Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 7, 2015 3A
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DALLAS RETIREMENT VILLAGE/ for the Itemizer-Observer
While not a final rendering, this is close to what the independent living apartments
will look like once Dallas Retirement Village begins its recently approved expansion.
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DRV expansion project
ready to move forward
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DALLAS — With final ap-
proval granted from the Dal-
las Planning Commission,
Dallas Retirement Village is
moving forward with plans
for 40 to 63 more independ-
ent living apartments and a
new community center.
The expansion will take
place in two phases on a 5.3-
acre empty lot on Northwest
Jasper Street, adjacent to cur-
rent DRV facilities. Phase 1
plans call for building a com-
plex with one-bedroom and
two-bedroom units and a
20,000-square-foot dining
and activity lodge. One-bed-
room apartments will be 850
square feet and two-bedroom
units will be 1,500 square feet.
Dave Parrett, DRV’s execu-
tive director, said a cam-
paign to fill the units will
begin this month. He said
construction will begin when
70 percent of the apartments
have commitments. With 80
potential residents on a “pri-
ority list,” Parrett believes
DRV will have enough com-
mitments to begin construc-
WEATHER
RECORDED
HIGH LOW
Dec. 30.............. 37
Dec. 31.............. 38
Jan. 1.................. 41
Jan. 2.................. 43
Jan. 3.................. 42
Jan. 4.................. 53
Jan. 5.................. 56
RAIN
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Rainfall during Dec. — 6.87 in.
Rain through Dec. 31 — 41.56 in.
Rainfall during Jan. — 0.14 in.
Rain through Jan. 5 — 0.14 in.
LUCKIAMUTE
DOMESTIC WATER
COOPERATIVE
Expansion
Dallas Retirement Vil-
lage expansion project
highlights:
• 40 to 63 one- and
two-bedroom independ-
ent living apartments.
One-bedroom units will
be approximately 850
square feet, while two
bedrooms will be 1,500
square feet.
• 20,000 square-foot ac-
tivity and dining center, or
lodge.
For more information:
Dallas Retirement Village,
503-623-9211.
tion this summer.
He said the new apart-
ments will be similar to
D RV ’s c u r re n t “g a rd e n
home” units and built
around a courtyard setting.
The activity center, or lodge,
could include such ameni-
ties as an arts and crafts
monitors — electrocardio-
gram monitors (EKG) —
and there is still enough
money to replace a chassis
on one of the older ambu-
lances, Mayfield said.
“When we purchased the
ambulances, we bought
quality ambulances with the
idea that we would keep the
box and put a new chassis
under it, a new frame, new
engine and new cab,” he
said. “It’s much cheaper than
buying a whole new one.”
The general obligation
bond is 15 cents per $1,000
of assessed value for a total
of $1.98 million.
The five-year operational
levy also approved by voters
in May 2014 is expected to
raise $200,000 a year for five
years. No new positions were
added with the passing of the
levy, but a position was creat-
ed with a promotion from
within: Neal Olson was pro-
moted from division chief to
deputy, or assistant, chief.
Prior to Olson receiving
the new title, the fire district
had three division chiefs,
with no clear No. 2 person
in command in case the fire
chief was not available,
Olson said.
A deputy chief “was
something that John (Stein,
fire chief) was really pushing
for as we prepare to bring in
a new fire chief, that there be
somebody in that No. 2 posi-
tion,” Olson said.
The fire board will meet
Thursday at 6 p.m. at Sta-
tion 90, 1800 Monmouth St.,
Independence. The agenda
includes how the search for
a new fire chief will work.
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room, a woodworking shop
and a fitness center.
The planning commission
approved the development’s
site plan in December, the last
step needed before DRV could
begin selling the apartments.
“It’s very exciting, and we
were pleased to see that im-
portant step accomplished,”
Parrett said.
He said expansion plans
had been in the works for
several years, but plans had
to be placed on hold during
the recession.
“When things started to
come back alive, we revisited
it again and found there still
was a need,” Parrett said.
“That was a couple years
ago, and we have been mov-
ing forward ever since.”
The planning commission
also approved the site plan
for the second phase of the
development, which will add
about 20 to 25 more apart-
ments for seniors and addi-
tional activity center space.
INDEPENDENCE — Pur-
chasing a fire truck is differ-
ent from purchasing a car,
said Mike Mayfield, division
chief for Polk County Fire
District No. 1.
“There’s a base model,
but there’s certainly more
things you spec (specify) on
it,” he said. “What size tank
you want, what size pump
you want — there’s a lot
more options.”
Buying new fire appara-
tus was part of the fire gen-
eral obligation bond, ap-
proved by voters in the May
2014 election. Mayfield
made a
trip to
Pennsyl-
vania,
where the
truck will
be built,
to visit
with engi-
neers and
Mayfield
m a k e
sure Polk County Fire gets
the right vehicle for the job.
One of the things taken
into consideration is how
high the beds are for pulling
fire hoses, Mayfield said.
“We want the hose bed
not too high, so people can
safely pull it,” he said.
The district will get four
fire engines, including one
city pumper. The other
three engines will fight a
house fire just as well as a
field fire, Mayfield said.
“A city pumper you don’t
need to pump and roll be-
cause you’re going to be
going off a hydrant,” he said.
A final price on the appa-
ratus was not available at
press time, but Mayfield
said he expected it to stay in
the $1.5 million range.
“We didn’t add anything
huge or subtract anything
huge from what we told tax-
payers we were going out
for,” he said.
The bond also has been
spent upgrading life pack
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