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The INDEPENDENT, March 21, 2001 Page 11 Council gives conditional approval to Oak Way traffic light The Banks City Council dis cussed plans and a timeline for the traffic signal at the intersec tion of Oak Way and Highway 47, at their March 13 meeting. If there are no further delays the work could be completed by August of this year. Though several problems were noted during evaluation of the con tract between the city, ODOT and West Hills Development, it was approved pending clarifi cation of indemnity clauses and resolution of minor issues to the satisfaction of City Attor ney Jim Lucas. allows the city to identify its wa ter needs through 2020 and evaluate the resources avail able to reliably meet these needs. The plan predicts that the population to be served in 2020 will reach 1882 inside the city and will include 308 people outside the city who are cur rently receiving city water. Fu ture residential water needs are predicted at 85-90 gallons per capita day for a total resi dential use of 9.9 million gal lons per year. Minimal future commercial use is predicted. Average daily demand con tinues to grow but is expected to moderate after 2005 as Ar bor Village is completed. After 2005, and on peak use days, The Water Resources Man agement Plan presented by the city’s consulting engineer Dale Merrell, was accepted and dis cussed. The city can now move to implement plan recommen dations including switching irri gation water from the city sup ply to Tualatin Valley Irrigation District (TVID), seeking a new water source from a production well on the south end of town and vigorously continuing con servation and curtailment ef forts. The Water Resources Man agement Plan is also a tool that Redistricting potential discussed by Rep. Starr State Rep. Bruce Starr ap peared at the Banks city coun cil meeting March 3 to discuss redistricting and transportation issues facing western Wash ington county. According to Starr, Wash ington County’ increased popu lation will result in an additional representative seat and the ge ographic area of each district will shrink. Starr’s district cur rently is doughnut-shaped and includes East Hillsboro, Banks, Gaston and North Plains. Dis trict Five, the hole in the doughnut, includes West Hills boro, Cornelius and Forest Grove. Population changes in Tillamook, Columbia, and Clat sop Counties will also affect Washington County. Currently, House District One consists of the area along the Columbia River from Astoria to Scap- poose, coming inland only to include the part of Mist that lies north of Highways 202 and 47. House District Two covers a large geographic area, with portions of four counties, from Warrenton south to Tillamook and inland to include Vernonia and Timber. The Oregon legislature is currently working on adjusting district boundaries and is seek ing public comment. (See relat ed article on page 4 _) Representative Starr also said that he would like to be made aware of the issues and problems in Western Washing ton County, particularly regard ing transportation. The focus of the meeting of the Banks School Board meet ing, Marh 13, was a presenta tion of the Freshman Connec tions Team. Using an integrat ed approach to assist students in making the transition from Junior High to High School the team has been very successful in reducing discipline prob lems, including harassment of freshman, and in increasing at tendance and scores on the CIM tests. Freshman Connec tions operates as a “school- unto-itself” every day from 8:30 -11:00 a.m. with groups of stu dents taking an interdiscipli nary curriculum and experienc ing problem resolution in a supportive atmosphere. The Freshman Connections team — Colleen O’Neil (Eng lish), Karla Clark (Technical Support), Sue Henderson (Art), Pat Ball (Global Studies), Jim Gerlinger (PE/Health) and Rita Hofsheir (Instructional Assis tant) — has created a curricu lum of six major units. Each unit stresses a different learn ing style and has a unifying theme. For example, the unit on North Africa and Islamic cul ture includes calligraphy and design, disease and HIV/AIDS, In a recent mail election, members of West Oregon Electric Cooperative over whelmingly approved a change in the Co-op’s by-laws to allow participation in busi ness ventures other than the sale of electric energy. The final tally presented at the March 20 meeting of the board of directors, showed 453 approving the change and 194 in opposition. FURNACE & STOVE OIL A rm s tro n g & B e a r M tn. 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A Renaissance unit is near completion and stu dents will hold a Renaissance Faire with performances of scenes from “Romeo and Juli et.” Remaining are units on An cient River Cultures, the Gold en Age of Greece, Connections in the Modern Era and the final project, “Newscast from the Past,” where students create a presentation covering the en tire year’s study. All of this takes place in one corner of the high school, giv ing freshman a “safe” place to interact with each other and the teaching team. The team also serves as defacto advi sors and liaisons with the larg er student population. In other business the board: • Approved changes to BHS graduation requirements; • Approved the Community Use of Facilities and Equip ment Policy; •Extended the superinten dent’s contract; • Approved overnight field trips for Advanced Biology and • 27.2 cc • 8.8 lbs. • 130 mph • 430 cfm • 56.5 cc • 19.6 lbs. • 180 mph • 476 cfm* Dependability from turf to treetop Depth adjustment wheel makes for easy cutting the city’s capacity to deliver Banks Lumber Company to water falls below the demand, cover costs associated with generating a deficit of approxi land use review and annexa mately 150 gallons per minute. tion application; • Continued discussion of Development of a new water backflow testing; source is expected is take at • Accepted bid of Roger Pot least two years. Connection of Arbor Village ter Construction for Raw Water and the school district to TVID Line; • Awarded park mainte could be completed this sum mer. Connection costs will nance contract to The Land have to be met by Arbor Village scape Company; • Added removal of trees in and the school district, howev er, irrigation water from TVID is contracts for the Clearwell/ much cheaper than city water, Chlorine Contact Chamber and should result in a rapid (Water system project); • Approved placement and payback of the investment and cost of “Slow Children Playing" reduced operating costs. In other business, the Coun sign on Commerce Street; • Discussed using increased cil: water fees as a method of in • Accepted a cooperative re imbursement agreement with creasing revenue. s525‘ 3.75 cu. in.; 12.5 lb. powerhead Easy-access air filter INTELLICARB1“ allows engine to operate longer before air filter cleaning is required Automatic oil pump with adjustable oil flow View-through gas tank B A N K S AUTO PA R TS 1 0 1 N . 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