July 2012 NEWS Macadam Bay houseboats to use new driveway next to Freeman Motors SELLWOOD BRIDGE By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post As to the four-legged transmission tower, it will be replaced by a new structure with a single vertical support. The option’s cost will be about $5 million; the estimates for other options have ranged from $3 to 6.5 million. The Sellwood Bridge Citizen Advi- sory Committee voted to recommend Option 1C as the Macadam Bay en- trance last month. The new Sellwood Bridge develop- ment team has decided to make the new entrance to the Macadam Bay house- boat moorage through the Freeman Motors driveway, with some improvements. As noted in the June edi- tion of The Post, the west side approach to the new Sellwood Bridge will make the existing Macadam Bay moorage entrance unsafe to use, in the eyes of transpor- tation planners. The development team proposed a number of alter- native approaches that had A drawing of the proposed access for the Macadam the effect of pitting house- Bay floating home community. (Courtesy of Mike boat residents against the Pullen, Multnomah County) Southwest Miles Place and A meeting of the Stakeholders Advi- Miles Street community and businesses. sory Committee, with representatives Macadam Bay moorage residents of participating jurisdictions such as favored routing an entry road to Miles the City of Portland and Multnomah Place to take advantage of an existing County, was postponed until July 16 to traffic control to Southwest Macadam provide for an agenda that will include Avenue. other aspects of the bridge project. The Miles Place community protested Editor’s Note: Concerns persist about vehemently against this, calling instead motorists hoping to turn left from the for an entrance at Freeman Motors. Macadam Bay moorage drive toward Lake The moorage residents rebelled Oswego. Such a left turn is not being against being asked to drive through planned. Miles Place residents recommend- an auto business, a transmission tower ed (instead) a turn-around at Taylors Ferry and an uncontrolled intersection to get Road (near Zupan’s Market) which would to their homes. have allowed motorists headed northbound The newest plan, called Option 1C, to get back on Macadam Avenue headed will utilize Freeman’s existing drive- southbound without crossing traffic. The way, but with a new access roads that turn-around also is not in the current plans. will not go through the business. Cactus Jack’s Sports Bar & Grill 4342SWBeaverton-HillsdaleHwy.,Portland,OR97221•503-977-2161 Burger Wednesday Tropical Thursday French Dip Fridays 1/2 lb. Angus Beef Hand-formed Burgers Hawaiian Club Teriyaki Chicken Breast, Ham, Swiss and Grilled Pinaeapple on a French Roll. $6.95 with Swiss Cheese $6.95 with Cheddar $3.95 with Pepper Bacon $4.95 Teriyaki Chicken Wings-$4.95 with Onion Ring Basket $2.50 Halibut Fish ‘n’ Chips PlatinumVideoPokerGameswin$10,000 The Southwest Portland Post • 3 Multnomah business advocate makes budget pitch to City Council Randy Bonella, Multnomah Village business advocate and former chair of the Multnomah Neighborhood As- sociation, testified at the Portland City Council’s final budget session to extol the success of the Multnomah Village Business Association’s Golden Ticket program and plead for funding of pro- grams that promote business health. For the past two years Bonella has been executive director of Multnomah Village Bloc’s Initiative, a main street- type business advocacy program. Bonella explained the Golden Ticket POST CLASSIFIEDS ADS Retail Space For Lease Loaves & Fishes Centers, located in Multnomah Vil- lage, has 1,300 square feet of retail space for lease. Complete with two offices, a small kitchen and reception area, the space is move-in ready and available for $18 per square foot. Inquiries should be made to Joe Sandahl at Elliott Associates, 503.927.7192 program, whereby shoppers get dis- counts from some merchants by making purchases from other merchants. This season, he said, “With average pur- chases of greater than $50 per ticket, we generated nearly $1.2 million in gross revenues.” Then he said, “Amazing, yes. But consider the environment: 18 months of continuous construction on Multnomah Boulevard and a full closure of this major commuter arterial just as the holiday season was ramping up, while (Continued on Page 6)