2 \ p.
JUST THINKING X
I d o n 't know how
o t h e r p e o p le f e l t
a f t e r th e p u b l i c
h e a r in g f o r a s p o t
zone c h a n g e r e q u e s t
by KRAM C o rp . Mon
day e v e n in g , b u t I
was v e r y p l e a s a n t l y
s u r p r is e d .
When I f i r s t e n
t e r e d th e c i t y h a l l
t h e r e was a n , a lm o s t
ta n g ib le a i r o f t e n
s io n . As th e h e a r
in g opened and th e
e v id e n c e was e n
t e r e d , i t seemed
more and m ore h o p e
le s s s in c e o n ly th e
m a t e r i a l fro m th e
b o u n d a ry b o a rd and
th e t r a f f i c s tu d y
c o u ld be d is c u s s e d
a n d /o r q u e s t io n e d .
W a tc h in g th e f a c
es o f th o s e a ro u n d
me, I c o u ld see
t h a t , eve n w it h th e
la s t d itc h e f f o r t
by Ed B a l i a , to i n
tro d u c e o th e r e v i
dence i n t o th e s e
s s i o n , m o st f e l t
i t was a l o s i n g
b a ttle .
Then c o u n c i l
man Bud A t k in s a s
ked th e q u e s t io n a l l
w e re e a g e r to have
p u t b e f o r e th e t a b
l e . "W hat a b o u t p u
b lic need?"
The a tm o s p h e re
was e l e c t r i c has
th e a u d ie n c e l i s
te n e d to th e a t
t o r n e y 's re m a rk s on
t h i s a 11 - im p o r t a n t
s u b je c t.
M ayor H o lc e v o i c
ed h is o b j e c t i o n s
to a l l o w i n g th e z o
ne cha n g e
and th e
room seemed to w a i t .
Then c o u n c i 1 man
J im J o h n s o n made
th e m o tio n t h a t
th e r e q u e s t be d e
n ie d w i t h M i l l e r
s e c o n d i ng i t . ( I *
r a o fila 'f t S e w i W e e k l y
|To The Editor«
I"hui
t h i n k i t was M r.
M i l l e r a 1 th o u g h
I was to o f a r back
to see f o r c e r t a i n )
and th e m o tio n was
p a s s e d by a 4 -0
v o ic e v o t e - - b u t n o t
b e f o r e th e c o u n c i 1
p r e s e n te d t h e i r r e
a so n s f o r d e n y in g
th e ch a n g e and I
f e l t t h a t one was
p a r tic u la r ly re
veal i ng.
Ed M i l l e r s a i d ,
" I d id n 't r e a liz e
t h e r e was so much
o p p o s i t i o n to i t . "
I t h i n k t h a t was
v e r y l i k e l y th e b a
s i c re a s o n t h a t th e
c o n d i t i o n a l use
p e r m it was o k a y e d .
P e o p 1e t h a t s i t on
a c i t y c o u n c 11 h e a r
o p p o s i t i o n e v e ry
t i me th e y a re a t
th e c o u n c il t a b l e - -
and s a d l y , a f t e r a
t i m e , i t m u st become
d i f f i c u l t to t e l 1
th e d i f f e r e n c e b e
tw e e n h e a r t f e l t o p -
pos i t i o n and th e
" fla s h - in - th e - p a n "
ty p e w h ic h w i l l be
f o r g o t t e n th e n e x t
tim e th e c o u n c il
m e e ts . I t i s n ' t a l
ways e a s y to know
j u s t w h a t t o do in
some c a s e s . I 'm g la d
M r. M i l l e r had th e
i n te s t i n a 1 f o r t i -
tu d e to a d m it t h a t
he d i d n ' t k n o w . No
one can be e x p e c t
ed to be p e r f e c t ,
and I , w h ile n o t
p e r s o n a l 1y i n v o l
ved in th e m a t t e r
e x c e p t as a c o n
c e rn e d p e rs o n , f e l t
t h a t M i l l e r and th e
e n t i r e c o u n c il had
a c te d w e l l .
They
had a c te d f o r th e
m a jo r it y .
D e i r '¿ d ito r:
f mt r a rv to p o p u
la r b e lie f, I X I X ’ is
not th e n u c le u s of land
u se p lan n in g . I and
u se p lan n in g s ta r te d
b e fo re I C IX ', (SBRXT)
ir e v en SB1O.
I ind u se planning
s ta r te d v i t h ' )R S ( h a -
p te r 21S and C h a p te r
LX). I h e s e tw o c h a p
t e r s g a v e th e c o u n
tie s all land u se p la n
ning p o w e rs and in
te r g o v e r n m e n ta l a u
t h o r itie s u su a lly a s -
stx 'ia re d w ith th e t e r -
i >ra o f L C D C .
ORS 100:210 s t a
te s : “ The e x e c u tiv e
d e p a rtm e n t
is
to
m a in ta in lia iso n w ith
lo ca l g o v e rn m e n ts
p ro v id in g s e r v i c e s to
s ta te a g e n c ie s .”
ORS 100:220 s t a l
e s : “ S ta te
to pay
s h a r e if c o s t of in
te r g o v e r n m e n ta l ind
p lanning s t u d i e s ."
I h e r e f ir e th e G o-
venor
appointed a
I and
C o n s e rv a tio n
D evelopm ent ( ' im m i-
s s i in, ( IX ’IX '1, t i help
m a in ta in th is lia is »n
with 1 x 'a l g o v e r n
m ents.-
The re p e a l of th is
c im m is s io n th r iugh
Ballot M e a s u re N >.
10 d o e s n it re p e a l
counts pi inning n o r
met ro p o lit an planning
n o r th e s ta tu e s e n a b
ling th e m e tro p o lita n
a re a to c r e a t e th e
m any s e r v ic e d i s t
r ic ts w hich fo rm u la te
th e fra m e w o rk of the
c o m p re h e n s iv e plan.
Many county and
m e tro p o lita n a u th o r
itie s c r y , “ R epeal
IX 'D C, let us do o u r
ow n plan n in g w ithout
s ta r e c m tr il. Who a r e
they fooling? T hr iugh
100:210 they had st ate
c o n t r i l b e fo re th e Ci i-
v e r n o r s ’ Land C o n
s e r v a tio n D e v elo p
m ent t ' im m iss io n .
\ s long a s th e re
is land u se planning.
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