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neWS
May 2008
Some neighbors oppose
‘halo’ bicycle and
pedestrian
funding districts
By Lee Perlman
The Southwest Portland Post
Based on community input received
so far, by e-mail and at recent open
houses, there is less than consensus
support for four proposed Southwest
“halo” local improvement district (LID)
projects.
According to Southwest Neighbor-
hoods Inc. land use specialist Leonard
Gard, the vote is close for projects on
Hamilton Street between 39 th Avenue
and Scholls Ferry Road, 35 th Avenue
between Arnold and Stevenson streets,
and Vermont Street between 30 th and
37 th avenues.
On the fourth project, Vermont Street
between 45 th and 65 th avenues, there is
a clear majority opposed to the project
based on the recorded vote, he said.
The halo projects are an experiment
in spreading the cost of road improve-
ments through LIDs over a wider area,
rather than just the immediately adja-
cent properties.
The assessments would pay for bi-
cycle and pedestrian-related improve-
ments on the roads. “Some people have
questioned the need for the projects, and
some are just suspicious of government
projects in general; it’s fallout from the
OHSU tram,” Gard said. “Most people,
though, said it was the cost, that they
just couldn’t afford this.”
The Southwest Portland Post • 7
South Portland
neighborhood park design
nearly complete
With a fi nal public open house and
committee meeting scheduled, the
Portland Park Bureau is zeroing in on
a design for a new South Waterfront
neighborhood park.
According to project manager San-
dra Buttzos, the bureau
is leaning toward a so-
called “hybrid” option
for the two-acre park site
bounded by Southwest
Moody and Bond avenues
and Curry and Gaines
streets.
This would combine
elements of three other
designs: one featuring an
event amphitheater, one
given over to open space and landscap-
ing, and a third emphasizing features
for community use.
At press time the fi nal open house
had been scheduled for April 22. The
fi nal committee meeting was scheduled
for 4 p.m. May 13 at the Portland Build-
ing, 1120 S.W. Fifth Ave. The budget for
the project is $2.8 million, all of it from
the North Macadam Urban Renewal
District
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