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