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2 • The Southwest Portland Post NEIGhboRhooD NEwS By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post Russell to replace Bridger as SWNI board chairman As the Post went to press, a proposed slate of officers would make former Multnomah Neighborhood Associa- tion chairman Brian Russell chair of the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. board. He would replace Glenn Bridger of Hillsdale, who is stepping down after five years in the post. . SWNI’s other incumbent officers – first vice president Ken Love, second vice-president Tye Steinbach, secretary Susan Egnor, and treasurer Tom Schaper, are all seek- ing re-election. These positions were scheduled to be voted on by the SWNI board at their May 28 meeting. As chairman, Bridger ran the month- ly SWNI board meetings efficiently, but with a light, avuncular style of June 2008 EDItoRIal leadership. His conciliatory manner helped convince the Southwest Hills Residential League to overcome years of independence – and sometime suspi- cion and hostility – to join the coalition of neighborhoods South Waterfront completes concert series The South Portland Neighborhood Association has finalized its schedule of a second season of free concerts in Willamette Park. The musicians will be Michael Manning and the Pump Station Gang on July 9, the buckles on July 16, the Touchables on July 23, and the Free Mountain Ramblers on July 30. All concerts are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. City reviews latest South Waterfront tower The Portland Design Commission last month gave its second informal Design Advisory review to a South Waterfront project by the Prometheus Corporation on Block 45A, a half-block parcel bounded by Southwest Bond Avenue, River Parkway and Abernethy Street. Here the corporation, which owns six square blocks at the south end of the district, plans to build a 31-story, 320-foot tower with small floor plates of 10,000 square feet. The corporation will build a seven-story structure im- mediately to the south, with a public walkway between them. Commission members were gener- ally supportive of the plans, and several said they would like to see the tower go even higher, if the code allowed it, to form the southern boundary of the district. Give me a break! those tax dol- lars to move a worn out and broken down bridge from The Southwest Portland Post 7825SW36thAveSuite#203 Sauvie Island Portland, OR 97219 Fax: (866)727-5336 to the middle email: news@multnomahpost.com of the Pearl District for no other apparent reason than it seems like a good idea to Sam Adams. And, need I mention the tram? Give me a break! I encourage all who will be affected by these proposed halos to get in- formed and let City Hall and Southwest Neighbors, Inc. know what you think. Here are my thoughts on the not- so-bright idea of the “halo” LIDs [lo- cal improvement districts] which are being shoved down our throats right now: Give me a break! Why are we being asked to pay a new tax for local street improvements while the city, county, and state al- ready have a steady stream of moneys we taxpayers provide them to take care of the basic safety and maintenance needs of these very same streets? The stench of denial, ignorance, and arrogance is palatable way out here in the far reaches of the potholed and sidewalk-less Southwest. City Hall aggressively wastes time debating about spending millions of Daniel Taylor Southwest 39th Avenue Deeper Sedation Dentistry... Dr. Little at West Hills Family Dental Center now offers DEEP SEDATION DENTISTRY. It’s MORE EFFECTIVE than just a pill. Call and find out why West Hills Family Dental Center is different. 503-291-0000 • www.fearfreedental.com When you choose to spend your dollars with locally owned, independent businesses: • Up to 3 times more money re-circulates in our local economy. Residential & Intermediate Alzheimer’s Care • More local jobs are maintained and created. • The character of our neighborhoods is enhanced and preserved. • You are making a REAL difference in the quality of life of our community. Its about what we can do, not what we can’t. (503) 292-7874 7825 SW 36th Ave Suite #203 Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6933; Fax: (866) 727-5336 general email: news@multnomahpost.com web address: www.multnomahpost.com Editor & Publisher: Don Snedecor Reporters/Writers: Mark Ellis, Polina Olsen, Lee Perlman, Don Snedecor Retail Advertising Manager: Harry Blythe Graphic Design: Leslie Baird Design Printing: Oregon Lithoprint © 2008 by The Southwest Portland Post. All rights reserved. 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