroyed all around us How can we just sit back and do nothing?" According to Doug McClain, a plan ner in charge of subdivisions for ( lackamas County's Department of Environmental Services, " It would be unrealistic to contain the wildlife, at least with the density of 192 units in 48 acres The conflict with wildlife is pret ty substantial Any time you introduce a residential development into a wildlife area, you have problems," he added "You have to think about dogs, kids and motor* cycles, to name only a few " Met lain feels that any efforts to save the feeding grounds would be difficult today because of the area's annexation in to the Hoodland Service District, the zoning and the Clackamas County com prehensive plan. I m afraid that it is too late to do anything now,” said McClain " I t should have been preserved as a wildlife habitat years ago when the master plan was being drawn up, but it wasn t It would tie difficult to save that land for wildlife now ’’ Sheets, on the other hand, holds fast to his convictions He said his organiza tion will help fight the project to the very end and will attempt to let the peo pie in the area know jus, what w ill hap pen to the wildlife if their land is taken away. Sheets criticized the planning com mission for no, notifying his en vironmental group on the progress and time schedule of developments, such as Alderwood How can the people of this mountain have any input into the planning pro cess,' Sheets said, " if the county doesn't notify anyone until a few days before the hearing9 Under these c ir cumstances, how can we properly pre sent the truth*» I, is unfair and very said, since this is our mountain " Near proposed development Environmentalists ready to p rotect winter range b> MICHAEL I* JONES Post Correspondent In the shadow of Huckleberry Moun tain, wedged between the Salmon and Sandy rivers, lies approxim ately 500 600 acres of undeveloped lands that are dominated by large tracts of forage and browsing areas that sustain wildlife. Here, predatory birds, such as owls and hawks, nes, in the trees relatively u n d is tu rb e d by re c re a tio n a l developments or logging operations Herds of deer and elk, as well as bear, mountain cats and small game wander the lush lands that have been their do main. Over the years, this vital wildlife feeding area has been subject to numerous proposals for developments, a lawsuit and enough studies and reports to fill three file cabinets, accor ding to one ( lackamas County planner In the early 197,is. most of this land Has known as ( edar Ridge, a con- troversial condominium development that raised the hackles of many moun tain residents who marched full force to planning commission meetings fighting encroachment into the wildlife habita, Later, after a lawsuit stopped Cedar Ridge from proceeding, most people op posed to the development relaxed, believing that any development of these lands would be ou, of the question In the spring of I960. the area was annexed into the Hoodland Service District and new proposals for development were made to the planning commission Today, the wildlife and their habitat stand between man and development It is prime land that many call the "las, battleground between developers and residents If developed, the land w ill bring hun dreds of new condominiums and single family dwellings, constructions jobs, increased tourism and economic oppor tunities for the area, A, the same time, wildlife experts calim tha, if this area is developed, it could have an impact on big game that will be fel, and noticed far into the future Development could drastically deplete their numbers. According ,o D is tric t W ild life Biologist Gene Herb of the Department of h ish and Wildlife, the acreage makes up an important winter range for big game in the Salmon River drainage Because of heavy snows in the high country, deer and elk retreats to these areas below 2,500 fee, that provide food to sustain them through the winter. Responding to the proposed Alder wood development. Herb wrote the planning commission criticizing the development The food supply in this area is a lre a d y lim it e d . '’ w rote Herb, "because of the lack of forage- producing clear cuts, and the commer cial and residential development tha, has already eliminated good browse growing areas formerly used by deer " The area Herb wrote about was the high density developments along Welches Road "Development along the M, Hood ( orndor has already been detrimental to big game, and that development den sities are much greater than recom mended," he wrote He emphasized, however, that the Department of Eish and Wildlife hopes "to maintain a viable deer herd in the area by having the animals utilize the remaining habitat as efficiently as possible " I oday the future of this winter range xcems questionable Jus, south of Highway 26. encompass ing 209 acres and featuring 96 con dominiums and 366 single family dwell ings is the proposed Tillikum Woods development North, across Highway 26. is another which game biologists and environmen ,a lists must address firs, The development is called Aide - wood, a 192 unit, 576 person mobile home subdivision, proposed by Paul Rice of Rhododendron The develop men, would occupy 48 acres of forested land, recognized as being par, of the winter range area The Alderwood mobile home subdivi sion comes before the Clackamas Coun ,y hearings officer next Wednesday at 2 p m a, the Department of Environmen tai Service. 902 Abernethy Road Oregon C „y
