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S ing le Copy 25< V o l. 73 N o 29 City ponders reopening parking lot debate by DAN DILLON While the Sandy City Council con siders reopening the debate on paved parking lots, one councilor thinks that's a can of worms that would he better left alone "1 see no purpose in throwing this wide open again." said Councilor Jim D u ff o f a proposed o n e -y e a r moratorium on paving gravel park ing lots in the downtown area The city reviewed the issue of pav ed parking lots in 1981 when it receiv Busing plan gains O K ’s w ith schools The Sandy E lem en tary School B o ard is w illin g to b eg in a cooperative busing plan with Sandy Union High School and Bull Run School but it has some conditions F r id a y , th e b o a rd v o te d unanimously to enter the transporta tion c o o p e ra tiv e w ith its two neighboring school districts if Sandy Elem entary District is allowed to manage the merged system The district also wants to retain owner ship of its own school buses for a year in case the new plan doesn't work out. W h ile the e le m e n ta ry school district stands to save as much as $40,000 in operating costs under the proposal, according to Superinten dent Clark Lund, the school board wants to make certain that they re tain the personnel who have worked with the district, hence the manage ment contingency. While the district stands to save some money, the superintendent said the district would gain little in effi ciency because of the standards the district now enjoys with its transpor tation system “ I can't see us sending our people down the road to work for somebody else," agreed board chairm an Ron Berglund. Under the proposal the three districts would operate 18 school buses, four routes less than they operate individually. No jobs are ex pected to be lost, however, because of attrition in the ranks of last year’s drivers. Still to be worked out are the details of those drivers’ contracts. Acting on another motion, the school board voted to suggest using one Oregon School Boards Association negotiator, with cost borne propor tionately by the three participating districts, to re-open contract talks about those details Lund feels the talks would not pre sent a problem because the pay scales at the school districts are sim ilar The only hurdle could be one of benefits for the drivers SANDY HIGH SCHOOL Sandy Union High School board members are anxious to begin negotiations with personnel en route to a cooperative busing venture with Sandy Elem entary and Bull Run School districts SUHS board chairman Bob Boring said Monday night that the transpor tation study "looks very favorable.” He estimates the high school district w ill realize a 20 percent sav ings with at least sim ilar and, in some cases, better service District patron Janet Albers was concerned about first through 12th graders riding the same buses, but Superintendent Roberta Hutton said this has not been a problem in other school districts and she would not ex pect it to be one in Sandy Chairman Boring said the new system could be in place by the beginning of the school year The board unanimously agreed tc open negotiations with the classified s ta ff—sp e c ific a lly , transportation p ersonnel-to discuss the impact of the transportation study Index ed a request to allow a gravel park ing lot adjacent to a service station At that tim e it was referred to the Planning Commission for public hearing The planning board recom mended no change and the gravel lot was not allowed Recently, however, local ski shop owner Otto Rode circulated a petition throughout the business community. He seeks a one-year moratorium on existing businesses paving their gravel lots The petition was signed by 143 persons SECTION II Classified Ads T V Revue Im ide Tab Im ide Tab to do some investigation of his own He wants to determine if there is strong enough support in the business community for such action "Has the economy changed enough to w arrant review?" he asked Council Tim Ward thinks the coun cil should put the burden back on the business community for discussion, but doesn't see the m atter as a ques tion of upholding the ordinance against unpaved lots. Ned Dyal, who wrote the petition circulated by Rode, agrees He isn’t against the ordinance; he wants to see a one-year moratorium so ex isting lots can be used The text of the petition states that the request is for a one-year use variance for all existing parking lots used in prior years by businesses and customers who patronize them “ If this moratorium were to be granted." Reber said in a memoran dum to the council, “ I feel that significantly more specific language would have to be used to make it ad ministerable. “ Also, if the m oratorium were con sidered for approval, the council would also need to consider how the ordinances would be administered when the one-year m oratorium had elapsed.” Due to benefit fro m such a moratorium, according to council consensus, would be Rode's ski shop and the gravel lot just east of the Flower Garden which is controlled by Clackamas County Bank Council is expected to take action on the petition at its Aug 1 meeting Woman’s fantasy captures Hawaiian vacation by HANK EMRICH Post Correspondent Judy Sheppard found just the right combination to win a trip to Hawaii. After hearing on her car radio about a television show that travels around the country han d in g o u t p r iz e s , she used newspaper coupons to garner the Hawaiian vacation. The NBC program "Fantasy” dubbed her “ the mad clipper" for her letter explaining how she had always wanted to win a trip to Hawaii The letter was decorated with coupons clipped and pasted to the back Sheppard uses money saved on coupon rebates to pay for postage for any contests she enters and felt it would be a good way to attract attention to the letter "Whoever decides which letter to use on the show probably sees a thousand a day, so I thought it might be a good idea to do something different," she said Something different worked for Sheppard who was surprised to see camera crews and a large truck coming up her driveway about two weeks ago “ 1 knew 1 had won something as soon as I saw the truck with "F a n tasy" on the side," said Sheppard "A fte r all. they wouldn’t drive all the w ay here just to tell me I hadn't.” Sheppard's husband Pete knew the crew was due to arriv e that day, having been contacted earlier in the week. He says he was sur prised that she won, although she enters a lot of contests. “ I remembered her telling me about entering this one because it was a little more outrageous than the usual,” he said. It w ould have been m ore outrageous if she had asked for her original fantasy. “ I wanted them to get (m agi cian) David Hemmings to make me dissapear while riding an elephant.” Judy said she decided to go for something "a little more realistic” and after dismissing the elephant Photo by Hank Emrwh Lisa, Mike, Judy and Pete Sheppard share a laugh as they plan a ‘fantasy vacation" to Hawaii that Judy won through a national television program. ride, thought she should go for something easy. She considered wheels for her son Mike's bicycle as something she might try for but decided a trip to Hawaii wouldn’t be too farfetched. M ike is a bike racer with Olym pic aspirations who himself has won trips to Colorado, Arizona, and Wisconsin to compete. Daughter Lisa has also had her share of traveling. She spent two months in New Zealand last year as part of the Lion’s Club Youth Exchange program She also is part of an F F A team which won a trip to Kansas City to compete in national events there When grandparents gave Lisa a trip to Hawaii this year. Judy’s desire to win a Hawaiian trip inten sified. "A ll I got when I graduated was a silly suitcase, " she joked Luck seems to run in the Shep pard fam ily When asked if he had won anything in the past, Pete could at first only recall that he hadn't, although “ I get half of her trip anyway ” It turns out that Pete, an in dependent computer programm er, had won one other prize more than 20 years ago. "H e won me in a ra ffle ,” says Judy. Pete had been stationed in Tacoma during his A rm y stint, and attended a USO dance where ea%h soldier was given a number and allowed to pick one of several prizes if his number was called. “ When they called number eight, I chose one little package that nobody else seemed to w ant," said Pete The box contained a certificate good for a dinner date with any girl at the dance Pete chose Judy, who says she had been avoiding him all evening Although she instructed her roommate to tell Pete she was ill the night of their date, he sent flowers ahead of him The inscrip tion on the card was not terribly romantic, reading simply "by the way what is your last nam e", but it changed Judy's mind. Pete proposed that evening and even tiwugh she took 10 months to accept, eight is still her favorite number Oregon is not a favorite of the camera crew assigned to film the segment w ith the Sheppards, however. “ It rained the whole week they were in the state, justifying every preconceived notion they had,” said Pete. The crew spent more tan two hours in the rain with umbrellas film ing the segment, according to the Sheppards. Pete said it was interesting to watch them film Judy’s response to questions, and after they had asked all the questions, repeat the procedure just to film the emcee asking the questions The cam era crew had a great deal of trouble backing out from the narrow driveway and had to spend even more tim e in the rain guiding their large truck. Judy said that the crew was ex trem ely nice but appeared to be all "very tanned Californians with fantasies of being any place where it isn’t raining.” New wetlands proposal adds fuel to old fire by HANK EMRICH Post Correspondent Although still in the “ information gathering" stage, Clackamas Coun ty ’s proposed revisions for a 23-acre protected wetlands area bordering Hoodland Shopping Center is already drawing fire from several directions Opponents of the plan spoke up at an informational meeting last Thurs day at Hoodland Women's Club w h e re p la n n in g d iv is io n s ta ff m ember M ike Clyburn presented the plan O riginally the planning division had designated 58 acres as wetlands. but decided the boundaries were not clear enough to meet LCDC ap proval. The resulting reduction to 23 acres has met criticism as both too much and too little. The more vocal protests came from those opposing the wetlands designation "T here was testimony at the meeting that a wetlands area does not exist at a ll," said Clyburn. Clyburn said the area was obvious ly a wetlands area and the county's boundaries were much sm aller than estimates made by other organiza tions Clyburn said a study by the U S. A rm y Corps of Engineers, which the county expects documentation on this week, is expected suggest an 80-acre site “ However, their definition of a wetlands does not coincide with the county’s definition," said Clyburn A private ecologist's study has also been given to the county which in dicates an area of approximately 85 acres, according to Clyburn At the meeting, the audience ex pressed concerns about the possibili ty of increased sewer assessments if development is banned on the proper ty Clyburn feels the impact would not be that great upon the sewer district. "Only one property owner (in the 23 acre site) is within the assessment district,” he said According to Clyburn, there are eight property owners within the pro posed 23-acre wetlands Steve Taylor, general manager of Rippling River Resort, expressed concerns about the overall economic effect any ban on development may have, both on the sewer district and in the area as a whole Clyburn said designation as a wetland would not autom atically halt all building "Basically the county's policy is to protect wetlands, but there are op tions,” he said “ We could allow development as planned, prohibit development en tirely or allow restricted develop ment “ Once there is a boundary it doesn't just stop there.” "W e are still receiving information and there are more hearings schedili ed.” The planning division's recommen dations w ill be heard at a public hear ing at the Women's Club on Salmon River Road Minday Augu 7:30 p.m. City plots path to successful new fiscal year SECTION I Editorial. Opinion ............. 2 Inside Business 4 Senior Center News ............4 Keeping Posted ..................... 5 Obituaries ...................................7 About People ........................... 8 Home and Garden ................ 10 Sports. Recreation ............ 11-12 City Manager Tom Reber thinks th ose a r e s ig n ific a n t enough numbers to w arrant council con sideration “ R e g a rd le s s o f th e e x a c t numbers." he told the council Mon day night, "there is definitely a substantial enough number of in dividuals who are either in business an d /o r residents of the city to deserve attention by the staff, mayor and city council ” Councilor Deane Wesselink agrees He told the council that he would like by DAN DILLON With a map to guide him through his second year with the city of Sandy Tom Reber is certain he can be a more effective city manager D u rin g an e v a lu a tio n period earlier this year. Reber asked the Sandy City Council to help him plot his course of action for the coming year Monday night those sugges tions. along with his own, were made public At the Aug. 1 council meeting. they will be prioritized, but Reber already has some ideas about impor tance "Probably our number one objec tive for 1884” is completion of the W astewater Treatm ent Facilities Plan and arriving at a position where the city can act on short-term and long-term improvements Work on that is already underway with the recent development of a scope of work to complete the plan The city Is also actively combatting infiltration into the sewer system which has hampered the facility's ab ility to operate at m axim um capacity and raised question« about the number of residences an business it can accommodate Reber also wants to actively en courage basic employment In the city with the objective of attracting SO new jobs by the end of the coming year He plans to seek basic employ ment. rather promoting a business that may be in competition with one already paying taxes Reber hopes to develop a means to finance a 10-year plan for im provements to all streets within the city to current standards He cau tions. however, that there are a few streets that it is not physically or e c o n o m ic a lly p r a c t ic a l to reconstruct to city standards Other goals include: • Iieveloping an effective citizen involvement program • Developing a parks and open space acquisition and development program. • Enhancing cooperation and mutual support between Sandy's local governments • Developing alternatives and pursuing the chosen alternative to alleviate the inatat ’•Hp of the annual A ballot « « **> ■ » , -w . ,,
