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Newspaper Page TextT h e IN D E P E N D E N T , D e c e m b e r 2 1 ,1 9 9 4 P a g e 19 uilder’s approach makes housing affordable to more families F ro m p a g e 1 b u y in B a n k s b e c a u s e th e y c o u ld q u a lify fo r th e $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 - $ 8 5 ,0 0 0 p ro p e rtie s . R e s p o n d in g to c o u n c ilo r s ’ c o n c e r n s a b o u t c h a n g e s in t h e p r o p o s a l, c it y p la n n e r J o h n B ro s y s a id th a t a n y s u b s t a n t ia l c h a n g e s w o u ld r e q u ir e th e a p p r o v a l o f th e c o u n c il. A m o n g th e c o n c e rn s • A c c e p te d th e firs t re a d in g o f a re s o lu tio n o n fu n d in g fo r th e c ity ’s s lo w s a n d filte r; • N o te d t h a t a t o r t c la im h a d b e e n file d a g a in s t th e c ity fo r a n in ju ry in c u rre d a t S u n se t P a rk; a n d th e n e e d fo r a tra ffic im p a c t s tu d y . S te w a rt a ls o e x p re s s e d c o n c e rn a b o u t p o te n tia l lia b ility in c a s e o f in a d p ro p e rty d e fa c e m e n t. T h e o r d in a n c e d e f in e s g r a f fiti a n d im p le m e n t s w h ic h m a y b e e q u a te p u b lic n o tice . In o th e r b u s in e s s th e c o u n u s e d to d e fa c e p ro p e rty . S o m e r e s id e n t s o b je c t e d b e c a u s e t h e y f e l t t h e la n cil: d e v e lo p m e n t c h a rg e ; • A c c e p t e d a r e s o lu t io n r e c o g n iz in g a n d e x p r e s s in g a p p r e c ia tio n f o r th e F rie n d s o f T h e B a n k s L ib ra ry; • A p p ro v e d a th re e -y e a r c o n tra c t w ith D e n n is R. C o n n e r, C .P .A ., f o r a u d itin g s e r v ic e s ; • S e t a s p e c ia l m e e tin g fo r D e c. 2 7 to s w e a r in th e n e w g u a g e w a s t o o im p r e c is e , a n d c o u ld r e s u lt in c h a r g e s b e in g f ile d a g a in s t in n o c e n t t h a t t h e y m u s t b e a b le t o th in k a c rim e h a s b e e n c o m p ro v e “ in te n t” . C h ie f W a lte rs s a id th e o rd i m itte d ." T h e o rd in a n c e , w h ic h is in p e o p le w h o h a d p a in t in a n a e ro s o l c a n o r w h o c a rrie d a p o c k e t k n ife . C it y a t t o r n e y T o m K o h l s a id t h a t e n f o r c e m e n t r e q u ir e s “ p r o s e c u to r ia l d is c r e n a n c e w a s n o d iffe r e n t fro m a n y o th e r law . “W e ’d lo o k lik e f o o ls if w e a r r e s te d a n y o n e w ith o u t p r o b a b le c a u s e ,” h e a d d e d , “W e w o n ’t a rre s t a n y o n e fo r h a v in g a p o c k e t k n ife u s e in o t h e r O r e g o n c it ie s , a ls o s p e lls o u t p a r e n t a l r e tio n ” o f th e p o lic e d e p a rtm e n t, u n le s s t h e r e is r e a s o n t o t o r M ik e M c A lv a g e t o ld t h e S p e c ia l d is tric t o p e n in g s lis te d c o u n c il, f o r C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p m e n t B lo c k G ra n ts . T h e fir s t h e a rin g w ill r e v ie w F ro m p a g e 1 V e r n o n ia R u r a l F ir e D is - th a t w ill b e o p e n , th e p re s e n t t r l c t - P o s . 2 , D a n F le tc h e r ; P o s. 3 , F ra z ie r R o h m ; P o s. 4, o ffic e h o ld e r s a n d th e le n g th o f e a c h te rm : V e r n o n ia S c h o o l D i s t r i c t - P o s . 3 , D o n D a ile y ; P o s . 7 D e b b ie J o h n s to n ; b o th fo u r- y e a r te rm s . B anks S chool B u ild e r M el A h o , rig h t, b e lie v e s in a ffo rd a b le h o u s in g D is tr ic t- T im B a m b u r g ; a ll f o u r - y e a r te rm s . M is t - B ir k e n f e ld R u r a l F ir e D is tr ic t-P o s . 1, J a c k H a sle tt; P o s . 2 , D o u g G ra n t; b o th fo u r -y e a r te rm s . P o s. 5, R a y Z o n e 3 , A n n S t a t to n ; f o u r - K y s e r; tw o -y e a r te rm . y e a r te rm . 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