Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 16

2B, Statesman Journal, Salem, Sunday, June 22, 1980 Salem voters to decide whether to keep Cherriots rolling cessful, the directors of the Salem Area Transit District have pretty much agreed not to try for another budget election Sept. 16. The sales job is considered too tough within two months after approval of another year of Cherriot service. If the ballot entire levy is defeated, however, the district appears to be leaning toward a fall election. Sept.

16 could be a crowded election. The two property tax levies that finance the modest bus service in the Keizer and East Salem areas expire Oct. 1. To restore that service, a September election would be required. That establishes the potential for a head-on conflict between efforts to at tract suburban votes for metropolitan service.

The transit district is actually fighting two battles, one for a budget of its own and a second for legitimacy as the bus, service provider for the metropolitan area. If Cherriot bus service is approved for." another year, there is interest on the part of the board to convince the City, Council to turn over its policy making au: thority to the board. The city would in' essence contract out its bus program in! the way it does social service Ironically, the board would have, 4.0. turn about and immediately contract, with the city for the day to day adminis- tration of bus operations. handicapped, would be eliminated.

No new bus services are planned if the entire levy is approved. Route revisions are planned for three South Salem routes to expand service in that area, however. Here is a detailed breakout of how the finances for the Cherriots and A and ballots work out. Total operating expenses for the bus system next fiscal year are put at $2,348,420. Revenues are expected from: Fares, proposed property tax levy, continuing tax levy, state payments, federal grant, other revenue, The proposed $830,000 levy is divided, according to state law, into A and ballots.

The A ballot is for $383,320 and would cost property owners 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The A ballot and the continuing levy both qualify for the state Property Tax Relief Program. The ballot totals $446,680. It would cost 25 cents per $1,000. The outcome of Tuesday's election affects more than the future of the Cherriot bus system.

If both the A and ballots are sue- the end of the month. Earlier this spring, city officials were looking forward to getting out of the transportation business. The Salem Area Transit District, enthusiastically created by a 3-1 margin last November by metropolitan area voters, had its own financing measure on the May primary ballot. The $2.35 million property tax measure was defeated by 64 votes. A recount did not alter the losing margin.

Election results are now being audited by the Secretary of State, but no one holds out much chance for a change. To keep the buses rolling, the city scrambled to put together a ballot measure for the next available election date, June 24. The $830,000 levy would cost 46 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The r'ty already has a continuing levy of per year, translating to 12 cents per $1,000. If the proposed levy is approved next Tuesday, the total local tax rate to finance mass transit would be 58 cents per $1,000.

That's $40.60 on a $70,000 house. If both A and ballots are approved, current levels of bus service will continue. That service includes Monday through Saturday service on 14 routes inside the city, plus service to Sacred Heart Academy and Chemeketa Community College. The present 30 cent fare would continue, along with existing reduced fares for students, senior citizens and handicapped persons. Free Saturday service and free service for commuters who work in the Capitol Mall and downtown area would also continue.

If the A ballot is approved and the portion fails, service would be cut about 30 percent, according to City Manager Ralph Hanley. Reductions in the frequency of service while maintaining the number of routes is one likely way a 30 percent cut might be absorbed, city transit superintendent Al Hampton said. Defeat of the entire levy, both A and ballots, would mean the loss of about $580,000 in federal aid and severe cutbacks in bus service. The present 14 routes would be reduced to six and all special transporation programs, such as door-to-door service in lift equipped vans for the severely By LANCE DICKIE Oregon Statesman Reporter Salem voters will decide Tuesday whether they want another year of Cher-Hot bus service. So far, not one bumper sticker or lawn sign has appeared in support or opposition to the city's one-year, $830,000 property tax measure.

I That's in stark contrast to the steady drum beat of hoopla that preceded the Salem Area Transit District's May bud-pet election, which fizzled. "I think all the real transit advocates are burned out after the May election," Director Sue Harris observed. Informal efforts are underway to get the vote out among Chemeketa Community College students and senior citizens, Jjut there is no organized promotional effort, she said. Most campaigns are waged with a war of words. But civic groups that traditionally take a stand on election issues, especially ones like transit, have been silent.

So far, the only information being circulated is a two-page explanation of the A and ballot prepared by the city manager's office and Transit Division. The city's current bus levy expires at Speca elections due for Mid-Valley, coast Marion County and West Salem polling places Following is a complete list of Marion County voting places, plus those in West Salem (Polk County) where city voters will ballot on a transit levy Tuesday. Precincts marked with an asterisk are accessible to the handicapped. MARION COUNTY 1- Capital Park Wesleyan Church, 410 19th St. SE, Salem.

2- City Library, Civic Center, Salem. 3- St. Paul Episcopal Church, Myers Liberty streets SE, Salem. 4- City Shops, 1455 22nd St. SE and 1410 20th St.

SE, Salem. '5- Momingside United Methodist Church, 3674 12th St. SE, Salem. 6- Health Building, 3180 Center St. NE, Salem.

7- South Salem High School, Rural Avenue entrance, 1910 Church St. SE, Salem. 8- Baker School, 1515 Saginaw St. Salem. 9- Supra Products (rear entrance), 2736 12th Place SE, Salem.

10- Salem Heights Community Hall, 3509 Liberty Road Salem. 11- Momingside School, 3513 12th St. SE, Salem. "12- Liberty Christian Church, 4764 Skyline Road SE, Salem. T3- Sunnyslope Christian Reformed Church, 197 Hrubetz Road SE, Salem.

14- Candalaria School, 935 Hansen St. Salem. "15- Judson Middle School, 4512 Jones Road SE, Salem. 16- Oregon State Employes Association, 1127 25th St. SE, Salem.

'17- Leslie Middle School, 710 Howard St. SE, Salem. '18- McKinley School, 466 McGilchrist St. SE, Salem. 19- Labor Temple, 3814 Commercial St.

SE, Salem. '20- Hoover School, 1104 Savage Road NE, Salem. 21- North Salem High School, 765 14th St. NE, Salem. 22- Englewood School, 1132 19th St.

NE, Salem. 23- Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 555 Gaines St. NE, Salem. 24- Grant School, 725 Market St. NE, Salem.

25- Highland School, 2153 Fifth St. NE, Salem. 26- Englewood School, 1132 19th St. NE, Salem. 27- Washington School, 3165 Lansing Ave.

NE, Salem. 28- First Evangelical Church, 455 Locust St. NE, Salem. 29- Salem Armory, 2310 17th St. NE, Salem.

30- First Congregational Church, 700 Marion St. NE, Salem. 31- Northgate Wesleyan Church, 2405 Carleton Way NE, Salem. 32- Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1274 Cunningham Lane Salem. 33- Faye Wright School, 4060 Lone Oak Road SE, Salem.

34- Mead 2800 Pringle Road SE, Salem. 35- Paradise Island Mobile Park, 3100 Turner Road SE, Salem. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday as Mid-Willamette Valley voters decide on a number of measures in local special district elections.

Marion County residents will decide on A and levies totalling $5.9 million to supplement the county budget. The levies are in response to the continuing county financial crisis. The A ballot asks for $533,821 for basic services and the ballot for $5,331,062 primarily to return $3 million to the ill-fated country investment pool. Issues elsewhere, around the county include A and levies for Salem bus operation. The A levy totals $383,320, the lew $446,680.

Tax levies are being sought by 11 Marion County school districts: Aumsville, North Marion, $1.7 million A and $229,409 Brooks, $805 on measure 14 and $54,354 on measure 16; St. Paul, $143,552 Gervais, $170,742 A and $60,834 Mount Angel, $544,469 A and $50,170 Cascade Union High, $225,869 on measure 10 and $161,889 on measure 11; Gervais Union High, North Santiam, and Stayton Union High, $879,987. The City of Mount Angel seeks approval of a $62,120 tax levy and is asking citizen opinion on whether the city should proceed with a bond election for water improvements. A and levies for operating funds are proposed by the cities of Aumsville, $26,095 and Woodburn, $304,547 and and Jefferson, $3,722 and $26,372. Hubbard voters will decide on authorization of general obligation bonds to pay the cost of installing lights and gates at the street Southern Pacific railroad crossing.

IN YAMHILL COUNTY, the McMinn-ville School District seeks approval of a $3.9 million A levy and $181,298 levy. Other school measures include: Willa-mina, Dayton, $161,438 levy; Yamhill Elementary, $55,108 levy. Cities submitting levies are Yamhill, 36- City Shops, 1455 22nd St. SE and 1410 20th St. SE, Salem.

37- Richmond School, 466 Richmond St. SE, Salem. 38- St. John Lutheran Church, 1360 Court St. NE, Salem.

"39- Courthouse, 100 High St. NE, Salem. 40- Englewood United Methodist Church, 1110 17th St. NE, Salem. 41- Grace Lutheran Church, 1998 Lansing Ave.

NE, Salem. '42- Waldo Middle School, 2805 Lansing Ave. NE, Salem. 43- State School for Deaf, 999 Locust St. NE, Salem.

44- Keizer Grange Hall, 441 Chemawa Rd. Salem. 45- Kennedy School, 4912 Noren St. NE, Salem. '46- Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4663 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem.

47. Free Methodist Church, 4455 Silverton Rd. NE, Salem. 48- Salem Academy, 942 Lancaster Drive, NE, Salem. 49- Four Comers School, 500 Elma Ave.

SE, Salem. '50- Starlite Mobile Village, 4882 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem. 51 52- Macleay Community Center, Macleay Rd. SE, Salem. '53- Trinity United Methodist Church, 590 Elma Ave.

SE, Salem. 54- Grace Baptist Church, 4197 State St. NE, Salem. 55- Marion County Fire Station, 300 Cordon Rd. NE, Salem.

56- Rosedale School, 6947 Bates Rd. Salem. 57- Garden Road Christian Church, 4059 Market St. NE, Salem. 58- Sprague High School, 2373 Kubler Rd.

Salem. 59- Pringle School, 4985 Battle Creek Rd. SE, Salem. 60- Whiteaker Middle School, 1605 Lockhaven Dr. NE, Salem.

61- Roberts Community Church, 5032 Halls Ferry Rd. Salem. 62- Trinity Covenant Church, 5020 Liberty Rd. Salem. 63- Brooks Fire Station, Brooks.

64- Central Howell School, 8832 Silverton Rd. NE, Silverton. 65- Western Baptist Bible College, 5000 Deer Park Dr. SE, Salem. 66- Faith Baptist Church, 3345 Cordon Rd.

NE, Salem. 67- St. Mary's Hall, Shaw. 68- Faith Lutheran Church, 4505 River Rd. Salem.

69- Chemeketa Community College, 4000 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem. '70- Hayesville School, 4545 Ward Drive NE, Salem. '71- Aumsville Grade School, Aumsville. 72- Catholic Sisters Home, 6th and Elwood, Stayton. 73- Keizer Lions Club, 4100 Cherry Ave.

NE, Salem. 74- North Santiam School, 892 Santiam Loop SE, Aumsville. 75- Stayton Community Center, 233 W. Burnett Stayton. 76- Stayton Grade School, 922 N.

1st Stayton. 77- Cummings School, 611 Cummings Lane Salem. '78- McNary High School, 505 Sandy Drive Salem. 79- Keizer Nazarene Church, 4855 Bailey Rd. NE, Salem.

80- Willamette Lutheran home, 7693 Wheatland Rd. Salem. 81- Mehama Women's Club, Mehama. 82- Fairfield Grange, 13651 River Rd. NE, Gervais.

83- Eldriedge School, 10327 River Rd. NE, Salem. 84- State Police Building, Mill City. 85- Sublimity City Hall, Sublimity. 86- St.

Paul Community Hall, St. Paul. 87- Mehama Women's Club, Mehama. 88- Detroit City Hall, Detroit. 89- Gates City Hall, Gates.

90- Butteville I.O.O.F. Hall, Aurora. 91- Evergreen School, 3727 Cascade Highway, NE, Silverton. 92- Donald Fire Hall, 211 S.W. Feller, Donald.

93- St. Paul Catholic Church, 1410 Pine Silverton. 94- Aurora Fire Hall, Aurora. 95- Hubbard City Hall, Hubbard. 96- Hubbard Community Center, 138 Hubbard.

97- North Marion School, 20197 Grim Rd. NE, Aurora. 98- Evans Valley Community Hail, Silverton. 99- Fruitland Evangelical Church, 813 63rd Ave. NE, Salem.

"100 Woodbum Grange Hall, Boones Ferry Woodburn. 101- Chapel in the Hills, 111 Silver Falls Dr. SE, Silverton. 102- Sacred Heart School, Gervais. 108- Eugene Field School, 410 N.

Water Silverton. 104- V.F.W. Hall, Silverton. 105- Silverton Library, 410 S. Water Silverton.

106- Woodbum Armory, 1630 Park Woodburn. 107- Senior Estates Club House, 1776 Country Club Woodburn. 108- Washington School, 777 E. Lincoln Woodburn. 109- First Presbyterian Church, 950 N.

Boones Ferry Woodburn. 110- Scotts Mills Grange Hall, Scotts Mills. Ill- Scotts Mills Fire Hall, Scotts Mills. 112- United Methodist Church-Fellowship Hall, 700 Cascade Woodbum. 113- L.D.S.

Church, 773 Bryan Woodburn. 114- Drakes Crossing Fire Hall, 19364 Powers Creek Loop NE, Silver-ton. 115- Union Hill Grange -728, 1755 Grange Rd. SE, Sublimity. 116- Monitor Fire Station Monitor.

117- Mount Angel Towers Clubroom, Mount Angel. 118- City Council Chambers, Mount Angel. 119- Conser House, Jefferson. 120- Jefferson High School, Jefferson. 121- Mount Angel Elementary School, Marquam Mount Angel.

122- Talbot Community Church Center, Rt. 1, Box 187, Jefferson. 123- Marion School, Marion. 124- North Howell Grange 274, 9241 Nusom Rd. NE, Silverton.

125- Turner Grade School, Chicago Turner. 126- Royal Oaks Baptist Church, 4600 Swegle Rd. NE, Salem. 127- Eugene Field School, 410 N. Water Silverton.

128- Turner Grade School, Chicago Turner. 129- Woodbum Community Center, 3rd and Grant, Woodbum. 130- Christian Church, 126 Workman Drive, Woodbum. 131- Church of the Nazarene, Highway 214 and Willow, Woodbum. 132- Gubser School Gym, 6610 14th Ave.

NE, Salem. 144- Life Fellowship, 6836 Sunnyside Rd. SE, Salem. 134- Fire Hall, Newberg Woodbum. 135- Woodbum Community Center, 3rd and Grant, Woodbum.

136- Christ Lutheran Church, 4440 State Salem. 137- Salem Heights Baptist Church, 3416 4th Ave. Salem. 138- Liberty School, 4871 Liberty Rd. Salem.

139- Free Methodist Church, 4455 Silverton Rd. NE, Salem. 140- People's Church, 4500 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem. 141- Keizer School Gym, 5005 River Rd. Salem.

142- Swegle School, 4485 Market St. NE, Salem. 143- State School for the Deaf, 999 Locust St. NE, Salem. 144- Christian Church, 126 Workman Drive, Woodbum.

145- Life Fellowship, 6836 Sunnyside Rd. SE, Salem. '146- Hubbard Community Church, 138 Hubbard. '147- Church of God, 990 Boone Rd. SE, Salem.

148- McKay High School, 2440 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem. 149- Trinity United Methodist Church, 590 Elma Ave. SE, Salem. 150- Keizer Christian Church, 5450 River Rd. Salem.

151- Church of God, 990 Boone Rd. SE, Salem. 152- Bethany Baptist Church, 1150 Hilfiker Rd. SE, Salem. '153- Barclay Square 2345 W.

Wayes Woodbum. POLK COUNTY 63- Myers Elementary School, Salem. 64- Salemtown, Salem. 65- Pioneer Village, Salem. 66- Walker Middle School, Salem.

67- West Salem Elementary Gymnasium. 68- Kingwood West, Salem. '69- Capital Manor, Salem. IN POLK COUNTY, an even lighter ballot is on tap. The Grand Ronde Sanitary District has four candidates for five board of directors positions.

The Spring Valley Fire District has submitted operating levies of $2,482 and $23,226. And the Willamina School District has a $1.4 million operating levy and two board positions on the ballot. LINN COUNTY'S biggest measure is the Greater Albany School District lvy request, split into $9.7 million A and $955,735 portions. The Harrisburg School District proposes a $39,495 levy, Central Linn a $1,973,357 levy. Scio School District voters will decide on the recall of two board members, Steve Sorensen and Ray Ruby.

Cities requesting funds are Brownsville, $61,621 A and $33,990 Mill City, $78,515 to retain the present contract with the Linn County Sheriff for police protection; Lyons, Sweet Home, $456,466 A and $234,441 B. Also, the South Santiam Water District has a $4,500 levy before voters. CLACKAMAS COUNTY voters fade levy requests of $362,653 and $3.25 million' for county services. They also will decide on a 6 percent hotel-motel tax. The City of Canby seeks approval of a $156,839 levy.

Molalla is proposing' $248,635 and $47,955 levies. The Molalla Fire District has $11,013 and $38,250 mea-' sures on the ballot. School districts seeking levy approval, are: Molalla, Molalla Union' High, Butte Creek, $230,886 and Canby, $2,308,037 and two. board positions for which no candidates; have filed; Canby Union High, $1,702,651" and $177,891. LINCOLN COUNTY voters face nine tax measures.

The countywide school district seeks approval of a $1.3 million levy to fund its activities program. The district earlier won approval of a $12.1 million A levy. The City of Newport has a $464,000 levy on the ballot and the Port of Newport a $4,315 A levy and a $63,450 levy, both for port operations. Waldport has a $4,570 A levy up which, would help pay additional police expenses. Three road districts seek levy approval Waldport, Little Switzerland and Surfland.

Bond measures face voters in the Seal Rock Water District $500,000 for system improvements and North Lincoln Health Care District $4.92 million in general obligation bonds to expand and remodel the present hospital at Lincoln City. $36,834 A and $43,944 Willamina, $43,944 Carlton, $27,915 Lafayette, $50,000 and Amity, $13,160 A and $59,637 B. The Sheridan Fire District seeks $26,000 for fire and ambulance service. BENTON COUNTY voters face only five measures. The Philomath School District seeks approval of a $75,000 levy to construct and equip an addition to Blodgett Elementary School.

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