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Traffic Management
To Be Discussed
The Oregon D epartment o f l ra im­
portation (OD O T) will hold two open
house public m eetings to provide in­
form ation about potential traffic m an­
agem ent techniques and options on
the H istone Colum bia River H igh­
way The m eetings will be June 15 at
M osier School and June 22 at Corbett
M iddle School. Staffw ill be available
from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on both
evenings
T he H istoric C olum bia River
Highway include Crown Point H igh­
way, Cascade Locks H ighw ay. a por­
tion o f M t Hood Highway in Hood
River, the O ld Colum bia River Drive
Highw ay and Mosier-The Dalles High­
way O D O T is proposing to renam e
all o f these highway s as the Historic
C olum bia River Highway T his would
change addresses for some residents
along the highway
Inform ation about A Traffic M an­
agem ent Study o f the Historic Colum -
bia River Highway will be available at
this meeting This document discusses
the im pacts advantages and disadvan­
tages o f different traffic m an ag e­
ment techniques, including: access
m anagem ent, special signing, 90 de­
gree intersections and left turn chan-
nel-izatio n O ptions discussed for
Crow n Point Highway between Larch
M ountain Road and Dodson include:
vehicle size restrictions, one way
o p e ra tio n , toll o p era tio n , sh u ttle
buses, speed zones and changes to
access to M ultnom ah Falls. Copies of
the docum ent are available on re­
quest.
T his is an inform ational meeting.
A second workshop m eeting will be
held in September to discuss w hich
tech n iq u es and optiops should be
im plem ented.
For more inform ation contact:
Jeanette Kloos. Scenic A rea coordina­
tor 653-3222.
WS & Son’s
Featuring
GRAND OPENING
NEW & USED FURNITURE
Celebration Officially Reopens
Renovated North Park Blocks
Tri-Met’s Tunneling
Causes Controversy
T ri-M ct and Finely’s Sunset M e­
morial Park went to court to settle a
dispute about T ri-M e t's plan to tunnel
underneath the cemetery to accoin-
m odatc the light-rail project . T he con-
struction is scheduled to begin in mid
June T he judge (Judge H ollie Pihl)
granted im m ediate possession o f the
80 fool easem ent below the cemetery
L ilting folk m usic, speeches and
ch ild re n ’s song an d laughter w ere on
ta p fo r th c d e d ic a tio n o fth e r e h a b ili-
taled N orth Park Blocks. T hose at-
tending the dedication w ere treated to
a free brow n bag concert by the five
m em ber m usical group Condor, song
a a n n d d d d a a n n c c e e by
a p p e e a a c c e e
by th
th e e c C n h n ild
m oB tessori S ch o o l c h ild re n , an d
to Tri-M ct and this should keep Tri- speeches by state an d city officials,
Met on schedule.
Finely san d their clients are very an d neighborhood representatives,
upset about this decision T heir con- C on d o r’s perform ance w as sponsored
ccm is for the relatives w ho are buried by N o rth P ark s B locks n eig h b o r,
there and they do not w ant them dis- Pendleton W oolen M ills,
turbed zuier
After iwo
two ana
and a a nau
h a lf aays
days oi
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em otional testim ony from concerned was
w as a joint
jo in t project oi
o f the
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clients the decision was reached
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Tom Walsh. G eneral M anager Bureau o f Parks and Recreation and
for Tri-M et is asking the board to get the M etropolitan A rts Com m ission.
construction going even if F inely’s D elivering rem arks at the event w ere
takes their case to a higher court. He State R epresentative G ail Shibley,
was quoted to have said, “ An appeal M ayor V era Katz, PDC Com m issioner
is very likely, but the tunnel would be C arl T alton, Parks D irector C harles
Jordan and Pearl D istrict N eighbor­
finished before the appeal process.”
Tri-M et is happy w ith the deci­ hood A ssociation P resid en t C arol
sion, but say s that does not lessen our Sm ith-Larson.
R enovation o f the N orth P ark
concern for the families.
T he tunnel will run under an Blocks began in A ugust 1990 w ith the
oi
the local aesign
team o oi f
o f the
design team
estim ated 1,000 occupied and 1,000 selection
W alder and Macy, L andscape A rchi-
vacant graves Ted Runstein, and a t­
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torney for Finely’s says, in addition to tects. P D C ’s funds for the N orth Park
the pain it is causing the relatives, he Blocks renovation project w ere allo­
cated before last y ear’s loss o f urban
is very disappointed with the decision.
renewal funds allow ing the project to
proceed w ithout delay. T he design
team was assisted by subconsultants
and specialists including a lighting
specialist to ensured adequate lig h t­
ing or the safety and security o f park
and the Bureau o f Parks and Recre­
ation to improve the North Park Blocks
to the sam e standard as the rehabili­
tated South Park Blocks.
T h e a r e a s u r r o u n d in g th e
park has undergone a renaissance in
recent years w ith m ajor new private
an
public
ent ~ including
the
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relocation o f Pendleton Wooleri M ills
h e a d q u a rte rs,
ell s T ec h n ica l
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Bookstore, Daisy K ingod’s expansion,
ver, W ashington.
The N orth Park Blocks stretch new loft h ousing, an d renovation
from SW A nkeny to NW G lisan be­ o f th e G o ld e n W e st a n d S a lly
tw een NW Park an d E ighth Avenues. M cCracken buildings for special needs
Im provem ents w ere m ade to virtually housing.
In addition, other m ajor projects
every aspect o t e par ----------o
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new
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are helping to im prove N orth Down-
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H o ew
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tnu n ciirh
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benches.
C irculation
and parking
is- tow
n such
as the T ran sit m all extern
sues were also addressed to help plan sion north to U nion Station, PDC s
for the a re a ’s future needs. In addi- Facade Renovation P rogram w hich
tion, im provem ents w ere m ade to the provides businesses w ith low -interest
sport courts in the F landers/G lisan loans to restore and renovate O ldT ow n
block and the ch ild ren ’s playground and C hinatow n storefronts, and the
in th e C o u c h /D a v is b lo c k . T h e recent opening o f N W 9 th Avenue to
play ground ’ s play structures are placed Front Avenue.
T he N orth Park Blocks w ere origi­
atop a unique rubber base to a :d the
nally
platted and dedicated to the City
prevention o f injuries.
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f
P
ortland
in 1867 by C aptain John
T he renovation also contained a
percent
for
art”
com
ponent
w
hich
is
Couch.
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he
expansion
o fth e rail . yards
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being coordinated by the M etropoli- perm anently term inated the a ^ b e r t y
A Com
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Avnancinn
n f thp expansion
N orth Park
Blocks
o f the
N orth Park Blocks
tan Arts
m n ission.
urrent plans
and
converted
the
surrounding area to
call for the installation o f tem porary
artw ork to be featured at Septem ber’s com m ercial and industrial uses. By
1910, the area was developed w ith
First Thursday G allery Tour
Since the 1940s, the N orth Park m ulti-story w arehouses, sm all com ­
Blocks, despite some im provem ents, m ercial buildings an d hotels.
PD C is the C ity’s agency for ur­
w ere generally neglected an d had
fallen into a state o f disrepair T he ban renew al, housing an d econom ic
1988 Central City Plan called for PDC developm ent.
users; a playground specialist who
worked to m ake the play ground acces­
sible to handicapped ch ild ren an d
parents; and an arborist to preserve
the health o f the historic elm s Be­
cause o f the grow ing arts com m unity
in the area, local artist Larry K irkland
also was a m em ber o f the design team .
G eneral C ontractor on the project was
Al, Concrete Specialties o f Vancou-
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9am to 8pm M S
I0am to 5pm Sunday
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D re sse rs.......................................$35.00 & Up
Floor L a m p s ........................................... $10.00
T able L am p s..............................................$3 00
Tw o Piece Sofa S e ts ...............$150.00 & Up
Chest D ra w e rs............................. $40.00 & Up
T V ’s B /W ......................................$20.00 & Up
T V ’s C o lo r ................................... $45 00 & Up
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Multnomah County
Parks Increases Fees
P ro g ra m s th a t
w ill e v e n h e l p y o u c o v e r m o s t if
n o t a ll o f y o u r c l o s i n g c o s t s .
Visitors to Multnomah County regional parks can
expect to pay increased fees after June 1, 1993.
C iting rising costs to operate and
m aintain the quality and breadth of
program s and s e n ices provided to the
region, the B oard o f County Com m is­
sioners gave final approval to a series
o f fee incieascson Thursday, May 20,
1993.
S tarting June 1, 1993, visitors
can expect the following changes
E ntry fees at Oxbow and Blue
Lake Parks will be changed to $3.00/
vehicle all days during sum m er sea­
son (currently $2.00 weckdays/$3 00
w eekends and holidays) Sum m er sea­
son has been extended from Septem­
ber 30 to O ctober 3 1 to more accu­
rately reflect the user dem and on the
parks At Oxbow Park, cam ping fees
will be $9 00 night/site (currently
$8 00 night/site) Oxbow G roup camp
fees will change to $2 OO/person/night
on Friday. Saturday and nights pre­
ceding holidays (currently $ 1 OO/per-
son/night) T he $35.00 refundable
D e p a r t m e n t o f H o u s in g a n d
If y o u ’d lik e m o r e
portion of the alcohol perm it will b e­
come non-refundable. Buses will be
charged a $6.00 entry fee (currently
the same asot her vehicles). Boat Ramp
fees will be $3.00/vehicle all days
(currently $2.00/vchiclc/alI days)
“We believe the proposed fee in ­
creases arc very reasonable and com ­
petitive w ith sim ilar facilities in the
state,” said C harles Ciecko, M ult­
nomah Count) Parks D irector The
Parks D ivision is a self-supporting
organization w hich relies heavily on
user-fees to fund operations and m ain­
tenance “ W ith a user-fee funded or­
ganization. cost increases over and
above re\ enue must be passed through
to the user to keep the park system
accessible and viable,” com m ents
Ciecko.
For more inform ation on these
adjusted fees, or any aspect o f the
Parks Division operations, please call
248-5050.
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