Carter Pushes For Summer Jobs For Youth
S ta te R epresentative M arg are t I Carter (D e m ocrat,
N o rth N o rth ea st P o rtla n d ! to d a y v o te d to r the first step
to establish a sum m er Y o u th C o n se rva tio n C orps for
1987
'W e m ust get the kids on the streets in to w o rth y
endeavors this s u m m e r.' stated R epre sentative Carter as
she exp la ine d her vo te M o n d a y on H ouse Bill 5555
We
( an not neglei t our fu tu re by lo o kin g aw ay fro m th e need
of w o rk n o w fo r ou r y o u n g people, " Carter said
Under House Bill 5555, an in itial $50,000 is to be
a u th o rize d to set up the m ech an ism fo r a state w ide
Y o u th C o nse rvation C orps
U nder th e p ro po sed pro
gram you ng p im ple w ill y e t a change to earn a salary,
learn g o o d w o rk habits, and im p ro ve O re g o n 's n a tural
resource e co n o m ic base, ’ Carter e la b orated
If en
ai ted the C orps w ill be a pe rm an ent e m p lo y m e n t op p o r
tu riity tor y o u n g people ages 17 to 23 It is an o p p o rtu
nity for the kids on tfie street corn ers to learn em e rge ncy
services, p u b lic co n se rva tio n , re h a b ilita tio n , and im
pro vem e nt p ro g ra m s in urban and rural areas
S elf s u ffit lency for at risk y o u th w ill be one o f the
prim ary o b ie ctive s of th e pro po sed p ro g ra m
For each
yo u n g person, w e hope to op en a d o or to im p ro v e d eco
nome s itu a tio n and skills A n o th e r o b je c tiv e is educa
lio n
Corps m em b ers w h o do n o t have a hig h scho ol
dip lo m a w ill also tie w o rk in g to w a rd o b ta in in g a G E D
Carter said
f xperience fias also s h o w n tha t the se are dollars w ell
spent For every dollar on th is typ e of pro g ra m , it is esti
a fter th e C ivilian C o nse rvation C orps developed by the
m ater) the state w ill gain $1 61 in b e n e fits
I hope the vo te on th is M o n d a y is o n ly the b e g in n in g
for ,i very w o rth w h ile p ro g ra m ," Carter said
The O regon Y o u th C o nse rvation C o rps is m odeled
late P resident F ranklin D R oosevelt over 50 years ago
Under the o rig in a l p ro gra m , yo u n g people fro m over the
n a tio n cam e to O regon to im p ro ve the na tural en viro n
rnent. fo re s ts w ild life h a b ita t, and h isto rica l sites
NOTICE OF
CANCELLATION OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Notic e is hereby given ttia t th e p u b lic hearing pre
vio usly scheduled to tie held by the Tri C o u n ty M e to
p o lita n T ra n sp o rta tio n D is tric t o f O regon (Tri M et)
at 3 30 P M , W edn esd ay. M a rch 25 1987, at the
P ortla nd B uild ing . 1120 S W 5th A ven ue , S eco nd
Floor M ee ting R oom " C " w ill n o t be held because
no requests w ere received The h e aring w o u ld have
t i e e n for the pu rpo se o f co n sid e rin g a gra nt applies
tio n for S ectio n 9 assistance under th e Urban M ass
T ra n sp o rta tio n A c t o f 1964 as am ended, for plan
rung pro|e Is The g ra n t a p p lica tio n is still available
for p u b lic in sp e ctio n at
Tri M e t
Public Services Division
4012 SE 17th A venue
Portland, O regon, 97202
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