2 • The Southwest Portland Post
EDITORIAL
December 2012
Architects discusses master planning
process for former Sears Armory
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Paul Falsetto, a representative of
the architecture firm of Carlton/Hart,
discussed the master planning pro-
cess for the former Sears Armory site
(Southwest Multnomah Boulevard near
25th Avenue) at the November meet-
ing of the Multnomah Neighborhood
Association.
The Sears Armory was recently
handed over from the U.S. Department
of Defense to the Portland Office of
Emergency Management.
Falsetto said plans include an emer-
gency command center, fueling station,
maintenance and repair facility, de-icing
equipment and supplies, NET training
and storage, warming shelter. Emer-
gency supplies such as water and food
could also be stockpiled.
City bureaus are weighing in on a
variety of uses for the site including
supplies for the POEM, water bureau,
maintenance bureau, transportation
bureau, fire bureau, police bureau, etc.
Bryan Ackler raised a concern about
raised a concern about “piles of gravel”
being seen from Multnomah Boulevard.
Falsetto said this was noted and that
the architects understood that this was
the gateway to Multnomah Village.
Mitigation could include trees and other
landscaping to protect the “viewscape.”
Randy Bonella noted that American
Red Cross and other emergency orga-
nizations could use the main building
for classes and meetings.
Someone asked if a community gar-
den was something that the neighbor-
hood was interested in on the site. A
pocket park was another suggestion.
A creative play area (with building
materials) was another suggestion. A
playground was another idea.
A streetscape named Multnomah
Village
At the same MNA meeting, Stephen
Sykes of the Portland Bureau of En-
vironmental Services gave an update
on the Multnomah Village Streetscape
(and Stormwater) Project. Plan is con-
struction for 90 days between March
and May. Lower lot of Multnomah
Center will be paved and planted af-
ter the Multnomah Village project is
completed.
Parking will be diagonally along the
north side of Capitol Hwy. Deciduous
trees will be planted with dual benches
underneath each tree. Concern about
sap dripping onto parked cars was
raised.
Tree roots cracking sidewalks was
also raised. Standard sidewalk pav-
ing will be utilized. Businesses will be
open during construction and parking
along one side or the other will also be
available.
Parking will be redirected to the
lower lot of the Multnomah Center
during construction. While the plan is
90 percent complete, there were sug-
gestions for a Benson bubbler drinking
fountain and horse rings along the
curbs if possible.
Editor’s Note: See Erik Vidstrand’s news
story on Page 1.
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Reporter got his facts wrong
in story about NCNM
Thanks for Lee Perlman’s article on
the grand opening of NCNM’s new
Helfgott Research Institute and Com-
munity Education Center [“Naturo-
pathic college opens new downtown
research facility, laboratory” November
2012].
While we loved reading the article,
there were a number of factual errors—
including the headline—that I’d like to
bring to your attention.
NCNM’s full name of our college is
National College of Natural Medicine;
it has not been just a naturopathic col-
lege since 2006 when we changed the
name from the National College of
Naturopathic Medicine, since we offer
graduate programs in classical Chinese
medicine, research, as well as in natu-
ropathic medicine.
•Thenameofthecollegeisincorrect
in the text and the caption.
•Thesizeofthenewfacilityis8,390
square-feet, not 19,200 square-feet, as
stated in the second paragraph.
Residential & Intermediate
Alzheimer’s Care
Its about what we can do,
not what we can’t.
•Theentirenameofthenewfacility
is NCNM’s Helfgott Research Institute
and Community Education Center; it
is not the Helfgott Research Center, as
noted in the caption.
• Charlee’s Kitchen is not a “food
preparation area,” but a teaching kitchen
for our graduate students—and also
folks in the community who take our
new nutrition and cooking classes.
•Thedegreeprogramweofferatthe
Helfgott Research Institute is a Master
of Science in Integrative Medicine Re-
search.
•NCNM’sresearchdeanspellsher
last name as Zwickey, not Swickey.
I hope this note will help straighten
out any misunderstandings in the fu-
ture. If you can correct these errors in
your next issue, we would appreciate it.
Marilynn Considine
Director, Public Relations
& Communications
National College of Natural Medicine
Editor’s Note: The Post regrets the
errors in the original story and stands
corrected.
Coming in January,
news reporter Jillian Daley takes
us on a tour of the next big water
and sewer project. This time, it’s in
Hillsdale. Plus, find out if business
reporter Erik Vidstrand can
solve the mystery of the
empty Walgreen’s.
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