The INDEPENDENT, June 7, 2000
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Banks School board hears presentation on science activities
The May 17 Banks School
Board meeting seemed to re
volve around topics of scientific
interest.
First there was an Elemen
tary Science Fair presentation
by parent Pete Edison and his
three sons. The Board and au
dience were treated to an ex
planation of why submarines
work and how golf balls fly.
Nearly twice as many students
as last year at the Banks Ele
mentary School participated in
this year’s science fair. Each of
the 91 exhibits received a cer
tificate and ribbon. They were
all winners.
Next, City Engineer Dale
Merrell spoke about irrigation
and water conservation in the
City of Banks. Merrell reported
that Banks’ population went
from 300 to 1200 in one year
because of the completion of
the new subdivision. Water
consumption within the city lim
its is at 90,000 gallons per day
and reaches levels of one mil
lion gallons/day during the
summer. Most of this summer
increase is for lawn and playing
field irrigation, said Merrell.
Even with the new reservoir on
line, there is a risk of running
low on water to the point of ra
tioning, he said.
The city is looking into Tu
alatin Valley Irrigation as a pos
sible alternative to using treat
ed drinking water for lawns and
fields. Merrell said the cost of
TVI water would be less than
the cost of city water, and the
TVI start-up costs would be off-
set within three years.
Finally, Superintendent Mar
ilyn McGlasson outlined the
district building projects she
expects completed before
school opens in the fall. Com
pletion of the high school park
ing lot, new drains and water
lines, a new chain link fence on
the north property line, renova
tions to the high school office
space, completion of exterior
painting and some interior
painting at the high school, and
renovation of the old Jr. High
building will all be ongoing dur
ing the summer months.
The board voted to accept
the resignations of: Jeffry King,
Grade 1; Chris Drew, Jr. High
Language Arts; and Robin
Herb, Elementary Office Assis
tant.
Marilyn Munly, Grade 2, is
retiring.
The board approved hiring
Darrell Winterbourne and
Janelle Rankin for Grade 6,
Catherine Wilson for Grade
5/6, Kasi Miller a part-time
Speech-Language Assistant,
and Cindy Simonsen for half
time Kindergarten.
Banks Council says “No” to new 9-1-1 agreement
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The Banks City Council held
a special meeting May 24 to
consider the proposed inter
governmental reorganization of
the Washington County Con
solidated
Communications
Agency. WCCCA presented its
proposals at the May 9 City
Council meeting.
Essentially, WCCCA’s re
structuring
would
reduce
Banks’ voting power from one
vote to one-fifth of a vote,
lumping the five smallest (in
population, not area) cities to
gether in a one-vote block.
Banks City Council voted to re
ject WCCCA’s proposal, as did
several of the other smaller
cities, according to Mayor Ray
Deeth.
WCCCA, which was formed
in 1990, provides 9-1-1 call an
swering and public safety dis
patch for all of Washington
County, except the City of For
est Grove. It serves 12 law en
forcement agencies and seven
fire/EMS agencies, including
the Banks Police Department
and the Tri-Cities Fire Depart
ment. As such, WCCCA is of vi
tal importance to the communi
ties it serves.
WCCCA will probably have
to go back to the drawing board
on their intergovernmental
plan, said Deeth.
Another issue before the
council at the special meeting
was the 1999-2000 city budget
general
fund
deficit
of
$119,000. As part of the solu
tion, the council voted to sell a
property the city owns on Mar
ket Street. The property origi
nally was purchased to house
the Banks Police Department,
which has instead moved to
the old State Police office on
Main Street. The council re
solved to study several ways of
eliminating the deficit, possibly
through interfund borrowing.
In other business, the coun
cil:
• Approved renewal of
Bank’s Billiard’s liquor license.
• Voted to renew North
Plains Municipal Court Police
Contract.
• Directed City Planner K.J.
Won to reopen discussion be
tween the city and Tillamook
Railroad concerning condition
al land use at the Banks Depot.
• Set a public hearing for
July in the matter of a permit
applied for by Voice Stream for
a tower near Banks Lumber.
• Committed to a public
hearing, date to be determined,
concerning raising business li
cense fees.
Blue Book photo contest opened
A statewide contest to select
a cover photograph for the
2001-2002 Oregon Blue Book,
has been announced. The con
test, held every two years, is
designed to showcase the tal
ents of Oregon residents of any
age who are amateur photog
raphers.
The Oregon Blue Book, a
compendium of facts, figures,
and details about the state, is
published by the Secretary of
State. It is a who’s who of state
and local governments that
provides extensive information
about Oregon's economy, his-
tory, educational system, cul
tural resources, and much
more.
The winner of the contest
will be featured on the inside
front cover of the 2001-2002
Blue Book in a narrative about
the photograph and the pho
tographer. Selected entries
also may be exhibited at the
Archives Building following
publication of the 2001-2002
Oregon Blue Book.
Entries must be postmarked
by October 16, 2000. The pho
tos must be 4 by 6 inch or 4 by
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