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Business Notes Candidates needed for CPAC elections Columbia County will hold elections tor expiring positions on Citizen Planning Advisory Committees (CPACs). CPAC members serve for two-year terms. The terms to be filled will expire on Feb. 28, 2002. CPACs provide advice and recommendations to county Hand use planning entities, in cluding the Planning Depart- ment, the Planning Commis sion and the Board of County Commissioners. Each CPAC is divided into neighborhoods, with members representing neighborhoods in which they reside or own prop erty. Residents and/or property owners within the neighbor hoods elect their CPAC mem bers. To hold an election for a Extension offers class on well water, septic tanks Rural Living Basics: Well Water and Septic Tanks, a free community class from Oregon State University Extension Ser vice, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2-4:00 p.m. or 7-9:00 p.m., at the Clean Water Services Water Quality Lab, 2550 SW Hillsboro Hwy. in Hillsboro. The instructor will be Gail Glick Andrews, OSU Extension Water Quality Educator. For a free, confidential screening of your well water for nitrate, bring a cup of untreated well water to class. Nitrate level is an indicator of drinking wa ter’s safety. To have your well or spring water tested for coliform bacte ria, pick up water sample bot tles and detailed instructions between February 11 and test dates of February 14 or 20, at one of the following designated Computerized accounting class offered There are still some slots available for people interested in taking the Advanced Quick- Books Pro course being of fered by the Vernonia Business Assistance Team (VBAT) Four three-hour classes will be held February 26-27 and March 26-27, with a choice of afternoon or evening sess- dions. The instructor will be Jane Gildner, who is with the Small Business Development Corporation at Clatsop Com munity College. VBAT has funded half of the course fee of $100 per person, allowing local business people to take advantage of the ad vanced course for only $50. To register, see Kathy Morrison at Vernonia City Hall, or call her at 503-429-5291. collection sites: Jim’s Supermarket in Banks, North Plains Hardware, ACE Hardware in Forest Grove, Top Notch Feed in Hillsboro, Plain- view Grocery in Skyline, Pet- rich’s Store in Scholls, or OSU Extension Service in Washing ton County. Payment of $16 per test must be made when picking up bottles. Check may be made payable to OSU Extension Ser vice. Drop off water samples in the test bottles before 10:00 a.m. on February 14 or 20. Results will be returned to the Washington County OSU Extension Service for distribu tion at the February 26 class. If you are unable to attend, re sults will be mailed. Advance registration for this class is helpful; walk-ins are welcome if space allows. Con tact OSU Extension Service, Washington County, at 503- 725-2300 to reserve a space. For more information, con tact OSU Extension Service at 503-725-2124. neighborhood, there must be at least five voters from that neighborhood. Voting eligibility requires either a picture identi fication showing that you live in the CPAC neighborhood where you will cast your ballot, or a tax statement showing that you own property within the CPAC neighborhood. Voters must be at least 18 years old. The Mist-Birkenfeld CPAC election will be on February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hemeon residence, 14090 Wallace Road, Mist, to fill three posi tions presently held by Art Laubach, Leo Plas and Vicki Weller. No election is scheduled for the Upper Nehalem CPAC be cause there have been no members for several years. The seven vacant positions are for the neighborhoods of City of Vernonia, Highway 47, Pebble Creek, Keasey, Pittsburg- Stoney Point, Timber Route and Treharne. If you are inter ested in forming a CPAC in the Vernonia area, contact Glen Higgins at 503-397-1501. Tax information will be posted throughout state in public areas Posters will soon be up in grocery stores, Employment Department offices and DMV offices throughout Oregon to help taxpayers find state in come tax forms and informa tion. The posters, in English and Spanish, will direct taxpay ers to the nearest post office, li brary or other location where the forms and information are located. Tax information is also avail able from the Department of Revenue by calling the depart ment’s tax services line at 503- 378-4988 or 1-800-356-4222 (Oregon only). Spanish speak ers may call 503-945-8618. For TTY (hearing or speech impaired only), call 1-800-886- 7204. The TTY number is an swered by machine; a repre sentative will return the call. 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