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The Official Newsletter of the
City of Tigard,Oregon
2ND ANNUAL_ 4TH OF' JULY FAMILY PICNIC,
FIREWORKS AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
The City of Tigard is again sponsoring a family 4th of July celebration in cooperation
with the Tigard School District, the Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District, a
volunteer citizen committee and private financial contributions. The emphasis again is
on an alcohol—free, wholesome, old--fashioned, family atmosphere.
"Last year an estimated came for our first 4th of July celebration and we
`- expect an even greater turnout this year. Were also pleased with the tremendous
positive support we've received from the community", says Mayor, Tom Brian. "We invite
you, your family and friends to join us this year."
Tigard High School Football Field
6:00 pm, Monday, July 4th
' Fireworks at Dusk
Hot Dogs, Popsicles, Popcorn, Coffee, Cold Drinks
Admission Free (Donations Accepted)
COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS
According to you, Tigard is a "FRIENDL..Y, PLEASANT, SAFE COMMUNITY" (36%), but it is also
increasingly "CONGESTED" and needing to "CONTROL DEVELOPMENT" (21%) . . .a "SMALL 'TOWN WITH
MANY BIG CITY PROBL-EMS" (18%) . . .all in all a "NICE LOOKING CITY TO BE PROUD OF ' (8%) .
Clearly, we are proud of Tigard, but as a community still have our work cut out for us
to control growth and maintain community livability , Full survey results are available
at City Hall or in the Library. Here are some of the highlights :
0 53% of Tigard residents have lived here less than 5 years;
0 57% feel safe from crime, 20% riot very and 5% riot at all safe;
o Most would support a City Library Levy if the County Levy failed, 20% wouldn' t;
0 57% favor downtown revitalization and another 23% possibly favor revitalization;
0 70% favor setting aside land for future parks;
0 48% favor, a Parks Levy, with another 26% saying "Maybe" to a Parks Levy at 15¢ or
less;
0 55% favor, some City Recreation program; 17% oppose any City program;
0 32% said "Yes" to a Street Improvement Bond, with another 36% saying "Maybe"; 28%
were f lat "No" on road improvelllents .
1988-80 CITY BUDGET RECOMMENDED:
SERVICES UP, TAX RATE DOWN!
The Budget Committee completed its deliberations of the City' s 1088-89 budget on March
20' 1088. The budget next goes to the City Council with the Budget Committee' s
revisions for adoption in June.
The total recommended 1988-89 budget is $10,919,382 for all programs . The Operating
Budget within that total is $7,490,079 or an increase of 12 percent for basic City !
services like Police, Library, Parks and Public Works . Not tun bad considering our 14 �
percent population growth and 3-4 percent inflation costs on top of that. The Operating .
Budget grew, but still by 5-6 percent less than the compounded costs of inflation and
community growth.
While within the strict limits of the City ' s 5-Year, Financial Plan' several major
service level improvements will be possible this coming year. And, City tax rates are
down. Starting this July :
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o LIBRARY service will be increased from 50 to 61 hours open per week, opening earlier
on Monday and staying open later most week nights . The budget for new books was
also increased by the Budget Committee by $10'000 more than the initial Proposed
Budget;
n POLICE will be adding two officers for patrol and another offioer, will be assigned '
for increased Narcotics Crime Enforcement through the City' s involvement in a �
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regional drugs crimes unit; !�
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o PARKS maintenance was also recommended for a moderate increase above current
maintenance levels, not enough to make a big difference, but certainly in the right l
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direction, given the constantly increasing parks use of our growing community;
o WASTEWATER crows added a Utility worker and some part-time help to expand our sewer |
line cleaning and storm drainage ditching efforts;
o SENIOR CENTER remodeling through a Community Development Block Grant and matching
General Funds for $106'893 of improvements;
o STORM DRAINAGE projects for $150,000 are planned, the first of such improvements
possible in recent years, and sewer line improvement projects totalling $300,000 are .
budgeted;
o BRIDGE repairs, the first in over 18 years, totalling $60'000 are scheduled, and
street maintenance overlays will be started again in this budget at $70'000 per year
to help preserve our older roads under our increasing traffic levels;
o STREET improvements to intersections and major roadways of $005'000 from growth
impact fees will also be put to work in this year' s budget; and,
n TAX RATES are down' estimated to drop from $2.03/thousand to about $2.00/thouuand . �
City of Tigard tax nates continue to be among the lowest anywhere in the State for
comparable services .
H ypecial thanks, also addressed elsewhere in this newsletter-, to all of the Community
Volunteers whose service
oervice allowo us to offer high quality services at such low cost.
Without the help of the volunteers in Library, Police, City Hall' and all the Board and
Committee volunteers, we would need higher taxes for the extra uta[[ to provide the
services or to hire consultants . Good goxernment starts with people who care about
their community and continues from there to the budget process . Yes' with your
continued support, 1988-89 is going to be a very good year for Tigard!
CITY CENTER PLAN TASK FORCE
BREAKFAST MEETING
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The Tigard City Center Plan Task Force
will be hosting a breakfast Friday
morning May 6th from 7--8: 30 am in the A4 16 K hee At e ti-�
Town Hall Room of the Tigard Civic
Center at 131.25 S.W. Hall Boulevard.
The purpose of the breakfast is to
present the findings of the marketing ,
study of Downtown Tigard conducted by
Hobson and Assocites this past Spring.
The Task Force would like to encourage
attendance from all business owners and
citizens of Tigard. An R .S.V.P. is
requested to Jayne White at 639-4171 .
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY
Mark Saturday, May 14, on your calendar for Metro' s first regionwide household hazardous
waste collection day. Hours will be from 9 am to 4 pin. This year, Metro is working
with the Gresham Fire Department, Portland Fire Bureau, West Linn Fire Department,
Washington County Fire District 1, Clackamas Rural Fire District 71. and the state
Department of Environmental Quality to hold the event at four sites in the tri-county
area. Sites are:
Gresham City Hall DEQ Testing Station
1333 NW Eastman Parkway 5885 NW St. Helen' s Road
Gresham Portland
Washington County Fire Clackamas Rural Fire
District 1 Training Center, District 71.
3608 SW 209th 15990 SE 130th
Aloha Clackamas
Residents of the region will be able to drop off household quantities of hazardous
products . Such products include pesticides, certain types of paints and associated
products, automotive products and other materials that are ignitable, toxic, corrosive
or reactive. Materials that: will not be acceptedc include industrial or, commercial
wastes, explosives, radioactive materials, medical or biological wastes or dioxin-
bearing wastes (7,4,5--T, silvex, penta) . Please don' t bring empty containers or,
unlabeled products, barrels or containers larger than 5 gallons or latex paint.
Material should be in original containers, with labels intact. Make sure caps are
tight. Do riot mix products . Flammables, corrosives and poisons should be handled
separately and put: in separate boxes . Pack containers upright so that: they don't spill.
during transportation. Put the boxes in the trunk of your car. Keep chemicals away
from heat:, children and pets .
For, more information about the collection event or, for, a brochure that lists safer
alternatives to some hazardous products, call Metro' s Recycling Information Center at
224-...5555.
COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS t
Neighborhood -Planning Organizations ''
NPO #1-2 NPO #5
Patricia Cantrell Bill Bieker
Edward Duffield Richard Bowen Library Volunteers'
Daniel Gott Howard Cornutt
Gareth Ott Craig Hopkins
Eugene Sena Harry Saporta Betty Allen Barbara LeBrun
Emmett Whittaker Larry Schmidt Gerald Brickey Diane Lee
Robert Wyffels Sharon Takahashi Jeffrey Brislin Thelma Lehman
Linda Brislin Mary Lewis
Yvonne Burgess Jean Lindsay
NPO #6 Freddy-Jane Coleman Jean L.ittig
NPO #3 Jean Conser Glenn McClary
Sue Carver Joy Cooper George Marsh
Chris Bednarek Mary Clinton Daphnie Crouch Alice Metcalf
Bob Bledsoe Walter Crag Arleta Crenshaw Robert Nathanson
Steve Hooker Marge Davenport Ruth Daily Jean Noble
Lou Anne Mortensen Denis Hackelman Susan Daniel Lucille Noel
Herman Porter Rick Herr Elaine Ellersick Arthur Ronco
Michael Smith Mick McDonald Matt Farrenkopf Della Russell
Daniel Walsh Teresa McKenzie Jeanne Fore Lenore Schuster,
Marcy Nodland Terry Frye Beulah Shields
Phillip Pasteris� Marnell Goss Betty Shiflett
NPO #4 Marjory Haglund Jodi Sl.abaugh
Doris Hartig Suzanne `.smith
Geraldine Ball NPO #7 Marilyn Sue Hartzell Bernice Stearns
Lou Christen Sue Hasel Sheila Stephens
Jean Danley William Braun Kelly Hatfield Fred Strauch
Carl Johnson Lee Cunningham Trudy Heuser LaDonna Tabayoyon
Irving Larson Russell Head Lisa Hoashi .x Sudie Tommy
Gordon Martin Russell. Krueger Wendy Hoashi * Courtney Ulwelling
Rick McMahon Doug Pettitt Heath Hunt * Iona Wabaunsee
Alan Roth Nancy Robbins Holly Hunt * Thelma Whiffing
Blake Wi.land Violet Lamont June Young
Glenna Larsen Fran Ziege.lmayer
Pearl Lawson
NPO #8 Youth Services Volunteers
Ray Baldwin
John Blangren
Betsy Brinkley
Bob Burness
Cathy Chase
Herb Curtis
Charles Daley
Michael Erickson
Marjory Haglund
Jim Hein
Sue Siehold
FOC- US
BLOCK HOME COORDINATOR_
City Beards and Commissions +�
Cindy Anderson
Cid Council UTILITY $ FRANCHISE COMMIVEEE
Tan Brian, Mayor Rebekah Barratt CITY HALL VOLUI%rrl"ERS
Carolyn Eadon John Cochran
Gerald Edwards Mark Irwin Jean Conser
Valerie Johnson Donald Jacobs Jacqueline Edin
John Scwartz Gerry McReynolds Terri Huber
Daniel Walsh Hossein Tabatabaelan
PLANN114G COMMISSION Eldon Wogen Marnell Goss
Vlasta Barber ECONOMIC DE.VELOPMEKT COMMITTEE
James Castile - �~
Milton Fyre
Susan Clark
Diane Leverett David Clement POLICE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER
Don Moen Jim Corliss
Greg Newton Amo DeBernardis Kevin Dresser
Bonnie Owens Kate Hart
David Peterson Brian Moore
Daniel Rosborough Robert Fierce
POLICE DEPARTMENT RESERVES
John Savory
Budget Conmittee
Reserve Lt. Ron Royce
City Council Members Plus: CITY CENTER PLAN TASK FORCE Reserve Sgt. Bob Stainer
Reserve Ofc. Bill Boyle
Floyd Bergmann Jolynn Ash Reserve Ofc. Mike Fisher
George Burgess Stuart Cohen Reserve Ofc. Dan Gill
Judy Christensen Chris Defferding
Deborah Hinton Pam Juarez
Joyce Patton Michael Marr
William Monahan
S. MERGER CAPITAL. IMF. T. F.
LIBRARY BOARD Richard Morley
y� William Benz
Sue Carver John Blangren
Amo DeBernardis TRANSPORTATION C_OMMIT_-TEE_ Cathy Chase
Vince Matarrese u� Ray Coffeen
Jane Miller James Dusevoi.r Michael Dalton
Linda Monahan John Etzel Dr. Gene Davis
Walter Munhall Ron Holland Donald Miller
Dorene Thomas Joe Kasten David Seibold
Nancy Newcomb
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD Erick Petersen
Daniel Rosborough
Mariann Bither Joe Schweitz
Carolyn DeFrang Richard Walker
Dr. Dan Graham
Jeffrey Hepler
Bud Hillman
Suzanne Schrag
Sheldon Scolar
Steve Slabaugh
Marty Welch
CQl`T9UNITY CALENDAR
All Meetings at Tigard Civic Center NOMI:NAT10NS OPEN FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL AWARDS
13125 SW Hall Boulevard
Selection of winners for four major awards is currently
City Council- 5/9* 5/16 5/23* underway. You are encouraged to participate in the sele.c
6/13* 6/20 6/27* tion of these awards by nominating your choices . Cr•iter•ia'
for the awards are listed below. Forms are available at
*Cablecast Meetings the Library and at the Chamber office. Call 639--1656 for
details . Awards will be given at. the Annual "First Niter"
Library Board: 2nd Wed., 7:00 pm Community Awards Banquet on Friday, May 13, 1988.
Panus Board: 3rd Tues., 7:30 pm First Citizen Award
Planniug Comm: 1st Tues after 1st Tigard' s First: Citizen has made in--depth volunteer contri-
Non., 7:30 pm butions to the Tigard area community over the years .
WO #1,^2 & 4: 1st Wed., 7:30 pun Jim Hartman Award for "Volunteerism from the Heart! "
NO 13: 2nd Non, 7'00 pm The Jim Hartman Award honors a person who has ^given volun-
NPO #5, 6, 7 & 8: 3rd Wed, 7:30 pm teer time and energy to an organization in the Tigard area.
Special Events: College Scholarships
July 4th Fireworks Two $250 scholarships will be awarded this year to Tigard
High
School students with an excellent academic record and
July 23rd Cruisin' Tigard whodemonstrate participation in extracurricular activi---
ties and/or after school employment. Two letters of re—
commendation are required from teachers, club advisors or
employers .
Willamette Community Design Awards
Cable TV You can nominate your favorite old or, new buildings to re-
Channel2 ceive a Community Design Award.
Nominate as many buildings as you like. Entries for, these
The Tigard City Council meetings are awards must be made by April 2.2, 1988, at the Chamber of--'.
cabiecast at 6:30 pm the Tuesday five. The design awards are being coordinated by the
following the Monday meeting, and at Chamber with the help and cooperation of the City of
12:30 pm and 6:30 pm the Thursday Tigard ,
following the Monday meeting.
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