8 • The Southwest Portland Post FEATURES June 2012 Park bureau offers free movies and concerts for summer fun Once again, the Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation is offering free entertainment in City parks, in- cluding many in Southwest, this summer. Outdoor Cin- ema The follow- ing is a sched- u l e o f m o v i e s The Linda Hornbuckle Band performed at Willamette Park i n s o u t h w e s t : in July 2011. (Post file photo by Polina Olsen) July 13, Sherlock “Bon Ton Roulet” July 11, “Norman Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Multnomah Sylvester Band” July 18, “The Bylines” Arts Center. July 19, Roman Holiday, July 25, and the “Devin Phillips Band” Elizabeth Caruthers Park. July 26, August 1. Pretty in Pink, Dewitt Park. At Duniway Park, as part of the Ter- August 9, The Muppets, Elizabeth williger Parkway centennial, “Trash- Caruthers Park. August 23, Megamind, can Joe” will play July 21. This concert Dewitt Park. September 6, Big Miracle, will be at 6 p.m.. Elizabeth Caruthers Park. September Note: In most cases, also, there will 7, Hugo, Multnomah Arts Center. be vendors on site from whom you In most cases the fun begins with can purchase food, but you’re also some kind of live entertainment be- free to bring your own. Movies and ginning at 6:30 p.m., with the film concerts are co-sponsored by local commencing at dusk. neighborhood groups and others. Summer Concerts In The Park Somewhere during the program, Three parks will have live concerts volunteers will seek donations to help starting at 6:30 p.m. except as noted offset this year’s or next year’s pro- below. Elizabeth Caruthers Park gram. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, will have its first such program with be considerate of your neighbors, and “Toque Libre” August 17 and “Sasspa- enjoy the fun. rilla” August 24. Willamette Park continues its an- – Lee Perlman nual Wednesday concert series with Bicyclist injured in Hillsdale collision with automobile when we have a Barbur Concept Plan looking into what to do about one of the ugliest streets in the city we should be allowing new outrages that we will have to live with for a long time. Or am I unaware of planned improvements? The Southwest Portland Post 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd #509 Portland, OR 97206 Fax: (866) 727-5336 email: editor@multnomahpost.com Is landscaping required for new Walgreens drugstore? I’m writing about Jillian Daley’s article about Walgreen’s in the May 2012 issue of the Southwest Portland Post (“The Country Store: Walgreens to replace Castle Superstore at Barbur Crossroads”). I notice from driving by (the con- struction site) that the footprint of the new Walgreen’s and its parking lot seems to take up almost the entire lot, coming within about a foot or so of the sidewalks. I’m wondering whether this leaves any room at all for landscaping. I realize that this property has prob- ably been zoned commercial for some time, but does the code enforcement bureau of the City of Portland have no power to require landscaping and off- sets and other aesthetic enhancements when it approves new construction? It seems paradoxical that at a time Michael Ossar Southwest Wood Parkway Editor’s Note: We received this let- ter at press time, but we will look into Michael Ossar’s concerns and report back to you in the July edition. The Post welcomes reader response. You can e-mail editor@multnomahpost.com or fax us at 866-727-5336. Snail mail: Letters, The Southwest Portland Post, 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd, Box #509, Portland, OR 97206. Please limit letters to 350 words. Deadline is the 20 th of the month prior to publication. Parker Realty, Inc. Hillsdale $464,500 BREAKING NEWS On May 22, 2012, at 7:52 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to Central Precinct and the Traffic Division responded to the report of a bicycle rider struck by a vehicle at Southwest Bertha Boulevard and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. Medical personnel responded and transported the bicycle rider, 28-year-old Jessie L. Belter, to an area hospital where it was deter- mined that she had a broken right leg. The driver of the car, 33-year-old Nicole Y. Poor, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Traffic investigators determined BARBUR CONCEPT PLAN (Continued from Page 3) agree, saying it contains “too much noise and pollution.” In contrast, Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. land use chair John Gibbon countered, “Many people live on busy streets.” Barbur Boulevard to receive tax abatement for housing New multi-family housing develop- ment on most of Southwest Barbur Boulevard would be eligible for tax abatement, under a change in pro- gram boundaries proposed by the Portland Housing Bureau. Under the program, the owners of new development that meets certain that Poor was driving northbound on Bertha then made a westbound turn onto Beaverton-Hillsdale High- way where she struck Belter, who was riding her bicycle eastbound on Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway in the bike lane. According to Portland police, the driver of the car stopped at the stop sign but failed to yield to the bicycle rider. Investigators believe that the collision speed was approximately five miles per hour. The driver of the car was given a citation for failure to obey a traffic control device. Traffic in the inter- section was affected briefly as inves- tigators processed the crash scene. – Don Snedecor criteria would be exempt from paying property taxes on their buildings for the first 10 years, although they would still have to pay taxes on the land. Factors that could help a project win such abatement would be that at least some of the units would be “affordable.” Additional factors include that some units are large enough to house families with children, that some units are handicapped accessible, that the area has shopping and services within walking distance, and that the proj- ect has little or no off-street vehicle parking. There will be a public hearing on the program and its boundaries the after- noon of June 12 at 1900 S.W. Fourth Ave. For more information, contact the Portland Housing Bureau. 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