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andy Post Vol. 72 N o 5 SANDY, O REG ON. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1982 IF < l SPS « mm » City budgeters face uncertain by DAN DII.LDN Like other bodies that rely on sources outside property taxes for a portion of their operation, city of San dy officials are preparing a new budget unsure of just what monies w ill be available When the city Budget Committee convenes Monday night at 7 30 p m at Sandy City Hall. City Manager Roger Jordan w ill present an opera tional maintenance budget" design ed to continue the current level of ci ty services with some improvements to utilities and streets He is predicting a tax rate of ap proximately $6 94 per 1 1.000 assessed valuation Last year it was $6 81 per $1.000 Because the Street Fund relies on state and federal revenue sharing for the m ajority of its income, just how extensive street improvements will be is up in the a ir The hints from Washington. DC., are that federal revenue sharing w ill be at the same level it was last year. In Salem, state legislators are still wrestling with how they w ill solve state budgetary problems, and the level of state support is less certain " I f revenue sharing is cut severely, we'll have to talk about some other source of balancing that fund." Jor dan said If the city receives the amount ex pected, the money w ill continue the day to-day operations associated w ith the Street Fund and im provements w ill be made to North Bluff Hoad A gravel and oil treat- by DAN DILLON The city of Sandy has devised a plan to handle emergencies Now it is looking for volunteers who can help make it work "The thing that prompted it was the major snowstorm two years ago and the lack of coordination between responsible agencies," said Sandra Potter Marquardt. Community Ser vices director So for the past year, Marquardt, along with Sandy Police Chief Fred Punzel, has been working with the American Red Cross and Clackamas County Emergency Services fine- tuning the emergency plan, should the need arise It is designed to handle anything from "a storm which renders people without heat, lights or water to a n y th in g lik e a fu ll- flo w n emergency," Marquardt said "N ot all cities have a plan," she said "W e’re probably a forerunner in this area The Red Cross was very pleased and they were very happy to be working with us ’’ The city has begun identifying residents in the area who would be able to provide emergency shelter, evacuate the stranded, and provide clothing or other essentials in a time of need "So far the response has been good.” Marquardt said. Through local churches, a questionnaire has been circulated asking for volunteers and seeking identities of residents who may need special help during such a situation. "W e're noting people who would be sharing ment w ill also be given to parts of Hood Street, Hoffm an Avenue. Scenic Sfreet. Park Street and Sandv Heights. Water and sewer system im provements would be from funds that are based on projected connections and utility rates Water u tility improvements would include a new Pleasant Street water line and a water improvement pro ject at the west end of Pioneer and Proctor Boulevards that would im prove the volume of water to the in- Emergency plan ready, except for volunteers dustrial and North Blufl areas The major sewer improvement would be the resolution of the pro blem of infiltration into the sewer lines While the city hasn’t had the peaks and valleys in homebuilding ex perienced in other communities in the area, Jordan said, the city's pro je c tio n s fo r c o n s tru c tio n and development revenues are "substan- Hally lower than in previous years. " He projects SU new units w ill be r » particularly vulnerable," she said "Plus working with the seniors at the center, we are aware of people who would be vulnerable " The survey w ill not be a one-time deal. "We re going to have to maintain this information .i an active form ar.d update it every two years," M ar quardt said. The Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is nationally active in disaster relief, has provided its Com munity Center at the corner of University Avenue and Highway 26 as the central emergency shelter Marquardt estimates that no more than 100 people would be housed there at any one time because of the system of homeowners in the area who are being recruited to provide emergency housing Beyond providing emergency pro visions, Marquardt hopes to identify people who would man the emergen cy shelter as managers, cooks and volunteers to drive four-wheel-drives to bring victims to the shelter For people interested in par ticipating in the program, Marquardt said, the Red Cross w ill begin tra in ing sessions in March The basic training may also be supplemented by additional training which would prepare some volunteers for smaller disasters such as house fires. These volunteers would help pro vide families with new housing and clothing through the Red Cross on an on going basis To volunteer or sign up for the March sessions, contact the Sandy Community Center at 668 5569, w 1 by DAN DILLON Index SECTION III TV Revue ........ Inside Tab -M t Oliver, making her first try for public office, has managed a number of successful campaigns in the Salem area started during fiscal 1982 83 More than 100 have been started in each of the past three years If the starts fall short, alternatives would include no sewer and water projects, or an increase in user fees, " if absolutely necessary " The only improvement based on property tax would be $4.000 for grading and seeding Tupper Park The general fund w ill note an ap proximate 6 5 percent increase over last year’s appropriations Most ap propriations are at last year's level except for personnel which is up 5 percent and u tility bills "W e re cutting back during the current budget year wherever we can, Jordan said, "so we have some cash carryover to help balance the budget next year. "Some departments in the general 4und were a c tu a lly decreased because of demands," Jordan said, and, as a result, there are less full time equivalent employees than two years ago ai d Rather than 'arget specific pro g ra m r, he cc<.uiued, "w e cut everybody across the board " The amount needed to balance the budget, paid by taxpavers, w ill be ap proximately $60,000 ahead of last year. Monday night the budget com m it tee w ill meet logo over the proposals of the city staff. That meeting w ill be followed next Wednesday, Feb 10, by a public hearing on the proposed 1982 83 city budget at 7:30 p m. at Sandy City Hall Man arrested at Govt. Camp Local woman enters race for state house A Sandy resident is the latest can didate to toss her hat in the ring in the race for state representative from D istrict 23 Dianne Oliver. 28, a realtor with Pioneer Real Estate, filed last F ri day for the Republican nomination in the new representative d is tric t created by the 1981 reapportionment. Oliver, who was active in the Republican Party in Salem before moving to Sandy recently, feels curb ing unemployment w ill be the main topic in the campaign "The major issue in this campaign is jobs," she said "We must get our economy moving again and provide Oregonians with the opportunity to work and provide for their families ’’ Finding more jobs means making Oregon a more attractive place for prospective industries, she said Dianne Oliver " I agree with Gov Atiyeh that we must change our image in the home b u ild in g in d u s trie s are business com m unity," Oliver said revitalized "We must diversify our economic "This w ill not only provide jobs, base and ensun that our tim ber and but would also ensure that we don’t find ourselves with the revenue shor tages we presently face " Oliver thinks that the plan of attack for battling the revenue problems is already established " I think the governor's budget is a good budget for th a t," she said last Friday while SECTION I the Legislature was in special session Keeping Posted 2 in Salem wrangling with the pro Senior Center News 3 blem. Obituaries ............... 4 The candidate said she would not Editorials. Letters ... 6 support increased taxation or any at Sports and Recreation 7 8 tempt to do away with the property tax relief program SECTION II " I cannot stand by and see people Area News ......... 1 taxed our of their homes,’’ she said Hoodland Happenings ..........1 "The problem is that inflation is Medical Advice ....................1 up, unemployment Is up and we need Around the County ......... 2 to address those problems, instead of School Lunch Menus .............3 looking for short-term solutions," Classified Advertising 10-13 Oliver said S«nal Photo by I tan Dillon ä °' r “ b 8 tw “ p “ k * - , he •" «•' A Govt. Camp man was arrested on charges of attem pted m urder, assault and driving while under in fluence of intoxicants in a tra ffic mishap that resulted in injury to a Camp Creek woman Dec 27. Barbara Schmaling of Camp Creek was released from Gresham Com munity Hospital the next morning after treatment for minor injuries suffered when she reportedly was struck by a car. E arly reports from Oregon State Police indicated she was struck deliberately in a dispute over a park ing place Schmaling had been shovel ing free of snow. That point, however, may be •argued in a court of law, since the case still is under investigation The country district attorney’s of fice has taken no legal action at this time. Robert Marshall of Govt Camp was charged that night and lodged in ja il overnight, according to OSP Trooper John Rizzo and Deputy District Attorney Al French. According to Rizzo, the suspect in the tra ffic accident was arrested a, the Huckleberry Inn and taken in custody to the Gresham Community Hospital for a blood test. Marshall’s car was impounded that night His attorney, Robert Hughes of Portland, requested in a Jan 18 let ter that The Post print a five-point retraction and apology for its earlier account of the accident. Post publisher Von Braschler said he felt the above story sets the record straight Hospice begins work of comforting by DAN DII.I.ON After two years of development. Sandy's Mt Hood Hospice is opera tional. The hospice promotes the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of the dying and their families The program began in 1980, spearheaded by Macy Brader, Patricia Spradlmg. Dr Robert Lee and Father Lindsay Warren as an of fshoot of a program at St Jude's Home From the beginning its goal has been to provide the community with direct patient care and educational programs about death and dying and hospice-related subjects During the two years of develop ment, Mt. Hood Hospice personnel and volunteers touched some 55,000 people with the hospice story through presentations at service clubs and on radio. Ninety-seven attended the Mt Hood Hospice volunteer training pro gram at Mt. Hood Community Col lege in the fall The preparation has paid oft -in recognition from around the state " W e re re a lly considered the C a d illa c Hospice in O re g o n ," Brader, Patient Care coordinator, said recently The hospice has worked as con sultants to seven other hospice pro grams statew ide and has agreements w itl nine medical organizations to help provide hospice care River, Mt Hood Hospice serves some 93,(XN) people in a 900-square-mile area and is 100 percent volunteer Both Brader and Spradling. who serves as executive director, have worked during the two developmen tai years without pay at what is the only home-care hospice in western Oregon They hope that through grants and donations, the hospice w ill be able to A Portland physician. Dr Gail support itself, but they haven't sal King, has joined the Ml Hood back waiting for the funding to come Hospice team and is dedicated to ita to them cause They sponsored a three day benefit "His passion is hospice," Brader last fall with Miss Ann Sothern ap said, "and he has lots of time for us " • pearing in the hospice's behalf, they Elaine Long, of the Clackamas sold eggrolls at the Handy Mountain County Health Department, is the Festival and pies at Gresham's Get director of nursing for the hospice Together Days The hospice organizers have also But they'd rather have the oppor arranged to use the facilities at tunity to do what the hospice pro Gresham Community Hospital and gram is all about provide suppor Rest Harbor Care Center in Gresham tive care for term inally ill persons if their patients need need nursing or and their families medical care Patients come to the hospice on a Stretching from the Government request from themselves, th e ir Camp to I82nd Avenue, and from the families or their physician They Columbia River to the Clackamas have been diagnosed and recognized as term inally ill and the concept of palliative care has been accept«! Following the admission of a client to hospice services, the Patient Care coordinator asks a hospice nurse and patient assistant to become part of the team They meet together with the fam ily and the patient and establish the needs of each The hospice patient may stay at home for as long as »hey choose The hospice team members provide skill ed nursing care, physical and oc cupational therapy, legal and finan cial counsel, companionship, help with hometnaking and whatever they can do to make the fam ily and pa tient comfortable The hospice work continues after the death for as long as one year through the period of bereavement Team availability is guaranteed on a 24 hour a-day, seven days a week basis. Anyone interested in learning more < about the hospice, volunteering or at tending the spring term of the Mt Hood Hospice class at MHCC. may call 668 900 for more information
