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uilder’s approach makes housing affordable to more families
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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 .
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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
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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
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• 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;
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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
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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 .
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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 ;
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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
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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
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p e o p le w h o h a d p a in t in a n
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p o c k e t k n ife .
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f o o ls if w e a r r e s te d a n y o n e
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a d d e d , “W e w o n ’t a rre s t a n y
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u s e in o t h e r O r e g o n c it ie s ,
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t o r M ik e M c A lv a g e t o ld t h e
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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 .
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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 :
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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 .
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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 .
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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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1 , E d d ie M ig u e z ; P o s . 5 ,
D a v id S a m u e ls o n ; b o th fo u r-
T ri-C ity R u ra l F ire D is t r ic t -
P o s. 2, R o b e rt V a n d e h e y ;
P o s. 4, H e n ry S c h m id lin ; P os.
5 , C a m e r o n C r o p ; a ll f o u r -
y e a r te rm s .
y e a r te rm s .
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D is t r ic t - P o s . 1, G e o rg e F o s
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te r; P os. 4 , B ill F a irc h ild ; b o th
fo u r-y e a r te rm s .
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C o m m u n ic a t io n s D i s t r ic t -
Z o n e 4, N o rm M u e lle r , w h o
h a s m o v e d fro m th e z o n e a n d
w ill not b e e lig ib le fo r re -e le c
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is in t e n d e d t o h e lp c o n t r o l
g r a ffiti a n d /o r o th e r ty p e s o f
e x p re s s e d w e re th e c o s t o f
p a rk m a in te n a n c e to th e c ity
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We Buy & Sell Timber
(503) 429-6115
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V e rn o n ia , O R 9 7 0 6 4
17633 Keasey Rd., Vernonia, OR 97064
Teevin Bros. Land &
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T im b e r Co., Inc.
Long Term Forest Management
Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Co., Inc.
is interested in land and timber, or
timber only. With or w ith o ut
dwellings is acceptable.
Office No. (503) 458-6671
Ask Jor John or Troy
Rt. 6, Box 275-B, Astoria, OR 97103
a n d th e 1 6 th , c ity a d m in is tra
th e p ro g ra m a n d e x p la in w h a t
is e lig ib le ; th e s e c o n d w ill b e
fo r s p e c ific a p p lic a tio n s . T h e y
w ill b o th h e a t 7 :0 0 p .m ., p rio r
to th e re g u la rly s c h e d u le d c ity
c o u n c il m e e tin g s .
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a CRG m em ber
In re s p o n s e to ru m o rs th a t
s h e is a m e m b e r o f th e C o a li
tio n f o r R e s p o n s ib le G ro w th ,
B a n k s C o u n c ilo r N o rm a
S te w a rt to ld T h e IN D E P E N
D E N T th a t s h e is n o t a m e m
ber. T h e e x te n t o f h e r in v o lv e
m e n t, s h e e x p la in e d , w a s to
p ro v id e th e o rg a n iz a tio n w ith
p u b lic r e c o r d s th a t th e y h a d
re q u e s te d .
In a d d itio n to p re s id e n t J im
P u rsle y, th e g ro u p ’s o th e r o ffi
c e r s a r e s e c r e ta r y J a n ic e
H a y s a n d t r e a s u r e r R o b in
W h itc o m b . N o n e o f th e o f f i
c e rs re s id e w ith in B a n k s , b u t
o th e r m e m b e rs d o liv e w ith in
th e city, P u rs le y s a id . H e a ls o
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