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Page 2 Portland Observer, February 1.1964 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? W e offer saving* of up to 40% end more on fine quality wonder end Hoste** product* plus large discount* on other baked good* Beside* ou» every day low price* we feature »n store special* deity Just look for the bar gam sign* oh the display* «n our store Discover for yourself what thou sands of smart shopper* m the area have found You'll be amazed at the savings you make at our Wonder Thrift Shop! [ Food s tam p s gladly a cc ep ted ] S A T IS F A C T IO N GUARANTEED Vo« Northeast Portland: PDC target vity in the area. by Chuck Goodmacher • T o strengthen existing neighbor hood retail and commercial busi ness, and to attract regional firms. • T o improve the area’s livability and promote a positive outlook for its future as a place to live and do business. • T o support small- and minority- owned business development and expansion." Evidence provided to the Observer shows limited progress toward these goals. The greatest claim P D C makes for the success of its programs is the provision o f loans for businesses locating in (he Target A rea— many of them non minority. Both Wong and Peterson claim funding specific projects is the best effort P D C can pul forward given a lack o f consensus within the Northeast community regarding major developments. P D C claims to have created 167 jobs and retained 155 through fi nancing provided seventeen busi nesses in Northeast since 1980. PD C investments o f $1,494,883 generated private investments o f $4,717,117, according to a fact sheet provided by Wong. The assistance has been in the form o f loans provided through two programs: the Economic Devel opment Revolving Loan Fund and the Industrial Site Development Re volving Loan Fund. “ I don't see that much progress related to minority business," is O .B . H ill’s view o f the Portland de velopment Commission’s progress on the "Economic Development Program for the Northeast Target A rea .” H ill’s perception stems from his work as Chair of the Northeast Economic Development Task Force (N E E D ) and stands in stark contrast to that o f the Portland Development Commission (P D C ). " W e have made quite a bit o f progress," said W arner W ong, P D C ’ s Northeast Area Project Coordinator. The City Council approved the current "Econom ic Development Program for the Northeast Target A rea ,” in March o f 1982 to cap years o f study and very little actual improvement in inner Northeast. According to Steve Peterson, Eco nomic Development Coordinator for P D C (the City's official devel opment agency), the document wasn't intended to be another in a long list o f plans. Rather, said Pe terson, it was " to provide a broad framework for City action." The broad framework put forth in the Economic Development Pro gram included many different ele ments including five key objectives and nine specific actions as well as a budget. This week, the Portland Observer reviews P D C action in the "Target A rea" on a point-by-point basis. Comm unity response to these actions an d /o r lack o f action will be discussed in next week’s Obser ver. The "P ro g ram 's" five objectives were developed to focus City activi ties in the area, according to Peter son. Specific actions are to be up dated in annual action plans based on those five objectives which re main basically the same until they are reached, continued Peterson. As stated in the Program, the objectives Loans from the Economic Devel opment Revolving Loan Fund are funded with an initial $ 1.62$ million grant from the Federal Economic Development Administration and are officially channeled through a non-profit corporation, the City Loan Corporation. P D C sets aside one-third o f the funds available city wide through this program for Northeast. To qualify, the business must be located in the Portland city limits, and in addition, be one or more o f the following: • A minority-owned business: • A business being relocated by a public-sponsored improvement; or • A business that is willing to sign a First Source Agreement. Peterson says there is currently "m ore demand for loans than the availability o f funds." Loan de mand is particularly strong in Northeast according to Peterson. PDC 's budget request for Fiscal Year 1984-85 calls for $300,000 to are: • " T o provide employment op portunities within the Target Area for local residents, and to improve residents* access to employment opportunities within the Portland labor market. • T o attract and expand light in dustry to serve as a base for the area’s employment and income, and to stimulate additional business acti- be made available. The Industrial Site Development Revolving Loan Fund is another city-wide program being used by a few Northeast businesses. This fund provides money for assisting devel opment o f industrial sites and va cant buildings. One-third o f this program is designated for Northeast and one-third for the Central East- side Industrial District. There are no criteria lavoring minority businesses for this program. The Economic Development Pro gram does call for one loan program especially for minority businesses. Although PD C staff will present a proposal to the Commissioners Feb ruary 8th, no such program has been implemented. $50,000, allocat ed for this program in 1982, is still sitting in the bank. The Northeast Program budget contains $150,000 for land banking — none of which has been used or is currently designated. Those funds will revert to the City General Fund for disposal by the City Council in July if they are not used, stated Peterson. According to W ong, P D C is cur rently in the process o f computeri/- ing an inventory o f available com mercial and industrial properties in Northeast and will make this avail able to possible investors. P D C also worked with the N o rth east Business Boosters to resolve the parking problem along Union Aven ue. P D C looked at purchasing se lected sites for this purpose but, ac cording to W ong, current owners wanted exorbitant prices. P D C ap pears unwilling to use its powers of condemnation without community The Program also called for a Tar get Area job program which P D C support. The possibility of mid-day parking right on Union Avenue is also being explored. 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According to the December "Project Status Re p o rt,” development o f "several of the elements o f the jobs program " is being done in cooperation with the State Training and Employment D i vision. A marketing and promotional program is also called for by the Program, yet P D C ’s status report indicates no such program is being developed. Rather, the status report points to flyers marketing P D C ’s city-wide Business Development Program. The Program also calls for the creation o f a “ representative com munity task force to review progress in implementing the Northeast Strategy and to assist developing economic development direction for the area ." T o date. P D C staff have attended some meetings of, and pro vided some inform ation for, the Northeast Economic Development Task Force, yet primary contact has been with the Northeast Business Boosters who are just one element in the community. Peterson claims that there are two major reasons businesses are largely ignoring Northeast while expanding in other areas o f Portland. The first, says Peterson, is the lack o f lot-sizes large enough for light industry or, for that matter, any large building. The second impediment is the per ception that any new development will be met by community opposi tion and, continued Peterson, "n o body wants to come in on a cloud of controversy.” Nonetheless, P D C is hopeful about the future: "T h e people who live in a com m unity,” says Peterson, "are the best sales m en." Rrv A Bernard Ikava«* I A A B A George Schmidt of the translation service of the United Nations can translate sixty-six languages and br i ompNMCy o» we w«M e •very 110’ 2 Commercial N E Downtown PORTLAND 228-7545 581 8699
