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.
Online information may be
found at www.dor.state.or.us or
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Alternates needed
for Planning panel
The Columbia County Board
of Commissioners is seeking
applicants for appointment to
the Columbia County Planning
Commission (alternate posi
tions).
Anyone interested may call
the Board of Commissioners
office at 503-397-4322 for
more details. Applications must
be received by February 28,
2002.
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