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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1993)
N ovember 24, 1993 • T he P ortland O bserver P age 4 Toy & Joy R e c e iv e s E n d o rs e m e n t From F ire F ig h te rs A s s o c ia tio n __ __ eratin g costs (generously d o nated The P o rtlan d Fire B u re a u ’s S I 0 ,0 00, du rin g the O pen H ouse for the 1993 holiday season), is fe stiv itie s held at the new d is tri Toy & Joy 1993 Season was b rig h t the p roperty ol Lone S tar N o rth b u tio n c e n te r, located at 1050 N. en ed w hen they w ere p resen ted w est, a local supplier o f co n stru c- R iv er. The fa c ility , including op- w ith a ch e c k in the a m o u n t o f 1 m lion m -ilari'llc a te ria ls P re se n te d by U nion P resident (a n d a c tin g O re g o n S e n a to r ) , Randy L eo n ard , and accepted by D e a n J o h n s to n ( T o y & Jo y M an ag er),th ese funds w ill go to bridge the w idening gap betw een toy re q u e sts and tille d o rd e rs. P re sid e n t L eo n ard noted that this is the 6th c o n se c u tiv e year in w hich the P o rtla n d Fire F ig h te rs ’ A sso c ia tio n has show n its support o f the P o rtland Toy and Joy effo rts to p ro vide C h ristm as toys to needy P o rtla n d c h ild re n . He p o in ted out that the funds go w holly to p u r chase to y s, w ithout a d m in istra tive c o sts or fees taken out. Dean Joh n sto n said the m oney w ould go to fillin g the need o f toys lor older g irls & boys (ages 10-12): an age group usu ally u n d e rsu p p lie d w ith d o n a tio n s o f g a m e s and c ra ft item s. T hese toys are p u rchased on a w h o le sa le lev el, giving the m ost valu e for the funds receiv ed . Y ou, too, can help by d ro p ping new or like-new toys at any P o rtlan d Fire S ta tio n , or by d o nating m oney to the Toy & Joy M ak ers, 55 SW A sh, P o rtla n d , OR 9 7 2 0 4 ..O r by having an office C h ristm a s Party w ith a Toy & Joy barrel fo r toy d o n atio n s. W e W ish You A M erry C h rist mas A nd A H appy New Year! PDC To Renovate Morrison Park Apartments: Affordable Housing The Portland Development Com mission (PDC) approved at its O cto ber meeting a $490,000 loan to Inno vative Housing, In c. for Lhe rehabili tation of a seven story hotel located at 803 S.W. Morrison Street. The project consists o f 60 vacant rooms which will be rehabilitated into new afford able apartments for downtown work ing people with average annual in comes of S 16,000 or less. The build ing will contain 48 studio units; 6 one-bedroom units and 6 two-bed room units. There are two existing commercial spaces on the ground floor which will remain. Total acquisition and rehabcosls for the project are S4.6 million. Inno vative Housing, Inc. (1HI) will serve as general partner w ith Key Bank of Oregon as the limited partner. This project will be IH l’s second project with PDC; the first being renovation of the Foster Apartments in 1990 through the Downtown Housing Pres ervation Program. PDC Housing Director Ncyle Hunter indicated putting the project together involved a complex financ ing package that leveraged the use of public money to a high degree. “IHI was able to secure participation from Bank of America for S3.1 million in acquisition financing, W ashington Mutual for S2.3 million in permanent financing, and S 1.4 million in ow ner ship interest by selling tax credits to Key Bank o f Oregon,” said Hunter. “ By involving private partners to this extent we are able to preserve the use o f precious public dollars to be put to use elsewhere in the community.” Innovative Housing, Inc. was formed as a non-profit corporation in 1985 with a mission to help develop or maintain affordable housing in the Portland metropolitan area. IH1 Board Member Greg Specht indicated the building has been vacant for many y ears as it w as e c o n o m ic a lly unfeasible to turn it into office space or a hotel. “We are pleased with this project as it not only breaths new life into an older structure but also injects new vitality into the immediate neigh borhood through additional housing units for downtown workers.” PD C’s loan is made through the Com m ission’s Rental Rehabilitation Program (RHP) which offers low- interest loans to acquire and rehabili tate rental housing. Since 1981 the RHP program has succeeded in re pairing over 4,000 units of rental housing. It is a requirement of the RHPprogram that properties qualify ing for rehabilitation remain afford able to low-and moderate-income households. The RHP program receives its funding through a variety of sources including a private funding agree ment with Bank of America, and fed eral dollars through the Community Development Block Grant Program and rental rehabilitation programs administered nationally by the De partment of Housing and Community Development. The RHP program ’s use of federal and private dollars has left the program basically unaffected by PD C’s loss of tax increment money. Apartments at the Morrison Park will range in size from 294- sq. ft. for a studio to 614 sq. ft. for a two- bedroom unit. Rents will average $335 for a studio; $357 for a one-bedroom and S427 fora two-bedroom. Exterior w ork on the b u ild in g w ill c o n sist o f new' w in d o w s, p a in t, ro o f, a p a rtm e n t en try and sig n ag e. In te rio r w ork w ill involve su b sta n tial re h a b ilita tio n to to ta lly u p grade u n its and w ill add a new lo b b y , e x e rc ise room , an d jo b tra in in g space for P o rtla n d C o m m unity C o lleg e. C o n tra c to r for the re n o v a tio n is P& C C o n stru c tio n and a r c h i tects are B ayard M entrum A rchi- te c tu re /In terio rs. Project m an ag e m e n t is p r o v id e d by Sam G alb reath A sso ciates and p ro p e rty m a n a g e m e n t by G u ard ian M an agem ent C o rp o ra tio n . In Need Of Thanksgiving Dinner ? 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The program is a cooperative schools because of weapons viola venture developed by the Oregon tions; youth involved in violent, gang- Peace Institute, Emaneul Hospital and related activities referred by GRIT; H c a llh C e n te r, P o rtla n d P u b lic and parents or guardians of the re Schools and the Gang Resource Inter ferred youth. vention Team (GRIT) o f Multnomah County’s Juvenile Justice Division. Representatives from each organiza Continued from front tion recently gathered fora newscon- ferencc toannounce the $50, (XX) grant, a m e n d m e n ts ( C h ild r e n F i r s t which was recommenced by United m em bers can call the office and W ay’s volunteer Community Invest be m ailed , a t n o -c o st, a list o f B oard n o m inees an d /o r a copy o f ment Fund Committee. “Save Our Youth” will include a th e p r o p o s e d b y -la w a m e n d reality-based siide/videoprogram that m en ts). Im m ed iately fo llo w in g will be presented by medical protes- the A nnual M eeting, the C h il sionals to clearly depict wounds and dren F irst B oard o f D irecto rs w ill injuries caused by weapons. Inlorma- m eet until 6pm . You are w elcom e tion will include the long-term health to atte n d and observ e the B oard and financial consequences for vic m eeting. tims and their families. “ Young people In the co m in g w eeks there don’t understand...the impact on a w ill be im p o rtan t R egional M eet family caused by a S 15,000 operation ings held in P o rtla n d (W e d n e s on a lace at Emanuel Hospital,” said day, D ecem ber 8, 7pm a t C en tral Rosanne Royer of the Oregon Peace L u th e r a n C h u r c h , 2 1 0 4 N .E . • Institute. H an c o c k ) and E u g en e “We would like to, frankly, pul (Tuesday,December 7, 7pm at First ourselvesoulof businesson this Iront, United Methodist Church, 1376 O l added Dr. Linda Erwin of Emanuel ive). 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