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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1983)
Mayor Ivancie proposes Rocky Butte tax M ayor Frank Ivancie is serious in his efforts to keep Rocky Butte ja il open after November 1983. Jim Kufncr, Ivancie'* administra tive assistant, said."W e now believe that we have the power o f the people to bring out a tax bill in M ay or A u gust for the continuing operation of R o cky B u tte j a i l , w hich w o u ld house 230 first-lim e prisoner* until 1987.” Ivancie, who reportedly w ant* to be the M a y o r o f Portland who has the so lu tio n to fig h tin g crim e, states, " W e have become the city with the nation's fastest rising crime rate. "Everyone in our criminal justice system ha* concurred on that point and called repeatedly fo r the most im p o rta n t rem edy fo r th a t crisis: more jail space,” Ivancie said. Kufner said, "W h e n the M u lin o - mah County taxpayers voted in the last election on state-wide regional jails , 33 percent who voted were in favor. Even though the ballot lost, we believe our strength is still out there.” The Oregon State Transportation Comm ission, which borrowed nine million dollar* from the federal gov ernment to purchase the land Rocky Butte sits in, along with $32 m illion to build M u ltnom ah C o u nty a new justice center, had told the federal government that the dem olition o f the old ja il would begin in N ovem b er, 1983. A n y o p e ra tio n o f Rocky Butte past that date could re q u ire the taxpayers to repay th at amount to the federal government. Ivan cie believes the people w ill pay to have part o f Rocky Butte re modeled while the remainder would be vacated and condemned. Rep. Jane Cease, C h a irm a n o f House Transportation C om m ittee, disagrees. " W e are not in the busi ness o f operating ja ils ," she said. " W e want Rocky Butte closed and I'v e introduced H B 2743 which w ill make Ivancie'* plan impossible." F o r years M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty grand ju rie s have fo un d Rocky Butte unsafe and u nsan itary. T h e Steve Kessler escape p lan proved tms to be true when the mass escape. in which one correction* officer w u shot, succeeded. H ow ever. Ivancie believe* M u lt nomah C ounty citizen* w ill support an increase in their taxes to rent the ja il for a period o f time. Iv a n c ie '* " w a r on c r im e " mes sage has brought about a great deal o f controversy. "T h e re is no doubt that we need m ore ja il space in M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty ,” said Portland C ity C om missioner M argaret Strachan. "B u t Rocky Butte is not the answer. We need a different location." C o u n ty C o m m is sio n e r O la d y * M c C o y , w ho h a* proposed a new ja il site, is gaining su p po rt. " T h e Edgefield M an o r would be the per fect answer and would cost the tax payer* less m o n ey." Commissioner M cCoy said. " I am a strong believer that m ental health care can play a m ajor role in straightening out the life of a first offender who has com mitted a misdemeanor." A combin ation mental health and correction* plan has not been tried in M u ltn o mah County. In the m e a n tim e , Iv a n c ie con tinue* to push his plan and only time will tell what the voter* w ill accept. 25% Off all New & Used Vacuum ^ C le a n e rs EUREKA ELECTRIC CO 140 N.E. 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Ronee, who is treasurer o f the B C A B and director o f the Miss Tan P o rtla n d Pageant, has more than professonal reasons fo r attending the conference. She says, "T he con ference w ill not only explore the ways fo r a w om an to manage her career, but also the personal m an agement o f money and overall life style in today's ever-changing w o rld ." Upon return from (he conference, Ronee w ill make a presentation to the PSU com m unity and others in terested. The presentation will take place Tuesday, A p ril 12, at 3:00 p .m ., at Sm ith M e m o ria l C e n te r, room 459. O ffice Building, W ashington, D .C . 20515). T h e in te rn sh ip pays $860 per month for the two-month stay in the n a tio n 's c a p ita l. T h e in te rn m ay choose which eight-week period he or she would like to w ork in C o n gressman Smith's office. " T h is is the th ird year in a row that I'v e made this internship avail able to an Oregonian in the district I represent. It's an excellent o p p o r tunity for someone who is interested in the fed eral g overnm ent to get some hands-on experience in a con gressional o ffic e . T h e Iasi tw o in terns I'v e had in Washington, D .C . have found the experience was very h elp fu l to them , and I ’ ve enjoyed helping them gel involved in learn ing m ore about the way their gov ernment w orks," said Congressman Smith The 1981 intern was Tom E llio tt o f Oregon City. The 1982 intern was Jim Wiles of Salem. 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