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EDITORIAL 2 • The Southwest Portland Post The Southwest Portland Post 7825 SW 36th Ave Suite #203 Portland, OR 97219 Fax: (866) 727-5336 email: news@multnomahpost.com Neighborhoods request mitigation for Multnomah Blvd sewer construction The City of Portland is improving the Fanno Pump Station and Pressure Sewer Line along Multnomah Blvd. for the second time in less than 10 years. This project directly affects at least five of the seventeen neighborhood associa- tions within the Southwest Neighbor- hoods Inc. (SWNI) coalition. We have been meeting with Bureau of Environmental Services staff about the many impacts this large construc- tion project will have in our neighbor- hoods—fresh on our minds from the last round of construction—and ask the City to do a better job and improve neighborhood livability. We request that the City of Portland, through a combined effort of the Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland Bureau of Transportation, take the fol- July 2009 lowing actions to minimize the negative impacts of construction and create a safer and healthier community: 1. Noise and pollution must be mini- mized. The city must incorporate the draft City of Portland/Multnomah County Clean Diesel Contracting Poli- cies into the construction contracts to minimize diesel emissions and limit idling. The city should seek funding for diesel engine retrofits for all on- road and off-road construction equip- ment that does not meet current EPA standards; require the use of ultra-low sulfur fuels, and limit idling; 2. Noise and pollution must be mini- mized not just in the Multnomah Blvd corridor but also on haul routes on SW Bertha Blvd, SW 45 th Ave, SW Vermont St, and SW Oleson Road, and on the de- tour routes. The city must require haul trucks as well as construction equipment to minimize noise, diesel emissions and dust as they travel through and work in our neighborhoods. Roadway damage on haul routes and detour routes must be repaired and restored; 3. The bike lanes and shoulders along Multnomah Blvd. must be left in a bet- ter condition after construction than before, with sidewalks and bike lanes, or at minimum, wide, walkable bike paths; and 4. Garden Home Road (from SW 45 th Ave to Multnomah Boulevard at SW 69 th Ave) should not be used as a detour. Our concern is that even if this street is not designated as a detour, it will receive extra traffic from SW Port- land residents and our neighbors from Washington County. The hilly, wind- (Continued on Page 3) Residential & Intermediate Alzheimer’s Care Its about what we can do, not what we can’t. well be … and well informed Bowman’s Hillsdale Pharmacy 6256 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-244-7582 • email: hdrx@pcez.com •Walk-In Adult Immunizations •Experienced Compounding Pharmacists (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 6630 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. Portland, Oregon 97225 www.marquiscompanies.com Editor & Publisher: Don Snedecor Reporters/Writers: Kate Bennett, Polina Olsen, Lee Perlman, Allison Voigts Retail Advertising Manager: Harry Blythe Graphic Design: Leslie Baird Design Printing: Oregon Lithoprint © 2009 by The Southwest Portland Post. All rights reserved. The opinions of the artists and authors contained herein are not necessarily shared by the publisher. Deadline for news and advertising is generally the 15th of the month prior to publication. Please call for current deadline information. Advertising rates are available upon request. The Post has a circulation of 10,000 in Multnomah Village and the surrounding neighborhood business districts including Burlingame, Capitol Hill, Garden Home, Glen Cullen, Hillsdale, South Portland, Raleigh Hills, West Portland and Vermont Hills. The Post is published on or about the 1st of every month. Subscriptions are $14 per year. Back issues are $2.50 each when available. All major credit cards accepted. We Deliver! Mail subscriptions are available at at the following rates: One year (12 monthly issues) ................. $14 Two years (24 monthly issues) ............... $24 Three years (36 monthly issues) ............ $34 q This is a NEW subscription q This is an ADDRESS change q This is a RENEWAL q This is a GIFT subscription Please send check or money order to: Southwest Portland Post, 7825 SW 36th Ave #203, Portland, OR 97219 Name Address City/State/Zip The Post is printed on recycled newsprint using soy-based inks. www.mygnp.com
