Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Page A-5
Don Moore to represent the Valley on housing council
Judy Hoyle
IVN Contributing Writer
Josephine County Housing and
Community Development Council (JCHCDC)
is the local housing authority. The agency
provides rental assistance to low income
families through the Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) program.
This federally funded program provides
rent subsidies that enable income qualified
participants to lease privately owned rental
housing. It also owns Harbeck Village, a 48
unit tax credit project in Grants Pass offering
two to four bedrooms per unit.
Former Cave Junction Mayor Don
Moore was recently appointed to become a
JCHCDC commissioner. In a recent telephone
conversation Moore stated, “I want to make
sure the I.V. and Cave Junction are fairly
represented on the council. I asked one of the
other commissioners to come to the I.V. and the
person said, ‘Oh no, I never go there.’
“There’s a backlog of over 600
applications for Section 8 housing and there’s
really no construction here since the recession.
Unfortunately, there’s no economically viable
proposition for building affordable housing.
“I’d like to see a Harbeck type of project
built here at the end of Burgundy St. If we
could find some funding, we could build on
these parcels. Our valley hasn’t grown out of
this recession and we need a helping hand up. I
think we could get grants for this if we present
it right.
“We need to take care of people that are at
an economic disadvantage. When you’re living
below the poverty level, 50 percent of your
earnings go to rent as opposed to 15 percent for
someone with a family wage job.”
Asked about the burgeoning “Tiny
House” discussions in the Valley, Moore said,
“I think it hasn’t been thoroughly examined.
It takes quite a lot to put up a regular house.
You need to set up separate water, sewer, and
electricity and place the structure on a proper
slope so it’s not going to get flooded. There are
state and federal laws for housing and if you
put the house on wheels, you’ll come under
ODOT for safety regulations.
“I would prefer to see more multi-family
developments. We need higher density in the
city to prevent urban sprawl and make sure
residents are close to services. We also have a
growing elderly population unable to afford to
remain living in their own homes. We’ve got
• Create greater flexibility for public
housing authorities to use federal vouchers
for portable rent subsidies or bundle them to
preserve and renovate multi-family buildings.
• Dedicate a portion of federal HOME
grants and vouchers to the states with the
highest need.
• Build on Oregon’s pilot project to
integrate housing with healthcare delivery as
part of a Coordinated Care Organization using
Medicaid dollars.
• Make existing housing vouchers more
effective by changing the Fair Market Rent
Calculation in communities where rent is rising
quickly.
• Increase flexible funding for locally-
developed comprehensive plans.
• Expand the affordable housing
conversation to include the positive impact
of stable, affordable housing on children’s
educational success.
The JCHCDC is seeking a tenant
representative who receives direct assistance
from this housing authority. Applications will
be accepted until noon on April 20, 2016.
Applications are available at the Josephine
County Courthouse, Room 154 in Grants Pass
or the county website: www.co.josephine.or.us.
Call 541-474-5221 for further information.
to take care of the elderly and families with
children.”
Cave Junction is not alone in having to
face an affordable housing crisis. Oregon’s
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Portland) recently
completed an Oregon Affordable Housing Tour.
He held roundtable discussions in major cities
with local and state advocates about what the
federal government can do to help address the
housing crisis that is gripping the entire state.
Additionally, Merkley heard directly from
Oregonians who have been affected by rising
rental prices, lack of available housing and
skyrocketing housing prices.
In a press release, Merkley stated,
“Throughout this tour, I’ve heard from
Oregonians who have become homeless due to
rental increases and families who qualify for
affordable housing only to face a wait list that
is years long. It’s clear that the housing crisis
is affecting communities in every corner of the
state. We have a shortage of affordable housing
units and rental prices that have spiraled far
beyond workers’ wage increases. This tour
underscored that we need officials at every
level of government working together to find
solutions.”
Some of the ideas discussed during the
Oregon Affordable Housing Tour included:
Dishing it out at the Big DQ: by Robert Hirning
It was a warm, lazy spring
afternoon back in 1972. Four of
us had been up in Selma, I think,
and heading south through town
someone suggested that we stop off
for ice cream at the Dairy Queen.
I had been in there on earlier
occasions for a Chocolate Dip or
a Blizzard without any trouble,
but this time one of those signs
caught my eye as our old dodge
van wheeled into the parking
lot. A clandestine group, reputed
to be called the “Illinois Valley
Betterment Committee,” had these
things printed up and sold them for
50 cents out of a storefront across
the street. In large black letters the
sign read: “WE DO NOT SOLICIT
‘HIPPY’ PATRONAGE.” Many,
in fact most, stores had them in the
window at that time, but the Dairy
Queen had been one of the few safe
zones up to then. I knew there would
be trouble as we walked in the door
and saw the scowl on Mrs. Brook’s
face; probably she had taped up the
sign only that day.
Looking back on it now
after more than four decades, the
revulsion for “Hippies” seems more
understandable in context of the
time. This small rural community
was suddenly besieged with
what was perceived as a Martian
invasion. Long hair (No. 1 stigma),
flamboyant clothes, immodesty
and perceived odd behavior put
people off. Values at the time
expected good people to support
our government and honor public
officials from the president on
down. If Uncle Sam went to war
to stop communism in Southeast
Asia there was good reason for it.
If these wild dope-crazed savages
expected to just march in and be
accepted, after swimming naked in
the river and having wild parties
and disrespecting local customs
and values, they had another thing
coming. This was the look on Mrs.
Brook’s face.
“You’ll have to eat it outside,”
she said before we had even
ordered. Now this was something
new since we had always been able
to sit down in one of the booths
with the Formica table tops and red
vinyl covered seats. Not wanting to
actually refuse the sale, but hating
the perceived enemy, she glared
back over the soft freeze machine
as she filled cones and paper bowls.
From our point of view this was
a dilemma, whether to refuse to
eat outside before getting our ice
creams or after; we chose the latter.
After exchanging serious glances at
each other, we ambled over to the
booth, cones and cups in hand.
Mrs. Brooks was furious
now. “You will eat that outside,”
she managed to utter through
clenched teeth and grabbed a spray
bottle from behind the counter.
Other patrons began to notice that
something was up as this white
uniformed dragon rushed out
brandishing her spray bottle at arm’s
length. As she reached the booth,
we could smell the ammonia, which
became many times stronger as she
sprayed down the Formica in front
of us. This act definitely threw down
the gauntlet. We had several choices
and no time to discuss anything.
Undoubtedly the vision of sit-ins at
southern Woolworth lunch counters
not even a decade before came
immediately to mind. Realizing that
we were disobedient and silently
digging in for the long haul, Mrs.
Brooks retreated to behind the
counter.
Reaching for the phone
she glowered daggers at us and
proceeded to dial a memorized
phone number. Muttering into the
receiver, it was clear that she was
speaking to someone of authority,
undoubtedly the police. As she
hung up the receiver I stood up
and approached the counter. Not
knowing exactly what to say and
since we had all remained almost
totally silent throughout the entire
encounter so far, I was able to only
blurt out something like “We’re
all human just like you” or “Please
calm down, we’re all one.” Her
response was immediate, “You shut-
up and sit down” she growled. The
police would be here any minute
and everything should remain
unchanged so that he could throw
the hippies out once and for all. We
kept eating and she kept glaring
until Officer Christianson raced into
the parking lot and screeched to a
halt.
At the time Cave Junction
actually had a police department,
although Chief Christianson and the
aging squad car was all there was
to it. Christianson saw himself as a
Marshall Dillon out of “Gunsmoke,”
a great western lawman chosen to
enforce justice for the good guys;
and it didn’t take much to know
who the bad guys were. A 10 gallon
hat and a white horse would have
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completed the picture but, all things
considered, he had to settle for a
mismatched khaki uniform and
dented Ford Galaxie. He once issued
me a parking ticket, perhaps the
only one the City has ever issued to
this day, but that’s another story.
“Chris,” as he was known to
his friends, swaggered in through
the glass door and stood menacingly
over his prey. “Didn’t she tell you
to leave?” he said drawing out the
words as he hooked both thumbs
through his belt. Looking up from
the last bites of my sugar cone,
I thought about it. Actually Mrs.
Brooks hadn’t ever told us to leave.
“No,” I blurted out, “She told me to
‘shut up and sit down.’” This was
not the answer Chris had expected.
This order, if true, was actually
tantamount to telling us to stay;
which was exactly what happened.
Officer Christianson sauntered over
to Mrs. Brooks much as a manager
approaches the mound and speaks
in hushed tones to a pitcher who
has three men on base and no outs.
By this time, having finished our
ice creams, we all stood up at once,
disposed our trash in the swing-
topped can and walked out through
the glass door to the truck.
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