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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1992)
Jan. 29,1992, The INDEPENDENT Page 13 Rep. Tim Josi takes time to talk with constituency By Noni Andersen Oregon Rep. Tim Josi, the newly appointed Dist. 2 rep resentative, is inviting area residents to join him tor a get- acquainted session on Satur day, Feb. 8, at the Vernonia Fire Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. If the name is unfamiliar to you, don't be surprised-or if you're under the impression that Jackie Taylor is the Dist. 2 representative, here is what has transpired. .•.S’.*.".*.' MTC OFFERS A FREE SERVICE TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WE CAN HELP YOU W ITH YOUR JOS SEARCH OUR PROGRAM OFFERS: • Job Referrals • Job Search Assistance • Resume Writing & Interview Techniques • On tne Job Training • Classroom Training to Improve Job Skills • GED/AHS Completion VERNONIA RESIDENTS To determ ine if you are eligible For our services w e w ill be taking applications the 2ND WEDNESDAY, EACH M ONTH 1 P.M. CITY LIBRARY 919 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA lÿaliiing A Placement Services 31 Cowlitz Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 Less than two years ago, voters in southwest Columbia County and northwest Wash ington County, along with all of Clatsop County, elected Jackie Taylor as their repre sentative in Oregon House District 2. That was before the cen sus, reapportionment and re districting. It was also before the ap plication of a really strange and decidedly undemocratic requirement that the Oregon Secretary of State arbitrarily assign elected state legisla tors to districts newly created by reapportionment, whether they were elected by the vot ers ot that district or not. The representatives aren't even required to live in the district they are assigned to repre sent. As a result, Jackie Taylor, an Astoria resident, no longer represents district 2. She now represents a new district that encircles Forest Grove like a doughnut, while Tim Josi, a resident of Bay City, who was elected to represent Dist. 3, has been assigned to represent Dist. 2. Josi, a first-term legislator whose d istrict now ranges from Hebo to Warrenton and inland to Vernonia, is expend ing considerable effort to be com e acq ua in te d w ith the C A a N l CQUAL l 3 O reOKTUNfTY » 7 - « CROONAM 4 » 5 , Rep. Tim Josi people and concerns of his new district and has been to Vernonia several times. He grew up on the family dairy farm, on the banks of the W ilson River, and is a s e lf-e m p lo y e d la nd scap e contractor. He has a solid b a ckg ro u n d in com m u nity service and governmental ex perience, including serving on the house A g ric u ltu re , F o re stry and N atural R e sources committee. S ince re d is tric tin g , Josi lives in District 2, instead of District 3, and he plans to run for re-election. Like Taylor, he is a Democrat. Taylor, who now lives in District 1, instead ot District 2, has said she will not run for re-election. District 1 travels alon g the C o lu m b ia R iver from Astoria to Scappoose. County asking for public input on law enforcement Run w ith e x tra confidence: Chevron Delo fSDelo Multigrade Multigrade Heating Oil Call Jack 429-6606 will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the city L i brary. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard. Additional hearings will be in St. H elens, R a inier and Clatskanie. C ouncil given assig n m en ts, commission members appointed V e rn on ia M ayor S cott Sword assigned 1992 com mittee responsiblities to City Council members as follows: Fire/Ambulance-Wells Ovi- att, Dave Van Meter, Tony Hyde; Police-Sword, Hyde, Ovi att; Public Works-Sword, Ka thy Morrison, VanMeter; P arks-VanM eter, O viatt, Hyde; Cemetery-Morrison; Airport-Sword; Planning Commission-Mor- rison. Four citizens were appoint ed to the Vernonia Planning Commission. Steve Thomas, Tim Williamson, Linda W eb ster and Joe Charpentier will join Nancy Dailey, Art Parrow and chairman Jerry Keenon. Darrold Proehl was reap pointed to the city budget co m m itte e , w here he w ill serve with new appointees Ed Buckner Jr. and Ken Bate man, and holdover members Sam H earing and John G. Crowston. Support our A dvertisers They make this comunity newspaper possible. V E R N O N IA C A F E Antifreeze Chevron W hat do people th in k about the law enforcem ent services being provided by C o lu m b ia C ounty? That question is being asked by the county's commissioners at fo u r p u b lic h e aring s in February. The hearings have been triggered partly by the com p la in ts of V ernonia, C la t skanie and Scappoose city governments. The municipal g o ve rn m e n ts say th a t the county Sheriff's Department provides inadequate cover age in rural areas, which re quires the cities to use their lim ited resources in costly and time-consuming law en fo rc e m e n t a c tiv itie s th a t should be the responsibility of the county. Another factor in the infor mation gathering process is consideration by the county of asking fo r an op era ting ievy for the Sheriff's Dep’t. The hearing in Vernonia F eb ru ary S p e c ia l CFN 1 H o tca k e 1 S lic e B a c o n 1 Egg, C o ffee Served from 5:00 a.m . - 0 a.m . M on. - Sat W IL C O X & F L E G E L 720 Rose Avenue, Vernonia Hours: Mon.-Frl. 5:00 a m -1 pm Sat 5:30 am-2 pm - Sunday 7 am -2 pm 902 Bridge St. - 429-6767
