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SANDY OREGON THURSDAY JANUARY 28 1982
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Boring budget problem results in a layoff
by GWEN HOGH
Post Corre<tp<»ndent
A motion was passed to lay off a
teacher in a school board meeting at
Boring Thursday night, with discus
sion of the budget causing the
meeting to last almost until mid
night.
The layoff is the result of a $40,000
budget deficit
According to Gale Meier, chair
man of the board, the deficit was in
curred by delinquent tax payers
Over 50 persons attended the
meeting, with the dismissal of Kevin
Savage, the most recent addition to
the teaching force, and potential cur
riculum cutbacks, being discussed
Joe Taylor, superintendent, said
that $9.500 would be saved by laying
off a teacher Another W.otX) could be
saved with an altered bus schedule,
and $1,000 could be saved by cutting
field trips and other activities From
$2,000 to $3,000 could be cut from the
sports program
Money would also be saved by an
a d ju stm e n t in the school bus
schedule School officials told The
Post they w ill be cutting mileage by
half Ordinarily there are 12 bus
runs The proposed schedule change
would eliminate about half of those
The topic that evoked the most
debate Thursday night was the layoff
of Kevin Savage.
Meier said, “ Financially, we’ve
got some problems ’’ He said that
they want to cut the budget in a way
that would be least damaging to the
programs
said tnat elim inating a tending the board meeting were to
teacher would be damaging, having a eliminate the lunch program and
direct impact on the students
have children bring sack lunches, cut
Extra classes would have to be the spring band program and reduce
taught by existing staff, and some
maintenance costs
class loads would be increased.
Don Robertson, Oregon Education
One teacher was lost this year due
Association Uniserve representative,
to retirement She was not replaced
speaking on S alvage’s behalf,
Some teachers expressed concern
pointed out some problems he saw
about the loss of two teachers in one with the budget.
year, saying it would make it difficult
He said the reference guide used by
for teachers to give as much in budget officers states that when
dividual instruction
working with a $1 m illion budget i t ’s
Shortening class time, changing customary for a five percent con-
the eight-period day to seven,
tigency fund to be included
rescheduling or eliminating the out
The contingency fund at Boring
door program and natural attrition
school was figured at one and one
were some of a teacher committee's
half percent, a rate too low, accor
ideas for saving money, as opposed ding to Robertson
to laying off a teacher
Referring to uncollected taxes in
Other suggestions from those a t the deficit, Meier said, " I f the
U—*-1 1,1
economy was different, we wouldn t
have a d e ficit."
But Robertson said, "The district
fa ile d to generate a n tic ip a te d
revenue "
Robertson went on to say that most
taxes are collected the following
year He added that the school’s
auditors, Kent and Snow of Oregon
C ity , p ro je c te d se ve ra l over-
expenditures in categories as other
g o v e rn m e n ta l u n its , v e h ic le
maintenance and operations, plant
operations-maintenance, and board
of education.
According to Faith Wilson, deputy
clerk of Clackamas School Distict 44
(B o rin g ), the p ro je cte d o v e r
e xp e n d itu re s were caused by
various, unexpected costs. They in
clude interest incurred from a loan;
vacation pay to office personnel ; not
budgeting enough for energy ex
penses; fu n d s fo r a d d itio n a l
custodial help; the higher ing of a
driver to transport special education
students to Reynolds High School;
and an entry error to be adjusted at
year’s end of $5,000
Robertson went on to say that, ac
cording to the auditor, careful
budgeting for the 1962-83 school year
could alleviate some of the financial
problems now at hand
Savage told the board that he left a
better paying job with the post office
in order to teach, and that he spent
years going to school under the
ROTC program in order to get a
teaching job
He said that in no way was he in
formed that this would be a tem
porary job when he was hired.
Some teacherswere quick to point
out Savage's sincerity and concern
for his students, and how laying him
off would have a negative effect.
While teacher and parent support
was considered by the board, they
went with the original recommenda
tio n —to lay off Kevin Savage.
The layoff takes effect Feb 5.
Savage may be recalled later if there
is a job opening and if he has the pro
per qualifications
Unemployment called
county 5 top problem
More than 12« Royal Rangers gathered at the Sandy Assembly of (iod Church
Saturday for Pinewood Derby races. Rangers from all over the area competed,
including the two pictured above.
Photo by Scot! Newton
Welches administrative rule change to
affect Government Camp bus riders
by M IC H A EL P JONES
Post Correspondent
recently announced his candidacy for
Clackamas County Commissioner,
position 2.
" I would hope to bring some har
mony to the board," said Ferrante,
an account manager for Lever
Brothers for almost 30 years
Problems on the board prompted
him to run. There are problems that
need to be resolved but haven’t been,
he said.
Ferrante is currently serving, and
has served for seven years, on the
Beaver Creek Telephone Coop board,
and also serves on the Clairmont
Water D istrict board
He also served an unexpired term
on a rural fire district board.
Ferrante said that unemployment
is probably the biggest problem in
the county.
He said that the county needs to at
tract some industry and get as many
people employed as possible.
He said that it is easy for any p o liti
cian, at any level, to find things
wrong with the system, but that
realistically a person couldn’t cor
rect all the faults.
He said that he would just "have an
open door, listen to people."
He said that he’d try to be objec
tive, "and just use a lot more com
mon sense."
Working for Lever Brothers he’s
made calls on wholesalers and
retailers all over Clackamas County,
“ which may or may not be an advan
tage .”
If elected commissioner, Ferrante
said that he would continue to get
around as much as possible, although
then would ride up just to ski Instead
five seats available, “Who is to go tion," said Erickson. “ The question
of the bus having room for the 36 re and who is not to go?"
is, is it a necessity to provide a
quired students, they would be faced
Carl Ostergren, the liaison to the method of transportation so that a
A challenge to the Welches Schools
with the burden of transporting 50 board from the Welches PTA, said
child can spend the night with
Board's bus ridership rule has led to
students
that looking at the problem from a another child, like they do in other
a temporary deletion of a four-year
The parents told the board that it simple mathem atical standpoint, areas?"
rule that forbids non-Government
was not fa ir that their kids should be that the concern about the bus being
Camp students from riding the school
When the parents requested that
discriminated against "ju s t because overcrowded just doesn’t compute.
bus up for an’overnight visit.
of a few skiers."
‘‘In order for it to be (overcrowd the board vote on the matter,
Parents from Government Camp
Erickson disagreed and said that
They argued that they are not at ed) kids in Government Camp would
with children attending Welches
tem pting to utilize the bus to have to take home 10 percent of the there are a lot of ramifications that
Grade School challenged the school
transport their childrens' friends up entire student body, which on any haven’t been brought up.
board at its Jan. 14 meeting, claim
for skiing, but only so they can spend given day, to me, doesn’t seem con
He said that by requiring a 48-hour
ing that the rule was designed only
the night, as is done in all other areas c e iv a b le ." said Brock. “ T hat's
for that area of the district.
of the district below Government almost three kids per rider to crowd n o tic e th e y w o u ld s t i l l be
discriminating against Government
Elsewhere, students are free to
Camp.
(onto) the bus "
Camp because everywhere else in
ride the bus and stay overnight at a
"We have discriminated against
Erickson also brought up the ques
the district there is only a 24-hour re
friend's house, as long as they have
Government Camp, true," admitted
tion of safety on the highway going up
written permission from both sets of
Board Member Bruce Erickson, “ but to Government Camp, which he said quirement. He added that "the board
parents
the reason that we’ve discriminated should be a consideration when shouldn't make a motion based off of
That, according to Nancy Wolf,
Attorney Dale Harlan of Milwaukie
against them was that Government allowing more non-resident students discussion during audience tim e ,"
but should w ait u n til the next
“ was unjust and prejudiced ”
announced recently that he w ill be a
Camp brought it on themselves."
to ride up
meeting after thoroughly exploring
She encouraged the board to treat
candidate for Clackamas County
Blackburn said that if non resident
“ Do we want to encourage or pro
the recommendation.
each student equally, no matter
Commissioner, position no. 2.
students were to be indiscriminately
vide a mechanism to encourage more
where they live in the district.
Harlan, who has practiced law in
allowed to ride up to Government ridership on that run, because it is
One Government Camp parent pro
Wolf and three other parents and
Milwaukie since 1958, is a former
Camp, that there would be a seating located in a ski a re a ," asked
tested
and
said
that
they
had
been
the liaison from Welches School's
State Representative. He served d ur
problem.
Erickson
waiting four years, which is long
newly organized Parent-Teacher
ing two regular and two special ses
He said that he had been advised
Brock responded that " if it ’s safe
enough
Association (PTA), asked that either
sions of the Legislature in the
that the Government Camp bus is for our children, why isn't it safe for
this ridership rule be changed with
mid 60s
Ostergren said that “ the entire
running between 32 to 34 passengers your children?" He said that “ the
all students operating under the
In addition, he has served on the c i
PTA is in full support of their (the
when it leaves Welches School The parents who are allowing their
same rules, or that all transfers
ty council and in various capacities
parents from Government Camp)
bus, which is a four-wheel drive, is children to come up to Government
among buses be forbidden This way,
on citizens committes for the city of
grievance." He emphasized that the
only designed to carry 36 passengers, Camp are w ell aw are of the
under no circumstance could a child
Milwaukie and Clackamas County.
PTA
“
had
a
membership
of
106
M ore rid e r s , a c c o rd in g to
(highway ) dangers involved and that
be taken elsewhere in the district ex
strong "
Harlan said he hopes to restore
Blackburn, would force the district to is the responsibility they are taking "
cept directly home
some unity to the Board of County
purchase a 66 or 72 passenger hus,
Lea Behan, board chairperson,
“ It should be important that the
K e n n e th B la c k b u rn , school
Commissioners, and to increase the
which would not be a four wheel agreed and said that parents who
board members know that the PTA
superintendent, said that this com
credibility of government generally.
drive, as is necessary due to the write the required permission slip
stands behind th is group 100
plaint is an annual one, and in the
He said that there are many good
weather conditions He also said that would be aware of the road condi
percent,” said the chairperson of the
past the school board had always
county employees anxious to ac
the added cost could not be justified
tions and are therefore accepting the
advisory committee to the PTA’s complish as efficient and economic
taken a “ no opinion position’’ on the
The parents argued that the rid e r responsibility
Gene Shannon
subject
county government as possible With
ship figures they collected this past
“ Whether it's safe is not the ques
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He said that the rule was instituted
good leadership, he said, good county
month show only 20 students riding
prior to the time he was hired by the
employees and department heads
the Government (’amp bus Also, on
district, after complaints arose that
could accomplish more at less cost to
ly eight to 10 were riding up past
the bus was turning into a ski bus for
the taxpayers.
Rhododendron
those wishing to ski after school at
Harlan said he expects it to be d if
The parents recommended that the
Multorpor Ski Bowl
ficult to defeat Commissioner Stan
Rhododendron destined riders be
The Rhododendron Neighborhood
runs would be adversely affected.
"Do you have a solution,” asked
Skoko in the Democratic Party
delivered to their stop first, and then (¿roup has scheduled a meeting for
Blackburn of the group of parents.
P rim ary in May, with numerous can
the bus return for the Government Feb 7 at 3 p m
The RNG w ill also be reviewing the
" I don’t really think that it ’s our
Camp students
ballots that the organization sent out didates in the contest
Beth
Baker,
secretary-treasurer
of
position to offer a solution,” respond
He said that he and Skoko have
This way there would be enough the RNG, said that the meeting is be
to the area's water users during the
ed Bob Brock of Government Camp.
room for any student wishing to ing held to discuss with its members
first part of January Baker said the long been friends, and have pledged
” We feel that there's an injustice,
spend the night. No skis would be a plan of action to take regarding the
direct mail poll was undertaken as a to rem ain personally frie n d ly ,
and discrimination against the peo
regardless of the outcome of the cam
allowed in the bus and the Govern mini-hydroelectric project proposed
way to d e m o c ra tic a lly assess
pie in Government Camp, and i t ’s up
ment Camp parents would self police for Henry Creek, above the town of
whether the water users support or paign
to the board to come up with a solu
He pointed out that Skoko has
themselves to make sure the new Rhododendron in the Zigzag Moun
oppose the hydro project.
tion
plan worked
name fa m ilia rity and has said he
tains.
"We feel that our children should
The RNG w ill also provide an up would seek another term so he could
The parents also told the board that
Baker said that the RNG has taken
be treated the same as other children
date on the Planning Commission’s serve as county commissioner for 24
they would give the school 4« hours a position of opposition against the
in the d istrict.”
proposed amendment to the Zoning
years, although Skoko has not filed
written notice when a student is com proposed hydro, fearing that the
Don Thornberg, board member,
for his sixth term,
and Development Ordinance, which
ing home with their children Parents hydro w ill affect Henry Creek, which
told the parents that problems
w ill be going before the Clackamas
Harlan feels he cannot resist the
of the visiting student would also is a m ajor source of water in the
developed with Government Camp
County Planning Commission next
requests of friends that he become a
have to send a written notice during area
years ago. and forbidding students to
month.
that time
candidate this year, as many people
They feel a hydro would increase
ride up to that community solved the
feel it is time for a change
Erickson brought up the issue of erosion, affecting the migration and
The amendment would allow the
problems
He said that if his supporters come
available space He said that he is spawning grounds of steelhead and
construction of hydroelectric pro through with promised support of a
He said that too many students
concerned that if 10 students brought salmon They also fear that future
jects
on
slopes
greater
than
35
per
were taking their skis to school and
m aterial nature, and devotion of per
notes from home, and there are only plans to enhance the stream's trout
cent, which currently is a violation
sonal time, that he should be able to
busy. He said, “ I would just do ai
much as I could, give 100 percent "
He said that his campaign w ill b<
low budget, with probably 95 percenl
of it wordof-mouth He said that hf
doesn’t have that much money to pul
into a campaign and doesn't figure a
lot of other people do either
Ferrante, a Democrat, is married
and has three daughters. He and his
wife have lived in Oregon City 12
years
Vince Ferrante
County employees
key to efficiency
conduct an effective campaign
He w ill be assisted by his legal
assistant and wife. Estle, in the cam
paign
Harlan is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Oregon in political science and
economics. He studied Law at the
University of Colorado and Stanford
University, graduating in 1952
Harlan and his wife have six
children
Others that have filed for position 2
include Duane Bock of Milwaukie,
Bev Henderson of Lake Oswego.
Diane Quick of Portland and Scott
Taylor of Canby
Henderson is a Republican, the
rest are Democrats. The Prim ary is
May 18
RNG to discuss hydros
Dale Harlan