Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 20

43, Statesman Journal, Salem, Sunday, November 4, 1979 jhree rescued arounc Saen there' support for a metropolitan transit district it FRAZIER PARK, Calif. K9) Rescuers pulled three weary miners from a remote gold mine Saturday lifter they were trapped overnight by a collapsed Jnineshaft, Ventura County authorities said. Local observers cannot recall another recent election issue that has enjoyed such a broad base of political, business, labor and civic support. Voters will decide if they want to create a single transit district to serve Salem and suburban areas out to the urban growth boundary. Twenty-five candidates are also By LANCE DICKIE Oregon Smeunin Reporter a referendum on the flag, Mom or apple pie might be hard pressed to rally more endorsements than Tuesday's ballot measure to create a metropolitan Salem transit district.

nnnn im on the ballot competing for five seats on the district's governing board. AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE campaign has picked up the support of Gov. Vic Atiyeh and Secretary of State Norma Paulus. "I am a supporter of increased use of mass transit in Salem, especially for the thousands of state workers who work in the state Mall every day," the governor said. "It will cost the state less, our air will be cleaner, and for sure valuable gasoline will be conserved" with improved transit service, he said.

Paulus said she favors state subsidies to a Salem area transit district as an alternative to the building of more state parking structures on the Mall. During the 1979 Legislature, the state agreed to pay the City of Salem in lieu of providing more parking spaces. Over the next two years, the payment amounts to $850,000, all of which is transferable to the transit district. 0 0 0 0 Salem's Most Unique Furniture Store Thai Airways plans move SEATTLE (AP) Thai Airways International has announced plans to buy as many as nine Boeing 747s for $600 million and establish the company's U.S. headquarters in Seattle.

WE REUPHOLSTER Sometimes an old sofa or chair is like a friend you would like to keep around for awhile It was comfortable in the past and it fits in your home. It can take on a New Look with the same old comfort. We retie springs. put in new foam and padding where needed and most important Our Reupholstery work carries our same guarantee Ail THE STATE'S AGREEMENT TO the payment plan was seen as a major victory. It helped raise support.

tor the district from groups concerned because the exempt from most financing schemes. Key among the new supporters is the SalemjJkrea Chamber of Commerce, which actively campaigned against district formation proposals in 1976 and Former Chamber concerns have all been resolved through the legislative process, according to Chamber President Dick Seideman. City of Salem and Marion and Polk county political support has been essential from the start. Since district boundaries cross three political jurisdictions, the active support of the City Council and two coun-ty boards of commissioners was vital. i i Two Salem City Council members, one Marion commissioner and one Polk commissioner will serve on thi transit board.

nnn THE TWO COUNTIES ARE PAYING the cost the election and the city is paying for office space, clerical help and preliminary planning expenses for the disfrtct. The Salem School Board is on record in support ottHe transit district. Board Chairman Cub Houck said a transit district might make it possible to use school buses to transportthe general public and use transit district buses to takfe students to and from school. Such an arrangement, Houck said, might allow both1 the school district and the transit district to maintain fewer buses. Transportation planners for the school district'TfaVe since raised some doubt about the feasibility of such' a plan, however.

ul Campaign activities for the district have been organized and coordinated by the "Yes, Salem Area Transit District Committee," co-chaired by Ann Elliott and Ttfih Berry. Contributors to the committee have included banks, merchants, business associations, private 'companies and labor unions. r. LABOR SUPPORT HAS INCLUDED the Teamsters and two chapters of the Oregon State Employes Association. The Salem City Club endorsed formation of a transit district after a five-page report on the district was issued by a club research committee.

Another civic group' Stepping forward with an endorsement was the League-of Women Voters. Political organizations backing the measure inHdde the Young Democrats of Salem, Marion County Young Republicans and Oregon Council for Senior Council director Richard Wilson said seniors are dependent on a good bus system and a transit' trict will greatly increase the ability of seniors to, gej around the community. CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUPS THAT act as inform tion sources and sounding boards for elected officials have announced their support for the district. We offer. That personal touch! Decorating assistance in our store or in your home Healed of Cancer Evangelist Robert Fierro Tells of his 4 yrs in a Wheelchair and the instant healing he experienced Tue.

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The council decided tlser-1 vice should only be provided to those areas paying taxes1 to support the system. I 1U VOTER SUPPORT IN KEIZER and East Salemtatjj been weak during the 1976 transit district election. Water and sewer districts in the two regions eventually0 organized token bus service for their areas. Here is a mini-profile of the Salem area's presenyysj services: SALEM CHERRIOT Forty-two buses and a staff of 62 serve a population of about 90,000. Cherriot buses ate 14 routes; all routes run on a 30-minute schedule dnr-' ing morning and evening hours; six routes cut back to hourly service during mid-day.

Service is provided Monday through Friday from 6:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Fares are 20 cents for youth throughhigh school, 30 cents for adults and half fare for persons 65 and older or handicapped. Saturday service is free. Busesdd not operate on Sundays or holidays.

"A' in EAST SALEM The East Salem Water and Sewer District contracts with Hamman Stage Lines for no-fara-bus service along a 28-mile loop. Service starts and ends: at Lancaster Mall to meet with city buses. Buses convj plete the loop every two hours. The service costs $55000? supported by an East Salem property tax of 15 cent per $1,000 property value. KEIZER Hamman Lines also provides bus service on a contract basis in the Keizer Water and SewefBts1 trict.

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