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Page 4 The INDEPENDENT, June 6, 2002 Business Notes___________________________________________ Interest in revitalizing Nehalem Valley CPAC is on the increase With the increase in popula tion and associated new devel opment, there is increased in terest from local citizens about land use planning and the sub sequent permitting and building processes implemented in the county. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners has been made aware of interest in the unincorporated area of Ver nonia to reinstitute the Upper Nehalem Citizen Planning Advi sory Committee (CPAC), which has been inactive for several years. For this reason, Colum bia County is soliciting interest ed parties for the Upper Ne halem CPAC. In Columbia County each CPAC is divided into neighbor hoods, with members repre senting neighborhoods where they live or own property. The Upper Nehalem CPAC has sev en neighborhoods with one representative from each. The seven neighborhoods are Pitts- burg-Stoney Point, Pebble Creek, Highway 47 South, Tim ber Route, Keasey, Treharne and City of Vernonia. The CPAC’s purpose is to solicit and collect citizen input on land use actions and repre sent citizens by making recom- mendations concerning land use applications to the Colum bia County Planning Commis sion, the Board of Commission ers and to the Land Develop ment Services Department. For more information on be- ing appointed as a CPAC mem ber, contact Glen Higgins, Chief Planner, Land Develop ment S ervices, C ourthouse, 230 Strand Street, St. Helens, 503-397-1501, ext. 7217. Free budgeting seminar scheduled A Financial and Budgeting Sem inar teaching budgeting principles will be held June 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the basement of Vernonia As- semly of God, 662 Jefferson Avenue, in Vernonia. The seminar is free, though a $5.00 donation is suggested. This is offered as a public serv ice and nothing will be sold. Run with Extra Confidence with Chevron DELO 400™ PLUS M O T O R O IL Now up and operating for drive-thru business is Bridge Street Espresso, located on the back side of the Pihl Logging building. Can arts help build Vernonia’s future How the arts can be more significantly involved in Vernon ia’s future is the topic of a pub lic meeting to be held Saturday, June 15, from 9:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Fire Sta tion Conference Room, 555 E. Bridge Street. Light refresh ments will be provided. The meeting will share the ideas and projects of work un- derway by various groups, in cluding Vernonia Community Development Corporation, the Community Response Team, and other citizen organizations; gather new ideas and create “next steps” for moving for ward; and teach methods de signed to make ideas into real ities. Discussion will be framed Free OSHA seminar in Vernonia OHSA Health & Safety for Small Business, a free seminar, will be presented by Joe Cloth ier, Training Specialist, OSHA Dept. of Consumer & Business Services, on Wednesday, June 12, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Scout Cabin, 901 Park Dri ve, Vernonia. The sem inar is sponsored by Oregon Employ ment D epartm ent, M anage ment & Training Corporation and the Vernonia Chamber of Commerce. Attendees will receive The Program Overview, Instructor Manuals for Phase I and Phase II, A Guide to “Written Require ments”, 10 Abbreviated Train ing Modules, Employee Train ing Manual, a packet of 16 forms suitable for copy, and much, much more! To register, contact Diana Riggs Nish at 503-397-6495 or Jeanette Sharinghousen at 503-397-4995 x-26. around the following questions: How can public art and de sign speak to our values and history and improve our down town? How can artists and their skills support our families and kids, both in and out of school? How can artists, craftsper- sons and other creative work ers increase their skills and businesses? How can all of the above help to shape the image of Vernonia? Many towns have discov ered that intentionally including arts and culture in business and development plans leads to positive quality of life and, of ten, to economic revitalization. Anyone interested in shap ing Vernonia’s future should at tend this meeting; The meeting is sponsored by the City of Ver nonia and presented with as sistance from the Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Build Com munities team. Protect your Deck with Wilcox & Flegel Economy Shingle Oil (Slight colorizing effect) CttevrM 9 CALL CFN (503)429-6606 W ILCOX & FLEGEL 720 Rose Avenue • Vernonia
