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T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 12, 1994
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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