Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1980)
Portland Observer February 7,1980 Page 3 American State Bank "The Bank that integration b u ilt” 2737 N.E. Union / Ella Shannon. Boise student, displays part of her leaf collection. Nanette Singer, Boise Speaks staff member, starts to prepare the layout sheet for the January issue. 282-2216 STOP LOOKING BUY TOMORROW'S SECURITY FOR YOUR FAMILY TODAY Vern Jones, watches while classmate Ge Vang points to his homeland on S.E. Asia map. Parent committee offers deseg plan The School D istrict’ s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Parent Advisory C om m it tee (form erly called the Title V II Committee) has taken exception to the School Board’ s proposed desegration plans and offered its own. Tuesday, the committee discussed an atnmendcd version o f the plan they had submitted to the Board last fall. ■’ I ’ ve been attending the School Board meetings,” committee C hair man A l Jamison said, "and I ’ ve particularly noticed some o f the statements school board members have m ade." Wally Priestly said the Board is operating without any philosophy. Considering Boise to be the “ key” to desegregation, Jamison said "there is no way to alleviate racial imbalance by adding a kin dergarten unit at Boise-a 90 percent m inority school.” Comparing the Board’s proposed plans to its own long term resolutions, Jamison found the plans lacking. They do not place a middle school in Albina, have not involved a cross section o f the public in planning, have not ad dressed the resolve to provide eotn- K tnunity participation on staff selec agree. They might say “ no,” but tion, does not address "purposeful they could at least respond to our allocaton o f funds" to Schools, request.” The CD program funded does not provide fo r teacher and through CETA funds, is designed to administration training prior to Sep identify learning and emotional tember o f 1980. problems early and has received a Regarding the Board’s resolution good evaluation from the city. to increase the number o f Blacks in The committee recommendations "positions o f leadership” in Albina include: changing Boise to a middle schools, the Board has asked HEW school to receive assigned students to relax the Singleton Rule (preven for Boise, Chapman and Ains ting racial imbalance o f teaching worth; Chapman to a middle school staff) but has made no move to to receive assigned students for assign Black administrators to Chapman and Ainsworth. Albina schools. " A move to make Adams would remain as a neigh the staff ratio more representative borhood high school, while o f the student population (increase developing a strong magnet to teaching staff to 20 percent) should provide academic and vocational be included in the plan.” training. The committee recommended The Adams building would be that teachers not be moved tnan- used to house elementary students datorily to achieve racial balance. for schools during building "Teachers should be chosen on the renovation. basis o f performance, evaluation, The following year (Phase II) at experience and willingness to teach tention would be givben to creating in an Albina school.” a middle school at Hayhurst, with The committee had earlier lower grades going to Wilson cluster recommended that the Child schools or to the east side Early Development Specialist Program - Childhood Education Centers. This a city funded program in Southeast would not be a desegregation move, Portland - be expanded to all but part o f the district reorgani schools in the district. “ They zation. haven't even replied to that request. Lincoln would be considered as a I don’t expect them to necessarily middle school site, depending on westside attendance patterns. The committee has not had time to deal with the over-enrollment as C olum bia/W hitaker, "w e are still working on th a t,” Jamison said. “ It has been extremely d iffic u lt to deal with some o f the schools, especially when we don’ t really know how many students we are dealing with. We don't think a middle school with Adams is good — so we are working on it.” The committee plans to develop more specific program suggestions for the Adams magnet. New 3 and 4 bedroom homes with or without family rooms in Van couver close to 1-5 and 8 minutes from Interstate bridge. Include 2 baths, double garage, brick fireplaces, range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, w /w carpets. All are energy efficient with 10 year Home Owner’s Warranty. Cash price for 3 bedroom with 1036 sq. ft. would be $48,500, 11 16% Annual Percentage Rate with 360 monthly payments at $480.64 principal and interest plus estimated taxes and insurance. Veterans move-in for $100.00, FHA purchasers move in approx $2,650.00. HERMITAGE REALTY, INC. 4715 St. Johns Rd Vane. W A 9X661 (206)694 X577 206(574-1522 716 N.E. 99th Ave Pori land, OR 97220 The Morris Marks House 1501 SW Harrison Sheet Portland 97201 Telephone 227-26ÔÔ DES CONNALL Professional Corporation LEGAL CLINIC Billy Joe Sly acts as timekeeper Boise Raiders go into action against Peninsula, in girl's basketball. Dekum playground pending In I ’l n i n r u I Cl *7 A iL»«« U /v u r in n In January 1976, the Housing A uthority o f Portland (H A P ) sought to gain approval for building fifty three-bedroom low-income housing units on the undeveloped portion o f HAP property at NE 27th & Dekum, in addition to the forty existing units at the site. The Concordia Community Association (CCA) opposed what was viewed as too high a concentration o f units at the site; H AP has since adopted a policy o f lim iting the number o f units at one site to 30-40. H AP relented on the proposed fifty units but had stated at a neighborhood meeting that if H AP could not develop the property, it would be sold to a private developer who could build between I5O-2IX) units with the existing apartment zoning at the site. Concordia Com m unity Asso ciation thus requested in A pril 1977 that the City downzone the property to R5 (single-family residential). H AP opposed the downzone, with Dr. Lyndon M usolf, executive director o f H AP, stating at the April 1977 CCA general meeting, “ you don't kick the fenders o f a car you want to sell.” H A P wanted the funds for land banking property for units elsewhere. The Planning Commission in December 1977 and the City Coun cil in March 1978 voted unanimous approval for the downzone. In A p ril 1978, with no notice to the neighborhood, as it had re quested, H AP sold the undeveloped property to developer J.W. Brayson. Inc. In late A p ril, the the property was surveyed with tenants saying they discovered the sale by seeing stakes pounded into the ground. A l the downzone hearing before the Planning Com mission, residents and the neigh borhood had requested that adequate play space be left if the n»-z-x \ « L __ . __ _ A property was sold. Z Other tenant]), in addition to the two who had spoken at the downzone hearing, then became alarmed, they say, because the existing usable, non-sloping space, on which scattered play equipment is located, had been sold. At that time, Concordia Com munity Association was contacted by the tenants and another battle was begun with tenants and the neighborhood working together to retain a portion o f the property for play space. The tenants also contac ted their H AP Service Coordinator, Ron Swan, and expressed their alarm and need for his help in gaining inform ation about and - input into the decisions being made. At a June 19, 1978 Dekum Court Tenant Organization meeting, tenants presented M usolf with the petition signed by all but three families, two o f which were away at the time, protesting sale o f the play space and with specific proposals the CCA had adopted to pursue in retaining space for tenants and area residents. The proposals had been adopted at an earlier C C A general meeting at which a developer representative stressed that it was in the owner’s interest to cooperate with the neighborhood and that the developer was willing to sell back a portion o f the property in question to H AP , the City or the neigh borhood. This inform ation was also presented to M usolf at the June meeting with tenants. M usolf stated that H A P could not purchase the property but that he had no objections to the tenants and the neighborhood pursuing their options. He requested they get in w riting the developer's willingness to sell the property. However, when the Tenant Organization requested to be heard before the HAP Board o f Com missioners, M usolf stated that it was inappropriate at the time. Then on August 16, 1978, with no further meeting with Dekum Court tenants, the board’s Tenant A ffa irs C om m it tee reported to the board that there was adequate available play space at the site. Swan, at his supervisor’ s request had attended the June meeting. At the meeting, he spoke o f his concern at lack o f tenant input and asked questions about the finality o f the sale. Following the June 78 Meeting, the neighborhood pursued re purchase of the property using federal Community Development Black Grant funds for Housing and Community Development (H C D ). In July 1979, after former Mayor Goldschmidt had finally secured verbal agreement from H AP to maintain lots purchased by the city, the C ity Council approved purchase o f live lots, which the developer was then willing to sell. At the hearing, the neighborhood stressed that ad ditional H CD funds would be requested later to provide the play site with additional play equipment and needed landscaping. Proposals from the neigh borhood, with voluntary help from landscape architects, Michael Whitmore and Associates, and the Community Design Center, were presented to H A P in early fall 1979 H AP has yet to meet with the neighborhood concerning neigh borhood proposals, though Chuck Olson, Director o f Neighborhood Programming in the city’s O ffice o f Planning and Development, has in dicated to the neighborhood that such a meeting between H A P , the C ity and the neighborhood can soon take place. Upon securing written agreement by H A P to maintain the playground site as devveloped, the neighborhood must then seek City Council approval for the additional H ( P funding necessary for play equipment and landscaping. CONCENTRATING IN THE FIELDS OF; CRIMINAL LAW INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS DOMESTIC RELATIONS WORKERS' COMPENSATION BANKRUPTCY PERSONAL INJURY W ILLS-PR O BATE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS CONSUMER PROTECTION If you have a problem that is not covered in this list, please call and ask whether we can help. Chances are, we can. If not, we can recommend someone else for you to call. One way or the other, we want to see you get the kind of professional legal counsel you're entitled to. T he best time to call us, or any attorney, is before you are embroiled in a legal problem. This is called preventative law and it makes a lot of sense. Regardless, when you call us we will arrange for an initial consultation at your convenience Cost. $20. We probably can't solve anything in this meeting, but it is a chance for you to explain your particular problem and for us to give you some idea of what it'll take to reach a solution. If you want us to proceed, w e'll give you an estimate of the fees you should plan on. In writing VISA 223 X22 241 3723
