The independent., May 28, 1987, Page 3, Image 3

Th« INDEPENDENT, May 28, 1M7
City changes license fees
A t tin g on P la n n in g C om
m is s io n r e c o m m e n d a tio n s ,
th e V e rn o n ia C ity C o u n t il at
th e ir M a y 1ft m e e tin g (le t id
ed to e lim in a te th e c ity s
lo w e s t
p r ic e d
b u s in e s s
licen se and re q u ire a $10 fee
fo r a ll business licen ses,
re g a rd le s s o f th e d o lla r
v o lu m e o f business d o n e
E lim in a te d was th e $(> fee
p r e v io u s ly
a p p lie d
to
businesses grossing $10,000
o r less A tee o f $1 fo r each
e m p lo y e e s till a p p lie s excep
tin g th e firs t tw o e m p lo y e e s
The new rates w ill be e ffe t
fiv e at th e b e g in n in g o f the
fis c a l ye ar on July 1. 1‘ift7
S u p e rin te n d e n t o f Public
W o rks M ik e S m ith p re sen te d
a list o f fo u r streets th a t m ay
c a rry
enough
tr a f fic
to
q u a lity to r repairs u n d e r a
sta te g ra n t
The c o u n t il
det id e d th a t B ridge Street
fro m the b o tto m o f I ore y H ill
to L in c o ln S ch o o l s h o u ld be
g ive n p rio r ity If the stree t is
se le cte d the c ity w ill be
g ra n te d $25.(MM) to r repairs
M a y o r V a u g h n re p o rte d
th .it he S m ith and several
cithers a tte n d e d a m e e tin g
w ith th«1 D e p a rtm e n t o f I n
v iro n m e n ta l Quality w here
th ey urged the D E Q to p la c e
th e c ity hig he r on the- lis t o t
p rio ritie s to r sewer re p a ir or
re p la c e m e n t because o t the
c i , y s re p e a te d discharge1 o t
raw sewage in to th e N e h a le m
R iver d u rin g tim e s o t heavy
w a te r r u n o f f
New a p p o in tm e n ts to the1
A ir p o r t C o m m it te e w e re
m ad e by M a y o r V aughn
They are I ed D ruer. M ic hael
Johansen, M ic h a e l Seager,
S c o tt
S w o rd
and
T ra n k
F n y a rt
The c o u n c il a lso a p p ro v e d
fo rm a tio n o f a lib r a r y B oard
Building recently purchased by the Vernonia Area Chamber
of Commerce can now be seen since the removal of weeds
and tree limbs, and mowing of foot high grass. Chamber
vice presidents Kelly Smith and Dirk Andersen did the job
on a Sunday afternoon.
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NOW IN D O W N TO W N V E R N O N IA
9 9 8 B rid g e S t r e e t , V e rn o n ia
429-5011
The n e w ly fo rm e d C o lu m
b ia
C o u n ty
tc o n o m ic
D e v e lo p m e n t
C o u n c il
(CCEDC) has a n n o u n c e d th«-
s ta rt
of
a c o u n t y w id e
e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t p ro
gram .
C o lu m b ia 2(MX)
A
fo c u s Tor the F u tu re
T ow n H a ll m ee ting s w ill be
th e th ru s t o t C o lu m b ia 2(MM)
w h ic h w ill re s u lt in the
d e v e lo p m e n t o f a c o u n ty
ec o n o m ic
d e v e lo p m e n t
stra te g y
CCEDC
P re s id e n t
Paul
P u llia m says C o lu m b ia 2tXM)
has three- m a in goals
We
w a n t to th o ro u g h ly assess
County sets budget
hearing in Vernonia
A p u b lic h e a rin g o n the
1 9 ft7 ftft C o lu m b ia C o u n ty
b u d g e t w ill be h e ld in Ver­
n o n ia on W e dnesday, |u n e
10. at 7 10 p m in th e c ity
lib r a r y
A ll
in t e r e s te d
c itiz e n s are in v ite d to a tte n d
and ask q u e s tio n s o f th e
c o u n ty c o m m issio n e rs regar
d in g the b u d g e t
B u dg e t hearings w ill also
be h e ld at C la ts k a n ie C ity
H a ll. 7 10 p m on M o n d a y.
June ft. and in St H elens on
th e 10th. in th e C o u rth o u s e
c o n fe re n c e ro o m at 10 a m
Chamber provides
trash receptacles
T ig h t new trash rec eptac les
have been p la c e d a ro u n d
to w n , c o u rte s y o f the V e r­
n o n ia Area ( h a m b e r o f ( om
m e rc e The re c e p ta c le s w ere
d esign ed by B o yd Ruby and
w ere b u ild and in s ta lle d by
R uby and c h a m b e r p re s id e n t
Fred K lin g e r
c o m m u n it y
needs
coor
d in a te co untyw id«* e c o n o m ic
d e v e lo p m e n t p la n n in g
and
d e v e lo p a re g io n a l e co n o m ic
d e v e lo p m e n t p ro p o s a l fo r th«1
g o v e rn o r
P u llia m says
The b o tto m lin e , is to
c o o r d in a te o u r e c o n o m ic
d e v e .o p m e n t e ffo rts in o rd e r
to c re a te |obs and h e lp
businesses in th is area grow
P u llia m says
The V e rn o n ia
m e e tin g ,
w h ic h w ill in c lu d e M is t A
B irk e n fe ld . w ill b«* h e ld Tues
day. Jun«1 16, fro m 7 p m to
9 10 p m . in th«- W a s h in g to n
G ra d e S chool c a fe te ria
The
sc b o o l is loc a te d o n B ridge
Street
"E veryone in the c o m m u n i
ty is in v ite d .'' says Patrie la
R ay,
o r g a n iz e r
of
th e
m e e tin g
W e w a n t to kn ow
w h a t ideas and suggestions
p e o p le have to im p ro v e o u r
business c lim a te
F or fu r t h e r d e ta ils o n
m e e tin g tim es and lo c a tio n s ,
c a ll C a ro l V o w e ll, 197 -4H96
or P a tric ia Ray 4294>271
T H IS -N T H A I
has m o v e d
fro m th«1 Joy T heater b u ild in g
to q u a rte rs next to th«1 la u n
d ro m a t O n ly th e address is
c hang«1«!, K a th y W o lfe says.
th«1 hig h q u a lity o f servic e
and mere h an dise is th«1 sam e
W A D D I I I A RF I D I IN A N
( IA I
S I R V K I S . p ro v id e d
toe a lly by lo r n Strand, w ill be
m o v in g in to th«1 Joy I h e a te r
b u ild in g
in
th e
space
vac a te d by This N That, soon
S tra nd w ill e x p a n d his ser
vices Io in c lu d e in s u ra n c e
V IR N O N IA ( A l l is an ex
perienc ed re s ta u ra n t in an ex
perienc ed b u ild in g , as S a lly
M a rio n , fo rm e rly o t M a r
S a lle e s, b u y s a b u s in e s s
fo rm e rly k n o w n as N a n c y 's
fro m N a n c y M e rrim a n
The
grand o p e n in g w ill lx 1 o n M a y
10 11 See h«’ r g ra n d o p e n in g
ad in this p a p e r
( OAST PU R I W A T IR s I red
K lin g e r a n n o u n c e s a new
d is trib u to rs h ip
He w ill s«-ll
th e R itc h ie F o u n ta in , a fu lly
a u to m a te d liv e s to c k w a te r
mg tank
Kuhn appointed to fair board
M a rk
B u c k " K uhn, W a r
ren has been a p p o in te d to th e
C o lu m b ia C o u n ty Fair B oard
by th e c o u n ty B o ard o f C om
m issio ne rs
A p r o fe s s io n i
a u c tio n e e r, K u h n w ill |o in
N o rm H ansen o f M is t, K e n ­
n e th B n e n o f R ainier, Jack
T a te o f Sc a pp oo se. and c h air
m an John O d e n th a l, W a rre n ,
o n the fa ir b o a rd
P ro tects c u rre n tly u n d e r
w ay a t th e fa irg ro u n d s in ­
c lu d e c o n s tr u c t io n
of
a
b a s e b a ll fie ld by th e St
H elens L ittle le a g u e
the
b u ild in g o f a m use u m , bys
c o u n ty (.ra n g e s, fo r a n tiq u e
fa rm e q u ip m e n t, a nd c o n
struc tio n o f a n«-w g o a t b a rn
by c o u n ty 4 H C lu b m e m b e rs
In a d d itio n , th e M a s te r
G a rd en e rs are p la n tin g an e x ­
p e rim e n ta l g a rd e n whic h w ill
fe a tu re u n u s u a l v e g e ta b le s
and o th e r p la n ts th a t a re n ’t
g e n e ra lly g ro w n in h o m e
gardens
V o lu n te e r s
w o r k in g
on
these p ro je c ts are try in g to
c o m p le te th e m a ll fo r the
1987 C o lu m b ia ( o u n t y Fair,
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