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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.
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Senator s report:
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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
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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
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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.
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