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n e w d e v e lo p m e n t, N ic k e rs o n
R id g e E sta te s, in c lu d e s c o v
e n a n ts to p ro te c t p ro s p e c tiv e
b u y e rs a n d g u a ra n te e th e q u a l
ity o f c o n s tru c tio n , th e a e s th e t
ic v a lu e s a n d th e o n g o in g
m a in te n a n c e to su sta in the
e m e rg in g c o m m u n ity in to the
21st Century.
T h e d e v e lo p m e n t, w h ic h lies
ju s t n o rth o f K n o tt S tre e t a t th e
e a s t e n d o f th e city, is now
re a d y fo r sa le s, w ith lots ra n g
ing in siz e fro m 7 ,5 5 3 to 19,272
s q u a re fe e t. S tre e ts a n d s id e
w a lk s a re in s ta lle d a n d all u tili
tie s — w ater, sew er, e le ctric,
n a tu ra l g a s a n d te le p h o n e —
a re u n d e rg ro u n d .
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th a n 1 2 0 0 sq . ft. o f liv in g
sp a c e , a n d m u s t b e o f a p
p ro v e d q u a lity m a te ria ls a nd
w o rk m a n s h ip . O th e r re q u ire
m e n ts re fle c t a c o n c e rn a b o u t
fe n c in g a n d th e s to ra g e o f
b o a ts , tra ile rs , m o to rh o m e s ,
etc.
T h e lo ts a re c u rre n tly liste d
lo c a lly b y V e rn o n ia R e a lty a nd
O re g o n R e a lty , a n d w ill b e
sh o w n th ro u g h m u ltip le listin g
s e rv ic e s a lso .
Salesperson joins Vernonia Realty
V e rn o n ia H igh S c h o o l in 19 6 5
as N a n c y S k id m o re . F o llo w in g
g ra d u a tio n , sh e w e n t o ff to c o l
le ge a n d re tu rn e d 30 y e a rs la t
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in real e s ta te all th o s e y e a rs a s
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Nancy Santoro
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c y S a n to ro , w h o g re w up in
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As your County Commissioner, Scott will;
M a k e r e p a irin g C o u n ty roads his n u m b e r one
p r io r ity . Believes repairing o f roads should be the county's
top p rio rity , w ith in existing revenues. Believes the county
should look to opening more road maintenance and construc
tion to competition. W ould w ork w ith State Legislature to
bring more gas tax revenues into the county. Opposes any
increases in the Gas T a x and urges a ‘ N O ’
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Columbia County Dept. of Human Resources
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Rose Valley Assisted Living Community
Edward Jones Investors • SITEL Corporation
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