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The INDEPENDENT, October 17, 2002
Business Notes
County sets transportation workshops
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Two meetings relating to
planning for and financing of
transportation projects in Co
lumbia County and the cities of
Clatskanie, Vernonia, Colum
bia City, Scappoose, St. Helens
and Rainier have been sched
uled.
The first will be on October
22 in the Columbia County
Courthouse, Extension Service
Meeting Room, 1st Floor, 130
Strand in St. Helens. The sec
ond meeting will be October 29
Food H andler’s
class in Vernonia
A Food Handler’s Class
will be held on Monday, Oc
tober 28 at 3:30 p.m. at Ver
nonia Headstart, 500 Califor
nia Avenue in Vernonia.
Those attending will be
tested on their knowledge
and understanding of infor
mation in the Food Handler’s
Manual. The manual may be
purchased
from
Public
Health, 2370 Gable Road in
St. Helens or checked out
from the Vernonia Public Li
brary. It is highly recom
mended that the manual be
read before taking the test. A
pencil or pen will be needed,
also.
For more information, call
Mark Edington at 503-366-
3828.
in the Council Chamber of the
Vernonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge
Street in Vernonia. Both meet
ings will be from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m.
The purpose of the meetings
is to provide information and
solicit comments about a proj
ect aimed at improving coordi
nation among the county and
cities in managing growth and
planning, building and paying
for future transportation proj
ects.
The project is being under
taken by the county in coopera
tion with the cities and with as
sistance from the consulting
firms of Cogan Owens Cogan
and David Evans and Associ
ates.
Specific issues to be dis
cussed include:
• Consistency between
County and city transportation
plans, policies and standards.
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• Exploration of a joint Coun-
ty/City process for financing
transportation improvements
through system development
changes in the Scappoose and
St. Helens areas.
• Methods and issues relat
ed to transfer of roads between
the County and cities, as urban
development and annexation
occurs.
Outcomes of the project will
include amendments to city
and county plans and ordi
nances related to transporta
tion plans, standards, policies
and responsibilities for county
roads and recommendations
related to the development of
joint city/county system devel
opment charges.
For more information, call
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397-1501 or holycrj@co.colum-
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Unclaimed property reports due
The Division of State I Lands re
minds businesses, organiza
tions and agencies that reports
of unclaimed property and ac
companying payment must be
sent to the agency between
Oct. 1 and Nov. 1.
“Many businesses or organi
zations don’t know that state
law requires them to search for
the owner of unclaimed proper
ty worth more than $100,” said
Pamela Klecker, reports coordi
nator. “If you have never filed,
this is a great year to start,” she
added.
The 2001 Legislature creat
ed an amnesty period extend
ing through Dec. 31, 2002,
when no interest or penalties
will be assessed related to re
porting requirements for un
claimed property.
The legislation also short
ened the length of time that hold
ers must retain some types of
unclaimed property and reduced
the holding period for all types of
property not listed in statutes
from five to three years.
Businesses and organiza
tions may request an extension
for reporting unclaimed proper
ty by contacting Klecker. Send
a written request to: Trust Prop
erty Section, 775 Summer St.
NE Suite 100, Salem OR
97301; by e-mail: holder@dsl.
state.or.us: or fax: (503) 378-
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filing date and state the reason
you need more time.
To learn more about report
ing requirements, or to access
information
and
reporting
forms, call (503) 378-3805 or
go to the DSL Web site:
http://statelands.dsl.state.or.us.
Click on Unclaimed Property,
then Reporting Information.
You also can check with other
states at www.unclaimed.org.
For a free software package to
create unclaimed property re
ports that can be filed in any
state electronically, see: www.
wagers.net and click on Holder
Reporting System.
Once money or property is
reported to the state as un
claimed, Oregon tries to locate
the missing owners. With a few
exceptions, there is no cost to
the owner. If the state can’t find
the owner, unclaimed proceeds
are held in the Common School
Fund for claim by the owner or
heir forever. The CSF benefits
Oregon’s K-12 public schools.
To find out if the state is
holding unclaimed property in
your name, go to the DSL Web
site and click on Check for Un
claimed Property. The list is up
dated regularly and contains
more than 710,000 names with
accounts valued at nearly $128
million.
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