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School Board 47J June 14, 1977 T he B o a rd o f D ir e c t o r s o f A d m i n is t r a t i v e S c h o o l D is tr ic t 47J, V e r n o n ia , m e t in t h e d is t r i c t o f f ic e J u ly 14 P r e sent w e re L ea Ann B e rg , c h a ir m a n ; as w e ll as G e n e W e lle r , L e o n a r d S c h m id lin , Ken S u t h e r lin , H o m e r F u l le r , C a r o ly n Keasey, and D ave C ra w fo rd , b o a r d m e m b e r s . A ls o in a t t e n d n a c e w a s D a r- r o ld P r o e h l, 47J s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ; A r t P a r- ro w , VHS p r in c i p a l ; B a r b a r a B e r g e r s o n , Ed H A rt z e ll, M a rg a re t H a r t z e ll, H e rb H a r t z e ll H e le n B e r g e r s o n , Sue C a v tn e e , E le a n o r T h o m pson, lle n e G ra d y , J o h n H a g e r , a n d B e tt y M cK e e A fte r th e m in u t e s w e re re a d a n d a p p ro v e d , t h e b o a r d v o t e d to c o r r e c t t h e T it le I b ills a p p r o v e d a t t h e M a y 12 m eet m g. E le a n o r Thom pson s t a t e d t h e p u b lic a d d re s s s y s te m u s e d a t t h e h ig h s c h o o l g r a d u a tio n w a s v e ry ba d a n d n e e d e d t o b e im p r o v e d . P r o e h l s a id a n e w s y s te m w o u ld cost $2,000 o r m o r e w ith P a r r o w e x p l a i n in g t h a t it w a s d i f f i c u l t t o set t h e s y s te m f o r a la r g e c ro w d B o a rd r e q u e s t e d s u p e r in t e n d e n t to exam m th e p r o b le m and m a ke re c o m m e n d a t io n t o t h e b o a r d Ed H a r t z e ll a s k e d fo r w h a t p u r p o s e a s e c io n o f fe n c e w a s r e m o v e d a n d w h o a u t h o r i z e d it . P ro e h l s ta te d th a t th e d is t r ic t h a d s t a r t e d to c le a n u p t h e fe n c e lin e a n d it w a s d e t e r m in e d th a t re m o v a l o f th e fe n c e w a s n e c e s s a ry t o c le a r th e a re a . The fe n c e w a s f o u n d in b a d s h a p e a n d h e ( P r o e h l) a u t h o r iz e d its r e m o v a l. The m a t e r ia ls w e r e s t o r e d o n t h e H a r t z e ll p r o p e rty a n d th e a re a m o w e d t o a l lo w t e n n is b a lls t o be m o r e e a s ily f o u n d H a r t z e ll w a s n o t a d v is e d o f t h is a t t h a t t im e s in c e h e w a s n o t in t h e a r e a T he fe n c e w ill b e put back M rs . H a r t z e ll th e n s a id t h a t post h o le s h a d b e e n le f t o p e n a n d th e y h ad to p u rc h a s e in s u r a n c e to p ro te c t t h e m s e lv e s a g a in s t t h e c o m m u n it y r u n n in g o v e r it . The r e m o v a l o f t h e fe n c e h a d o p e n e d u p t h e b a c k o f t h e ir p ro p e rty a n d p e o p le w e r e t r e s p a s s in g W e l le r a s k e d h o w m a n y f e e t o f fe n c e h a d b e e n r e m o v e d a n d H a r t z e ll s a id 116 f e e t . M rs . H a r t z e l l s a id t h a t w h e n th e y le ft th e re had been a v e rb a l a g re e m e n t t o b u i ld a s t ile o v e r t h e fe n c e a n d t o k e e p t h e s e c t io n m o w e d so te n n is b a lls c o u ld b e r e t r i e v e d . T he s t ile w a s n 't u s e d a n d t h e fe n c e was dam aged T h e y la t e r a s k e d t h a t t h e s t ile b e r e m o v e d a n d t h e p e o p le w o u ld h a v e t o lo s e t h e ir t e n m s b a lls H a r t z e ll s a id s in c e t h is w a s p u b lic p r o p e r t y h e s h o u ld h a v e r e c e iv e d a n im p a c t s t a t e m e n t o n t h e v a lu e a n d lo ss o f t e n n is b a lls b u t h e h a d n o t r e c e iv e d t h is . If t h is h a d b e e n d o n e , t h e fe n c e c o u ld h a v e b e e n e x te n d e d to p r e v e n t t h is lo ss T h e c h a ir m a n a s k e d how H a r t z e ll w is h e d t h e s i t u a t i o n h a n d le d H e r e p li e d th a t th e d a m a g e is d o n e a n d a c o s t ly s u r v e y m u s t b e m a d e to r e e s t a b lis h t h e fe n c e lin e He r e q u e s te d a n o f f i c i a l i m pact s ta te m e n t o f w h a t is t o b e d o n e m a ile d t o h is B e n d a d d r e s s w i t h in t e n d a y s . D a v e C r a w f o r d s a id t h a t t h e c o st o f a fe n c e b e tw e e n p r o p e rty w as u s u a lly s h a r e d . T h e b o a r d re c e s s e d t o e x a m in e t h e fe n c e lin e a r e a . T h e b o a r d re c o n v e n e d fo llo w in g t h e r ecess. B o a rd v o te d to c o n ta c t th e s c h o o l d is t r ic t 's a t t o r n e y t o v e r i fy t h e la w c o n c e r n in g th e p r o p e rty a n d th e d i s t r ic t 's o b l i g a t i o n in m a k in g it r i g h t . H a r t z e ll t h a n k e d t h e b o a rd fo r th e ir re c o g n itio n a n d re q u e s te d a c o p y o f t h e a t t o r n e y 's le t t e r w ith in te n d a y s , a l lo w in g t w o o r t h r e e d a y s v a r ia n c e if n e c e s s a ry . S ue C a v m e e s a id she h a d a m e n t a ll y r e t a r d e d c h ild a n d a s k e d if th e b o a rd had any p la n s fo r a s p e c ia l e d u c a t io n p r o g r a m S he was a d v is e d th a t a s m a ll d i s t r ic t c o u ld n 't a f f o r d such a p r o g r a m and th o s e s tu d e n ts n e e d in g h e lp w e r e b e in g a s s is te d th ro u g h t h e c o u n ty IED If t h e n u m b e r o f s tu d e n ts in c re a s e s a s p e c ia l c la s s r o o m in V e r n o n ia m a y b e e s t a b lis h e d . C o m m u n ic o t io n s S te v e F a r r e ll s e n t a th a n k y o u fo r th e f l o w e r s s e n t h im O S u sa n W a t e r s s e n t a th a n k y o u fo r a p la n t; K e n R o b e r ts s u b m it t e d h is r e s ig n a t io n ; a n d J o a n Thom pson s u b m it t e d h e r r e s ig n a t i o n . 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The b o a r d v o t e d t o a p p ro v e th e J a m b o re e c o m m it t e e 's r e q u e s ts U n d e r o ld b u s in e s s P r o e h l g a v e a le g a l d e s c r ip t io n o f S c h o o l D ist r ict 55 p r o p e r t y . B a rb a ra B e rg e rs o n a s k e d h o w t h e d is t r ic t c o u ld is s u e a q u it c la im d e e d if t h e y c o u ld n 't s h o w o w n e r s h ip o f t h e la n d D is c u s s io n e n s u ed. It w a s v o t e d t o t a b le th e m a t t er . B o a rd a s k e d P r o e h l t o c o n ta c t I n t e r n a t i o n a l P a p e r Co. t o se e if th e y w e re s t ill in t e r e s te d in s e llin g th e s m a ll p a r c e l o f la n d n e x t t o W a s h in g t o n B o a rd v o t e d t o a c c e p t r e s ig n a t io n s of K e n R o b e r ts a n d J o a n Thom pson. It w a s v o t e d t o h ir e t h r e e n e w te a c h e r s . B o a rd v o t e d t o w r i t e a le tt e r to W est O r e g o n E le c tr ic o b ie c t m g t o so h ig h a p e r c e n t a g e in o n e y e a r . P ro e h l r e p o r te d on s u m m e r p r o t e c ts The b ills w e r e p a id a n d t h e m e e t in g a d - to u rn e d . 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