The INDEPENDENT, Dec. 20,1995
Banks — A darn good little town.......
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Banks school board denies request
The Banks School District
Board of Directors denied a
p e titio n from 1 5 -ye a r-o ld
Ariella Odierna to allow her to
participate in the high school
wrestling program, the only
wrestling program available in
the district.
The Banks High School
freshm an and her m other,
Ramona, appeared before
the board Dec. 11. A rie lla
sa id she w a s n ’t try in g to
make a big difference, she
just wanted to leam to wres
tle.
Mrs. Odierna said she had
information the board should
consider, but she hadn’t been
able to provide copies before
the meeting was in progress.
The board’s decision was
unanimous.
Planners say developer was late
The Banks Community Library was host to a book signing Friday, December 15. On hand
was Ann Fulton, Ph.D., Portland State University History Department, signing her book
Banks, A Dam Good Little Town. Fulton worked with members of the Banks History Project
to produce this history of the town. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book
will be donated to the Friends of the Banks Comunity Library, to be used for history
exhibits in the new library. The book may be purchased at the Banks Library. Here, Fulton
signs the three books purchased by Wanda Kelly.
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was late, possibly forcing the
process to begin anew, the
p la n n e rs a lso re q u e s te d
changes related to landscap
ing, s id e w a lk p la c e m e n t,
parking strips and design re
quirement for several cul-de-
sac lots.
A citizen group, the Coali
tion for Responsible Growth,
had been pressuring the city
council to w ithdraw its a p
proval of the subdivision on
the basis that it had not been
properly handled in the begin
ning and that the initial ap
proval was illegal because of
inadequate public notification
and because the city planning
com m ission had been d is
banded. (It has since been
reinstated.) CRG appealed
the action to the state Land
Use Board of Appeals, which
has not yet ruled on the com
plaint.
To further complicate the
situation, the property owner,
Chris Liu’s EBS Trust, sold
phase I of the project to Aho
Construction without inform
ing the city of that transac
tion. Liu was later forced to
re scin d th e sale because
state law prohibits selling any
part oj^a subdivision that is
awaiting final approval. Be
cause of that action and a
disagreement over who owns
the rights to develop subse
quent phases, Aho Construc
tio n has file d a c iv il suit
against EBS Trust and Liu.
CRG has objected to the
size of the project, approxi
mately 300 homes to be built
in eight phases, largely be
cause of the adverse impact
it would have on the Banks
School District. Yet, in a clas
sic “Catch 22” situation, state
law specifies that a develop
ment may not be approved or
disapproved on that basis.
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Aho Construction says it
has already spent approxi
m ately $1 m illio n on site
preparation, streets, utilities,
etc. According to Epstein, as
of yesterday morning no deci
sion had been made on Aho’s
next move. If they are going
to appeal the planning com
mission decision, it must be
filed no later than tomorrow,
Dec. 21.
If no appeal is filed, the
planning com m ission d e c i
sion will be final. If an appeal
is filed, the city must set a
date for a public hearing and
notify everyone involved.
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