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2 • The Southwest Portland Post EDITORIAL The Southwest Portland Post 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd #509 Portland, OR 97206 Fax: (866) 727-5336 email: editor@multnomahpost.com South Waterfront condominiums primarily housing for the wealthy Regarding “South Waterfront finally gets affordable housing at six-story Gray’s Land- ing,” by Lee Perlman, The Post, March 2013. Lee Perlman’s article about so-called “affordable housing” finally coming to the South Waterfront is a perfect example of how warped and out of touch the thinking is at City Hall. Anyone who thinks affordable hous- ing involves building 206 apartments for $50 million is so far out of touch with reality that they shouldn’t be allowed to hold public office! The Portland city fathers have long been drooling at the lip over the prospect of developing the South Waterfront, even though the development which has so far occurred has all but ruined the historic Lair Hill neighborhood as well as John’s Landing, as a result of the increase in traffic along the Macadam [Avenue] corridor. To say nothing of the absurd property tax valuations that have resulted from having $400-per- square-foot condo- miniums built right down the street and which are now used as comparables when the tax assessor does their “trend- ing” analysis. For the uninitiated, residential hous- ing in a high-rise or mid-rise structure is a bad idea from the start as these types of buildings are easily the most expensive form of housing to build or maintain. The only benefactor is the local gov- ernment treasury, which just loves to cram as many over-priced condos onto the smallest parcel of land possible. For the rest of us, all this type of develop- ment has done is ruin many of the most livable, human-scale neighborhoods in the city. When all is said and done the entire inner city district is going to house noth- ing but the wealthy in their sequestered, over-priced high-rise condominiums, with a token smattering of poor folks who are on display in “affordable hous- ing” projects such as the project being developed by REACH Community Development at the South Waterfront Carson Horton Beaverton No smoking rule ignored by management at Grays Landing It appears that the No Smoking Ad- dendum at Grays Landing (property) has been re-written by the management, who along with many if not most of the employees are smokers. I am one of several people who are allergic to smoke and we are being subjected to second-hand smoke every time upon entering the building. New policy, now posted on [the] bulletin board, says no smoking inside [the] building. Sidewalk smoking is being allowed. Many tenants are smoking on Grays Landing property, in violation of smok- ing policy, and this is being overlooked by management. Deeper Sedation Dentistry... Dr. Little at West Hills Family Dental Center now offers April 2013 There is no place [smoking is al- lowed]. On the sidewalks, the 10 feet from doors and windows allowance applies, with balconies or open windows on the second floor [vulnerable to second- hand smoke]. On the REACH side of the build- ing, signs are posted by all doors, “No Smoking Within 10 Feet.” As a walker, I have noticed that there are no other apartments or condos in South Waterfront that have residents smoking on the sidewalks around their building. I realize that lack of education (thus low income) plays a part in this situa- tion at Grays Landing. [Managers] have made a point of stat- ing that they do not want Grays Land- ing to look like a low-rent building, but that is exactly what they are creating: a six-story trailer park atmosphere. P.S. Yes, I know that there are some very nice respectful people living in mobile home parks. Jack Devine South Waterfront Thirty-five dollar arts tax stupid and frustrating To all who voted to give elementary kids special art classes, what were you thinking? We already pay enough taxes and to think that you voted for each of us to pay $35 per year (or more if we don’t pay on time or if we pay online). This [is] a lot of money out of our household budget and it is easy to see why people are upset. When most of us were in school, we did art with our Residential & Intermediate Alzheimer’s Care Its about what we can do, not what we can’t. DEEP SEDATION DENTISTRY. It’s MORE EFFECTIVE than just a pill. elementary school teachers and we did just fine so why can’t little kids [do] the same today? This tax is one of the most stupid and frustrating things that Portland voters have done in a long time. What were [they] thinking? Patti Waitman-Ingebretsen Multnomah Village Victim of theft urges thief to donate time to charity I’ve never written a letter to a news- paper, but I had a situation occur in Multnomah that is bothersome. I grew up nearby walking through the Village on my way to school for years. I still go back regularly with my sisters and make purchases from local merchants to support them. About a month ago I took my sister and her grandchildren to the new yogurt shop. I had just purchased an expensive bottle of spices from Indigo Traders. I set this bottle down in order to pay for their yogurt and when I turned around to pick it up it was gone! I looked all over and it was just gone. One, this is upsetting, because it took me about two hours of work to pay for this spice. Second, it happened in little Multnomah Village, where locals trust each other. I am shocked, hurt and hope that whoever took this uses it well and considers giving two hours of their time to someone else. 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