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The INDEPENDENT, July 19, 2000 Page 5 Top industry organization opposes Sizemore tax cut initiative The AOI Board of Directors, representing the state’s largest business group, voted in June to oppose the income tax cut measure known as the Size more Initiative. The vote, which came during the Board’s regu larly scheduled quarterly meet ing, makes AOI the first busi ness organization to oppose the measure. early position. “The Board feels that as Oregon’s leading busi ness association, AOI has a re sponsibility to oppose fiscal ir responsibility.,” said AOI Presi dent Richard M. Butrick. next winter and spring. more moderate bill in the 1999 Legislative Session. The AOI bill would have raised the fed eral income tax limit from $3,000 to $10,000.. The Legis lature opted for an increase to $5,000 and referred the bill to the November ballot. The current $3,000 limit now provides more than 10 percent of total income tax revenue for the State’s General Fund, or approximately $1.5 billion. “The The Sizemore Initiative elim elimination of those dollars will inates the federal income tax destabilize the state and cut limit taxpayers may deduct be deeply into the ability to edu It was the 1973 Oregon Leg fore applying Oregon’s tax rate. cate our children,” said Butrick. islature that implemented the The serious flaw in the meas first limit on deductibility of fed- AOI introduced a similar but Although Sizemore has not ure is its retroactive effect back yet submitted sufficient signa to Jan. 1, 2000. That require tures to qualify the measure for ment would create cuts of 30 The Columbia Soil and Wa tion Task Force to represent the ballot, the Board strongly percent in state-funded pro believed it needed to take an grams, including local schools, ter Conservation District con the state’s watershed councils tinues to work at several levels during 2000-01. Scappoose on the county’s conservation Bay is gearing up for a culvert front. It is currently collecting study, and the Upper Nehalem names of people interested in is in the process of getting participating in OSU’s Master ready for another year of Watershed course, a series of streamside tree planting proj HOT, ICED & BLENDED DRINKS & TEA eight classes which will be of ects. PASTRIES, MUFFINS, COOKIES, BAGELS, SANDWICHES The Lower Columbia River fered in St. Helens beginning TEMPORARY HOURS: JULY 20-JULY 26 Watershed Council is also January 2001. Thu, Fri & Sat, 7/20-22, Close @ 3 pm. • Closed Sun 7/23 The SWCD also continues working with the District and Mon 7/24 R^g Hrs, Dell closed • Tu, We 7/25-26, Close @ 3 to work with Columbia County’s Oregon State University Sea THURSDAY JULY 27, BACK TO REGULAR HOURS!! Grant Program on Oregon Wa three watershed councils - Scappoose Bay, Lower Colum tershed Week 2000 - coordi- JhsAopaulk W a iio q a : C&U ¡129-9011 foA dtdoili bia River, and Upper Nehalem, each of which is building an im TANNING SÄLÖN pressive track record. Margaret WO NAIL APP’TS JULY 20-26 The Portland Community Magruder, coordinator of Lower College Board of Directors for Columbia River Watershed 854 BRIDGE ST., VERNONIA • 429-9011 Council, accepted an invitation mally adopted the college’s REG HOURS: Mon 6a-12:30p >Tu-F 6a-5p • Sa 7a-5p • Su 8a-2p from the Governor’s Conserva- general fund fiscal year budget during its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 22, at the Syl vania campus conference room. By a unanimous vote, the seven-member board adopted a general fund budget of $102,935,569 which in cludes opening expenditures for the 2000-01 fiscal year. The w ith th e levy to property owners will be $.2828 per thousand of as sessed value. Saturday, J u ly 2Z — 9 pm-2 am The breakdown by campus is: Sylvania, $28,784,555; Rock Creek, $13,376,638; and Cas GREAT FOOD cade, $10,865,306, plus BEER $5,616,500 for adult and con & WINE tinuing education programs, 733 BRIDGE STREET, VERNONIA • 429-0606 and $4,660,861 for PCC’s busi- eral taxes paid in calculating Oregon’s personal income tax es. In doing so, they created what is essentially a tax on a tax. “We believe that the tax pol icy changes need to be fiscally responsible,” said AOI Execu tive Vice President and tax specialist Gary Carlson. “This proposal, while appealing, sim ply goes too far." SWCD seeks people for Master Watershed course tyi&jaiinG 9j'npjut&& dSjcUt d )o h nated statewide festivities - by planning a community conser vation event in mid-October. The afternoon picnic, complete with fiddle music, will be held in the Clatskanie City Park next to the Clatskanie River Demon stration Project, where family fun and education will be of fered. For additional information, contact Jean Johnson at the Columbia Soil and Water Con servation District Office 397- 4555, ext. 104. Growth a big factor in PCC budget Join us for a Mid-Summer's Nite Bash Tom Clovis Band The Lyon’s Den Pub & Eatery JULY 2000 AUGUST 2000 SEPTEMBER 2000 OCTOBER 2000 NOVEMBER 2000 S M TW T F S 5 M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 101112 13141516171818 2021222324 2528 27 2628 X 31 1 2 SM TW T F 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 1011 121314 1 516171818X 21 222324 2 5 X 2 7 » XX31 S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 1011 12131415161718 18X 2122232425 2627X29X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 1011 12131415 16171818202122 2324 2526 2728 28 30 31 VERNONIA 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Al-Anon 6:30 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Mondays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Saturdays Alcoholics Anonymous 1:00 p.m., New Hong Kong 2nd Thursday Arts & Crafts Society 7:30 p.m., VHS Library 2nd Wednesday Boosters 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Tuesdays Boy Scout Troop 201 7:00 p.m., LDS Church Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 860 7:00 p.m., City Library Cemetery Beautification Comm. 2nd Thursday No meetings July and August Chamber of Commerce 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 4th Tuesday Doll Club 6:30-8 p.m., Christian Church Thursdays Girl Scouts For location call 429-7193 3rd Thursday Izaak Walton League 6:30 p.m., Lew's Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays Lions Club 6:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Thursdays Narcotics Anonymous For Info Call 429-4074 Nehalem Valley Car Club 10:30 a.m., City Library Mondays Preschool Story Hour For location call 429-2401 Upr Nehalem Watershed Council 4th Thursday 7:00 p.m., City Library Vernonia Airport Committee 3rd Wednesday For location call 429-1414 Vernonia Cares Directors 1st Thursday 6:30 p.m., City Hall Vernonia City Council 1 st & 3rd Mondays 7:00 p.m., Head Start Bldg. Vernonia Comm. Dev. Corp. 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m., Grange Hall 2nd Friday Vernonia Grange 6:00 p.m., 510 Bridge St. 2nd Thursday Vernonia Health Center 7:00 p.m., City Hall 1st Thursday Vernonia Planning Comm. For Info Call, 429-1204 Vernonia Pride 7:00 p.m., City Library Last Thursday Vernonia Ridge Riders 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Tuesday Vernonia RFPD Board 8:00 p.m., District Office 2nd Thursday Vernonia School Board 1:00 p.m., Senior Center 1 st Friday Vernonia Sr. Center Board 7:00 p.m., Fire Station 2nd Monday Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters 7:00 p.m., WOEC 3rd Tuesday WOEC Directors ness and government services. The PCC general fund is the college’s primary operating fund for all major instructional programs, instructional support and services. The main sources of revenue are proper ty taxes, tuition and community college funding from the State of Oregon. PCC will ask district voters to approve a bond measure on the November 2000 ballot to provide financing for much- needed additions and improve ments to facilities. The ap proved budget does not in clude provisions for the bond measure. A separate budget will be presented for construc tion projects if voters approve the bond measure in Novem ber. MIST-BIRKENFELD M-BRFPD Board M-B Ambulance Assoc. M-B Firefighters Assoc. M-B Rescue M-B Helping Circle Natal Grange 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11 1213141516 1 71 8 1 8X 2 1 2223 24 2528 27 26 2 8 X 2nd & 4th Tuesday 1st & 2nd Thurs. 1st & 2nd Wed. 3rd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station 10:00 am, 755-2346 for info. 7:30 p.m., Grange Hall BANKS 8:00 p.m., Methodist Church Fridays Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., City Hall 2nd Tuesday Banks City Council 7:00 p.m., City Hall Banks Planning Commission Last Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library 2nd Monday Banks School Board Sundays, Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg. Banks Youth Group 12:30 p.m., Brown Derby 1st Thursday Chamber of Commerce 7:15 p.m., City Hall 3rd Monday, odd months Citizen Participation Org 10:00 a.m., City Library 1st Saturday Friends of the Library 1 st & 3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church Lions Club 8:00 p.m., Gun Club 3rd Wednesday Sunset Park Assoc. 7:00 p.m., Jr. High Library Wednesdays TOPS 7:00 p.m., Station 13 2nd Wednesday Tri-City RFPD Board COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.) 10 a.m., Courthouse Wednesdays Board of Commissioners 7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church 2nd Tuesday Citizens for Senior Justice 10:30 a.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday COLCO Transportation 1:00 p.m., Courthouse 2nd Friday County Council of Seniors 7:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 2nd & 4th Mondays County Fair Board 6:00 p.m., 1054 Oregon St. 3rd Thursday County Parks Commission 7:00 p.m., Courthouse Emergency Comm. Dist. (9-1-1) 3rd Tuesday Noon, location call 429-3713 Historical Society 4th Wednesday 7:00 a.m., Village Inn Traffic Safety Commission 1 st Wednesday Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410
