2 - SANDY (O re.) POST Thur»
Jun« 6. 1985 (Sac. »)
The Sandy Post
Editori
mion
Keep momentum
going with parade
We have heard that the sponsors of floats in the Rose
F e stiva l Parade spend an average of $15,000 on th e ir flo ra l ex
tra vaganzes
T hat is a ll fine and well, but we know a lot of people who
w ork hard during Sandy M ountain Days to earn a fra ctio n of
that amount.
And even w ithout corporate sponsors, we are w illin g to bet
Sandy folk have as m uch fun as th e ir city-dw elling neighbors
to the west w ith our modest but well-organized parade.
One laudable goal behind the parade is to draw people
downtown It is the M ountain F estival Com m ittee’s way of
helping to prom ote the annual Moonlight Madness sale.
It is up to business people to figure out a way to promote
th e ir individual businesses, or the Sandy area collectively. But
we can a ll do our p a rt by helping to m aintain the in te g rity of
the parade.
Parade Coordinator Shannon M ontgom ery feels the q u a lity
of floats in the parade im proves every year. L e t’s keep the
m omentum going.
Deadline fo r entering is June 11. Be there or be square.
Scott N e w to n , e d ito r
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L etters to the editor
Memorial not right
for entry to Sandy
I was raised saluting the flag every
day in school I continue to sing the
national anthem at sporting events
where it seems people don't care or
never learned the words to begin
with.
I supported the war in Vietnam
believing we were fig htin g for
democracy, and I still believe this
after 10 years I acknowledge the
sacrifice of American men in a land
iu.OGC miles away. Today I ’m for a
strong defense and the protection of
democracies around the world.
I hope that my patriotism w ill not
be questioned, but I cannot support a
Vietnam war memorial as the entry
symbol to the town of Sandy.
Flowers, shrubs, and a plaque to the
area and the town, or a pioneer
representation, would be more
representative of Sandy The war is
over, and the sacrifices made are
remembered by all of us. But a cons
tant reminder every time we enter
Sandy? A more appropriate place for
this attractive memorial might be in
one of the parks or in front of the
VFW lodge or the City Hall (since it
is governments that start and finish
wars).
I would like to see the community's
response to this in a poll taken by the
Sandy Post.
Paul Guilleux, D O .
Sandy
Grade school board
is ‘biting’ the hand
It has been an enjoyable ex
perience to work with the Sandy High
School staff when putting on a com
m unity event that involved high
school property They have always
bent over backwards to be accom
modating They make you feel like
the school really does belong to the
community.
How different it is with the grade
school Do you suppose the lopsided
defeat of the school budget had
anything to do with the petty attitude
and tre a tm e n t o f c o m m u n ity
organizations wishing to use the
grounds for special events'
Maybe the grade school board and
staff need to learn some basics. That
is; “ You don’t bite the hand that
feeds you.”
Herb Fenwick
Sandy
Superintendent
excellent role model
If there were more women like
Roberta Hutton, we’d all be better
off. For the short tim e I've known
her, I have seen a dynamic, tremen
dously involved, yet very personal
woman who could manage a crisis
with admirable verve.
For example, during the latest
threat of closure of the high school. I
distinctly remembered Mrs. Hutton
being a fig u re o f c a lm and
reassurance as we students outward
ly expressed our distress and disgust
at the audacity of a system that
would deny its children a public
education. To this day I think of the
total confidence she radiated, and,
when the budget finally did pass, in-
side I felt it was as much her doing as
the voters’.
To take into consideration the im
mense responsibility she has ac
quired by acting as both superinten
dent and principal, I cannot help but
greatly respect her
Here is a person with the w ill
power and capacity to make her
dreams for Sandy High and the com
munity come true; easily within the
near future. On behalf of students,
teachers and citizens alike I thank
her for the excellent job she has
done! Roberta Hutton is an in
valuable asset to Sandy
John O. Marosi Jr.
Sandy
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Salem Scene
Will Assembly avoid paper stampede?
by JACK ZIMMERMAN
Associated Oregon Industries
The House of Representatives took
a m ajor step toward adjournment of
the 63rd Assembly in Salem late last
week and the ball is now in the
Senate’s court.
The stride toward concluding the
current biennial session involved
House passage of three m ajor
revenue bills that w ill — upon Senate
approval — provide funds sufficient
to balance the state’s budget for the
next two years.
The three-bill package reconnects
Oregon tax law with the federal In
ternal Revenue code, retains the pre
sent $85 income tax credit provision,
continues the current 10-cents-a-pack
cigarette tax and adds another 8
cents per pack
While this is bad news for smokers,
from the standpoint of those who pay
income taxes, the action likely spells
the end of the temporary 8 percent
surtax and funds a credit against this
year’s taxes for more than $71
m illion already collected.
And from the standpoint of those
who pay property taxes, it means
diminishing relief under the old
“ th irty percent’’ program or expan
sion of HARRP for low income
homeowners and renters.
The lite r represents jus, one of
several as yet unresolved major
issues standing between lawmakers
and adjournment Another is deter
mining how to spend anticipated lot
tery revenue, although that is ex
pected to be settled within another
week.
What all this bo>ls down to is that
this Assembly presumably is within
striking distance of wrapping up its
business in Salem within two or three
weeks
If it does shut down by June 14, this
w ill have been the shortest regular
session since lawmakers deliberated
for an identical 153 days in 1975 And
even if it lasts until June 21, it still
w ill establish a significant mark for
brevity at 160 days.
Since 1965, sessions in Salem have
ranged from 124 to 203 days — an
average of 164 2 days in length. But
since 1975, sessions have ranged
from 153 to 203 days and averaged
nearly 180 days long
Meanwhile, at the beginning of this
session's 20th week, o nly 251
measures had been approved by both
chambers -e out of 2,190 under con
sideration Although the pace of bill
p ro d q c ^jo n
has
q u ic k e n e d
significantly in the last two weeks,
the possibility arises for a veritable
blizzard of paper in the weeks ahead.
If this Assembly matches produc
tion of recent predecessors, many
bills w ill lite ra lly fly through the pro
cess in wha, time remains In 1983
the last Assembly enacted 40 percent
of all bills introduced. And in 1981
lawmakers enacted 30 percent.
If this Assembly compromises bet
ween the two, i, means close to
another 500 measures w ill be adopted
in whatever time remains
Of course, if things come unglued
and the session drags on into July,
one can assume the time given to
considering those measures w ill ease
concern about hasty decisions
But if it ends in the time that now
looks likely, considerable apprehen
sion w ill accompany passage of so
many bills
Maybe this Assembly w ill surprise
everyone — conclude early and
orderly — avoiding the temptation to
stampede into adjournment.
After all, there w ill s till be lots of
decisions to make two years from
now and maybe even sooner —
depending on how Oregonians react
to this session's major accomplish
ment at the polls next September
Where
to w rite
Representative Bob Shiprack
H 292 Slate Capitol
Salem. Ore 97310
378-8784
Senator Steve Starkovich
S-223 State Capitol
Salem. Ore. 97310
378-8810
Commen tar y
State of Oregon should work together
by GOV. VIC ATIYEII
Basketball forward L arry Bird of
the Boston Celtics can make the
cover of Time magazine and score
dozens of points, but his success still
hinges on one simple idea: team
work.
We Oregonians are no different.
Just as l,a rry Bird wants to score
points for the Celtics, we want to
score economic victories in the form
of more jobs and new and expanded
businesses
It requires teamwork, beginning in
every community in our state
These, in my opinion, are the fun
damentals:
1. Identify your strengths Find
those areas where your community
can be strongest — such as tourism,
manufacturing or as an export or
distribution center Then identify
those opportunities that fit your
strengths
This is no different from a coach
sending in his tallest player as center
or a job-hunter listing his strongest
skills on a resume
2 Establish a council fine of the
most successful parts ot my state-
level jobs program is an “ economic
action council” composed of key
managers in state government
These managers are available on
short notice to answer questions of
visiting corporate officials.
Companies are impressed with the
council's ability to give overnight
answers to even the toughest ques
tions.
Every community can profit from
establishing such a council composed
of representatives of the city, county,
schools, c o m m u n ity c o lle g e s,
chamber of commerce and other
decision makers
3 Broaden the team: Strengthen
ing our economy is t<M> important to
be left only to the professionals
Some communities benefit from in
volving leading citizens in recruiting
new industry.
For example, a local retailer doing
business or vacationing in Denver
might call on a prospect there or in
nearby Boulder
This stretches local dollars for pro
moting economic growth
And i, gives out-of-state businesses
the chance, to paraphrase the old
Packard commercial. Io ask the per
son who owns one In other words, the
Colorado company can ask what it is
really like Io do business in Oregon
4 Assist local businesses. Existing
businesses are the backbone of our
Oregon economy. Many programs
exist to help them and th e ir
employees grow and prosper
Businesses, and officials that work
with them, should become fa m iliar
with useful programs that can assist
them Examples: Industrial develop
ment revenue bonds (financial in
vestment), Job Training and Part
nership Adm inistration (job training
for eligible youths and unskilled
adults), Community Development
Block Grants (grants fqr jobs, hous
ing. public facilities), and the Oregon
Business Development Fund (loans).
5. Win the lottery Without buying a
ticket, communities can mobilize to
win lottery tickets Because 50 cents
from every dollar ticket must go to
“ economic development” projects,
we estimate $4« m illion a year w ill lx*
available
But only communities that identify
ecnomic needs and opportunities and
that also make their cases to the
legislature can count on winning
these lottery dollars.
6 Be our teammates My economic
development director, Tom Ken
nedy, and I want to cooperate with
local communities That is why we
have signed agreements with 46 com
munities, which detail the respon
sibilities of local and state officials,
and why we are working hard to
reach agreements with more com
munities
We offer a winning program in
to u ris m , tra d e , business and
m anufacturing investment, film
making and other areas
But we need to work together, in
cluding having you contact us when
we can help, ardw esced you to do all
you can at home.
That is why, as a member of your
team, I repeatedly tell local officials,
" I ’ll bust my ta il helping you help
yourself ”