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The Southwest Portland Post
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Portland, OR 97206
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Multnomah Village needs your
help
“Shop Local” or better yet “Shop
Multnomah Village” means more
this year than ever. The ramps to and
from I-5 are going to be closed for 45
days for sewer line re-construction
and are not expected to re-open until
mid November.
The ramp closures during the
month leading up to the holiday
shopping season are expected to re-
duce the number of people frequent-
ing our local shops, restaurants and
bars by a significant number through
this critical period.
If you care about Multnomah Vil-
lage, shop, dine and celebrate here.
Pass the word around and let others
know that they too can enjoy what
we have. We want to make sure that
Multnomah Village remains a vibrant
and fun place to live, work and play.
There are a number of other things
that you can do during the freeway
ramp closure to help:
1) For the morning rush hour avoid
Multnomah Blvd. and Garden Home
Road at SW 40 th Ave. The evening
EDITORIAL
rush hour shouldn’t be a problem.
2) If you can’t avoid the detour area
in the morning give yourself extra
time to get to where you need to be.
Be careful and patient; there will be de-
lays in and around Multnomah Village
as commuters figure out alternative
routes.
3) Alternative I-5 freeway entrance
ramps at SW Barbur Blvd and Capitol
Hwy at Taylors Ferry Rd. and SW
Bertha at Barbur Blvd will also have
extra congestion in the morning, more
patience will be needed.
4) Don’t forget that Multnomah
Village and surrounding businesses
along Multnomah Blvd. are open for
business and will be easily accessible
at all other times.
Construction started on Multnomah
Blvd in March of 2010 and will con-
tinue through June of 2012. There is
also more construction planned for
2012 and 2013 that will significantly
impact parking and accessibility to
the Village.
More than 1.5 years of an expected
3 years or more of near continuous
construction on our major arterials
combined with the ongoing stagnant
economy has and will continue to
stress our business district.
In the end we know that the new
infrastructure will improve the liv-
ability of our neighborhood, we just
need our businesses to be here to ben-
efit from that work. Remember: Shop,
eat, celebrate and play in Multnomah
Village and make it “The place to be”
the rest of this year and beyond.
October 2011
Fund established at Edward Jones
for Young Lee
Young and John Lee have owned
Gabriel Park Cleaners at 4397 SW Ver-
mont St. for 17 years. I have never seen
a harder working couple. They work
11 hours a day on weekdays and most
of Saturday.
During my five years as their neigh-
bor, I have never seen them take off
more than a couple of days for vacation.
But, the Lees always have a smile for
everyone and have become very well
known in this community.
On September 15 (one of the few
times John wasn’t there with his wife)
Young was found unconscious on the
floor by a loyal customer who called
911. She suffered a massive stroke and
has undergone two surgeries.
Young is still paralyzed on her left
side and will eventually go to a nursing
home after her discharge from Oregon
Health Sciences University. This is a
woman who hasn’t even reached retire-
ment age yet.
The Lees don’t have health insurance.
John can’t manage the business without
Young and is afraid he will have to walk
away from it. Since Young’s stroke, their
income has been significantly reduced.
I know many customers and friends
have been asking how they can help.
An account has been set up at Edward
Jones at 4399 SW Vermont St. Portland
97219 for people wishing to donate and
help the Lees get through this. Any con-
tributions will be greatly appreciated.
Laura O’Donovan
Southwest Portland
Editor’s Note: Laura O’Donovan is
branch office administrator at Edward
Jones. She can be reached at (503) 245-7063.
Randy Bonella
Executive Director
Multnomah Village Bloc’s Initiative
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