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OREGON THURSDAY JULY 22 1982 The Srfndy Post Construction errors cited by employee by MICHAEL P JONES Poet Correspondent A construction supervisor, who will be testifying in arbitration pro ceedings concerning the $1 4 million addition to Welches Grade School, said that improper fill material is responsible for problems that have plagued the project The cost, as well as the blame for the construction problems, may be resolved in the coming arbitration proceedings The arbitration is between the Welches School District and Glyn- brook Construction Company of Salem At issue is an estimated $100,000, which includes liquidated damages and change orders in the project, both of which were at tributed to construction problems The next round in the arbitrations will involve the district and Havalick Construction, a Scappoose-based ex cavation firm that cleared and prepared the site for the new three- wing addition In dispute is 129.000 that is being withheld from the firm by the district. The district is withholding the money because organic fill materials such as grass, roots, logs, branches and stumps, were left in the area where cement slabs for the addition was poured. It is feared that settling problems could develop in the future as a result of this improper fill. The third proceeding could involve a Portland-based architectural firm , Richard L. Gessford A Associates. They were hired by the district to draw the plans for the new structure. Later, the district and Gessford signed another contract that made him responsible for administering a 1256,000 contingency fund Duties in cluded such things as hiring the con tractors and approving change orders. Any of the parties involved—Glyn- brook, Havalick, any of the subcon tra c to rs , or even the school d is tric t—could s till file claim s against Gessford. Em il T Fahrenkrug, a former con struction superintendent for Glyn- brook who serves in a sim ilar capaci ty with another company now, first revealed the problems to the com munity. He contends the school's pro blem is being caused by the improper organic fill and adds there were soil tests that should have been taken but were not The soil tests, according to both Fahrenkrug and G ary Yeam an, Clackamas County building inspec tor, were to be taken on every eight inches of fill added to the building site These tests would have revealed th at unacceptable am ounts of organic material was present in the fill, according to Yeaman. SETTLING DENIED According to Leon Hamblin, vice p re s id e n t of G es sfo rd and Associates, no fill problems exist. “ No one says there is anything wrong with the fill. They have taken some tests and no settling has been proved and no settling will take place,” Hamblin said Fahrenkrug arrived on the job in the early fall of I960 as a replacement for the original job superintendent. At that particular point the slab for “ A” wing had been poured and workers were in the process of plastering the walls The "C " wing slab had also been poured and fram ing had just begun No slab or wall construction had yet begun on the “ B” wing structure During an interview taped on M a rc h 26 of la s t y e a r at Fahrenkrugs home in Almsville, he said he first learned of the problems with the organic fill almost as soon as he took over as superintendent He said that LeRoy Gossen, of Gossen Excavation, called his atten tion to some im proper fill he discovered while digging out footings for "B " wing He discovered wood ashes, sticks, roots, stumps and other organic materials that had not been removed from the site Fahrenkrug said he showed the organic material to Leon Hamblin, vice president of Gessford and Associates. Hamblin reportedly in structed him to have the footing dug down until solid ground was reached. However, a few feet down Gossen struck a solid object. When dug out he uncovered a stump that was two feet in diameter and 10 to 18 inches long Beneath the stump was the re mainder of a burn pile This was at a depth of five and a half feet below where the footing was intended to be "in engineered fill.” B e fo re fo rm s w e re se t, Fahrenkrug said he had Carlson Testing Inc. of Tigard conduct com paction tests in this area to deter mine the severity of the problem While these tests were taking place, work on the footings continued and more of the same type of “ rubbish” was discovered "The recommendation of Carlson Testing was that it (the footing area) should be dug out because it (the f ill) wasn't suitable,” said Fahrenkrug These tests, said Fahrenkrug, were turned over to Yeaman, who claimed they were the only tests he had seen in which testing was done below the first 12 inches. "Meanwhile the building inspector (Yeaman) is crying and raising hell with m e,” said Fahrenkrug, "to get those damn inspection reports on the compaction tests, which were sup posed to have been taken before they were doing (pouring) those pads." In August or September of 1980. Fahrenkrug said, plumbers and elec tr ic ia n s s ta rte d in on th e ir underground work in the kitchen area, and they too kept digging into roots and other organic fill. When a contractor began putting in the sewer line from the office and gymnasium area to connect them to the lift station, the problem became more apparent. An eight-foot-wide trench, which he estimated to be around nine feet deep, revealed more of the same insufficient fill. He said there were pieces of wood, boulders, rocks and what he referred to as “just garbage” present As the contractor began covering up the hole, Fahrenkrug said he told them they’d better put in good fill and compact it. He said although he had no jurisdiction over them, he was worried because he was to be the one who was going to pour the floor and place the footings. Please turn to Page 2. Area News People Home & Garden Features Rim market considered a success The T im b e rlin e R im C raft Market went "real w ell,” accor ding to Ann Green, who was co- coordinator of the event along with Marylin Petersen “ The beautiful weather really helped us out,” Green said There was an "even flow of traf fic,” though overall attendance this weekend may have been down a little from last year “ I t ’s a sign of the times," Green said Most of the participants were happy with the number of sales, according to Green. Barbara Wilson and Betty Douthit of Portland sold kites, one of the popular items. Patterson Rock, a Rim resident, also reportedly did well selling watercolor paintings for different artists The craft market, an annual event in its third year, gets better every year in Green's opinion It is also getting easier to organize, she said A raffle, registration fees and a r a s p b e rr y s h o rtc a k e booth resulted in $450 being raised for the Rim lodge and swimming pool fund Helen Ladd, a Rim resident, caught the eyes of many as she worked on paintings Ladd is a former buyer and director of social departments for the J. Thayer Company, where she won two na- tional awards for the store in m er chandising and display She is now retired and spends her time cap- tunng scenes of the Northwest She developed the Loft Gallery in Beaverton and the Skylight Room in Hillsboro for the J Thayer Com pany, showcases for the works of Northwest artists. Photo by Scoli Newton Helen Ladd Aschoff elected Boring board chairman by GWEN BOGH Post Correspondent School board members elected Carl Aschoff to act as chairman for the Boring School District. Suppor ting him, board member Stu McKen zie said, “ I feel Aschoff has the ex perience from working on the board quite a while.” The unanimous ap proval was reached without hesita tion. Following Aschoff's nomination, the board approved a motion for Stu McKenzie to serve as vice chairman. Linda Shaw took the oath at last week’s board meeting as the newest member to the Boring School board She's a parent and has been an active participant during board meetings. She will serve two years, until June 30, 1984 Joe Taylor, Boring superintendent, read a letter from Wendell Curry, specialist from the Child Develop ment Commission. He evaluated the Title I program at Boring last April 22. Taylor said that the letter was, "A good plus for the Title I program and the staff that conducts it.” Bob Boring, vice chairman of the Sandy Union High School board, at tended the meeting. He wanted to br ing attention to the Aug. 10 operating levy proposal and asked that the SUHS district be supported According to the state law a "con sent agenda” listing items of business that require action from the board can be approved in total by the board. If there are questions with regard to any item listed, it is pulled from the consent agenda and ad dressed. Clackamas County board considers testimony on plan The Board of Clackamas County Commissioners held over a decision on the proposed changes for the Mt. Hood Community Plan until next Monday, July 26. Dominic Mancini, director of the planning department, said the com missioners tabled making a decision until they have had an opportunity to review the testimony and evidence presented at the hearings. They have scheduled a work ses sion for 9 a m today, July 22, at the Department of Environmental Ser vices building, 902 Abernethy, in Oregon City. Mancini said it is expected that the work session will last all day. Once the proposed revisions are adopted, said Mancini, it will be sent back to the planning staff, which will prepare a new planning document. That document will be submitted to the state Land Conservation and Development Commission prior to August 13. The LCDC will hold a public hear ing on the revisions, as well as discuss a number of other issues, which will involve wetlands and riparian systems, both within and outside of the Hoodland Service District. That hearing is tentatively scheduled for August 13. Those items listed which were adopted included authorization of one signature on district checks less than $15,000; authorization of salary payments and payments of claims against the district according to budget, policy and state and federal laws; designatation of the second Tuesday of each month at 8 p m in the Naas building library as day, time and place of board of directors meetings; and authorization for the county treasurer to invest funds for the district and approval of grant ap plications for federal funds Discussed by members at the board meeting was the probable visit from state officials to evaluate the special education program at the school. Taylor said, “ We’re an ticipating state monitoring of special education this fall.” Taylor com mended Carolyn Phones for the ex cellent work she's done with the special education program. Another concern that faces the board is the problem of holding onto former students’ records Files on in dividual students must be kept and maintained at the school. “ I t ’s a tremendous amount of time the records have to be kept," said Bor ing. He said in some situations they must be kept 700 years. The possibili ty of using microfilm may be an alternative to the problem. A cost estimate may be researched. Three positions were filled on the budget committee They were Grant Richardson, Bob Boring and Richard Bailey. Applicants for the available positions were required to send a let ter to the board stating thei2 qualifications and why they wanted to be on the committee. Kent & Snow, auditors of Boring School for at least four years (that Faith Wilson, deputy clerk, recalls) have done a good job for the school, according to Taylor, but some saw a need for new auditors. "We need a fresh look at budgeting from new auditors,” said Jerry Cannon, budget committee chairman. No action was taken McKenzie expressed his views on forming a committee that would be responsible for developling long range goals for the school. Some of the questions which might be ad dressed, he said, include. “ What are the needs of the students? What are the frustrations of the teachers? Does the school as a staff have some goals they are working toward?” He added, “ I feel a need to get everybody involved It should start some momentum and improve com munication.” A planning committee will meet July 27 at 7 p m at the school to formalize a “ special” meeting HoodlandHappenings Celebrity Golf Classic set at Rippling River THURSDAY, JU LY 22 The C la c k a m a s C o u nty Bookmobile will be at the Hoodland Plaza Shopping Center today from 4 to 7 p.m. SATURDAY, JU LY 24 The first Celebrity Golf-Tennis Classic will be held today and tomor row at the Rippling River Resort The tournament will begin at 10 a m today and continue through Sunday, finishing at 5 p.m. The tournament will benefit the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Crippled Children's Camp and the Deaf-Blind People of Oregon Inc. Call the resort at 622-3101 for com plete details. SUNDAY, JU LY 25 The Welches Community School aerobic dance class will be held to day beginning at 9 a m at Welches School in the covered area next to the school playground Babysitt. will be available for a small fee Vacation Bible School, sponsored by Hoodland Lutheran Church, begins today at 9:30 a m. Children age 3 through those in sixth grade are welcome to attend the school from 9:30 a m. to noon today through F ri day, July 30. The Bible School will be held at the Hoodland Women’s Club building, and is free Call 622-3916 for more information. WEDNESDAY. JULY 20 Aerobic dance class will continue today at Welches School beginning at 9 am Welches Community School hikes continue throughout the summer with Lou Tipton leading Meet at the Hoodland Women’s Club building to carpool To place an event in Hoodland Hap penings. contact Dawn Morrison at 622 3538. Environmentalist praises county for hydro ordinance A small line formed Sunday afternoon for rides down the new Alpine Slide at Multorpor Ski Bowl V An ordinance addressing the siting of hydroelectric and water diversion facilities in Clackamas County was approved July 12 by the Board of County Commissioners The com m issioners, however, amended the proposed siting stan dards to prohibit such facilities in open-space management areas, fear ing there could be a conflict with the comprehensive plan Open space, according to the 1976 Mt. Hood Community Plan, covers such areas as schools, parks, slopes with scenic values in excess of 25 per cent, stream corridors, flood plains, wetlands and marshes At an earlier hearing Liz Frenkel, representing groups as the Sierra Club, Oregon Wilderness Coalition and Oregon Environmental Council, applauded the county for what she called a “ landm ark” ordinance Frenkel said environmental groups all over the state were w itching the progress Clackamas County was making in its attempt to recognise the p ro blem s associated w ith hydroelectric facilities
