Portland Observer, June 8, 1983 Page 5
From the oardroom
U N IO N AVENUE
GLASS
by Gladys McCoy
Multnomah County Commissioner
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the inevitability o f change. M any o f
them now understand: a) that build­
ing sewers in mid county will pre­
vent further deterioration o f the mid
county aquifer which is now being
developed as a backup water system
for the entire region, b) The D .E .Q .
has set June, 1984, as a deadline for
a mid county sewer plan. Non-com­
pliance could result in a ban on « « /
further building. Such a ban coupled
with the current lack o f adequate
sewage facilities could delay eco­
nomic development o f the area for
many, many years, c) That M u ltn o ­
mah County w ill be phasing out
delivery o f some municipal services
from an urban to a rural level over
the next three years, and finally d)
that the Cities o f Portland and
Gresham have adopted Urban Serv­
ices Policies which include the possi­
bilities o f extending needed services
to unincorporated mid M ultnom ah
County. M ind you, there are sume
urban services provided by the
County only such as Health
Services, M ental Health, Anim al
Control, and Justice Services. The
County w ill continue those func­
tions.
As for our second goal, I can only
report that the Future o f Local G ov­
ernments O roup has not yet reached
a conclusion by a significant majority
as to which o f the remaining three
options it will endorse. However,
originally those options included a
new city for unincorporated East
In the fall o f 19A2, 1 formed the
Future o f
Local Government*
Group to addreu the problem* o f
infra*tructure, economic develop­
ment and urban subsidy in M u ltn o ­
mah County. The group wa* created
to promote cooperation, communi­
cation, and understanding o f the
problems among the jurisdictions o f
Portland, Gresham, M etro and
M ultnom ah County. A ll sixteen
members o f this group agreed with
me that a cooperative approach to
problem solving was in our collec­
tive best interest*. They each signed
the resolution stating their willing­
ness to work together.
The group includes 4 C ity Council
members and the M ayo r, 5 County
Commissioners and the County Ex­
ecutive, The Director, President and
Vice President o f M etro and the
N .E . M etro Councilor representing
unincorporated East County, and
the M ayor o f Gresham. This was an
historic effo rt
for
M ultnom ah
County which should have far reach­
ing benefits for all o f us.
O ur twofold mission has been 1.)
to educate and inform citizens that
the status quo is unacceptable in un­
incorporated
mid
M ultnom ah
County and 2.) to study the various
options and eventually to persuade a
significant m ajority o f the group to
support one o f those options.
W e have been successful in our
efforts to alert the citizens o f unin­
corporated M ultnom ah County to
County. Comprehensive Annexa­
tion between Portland and Gresham
and consolidation o f Portland with
East County.
As o f M ay 13, the citizens o f un­
incorporated East County called
M C F A C (M id County Futures A l­
ternative Comm ittee) had secured
enough signatures to present the
concept o f a consolidated city with
Fairview to the M etro Boundary
Commission. A ll that is necessary
now, is for those signatures to be
validated and a 10% petition from
Fairview to be submitted for valida­
tion. The Boundary Commission
has' 120 days to make its recommen­
dation.
As many o f you know, 1 have
been a long time supporter o f C ity /
County consolidation, and I contin­
ue to believe that C ity/C o u n ty con­
solidation is the best long-term gov­
ernmental structure for our area.
Since 1 have been in public office, Ï
have continually tried to focus at­
tention on reducing the duplication
o f services by local governments.
It is because o f my efforts in this
area that I can and do oppose the
proposed massive consolidation o f
the C ity o f Fairview into unincorpo­
rated mid M ultnom ah County. That
kind o f consolidation would be du­
plicative o f every local government
service currently available. But
something must be done soon to
solve the problems I mentioned ear­
lier. And that something, I believe.
is comprehensive annexation o f mid
M ultnom ah County by a full-service
city or further functional consolida­
tion. In my opinion, these are the
best short term solutions
The Fairview consolidation peti­
tion will become a public documeni
as soon as it is registered with the
Boundary Commission.
As C ity residents, you need to be
aware o f the potential impact o f the
Fairview Consolidation on the other
jurisdictions now providing services
to the unincorporated area.
The F L G G has been instrumental
in moving this process along. Keep
an eye on us; your future depends
on us.
partment o f Housing and Urban
Development appropriation bill to
allow Section 8 recipients to partici­
pate in a shared housing arrange­
ment.
Not only would this be a humane
act, which would allow senior citi­
zens the companionship of a "room ­
m ate,” it also would represent a
savings to the federal government.
According to experts, shared hous­
ing arrangements cost only a third
o f traditional housing.
This change would also prove to
be a boon for programs like the
Portland-area Shared Housing P ro ­
gram which attempts to match pro­
spective tenants with homeowners.
In the Portland program, which
has received some 1.800 inquiries in
(he last year, applicants have been
unable to avail themselves o f shared
housing because o f the Section 8 eli­
gibility
requirements.
In
other
words, because o f senseless govern­
ment rules, senior citizens, who
made up 67 percent o f homeowners
applying for tenants, were deprived
o f a common sense way to save
money.
o f the City Council o f Detroit and
Georgia State legislator Tyrone
Brooks. C ivil rights leaders like the
Rev.
Joseph
Lowery
of
the
S .C .L .C ., Rev. Ben Chavis, Rev.
Herbert Daughtry o f the National
Black United Front, H a rry Bela-
fonte, Josephine Butler, President
o f the D .C . Statehood Party and
Haywood Burns, C o -C h air, the
National Conference o f
Black
Lawyers.
The July 2nd demonstration will
gather at the site o f the Vietnam
Veterans M em orial in Washington,
D .C . to symbolize the new danger
o f Central America and the C arib­
bean becoming Reagan’s Viet Nam.
The march will then proceed through
downtown
Washington
to
the
Shoreham Hotel where President
Reagan, the Joint Chiefs o f Staff,
the Cabinet, and leaders o f Con­
gress have been invited to a gal«
celebration o f the 4th o f July.
Organizers o f the July 2nd march,
according to Larry Holmes, a
national coordinator o f the A d Hoc
Committee for the July 2 Emergency
M obilization,
the
organization
which initiated the demonstration,
the march is seen as an urgent neces­
sity in the wake o f recent sinister
revelations regarding P en ttg on /C IA
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plans to overthrow the independent
and progressive young governments
of
Nicaragua,
Grenada
and
Surinam, as well as threats on the
part o f Senator Ooldwater o f in­
vasion o f Cuba.
The widening U .S . military role in
El Salvador w ill be a m ajor focus of
the July 2nd events. U .S. officials
are now directing the war against
the popular forces o f liberation in
that country on a day to day basis.
U .S. airforce bombers launched out
o f the U .S . base in Panama are con­
ducting nightly bombing and straf­
ing raids in El Salvador. Both m ili­
tary leaders and political leaders of
the Reagan administration such as
General Wallace Nutting and Gold-
water have called for sending U.S.
combat troops to El Salvador and
President Reagan has just stated
that he does not rule this out.
Particular attention o f the dem­
onstration will be given to protest
the Reagan administration’s hostility
and m ilitary threats against the
country o f Grenada, whose Prime
Minister M aurice Bishop is current­
ly visiting the United States. A l­
though Prime Minister Bishop has
asked for discussions to work out a
peaceful solution with the United
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tive rule, we can demonstrate that
the federal government can operate
both humanely and efficiently. W ith
imagination, we can find ways in
which social programs need not be
sacrificed to deficits and humane
government need not be mauled by
the budget cutter’s axe.
States the Reagan administration
has refused to date to grant such a
meeting. This same administration
has met many times f t the highest
levels with the racist apartheid
regime o f South A frica reflecting
where their concerns lie.
Holmes said that July 2nd can
play a pivotal role at this time in
holding the bloody hands o f the
Reagan administration and turning
the huge funds spent on military
adventures such as those being con­
ducted by Reagan in Central
America and (he Caribbean toward
being used to provide jobs here in
this country, as well as social services,
schools, medical care and all the
other necessities that have been cut
by the present administration.
Holmes said (hat his organization
w ill take part also in the building of
the August 27th Twentieth A n n i­
versary M obilization
for Jobs,
Peace and Freedom which like the
July 2nd march will take place in
Washington, D .C .
For further inform ation on the
July 2nd demonstration contact the
Ad Hoc Comm ittee for July 2
Emergency M obilization, 19 West
21 Street, New York City or call
(212) 741-0633.
Volunteer jobs available
There are dozens o f summer vol­
unteer jobs available for young peo­
ple between the ages o f 13 and 18. A
theater needs ushers and help at a
concession stand, volunteers are
needed to assist with animal care,
humane education and a lost and
f )und pet service, candy stripers are
needed at a hospital and teaching
assistants are needed to work with
multi-handicapped children.
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Rally protests Reagan's Caribbean policy
Black activists and organizations
from all around the country are get­
ting behind a national march and
rally to be held in Washington, D .C .
on Saturday, July 2nd to protest the
policies o f the Reagan administra­
tion with regard to Central America
and the Caribbean. The (hemes of
the demonstration w ill be: "Stop
the U .S. W ar Against Central
America and the Caribbean — No
M ore Viet Nam W ars " and “ Money
for Jobs at Hom e Not Wars
A b ro a d ."
The protest sponsored by hun­
dreds o f organizations and prom i­
nent individuals from labor unions,
religious groups and student organi­
zations including the Peoples Anti-
W ar M obilization, the National
Black United Front and the Com ­
mittee In Solidarity the the People
o f El Salvador was called a few
weeks ago as a broad effort to
counter Reagan’s escalation o f U .S.
military intervention in Central
America and the Caribbean.
Support has come from Congress­
men Ron Dellums (C A ), John
Conyers and George Crockett ( M l) ,
Parren Mitchell (M D ), Mickey
Leland (T X ), Gus Savage ( IL ) , as
well as Erm a Henderson, President
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by Congressman Ron Wyden
meats.
Sharing housing is one o f the
many ways that people save money.
And for our senior citizens, it can
also be a way o f securing safety and
companionship. But for recipients
o f Section 8 rental housing assis­
tance, it ’s not that simple.
Recipients o f Section 8 funds are
currently prohibited from using
their housing vouchers for shared
housing. Department o f Housing
and Urban Development regulations
require that each qualifying unit
have a private bathroom and kitchen
facility, which may not be possible
for persons in a shared housing a r­
rangement.
T o remedy this situation, I am
working to amend the F Y 1984 De­
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The process o f Fairview consoli­
dation has already begun. It is only
a matter o f time before the Bounda­
ry Commission will begin its work.
And it is there, at the Boundary
Commission, where all o f you can
be heard on this issue. The Bounda­
ry Commission is required to hold a
public hearing on the proposed Fair-
view consolidation. Their mission is
to minimize duplicate governmental
structures and to assess the fiscal in­
tegrity o f any newly proposed juris­
diction, including an economic fea­
sibility analysis and estimate o f the
tax rate that will be required to pro­
vide services. This petition should
also include an analysis o f their re­
lationship to other existing or need­
ed government services.
Washington Hot Line
Washington can be a city o f
doomsayers. N o more so than now
when federal deficits have surpassed
the staggering figure o f $200 billion.
The naysayers are telling us the defi­
cits mean the end o f compassionate
government; o f a government that
can, in the widest sense, provide for
the well-being o f its citizens.
In short, deficits have been inter­
preted to be the death knell for
social programs.
I reject this interpretation. Inno­
vative and cost-effective ways can
be found for the government to
deliver services. An example is an
initiative l*m supporting to provide
for the use o f Section 8 housing
vouchers in shared housing arrange-
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