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SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 29 1982
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\e w map to aid CPO with zoning changes
by M IC H A EL P. JONES
Post Correspondent
Hampered by numerous meetings
and trying to make sense out of the
Clackamas County planning staff's
proposed rezoning of the Woodland
area, the Mt Hood Cooridor Citizen
Planning Organization made some
definite decisions on how to inform
residents of the proposed changes
that will affect the area
Chairperson John McMahan told
the small audience of residents and
property owners who turned out to
the CPU's April 24 meeting that peo
pie are now feeling helpless in deal
ing with the county,
McMahan said that the local plann
ing issues are becoming so complex
that people are having a difficult
time trying to keep on top of them.
Neil Sullivan of Welches agreed
and said that it is the county's own
planning staff that is responsible for
creating this feeling among people
Sullivan said at the informational
meetings held by the county that
every time a property owner speaks
out with a complaint concerning the
rezoning of their land they are in
structed to deal with it outside of the
meeting
Heather Atkinson, a kindergarten student at Boring, is in the process of receiving a painted face from Jan Speciale, a
second grade teacher. The Boring carnival was considered a success by those involved.
This, said Sullivan, makes people
feel they will have to fight the county
without the help of the CPO.
“ It is not one-on-one since people
have the same problem ," said
Sullivan “ I t ’s the same old story of
divide and conquer And so far that's
Carnival
in Boring
was tops
The Boring carnival Saturday top
ped all previous y e a n , grossing
13,600 as hundreds attended
Ida Cannon, carnival chairman, at
tributed the success to “The Boring
S to ry ,” a m o n th ly n e w s le tte r
distributed to parents and businesses
in the community.
Also, she said, “a lot of the other
schools have discontinued their car
nivals."
Connie Reynolds, PTA president,
said planning for the carnival began
a year ago with the selection of Can
non as chairman.
The money collected will be used to
purchase something the school
needs.
Four charged after overpass incident
by M IC H A EL P. JONES
Post Correspondent
Four persons were arrested by the
Oregon State Police earlier this
month for throwing snowballs off the
Multorpor overpass near Govern
ment Camp, some of which shattered
the windshield of a vehicle being
driven by an off-duty policeman.
The incident occurred on April 3 at
10 50 p.m. Off-duty OSP Sergeant
Dan E Wolf was driving eastbound
on U.S. Highway 26 on packed snow
and ice.
In the car with him was his wife
and three kids, and his 80-year-old
grandmother, who was sitting in the
right front seat.
According to Trooper John Rizzo,
investigating officer, a large piece of
ice was thrown off the overpass and
struck the front windshield of Wolf’s
car He said Wolf was able to stop
without involving other vehicles on
the road.
R izzo said an in v e s tig a tio n
resulted in the arrest of three adults
and one juvenile the following day.
Three 20 year olds from California,
who were on a ski vacation, were a r
rested for mischief in the third
degree and are to appear in
Clackamas Couty court on the
charge Rizzo said that they were not
lodged in jail.
Cited were Robert Scott Morfeld of
Clayton, Calif , and Bradley Steven
Rosten and Steven Alan Harrer, both
of Concord, California.
A male juvenile staying at the
Golden Pole condominiums near
Multorpor was reportedly responsi
ble for striking the vehicle He was
taken to juvenile court and cited for
first degree crim inal mischief and
reckless endangerment. He was later
released to the custody of his
parents.
Rizzo said this overpass has ben a
problem consistently during the
winter months, with persons trying to
hit moving vehicles with snowballs.
This incident, however, resulted in
the first arrest this year.
The problem with vehicles being
struck, said Rizzo, goes beyond the
possibility of breaking out wind
shields. He said that during times of
poor road conditions, after being
struck, drivers slam on the brakes,
and “ become a projectile. You never
know where they are going "
“ We are going to arrest persons
engaged in such activities every time
we can,” said Rizzo.
owners, and yet many are either try
ing to battle the county alone or are
not yet aware that their land is being
affected.
Blaming the planning staff’s map
as being part of the problem. Sullivan
said people couldn't find property on
the map without the use of a magnify
ing glass.
Dave Enna. who lives in the Lolo
Pass area near Zigzag, said he is con
cerned because the county is propos
ing to rezone his property to one
house per forty acres instead of the
one per five acres allowed by the 1976
Mt. Hood Community Plan.
Sullivan said the planning staff is
now considering amending their pro
posed zoning to allow one house on 20
acres, but, he added " if you have 35
acres you couldn't divide it into two
20-acre sites ”
Wes Post of Mountain Country
Realty, who lives on Lolo Pass and
how they’ve ‘tap danced* around u s "
Sullivan said that the proposed zon
ing changes in the area creates
sim ilar problems for a lot of property
who will be affected by the proposed
zoning, said some of the problems
are being caused because the county
is incorporating a lot of the planning
ideas of the flatlands into the area
Post also said the county is listen
ing to too many people “off the moun
tain" who know very little about the
area
“ They drive by at 50 miles per hour
and say just look at all the pretty
trees."' said Post.
A motion was passed for the CPO to
redraw the map that shows the
various sub-areas of the organize
tion This is expected to be helpful in
notifying persons whose property
will be affected by the zoning
changes, as well as assisting in such
areas as electing representatives
To ssist in understanding the pro
blems created by rezoning Post and
Sullivan were appointed to study the
situation and make contact with pro
perty owners who have complaints
McMahan also requested that con
cerned residents contact their sub-
area representatives.
Sewer service issue
sparks discussion
by M IC H A E L P. JONES
Post Correspondent
Two issues involving the Hoodland
Service District were addressed by
the Mt. Hood Corridor Citizens Plan
ning Organization at an April 24
meeting, sparking discussions of
c o m m u n ity
needs
versus
developmental needs
The first issue dealt with the an
nexation of a piece of commercial
p ro p e rty owned by Bob and
M argaret Thurman on Greenwood
Drive near the junction of U.S.
Highway 26 and Arrah Wanna Road.
One portion of the property is
within the service district while the
other is not. The parcels of land are
divided by a sewer easement where a
pipe from the new treatment facility
crosses through and discharges
“ treated" water into the Sandy
River
The Thurmans are seeking annexa
tion into the service district as one
parcel is already within the boun
daries. They were requesting an en
dorsement by the CPO on the propos
ed annexation.
Carol Smith asked why the CPO
has to make a decision on the annexa
tion when the state Land Conserva
tion and Development Commission
told Clackamas County in December
that the service district could not be
expanded.
CPO Chairperson John McMahan
said the Thurmans had been in
structed by the county to approach
the CPO since the annexation would
have to be included into the revisions
of the area’s community plan
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