November 2011 NEWS The Southwest Portland Post • 3 Girders to be installed for Gibbs Street Bridge NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS (Continued from Page 1) Street pedestrian bridge are sched- uled to be installed this month, with the first set for the night of November 4, project manager Jean Seneschal Biggs told The Post last month. Crews will start on the western end and work eastward, Biggs said. Late during the nights of installa- tion there may be some lane or even road closures along Interstate 5 and Southwest Barbur Boulevard, Kelly and Macadam avenues, she said. The project is set for completion by March, Biggs said. Barbur Boulevard planning underway The Barbur Concept Plan, which is examining land uses along the length of the boulevard and may recommend zoning changes, is up and running. A 20-member advisory commit- tee has been formed and will begin meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 S.W. Capitol Highway, starting Novem- ber 3. The project held two public “walks” to look at existing condi- tions and take public feedback, ac- cording to planner Jay Sugnet. The first walk visited the West Portland Town Center at Southwest Capitol Highway and the intersec- tion of Southwest Terwilliger Bou- levard. The second looked at the Safeway area near 19 th Avenue and Capitol Hill Road, and Southwest Hamilton Street. In addition, Sugnet said, a community forum is planned for the second week in December. Details were unavailable at press time. Burlingame trunk sewer work continues As many residents and commuters are all too well aware, work on the Burlingame Trunk Sewer has closed the Multnomah on and off-ramps to Interstate 5. When will it end? According to Bureau of Envi- ronmental Services spokesperson Stephen Sykes, the ramps may be open by November 16, two days ahead of the stipulated completion date of November 18. Meanwhile, there will be sew- er-related work on Southwest Multnomah Boulevard between PoST CLaSSIfIEdS adS Call Don or Harry - 503-244-6933 Loan Services Lawn Care Print Only is $32 per column inch (up to 15 words per inch) Includes design! Print and Online are $64 per column inch. Frequency discounts are available. Online Text Only is $2 per word (15 word minimum). Doggie doo carries dozens of diseases! Let pros remove pet waste from your property. Chris 503-756-5801. E-mail (preferred): ads@multnomahpost.com Online Form: www.multnomahpost.com Phone: 503-244-6933 Tired of being declined by traditional banks? Are you currently employed? Living paycheck to paycheck? Apply now. Call 888-680-4555. Miscellaneous Office Furniture for Sale! •SolidOakDraftingTablewith drawingboard(includeschair) –$350.00OBO •AntiqueOak Teacher’sDesk withdrawers –$250.00OBO •LeatherTask Chairwithwheels –$50 To see by appointment, contact Don Snedecor at 503-244-6933 or 503-341-6859 don@multnomahpost.com 22th and 25 th avenues this month, and some of this work may continue into the night, Sykes said. Neighborhood coalition abolishes trails committee The Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. (SWNI) board of directors voted in September to abolish their trails committee. This step follows Southwest Trails Committee founder and chair Don Baack’s decision this summer to leave SWNI and form a non- profit corporation to pursue the committee’s work independently of the coalition. Baack claimed the reason for the separation was that it was too difficult to work with some of the individuals involved. The SWNI board voted to trans- fer some of the trails committee’s functions to other committees, most notably transportation. In many cases, however, they chose to let Baack and his sup- porters assume a leadership role rather than try to maintain a rival structure. In its discussion the board called for pursuing a collaborative ap- proach with the new trails group on specific projects.