O c r n o n ia E a g l e
4 THURSDAY, MARCH 7
1974
CARC Holds
M e e t; Hears
M s. M . Paxton
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Board of
Commissioners
lMemorandum Minutes'
The Columbia County Board ot
Commissioners met in scheduled
session with Chairman Fred
Foshaug presiding. Commis
The February meeting of the
sioners Minkoff and Ahlborn,
Columbia Assoc for Retarded
and secretary Gloria Salvey
Citizens was held at the Angie
»deputy c le rk ’ present
Noille residence in St Helens
Commissioner Minkoff moved
with CARC Pres Noelle presid
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec
ing
onded the minutes of the meeting
Mrs Marilvnn Paxton, who
of February 20 be approved
serves as O.A.R.C. Hike-Bike
Motion carried
chairman. State Membership
Miscellaneous claims were
chairman and Youth Consultant
approved
to Y O.A.R.C was guest speak
Commissioner Minkoff moved
er She conferred privately with
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec
Bill Filter. CARC Hike Bike
onded to approve Purchase Or
Chairman during the meeting
der 2990. to Armco Steel for 120
later spoke to CARC members
feet corrugated pipe and 4
enlisting their support in obtain
bands, at a total cost of $4.620:
ing new members anti encourag
and purchase order 2863, to
ing old members to take a more
Hydrotex. for 110 gallons Es
active part in the life-span
sentialube. for $502 75. Motion
program She announced Clay
carried
Meyers Sec of State is serving
Commissioner Minkoff discus
as State - wide Membership
sed the culvert washout on
chairman this year Bill Mallouj
Apiary Road which occurred on
CARC membership Chairman,
Tuesday
w ill be enlisting help from
Commissioner Foshaug dis
co-chairman throughout the
cussed the CCOG meeting of
county. Marge Coalman w ill be
February 21. wherein each of the
serving the Clatskanie area and
entities represented were re
Fran Robinson w ill cover Scap
quested to poll their organ
poose Pres Noelle has com
izations to determine the wishes
mitted CARC to doubling the
of each with regard to continued
present membership
membership in CRAG After
Sending delegates to the OARC
discussion, the board concluded
and YOAR convention April 19.
it would direct a letter to CCOG
20. 21. at Corvallis was discus
advising that Columbia County
sed Car pools w ill be set up to
wishes to continue as a member
insure a good representation
of CRAG
from both groups
Commissioner Ahlborn dis
Sharon Bigger. Pres of the
cussed a meeting of the Colum
Scappoose Youth ARC announ
bia Area Manpower Council held
ced Scappoose Students plan to
on February 26 in which it was
help with the May Hike-Bike
learned the City of Portland.
Following the CARC meeting
Multnomah. Clackamas a n d
Mrs Paxton met briefly with
Washington counties desired to
Mrs R H Robinson Y’OARC
form their own coalition, and the
advisor Pres Bigger and CARC
remaining counties would be
Youth Representative Andreia
part of the state coalition After
Kincaid to discuss plans for
discussion of the subject, it was
rescheduling a meeting in March
agreed Columbia County did not
with the Scappoose Y'outh
wish to join the Portland area
group
coalition, but rather would go
Due to the gas shortage,
with the remainder of the state.
members voted to cancel the
Request for Cancellation of
monthly board meeting and
Taxes in the sum of $154.43 was
meet once a month. 2nd Tuesday
approved for Sam and Shirley J
at the Warren Grade School
Mercer
Next meeting w ill be held Tues
Order Reimbursing Taxes in
day March 12. 7 :30 p.m Warren
the sum of $149.74 was approved
Grade School
for Sam and Shirley J Mercer,
pursuant to Opinion No V l 74-17.
Request for Cancellation of
Taxes in the sum of $125.74 in
favor of Sam and Shirley J
Mercer was approved, pursuant
to Opinion VL 74-17.
Liquor license renewal ap
MIST—M r and Mrs Jim Gar-
plications were recommended
lock and fam ily, and Mr and
for Bear Tavern. Don s Texaco
Mrs Dale Dressell were Sunday
Service and Tavern Birkenfeld
afternoon dinner guests of thé
Service and Lunch. Brown's
Willard Garlocks
Landing. Bridgeview Tobacco
Rev Samuel Sedring. pastor
Shop Inc.; Yankton Store. Ray-
of the Methodist church in
Mar: Schalls Market Maverik
Clatskanie visited Mr and Mrs
Country Store
Martin Hansen and Mrs Nettie
The board concurred in im
Cox. Saturday afternoon
plementation of forms, pro
M r and Mrs Roy Kyser. Doug
gramming documentation, and
and Jay were in Eugene visiting
training necessary for com
Mrs Kysers' sister and fam ily,
puterized trending system in the
Mr and Mrs Rosher Joe and
Assessor's office
Chuck Rosher of Eugene visited
Commissioner M inkoff moved
at the Kyser home last Friday-
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec
Mr and Mrs Casper Serby
visited M r and Mrs Carl Chris onded to sign application for
emergency repair programs to
tianson in Vernonia last Wed
repair the two slides on the
nesday afternoon
Dinner guests at the Larry
Garlock home Sunday afternoon
were the Wilmer Pickerings of
Clatskanie
Frank Horst of Warden. Wash
has been a guest of the Eldon
Shelters' for the past week
Horst had been holding special
BIRKEN FELD —Mr. and Mrs
meetings at the Mist Church
E T Johnston and M r and
during the past week
M rs.Art Bellingham spent Sat
Mrs Fred Larsen spent the
urday overnight at Kah-Nee-
day with Mrs Willard Garlock
ta Vfarm Springs where they
last Wednesday.
attended the Flying farm er
group On their way back home
Mr and Mrs Walt Tornblad of
they visited at the Lloyd Johns
Jewell visited M r and Mrs.
ton home
Martin Hansen last Wednesday
evening
Mr and Mrs Walt Tornblad
M r and Mrs Ken Simmons
were Clatskanie callers Tuesday
visited M r. and Mrs. Roy Kyser
of last week
last Friday evening
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Beach
M r and Mrs Bob Thomas of
were visiting in Astoria Sunday
Seaside visited M r and Mrs
Mrs Bob DuPuis niece, Mrs
Casper Serby. Saturday after
Joe Amato and little son of
noon
Portland, visited her mother at
The Harry Franklins visited
Hammond
their son and daughter at G ari
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Beach
baldi and Rockaway the 15. 16.
accompanied by Mrs Art Bel
and 17th of February
lingham were in Clatskanie
Friday
Visitors at the Walt Tornblad
home during last week were. Mr.
and Mrs Casper Serby and
daughter Ann of Mist Don
Tetim. teacher at Jewell and a
BIRKEN FELD — Mr and Mrs
friend Roy Demson of Hillsboro.
Francis Larson were Sunday
dinner guests at the home of
Mrs Audrey Rogers Also there
were M r and Mrs Herbert
Rodgers. Lynne and Douglas,
and M r and Mrs Victor Jarrett
Fight Cancer
of Eugene
w tn a checkup
Mickey Hopkins is back home
end a Check
from the Astoria hospital where
he recently had surgery He is
AMERICAN
feeling very well
CANCER
On Tuesday of last week Mr
SOCIETY .
and Mrs Lloyd Beach accom
panted by Mrs Robert Mathews
were in Clatskanie
Dinner Enjoyed
At Garlocks
Friends Enjoy
Overnight Stay
Guests Entertained
At Sunday Dinner
EMERGENCY SERVICE PHONES
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VERNONIA AMBULANCE
Dial 429-5141
VERNONIA FIR E DEPARTMENT
F ir e Alarm s Only - Pbo«> 429-3131
VERNONIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Dial 429-5141
VERNONIA CITY HALL 429-5291
COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF
Emergency: Vernonia Area 429-5141 — Business: 317-2511
OREGON STATE POLICE
• a.m . to 1 a.m . . Beaverton Office . 643-4702 •
Scappoose Vernonia Road and
one on the Fern H ill Road
Motion carried
Mr and Mrs William O'Brien
met with the board to be
interviewed for the position of
constable for District Court
Mrs O'Brien expressed consid
erable interest in being ap
pointed. and the board suggested
that if she received the ap
pointment. she could in turn
appoint M r O'Brien as her
deputy to assist if the workload
became to heavy. Upon com
pletion of the interview. the
board agreed in the appointment
of Marian Ruth O'Brien as
constable for District Court,
effective March 1, 1974 Mrs
O'Brien w ill be replacing M E
McMichael, who is retiring be
cause of health
Sitting as the Dog Control
Board. Commissioner Minkoff
moit-d and Commissioner Ahl-
born seconded to approve the
claim of Mrs Glenn Babb, for
$10 for four hens killed by dogs
Motion carried
Robert Stevens. Adult and
Child Guidance Clinic, met with
the board to discuss agree
ments for funding the alcohol
specialist program from Jan
uary 1 to June 30. 1974 Commis
sioner Minkoff moved and Com
missioner Ahlborn seconded Mr
Stevens and Dr George be
authorized to sign the agreement
on behalf of Columbia County.
Motion carried
D istrict Attorney Robert L u
cas met with the board to discuss
several mailers, including bud
geting of tunds for a "public
defender" petition f o r
the
county After expressing inter
est. the board determined it
would present the matter to the
Columbia Countv Bar Assoc
iation to determine its feelings in
the matter
At 11 a m, a public hearing
was held regarding the proposed
assessments for the Viewcrest
subdivision street improvement
project Sev eral residents of the
area were present Ted Morgan
represented the Roadmaster. to
answer questions Art Johnston
indicated he had previously had
his driveway pain'd, prior to the
street improvement project, but
stated that when the street
improvement project was done,
his driveway had been torn out.
then replaced, and he felt he was
being doubii assessed in having
to pay tor a driveway a second
time
Morgan indicated he
would check into the reason for
the originial drivewav having
been removed, but felt it was
probably due to necessary slopes
on the roadway.
Several persons commented
about difficulties with drainage,
and Morgan indicated he would
request Keith Thompson road
master to check into this sub
sequent to his return from
m ilitary leave Especially in
volved with drainage problems
were lots 11. 3, 42, 43. 39, 40 and
16, of the Viewcrest subdivision
C.M Riggs was opposed to the
assessment, stating he did not
live on the property, would never
use the road and did mg wish to
be assessed for it He also
expressed opposition (o the
lighting which was mstalled
A f t e r answering questions
about payment for the assess
ments. including questions on
Bancroft bonding. Commission
er Minkoff moved and Commis
■toner Ahlborn seconded the
m atter be taken under advise
ment pending Thompson’s re
turn
A Joint Use Agreement was
signed, as requested by the
Communications Unit of the
State Highway Division for the
fa cility at Meissner Lookout.
At 2 p.m a show cause hearing
was held on a solid waste
complaint concerning Jim Day
Auto Wrecking in Scappoose
Present, in a d d i t i o n
to
the Roard, were Ron Reeves,
Terry Rahe, Robert Lucas, and
Jim Day.
Day and the board heard
Rahe’s recommendations that
the matter be referred to the
D istrict Attorney to file suit for
abatement of the nuisance Day
reported that: (l> he does not
have a wrecking yard license at
this time, (2> he is trying to raise
money to buy more property, in
order to get a wrecking yard
license, (3’ approximately 75
percent of the solid waste ac
cumulation is scrap material
which could be disposed of, (41
someone is coming this weekend
who may loan him the necessary
funds to purchase property; (5)
he had been renting some prop
tr ty on Siercks Road, luit has
received notice this site must be
vacated; (6) some cars are
stored on Brawand property
adjacent to the Riesterer Lum
ber m ill;
Rahe advised Day that if he
were to apply for a wrecking
yard license, the matter would
be referred to the sanitation
department for recommendation
prior to it being approved by the
Board of Commissioners
After discussion of the prob
lems involved, it was concluded
as follows: (1) Day would make
application for a wrecking yard
license for Tax Lot 132-22-1,
which is larger than his present
location on Tax Lot 132-8; (2)
D ai would have to m ake ap
plication for approval of a
conditional use permit in a M-2
zone, (3) Both applications must
be presented within ten days; <4>
Within 30 days after approvul of
the conditional use permit, and
application for wrecking yard
license, he w ill tie required to
have a fence around the new
location, (5) 60 days from date of
approval the application. Day is
to have the old location on Tax
Lot 132-8 cleared of solid waste;
(6) if sufficient effort has been
made at that time toward clean
mg up of the property, a time
extension may be granted, (7) if
Day fails to make the effort, suit
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w ill I n - brought ugainst him for
abatement of the nuisance
Rahe then discussed with
Laras the complaint against Sue
Murphy for abatement of a solid
waste nuisance
Lucas presented revised con
tracts with DEQ relating to sub
surface sewage disposal sys
tems Commissioner Ahlborn
moved and Commissioner M ink
off seconded the contracts be
signed, as revised Motion ca r
ried
Lucas suggested to the uoarut
they consider an annual sale of
foreclosed property, and notifi
cation of prior owners of the
property that they do have the
opportunity to redeem the prop
erty as soon as the sheriff's deed
has been recorded, so there w ill
be no delay at a future date
The board discussed with Lu
cas the possibility of an election
to either increase the tax base,
or a sjiecial road levy for repair
and maintenance of roads
Commissioner Ahlborn moved
and Commissioner Minkoff sec
nnded to sign Order 27-74 making
a transfer of $21.850 from the
Road Fund to the Equipment
Replacement Revolving Fund,
•as provided in the 1973 74 budget
Motion carried
Commissioner Ahlborn r.iovttl
and Commissioner Minkoff sec
onded to sign an Agreement for
License to use logging roads of
Longview Fiber Company, until
bridge replacement can bi- made
at the Mist area Motion carried
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