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2 SANDY (O f« ) POST TKuf» Apr M 19*3 (S«c I) The Shindy Post Von Braschler. Publisher Caroline Duff OMit« Monog*i Editorial & Opinion Dan Dillon. Iditor Scott Newton. Sports td iio r SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 28 1983 Clean up mess downtown It would be refreshing to see A load of gravel should cover Sandy's municipal nuisance or the pond easily. dinance applied to everyone guil The adjacent Highway yard is ty of messy yards here. nearly as bad, with an open pond, We refer specifically to two ad trash and weeds. jacent eyesores in the center of Last year city government got town. One is the unkept field or tough with residents who did a “ bog’’ next to J im ’s Big Apple. poor job of maintain their yards. The other is the state Highway The city even threatened (within maintenance vehicle yard next its power) to tidy yards for pro door perty owners who didn’t respond A huge puddle in the vacant to formal city complaints and field has become a dump for then bill them for the work. everything from old bottle to car We wonder why such communi mufflers. Judging from the size of ty standards can’t be applied to the pond along Proctor Boulevard the big eyesores in the center of downtown, a small car indeed town. Sandy Mountain Festival’s could get lost there. Danger to tots just around the corner, and it ’s is apparent, and disease from tim e to start cleaning house here stagnant water always warrants It should be a m atter of civic concern. pride. (V B ) Tax plan looks good for many Local state representative Bob Shiprack has put in a lot of good work his freshman year in helping d ra ft an a ttra c tiv e new tax reform proposal for a flat-rate tax to releave middle-age persons. House Bill 2842 would replace the current Oregon personal in come tax without raising more revenue. I t ’s tailored to reduce taxes for families with less than $30,000 gross income. Joint-return taxpayers with less than $3,000 annual income would pay a flat 1 percent in state in come tax, while such taxpayers with $3,000-$6,000 income would pay $30 plus 2 percent of the amount over $3,000. Such ta x p a y e r s w ith $6,000-$10,000 income would pay $90 plus 3 percent of that amount over $6,000. Correspondingly, tax payers with $10,000-$ 15,000 would pay $210 plus 4 percent of that amount over $10,000. Taxpayers with $15,«M)-$20,00P would pay $410 plus 5 percent of the amount over $15,000. Taxpayers with $20,000-$25,000 would pay $660 plus 6 percent of the amount over $20,000 T a x p a y e rs w ith $25,000-$30,000 woul pay $960 plus 7 percent of the amount over $25,000. Therefore, joint-return ta x payers with income over $30,000 would pay $1,310 plus 8 percent of their amount over $30,000. The proposed law, sponsored by Rep. J. Hill, bases personal in come tax on adjusted gross in come, but modifies gross income to include capital gains and disallows deduction for capital or operating losses. It also disallows personal deductions and exemp tions and eliminates most credits currently allowed. While most middle-income per sons would receive a tax cut, per sons who have successfully sheltered large amounts of in come in the past could pay more. “ M y hope is that this type of system w ill correct current ine quities and restore faith in our in come tax laws,’’ Rep. Shiprack said. He solicites comments from constituents who may write him at Room H292, State Capitol, Salem 97310 or call him at 378 8784 Salem scene: Public smoking lid set s n by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Assorialed Orr<o«i Industries State government Is gearing up to en force the Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act The Indoor Clean A ir Act was enacted by the 61st Legislative Assembly during its I «11 regular session in Salem and becom es effective July I It severely restricts smoking of cigars, cigarettes and pipes in enclosed areas to which the public has ready access F u r thermore. it also restricts the carrying of lighted smoking Instruments from one smoking area to another, if the smoker must pass through a non smoking area After July I . there are going to be a lot of non smoking areas throughout the state M a jo r exceptions w ill be taverns, cocktail lounges, bowling alleys, some restaurants, tobacco stores and offices oc cupied esalusively by smokers Enforcement of the act w ill make Oregon one of 23 states with comprehen s lv e s ta te w id e a n ti sm o k in g law s, although most of the others are even more restrictive than terms of the Indoor Clean Air Act The difference In most cases is the inclu sion of the term work place.'’ a provision amended out of Senate Rill 170 before final p a ssa g e of th e m e a s u re in I t * I Considering the fact that fire codes, federal regulations, existing state laws and rulings of the Public Utility Commis stoner a lre a d y re s tric t sm oking in th e a te rs , ele v a to rs , hospitals, food preparation areas public meetings buses and maas Iranail vehicle« in.pact of com pltanre with Ute new law will fail moat heavily on private employers And considering damages sustained by some typos of retail etorea at the hands of n eg lig en t sm o k ers, m any re ta ile rs welcome me law and will be quick Io assist Ma implementation Charged with making H work la the H m lth Divuuon of the Department of Human Resource« The parson responsible is Joe P etro v ich , m anager of the Divsuoe • Environmental Health Systems Sertlaa Ha la located in the Division s Portland Rsstopxoriecs and currently in the tow and tocas a cenmdarahto task m view sf 0w fact lawmakers have y»t to ap Assistance is ticing provided by the t iregon Lung Association, which already is con ducting a public awareness campaign and w ill boost Its efforts once final regulations are established Meanwhile, copies of the law are a v a ila b le fro m P etro vich and he's soliciting comments from anyone who will have to comply Written comments are preferred and should be sent to him at P<) Box 231. Portland 117307 Aa with most new legislation, the In - ju r Clean A ir Act is largely conceptual and lots of details w ill have to be made specific during Ihe process of establishing regula lions Petrovich alreay Is meeting with specific types of businesses to clarify what is necessary compliance The public accea3 portion of the law has generated some confusion Petrovich reports that in many businesses, office complexes and some entire buildings the law will apply only to lobbies or entry seas from the entrance to s reception station This would exclude Irom the set's jurisdiction areas that are physically ac cessible to ihe public bul into which the public only ventures upon invitation Specifically, bank lobbies would have to provide non smoking areas but the por tmn of the hank behind tellers cages would »•■I Another part of the law deals with air nitration, and Petrovich doubts moat air c o n d itio n in g s y ste m s p ro v id e a ir movements or nitration standards ode quale to achieve compliance Those stan dards still are under study, however V lota t ions of the new law can result in lines of *100 and bo levied monthly as long as non compliance continues Enforce ment it the responsibility of the Health Division and can ba delegated to the various counties Without an appropriation of funds by the current Legislature, enforcement in the ty health departments are unlikely to ac cept delegated responsibility without rurmvuig the money to pay for it- Letters to the editor: Unions, candidate supported ‘Unions care’ Recently the people of the Portland area who drive along the route of the new light-rail system have seen many people who carry signs These people are there as "in fo rm a tional pickets.” Since it would be impossible to stop traffic and give this impor la nt information to the thousands who drive by, I would like to give just one of the many reasons we are out there I am a union iron worker and along with union con tractors. and ail the other union building trades peo ple we have created Ihe Portland skyline While we were doing this we also c r e a te d som e o f th e nation's finest train ing facilities lor the younger people who w ill follow in our footsteps C onstruction work is d a n g ero u s w o rk U nio n ap p re n tic e s t r a in in classrooms, as well as carefully structured on the job training This train ing takes several years Union workers and union contractor* spend pari of every dollar we earn to train apprentices From these programs come safe, q u a lit y , p ro d u c tiv e Journeymen workers The non-union worker and the non union contrac tor pay nothing towards any apprenticeship pro grams Everyone wants safer workplaces, greater quali ty, more productivity and a better way of life for ail Union people are spending Ihe tim e and the money to achieve this, but the non union people are not Is the non-union contractor and his workforce looking Io the future, or w ill they just take the money and run’ Union people are united in making a better way of life, not just for ourselves bul for all that follow us Douglas Portings Sandy Elect Hoard I live in the Sandy area and have a little girl who one day will he going to school When she does. 1 hope she w ill get a good education I and my husband do pray that in the coming election the voters will elect one of the best qualified people I know I refer to Debra Hoard She is highly qualified and a h a rd w o r k e r fo r th e children of Sandy She is past president of the PTA. president of the Sandy Op tim is tic *. a Boy Scout leader, involved in other a f fairs involving the children of Sandy, besides being a full-tim e business woman and mother of school-age children She and her husband. Bruce, are very concerned parents that all of the children of Sandy will get a good education She deserves your vote, as well as the votes of the citizens of Sandy whose children will be our future leaders and citizens Mrs Carol Baker Sandy Vote Hoard I would like to bring to th e a tte n tio n o f yo u r readers a very important election The schools in the Sandy area need qualified adults on the school board to help our area grow, and without them our children are going to be left behind in their educaton. 1 would like to recom mend Debra Hoard, who is running for one of the school board positions She is highly qualified and a hard worker for the educa tion of our children She is past president of the PTA, active in the Boy Scout movement, president of the Sandy Optimistics, active in various other endeavors for the betterment of San dy, a business women and last -b u t not least—mother of school age-children She and her husband, Bruce are very concerned citizens when it comes to th e ir children and the children of Sandy Ellen G. Langston Sandy Hoard favored It is a pleasure to see Debra Hoard running for position 4 on the Sandy- Elem entary School Board, as she will he able to put her many talents into more effective and lasting com m u n ity se rv ic e —nam ely our sons and daughters Having observed Debra's dedication to our communi ty and its youth-oriented program s, we have no doubt as to her sincerity and ability to get the job done Debra actively has been involved in the school system as a tutor and elected for her second term as president of Sandy Elem entary PTC She has been a den leader and a den leader coach in the local Cub Scout program and is a current board member and coach in the Sandy Cascade Soccer Club Debra is in volved deeply in several other local organizations Our community school system needs more in dividuals with the dedica tion and talents of Debra Hoard, and the tim e is right for her to take on one more role, helping to improve the quality of our children’s education We support Debra Hoard for position 4 on the Sandy Elem entary School Board. C arrie and Chuck Morgan Sandy L E T T E R S PO LICY The Post ask* that all letters to the e d ito r be typ ed , double-spaced and signed. Deadline is noon. Tuesday. Let ters should be ac c u ra te . fre e of libelous remarks and in good taste. This newspaper attempts to publish all letters It receive* and may edit material lightly to conform to g u id e lin e s . M a x imum length is 200 word*. Senator's report: Resolution eyes local trauma control by S TEVE STAKKOVICH S ta te S e n a to r, (Not. 14 Each ye ar some 1300-1000 Oregonians die and many more are led permanently disabled a* a result of traum atic injuries Although not widely known by the public, traum a ia the th ird leading cause ol death in the na Hon -a lte r heart disease and cancer and the leading cause of death among people under 40 What is traum a’ ’’ In thia case. traum a is not an emotional condition, hut a physical one It refers to massive injuries sus tained as a result of an accident and usually involve» a major loos of blood (often internallyi, a d a n g e ro u s d ro p in blood pressure and the disruption of basic respiratory and circulatory life support systems In (he past tO-15 year*, many p reven tative measures have been taken to lessen the toll of ac cidental injury legislation has been passed to strengthen laws against drunk and reckless d riv e n , to improve the safety of our road* and highways, to pro vide driver education programs, to upgrade emergency equip men! and training, to protect workers from hazardous work public on accident prevention at of the components of an EM S and Traum a System are a centralized em ergency num ber, a com munications network a com munications network, a system of rapid transport and the designa tion of traum a centers, staffed around the clock with a team of medical professionals expenenc ed in treating trauma home and on the job These o.ixm s and numerous others have saved Oregonians millions of dollars in medical coats But most of all, they have saved lives and substantially reduced long term disabilities due to accidental injury Many states have recently taka« a further step which la pro ving to sig n ifican tly reduce totalities due to traum a That step ia the imptomentation of a The establishment of such a system assures that traum a vic tims receive the best possible emergency care in the shortest possible tune. T im e, it has been found, ia a crucial element in tr e a tin g tra u m a Dr R A. Cow ley, pioneer in tra u m a research, calls the first sixty minutes after a traum atic injury ’the golden hour " If bleeding can be stopped and blood pressure returned to normal within that hour, chances are the victim will survive Although Oregon has taken some initial steps toward the e s ta b lis h m e n t of an E M S Traum a System by appointing various task forces and commit tees to study the issue, installing “ •1 1 ” c e n tr a l em e rg e n c y rid in g (ton of advanced training for for certifica the task of actually implementing a state wide EM S-Traum a System still remains Senate Joint Resolution 23, which I am spnsoring with -Senator Kitzhaber and others, takes the next step in this pro cess It directs the State Health Division to appoint a State Traum a Board charged with developing a proposal for a state EM S and Traum a System and submitting recommendations for its implementation to the 1985 1 legislature This bill could be very impor tant, particularly to residents of our district, where geography and distance often m ake quality emergency and traum a care in accessible In establishing a statewide EM S-Traum a System, the question of providing ade quate rapid transportation for traum a victims in rural areas w ill have to be addressed A number of stoles have determ in ed that the best solution ut the use of helicopters B e c a u s e I b e lie v e th a t emergency medical care ia an important part of health care in general. I am excited about the potential benefit this hill may both for District 14 residents and for Oregonians
