The INDEPENDENT, July 19, 2000
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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