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2 SANDY (O re .) POST Thur» October 8 1981 (S*< 2) arou county voters face registration difficulties by MICHAEL P. JONES Post Cor res pon dr nt The Concerned Residents of Welches (CROW, and the C orrider Area Mountain People (CAMP) are having a hard time getting voters registered Dennis Cox. an organizer of CAMP, which has joined with CROW, said that they are working to get registered voters to sign their petitions because registered voters “ pull more weight " CAMP, a group which represents residents outside the proposed city of Welches, and CROW, w hich represents people living in the proposed city, are oppos ed to the incorporation of the area Cox said that mountain residents who are attemp ting to get registed are hav ing difficulties because of the “ unorthodox re q u ire m e n ts " of the Clackamas County Elections Department “ We have a lot of people with correct mailing ad dresses,“ said Cox “ Some even have house numbers that are recognized by the Hoodland Fire Department and the post office delivers mail to them But yet, the county is not recognizing these addresses in their voter registration process ” John K a u ffm a n , superintendent of records in the elections office, said that requiring tax lots is “ a nor mal part of the process in the mountains ” He said the Secretary of State issued a directive re quiring this years ago Kauffman said that a post office box merely shows that someone put down money for a box A star route only shows there is a clump oi mailboxes on the road “ It doesn’t show where a residence is located," he said He added that the situa tion is also complicated because there is a sanitary district, a school district, a water district and a fire district Some people live in areas that are com prised of several different districts. “ We re at the mercy of the post offices.’ ’ Kauffman said “ Until someone purely defines where people are, and design a system of prov- Women’s club legal staff, the park depart ment, and a member of the planning commission staff, will come to the Women's Club and answer questions “ It will be an excellent op portunity for everyone to get answers," Knapp told the group. “ When they are pinn ed down in front of all of us, they won’t be able to tell each of us a different story. We won't get one answer from one, and a different answer from another ” The meeting ended with tense tempers Many stated that they are upset that the lease and the boundary ques ing it, the tax lot require ment will remain. We won’t honor any system that the post office won't recognize.’’ He said that he doesn't know who was responsible for the address problems, but said that last year when the roads were renamed and renumbered by the Com prehensive Em ploym ent T ra in in g A ct (C E T A ) workers, “ they did not coor dinate their efforts with the US Postal Service.” As a result “ a person’s mailing address m ay be in Rhododendron, when he may actually live in Zigzag.” Cox cited a number of ex amples where renters are renting from landlords that are in favor of the proposed city, and are having a d if ficult time in getting the legal description of the pro perty they are residing on lie said that the property owners realized by giving this information they “ would only be cutting their own throats" because their own renters would be in a posi tion of helping to vote down the proposed city. Kauffman said that if anyone attempts to keep a (Continued from Page I) tions were not openly discussed with the entire membership As a result, more speculation to whether the current situation was deliberate or an oversight, is a ris in g am ongst the membership. Perhaps the Nov 9 meeting will clear the air. person from registering to vote by not providing the legal description of the pro perty they are on, that it would be a violation of Oregon Revised Statutes 260 665 lot identification is just a uni que problem to the moun tains.” "Living Off the Land’ workshop is planned "Living Off the Land” is the t it le of a o ne-day workshop sponsored by Mt. Hood Community College Oct. 10, from 10 a m. to 4 p m in room 1710 on the Gresham campus The workshop is designed to te a c h th e b asic h o m e s te a d in g s u r v iv a l techniques Subjects will in elude choice of a horn esite, animal and human shelters, Red Cross needs teachers Nursing and Health Ser vices of tbe Oregon T ra il Chapter of the American Red Cross needs volunteer health education instructors to teach courses in babysit ting. parenting, preparation for parenthood (pre-natal), vital signs, home nursing and good grooming To arrange for an inter view with the local Oregon T rail Chapter representative for Nursing and Health Ser vices, call 243-5272. Hey Baby, drink your Milk Who knows. Drink your milk and you could grow up to become Governor of the State of Oregon! Milk gets the vote of Victor Atiyeh as a leading source of nearly all the major vitamins and minerals. Tike Calcium, for example. Just two glasses of milk provide 75 percent of our daily Calcium needs for strong bones and teeth. So whatever your age, set some governing rules in your own diet. Like plenty of nutrition-filled milk. Here s to all you beautiful babies drinking your beautiful milk! N u tr itio n source! N u tritio n Education Services/ Oregon D a iry C o u n cil. Milk the beautiful food. D a iry Farmers o f Oregon. Kauffm an recommended that CROW CAMP utilize the Hoodland F ire Department, which has a complete set of maps showing tax lots “ We are not trying to make it difficult for them ,” Kauffman said. “ We are Just trying to be precise. Requir ing voters to supply their tax growing and harvesting your own food, soil science, gardening, making top quali ty soap, drying, canning and preserving food, The registration fee for this workshop is $10. For more information about the w o rk s h o p , c o n ta c t th e MHCC community education office at 667 7428 H cdlth division needs volunteers The C lackam as County public health division needs volunteers to staff a new child health care clinic in the Boring area. The clinic w ill be held every other month on the fourth Thursday. If interested in volunteer ing, call 665-8470 from 9 a m. to 4 p m Mondays through Fridays and ask for Susan. Toll-free calls can be plac ed through the courthouse at 668-3510, extension 470. Cox could not say what the impact the registration pro blems will have on the peti tion dnve except that "it is and will continue to delay the process.” He said that there at least 12 people, so far, that have had problems register ing to vote. He said that unless the pro blem is solved quickly, the residents’ right to vote is in jeapordy Cox said that they could allow anyone, including non registered voters, to sign the petition, but feels that their signature would not “have the same validity as the signature of a registered voter “ If the Boundary Commis sion decides to extend the boundaries of the proposed city, then not only would it be put to a vote of the people in Just the W elches a re a Rather, it could even be from Brightwood through Rhododendron But if the people can’t register, they won't be able to vote And if they don't vote, then the city of Welches could become a reality ” Don Carlson, director of the boundary commission, said that they will probably include the areas extending fro m B rig h tw o o d to Rhododendron as part of the new city, according to Cox '81 CITATIONS Priced only *100 ove r cost! 13.8% FINANCING [until Oct. 31, 1981. 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