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Vol. 1 No. 25
Thursday, October 21, 1976
Council Hears Requests
The mood o f th o s e
who re m a in e d f o r th e
c i t y c o u n c i 1 m eet
f o l l o w i n g th e p u b l ­
i c h e a d in g h e ld on
a s p o t zone r e q u e s t
by KRAM C o rp , was
in s h a rp c o n t r a s t
to t h a t o f th e l a s t
c o u n c il s e s s io n .
S m ile s and a g e n ­
e ra 1 f e e l i ng o f
w e l l - b e i n g s e t th e
to n e f o r th e r e s t
o f th e e v e n i n g .
A l l members o f th e
c o u n c il w ere p r e s e n t
as w e ll as th e r e ­
c o r d e r and th e a t ­
to rn e y .
M a yor H o lc e c a l l ­
ed th e m e e tin g
to
o r d e r and th e m in ­
u te s o f th e p r e v io u s
m e e tin g w ere re a d
and a p p r o v e d .
B u s in e s s fro m th e
f l o o r was f i r s t on
th e agenda w it h
A l i c e R andal 1 r e ­
q u e s t in g t h a t a b r o ­
ken i r r i g a t i o n p ip e
w h ic h c a u s e s w a te r
to e n t e r h e r f i e l d ,
c o n t a in an a t t o r n e y
fe e c la u s e - - w h ic h
w o u ld mean t h a t
i f th e re was d i s ­
s a t i s f a c t i o n w it h
th e b u i l d i n g , e t c .
and i t s h o u ld go
to a c o u r t , th e n
th e l o s i n g p a r t y
w o u ld ta k e c a r e o f
a tt o r n e y fe e s .
C o m m itte e to m eet
Webb a ls o s a id
t h a t th e 2S to n
t r u c k i s re a d y to
be p ic k e d u p . I t
w i l l be p a rk e d
u n t i l an a g r e e ­
m ent w i t h th e Ru­
r a l F ir e
D e p a rt­
m ent i s re a c h e d .
He a ls o com­
m e nted t h a t h e a t
i s neede d f o r th e
f i r e s ta t io n fo r
t h i s w i n t e r to p r e ­
v e n t fr e e z in g o f
th e t r u c k s ; and
:h a t he w o u ld l i k e
t o p u rc h a s e tw o
Vernonia, Oregon
K R A M DENIED
ZONE CHANGE
NOTICE
T h e re w i l l
be a
p o w e r o u ta g e
Sun­
day,
O c to b e r
24,
I t was a s u r p r i s ­
fro m 10 a .m .
to 2
ed b u t j u b i 1 a n t
p .m . on 0A h i l l and
g ro u p t h a t l e f t th e
in th e R iv e r v ie w
V e rn o n i a C i t y
H a ll
a re a fro m A ld e r S t .
Monday e v e n in g a f ­
on o u t to th e
M is t
t e r h e a r i ng th e c i ­
a r e a . T h is i s to
t y c o u n c il de ny th e
f a c ilit a t e chang­
p ro p o s e d zone c h a n ­
in g o
p o le s
ge r e q u e s te d by
KRAM C o rp , by a 4 -
0 v o te .
O ve r s i x t y had
g
a
th e r e d in th e
lo n g i t w o u ld ta k e
co u n c i 1 c h a m b e rs
and th e a t t o r n e y
s a id t h a t th e y w ere to l i s t e n to e v i ­
u s u a l l y g i ven o r a l l y d e n ce and to w a it
f o l l o w i n g a d e c i s io n f o r th e c o u n c i l ' s
dec i s i o n .
th e n w r i t t e n up .
P re s e n t f o r t h is
No re a s o n s w ere
a 11 - im p o r t a n t s e s ­
g i ven th e n i g h t o f
s io n w ere c o u n c i 1 -
t h a t m e e tin g b u t
men Joe B a t t y , Ed
B a lia was i n fo rm e d
M i l l e r , J im J o h n ­
th e c o u n c il w o u ld
s o n , and Bud A t ­
t r y to g e t a co p y
k i n s . A ls o p r e s e n t
to g e th e r.
was c i t y
re c o rd e r
Norm D A v is a s k e d
P h y l l i s Woods and
a b o u t th e p ro b le m
c i t y a t t o r n e y A 1-
la n C oon.
The m e e tin g was
c a l l e d to o r d e r by
m a yor Randa 11 H o l­
ce th e n e v id e n c e
r e q u e s te d a t th e
p re v io u s h e a r i ng
S e p te m b e r 1 4 , was
h e a rd .
I n c lu d e d was a
l e t t e r fro m th e
M e t r o p o li ta n B o u n ­
d a r y C o m m is s io n as
w e ll as v e r b a l r e ­
s p o n s e fro m C o lu m ­
b ia C o u n ty r e p r e ­
sen .a t i ve Sam Ho 1 -
1 i n g e r c o n c e r n i ng
a t r a f f i c c o u n t.
T h e re was l i t t l e
t h a t was new to m ost
o f th o s e g a th e r e d
in th e ro o m . The
b o u n d a ry c o m m is s io n
da ta had been p r e ­
v i o u s l y h e a rd a t th e
( Con t .
to
h e lm e ts o f s p e c ia l
d e s ig n f o r th e men
a t a c o s t o f $38
e a c h . The h e lm e ts
have fa c e s h i e ld s
to p r o v id e e x t r a
p r o t e c t i o n fro m
h e a t when m a k in g an
e n try in to a f i r e
a re a .
be r e p a i r e d .
She was f o i l owed
by Don Webb who q u ­
e r ie d th e a t t o r n e y
as to w h e th e r he
(C o o n ) had seen th e
s p e c s f o r th e new
Ed B a l i a th e n to o k
f i r e b a l l . Coon s a id
th e f l o o r to r e q u e s t
he had and t h a t he
a c o p y o f th e r e a ­
w o u ld recommend t h a t sons f o r a p p r o v in g
i f th e sp e cs w ere
th e c o n d i t i o n a l use
to s e r v e as a c o n ­
p e r m it f o r KRAM
t r a c t th e n th e p r e ­ ' C o rp . He was i n -
f e r e n c e w o u ld be
ifo r m e d t h a t th e y
t h a t th e s p e c s a l ­
w ere n o t f o r m a l l y
so s t a t e t h a t a l l
w r i t t e n up b u t w ould)
d i f f e r e n c e s w o u ld
p r o b a b ly be a v a i l ­
be s e t t l e d in a c o u r a b le .
o f la w ; and t h a t i t
B a lia a s k e d how
O ve r 60 s p e c t a t o r s g a th e r e d a t th e V e r n o n ia c i t y
h a l l Monday n i g h t to h e a r th e c o u n c i l ' s d e c i s io n
on a s p o t zone ch a n g e r e q u e s t by KRAM C o rp .
pg . 6 )