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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1997)
Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, May 21,1997 Greene offers tax, liability advice Many business owners are frustrated by the amount of taxes they pay, a situation well understood by Phillip Greene of Vernonia. Greene has been working with business owners since 1989 and since 1993 has been president of Insured In vestment Concepts, Inc., a company that assists small, closely held businesses. “Successful business own ers are involved in the tax game,” said Greene, “and they have only one of two choices: Play or Pay.” Because of that reality, In sured Investment Concepts helps business owners with proper structuring and posi tioning of assets in order to achieve substantial tax sav ings. Free, unlimited consulta tion time is provided by In sured Investment Concepts to determine if their service is appropriate to your business. Business owners wanting to talk with Greene may call him in Vernonia, 429-2310, or at his Beaverton number, 642- 7671. His ad may be found in The INDEPENDENT Profes sional Directory. Greene and his wife, Pam, live on Creekview Lane. They have two grown daughters, one of whom is a dentist, the other is a teacher. Downtown Business group forms The charter meeting of the Vernonia Downtown Busi ness Association was held May 1. All local businesses were invited to share their ideas for revitalization of our downtown and approximately 20 local businesses were rep resented. The initial concern was whether a downtown busi ness association was need ed, and the overwhelming re sponse was “Yes.” Those in volved are excited about the opportunity to help our down town become a place we all want to work in, shop in, visit, and be proud of. The June 7 grand opening of the Vernon ia Farmers’ Marketplace is a small step in that direction. Interested business people are urged to attend the next meeting. Watch The INDE- Culverts are topic fo r next Nehalem Watershed meeting The Upper Nehalem Wa tershed Council will meet Thursday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Washington Grade School, Room 20, Vernonia. The purpose of the meet ing will be to identify culverts in need of repair, removal, re placement or retrofitting in re lation to salmon habitat val ues, and to identify owner ships. A brief presentation by U S. Bureau of Land Manage ment (BLM) will be followed by opportunities for state, county and private landown ers to share culvert policies in relation to the Governor’s Coastal Salmon Restoration Initiate. Further discussions will include positive actions to increase salmon habitat and grant opportunities. Public comment is wel come. For further information contact Maggie at 429-2401. PENDENT for meeting time and location. For more infor mation, call Kathleen Beier- schmitt at 429-3232 or Treasa Staggenborg at 429-4006. Meeting tonight on county jail problems The Columbia County Board of Commissioners and Sheriff Phil Derby have been exploring long term solutions to overcrowding in the County Jail. Since it has become ap parent that a new jail will be required, they are enlisting the support of the community to plan for the new jail. Partic ipation is requested in a Citi zens Advisory Task Force. This is a reminder that the first meeting of the Task Force will be Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m., in the Loo Wit Room at St. Helens High School, 2375 Gable Road in St. Helens. For further information, contact the Board of Commis sioners' office (503) 397- 4322. Warren Harris, standing right, project engi neer for Northwest Natural Gas, presented information about NNG’s plans to develop additional underground gas storage capaci- L ltifn r -n » . ty in th ® NW RESD regular M ist gas fields, to about 90 Mist area people at a pub lic meeting on May 23. The first phase will be development of new storage capacity at Calvin Creek and expansion of the Miller Station storage facility. Phase one is sched uled for completion by Nov. 1,1998. meeting scheduled The Northwest Regional Education Service District Board will meet in regular session on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Colum bia Service Center office, 800 Port Avenue, St. Helens. The budget committee meeting will commence at 7:30 p.m. Qj Need a pre-employment credit report? M ALL v o Charley’s Cabinets Manufactured or Custom 429-8603 A* Give us a call! The Credit Bureau THE CRAFT ROO M Craft fit Sewing Supplies - Classes Forming of Columbia County 1-800-953-3190 Tues-Sat 10-6 (Beg. June I) 429-9001 Accounts Mgt. Co. (503) 397-0346 Zhe^HighlandHeart “Supporting Columbia County business since 1933" SpringM wrS:M -Zfi 9-1,30. Sat 10-5 - 4 2 9 -3 1 6 0 Quality, Comfort and Convenience Each room equipped with Color TV, Private Bath and Separate Entrance. 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