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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 8, 2015 3A Polk County News District considers tax on construction DEADLINES NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to publishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that re- quires a correction or clarifi- cation, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an e mail to nadams@polkio.com. WEBSITE The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. Nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspa- per, as well as some extra items, appear there. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW June 30............. 95 July 1.................. 98 July 2................ 100 July 3.................. 99 July 4.................. 97 July 5.................. 96 July 6.................. 92 59 63 60 61 59 60 59 RAIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Rainfall during June — 0.67 in. Rain through July 6 — 15.27 in. New excise tax could mean more money for Dallas School District By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer Frink’s General Store co-owner Cathy Frink rings up a customer during Friday’s July 3 cel- ebrations in Falls City. Frink, and her husband, Kirby, opened the new store on July 1. Frink’s store offers more General store moves to larger location on Main Street By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — Kirby Frink spent a lot of time greeting customers at Frink’s General Store — formerly A&N Home- town Grocery — on Friday. That’s the day Falls City celebrates Independence Day, so it’s typically busy at the market, but this year’s celebration also marked the store’s first week under new ownership. The new Frink’s General Store opened July 1 combin- ing its two locations — gro- cery, deli and hardware stores — into the bigger store at 319 N. Main St. “We closed (the other store) at noon on June 30 and opened here at 6 a.m. July 1,” Frink said. He said the new location still is a work in progress, but has been well-received by the community. “We are still moving in,” he said. “We still have a lot to do.” Frink and his wife, Cathy, worked for weeks cleaning and preparing the store for opening. That included a The (new) Frink’s General Store What: Frink’s General Store Where: 319 N. Main St., Falls City Hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week Contact: Find the company on Facebook new coat of paint on the outside before opening the doors last week. “We’ve been working day and night for the last month,” Frink said. The location had changed hands twice in the last four years before the Frinks took over. Frink said before the store closed for the last time, busi- ness hours were inconsistent. He’s hoping to draw cus- tomers back with regular hours and many of the items offered at his other stores. The deli will include pre-prepared items — not made-to-order food like the previous store. How e v e r, c u s t o m e r s streaming through the doors Thursday just seemed glad to have the store up and running again. “I love the store!” one cus- tomer said to Frink as she came through the doors. JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Laura Gilbert works Friday. On the blistering hot sum- mer day, Frink said he had yet another reason to appreciate the move: air conditioning. His former location didn’t have air conditioning, which meant even relatively mild summer days could become unbearable with the smaller space and coolers running. “That has been the nicest thing, it’s cooler,” he said. DALLAS — The Dallas School District continues to gather information about possibly implement- ing a construction excise tax to help pay for capital improvements. Similar to systems devel- opment fees used to ex- pand infrastructure — streets, water and sewer systems — and parks, the fee could only be used to acquire land or help pay for improvements or new school construction. In 2007, the Oregon State Legislature passed a law al- lowing school boards to charge the tax, which would become part of the permit fees on new resi- dential or commercial con- struction. The district considered implementing the tax short- ly after it was approved, but the Dallas School Board de- cided it didn’t want to im- pose the tax on the commu- nity during a recession. Now the area is in recov- ery and could be on the cusp of a building boom. That lead the board to con- sider how it could accom- modate enrollment increas- es as the community grows. “We are looking at what are we going to do if — when — we build out 500 (housing) units over in Bar- berry and bring in a (simi- lar) number of kids, de- pending on what kind of demographics falls into that area,” said Tami Montague, Dallas School District’s business manager, referring to a large development planned near Fir Villa Road. “We don’t have room for 500 elementary kids anywhere.” Last week, district offi- cials gave a presentation on the tax to members of the Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce public policy c o m m i t t e e. Mo n t a g u e noted the board, which began discussing the idea this spring, is just in fact- finding mode. “They’ve not gotten very far in the decision-making process,” she said of board members. “They are just collecting information at this point. They want folks to show up and talk about what the impacts would be.” About 60 school districts in the state now charge the tax. In 2015, the tax is set at a maximum of $1.17 per square foot for residential construction and 58 cents per square foot for com- m e rc i a l d e ve l o p m e n t . Adding the fee would have increased fees from 12.5 percent to a high of nearly 30 percent depending on the size of the home, based on a sampling of permits is- sued in Dallas this year. For most, the increase was below 20 percent. Montague said had the district approved the tax when it was first consid- ered, it would have gener- ated about $433,000 in rev- enue from just residential construction. That stretch included a number of years when building was sparse in Dallas, she added. The idea was met with some concerns at the pub- lic policy meeting. “It seems like it puts a lot of onus or burden on a smaller group of shoulders instead of spreading it out communitywide,” said committee member Mike Barker. “It’s a community- wide issue, not just a new homeowners’ issue.” Jim Williams, who is also on the committee, noted imposing the tax may influ- ence builders’ decisions about where to develop. Montague said the board hasn’t given itself a timeline to weigh the pros and cons. “They are really just looking for the input,” Montague said. HEALTH DIRECTORY LABORATORY SERVICES • WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides lab services at two convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth. Both labs are fully accredited, providing collections and testing with healthcare provider referral. Employ- ment and self-referral drug testing is offered. The West Valley Hospital lab in Dallas is open 24 hours, seven days a week, at 525 SE Washington St., 503-623-7303. The Monmouth lab is located in the Monmouth Med- ical Center, 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1388. It is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed be- tween noon and 1 p.m. Appointments are not re- quired. MASSAGE • OUT OF GRAVITY MASSAGE - Julianne Klingberg DeForest, LMT - 503.510.2256 - NOW IN INDEPEND- ENCE Enter Stressed, Leave Blessed - Out of Gravity Massage offers massage sessions to suit a variety of needs and health concerns. Intuitive and holistic bodywork are blended with extensive and varied edu- cation, creating a caring and knowledgeable environ- ment of healing. Also, with a prescription and a claim number, up to a year's therapeutic massage sessions will help in your rehabilitation from a motor vehicle accident. Relaxation, well care, geriatric and pediatric massage is available, as well as motor vehicle accident rehabilitation. Infant massage instructional sessions available. Call today for an appointment. 503-510- 2256 OR # 7627/ National #295187-00 PHYSICAL THERAPY/ REHABILITATION SERVICES • WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides a wide range of rehabilitation services in Dallas, offering physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get moving again! We are conveniently lo- cated at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623- 7305. • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER serves Mon- mouth and Independence locally with a wide range of rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get moving again! We are conveniently located at 512 Main St., Monmouth, 503-838-1388. Se habla es- pañol. • YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN ORTHO- DONTICS - 580 Main Street, Suite E, Dallas, 503-623- 5002. Providing Polk County with orthodontic care for children and adults for functions and cosmetics. Open Tuesdays & Thursdays. • PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic physical therapy facility committed to getting great results for each patient. We focus on advanced spine care, women's health issues, sport rehab, ve- hicle accidents, and work injuries. We offer highly specialized care including manual therapy, aquatic therapy, specific deep tissue mobilization tech- niques, Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) tech- niques and therapeutic exercise. We have a warm, caring and friendly staff and accept most private health insurance, auto insurance, and workers' compensation insurance. We offer both male and fe- male physical therapists. Often no physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today and ask how to get therapy for your condition or talk to your physi- cian to see if physical therapy is right for you. Call us: 503-623-2433. We are conveniently located at 210 W. Ellendale Avenue Dallas, Oregon 97338; (next to Taco Bell) Check us out on the web: www.pinnacle-physicaltherapy.com ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES PODIATRY SERVICES ORTHODONTICS • DR. STEVE YAO specializes in sports medicine and knee-replacement procedures. Dr. Yao sees patients at the Hope Orthopedics of Oregon satellite office in Dallas, and schedules surgeries nearby at West Val- ley Hospital in the new state-of-the-art surgery suites. West Valley Hospital is located at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-8301. Visit www.salemhealth.org/wvh. • WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC po- diatrists Dr. Ruben Pollak and Dr. Scott Berg see pa- tients at West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic and provide procedures and surgeries for feet, ankle, bunions and plantar fasciitis at nearby West Valley Hospital's state-of-the-art surgery suites. Request one of these podiatrists and get your surgical care done locally. Dr. Berg sees patients at West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic on Wednesdays, 8 a.m.- noon. Dr. Pollak sees patients on Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic is located at 591 SE Clay St., Dallas. Visit salemhealth.org/specialty. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS • DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accept- ing new patients at Monmouth Medical Center, lo- cated at 512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth, 503-838-1182. With a proactive healthcare ap- proach, Dr. Essex provides care for the entire family and will work with you to build a healthy lifestyle with annual exams, immunizations, lifestyle coun- seling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer screenings and more. New patients are welcome. • DR. JOHN HADLEY, family medicine, is accepting new patients at the West Valley Physicians & Sur- geons Clinic at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503- 623-7301. With a proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Hadley provides offers family medicine for your en- tire family from newborns to adults with annual exams, immunizations, lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer screenings and more. New patients are welcome. UROLOGY SERVICES • WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC Dr. Jaffer Bashey, board certified urologist with Willamette Urology, sees patients on Tuesdays, pro- viding complete diagnosis and treatment of urolog- ical disorders and diseases for adults and children. Dr. Bashey does outpatient surgeries at West Valley Hospital, including cystoscopy, minor bladder and prostate surgery, bladder and kidney stones, circum- cision, vasectomy and other procedures. Physician referral may be required. Visit salemhealth.org/spe- cialty. Call the Itemizer-Observer at 503-623-2373 for more information or to have your business listed in this directory.
