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«A T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 12, 1994 P age A7 GOVERNOR’S NEWS BRIEFS Mark FOR CONGRESS O R E G O N ’S 3R D D IS T R IC T On N o ve m be r 8th, vote to m ove A m e rica tow ards freedom and equal econom ic o p p o rtu n ity. VOTE MARK BRUNELLE FOR CONGRESS P.O. Box 82125, Portland, OR. 97282 • (503) 771-1162 Paid For By Mark Brunette For Congress 1Pol i+ica v ie w ooint T o W hom : We who live in the Tri-M et Transit district are being asked to vote on aG eneral Obligation Bond for $475 million to build South/ North Light Rail which is to run from Clackamas Town Center in the South to 39th Avneue North of Vancouver, W ashington. If we don’t get in on the con gregational allocations for transit in 1995 we will lose out for nearly 10 years or more. There are 26 others transit districts looking for that same money. W e need our part of the cost, so we can get the other parts. H alf o f the cost comes from the federal governm ent and that number will be going down. The part we are to put up is 16.5 percent of the total cost or 1/3 the local cost. The States of W ashing ton, and Oregon, will provide the remainder of the Non-Federal share of the project cost. Public-Private partnership may pick up some of the local costs. Tourism D ire c to r Nam ed O ctober 6 , 1 9 9 4 BRUNELLE If we don’t get this South/North light rail started we will not be able to afford it later. Just look at Cali fornia and Seattle. They were late in doing what we are wanting to do. Los Angeles, California is now go ing back to their older railroad beds. W e are ahead o f having to play catch up; so let’s stay that way. I h eard a b o u t six y e a rs ago th at h a lf o f L os A n g eles C ounty is p av ed o v e r for rig h t a way u sage. We all need to think o f what w e’re leaving for our children and those who will follow us. There is an old adage that says, “W e should try and leave earth better than how we found it” . We all need to think how we can best slow down on hydro-car bon to slow global w anning. How is the best way to do this so we may all win? Industry and the auto has to share in this field. G o v e rn o r R o b e rts a tte n d e d p re se n ta tio n c e re m o n ie s for the aw ard s program in W a sh in g to n , D .C ., an d a c c e p te d O r e g o n ’s aw ard on b e h a lf o f the B e n c h m arks program . A $ 100,000 grant g o es w ith the a w ard , to h e lp p ro m ote the b e n c h m a rk in g p ro c e ss and e n co u rag e its a d o p tio n by o th e r lev els o f g o v e rn m e n t. Many local governm ents and other organizations across Oregon are also adopting benchmarking pro grams to coordinate their work with the state-level goals. (Steve Corson, 378-6307) State Secures G rant For Dislo cated W orker Training: Follow ing a meeting in W ashington, D.C. with U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, G overnor Roberts announced on September 30 that Oregon has won a $ 1,028,000 Labor D epartment grant to assist workers dislocated due to the recent closure of Litton Guildance This is a summary o f recent an nouncements and events form G ov ernor Barbara R obert’s office. For more information, please call the contact listed for each item. Oregon Benchmarks Take N a tional Award: The Ford Fundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced on Septem ber 29 that the Oregon Benchmarks program has been chosen to receive a 1994 Inno vations in State and Local G overn ment Award. The Benchmarks are O re g o n ’s n a tio n a lly a c c la im e d project to set m easurable goals to help guide planning and policy for the state’s future. The Innovations A w ards are considered to be among the nation’s m ost p restig io u s p u blic service awards, and recognize novel efforts to improve government at the state and local levels that are unusually successful in addressing public needs. and Control Systems in Grants Pass. The money com es from funds under Title III of the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), and will be adm inistered by The Job Council, in Medford, to help former Litton workers with jo b training and assessment, counseling, job place ment assistance, and other services. Eligible participants may also re ceive basic income support while they complete training activities. A W orker Adjustment Com m it tee made up of Litton workers, the state’s dislocated worker program coordinator. The Job Council, the State Employment Department and the Rogue Community College has already been formed and secured nearly $ 18,000 from Litton to assist dislocated workers. The state has also provided $18,000 in matching funds to provide basic readjustment services. (Steve Corson, 378-6307, Peggy Eberle, OEDD, 986-0111) Largest-Ever V o ters ’ P a m p h le t P ro je c t production and postage, is estimated at $1 m illion, roughly the same amount spent in 1992 when there were 9 ballot measures. $194,700 was received in fees for voters’ pam phlet statements, all of which goes to the General Fund. “The combined state and county booklets will range for 188 to 244 pages, with the state part alone weigh ing in excess of one-half pound,” Elections Director Colleen Sealock ndted. “This is a tremendous coop erative effort am ong the county clerks, postal service, printer and state that results in a total statewide distribution o f nearly 1.5 million copies.” Each of the 28 versions will con tain 160 identical pages o f inform a tion and arguments related to the 18 statewide measures. Each will also contain varying numbers o f pages for different statewide and legisla T w e n ty -e ig h t v e rsio n s o f O regon’s 1994 G eneral E lection V oters’ Pamphlet will be showing up in mailboxes, in advance of the O cto ber 18 voter registration deadline. Sixteen of those versions will con tain individual county voters’ guides. More than 242 arguments were filed for the 18 statewide measures on the November 8 ballot. “This is the largest-ever V oters’ Pamphlet project,” Secretary of State Keisling said. “If we were operating under the same laws two years ago, it would also be the longest and costli est.” K eisling cited a num ber o f changes the Legislature approved last session that reduced the length and cost of the V oters’ Pamphlet, while at the same time providing incen tives for more counties to produce their own. As a result, the total state cost for the project, including all tive races, precincts and polling places, district maps and general in formation. In 16 of the versions, a County V oters’ Pam phlet containing information about local candidates and races will be inserted. Because of size limits, separate booklets will be distributed by Multnomah, Washing ton, Clackamas and Marion Counties. “O regonians will be voting on the m ost m easures since 1914,” Keisling said. “The V oters’ Pam phlet is a trusted and valuable tool to help voters make critical decisions that are sure to affect the future o f our state.” The project will use just over 950,000 pounds of recycled news print manufactured at the Smurfit Newsprint Mill in Oregon City. Con tractor for printing, binding and dis tribution of the pamphlet is News- R e g is te r P u b lis h in g C o. o f M cMinnville. V o lu n te e rs N eed ed To H elp S um m er S tr e e t Fair Sum m er Solstice, a day to cel- ebrate com m unity and our connec- tion with the Earth, was the theme o f N orthw est Portland’s first street fair *n eight years, T he first m eetin g w ill be at the B rid g e p o rt B rew ery on O c to b e r 18 at 6 :0 0 p.m . W e ll, its tim e . A n yone in te r e ste d in p la n n in g th is te rrific event, p lease c o n ta c t Rob B ennett or A aron C o rm an at 22 3 -3 3 3 1 . Sterling Williams O f Portland, OR • • • • I Ken Middleton Ken Middleton has been named associate director of convention sales for the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission. His responsibilities will include m a n a g in g the c o m m is s io n ’s telemarketing program for northeast ern and southeastern U.S. associa tion accounts. Middleton previously was em ployed by the Indianapolis Conven tion and Visitors Association He is a graduate o f Indiana University, where he receive a bachelor’s degree in economics. • • * • ' „ • A • • , . * * ' * .» » » . » «VX» . » Í ,. ' Fall Food S ta m p In c re a s e Due • • *:/ **** . * . / Oregon Food Stamp recipients are seeing a small increase in the amount of food stamps they receive. Each year benefits increase dur ing fall and winter months to offset higher heating costs. In addition, the maximum amount of food stamps a family can receive is adjusted each October in response to changes in the cost of food. B u t b e c a u se p ric e s in the governm ent’s latest “market basket” survey of selected food items went up only slightly, the amount of the increase will be very small. The ex act amount will vary depending on family size, income and expenses. 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