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Rally On Capitol
Steps
Westside MAX Tunnel
Contract Documents Released
Representatives o f local ju ris d ic ­
tio n s today jo in e d T ri-M e t in the o f­
fices o f the Westside project’ s new B id
lenge—is the number o f jobs it w ill
create for Oregonians,’ said T ri-M e t
General Manager Tom W alsh The
C enter io announce the releaseof docu­
m ents describing the estimated $150
m illio n tunnel construction project
T h e tunnel is the firs t and largest
$50 m illio n tunnel payroll w ill re­
quire 1 25 m illio n hours o f w ork to
complete an employ the equivalent o f
through the project and delay opening
day "W ere we to w ork conventional
200 people fu ll tim e over the next
three years,” Walsh said
Walsh said a substantial portion
o f the workforce w ill be Oregonian
A citizen committee appointed by
T ri-M e t is putting fin a l touches on a
comprehensive program to boost par­
ticip a tio n o f m inority and women
w o rk e rs and s u b c o n tra c to rs in
Westside work Recommendations
W estside M A X construction contract
to go out to bid
The three-m ile, tw in tube tunnel
w ill bore thorough Portland s West
H ills from the W ashington Park reser­
v o irs on the east tojust w est o f F inely s
Sunset h ills M ortuary. A station 250
feet below the W ashington Park zoo
and other institutions w i l l be the deep­
est tra n sit station in N o rth A m erica
T h e T ri-M e t Board o f D irectors w ill
hours, completion could be delayed by
up to four years, and $60 m illio n
additional cost would be incurred
Walsh said
A stringent program to m inim ize
impacts o f construction has been de­
signed by T ri-M e t The nighttime work
w ill largely be contained inside the
tunnel M aterials excavated at night
w ill be removed and stockpiled at
either end u n til they can be hauled o ff
the next day, m in im iz in g nighttim e
are expected in tw o weeks
W ork on the tunnel w i ll proceed
on a 24-hour basis. "T he tunnel is the
key stone for the Westside project,’’
aw ard the contract May 27, w ith con­
stru ctio n beginning th is summer.
"T h e beauty o f th is p ro je ct-a sid e
fro m its m agnificent technical chal­
Walsh explained. A delay in com ­
p le tin g the tunne! w o u ld rip p le
The 1RS And Oregon State Help
People Avoid Bankruptcy
Good news fo r taxpayers who
believe they w o n ’ t be able to pay their
tax b ills on A p ril 15th. Both the In te r­
nal Revenue Service (IRS) and the
Oregon Department o f Revenue are
w o rk in g w ith the n o n -p rofit agency,
Consumer C redit Counseling Serv ice
(CCCS), to help CCCS counselors set
up debt management plans to pay
delinquent taxes.
T h is specific arrangem ent w ith
both the Federal and State tax au th o ri­
ties w ill enable CCCS to be more
successful in w o rkin g w ith th e ir c li­
ents who ow e back taxes as w e ll as the
usual bank, department store, and
crite ria w h ich enables them to figure
state taxes into a debt management
plan.
CCCS is a no n -p rofit agency that
helps people in financial trouble. O f­
fering free counseling, CCCS coun­
selors w ork w ith th e ir clients to create
a workable budget. When necessary,
CCCS w ill negotiate w ith creditors to
take sm aller payments over a longer
period o f time. Some m ajor creditors
reduce or waive interest charges when
accounts are paid through CCCS.
CCCS is the only v iable alternative to
filin g fo r bankruptcy, a blem ish that
can rem ain on one’ s credit record for
medical b ills.
The IRS has trained CCCS coun­
selors on how to arrange installm ent
plans fo r those who need help As
w e ll, the Oregon Departm ent o f Rev­
enue w ill also provide counselors w ith
ten years.
CCCS has been serv ing the com­
m unity fo r more than 25 years and has
offices in Portland, Beaverton, Gre­
sham, Oregon C ity, M c M in n v ille , The
Dalles, Vancouver, and Longview.
Faye Burch To Serve
As Advocate
C o n tin u e d f r o m f r o n t p a g e
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board o f directors. She w ill also par-
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ticip a to r in m u lti-ju risd ictio n a l group
study researching disparity in con­
tracting.
B urch has served as a p olicy ad­
viso r to Governor Roberts since June
o f 1991. She was previously director
o f com m unications fo r the C ity o f
Portland Bureau o i f B
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ild in g s B urch
received the 1988 Serv ice Award from
iw u v v u u
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the C om m ission on B lack A ffa irs,
and the 1986 Serv ice A w ard from
U S. West Com m unications She is a
member o f the Urban League O f P ort­
land board and the W om an’ s Foun­
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dation o f Oregon.
The O ffice o f M in o rity , Women
and E m erging Sm all Business is lo ­
cated 155 Cottage St., N E, Salem,
Oregon, 97310 For more in fo rm a ­
tio n about the O M W E S B programs,
please contact Faye Burch at 378-
D B E Inform ational Session
The O ffice o f M in o rity , Women
and Em erging Small Business w ill be
conductinga DBE Inform ational Ses­
sion on Thurs. M arch 2 5th from
5:30pm -7pm at the L lo y d Center
Tower, 825 N.E. M ultnom ah, 12th
floor, rooms 12A/B.
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Portland w ill conclude w ith an inter­
national N ig h t celebration at L in ­
coln Tuesday, M arch 30 at 6 p.m.
The event w ill feature Russian food
and dancing. In A p ril. L incoln stu­
dents travel to Khabarov sk to live
and attend school w ith their Russian
counterparts fo r one month
Stu­
dents also w ill v is it Moscow and St
J o y c e W a s h in g to n
P u b lis h e r
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affro n t to our intelligence.
The R ally took place to show the
legislature that not only are Orego­
nians ready fo r fa ir tax reform , we
demand it! It is unacceptable fo r our
children to suffer because our elected
o fficia ls have not worked together to
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to
assure stable school funding.
M ay W allace, Pamela K e lly
for Parents fo r Q u a lity Education
Bank Sponsors State's Largest
Hispanic Education Summit
S a tu rd a y, M a rc h 2 7 , 1993 at
Tacoma C om m unity C ollege. Stu-
dentCenter,5900S. 12St.,Tacoma,
other as friends and colleagues
Wash.
Jim Hill To
improve
Treasury
Operations
Hot Topic Planned For 1993
CPAO Conference In April
C rim e Prev ention and Com m u­
nity P o licin g --” B rid g in g The Gap”
C o n tin u e d f r o m f r o n t p a g e
is the C rim e Prevention Association
o f Oregon (C PAO ) 1993 Conference
surer H ill’ s request.
A nnually, an outside accounting theme. T h is year’ s conference w ill
firm w ill perform an in-depth review be held A p ril 21 through A p ril 23 at
and evaluation o f the Treasury ’ s in ­ the Inn o f the Seventh M ou n ta in in
ternal controls and procedures relat­ Bend, OR Large group workshops
in g to its more complex investment w ill focus on crim e prevention and
areas such as the Com m on Stock com m unity p o licin g together to fa ­
Investment Program, the A lternative cilita te changes that law enforce­
Equities Program, and the Venture ment is experiencing.
T h e c o n fe re n c e b e g in s on
Capital Assets Program, The first
Wednesday. The opening ceremony
and general membership luncheon
w ill feature a presentation on “ La y­
ing the Foundation” - th e natural evo­
lu tio n o f successful po licin g efforts
involves both com m unity p o licin g
and crim e prev ention tactics A large
review is expected to begin in July
1993. These in-depth reviews w ill be
conducted on a rotating basis
Scholarship applications fo r attend­
ing Portland C om m unity College
are now available fo r the 1993-94
academic school year through the
PCC Foundation. The Foundation
o ffic e is located at PCC's Sylvania
on Thursday is a workshop on "C o m ­
m unity Involvem ent and Problem
S o lv in g S trategies” . W a sh in g to n
C ounty’ s C rim e Prevention Special­
ist A rlene W ittm ayer w ill focus the
w orkshop on the techniques neces­
sary to id e n tify, reach and achieve
sustained inv olv ement at a ll lev els o f
the com m unity.
B reaking up the h ig h ly p a rtici­
patory w orkshop w ill be a “ Resource
Fair” luncheon in the outdoor p a vil­
ion Conference attendees w ill be re­
warded Thursday evening w ith a
“ good o ld fashioned Western Ho-
D ow n!” E njoy scrumptious grub, try
y our hand at some “ chancey” Kansas
C ity-style games and k ic k up “ yer"
feet to some pretty fine honky-tonk ”
group workshop, entitled: "P repar­
in g fo r Change,” features Johnnie
Cain, PhD, a w e ll-kn o w n BPST in ­
structor who holds his doctorate in
O rganizational B ehavior. P a rtic i­
pants w ill explore health survival
s k ills to cope w ith the inevitable
c o n flict that accompanies change.
Rounding out the after noon is a
Campus, 12000 SW 49th Avenue,
CC B u ild in g , Rm. B21.
Deadline fo r applications is Friday,
M ay. 14. A ll materials must be in
the Foundation office by 5pm. Any
late applications w ill be d isq u ali­
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rou r e
ir u n in
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piano music.
O ur featured and fin a l workshop
o f the confcrence~” C rim e Preven­
tion and Com m unity P olicing: W hat’ s
W o rk in g !” --w ill fo llo w continental
breakfast on Friday. Joseph E. Brann,
C h ie f o f Police C ity o f Hayward, C A,
hosted hospitality hour
The 8am continental breakfast
a strong advocate o f com m unity po­
licin g , is the featured instructor.
F rid a y’ s luncheon w ill include
the annual CPAO awards Ceremony
and the election o f officers.
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Russian and American schools. The
program enables students in both
countries to advance in their la n ­
guage studies and allows Americans
and Russians to get to know each
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agers o f both countries Developed
as a result o f the Reagan-Gorbachev
Moscow Sum m it Treaty, the Presi­
dential H ig h School Academic Part­
nership Exchange currently spon­
sors exchanges between 60 pairs o f
fied.
E s ta b lis h e d In 1 9 7 0 b y A lfre d L. H e n d e rs o n
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ally sponsored program is designed
to increase language proficiency and
cultural understandingbetween teen­
Khabarovsk this month
The Russian students' stay in
nities
Special guest: FHW A Region 10,
C iv il Rights D irector, W illie Harris.
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center at N E Seventh and Oregon, measure! It has failed to give us tax
three blocks cast o f the Oregon Con­ reform, and i t ’ s h u rtin g schools!
We have learned that i t ’ s im pera­
vention Center The bid inform ation
center is open on weekdays from 8 tive that we fin d replacement rev enue
fo r education, now, not later-before
a m to 5 p in .
our ch ild re n ’ s futures are damaged.
A pre-bid conference offering
We have learned that a creative
detailed in fo rm a tio n on all aspects o f
and equitable tax solution is possible.
this com plex project w ill be held
M arch 25 at the Red L io n Inn -L lo yd In fact there arc several excellent pro­
posals stuck in committee-proposals
Center For more info rm a tio n call
fo r solutions that Oregonians w ould
239-2166.
vote fo r i f given the chance.
The Legislature believes that the
m ajority o f Oregonians can’ t see that
we’ re facing an immediate crisis. They
believe we must “ suffer” before we
N ow in its fifth year, the feder­ w ill vote fo r new taxes. T h is is an
L in co ln H igh School Russian
language students and their fam ilies
host 22 exchange students from
P o rtla n d 's R u ssia n s is te r c ity
b ilitic s
• Licensing/credential issues
• C o n s tru c tio n C o n tra c to rs
Board education requirements
• Westside L ig h t R ail opportu­
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funding crisis to the voters.
M any Oregonians voted fo r M ea­
sure 5 because they wanted tax re­
form They thought that the passage o f
Measure 5 w ould force the Legislature
to do som ething about the increas­
ingly inequitable tax system in the
w ill be imposed on the contractor
state.
They also trusted that schools
Prospective bidders and subcon­
w
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be protected
tractors can pick up copies o f the 10-
Now
Oregonians have learned
volumc, 2.000-page packet o f tunnel
bid documents at a bid inform ation that Measure Five is a failed ballot
eted nighttim e sound levels.
W orking from the east end. a
tunnel boring machine w ill chum up
rock that w ill be earned by a covered
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vvith one voice, challenging the legis­
lature to offer a solution for the school
convey or belt into a cov ered hopper
A t the west end. construction activ ity
w ill be concent rated away from homes,
w hich w ill be protected from stray
noise bv noise walls. S trict lim its on
noise generation , strictly enforced,
noise and tra ffic Homeowners over­
looking the east portal construction
site w ill be offered a sound insulation
program to assure substantially q u i­
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Oregonians from across the state spoke
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technology that arc H ealthful, E n v i­
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The Grand O pcning/R ibbon-C ut-
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Energy efficie n t (HERE).
Products that have been recycled
and used in the home w ill be featured
during the ribbon-cutting. Self-guided
tours o f the house w ill be offered until
4:30 p.m.
To get to the HERE Today House,
take the C apitol H ighw ay e xit o ff o f I-
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tol and cross Barbur. G o le ft on Huber
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W . 25th. G o rig h t on 25th and take
your first le ft onto Luradcl Street.
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near or in your trees,
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