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MSS The Sandy Post V o l. 72 No. 38 ■ . r S in q le C opy 25< Voters keep Sandy High School doors open by DAS DU.LOS Monday evening m ore than 70 San dy High School students, most of them seniors, m arched down the streets of Sandy asking voters to give them the op po rtu nity to attend school lo cally SUHS d is tr ic t vo te rs got the message and Tuesday ra llie d in sup port of the school, approving the A ballot operating levy and preventing a prom ised Sept 29 school closure In u n o ffic ia l return s, the $2 6 m illio n “A” ballot passed 2,330-1,515 T he $404,000 *’ B ” b a llo t w as. however, defeated 1,989-1.697 The turnout represented 43 percent of the d is tric t voters. At Sandy High School Wednesday m orning, it was a feeling of re lie f as students, fa cu lty and sta ff rejoiced “ I t ’s a re lie f to say the le a st," said P rin cip a l John M cM ahan " I t ’s nice to know that people are s till up for kids ” W hile the school w ill now be able to operate, the defeated " B ” ballot w ill leave som e voids in the program The school w ill have to discontinue its sw im m in g program , lose some assistant coaches and stop paying club m oderators a stipend McMahan said W ednesday m orning that he an ticip a te d the school board would resubm it the ‘ B " ballot fo r voter consideration "T h e way to cut us back in specific areas is in the budgeting process,” M cM ahan said, “ ra th e r that take a blanket am ount of money and say. Do w ithout this " In the new M t Hood w a te r d istricts, only Country Club W ater D is tric t voters rejected issuing bonds to m ake im provem ents The other four d istricts were successful at the polls SANDY HIGH SCHOOL “ A" LEVY .-Y es 2,330 No ....................................... 1,515 SANDY HIGH SCHOOL“ B” LEVY Yes ............................................... 1,697 ►»No..................................................1.989 COUNTRY C LUB DISTRICT W ATER Yes 18 ►»No......................................................22 SLEEPY HOLLOW DISTRICT ►»Yes No W ATER 31 • W ILDW OOD A N N E X DISTRICT W ATER ►»Yes....................................................13 N o ........................................................0 RIVERSIDE WATER DISTRICT ►»Yes 17 N o ........................................................1 Photo by Scott Newton More than 70 Sandy High School students turned out Monday evening fo r a m arch through Sandy to show support for Tuesday’s vote to keep the school Welches teachers agree to contract by MICHAEL P JONES Post Correspondent Teachers in the Welches School D is tric t are expected to vote w ith in a few days on a ten ta tive tw o-year pact agreed on in a lengthy bargaining session last Thursday evening A fte r v o lle y in g proposals and counter proposals back and fo rth for nearly five hours, the school board and Welches E ducation Association te n ta tive ly O K 'd a contract tha t calls fo r a 4 8 percent salary increase plus experience increm ent the firs t year, a c c o rd in g to Tom W ell, c h ie f negotiator fo r WE A The second year salaries w ill in crease " 8 percent of the change in the Jan ua ry 1982 to January 1983 P ortla nd consum er price index plus experience in c re m e n t," said Well He said the teachers’ 1982-83 and 1983 84 salaries w ill be applied to the index recom m ended by the W EA There w ill be a ceilin g of $200 plac ed on insurance benefits, said Well, The WEA o ffic ia lly took a vote a f t e r s c h o o l la s t F r id a y and unanim ously approved the contract, the result of m ore than nine months of negotiations. Well said fo rm a l signing of the con tra c t would occur a fte r both parties have c a re fu lly exam ined the fina l w ritte n copy of its conditions. This is to m ake sure, said W ell, that specific conditions both parties agreed upon are in the document D ic k H o ffm a n , s ch o o l b o a rd chairperson and chief negotiator fo r the d is tric t, said Monday tha t he an ticip ated the m aster con tra ct would be o ffic ia lly signed by Wednesday afternoon. He said the d is tric t began updating the in d iv id u a l co n tra cts fo r the teachers w hich reflected the new salary increases “ as specified under the new c o n tra c t." W ith the settlem ent of contracts fo r the 1982 83 and 1983-84 school years, H offm an expects the school board to begin negotiating the 1984-85 c ontract w ith the W EA som etim e between Novem ber and M arch next year. He said the school board w ill now place emphasis on developing a bet te r process fo r pre pa ring the budget. Because salaries represent 60 to 70 percent of the d is tr ic t’s expen ditures, a signed tw o-year co n tra ct w ill s im p lify th e ir efforts " I ’m glad we can devote our tim e to other things n o w ," said Hoffm an. "O ne of the things we w ant to do is s ta rt a new budgeting process that w ill s ta rt at the ground level and allow input fo r tea chers." A factfind ers rep ort on the salary dispute had recom m ended no ceilin g and said tha t the insurance coverage fo r teachers at Welches was inade quate. The teachers also w ill have one personal leave day per m onth, not two as o rig in a lly sought. Also, there w ill be no extended leave w ithout pay or sabbatical leave w ith pay, said W ell Sign law revisions aid businessmen by DAN DILLON Local m erchants m ay find it easier to advertise th e ir business if recom m endations sent to the Sandy C ity C ouncil by the Sign O rdinance Review C om m ittee are approved The 14 person c o m m itte e m et throughout the sum m er and this week the results of those meetings were announced The p rim a ry changes regard tern p o rary signs The com m ittee recom m ends p e rm a n e n t a d o p tio n an em ergency ordinance that allows te m p o ra ry signs ad vertising special prices o r sale item s They would be subject to standards and would req uire a p e rm it from the c ity m anager or his designate The second provision would allow signs to advertise fo r seasonal fa rm labor. Under this provision, a ll tern porary signs would have to be located w ith in 100 feet of these intersections. H ighw ay 26 and 362nd Avenue; H ig h w a y 26 an d B lu f f R o a d ; H ig h w a y 26 and H ig h w a y 211; H ighw ay 26 and Ten E yck Road, and Highw ay 26 and Langensand Road A local p e rm it w ill also be required An extension on the tim e lim it for stream ers and banners fo r grand openings was recom m ended from seven to 30 days Local businessmen are being fu r nished w ith a copy of the proposed o r dinance changes for th e ir study p rio r to the Oct 4 public hearing before the C ity Council at 8 p.m. at C ity Hall In other action, Sandy C ity Council: — Appointed Sandy Police Chief F red Punzel to the C lackam as Coun ty 911 User Board Com m ission as the c it y ’s representative A task force recently studied im plem entation of the 911 system coun tyw id e and discovered the greatest draw back is the discrepancy bet ween ju ris d ic ito n a l boundaries and telephone com pany service areas. Under the cu rre n t 911 program in Sandy, both fire and police calls go to the Clackam as County em ergency center C-COM for dispatch However, Sandy F ire D is tric t is m oving to a new dispatching center and the convenience of c e n tra l dispatch for both local agencies w ill be discontinued The User Board Com m ission w ill study ways to overcom e these p ro blems and hasten em ergency se r vices throughout the county w ith an enhanced 911 system Funding fo r the 911 system is p ro vided by the 3 percent tax on telephones. The task force reco m mended that each governm ent agen cy receiving these funds jo in together and invest them in the County Inve st m ent program t gain the high- interest yield, a move that Punzel op poses “ If we re going to invest m oney, I th in k we should do it lo c a lly ," he said. —Appointed June Isakson acting c ity recorder Pilot makes unscheduled stop on 26 A Gresham area pilot and his son escaped serious in ju r y Tuesday afternoon when they encountered engine trouble over T rilliu m Lake and struck a horse tra ile r durin g an em ergency landing on Highway 26 P ilot C arl Leathers, 57, and son C arl Leathers J r., 40, were rushed to a Sandy doctor by a passerby fo r treatm e nt of m inor cuts Leathers reportedly trie d to land his single-engine Moody Low-W ing plane in a snow park lot at the Snow Bunny entrance As he made his approach up the highway westbound tow ard the lot at 60 mph, he struck an unidentified east bound ca r w ith a horse tra ile r in tow. The horse reportedly was valued at 8150,000, but the only damage to the tra ile r was a slight dent. Leathers $122,000 four-seater prop plane, however, suffered extensive damage Leathers said he tried to lift the left side of his plane to miss the car, but hit the top of its trailer. His plane then reportedly bumped into a metal highway sight post, which broke the plane's aileron. That caused the plane to jum p an embankment on the south side of the Pholo by Von R ranrhlrr Gresham pilot Carl Leathers and son Carl Leathers Jr. escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon, when their small plane bounced off a horse trailer and jumped an embankment in an emergency landing on Highway 26 near the Snow Bunny entrance. highway, where it crashed nose-first into a large tree Witnesses said the plane was sput 4* ÄwfiL* i* ’■ tering, as it barely cleared the trees south of the highway. The highway had been congested with large trucks minutes before, but lu c k ily c le a re d fo r L e a th e rs ' emergency landing attempt. open. The ‘ A ” ballot was successful—the school won’t close Sept. 29 as threatened. ‘M oose’ snaps at chance to jo in police force by DAN DILLON "M o o s e " is snapping at the chance to jo in the seven-man Sandy police force. The 1 6 -m o n th -o ld G e rm a n shepherd and his ow ner, police o f fic e r C arl Faught, have been m aking three trip s a week to M t Angel since J u ly tra in in g to become a team in the local police force. When he graduates in Novem ber, “ M oose" w ill be ready to track, m ake searches, detect m arijua na and s trik e te rro r into the hearts of anyone who m ig h t want to harm his pa rtn er. The tra in in g process focuses on tra ckin g , beginning w ith picking up the scent of the owner and follow ing him " I t gets him enthused and in the rig h t fra m e of m in d ,” Faught said “ They usually want to find th e ir ow ne r,” F rie n d ly tra ckin g gives way to agressive tra ckin g “ T h a t’s where we have aggression on the end, where w e’re tra ckin g a bad g u y,” he said. I t ’s im p o rta n t fo r the dog to understand the difference between O fficer Carl Faught demonstrated the two. “ I f an older person is out "M oose’s " capabilities for the City there, we don’t want him to go up and Council Monday. bite his a rm o ff," he said kind of th in g .” The tra in e r, M t. Angel Police Chief Although his tra in in g is not com V icke ry "th ro w s in a few other things plete, "M o o se " has assisted in three to keep the dog interested,” Faught trackin g cases for the local police explained. "T h e y get burned out. departm ent and each tim e has gotten Some days th e y’re on; some days his man th e y’re o ff.” He and Faught also m ake routine The v a rie ty the tra in in g offers in patrols through M einig Park each cludes an obstacle course, gunfire night and Sandy Police Chief Fred and "ta k e s " on a vehicle where a Punzel said vandalism in the park suspect m ig h t have second thoughts has disappeared about being cooperative w ith the The chief said the dog w ill be p a r police o ffic e r or stickin g around tic u la rly valuable in building sear "T h e dogs get keyed up on these ches where a suspect is inside. takes,” F aught said "T h e y love that Elementary board sets test for tax base plan Sandy E le m en ta ry D is tric t voters have the op po rtu nity to stabilize the d is tr ic t’s funding process when they go to the polls Nov. 2 and elim in a te the p o ssib ility of school closures for three years The Sandy E le m en ta ry D is tric t Board voted Monday night to put a $2 6 m illio n tax base proposal on the ballot adhering to state statutes that m andate such proposals in even num bered years Superintendent C lark Lund said Tuesday the s ta te re q u ire s the d is tric t propose a tax base because it passed an operating levy in 1981. This would m a rk only the second attem p t by the d is tric t to gain voter approval of a la x base The firs t try cam e in I960 am id heated labor n e g o tia t io n s b e tw e e n d i s t r i c t teachers and the school board Despite that unsettling clim ate. Lund said, the tax base was defeated by ju st 99 votes w ith the largest voter turnout in d is tric t histo ry That adds op tim ism fo r this second try "W e ’re not planning on em pire bu ild in g ,” he said, "b u t we are seriously com m itted to c a rry in g out an exem plary p ro g ra m ." Should Ballot Measure 3 pass its November test w ith the voters, Lund is unsure what the effect would be on the d istrict. He is attending meetings this week and next to study the im pact of the 1.5 percent pro pe rty tax lim ita tio n that measure proposes Index SECTION I E d ito ria l, O pin io n................... 2 Keeping Posted........................ 4 Inside the Church .................... .4 Senior Center News ............... 5 M e n u s ...........................................5 O bitu ary .................................. 5 Area News .............................. 6 Sports. R ecreation............. 9-10 SECTION II Classified Ads.......... Inside Tab TV Revue ...............Inside Tab
