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Fleetwood to Receive
Army Commission
I LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Kenneth Jernstedt
911 Pine Street
Hood River, Ore. 97031
Jack Sumner
Rte. 1, Heppner, Ore. 97836
Phone 676-5364
■IO
it?
I could go on and on with
this “How Many” list. . . .
Yet a few, who have nothing
better to do than sit on their
lazy back-sides, criticise the
district for the problems it
does have.
I’m behind the Idanha Fire
District 100%.
I hope any
others that are too will say a
few words in behalf of the dis
trict and others will offer their
help and willingness to the
district, and will work with
them to form a better and bet
ter fire protection organiza
tion.
Sincerely,
MARTHA TAYLOR
Idanha, Oregon
The 22 Oregon State Univer
sity seniors who will get com
missions as army officers thisi The special session of the
The 1974 special session of
year at graduation along with. legislature is moving consider
their regular academic degrees ably faster than the regular the Oregon Legislature ad TO THE EDITOR:
have received their branch as-1 session ___
last „____
year. ____________
The senate journed "Sine Die” at 1:12 a.m.
I’d like to say a few words
signment from the U. S. Army1 state and federal affairs com-1 Sunday morning after twelve in defense of the Idanha Fire The budget for Linn-Benton Intermediate Education District for the fiscal year 1974-75. Begin
headquarters.
mittee of which I am a mem long days out of the last 13 District. The district IS UN ning July 1, 1974 as detailed and summarized in the accompanying schedules was not prepared
Willard F. Fleetwood of Mill ber has been meeting from with their deliberation and ac-I DER FIRE BECAUSE OF A on an accounting basis consistent with that used in prior years. Major changes, if any, and their
City is among those graduat 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. break tion (or inaction as the case: I 15-20 MINUTE DELAY in re ; effects on this budget are set forth in an accompanying statement A copy of the budget docu
ing from the college of liberal ing for full senate sessions and may be). The total length of sponding to 3 day time fire. It ment may be inspected or obtained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the I.E.D.
arts and will have four years for meals. Both senate and the session will be 13 days by ”«*ms to me to be a much more 1 office. A meeting of the I.E.D. Board will be held March 13, 1974 at 7:00 p.m. at LE.D. office
active duty in the military po house met on Saturday to help I adding the one day meeting in constructive thing to instead, Albany. County Courthouse, Corv. for the purpose of holding a public hearing on this'budget.
January.
Any person may appear to discuss the budget, or any part of it
lice branch.
speed the process.
I am going to relate briefly offer help to the fire district.
OSD is one of only 35 uni
The special session was orig on some action taken and will, Admittedly the district has a
versities in the U. S. that of inally called to work on cer
E. W. POLAND
follow up later with short ar problem in getting crews in
fers ROTC in all branches of tain state agency budgets. Now ticles
the daytime. Nearly all of our
(Chairman of Governing Body)
on
individual
measures.
I
the service.
I however, the energy crisis has
The governor was granted aj men
.
, work at their jobs during
-
virtually overshadowed that 30 day state of emergency au- the day. They must be pulled
Linn-Benton
Albany
subject and all other legisla thority for setting priorities I °ff Jheir jobs
man the
(County)
tion being considered during for fuel use and allocating gas. trucks during the day and
(City)
this special session. The sen If the emergency exists be- that take* precious tune. Odd-
ate and house each have ener yond that time he must call1}* e™u,gh’.a" th* time® when
gy legislation which they are the legislature back into ses the district has been Johnny-
considering, but they differ in sion for further authority.
on-the-Spot in the night time
Last Year
This Year
Next Tear
language.
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74-7S
The subdivision control act and early morning hours has
On Saturday the senate dis re-enacted in January was gone unnoticed and certainly Levy Within 6% Limitation .
$ 3,343,027.04
$ 3,543,608.46
$ 3,756,224.97
i
cussed one version of the en heavily amended and passed. unthanked. I really wonder Levy Outside 6% Limitation
. 5,284,099.56
6,936,099.40
7,357,518.73
legislation and then re It will authorize the real estate how many of the gripers have Total Proposed Levy ...... ......
I ergy
8,627,126.60
10,479,707.86
11,113,815.70
turned it to the state and fed commissioner to keep the pres jumped out of bed at 3:00 a.m., Total Budget All Funds........
.$ 9,149,126.60
$11,420,507.86
$11,933,075.70
eral affairs committee for ent enlarged staff he said he rushed to a fire, put it out,
changes. The energy crisis and needs to provide effective en-l hauled in yard after yard of
Authorised, Not Incurred, July 1
solutions for it are hard to forcement of the present law. I wet, dirty hose after everyone TYPE OF INDEBTEDNESS This Year
r This Year
Next Year
come to grips with. Some le
(Actual)
(Actual)
(Eat)
A conflict of interest bill j else has gone home, readied
gislation calls a commission to was passed and moved to let i the truck for future fires and Bonds ........................ ................
develop programs on energy the people of Oregon decide1 parked it in the station, then Interest Bearing Warrants.....
resource allocations, conserva what kind of public disclosure l gone home barely in time to Short Term Notes ...................
tion, consumption, production, law should apply to public eat a bit of something before
and distribution. Other mea servants. The issue is placed it’s time to go to work?
Total Indebtedness .......... .........
sures give this power to the on the ballot for the Novem
How many of the gripers
governor and some legislators ber general election.
realize the evenings and Sa FUNDS NOT REQUIRING AN AD VALOREM TAX TO BE LEVIED
feel the constitution sets down
turdays
spent by the deputies
The
Legislature
yielded
Contracted Services Fund or Program
guidelines to handle emergen again to the threat of losing and fire chief on the trucks, in
Last
Year
This Year
Next Tear
cies and the legislature should federal highway money and repair and replacing, with no
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74-75
not give anyone blanket pow approved a bill allowing a pay but
volunteered time? Total Personnel Services
ers in dealing with this situa maximum 55 mile per hour How many of them would do
(Includes all Payroll Costs)
$ 222,805.17
$ 257,824
1 295,000
tion. Still others believe many speed limit. It would let the [it?
If car and home insurance problems
Total
Materials
and
Services
...
98,230.91
85,000
296,550
with the energy cri transportation commission fix I How many know the money
Total Capital Outlay ..................
25,998.59
seem like a big item in your sis can only
3,500
3,000
be solved by the maximum limits in time of and
time
consumed
in
main-
. . . _
.. ...
...
Total All Other Requirements ...
67,539.92
492,500
352,626
budget, maybe it’s because federal government.
gasoline shortages instead of tammg a flr®ha11
a
414,574.59
876,060
910,000
you’re wasting money on I had the privilege of carry- the now designated speed of, f°clal room free of charge to Total Budget Requirements ___
Total
Budget
Resources
_
_____________________
$
414,574.59
876,000
910,000
$
1
the wrong kind or amount j I ing on the senate floor a mea- 55 miles per hour.
rCSldentS
of coverage. Too little pro I sure allowing port districts, In the way of school sup-1 ln_!h area?
FUNDS REQUIRING THE LEVY OF AN AD VALOREM TAX TO BALANCE THE BUDGET
tection is just as wasteful such as those along the Colum port and taxation there were, now many can even conceive
General Fund or Program
River, to replenish water no new measures approved. A i
a £overnment 8rant
as buying more protection bia
ist Year
This Year
wells and reservoir supplies substitute resolution was ap-!
Nixt Ta
s
°
«
than you actually need.
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during peak runoff periods and proved to appear on the pri-
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Total Personnel Services
That’s where the profes use the water for irrigation mary election in May to create
(Includes all Payroll Costs _________
$ 324,472
$ 275,727.87
$ 371,672
sional advice of an indepen purposes. This will allow more new tax bases for school dis- How many’ealJ®in£e
Materials and Services____________
98,650.89
171,107
299,015
dent
often save irrigation during the summer tricts and to allow that tax,and ho?rs and HOURS Jf011“; Total
Total Capital Outlay___________________
5,920.02
2,800
43,500
you
premium months and help insure us a base to increase by an amount ’ teers= fro™ the flre d‘strict
40,134.45
supply of water at that time.
180,000
163,625
to 5%% annually.
sPent 2nJear?vg e™ergency Total All Other Requirements.......... ...........
dollars — and future re- At the time of this writing, equal
Television repairmen who!®««
the sick and ^red i Total Requirements (Including Transfers)
420,433.23
678,379
877,812
Ets. We are the indepen- the legislature has been acting havr^ln^SX five
the purpose oftto^] Total ^sources Except
it representative of sev in an orderly manner and con
Tax to be Levied_______________
43,337.45
64,800
20,000
or more received a year’s here who for one reason or
eral insurance companies, cluding its business fairly ra years
403,862.00
reprieve from taking a state, another find themselves in Ad Valorem Taxes Received________
613,579
857,812
which lets us pick the one, pidly. This could only be ac examination. These long-time j need of medical help? How Ad Valorem Tax Required to Balance
91,200
110,740
company that has the best I complished through bi-partisan repairmen will have until many have ever gone out or Estimated Tax Not to be Received___
volunteered their time to learn Total Ad Valorem Tax to be Levied _
$ 968,522
$ 704,719
policy for you.
I efforts.
July
1,
1974
to
take
the
exam-
It is my hope that we will
11
u-J a 1071 to drive the ambulance so they Levy Within 6 Percent Limitation
$ 968,522
$ 704,719
So call us, or come in soon be out of here in a short time, ilnatl0n required by a 1971 can be available when need
Equalisation Levy Fund
*The ballot measure to in- ed?
and let’s talk over your
ast Year
This Year
Next Year
How many know that right
present and future insur " ‘.sinTth. ”su?.’r
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now,
volunteers
for
the
dis-
ance needs.
8,223,264.60
$ 9,774,928.86
$10,145,263.70
trict are spending two eve- Total All Other Requirement«
when
bills
were
pushed.»«
the November general election nings a week going to Stayton' Total Requirements (Including Transfers)
8223,264.60
9,774,928.86
10,145,263.70
through so fast that many le
May primary election.
to learn even more advanced I Ad Valorem Tax Required to Balance —
9,774,928.86
10,145,263.70
gislators were unable to to A the measure
Ha-
to increase the emergency medical training so I Total Ad Valorem Tax to be Levied ..
9,774,928.86
10,145,263.70
thoroughly study their rami
gross weight allowed for a they will be even better qual-1 Levy Within 6 Percent Limitation __
2,838,829.46
2,787,672.97
fications.
pickup with a $10 annual li ified to help those who need I Levy Outside 6 Percent Limitation
$ 6,936.099.40
$ 7,357,590.73
cense fee from 6000 lbs. to 8000 (
lbs. wos approved. This was
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Mill Qty, Oregon
the only measure I asked to
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cial session.
Two bills of major impor
tance passed by the senate
which died in house commit-
I tees upon adjournment were
| measures to increase the wheat
tax from %-cent to one cent
and to allow expenditures for
site preparation for nuclear
power plants be increased from
$250,000 to $5,000,000. Many
other senate and house bills
i died in the opposite assembly
upon adjournment.
It would not be surprising
to me if the legislature is
called back into special session
at least once more this year
and it may be only a matter of
weeks away.
J
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State Parks
Have Temporary
Change In Rules
The Oregon Transportation
Commission recently approved
a temporary rule as an amend
ment to State Park Rules and
Regulations designed to assist
in alleviating the severe prob
lems being faced by owners of
recreation vehicles as a result
of the fuel shortage. The rule
is effective immediately.
A portion of the amendment
change will permit recreation
vehicles to stay 30 consecutive
days in any state park over
night camping area that Is
open. Present time limit is
seven consecutive days.
Another portion of the
amendment will permit stor
age at an individual campsite
for a recreation vehicle for up
to 30 days at a charge of $1.00
per night. The regular fee will
be charged when the unit is
occupied. This amendment will
apply to 10% of the campsites
in the parks that are now in
operation during the winter.
The amendment will expire
on May 15. The rules will be
in effect at the folowing seven
parks now open: Fort Stevens.
Cape Lookout. Beverly Beach,
Jessie M. Honeyman, Bullards
Beach, Harris Beach and
Valley of the Rogue. On April
12, it will apply to all parks '
until the expiration date.
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MARY J. ARMSTRONG
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