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, »•• • <’» • • * * • **< • > / ’ V » V •/* * 3 • • v 7v - ** * * ’ * ’ *»•#***< i I « W • # • ♦ > 4»r>- S 9 • 4 • • • > * • * * » ♦ • * • < • * * » * * * * <<</*#* X *■ * * * * * April 2 2 ,1992...The Portland O bserver-P age 7 McMur phy's Appliance Center UJasher & Dryer 1 9 9 - Refrigerators From $ 1 2 9 - Ranges From $1 2 9 - fc tf* Open Mon.-Fri. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm i » • 'H • t 9** 9«*» »M F ¿ales è) Service ^Pdtfcs& Portland Rental Housing Study to Conduct Voluntary Inspections A pilot study w ill begin in A pril to help assess the quality ol rental hous ing in Portland. The Portland Rental Housing Study, a joint effort o f the Citizens Advisory Committee lor Qual ity Rental Housing and the City ol Portland, w ill include voluntary in spections of single- and m ulti-fam ily housing in five neighborhoods around the city. “ Maintaining a healthy housing stock is a top priority for the city,” said Portland City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury, who heads the Bureau o f Buildings. “ This study is a direct out come of recommendations ol the Com prehensive Housing Affordability Strat egy (CHAS) wc adopted last year. It w ill give us a gauge o f what the city s rental housing is like. The CHAS recommendations led to the appointment o f the Citizens A d visory Committee, which includes rep resentatives form landlord groups and neighborhoods as well as citizens in terested in housing issues. 1 he com mittee is sending letters to about 800 landlords to inform them o f the study and to ask for their voluntary participa tion. If a landlord chooses to take part, a city housing inspector w ill visit the Carlson o f the Bureau o f Buildings. “ The program is a real benefit to every one involved. Inspectors w ill advise landlords about potential hazards and maintenance issues, landlords w ill get a written evaluation of their property and the city w ill get better information about how to better use limited re sources.” If the inspector finds immediate threats to safety, such as exposed w ir ing, broken pipes or lack ol heat, the owner w ill need to make needed re pairs. Violations which arc repaired within an agreed-upon period o f time w ill not be subject to fines and w ill not be kept as a permanent record. “ The committee has worked hard to make sure the study is useful to every body,” said Sharif Abdullah, who chairs the Citizens Advisory Commit tee. “ The combination o f all our back grounds, from landlords to neighbor hood activists, helped us to hammer out a solid and workable plan.” Inspections w ill occur in portions of the Brentwood-Darlington, King, Northwest, Portsmouth and Sellwood neighborhoods. Carlson said the neigh borhoods were chosen because they represent a cross-section ol the city s housing. The first inspections in the four- month study arc scheduled for mid property. “ The purpose o f the study is to gather information about the condition of Portland’s rental housing,” said Greg For Best Results Advertise in the Observer [ The M inority Affairs Council and the O ffic e fo r D iv e rs ity and Multicultural Affairs at Portland Slate University host a reception for commu nity members on Friday, April 24,1 rom 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Vanport Room (Room 338, Smith Center, 1825 S.W. Broadway). Invitations went out to rep resentatives from the metropolitan area who share diverse urban population concerns. The purpose o f this reception is to share information about activities pro moting diversity and crosscultural com munication at PSU, to recognize the special efforts o f two students in these activities, and to share information about upcoming events sponsored by PSU s student organizations. The two students honored at the reception are IndiraSampson-Dawson and Andres Vargas. Sampson-Dawson is a recipient of the Presidential Associates Commu nity Service Scholarship for 1992-93; one of five students awarded $2,000 for scholastic ability and community in volvement. She is aboard member with the American Indian Association of Portland, working on two sub-commit- tees for youth and education. She also participates in the Oregon Indian Coa lition on Post-Secondary Education, working toward the recruitment, reten April. Deadline for classifieds is Monday 5pm ___ Fax: 288-0015 Philip Morris Doesn't Want Kids To Smoke One of the most trying aspects of being a parent is encouraging your child to make the right choices — not just to follow along. In today's complex society, growing up involves more pressures and choices than ever before. Studies show that young people do things because their friends do. Smoking is one of those things. At Philip Morris U.S.A.. we believe that smoking is an adult decision. We don't want children and teenagers to smoke. That's why the tobacco industry is ottering a booklet aimed at helping parents meet the challenge of providing their children with the tools to resist peer influence. The booklet. "Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No,' is HclpuxYxith SavNò Students Honored at PSU Reception designed to keep parents and children communicating about important issues like smoking. To continue its longstanding commitment that smoking is not for young people, the tobacco industry also has strengthened its marketing code and is supporting state legislation to make it tougher for young people to buy cigarettes. We are also working with retailers for strict compliance with state laws prohibiting sales of cigarettes to minors. For your free copy of "Tobacco: Helping PHILIP MORRIS Youth Say No.” return U.S.A. the coupon today. P.O. Box 41130 Washington. DC 20018 PLEASE SEND ME MY FREE COPY OF TOBACCO: HELPING YOUTH SAY NO. I I I I I I Please Print NAME____ ADDRESS. C ITY ____ ZIP. STATE. tion and graduation o f Indian students. She is active in areas addressing women’s issues and multicultural is sues. “ My career goal of being involved with the educational system as a teacher and as an adminr trator is intercon nected with my activities in the com munity and at PSU,” says Sampson- Dawson. “ It is important for me io make a difference in people’ s lives.” Andres Uribes Vargas is the first graduate o f the Portland Teachers Pro gram at Portland State. He finished a vocational training program at a com munity college but continued his stud ies in higher education until he was forced to drop out. Returning to school, he received his BA in ceramics in 1990 then entered the Graduate Teachers Education Program in Spring of 1991. As a teacher’ s aid, he worked in both Special Education-Severely Emotion ally Disturbed and the Migrant Educa a ■ • . ' ' ' « < *> ,•**„• A * *• ’ * •*- S* 5 I, Vf £ -.4 .^ I- • t / •VAV ? * Kafoury Seeks Nomination for Housing Commission Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury called for nominations from interested citizens to serve on a new county-wide Housing and Community Development C om m ission (H C D C ). The Commission’ s charge is to improve the public sector housing delivery system and to provide the leadership to increase awareness of affordable housing issues. Portland .Gresham and Multnomah County are adopting ordinances to ap point a citizen commission charged with coordinating housing policies and re sources. HCDC w ill advise the jurisdic tions on housing, supportive social ser vices, and related community develop ment needs, and link those needs to recommendations for policy, program and budget development. HCDC w ill consist o f 15 volunteers appointed by Portland (9), Gresham (3), and Multnomah County (3). Staff sup port to the Commission w ill be provided by City and County agencies. The HCDC w ill have direct access to local government on issues o f policy development, budgetrecommendations, and program coordination for public/ : - > private housing initiatives. Commis sioner Kafoury stressed the importance of the new Commission. “ We need some dedicated and capable citizens who are dedicated to solving local affordable housing problems,” she said. The HCDC proposal is based on a major recommendation o f the Compre hensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) that was adopted by the cities of Portland, Gresham and Multnomah County in December, 1991.TheCHAS, a federally-required document, was de veloped by over 100 local citizens to guide affordable housing development and supportive social services in the county for the next five years. Nominations for the commission are due Maya 12. Appointments w ill be made in early June and the Commission is expected to begin work in July, 1992. If you are interested in finding out more about the Housing and Community Development Commission, contact the Bureau o f Community Development, City of Portland, 808 S.W. Third Ave., Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204, phone: 823-2375. Primary Election Voters’ Pamphlet Produced Faster, Less Expensively The 1992 Primary Election Vot ers’ Pamphlet w ill arrive in Oregon homes before the twenty-day voter reg istration deadline has passed, Secretary ofStatePhil Kcisling announced today. “ In the pasL voters’ pamphlets have arrived in the mail after the deadline to register to vote,” Secretary Keisling said. “ We’ ve worked hard to get this pamphlet to Oregonians before the deadline, so that after having seen it, they’ d have time to register.” Voters' pamphleLs w ill arrive at Oregon resi dents’ homes between A pril 18 and 25. The deadline to register to vote in the May 19 primary election is A pril 28. Secretary Kcisling also said that the Elections Division saved roughly $100,000 on budgeted publication and mailing costs.“ Byusingsmaller, lighter paper and presorting pamphleLs by mail route, we were able to cut costs by $100,000,” Secretary Keisling said. Secretary Kcisling exhibited the Primary Election Voters Pamphlet on A p ril 14 at Oregon L ith o p rin t in M cM innville, where the pamphlet is 4 * ; L A •. tion Program. he his finishing his Masters in Edu cation and w ill continue studying to ward a Masters in Special Education. “ I decided that the only way my son would get a good education was for me to be involved in education, says Vargas. “ It’ s been a long road.” Vargas hopes to continue his schooling, how ever, eventually getting a doctorate. being printed. , K « • « • • ♦ - A. * > * » Art -♦ * * • T / '. ’; a - & ijK I & i ' T*' $ ¡s#
