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The Shindy Post Editorial & Opinion Von Broschlar. Publisher Corolin« Duff. Office Manager Don Dillon, Editor Scott Newton. News Editor SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY. JUNE 3. ,982 Civic dubs mean much to Sandy Sandy has been blessed with a few fine civic-minded clubs whose volunteers keep the town rolling, so it hurts to lose one A good example is the Kiwanis Club who’ll conduct a bike safety day 8 a m . until noon next Satur day in front of the community pool at Sandy Elementary School. Kiwanans, assisted by their high school Sky Club counterpart and Sandy police, will engrave bikes with numbers for recovery in case of theft. They’ll also in spect bikes and run participating grade-school kids through written and road tests. Many of the youth outreach ac tivities handled by public-spirited volunteers of Kiwanis and other Sandy clubs once were done by Sandy Jaycees, a civic-minded club that folded here three years ago Some of the young men simply outgrew the 18-36 age bracket, ,.Yeah..wcll..it's all in picking the right location... while the few left behind to run all the projects ran them selves ragg ed Luckily for Sandy, that bee hive band of aggressive young leaders is reorganizing here. The state organization hosts an organiza tional meeting for leadership- minded young men 18-36 years of age 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at TJ’s restaurant. T h e J a y c e e s a p p ly s e l f development programs to needed projects in the local community. Com m unity p rojects run by J a y cees often include crim e prevension, assistance to elderly, juvenile safety, CPH training, youth sports, haunted hourse, dental and eye clinics and egg hunts. Jaycees have made many social contributions to the Sandy com munity in past years, and we welcome their planned return to town now. ; L ¡N I ouns W I'J L...LJ Let’s clean junk mail from boxes T he tim e h a s c o m e for customers of our government- owned Postal Service to talk back. T h e f in a n c ia lly tr o u b le d delivery service recently cut sub sidies for second-class permit holders includ ing non-profit groups like churches, schools, ser vice districts and civic clubs. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam climbed into bed with so-called “junk m ail’’ distributors who mail third- class with a sweet heart offer the m ailers couldn’t refuse. Rates to mail many non-profit newsletters nearly have doubled. Editor Jam es Wall of “The Chris tian Century’’ predicts the budget threat may silence many religious publications. Many religious magazines like “Liberty” are converting to third class to mail at 5.9 cents apiece, a savings of 2 68 cents over the new second-class rate. Third-class “ p riv ileg es,” of course, means slower delivery in many cases In Sandy, some 16 non-profit groups hold third-class mailing permits. Higher rates with loss of seco n d -cla ss su b sid ies offset sweet-heard rates enjoyed by many “junk m ail” firms, who fill your box with unsolicited trash Apparently there’s enough poten tia l d ir e c t-m a il a d v e r tisin g money out there to make Uncle Sam giddy ab a love sick farm boy. He’s also pretty fickle. The publicly-owned Postal Service long has underwritten serious communication in this country in the interest of informing the public. Freedom of religion and freedom of speech have been fostered by support of the govern ment as circulator of the printed word. If you want to see junk mail driven from your mail box, you can write to have your name removed from marketed mailing lists. Address your “ no junk m ail” request to Direct Mailing Marketing Association, 6 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017. They deal with many mailers and can stop most junk mail for you Other mailers you’ll have to con tact directly. D irect-m ail m arketers who defraud through the U S. mail can be stopped, too, by writing Na tional Information Bureau, 419 Park Avenue So., New York, NY 10016 to request a list of legitimate fund-raising groups Let’s clean up the mail for the public minded groups who most need and deserve public support. Salem scene: Oregon ungreeting untimely by JACK ZIM M F.KM AN A distinguishing characteristic of Orego mans is their ability to poke fun at themselves in the midst of adversity One needs only recall the recession of the early Seventies and the simultaneous popularity of the James G Blame Society and Oregon's tingreeting Cards So it's only natural as the state's economy again falters and groups everywhere mobilize to seek recovery, that some of the ideas appear slightly off the wall For instance, it has been suggested former Gov McCall should go on national television and say he really didn t mean it The reference, of course, is to his come play, hut don't stay* admonition to out aiders during the late Sixties Meanwhile, charter members of the James G Blaine Society are puzzled by the ■Hence of that organization’s founding president, writer Ron Abell Avowed purpiwe of JGB followers was to discourage the over population of Oregon Ala McCall, their efforts boomeranged completely, when the state became one of the fantest growing areas of the nation Nonetheless similar tactics are afoot in the name of ec onomic recovery For in stance, it has been suggested a new organization be farmed Io counter the land* use watchdog One Thousand Friends til inv&tn It would he ceiled Thousands of Friendly Oregonians” who would per suede tourists and entrepreneurs that Oregon welremea their presence on a per maneni job producing has» As another budgetary defk-ii appears likely la provoke a third special session of the IjsgMlature in Halem this summer a few idaaw mdketea their authors believe lawmakers have the power to restore eronomw- health Letters to the editor: Too few make decisions on mountain ‘‘More people, less taxes” was a naive reply to a com ment that development is fine, if it doesn't raise our taxes These were just two of the remarks made at a May 26 county-sponsored m e e tin g at H o o d lan d Women's Club to discuss and review a new Mt Hood Comprehensive Plan This was the last meeting for comments before official hearings 7:30 p m June 14 at Hoodland W om en's Club As anyone going to the last two CPO meetings will tell you, the first meeting had approximately IS per sons in attendance, due to lack of notification A vote taken to not recommend sewer extension at this time passed A 7 The second of these two meetings was attended by approximately SO persons, with those with developmental interests holding a 4-1 edge A vote taken at this time to recom mend sew er extension passed by about 30-11. As you can see, in dividuals who attend these meetings literally hold the mountain a future in their hands Most people on the moun tain don't realize the poten tial of the sewer system to actually force them off th eir property Sewers allow g re a te r density development or up-zoning If your property is going to be serviced by the sewer, then eventually you'll have to pay th ro u g h assessments, taxes or both I know at least one In dividual whose property this has has happened to Because of the quantity of land involved and the prac tice of assessing a property on its potential develop ment, this land has been assessed at better than half a million dollars Also, this sewer system was designed to service new or future development A n n e x a tio n to the Hoodland Service District s h a ll o ccu r o nly if necessary to solve a health hazard identified by DEQ Down zoning 900 proper ty owners also has taken place Down zoning means your land is not suited for intensive development In some instances this will mean one house per 10, 20 or 40 acres with emphasis on timber or agriculture development For owners who bought their land years ago as an investment to develop, this may prove economically detumental A ttend an ce at these meetings has been low. and unless you take the time and make the effort, you won’t know the outcome of decisions that affect vou Density transfer also is a vital issue to the mountain Density transfer is the method to allow property holders credit for portions of their land considered un buildble For example, an area of five acres four of which are marshy or have a slope of more than 20 percent—w ill receive a credit of 50 percent In other words, if this area is zoned for six units per acre, equalling 30 units, the county will allow 50 per cent or 15 units to be established on that one acre th at's considered buildable A density credit of 100 percent is allowed for stream corridor property. Are you aware that the sewer will extend down Highway 26 to Brightwood to serve Timber line Rim and the future Cedar Ridge Development ■* In order to extend this line, trees will be removed to facilitate in stallation and not replaced The county has agreed to cooperate with the state to widen the highway to four lanes to Zigzag Are you aware that in the new Mt Hood Plan (which now is a lOpage addendum to the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan) the fo r m e r ly re c o g n ize d village districts of Alder C re e k - C h e r r y v ille , Brightwood and Zigzag have been elim inated? The next CPO meeting 7:30 p m June 21 will be held in the school's multi purpose room Child care will be provided This is our last chance to develop a tru ly united m ountain voice prior to the county commissioners hearings 2 p m and 7 p m Wednes day, July 7, at the Women s Club Penelope Wilburn Zigzag Hear independents I want to thank all con cerned citizens who sup ported me in the primary election May IB Although I didn't win, I was quite gratified at the impact that a relatively unknown can didate could have. As my constituents know. 1 have and always will be concerned that citizens have a voice in their government One issue brought to my attention by some voters is the fact independents can't vote on candidates Many voters registered as in dependents didn't realize this would cause them to be disenfranchised, allowing them only to vote on non partisan or bond issues, Our system of government can remain viable only if all members are allowed to be beared equally I think this should be a concern of all candidates and voters and that we should work to find an equitable solution to this problem One solution might be to allow in dependents to write-in can didates of their choice. 1 also am pleased to report that I can fulfill my c a m p a ig n p ro m ise to donate any unspent cam paign funds to the needy of my district. Thanks to the h ard w o rk of my volunteers- and I especial ly want to thank Margaret Ann Fielding, 1 will present s 150 check to the Sandy E m e rg e n c y A ssistance Center and a 150 check to the E s ta c a d a ECHO Center Finally 1 offer my con g r a tu la tio n s to S ta te Senator Ruth McFarland and State Senator Walt Brown on winning their primary races. Carolyn Smith State Rep Diat 23 can didate Auction success Mt Hood Pre School held their fourth annual auction May 22 at the Hoodland Women's Club We would like to express our gratitude for donations by merchants of the moun tain and Sandy R iver v a lle y . Y o u r su p p o rt helped make our auction very successful Hope to see you there next year Jen McMahan, president Mt Hood Pre School *Thank you’ A very special thank you' to all my friends and relatives for all you did to make my birthday a very memorable one Mamie Edwards Sparks, Nevada Personally speaking Leqislehve Rsp<xt Irom Ihs Slatr Capitel E X C LU S IV E lo fre g ó n t WeeSly Nvw>pa per» Irom A»»octeted freg ó n Indutlne» A couple of fascinating ideas are design ed to killed more than one bird with the same missile Take legalization of mining from the Columbia River bar That pro bably would require permission from several government« It would generate jobs, however, tar miner« and reduce ex penae of conatderabie dredging and jetty maintenance Promoters believe if (he state required payment of a royalty on all diamonds found .iy ihore- who mined the har, (he cur retilly depressed Astoria area would boom, aa prospectors swarmed to stake claims and grubataked their operations with supplies purchased from area mer chants Environmentalists, anglers, commer cial fishermen and anti nukes alike will look with favor on another economy- boosting plan lhal also involves (he Colum Ma ft would call for removal of the many dams that now span the mighty river In addition to possibly speeding the river's current and helping miners on the bar flush sand off those waiting diamonds, this plan is designed to restore the salmon fishery to proportions that made fish sating so easy dial early explorers claim ad native Americana in the region had lit tle need to do much elee ‘Live and let live’ on public roads To die logging would i»e the ultimate irony When I ’m jogging up the hill on Meimg Avenue to Barker Court, and pass (he cars going down. I hear them accelerate man so mad that he took off, ter rorizing the neighborhood, runn ing over trees and tearing up lawns I drive mad men madder. Garp decided Like Garp, I don't want to en danger the neighborhood kids by setting off mad men I just think people should slow down on the Meimg Avenues of the world When they hit the gas going down the hill they quite naturally «peed up There la a lot of pedestrian traffic on the road, and 1 wonder when someone la going to get killed I am reminded of Garp, the main character as they say—in * The World According to Garp” by John Irving He was a jogger and a devout family man (hi the main street in hi« neighborhood there were four consecutive stop signs On foot, he could catch up with anyone in an automobile during the course of thoae four stop signs by SCOTT NEWTON Seeing Garp running to catch up with them, they would wait at a stop sign, rolling down the win dow Slow down, Garp would tell them My kids play in this neighborhood, he would say I've thought about running after people A« they zoomed down and back up the hill to the stop sign at Highway 211 and Meimg Avenue I could give chase Perhaps while they waited for an opening in the traffic, 1 could catch up with them. "Slow down,” I'd say. "M y kids play in this park,” I'd lie (1 don’t have any kids). But I'm not very fast, and even the idea of sprinting up that hill on a regular basis is tiring And. aa Garp discovered, some people are crazy He made one seen displayed, I think I can con tinue to ride my bicycle on the streets of Sandy and live to tell about it. For some reason I ’m such an optimist that I don’t think I ’ll get killed while jogging by a ton and a half of glass, steel and rubber being steered through the streets by a drunken driver I ’m such an optimist I think mass transit could even work, I believe in sharing the roads I . although it would have to be set up differently than It is now. don't think the roads, at least in For now. however, we’ve got to town, belong only to thoae in share the roads. When we’re late, automobiles I think pedestrians, we should accept that fact and bicyclists and thoae on motor not try to m a ke up the cycles should have an equal shot tim e—especially in the residen at surviving tial sections of town. When I go down the hill on my And maybe, just maybe, we bicycle on my way to Barker can make It through the summer Court, I build up enough speed to without some innocent person on carry me about halfway up the foot or on a bicycle getting killed hill When someone die», another After that, the pedaling is pret person—probably someone who ty slow going I pull over to the knows- will tell a grieving party right as far as I can, but I am that we must learn to accept amazed at how close some people death come when they go around me When a young person dies and and how much of a hurry they we do not understand, we are told seem to be in. that God meds young people Likewise, riding a bicycle on around him (in heaven), too. Bluff Road can be a harrowing Hopefully we’ll make it through experience the warm weather seeaon without But l*m an optimist. Despite someone having to learn, or the impatience and rudeness I ’ve relearn, to accept death.
