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EDITORIAL
Southwest Compassion Clinic to be
held May 16 at Wilson High School
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
L o c a l c h u rc h e s h a v e b a n d e d
together to offer the second annual
Southwest Compassion Clinic to be
held at Wilson High School, 1151 SW
Vermont St, on May 16 from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m.
According to Sheri Shimogaki, the
clinic will offer free medical and dental
services, in addition to other areas
of medical care (podiatry, physical
therapy, massage therapy, vision) and
complimentary lunch.
Last year, it served between 300-400
people at the one day clinic. For more
information about this event, visit
www.compassionsw.org.
More affordable housing
planned for South Waterfront
On April 9, the Portland Development
Commission, in partnership with the
Portland Housing Bureau, released a
request for proposals for a new South
Waterfront development that aims to
create at least 200 affordable homes
as well as market-rate housing and
commercial space.
According to Portland Housing
May 2015
B u re a u re p re s e n t a t i v e M a r t h a
Calhoon, Riverplace Parcel 3 is nearly
88,000 square feet located on the
corner of Southwest River Parkway
and Moody Avenue in the Riverplace
neighborhood.
As many as 90 of the housing units
will be affordable to households
earning less than 30 percent of
median family income, thanks to a
commitment from public housing
agency Home Forward to dedicate 80
rent assistance vouchers to the project.
“Through innovative thinking and
collaboration, we are able to maximize
affordable housing opportunities on
this site,” said Commissioner Dan
Saltzman. “South Waterfront offers
many amenities and opportunities that
should be available to Portlanders of
all income levels.”
Willamette Park redevelopment
project hosts open house May 7
Back in 2012 friends of Willamette
Park came together to envision a range
of improvements that would make the
park a better place for everyone.
Among the improvements which
will take place this spring and summer
are expanding and relocating the
dog off-leash area. Also planned are
widening of the multi-use trail on the
west side, and enhancing three park
entries.
The community is invited to
participate in an open house on
Thursday, May 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
at Umpqua Bank’s South Waterfront
branch, 3606 SW Bond Ave.
Can’t make it? Comment forms and
project information are online starting
May 6 at www.portlandparks.org.
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East end of Red Electric Trail
should connect to Slavin Road
Regarding “Southern Pacific’s Red
Electric railroad may become regional trail,”
by Lee Braymen-Cleary and Don Snedecor,
The Post, April 2015.
The Red Electric Trail will help relieve
the fears of helicopter parents when
letting their kids walk and ride bikes in
and around Southwest Portland.
However, it is very angering that
Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan
identifies the overhauled Iowa Street
Trail as the eastern edge of the Red
Electric Trail.
That trail by Southwest Iowa Street is
a very steep trail that is only suited for
walking and running. It is too steep to
be changed into a bike path, too.
The cheap plan for the Red Electric
Trail should not be taken. The Portland
City Council needs to make the trail
connect to Southwest Slavin Road and
Parkhill Drive. SW Trails has done
their work and the city needs to do
their work.
Rick Kappler
Raleigh Hills
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