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The Sandy Post
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Patron budget interest
‘tickles’ SUHS official
Kelso School was recently honored by the Portland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its “ subtle dignity."
Staff photo
Architects cite Kelso School ‘dignity’
The Portland architectural firm that design
ed Kelso School recently walked off with top
honors in the 27th annual Portland/AIA Design
Awards, sponsored by the Portland Chapter of
the American Institute of Architects.
Broome, Oringdulph O'Toole, Rudolf &
Associates were s'ngied out from among 45 en
tries with special “ Honor Awards."
The was "just fntastic and simply the icing on
the cake." said Heinz Rudolf who oversaw the
project to build Kelso School, which opened in
1980
Cited for attention to human scale, the four-
member jury which presented the awards said
Kelso School "has the subtle dignity of a really
fine regional building There is a fine feeling in
side—as far as scale and the spatial relation
ships."
Jurors com m ented that the types of
materials selected by the designers "are as
good as the architectural imagery gathered
from the rural surroundings
' The choice of interior materials was as good
as those for the outside There is a warm,
friendly quality to this building in its relation
ship to the neighborhood homes and buildings
The jurors were impressed, too, by the con
sideration which students have shown the
building
“ A b e a u tifu l b u ild in g w ith s im p le
m aterials,” they commented, “ and not one bit
of graffiti The unusual materials for the in
te rio r- Douglas F ir, rough sawn, could be easi
ly damaged. But, apparently, the students have
developed a respect for the quality of the
building."
Said Daniel Dworsky, a Los Angeles a r
chitect on the jury, “ I would love to go to school
there."
Jack Peters, Sandy High School
superintendent, has expressed con
cern in the past because people won't
get involved in the budget process un
til the issue is critical
So he was “ tickled to death" with a
turnout Monday evening of about 30
people, not including SUHS staff
members, at a “town hall" meeting
to discuss the 1983 84 budget and the
budget process.
As Peters explained it, department
chairmen are currently assessing
needs Principal John McMahan will
then present a budget to the business
office The superintendent's office
will complete the budget, and give it
to a 10-member budget committee,
comprised of the five school board
m e m b e rs an d f iv e a p p o in te d
members from the community.
In January the budget committee
will scrutinize the budget Peters has
turned in. The superintendent said
the questioning has been thorough in
the past.
The budget w ill then be put before
the public for approval.
Peters, a self-described “ fiscal
conservative,” said he would like to
operate on an “ A ” ballot budget in
1983-84
An “ A ” ballot was approved by the
public in September for $2,069,093
The total budget for the current year
is $4,404,041
In the low-key Sandy mayoral race
voters will decide between a pair of
candidates who profess a difference
in management styles
Incumbent mayor Ruth Loundree
is being challenged by veteran city
councilor Jim Duff in a race that has
seen both keep a low profile, but dur
ing a recent Sandy City Council
meeting a spark of their political
philosophies flared.
With the possibility of Ballot
Measure 3 limiting property tax in
creases to 1.5 percent annually,
Loundree wants to wait for new city
manager Tom Reber to get on board
in mid-November before the city
tackles budget cutting
“ I don't feel we want to overstep
that authority," she told The Post. “ I
want him to be part of the process."
Duff disagrees "Basically, we
need to start cutting back now, so
we'd have some cash carryover," he
explained
He said he favored examining the
budget document when the Ballot
Measure initiative was filed with the
state so the city could prepare itself
and increase cash carryover for next
fiscal year
"Although we hire a city manager
as fiscal officer," Duff said, “ I ’d like
to be a little closer involved in the
budget and expenditures by depart
ment—not that I want to stick my
nose in."
Loundree said continuity with
some projects prompted her to seek a
third term as Sandy's mayor
“ I still have some things on the fire
I wanted to see through." she said
Loundree
“ There's the effort to get a tax base
proposal before the people and make
an effort to get it passed. If it were
approved, it would provide the work
ing tool for the city to better provide
for the future and future needs," she
said. “ It would also give the new city
manager what he needs "
The tax base, she said, would offer
an incentive for businesses to
relocate in Sandy. “ Without a tax
base we have nothing to offer
people." she said.
Loundree also cited the Economic
Development Commission's efforts
to attract new businesses locally and
completion of the three-year street
improvement program as projects
she would like to see through to frui-
lim Duff
tion.
Loundree was first elected mayor
in 1978 and was re-elected in 1980
when she ran unopposed She began
her life in public service in 1958 when
she was elected to the first of seven
consecutive terms as city recorder
Duff said his prim e motive for
entering the race was that "Ruth was
not going to run and I thought with
my experience in city government,
we wouh.' need somebody experienc
ed espei ally with the specter of
Ballot Measure 3 looming on the
horizon."
The veteran councilor is skeptical
of what the city will be able to do to
alleviate the shortfall the measure
could bring
" I ’m not sure where the city would
The city of Sandy and Sandy
Elem entary District are looking for
some stability in their funding
Rather than putting operating
levies on local ballots every year, ci
ty and school officials are asking
legally be able to put in user fees,” he
voters to approve tax bases that will
said. "Basically. Ballot Measure 3 is
give each body something to rely on
going to mean a cut in services.”
when budgeting time comes around
He favored early examination of
Next Tuesday, Nov 2, the city will
the budget because the state has no
seek a tax base of $460,000 which is
surOlus to shore up local coffers.
estimated to be the city's operating
Without state th^t bailout, he said,
needs for next year The current city
“ The
e ffe c ts
w ill
be
f e lt
tax base is approximately $14,000 and
im m ediately.”
necessitates annual pleas to the
One casualty of the measure, he
voters for enough to operate the city
s a id ,
c o u ld
be
a
b u ild in g
In the Sandy Elem entary District,
moratorium, even if the economy
patrons will be asked to OK a $2.6
turns around, because the city might
million tax base that would be the
be unable to provide sewer, water
basis for operation of local elemen
and street services necessary for
tary schools for three years.
local growth
This marks only the second a t
Duff is a health and careers
tempt by Sandy Elem entary District
teacher at Cedar Ridge School, has
to establish a tax base The first try
served on the city council for 14
came in 1980
years. P rior to that, he served four
State law requires that cities and
years on the Sandy Planning Com
school districts propose a tax base
mission He is also a member of San
every two years.
dy F ire District’s board of directors.
The city’s tax base is expected to
Just three candidates filed for
three vacancies on the Sandy City
Council. Incumbent councilor Deane
Wesselink is joined in the race by
James Griffin and Dick Harrison.
W esselink, o w n e r-o p e ra to r of
Deane's Auto Repair, is completing
his first term , in his second stint on
the city council. He had previously
served during the 1960s
G riffin is sales m a n a g e r in
domestic and international markets
A Sandy woman doesn't like the
for Raygo Wagner Inc., in Portland
w ay in fo rm a tio n about B a llo t
The company manufactures heavy
Measure 6 was presented in the
equipment, used p rim arily in the log Voter's Pamphlet and she doing
ging industry
something about her gripe
Harrison, director of student ser
Ginny Brewster last Friday filed a
vices at Sandy Union High School,
complaint with Secretary of State
has been active in local government
Norma Paulus and Attorney General
with the Sandy Planning Commission
Dave Frohnmayer concerning the
as an adviser and member
wording in Ballot Measure 6
She the complaint, citing the
"vague, incomplete and misleading"
wording of the financial effects of the
measure as written by the secretary
of state If successful, the measure
would abolish the state Land Conser
vation and Development Commission
the United States for St. George's
(LCDC)
Cathedral in Damaraland, Africa
"The dollar amount has been ex
and was honorary canon of St.
pressed in terms of the biennium
George's Cathedral in Jerusalem
amount which is a legal violation of
Since 1970 he had been president of
the law ," she charged
the National Guild of Churchmen
Brewster said that state law re
In 1975 he resigned as rector of the
quires that the dollar amount be ex
Society of St Paul because of ill
pressed in "recurring annual amount
health, and in 1977 moved to the
involved." not remaining amounts of
society's newly opened novitiate and
an unused biennium budget
retreat center in Palm Desert
She lists amounts of money spent
He is survived by his daughter, the
by LCDC annually since 1979. an
Rev Alla Bozarth-Campbell. one of
average of more than $4 million per
the f ir s t 11 w om en o rd ain e d
year She also cites the LCDC request
Episcopal priests in Philadelphia in
of more than $8 million in the 1983 85
1974. and a sister. Letha Ingham of
biennium which appears at the state
Spokane, Wash
Budget Office
A formal Mass was celebrated
Relating this to the stated amount
Wednesday by the Rev Matthew
of $800 000 that appears in the Voters
Bigliardi. bishop of the Episcopal
Pamphlet, she charges that the state
Diocese of Oregon, in St laike’s
ment is completely false
Church in Gresham
Rev. Rene Roiarth
of British Columbia and was ordain
ed into the priesthood of the
Episcopal church in 1961 by the Right
Rev Benjamin Dagwell. Bishop of
Oregon
That same year he founded St.
Luke's Episcopal Church and served
as its rector until 1964 He founded
and was headmaster for Holy Trinity
Episcopal School from 1958 until 1964
He also founded the Society of St.
Paul in 1958 and served as its first
rector, but did not take his life vows
as a monk in the society until after
the death of his wife, Alvina, in 1972.
He initiated the Sandy Centennial
celebration and was a member of its
s te e r in g c o m m itte e
He also
authored a granite m arker on the
Barlow Road near Sandy City Hall A
street in Gresham. Rene Avenue,
was named for him in the 1950s
He served eight years as a member
of the Multnomah County Welfare
Commission, two terms as president
of the Oregon Prison Association,
was past president of the Portland
Chamber Orchestra Association and
past chairman of the Multnomah
County Democratic Central Commit
tee.
He also served as commissary in
Tom Sullivan said that the current
budget process "stinks.”
McMahan said the system is based
on participation, sim ilar to the way a
student is graded
“ I don’t know if you're satisfied
with what we've been talking about,”
Peters said, "but you’re welcome to
come back.”
last one to two years, but w ill give the
city som e, ’ded stability and allow it
to levy, based on the tax base, rather
than the annual vote of the people
One thing on the mind of all local
budgeters is the impact of Ballot
Measure 3, which would lim it proper
ty taxes, on the new tax bases
In the city of Sandy’s case, if Tues
day’s tax base vote is successful, it
would still be able to levy up to the 1.5
percent limitation and be ahead of
what the existing tax base allows the
city to collect without special levies
Form er city manager Roger Jor
dan, who prepared the city 's tax base
e s t im a t e , c a lls th e p ro p o s a l
“ something to get something on the
books, so we don't risk everything we
have with a levy election."
M a y o r R u th L o u n d re e said
passage of a tax base would provide
incentive for businesses to relocate in
the city.
"Without the tax base we have
nothing to offer people,” she said
“ With a $14,000 tax base, we can't
even turn on the lights."
Voter’s pamphlet draws
attack by Sandy woman
Founder of St. Jude’s Home succumbs at retreat
The Rev Rene Malcolm Bozarth,
.$8. founder of St Jude's Home in San
dy and of the monastic Society of St
Paul, died Oct 21 after a heart attack
at the society s retreat center in
Palm Desert. Calif
Rev Bozarth thought of himself as
a builder and he was
Along with converting the shell of a
proposed hospital into St Jude’s, he
founded St. Paul's Press, the printing
and publishing division of the Society
of St Paul, also located in Sandy. Ho
ly Trinity Episcopal School and St
L u k e 's E p is c o p a l C h u rc h in
Gresham
He was born Nov 25, 1923 in
Sedalia, Mo., and moved with his
mother to Olympia. Wash , where he
graduated from high school His ea r
ly career was spent in radio broad
casting and journalism He was a
feature w riter and syndicated coium
mat for newspapers on the West
Coast and authored two bonks
He graduated from the Angilican
Theological College at the University
" I don’t think you should bomb the
building before you decide if it’s
sound," he said
" I think Ballot Measure 3 L the
wrong way to do the right thing "
One patron crticized the school for
running buses through the Sandy
Heights area, and Shirley Roth was
critical of the board's decision to
eliminate the swimming programs
this year instead of making across
the-board cuts in athletics.
Stabilized funding goal
o f local tax base tries
Management styles spark mayor’s race
by DAN D ILLO N
Ballot Measure 3 was also discuss
ed Monday night If the measure
passes Nov 2 it's expected the school
will have to operate with about $1 25
million less than the budget com m it
tee approved last winter
Asked what affect this would have,
Peters said, "Teachers are really
funny people They 'll bust their buns
to do the best job they can "
He said they'd do the best they
could if classes are larger, but he ad
ded lesser students would be more
likely to "get lost along the way ”
The society suggests memorial
contributions may be made to the
Founder's Memorial Fund. Society of
St Paul. 44-660 San Pablo Ave , Palm
Desert, Calif , 92260
"We have laws io protect the con
sum er," she said
"Governm ent
should not be above these laws
Citizens are the consumers of
government services and govern
ment is obligated to be clear and con
cise when informing the public about
government operations and costs "
Brewster believes the intent of the
law is to inform the voting citizen
what a measure will cost or save in
tax dollars
"The cost of LCDC should be clear
ly stated so that the voter knows what
amount of government expense he as
a taxpayer is agreeing to spend He
then can compare this to the other
government agencies and depart
ments
“ If correctly informed, he would
understand that LCDC costs more
than many other branches and agen
cies of state government," she said
“ I believe ORS 250 125 exists to in
form the citizens of this state what a
Ballot Measure will cost or what a
measure will save in tax dollars,"
she wrote in her complaint “ If this is
not the purpose of this law then I
would like some state official to ex
plain to me the reason for this law .”
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