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16 A TUESDAY, .I1JI.Y 10. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Columbia River Town Now Choosing New Building Site Eugene The relocated city of Boardman, Ore., may see a four-fold increase in its popu lation and a corresponding up surge in the number of busi ness establishments in the next 15 years, if the Boeing company's nearby rocket test facilities are placed in full operation. This estimate of Boardman'! future is contained in a report recently published by the Uni versity of Oregon bureau of municipal research and serv ice. The study was done in col laboration with the Seattle of fice of Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merryflcld, con sulting engineers, and was fi nanced by funds from Board man and from the U.S. Hous ing and Home finance agency. Growth Siudiea The future population and economic growth of Board- is. 1l trtf t' f i-l i T man is being studied in prep aration for choosing a new site for the town. The present site, on the Columbia river in Morrow county 162 miles east of Portland, will be inun dated in 1917 by the pool cre ated by the John Day dam now under construction on the Columbia near the mouth of the John Day river. Future reports from the Bureau and the consulting en gineers will contain recom mendations for a specific new townsltc, detailed town plans, and drafts of zoning and sub division regulations. One ten tative new townsite which has been suggested would place the community a mile south cast of its present location within Boardman's extended city limits. One of the chief factors in Boardman's future is the de velopment of the Boardman Space Age industrial park, a 100,000-acrc tract southwest of the town which has been FURNITURE 341 No. Central Headquarters for I ip i if.ijw iian)n m urn j ii Local Bank Reveals Business Figures First National Bank of Oregon gained a new high in deposits and loans at mid year, according to Ralph J. Voss, bank president. Medford branch deposits to taled $28,333,858, while loans outstanding were $21,408,083, R. C. Ross, branch manager said. Deposits a year ago stood at $27,419,348, while the loan total was $15,159, 569. Central Point branch man ager F. C. Ayres stated that deposits were $3,254,806 and loans were $3,661,393 there. At a comparable time last year the figures were $3,300, 506 an;', $2,884,781. Deposits of $1,059,506 and loans of $838,145 were re ported by Emmett Whitham, manager of the Phoenix branch of the bank. At this time last year deposits were $637,530, and loans were $295,966. Total resources for the First National Bank of Ore gon stand at $1,020,698,266. leased by the state of Oregon to the Boeing company for "its activities in the develop ment of space vehicles," the report points out. Craw To Arrive First step in this develop ment will be tne arrival of a temporary 50-man construc tion force in the Boardman area to build the structural portions of a rocket engine test stand. It is anticipated that this work will begin this year. When work on this struc ture is finished, Boardman may expect a permanent pop ulation increase of 30 to 50 people, including mainte nance personnel, their fam ilies, and "community support workers," who will provide goods and services to the new residents. This increase will come, providing residential and commercial facilities are available, the report says. If the facility is further de veloped to provide complete instrumentation and all equip ment necessary for a single test stand capable of running static tests of rockets with three to five million pound thrusts, another 30 to 50 peo ple will arrive in Boardman. It is "reasonably certain" .that this will occur within one to three years, according to the report. Over the long range, if the test facilities are fully de veloped, Boardman may ex pect a population increase of "up to 400 persons," the re port states. 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One drawback to Board man's participation in the space age will be the noise from rocket tests, which will occur about once a month ini tially and last for two or three minutes. The frequency of tests will increase as the facil ities are expanded. At the present site of Board man, about 11 miles from the test stand location, and at any of the new townsites thus far proposed, the sound will reach approximately 100 decibels, a noise level "similar to that of a nearby riveter driving rivets in steel construction work," according to the report. "This noise level may be come a serious cause of com plaint from residents," the re port warns, and the noise can not be avoided unless the town is moved from 25 to 30 miles away. Concerted efforts are being made to minimize the noise and vibration, the Boeing company has reported. In addition to the test fa cilities, other developments may boost Boardman's present population of 157 to 600 or 700 in 1977 and increase the number of business facilities from the present 18 to 40 or 50. Increatt In Traffic Among these factors Is the increased traffic which may be expected on Interstate 80 North, when it replaces U. S. Highway 30 in the next few years. Much of Boardman's pres ent population and employ ment Is dependent on its high way location, and its future economic health will depend partially on easy access from the new highway and space for as many as 23 traffic oriented businesses at its new townsite, according to the re port. The development of the John Day pool as an impor tant recreational area for wa ter sports enthusiasts, hunters, fishermen, and tourists will also add to Boardman's eco nomic potential, the report says. In line with these recrea tional aims, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has pro posed a waterfront park at Boardman, and the U. S. 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