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The Sandy Post Vol. 72 No. 19 launch open-for-business plan by VON BRASCHLER states, “ offer the best of both worlds The brochure notes that Sandy. Ninety percent of Sandy's growth to developing industry Good land, Estacada and Molalla possess work has occurred in the last 10 years, the Business-minded leaders from developable sites, aggressive civic forces of 25,000 to 40,000 workers prospectus notes. Sandy, Estacada and Molalla a t support fo r industry and com w ithin 10 miles of each city. “ Twenty-five miles from Portland tracted television cameras Tuesday merce all are available in three “Site your business in one of these and its international airport, Sandy in Oregon City, when they broke small cities close to Oregon’s one big three communities, ' it says, “ and has surface and air connections with plans to attract industry to their town." you can enjoy all the personal and the world,” the booklet boasts. towns. Artwork of the brochure features a c o m m e rc ia l a d v a n ta g e s of “ A decade of improvments on U.S. Gov Vic Atiyeh headed a podium signpost inset on a rustic hillside Portland's urban life without having 26 and the eastward sprad of of state, county and city officials who o ve rlo o kin g Mount Hood The to put up with the hassles ” metropolitan Portland make this backed the three small cities' efforts signposts points d ire c tio n s to Sandy Industrial Park, already lively community one of the most to diversify their economies Estacada. Sandy and Molalla from served by water and sewer lines, has desirably situated small towns in the “ With support like this from state Portland six parcels ready and available for state." and county, I don’t see how we could Sales literature tells prospective development. The profile notes the active in fail, re a lly,” said Sandy's Marge industrial newcomers that “ P-g city leased industrial sites, with struc volvement of the Sandy Chamber of Hoffman, one of several members of life may not be for you’’ and that the tures built to suit newcomers’ needs, C om m erce in a ttr a c tin g new a local Economic Development Com three cities are “ close enough to the also are available here in the private business and asks persons interested mission on hand to see their two-year city, close enough to the country and Mt Hood Industrial P ark—also on in locating a plant here to call city project christened close enough to the people ” Highway 26 at the west end of town manager Roger Jordan at city hall. Also attending from Sandy includ ed local Commission chairm an George Morgan, Mayor Ruth Loun dree, City Manager Roger Jordan, Phil Jonsrud, Jim Patrick and Bob Kallen. Jordan almost upstaged the gover nor on the speakers' table with his lengthy explanation of three small Clackamas County cities' efforts. “ Sandy is well-situated,” Jordan said “ It offers the best of both worlds to small industry: speedy ac cess to Portland markets via U S 26 and to Mount Hood recreational areas.” He noted Sandy has two major in dustrial parks along Highway 26 cur rently developed for sale or lease w ith m o re d e v e lo p a b le la n d available in the c ity ’s comprehensive plan. He said Sandy's proxim ity to Portland and handy access on a state highway gives the city an advantage in attracting industry He also noted Sandy’s Economic Development Commission has worked longer than Estacada or Molalla on groundwork to market the city. The three cities, assisted by the county and Port of Portland, also unveiled a sales brochure that pro files the rural settings as potential in dustrial sites for' firm s that seek relocation or expansion. The slick, color booklet includes an individual profile sheet on each com munity and a map that shows prox im ity to Portland, the a irp o rt, highways and rivers. Theme of the marketing brochure is “ Close enough ..for com fort.” I. WM . reversal „1 ,r.d i.to „ al role, las, Friday eve,.In , a. Sandy lli«b ™ ,|ce cheerleader, .purred ihem on. The three small cities, the booklet School. The junior and senior girls played “ powder puff” football and some Commission recommends postal site Jordan and George Morgan repre sent Sandy on the Three Small Cities Industrial Attraction Program. The Sandy Planning Commission recommended last Wednesday that a conditional-use perm it be granted for construction of a new post office at the intersection of Wolf and McCor mick Drives That came despite the counter proposal of a second landowner who Nearby Estacada is offering tax in offered his site as an alternative, a centives to landowners who annex move that didn’t sway U.S, Postal their land for commercial or in Service officials. dustrial use. Estacada also has “ Since 1963, this is the first time in created a private Estacada Develop matching a groom with a bride, that ment Corporation and raised more I ’ve had two brides,” said Charles than $100,000 in venture capital to Winston, USPS real estate specialist assist firm s that may create new jobs there. who locates post office sites “ The post office is going on record supporting the Scenic F ru it site," he said. “ I think the best we can do in Sandy is use the Scenic F ru it site." The planning commission agreed, recommending approval of that site for a conditional use perm it and n ix ing the alternative on Tupper Road which had been submitted by lan downer Michael McKeel of Gresham While no site proposed by the USPS met the c ity ’s request that the new facility be located in the downtown core, City Planner Don Wilson told the commission that the site behind the Scenic F ru it Company best meets that goal. The location is compensated by easy east-west access from Highway 26 with a tra ffic light already in place and a lack of travel through residen tial areas for most accesses. Conditions tied to the perm it recommendation include installation of a sidewalk along the Wolf Drive frontage to the pedestrian crosswalk at the north end of the street, and striping for a pedestrian crosswalk across Wolf Drive along the north side of McCormick Drive Wilson also suggested the USPS work towards door-to-door delivery in the core area or “ accelerate their plans for putting a satellite drop box in downtown for core area folk ” The conditional-use recommenda tion was approved 6-1, with Commis sioner Gus DePaepe dissenting. He said other sites should be considered b^ause both sites proposed Wednes day were located on hills. The Sandy Design Review Board Photo by Scott Newton w ill review the architectural design of the proposed facility, parking lot and driveways at its May 27 meeting at City Hall at 7:30 p.m If the proposal is OK’d there, San dy City Council w ill consider the con ditional use perm it June 7. McKeel offered his site, adjacent to the north edge of Tupper Park, as un Price Index. Fringe benefits went alternative because he said it was from $62.50 to $80 “ to help cover closer to the downtown area. medical costs,” according to Joan Wilson said the disadvantages of Hay, business manager. access afforded by Tupper Road outweigh the proxim ity to the core The board met in executive session area. at about 9 p.m. to discuss scholarship The commission agreed, voting 4-3 applications Five of 13 applicants not to recommend the site for a con w ill receive $300 scholarships. The ditional use based on its unsatisfac winners w ill be announced at a May tory tra ffic pattern 20 awards assembly. Commissioners Dick Harrison, The scholar-athlete banquet was Linda Daniels, Ken Hallgren and discussed. Vern Duncan, state DePaepe voted to disallow the per superintendent of instruction, w ill be mit. Commissioners Marian James, the speaker The banquet begins at 7 B ill Sundin and Ben Salisbury dissented p.m Monday. The three-city marketing plan is funded with a federal block grant for e co n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t m ade available through Clackamas County Economic Development Commis sion. Sandy High School pushes for tax base support About 350 parents attended the Sandy Union High School back-to- school night and board meeting Mon day. Terry Lenchitsky, chairman of the tax base committee, urged those in attendance to vote for the tax base Doing so would allow school officials to plan for the future, he said. The current tax base is $313,853 and was established in 1916 The district is asking for a $3,566,965 tax base, which would be expected to finance the school until at least the 1985-86 school year Lenchitsky pointed out that for the 1981- 82 school year a person with a $75,000 home payed $365 toward the operation of SUHS. If the tax base passes, and with the budget set for 1982- 83, that same home owner would pay $385, or about $59 more. The increase is from $4.35 per thou sand assessed valuation in '81-82 to $5.14 per thousand in '82-83. In other business, Trim ble Con struction of Sandy was selected to repair the damage caused by a re cent fire to the a rt building The district received seven bids ranging from $14,383 to about $25,000 Larry Culver Custom Homes of Gresham turned in the low bid. Board Member Gary Cieland recommended the Trim ble Construc tion bid be accepted as they are a local company. Trim ble Construction bid $14,751. Cleland's motion passed 4-1 with Board Chairman Pete G riffin voting no. Leon Hamblin of Richard Gessford and Associates complimented the maintenance crew for their work in welding and installing a brace to stop further cracking in a wall in the agricultural area. Substitute teachers w ill receive $55 per day next school year. The state mandates an increase to at least $54.75. Substitute teachers are paid $50 per day this year The board ap proved the change by a 5-0 vote. A three-year contract was approv ed 5-0 for classified employees The local Oregon School Employees Association approved the contract a week ago. Negotiations had been underway for about three months The contract, effective July 1, calls for a 6 percent salary increase for the next year A fter that salaries w ill be determined by a formula that takes into consideration the Consumer Four eye ‘helicopter district’ seat House race offers chance fo r voice When the Oregon Legislature re a p p o rtio n e d its e lf, Senate D is tric t 14 was dubbed the "helicopter d is tric t" because one senator said that would be the best way to travel it during a campaign It stretches from the Mt. Hood area to just outside of Springfield and four candidates are running for the opportunity to represent it. Jean Roberts, 63, of Mehama, is retired after a variety of jobs which included teaching and operating a cafe and post office She has been a Democratic com- mitteewoinan for 10 years While teaching at Tongue Point Job Corps Center, she was named Oregon State Employee of the Year in 1973 She favors a 1.5 percent property tax lim itation and no new taxes “ What is needed is employment." she said She wants to eliminate govern m e n t h a ra s s m e n t o f s m a ll business, hire Oregon residents for Oregon jobs and institute a state bank to lend money at a reasonable interest rate. “ Then,” she said, “ people w ill be back at work and the budget will be balanced.” Steve Starkovich, 28. of Canby, is the other candidate seeking the Democratic nomination in Tues day’s prim ary election A warehouseman at United Grocers, he has been active in par ty politics. “ The people in the district want to see the economy diversify," Starkovich said He sees a v a r ie ty of enhancements to make the area more attractive to businesses look ing to relocate or expand He favors a state bank that could help community development pro jects. financed by general fund revenues and providing lower- interest loans. Starkovich like the idea of tax in centives for small businesses and endorses an industrial revenue bond program for businesses that create jobs Joe Davis, 52, of Silverton, seeks the Republican nomination He is publisher of the Silverton Appeal- Tribune and Mt. Angel News for more than 21 years " I believe strongly in Oregon's tradition of citizen legislators," he said. " I believe the ever-longer Legislative sessions, and the thousands of bills they produce, are a direct result of political can d idates who look upon the Legislature as a full-tim e job ” Davis is form er chairman of the S ilv e rto n E le m e n ta ry School Board, former president of the Silverton Area Chamber of Com merce and a member of the Marion County Juvenile Advisory Committee John Thompson, 39, of Welches, is challenging Davis for the Reoublican nomination a government affairs consul tant, small business owner and manager of the Hoodland Chamber of Commerce, he has spent nine years as a lobbyist To get the economy back on its feet, Thompson favors removing “ disincentives.” Land use planning isn't working as it was intended, he said. "The standard pat answer that everyone gives is you’ve got to return it to the local level That alone isn't go ing to do it," Thompson said ” "The only way to create new wealth is through converting natural resources to a product,” he said “ That's Oregon's strongest asset." He said he would keep his cam paign committee together after the election as a means of keeping tabs on the ideas of his constituents Thompson said he would take a hard look at a sales tax. " I'm fin ding more support out there for the idea than I thought there was " For the first time in many years, eastern Clackamas County w ill have strong representation in the Oregon House of Representatives R e a p p o rtio n m e n t c re a te d District 23 which includes Sandy, the Mt Hood area, Estacada and Molalla The d istrict stretches over to include Canby. Four c a n d id a te s , th re e Democrats and one Republican, are vying for the new seat. Jim Brochis, 31, of Estacada, is seeking the Democratic nomina tion. An engineer at Precision Cast Parts in Portland, Brochis feels Oregon is "energy deficient " He said, "Eighty-seven percent of Oregon's total energy supplies come from outside the borders "The Oregon legislature must create legislation which w ill give tax incentives for the research and development of alternative energy sources " He feels business needs invest ment tax credits to allows partial financing from cash flow, sc that business doesn't have to take loans for investments on projects at in terest rates close to 20 percent “ We must go to California's Silicon V alley and get high technology electronics companies to open in Oregon,” he said, “ using Oregon workers.” Bob Shiprack, 32, of Beaver creek, also seeks the Democratic nod. An electrician, Shiprack serves on the e x e c u tiv e b o a rd of Clackamas County Democratic Central Committee and chairs the Platform Committee. " I ’m 100 percent in favor of in dustrial economic committees. I intend to work very closely with these groups," he said of creating new jobs. “ Our permit process has to be changed It takes too darn long to build in Oregon,” Shiprack said "Too many times the permit p ro cess is being used to obstruct something " He said, “ The domestic lumber market is never going to come back like it used to be.” He favors expanded e xp o rt of finished lumber products To prom ote recreation and tourism, “ expansion of fish runs is one of the priorities in my book," he said Carolyn Smith, 33. of Rhododen dro n , seeks the D e m o cra tic nomination. " ! would support legislation to encourage small businesses which are our economic backbone,” she said. Smith operated a small business in Estacada for five years and said she learned first hand the problems a small businessman must deal with The state's greatest asset is the natural resources, she said “ I would encourage alternate forest products usage to diversify the industry and provide more lobs," Smith said. Quality education is essential to the state's economic growth. Diversified education, on both community and state levels, must be provided to secure people jobs, she said. Smith supports services which allow the elderly, handicapped and d is a d v a n ta g e d **to he lp themselves " Pihl, of Canby, is the lone Republican candidate after Dianne Oliver of Sandy dropped out of the race for health reasons Pihl, director of finance for ACU Education A Research Institute, is p a r tic u la r ly concerned w ith unemployment, timber, housing, interest rates and logical land use He said the supports an adequate school system and fiscal respon sibility for the state, within a sound framework
