February 2018
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 7
County commissioner discusses homelessness at Multnomah neighborhood meeting
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
Multnomah County Commis-
sioner Sharon Meieran, who repre-
sents the west side, was the featured
speaker at the Jan. 9 Multnomah
neighborhood meeting. The com-
missioner updated the group on the
priorities she has been working on.
Meieran, an emergency room phy-
sician who still practices, discussed
homeless people and their difficulty
in navigating health services.
“Another challenge at the coun-
ty,” she said, “is mental health care.
It would be worthwhile to provide
health and mental services and in
supportive housing.
“Many of the people living on the
street cycle through jails, the ER,
and then back on the street.”
Meieran said that an assessment
is taking place involving interviews
with administrators, people living
on the street, and care providers.
“We don’t want to recreate the
wheel,” Meieran said, “but we’re
looking at what solutions have been
done before as well as investigating
additional funding streams.”
Meieran said the assessment
would be ready by April.
The Joint Office of Homeless Ser-
vices is coordinated by the city of
Portland, which provides housing
facilities, and Multnomah County,
which is responsible for mental
health services.
The commissioner mentioned that
the county budget is going to be cut.
Grier R. Ingebretsen (1942 – 2017)
Longtime Multnomah resident
Grier Ingebretsen died in December
at the age of 75. Grier was born in Se-
attle, Nov. 27, 1942 and passed away
Dec. 25, 2017 in Portland. A memorial
service was held Dec. 29, 2017.
Grier was the son of Evelyn Taylor
and Shirley B. Ingebretsen. He was a
1961 graduate of Oregon City High
School and joined the Navy but was
called home due to this father’s ill-
ness.
Grier worked in the Oregon City
paper mill before moving into the
floor covering industry. He was a
long time active member of Berg-
freunde Ski Club and has many
friends and experiences from those
amazing days on the mountains.
Grier is survived by his wife of 27
years, Patti; sister, Carinda Ingebret-
sen; son, Erik Ingebretsen; stepsons,
Steve and Tim Waitman; and three
grandchildren, Caleb Ingebretsen,
Amy and Megan Waitman.
Donations may be made to Grier’s
beloved Revolutionary War Memo-
rial Project, Sons of the American
Multnomah neighborhood chair Martie Sucec (right) welcomed Multnomah County
Commissioner Sharon Meieran at the January meeting. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
Some neighbors seemed perplexed
since they feel their taxes keep go-
ing up.
Some asked about where the
marijuana taxes are going. Meieran
said she’ll look into it and perhaps
ask for a piece of the pie.
According to the rules on distrib-
uting marijuana taxes, 40 percent
of the funds go for education, 20
percent may be used for mental
health, alcoholism, and drug ser-
vices, and 15 percent for state law
enforcement. Five percent is for
alcohol and drug abuse prevention,
early intervention, and treatment
services.
Neighborhood chair Martie Sucec
thanked the commissioner and in-
vited her back once the homeless
analysis is complete.
Neighbor expresses concern
about plans for new apartment
building
Revolution at www.ORWM.org. For
this complete obituary, please visit
www.riverviewcemeteryfuneral
home.com/obituary.
At the end of the evening, Alis-
son Meenhen, who lives next to
the newest proposed four-story
mixed-use building, “Multnomah
Station,” read a letter she wrote to
the architects.
“I’m not opposed to develop-
ment,” Meenhen said, “but maybe
some changes need to be made.
Just displaying the gas pump in the
lobby doesn’t cut it and just throws
a bone to the city.
“What we need is a building de-
signed like it’s always been here,”
she said. “There is no parking, the
height should be reduced to two or
three floors, and they should put in
a grocery store for neighbors.”
Meenhen said that these large
projects erode the character of the
village, will bring more cars and
pedestrians, and that she is not sure
what to expect once the completed
apartment building opens.
Leslie Hammond, former vice-
chair, said she called the architect
regarding lack of parking.
“I’m not done with this,” Ham-
mond said.
Sucec thanked community members
for donating over $2,700 to support le-
gal appeals with regards to the Portland
Comprehensive Plan changes in zoning
and height limits in Multnomah. The
Multnomah Neighborhood Associa-
tion meets the second Tuesday of every
month at 7 p.m. in Room 30 at the
Multnomah Arts Center.
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