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2 SANDY (O r« ) ROSI Thur» (u n . 16 '9S3 (S m I) The S^ndy Post Editorial & Opinion Stronger turnout needed Stronger turnout at the polls June 28 should prove the charm fo r once-rejected budgets for the c ity of Sandy, Welches School and S a n d y E le m e n ta r y S chool D is tric t. At least we hope so A ll three programs are solid w ith austere budgets, and all deserve voter approval Unfortunately, recent election experience hereabouts has proved i t ’s hard even to get voters to cast th e ir ballots. Only about a third of all local voters exercised their right and responsibility to vote in the city election May 17. In a democracy, failure to take part in elections is a scary thing In other lands, citizens who’ve disregarded their c 'e m o c ra tic in v o lv e m e n t in goven m ent have become second- class citizens by default. In Sandy and Hoodland when voters again gather June 28, the question again is money. How much are local citizens w illing to pay for first-class city services without frills , and how much are they w illin g to pay for a quality education program for children’s form ative years? T ha t’s the question being asked voters. Each voter, of course, is welcome to his or her opinion. That would be based on a b ility to pay and attitude about how wisely our local government bodies have proposed spending that money. No vote—like no re p ly—is sim ply no answer at all to the question. The c ity of Sandy’s $411,637 tax levy narrow ly was defeated by a m argin of seven votes in May. But total votes cast amounted to only 485 S andy E le m e n t a r y ’ s $1 98—m illio n levy lost by a m argin of only 9 percent in May. Welches School s $189,186 levy in May lost by only 23 votes out of 463 votes cast. Before we all turn thumbs down on our schools and c ity, perhaps we all should consider w hat’s be ing asked. The c ity of Sandy has budgeted for only a 2 percent increase, and even that increase is deceiving by a little tric k the state has played on Sandy. «Revenues are down slightly more than expenditures, and the state doesn’t allow for in creased based on inflation rate and increase in population here.) Tax rate would be an estimated $6 88 per $1,000 valuation, up a nickle from the current c ity budget Sandy Elem entary is asking on ly $28,000 more than voters ap proved for a budget last year. Ac tually, the budget request this year would represent a decrease to patrons, except for last-minute added cost of burner conversions for savings at Sandy Elem entary and Cedar Ridge plus state cut backs. Welches School, nipped by May voters, anticipates total tax rate for next year to be approxim ately 26 cents per $1,000 less than the current year. These local levy requests all deserve a stronger turnout at the polls June 28 If you’re not registered to vote and should be, now’s the tim e to get into the act. I t ’s still your country. (V B i Senator s report: I Reform land-use planning by S T E V E STARKOVICTI Stair Senator. IMst. It la n d use planning was once again front page news recently The reason was that an apparent “ deal" had been proposed by the City of Kajneeshpuram to “ trade" the City of Antelope for an exemption for Ra jneeshpuram from land use planning goals and guidelines lake all other supporters of good land-use planning. I am very con cerned that such a proposal would ever be made I assure you that, as imperfect as our planning process is, blatant "deals" and “ trades do not, and hopefully never will, control that process Oregon s land use planning laws have been the subject of a great deal of con troversy since their inception in 1973 Even so, each tim e t iregon voters are faced with a proposal to repeal LCDC. they defeat it by wider and wider margins We are com mg to understand that it is wiser for us to plan for the orderly development of our state than to leave it to chance and later al tempt to reverse an objectionable situation that is already in place This is not to say that our land use plann mg system doesn't need a lot of refine ment Although there is general agree rnenl that the statew ide goals and guidelines are sound, the process is badly in need of revision One of the most impor tant tasks before this session of the legislature, next to solving the revenue question, is to overhaul our land use plann mg procedures to make them more efft elent and workable I am optimistic that we are m aking significant progress toward accomplishing that task Cristcisms of our land use planning pro cess h a v e fa lle n in to fiv e m a jo r categories < I »the application procedures have been unnecessarily long and cumber some i 2> No mechanism exists to enforce d e a d lin e s fo r s u b m is s io n an d acknowledgement of plans by local j governments 13) cities and counties that have cooperated by submitting plans and by working to implement them are often denied acknowledgement of compliance la s a use one or two areas are lagging behind ‘ O the appeals process has been unduly long and ofir-n ended sometimes tying up the courts for years and i$t in adequate consideration has been given to , economic development values The p rim ary vehicle for land use reform ibis session is HR 22*1 This hill has I already passed the Houee and is now tanng heard by the Senate Energy Environ ment Comm ittee Highlight« of its provi moos for addressing each of ihe problems listed above follow I <a> Ix ira l government permit pro cedures are streamlined Ifet ( om obdatad pror esses for ail Im al i p erm il and « m * changes must be provided by locai governments whenever possible <r> A tim e lim it of 1 » days lor local ipyvernmenis to lake final actum <m a com p in e d perm it application b imposed I 2 A deadline of Jan I, Ih M is set (or sub Von Braschler. Pubinhor Caroline DuH Offir« Monoger Dan D illon editor Scott N ew ton iportt editor SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY JUNE 16 1983 T h e B e r r y P ic k in g E xperim ent. L etters to the editor: C ounty chamber opposes business tax Nix new tax Economic development is nothing new to the North C la c k a m a s C o u n ty Chamber of Commerce For years volunteers have w orked h ard to place ro ad s, s e w e rs , p a rk s , hospitals, shopping centers and a number of other businesses and services in to our area The Cham ber realizes that continued efforts in economic development are essential for the a rea’s economic well being It is our feeling, however, that these efforts must be plac ed in Ihe right direction to help Clackam as County and especially the state of O reg o n im p r o v e its business image The Clackamas County Econom ic D evelopm ent Commission's efforts to raise I I 5 million by taxing current business would not improve our business im age It worsens it! It is wrong to say. as the Com m iss io n says, th a t economic development and all that goes with it (in creased jobs, increased spending and increased tax revenues I w ill occur, if we add another tax to existing businesses It simply will not work! More taxes are not what C la c k a m a s C o u n ty businesses need A pro blem in Oregon, which could be rightly perceived throughout the U n ite d States, is that Oregon is already a high tax state in which to do business Any tax increase will do the op posite of what we want New business will not come into the county knowing that another tax is placed on it It is our feeling that col orful brochures, national advertising and govern ment influx of money is not the way to improve the b usin ess c lim a t e in Clackamas County What is needed is a unified effort by a ll to c o n v in c e o u r le g is la to r s an d o th e r elected leaders, that with the high cost of doing business in ( iregon changes have to be made at once to e n c o u r a g e —n o t discourage—business A r e a lis t ic a p p ro a c h to economic development in sures Oregonians a better tomorrow The North Clackamas County Chamber of Com merce urges the citizens of Clackamas County to vote NO on th e b usin ess development fee ( Ballot Measure No 3-1 Tuesday, June 28 Dick Smelser, President North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce P h o to scorned There is a time to play, be happy and enjoy the fact we are alive to do so. There is a tim e to mourn those who have left us, those we miss and those who are not fo rtu nate enough to be here with us enjoying life Your front-page picture and article Thursday, June 2 was strongly criticized by those who attended our M e m o ria l Day service where we honored our dead with sadness To combine another picture of children playing and celebrating life was in poor taste and gave the effect that playtime was also p art of our memorial. I have been asked to please w rite a letter to the editor and issue Me VFW 4273 A uxiliary complaint I. as a widow of a veteran, would personally like to issue my own complaint If it seems that we are over reacting. please consider our feelings and also the possibility that your article was presented in poor taste Estelle Baughman Sandy The Post gratefully acknowledges essays and w ritten opinions from readers to appear on this page—separate from the unbiased news reports on other pages of this newspaper. Your opinions generally w ill be printed as letters to the editor, while ours generally w ill appear as editorials. Occasionally, we are able to print guest editorials We attempt to print all signed letters of good taste, legible form and reasonable length. Our deadline is noon on Tuesdays. Yesteryear in Sandy: mission of all comprehensive plans by local governments A deadline of July 1, I SUM, is set for acknowledgement of all local plans F a ilu re to meet these deadlines could result in withholding of slate shared revenues 3 M I X 'm a y acknowledge a plan as be ing In “ substantial compliance" If "on the whole the purposes of Ihe goals have been met In addition, until July I, 19*4 LCDC may grant “ partial acknowledge rnenl" to a plan if a geographic portion of it is in substantial compliance while work continues on Ihe remaining non complying portion 4 (a i The I .and Use Hoard of Appeals lL U R A i is eliminated lb I The I .and llevelopment Review Panel iL D R P i, an adm inistrative panel appointed by Ihe governor and confirmed by Ihe Senate, is established to review all land use decisions ie> M T X ' no longer reviews either goal- related issues or post acknowledgement plan amendments id i The entire L D R P appeal must be completed within 119 days <• i Further appeal is Io County Appeals, where final decisions must be no later than 147 days after the L D R P decisions 5 New language is added to the statutes Io assure that final », addressing economic development is given consideration equal to that given to other goats laical Ians are to include an analysis of local economic strengths and weakneskea. development policy and publu facilities HR 2295 is still in committee. but the chances of Ms passage look good With these long awaited reforms, the land use planning process in Uns stale should begin to function much more smoothly I am con difeni that Oregon s forward looking com mdment to land use planning will continue to support its reputatm as one of the most progressive and "liveable states in the unson I think that such a reputation w ill, in Ihe long run pay off economically as new businesses that rare about the quality of live of their employees choose to locale in our stale I Volunteers made difference While the Sandy area buxily prepare* for the big tenth annual Mountain Festival and worries over passage of city and elemen tary school levies these days, memories of local concerns 10. 20 and 30 years ago recall a dit ferent lifestyle Here are some of the big issues of the day from the Sandy and mountain communities from files of the Sandy Post June. 1973 B lu e M a r li n s w im m e rs celebrated Centennial Days in Sandy by splashing 100 hours in a Swim A Thon in the new local pool Among the hardy were Ixtri Anderson Vicki Cyphers Paul Busch, Jody P erkin s. Melanie LeRoy. M ike Edgar. Bob C ra n e . Je a n n e D u ff. J u lie Parker 1-eann Madison Rebecca Koepke Barbara Booths Katie Nuenfeldt Brenda Reedy Steve G ree n . B ru c e P a r k e r , J e ff Bowman, B ill P a rk e r. Doug M iller Dean Marsh. Don Marsh. I 'M y Roth. Jim Russell Nets Lundeen. Jesse Samsel, Chris Both. Jeff Youngbluth, Gayle Roth. Joni Duff. Erica Nuenfeldt G ary M arsh. Linda Johnson. Tina Sm ith. Nancy Perkins. Susan Workinger Koepke. Diane Rathke, Roth Rathke Joanne Rathke Joyce Kubilz Brenda McClure Frank Hanson Chuck Hanson Connie Tee. Marina God trey and Anita Dillard o ldtim e swim suits were loan ed by Jantzen Hoodland Rural Fire District set its 1973-74 budget at 925 424 Total funds required to operate deni Greg Grokett was burned up the tracks around the state enroute to third-place finish in state competition in the R80-yard run Paving on Proctor Boulevard in Sandy finally was completed in June of 1973. with a race against time to avoid a strike over use of non-union workers June by YON BRASC HLER the deprlment that year were set at »33. two Sandy E le m e n ta ry Schools completed its new upper grade wing, since renam ed Cedar Ridge School. to handle district overcrowding and house voca t tonal classroom* The 1973 gas shortage crippled S an d y T r u c k L in e s and Tim berline Trailers, a manufac turer of recreational vehicles that since ha* folded ui Sandy- Sandy High teacher Dennis Craw, now assistant principal was honored as one of the nation's top secondary school educators Meanwhile. Sandy High stu 1963 A large crowd celebrated the dedication of Oral Hull park for the blind Some Hot) hotdogs were consumed and heavy equipment brought by Duane Knapp proved popular with the blind, as did a ir p la n e rid e s by R ic h a rd Wesselink and Otto Motejl Hoodland Chamber president Al Greenwalt cited a housing "boom, when that group led a drive to m ark every local road leading off Highway 26 Until that time, the only ad dress many Hoodland residents had to list in the phone directory was the name of their town "W e are in the midst of a boom here right now '" Greenwalt said at the Chamber's meeting at Bowman's. " I can count 15 to 2S new homes going up within a mile of this spot and most of them are perm an en t homes, b u ilt by businessmen who would rather live here an» commute than live in the city " Meinig Park, which now houses the Mountain Festival and its 30.000 visitors each July, was pur chased by Sandy City Council in 1963 from the Meinig fam ily for »7.000 Councilman John M ill* words th e m o tio n to b u y . w ith understanding the land be used for a city park and land for a cty hall June. 1953 Some 300 persons gathered in the Sandy Grade School cafeteria for what was billed as the first an nual farm er merchant banquet in Sandy Farm ers were guests of the business people Program o fficials included Ivan Barker Bob Medley. Ken Fredrickson. Al I Arson and Cecil Chase George Hale entertained on his accordian Other musicians were David Schneewind. G ary Gad- wood and Doyle and Valxjv Deck Bill Kram er of Welches won a Mt Hood Lions Club seven-week trout derby with a 21 -inch rain bow Proceeds from the derby were donated for purchase of a resusitator for the mountain area Sandy Volunteer F ire Depart ment finished 350 manhours of work in rebuilding a 1,400-gallon tanker truck Chief Lyle Seaman noted appreciation of donated garage facilities at Bowman H o ffm a n P o n tia c fo r th e rebuilding and facilities donated by Richardson Chevrolet for the painting Sandy city budget committee sliced M .914 from previous year spending to present an austere •45,167 budget The am ount necessary to balance M e budget for 1963 54 was <2.652—an amount w ith in the state's »-percent lim itation law and not requiring a special election. V
