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About The Southwest Portland Post. (Portland, Oregon) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2013)
December 2013 NEWS The Southwest Portland Post • 3 COMMUNITY LIFE By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 5 Officials including rabbis, a state senator, community leaders and store man- agers join in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening, Nov. 6, of the new Safeway supermarket on Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Capitol Hill Road. (Photo courtesy of Rico Teylan, Safeway) Winter arts and crafts sale: Hand- crafted items for sale include ceram- ics, weaving, jewelry, prints, paintings, wood-working and photography cre- ated by more than 40 instructors and talented students of the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, in Multnomah Village. Great for holiday gifts! December 5-6, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. December 7, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information call 503-823-2787 or visit www.MultnomahArtsCenter.org. Samurai! Book Group: Thursday, December 5, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. In conjunc- tion with Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection at the Portland Art Museum, read The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. After you register, pick up a copy of the book at the reference desk. Participants will receive a ticket for free admission to the exhibition during select times. Registration required; register online, in the Hillsdale Library (1525 SW Sunset Blvd) or by calling 503-988-5234. (Continued on Page 5) St. Luke Lutheran Church approves $7 million expansion plan By Melinda Hasting The Southwest Portland Post St. Luke Lutheran Church on 6835 SW 46th Avenue will move forward on the first phase of a $7 million plan to expand and upgrade its existing campus. The church, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, offers a variety of ministry programs to the community, including services to children, youth and senior citizens. Members voted to approve the mas- ter plan last December though the vote was not unanimous, according to the church’s website. According to the church, 296 mem- bers voted on measures to approve the master plan and the capital cam- paign. More than 80 percent of the voters approved the master plan and 75 percent voted in favor of the capital campaign, which is separate from the church’s annual operating budget. The site plan includes more than $640,000 of costs related to the vaca- tion of Southwest Florida Street and 46th Avenue. The City of Portland will require the church to make improve- ments to the roads in exchange for obtaining exclusive access. St. Luke Church owns property on the street and the acquisition of control over the roads will not impact home- owners in the neighborhood. In order to build a parking lot on the northeast section of the property, a home owned by the church on Ver- mont Street will be demolished. Road improvements will also be made. This line item in the budget is estimated to be just over $500,000. The church owns another building in the northwest portion of their property that houses active retail. The budget PoSt ClaSSifiedS adS Help Wanted Freelance Customer Service Rep. The Post is seeking a customer service representative. E-mail cover letter and current resume to: Don Snedecor, Publisher, The Southwest Portland Post, don@multnomahpost.com. Snail mail or fax OK. No phone calls, please. Office for Lease Office Space For Lease Multnomah Village. 1000 square feet above 7832 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-295-7889 or 503-880-1408. Massage indicates that the retail businesses and its parking lot will not be impacted by the master plan. A spokeswoman for the church at- tended the November meeting of the Maplewood Neighborhood Associa- tion and reiterated that the church had no plans to interrupt the retail activities in the commercial building. She also stressed that the improve- ments approved are only the first phase in a longer-term plan. More than $4.7 million in building components will need to be raised after the initial site preparation is complete. The project, when completed, is budgeted to cost just over $7 million. In order to prepare the site for new construction, additional demolition, excavation, and grading will occur in addition to more parking space. The site preparation is budgeted at nearly $1.2 million. “15 Years of Responsible Mortgage Lending” Serving my SW Portland Neighbors Residential • Investment • Vacation Home Small Commercial Jeffrey B. McCarter NMLS#979994 Direct: 503-964-1672 mccarter.jeff@gmail.com www.portlandhomeloans.com GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC, NMLS#42056 205 SE Spokane STE. 300, Port., OR 97202 BK-0910215
