The INDEPENDENT, December 21, 2006
Page 25
Letters
From page 24
U.S. born people are
citizens of the U.S.
To the Editor:
In a recent letter to the
Chronicle William Barnum ar-
gued that people born in the
United States of illegal immi-
grants were not U.S. citizens
because they were not “subject
to the jurisdiction of the U.S.”
Other than diplomats and
their families, I’m not aware of
any class of U.S. born people
living in the U.S. that are not
“under the jurisdiction” of the
U.S. If a U.S. born child of an il-
legal immigrant robbed a bank
in St. Helens she’s going to jail
like anyone else – a claim that
the courts “didn’t have jurisdic-
tion” over her would be a joke.
Moreover, arguing that peo-
ple born in the U.S. weren’t cit-
izens unless they could show
their parents were citizens
would produce vast unintended
consequences for the rest of
us. Right now a number of
states have adopted rules re-
quiring, for example, proof of
citizenship to vote. To meet
these requirements under
Barum’s Rule, not only would a
person have to show they were
born in the U.S. to demonstrate
citizenship, but in order to
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Vernonia Planning Commission will
conduct a public hearing on a request
from Vernonia Cares Food Bank, Tax
Lot Number 4404-032-04400, for a
Conditional Use Permit for the use of
freight box trailer to store extra gro-
ceries for the Food Bank in a General
Commercial Zone, as provided for by
Section 3.050 of the Vernonia Zoning
Ordinance No. 711. A copy of the appli-
cation is available for inspection at Ver-
nonia City Hall located at 1001 Bridge
Street, and may be copied for a nomi-
nal fee.
SAID PUBLIC HEARING will be
held before the Vernonia Planning
Commission on Thursday, January 4,
2007, in the Council Chambers of City
Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia,
Oregon at 7:00 p.m., at which time pro-
ponents and opponents of the pro-
posed Conditional Use Permit will be
heard.
The Public Hearing is governed by
Vernonia Ordinance 711. A staff report
will be available to the public at City
Hall one week before the hearing, and
prove their citizenship they
would have to prove that their
parents were U.S. citizens, and
to prove that their parents were
U.S. citizens (even though born
in the U.S.) they would have to
show that their parents were
U.S. citizens, etc., etc. How
many of us could do that if birth
in the U.S. was not sufficient
proof of citizenship?
This obviously would pro-
duce a bureaucratic horror for
all of us. Surely it make much
better sense to keep the cur-
rent rule which allows a person
to demonstrate U.S citizenship
by simply proving that they
were born here.
LEGAL NOTICE
may be copied for a nominal fee. Fail-
ure to raise an issue in a hearing, in
person or by letter or failure to provide
statements or evidence sufficient to af-
ford the decision-maker an opportunity
to respond to the issue precludes ap-
peal to the board based on that issue.
Public testimony is welcome, and writ-
ten statements will also be received be-
fore the hearing.
The meeting location is accessible
to persons with disabilities. A request
for an interpreter for the hearing im-
paired or for other accommodations for
persons with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours prior to public
hearing to Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291, TTY 1-800-735-2900 or at City
Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR.
The City of Vernonia is an Equal Op-
portunity Provider and Employer.
Publish December 21, 2006
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Public Notice and
Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Vernonia is the recipient
of a 2004 Community Development
Block Grant for the Oregon Economic
and Community Development Depart-
Yours truly,
Michael F. Sheehan
Scappoose
First poinsettia sale
was well supported
To the Editor:
We would like to thank the
community of Vernonia for their
support of out first annual
fundraiser with the poinsettia
sale. Because of Vernonian’s
kind hearts and generosity, the
Girl Scout Neighborhood 4-2 of
Vernonia now has a solid foun-
dation to build upon.
This will help our Girl Scouts
be the best that they can be,
LEGAL NOTICE
ment.
Community Development Block
Grant funds come from the US Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. The grants can be used for pub-
lic facilities and housing improvements,
primarily for persons with low and mod-
erate incomes.
The City of Vernonia received a
2004 Community Development Block
Grant from the Oregon Economic and
Community Development Department
for construction of the Vernonia Com-
munity Learning Center. The project
constructed a 2,725 foot wood frame
building with two main rooms. One
room is used for general learning and
the other is a computer lab with twelve
computers. The building is used as a
community center as well as a center
for classes.
A public hearing will be held by the
Vernonia City Council at 7:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
at the Vernonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge
Street, Vernonia OR 97064.
The purpose of this hearing is for
the Vernonia City Council to review the
results of the project with citizens and
to take comments about local govern-
ment performance.
Written comments are also wel-
come and must be received by 1:00
p.m. on December 27, 2006, at the Ver-
nonia City Hall, 1001 Bridge Street,
Vernonia OR 97604. Both oral and writ-
ten comments will be considered by the
Vernonia City Council.
The location of the hearing is acces-
sible to persons with disabilities. A re-
quest for an interpreter for the hearing
impaired of for other accommodations
for persons with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours prior to public
hearing to Kate Conley at 503-429-
5291, TTY 1-800-7355-2900 or City
Hall, 1001 Bridge Street, Vernonia OR.
More information about Oregon
Community
Development
Block
Grants, the project, and records about
the City of Vernonia’s past use of Com-
munity Development Block Grant funds
is available for public review at City Hall
during regular office hours. Advance
notice is requested. If special accom-
modations are needed, please notify
Kate Conley, City Recorder, at 503-
429-5291 ext 104, so the appropriate
assistance can be provided.
The City of Vernonia is an Equal
Opportunity Provider and Employer.
Publish December 21, 2006
and in return be able to give
back to our community.
Thank you again for all your
support,
Debroah Aeh and
Girl Scout
Neighborhood 4-2
Vernonia
WEATHER REPORT
NOVEMBER 2006
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Temperature and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
November totalled 20.54 inches.
Did You Know…
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trict and Superintendent Ken
Cox for the use of the Middle
School as a shelter, Gretchen
Lindauer and her family for
cooking/serving thousands of
meals in the shelter, John
Lewis for his logistical support
at the school, the student vol-
unteers from the school who
distributed thousands of flyers,
the Vernonia Senior Center for
opening their doors and help-
ing people out, Grant Williams
and the Vernonia Community
Church for being a second
shelter location, Mike Pihl for
offering fuel for vehicles and
generators, and everyone else
(too numerous to mention) who
volunteered their time and en-
ergy to help others. Though we
don’t have a lot of resources in
this community we continue to
give freely to others to help in
time of need.
I would like to end by re-
minding everyone that events
like this remind us that we need
to be prepared in advance.
Everyone should have a 72-
hour emergency kit large
enough for everyone in your
family. You can go to the Amer-
ican Red Cross website http:
//www.redcross.org/ to see a
list of suggested items for your
72-hour emergency kits. There
is also a link to the Red Cross
website on the VPD website.
Thank you, again, to everyone
who volunteered during the
event and to all Vernonians for
caring for each other.
W
ishing You and yours a very Merry
Holiday Season and a Happy New Year
503-429-4300
825 Bridge Street
Vernonia, OR 97064
Steve Calhoun
Broker
503-429-4611