Page 6 Section II Portland Observer, February 4 , 1982
Notice of HCD Hearing
Leading the double life
by Nathaniel Scott
As the hot debate o f creationism
vs. e vo lu tio n careens throu g h o u t
many cham bers, halls and rooms
across the n atio n , we have in our
midst those who further mystify the
beauty o f life : M eet the identical
twins.
Shelly and K elly K u rn ey, 18,
Snoopy and Teddy Bear collectors,
know ledgeable about Irish fo lk
dancing and one-tim e participants
in track for Saint M ary’s Academy’s
Blues T ra c k T ea m , now strive to
break the tape in scholastic endeav
ors.
Kelly, the taller by one inch, and
Shelly, the older by two minutes, are
studying business and special educa
tion respectively, at Portland Com
munity College, Sylvania Campus.
Shelly has a p p ro x im a te ly 25
Snoopies in her collection and Kel
ly’s collection o f Teddy Bears is ap
proximately 20.
F or abo u t three years they did
Irish fo lk dancing, p erform ing at
such places as the N eighbor F a ir,
the yearly Saint P a trick ’ s Day Pa
rade, the L lo yd C enter, S h riner’ s
H o s p ita l and fo r senior citizen
homes. But about a year ago they
gave up dancing because Kelly was
running track at Saint M a ry ’s Aca
demy. “ I cracked 13 seconds in the
100 meters,” she said. H er position
was third leg in the relay. H er spe
cialty was the hundred meters and
400 relay.
They said, ‘ ‘Being twins is kind o f
like having a small am ount o f
KELLY K U R N E Y
SHELLY K U R N E Y
(Photo by Joh n H e ffe rin )
ESP.” Shelly can always sense whe
ther or not Kelly has done good or
bad on examinations.
They also have had a couple o f
the same dreams and gotten the
same scores on examinations; their
food and recreation is pretty much
the same and their preference in mu
sic is Disco-Soul.
“ O f cou rse,” K elly said, " w e
don’t share the same taste in boy
friends. 1 look for looks, honesty,
consideration, involvem ent and
someone aspiring fo r a c a re e r.”
Shelly said, " I like ’ em ta ll, dark
and handsome with a definite goal
in life ."
Born in August under the astrolo
gical sign o f Leo, they said, “ We are
those honest lions— honest but inde
pendent!”
" I like P C C but the fo u r-y e a r-
schools’ social life is better,” Kelly
said. “ You’d get to know more peo
ple.”
Shelly said, “ I feel the same but I
also think when I leave here, 1 will
be prepared for a four-year-school.
PCC prepares you to go o n .”
The twins also spoke about being
twins. Kelly said, “ The positiveness
A public hearing has been scheduled before the Portland City Planning
Commission on the City's proposed Housing and Community Development
(HCD) Program for next fiscal year (198283). It will be held Tuesday, Feb
ruary 16 at 7:30 pm, 621 S W Alder, Room 200. This will be the first of two
public hearings before the annual application for Community Development
Block Grant funds is submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development on June 1, 1982.
o f being twins is you always have a
friend; someone you can count on
and tru s t.” T he negative aspect,
they both agreed, is “ always having
people treat you as the same person
instead o f an individual.”
Shelly said changing identity and
playing tricks on people is fun. And
she recalled how she, unbeknownst
to a teacher, took Kelly’s place in a
home economics class when they
were in the 8th grade and baked cin
namon rolls, and when Kelly came
some 30 minutes later to sample the
pro d u ct, " th e teacher was aston
ished.”
They both agreed that the Black
com m u nity goes lacking in some
areas. " W e should have a counsel
ing center in our community where
teenagers can go,” Shelly said. " A
place to keep the young people o ff
o f the streets.”
Kelly said, " I thin k the general
apathetic feeling has to do with the
parents and the c om m u nity.” She
added that Black teenagers need to
look at who they are and realize that
they can be som eb o d y.” Shelly
added, "B lac k teenagers need peo
ple to believe in th e m — m ore re
sponsibility. They should set their
goals and go for it.”
The twins, Shelly and Kelly, ap
peared on Lou Rawls* Parade o f
Stars Telethon as phone operators.
A T V series about twins starring
them would be fine, and " W e a l
ways say we can handle anything
that comes our way. And nothing
can stop us from succeeding in
life.”
If you are not able to attend, or would like to provide your comments in ad
vance, send written comments directly to the Planning Commission:
Portland City Planning Commission
621 SW Alder, Room 200
Portland, Oregon 97204
Please identify the material as regarding the February 16 HCD hearing.
Further information or copies of the budget summary are available by call
ing the Bureau of Community Development at 248-5360.
Charles E. Olson
HCD Program Manager
Second Notice of Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-M et) at the Tri-MEt
Administration Building, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon at 10:00
a.m ., Monday, February 8, 1982, for the purpose of considering a project
for which Federal capital assistance under Section 3 of the Urban Mass
Transp o rtatio n A ct of 1964, as am ended, is being sought, generally
described as follows:
The project includes construction of a Tri M et Customer
Assistance Office in the Pioneer Courthouse Square between 6th
and Broadway, and Yamhill and Morrison Streets in downtown
Portland. THe office would be between 2,000 5,000 square feet in
the below grade arcade. The estimated project cost is 1500,000.
This project will be programmed in the FY 82 and FY 83 annual
elem ents of the Transportation Im provem ent Program for the
region.
No persons, fam ilies, or businesses will be displaced by this
project. This project is to be located within the Pioneer Square
Development which is currently underway and as such will have no
add itio n al sig nificant environm ental im pact. The project is
undergoing review by the A-95 clearinghouse.
Cell Talk
by Asmar A bdul Seifullah
aka Joe West *40404
“ Black on B la c k -W a ll to W a l l -
Three Deep and Growing— Deeper
by the D a y !” The swelling ranks o f
Black prisoners at the Oregon State
Penitentiary is reaching proportions
that transcend imagination. Every
body and their first cousin is pre
sently confined behind the dingy
grey walls o f Oregon State Peniten
tia ry . I f y o u 're wondering what
happened to old so and so— no he is
not in Seattle or L. A . The odds are
that he can be found among the
rising number o f Black prisoners in
carcerated and singing the blues at
Oregon State Penitentiary. Chances
are that if there is someone missing,
someone you h adn’ t given much
though to before now, they’re prob
ably doing time. Th ey’ re probably
one o f the countless brothers and
sisters trapped w ithin the crim inal
justice system.
N atio n ally there is a crackdown
on crime. Legislatures are legislating
stiffer laws and criminals, especially
Black criminals, are serving longer
prison terms. Prison terms have al
ways been a sore point w ith Black
prisoners because in our opinion
and in the opinion o f people who
have studied the adm inistering o f
crim inal justice in A m erica, Black
prisoners serve more tim e fo r the
same kinds o f crime that other com
m it. N o t only do Black prisoners
serve more time but there are fewer
support services available to Black
prisoners after release. The system
simply is not designed to accomo
date, service or treat Black felons.
Consequently convicted Black fel
ons are returning to the community
less capable o f dealing with the rig-
ors o f society than they were when
they left.
This is a com m unity problem in
that if convicted Black felons don’t
receive the kind o f treatment that is
necessary for them to return to the
community and be productive, they
will return to crime and therefore be
a com m unity problem in terms o f
Black on Black crime. Some o f the
many problems that Black prisoners
face in dealing with the system are:
A parole system that stresses time as
opposed to rehabilitation— it is also
a common thought among Black
prisoners that the Parole Board
should take into account social con
ditions when deciding the length o f
prison terms for m inority inmates.
The lack o f h alfw ay houses in the
Black com m unity for returning
Black inmates. There is a definite
need for more m in o rity persons
working inside the criminal justice
system. This input has to be on
every level o f crim in al justice;
courts, enforcement, prison, transi
tion, parole and probation. We have
to be cognizant o f every level o f
criminal justice that affects the lives
o f Black people. And there is a par
ticu lar
need
fo r
the
Black
com m unity to get involved in ju
venile justice.
One o f the most appalling facts
concerning criminal justice in Amer
ica is that the system does all it can
to incarcerate Blacks but it does
very little to free us o f the afflictions
that cause us to become involved in
crime. The social and economic con
ditions that con trib u te to crime
seem to be beyond the sphere o f
concern o f the crim inal justice sys
tem. w
maintenance o f the law
It ’ s important to remember that to-
must at some point begin to include
the equalization o f social and eco
nomic conditions surrounding crime
and its influence on all o f our lives.
The substance o f crim e has
invaded the very core o f the Black
com munity. O ur children are emu
lating the crim in al m en tality in
every way available to them . The
role models they aspire to are the
pimps on the corner; they mim ic
their walk and their talk and in
many cases they sincerely believe
that crim e is the only avenue that
w ill lead them out o f poverty and
into the riches o f the white world.
day’ s ju ven ile o ffender is to m o r
row's convict and we must do all we
can to divert the young people o f
our community away from the woes
o f crim e. I t ’ s tim e to attack the
m oral im plicatin o f crime in the
Black com m unity, i t ’ s time to set
some examples that don’ t lead our
children to prison walls, it’s time to
make the system responsible for the
conditions it perpetuates that keep
the Black com munity on its knees.
We must stand up and demand the
changes that will allow the Black
com m unity to become a part o f
America.
A copy of the grant application for the project is available for public
inspection at the Tri M et Office, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
John R. Post
Director, Engineering end Contracts
CITY OF PORTLAND
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed proposals will be received in Room 412, City Hall, Portland, Oregon
97204 for items detailed herein until 2:00 P .M . on the dates indicated.
Advertisement For Bids
For Storm Windows
Notice is hereby given that the Housing Authority of the County of Clack
amas, will receive sealed bids until 2:00 P.M . on February 8, 1982 for supply
8nd installation of storm windows for 100 units of housing in Oregon City.
Bids shall be addressed to D. Robert Miller, Housing Authority of the
County of Clackamas, 2889 S.E. Hillside Street, Milwaukie. Oregon 97222.
Bidders are invited to attend the bid opening at the above time and place.
No bids will be received or considered after that time.
Bid security in the amount of five percent (5) is required in accordance
with the Instructions to Bidders.
The contract documents may be examined or obtained at the Housing
Authority at 2889 S.E. Hillside Street, Milwaukie. Phone 656-8272.
This project is financed through Housing and Urban Development, and is
subject to regulations of the Departments of Labor and Housing and Urban
Development.
Attention is called to federal provisions for Equal Employment Opportun
ity, Affirmative Action, HUD Section 3 Requirements, and payment of not
less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Documents.
No bid will be received or considered unless it contains a statement that
these provisions will be met.
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At the hearing, Tri-M et will afford an opportunity for intersted persons or
agencies to be heard w ith respect to the social, econom ic and
environmental aspects of the project. Interested persons may submit oral or
written evidence and recommendations with respect to the project.
Plans and specifications may be obtained at the above address. For addi
tional information telephone buyer at number listed.
When Bid Surety is required, proposals shall be accompanied by a certified
check, cashier's check or a bid bond, payable to the City of Portland for an
amount not less than ten percent (10% ) of the aggregate amount of the bid
as guaranty that the bid shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the
proposal. Said bond to be forfeited as fixad and liquidated damages should
the bidder seek to revoke his offer for any reason not authorized by law and
not consented to by City within the irrevocable period, or neglect or refuse
to enter into contract and provide a suitable bond for the faithful perform
ance of the contract, in the event the said contract is awarded to him.
NON -D ISC RIM IN A TIO N : No proposal or bid will be considered unless the
bidder is certified as an EEO Affirmative Action Employer as prescribed by
Chapter 3.100 of the Code of the City of Portland. All bidders not currently
certified should file the required documentation witn the Contract Compli
ance Division, Room 209, City Hall, 1220 S W Fifth Avenue, Portland, Ore
gon 97204, 248-4696, at least five (5) days prior to the Bid Opening. Failure
to achieve certification by the Bid Opening Date and Time shad result in the
return of your Bid Unopened.
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BID OPENING DATE
Furnish 3 Street Flusher Trucks. For information call
Duane Gullixson, Buyer, 248-4004. 10% Bid Surety
Required.
02/18/82
Furnish Estimated 2 Vacuum Type Street Sweepers.
For inform ation call Carlton Chayer, Asst. Purch.
M gr., 248 5374. 10% Bid Surety Required.
02/09/82
Labor, Material ft Equipment to Remove Old Carpet
ing Et Install New Specified Carpeting at Civic Audi
torium . For inform ation call Harold Vaughan, Pur
chasing Agent, 248-5375. 10% Bid Surety & Special
Prequalification by 0 2 /2 2 /8 2 Required.
03/02/82
Furnish Management & Operation of Portland Auto
P o rt. For In fo rm atio n call C arlton C hayar, Asst.
Purch. Mgr. 248 5374. 10% Bid Surety Required.
02/16/82
Labor, Material & Equipment to Construct 60-lnch
W ashington County Supply Line, Phae II, approx.
6273 fe e t in le n g th . For in fo rm atio n call C arlton
Chayer, Asst. Purch. Mgr. 248-5374. 10% Bid Surety
ft Prequalification of Bidder Required.
02/23/82
Furnish & Install Parking Control Equipment for M or
rison Park East Facility. For Information call Carlton
C h ayer, A sst. Purch. M g r ., 248 -5 37 4. 10% Bid
Surety Required.
0 2/1 6/82
Furnish ft Install Parking Access 6 Exit Control Sys
tem at Portland Auto Port. For information call Carl
ton Chayer, Asst. Purch. M gr. 248-5374. 10% Bid
Surety Required.
0 2/1 6/82