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Low Income Housing Tax Credit Crisis
Senate Committee Acting This Week On Proposal To Eliminate Credit!
Dear Friends
o f Housing:
T his is an
emergency bulle
tin to let you know
that the single larg
est source o f equi
ty for affordable
housing in the state
is about to dry up if
we don’t all take
action NOW to
p rev en t it. The
U nited
S tates
House o f Repre
sentatives W ays
and Means Com
mittee last week sustained Chair
man Archer’s plan to end the credit
in 1997 as part o f the H ouse's def
icit-cutting budget reconciliation at
tacking “corporate welfare.”
The LIHTC is not “corporate
welfare” : unlike other tax code pro
visions, the LIHTC does not subsi
dize corporations for expenditures
they would make anyway (i.e., de
preciation and business entertain
ment), but rather mirrors the chari
table dedication which encourages
S en ate F in an ce
Committee Chair
man Roth (R-DE
And Our Oregon
Senators And Tell
I Them They Must
taxpayers to do good in their commu
nity by rewarding them with a tax
reduction for helping people in need.
Neither should Oregonians be pun
ished for compliance problem that
have occurred in other states.
The next step is the Senate Fi
nance Com m ittee. U nder House
rules, amendment on the floor there
to reinstate permanence will be vir
tually impossible, so the big push
now needs to be with the Senate
Finance Committee. Please Write to
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N ot Sunset The
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Insist T hat The
Conference Com
mittee With The
H ouse Include
L IH T C P ernia
nence. Dispite the
H ouse ru le s,
would’t hurt to let
yourCongressman
know ofyour support for the LIHTC
either -- the issue will eventually
reach the House floor.
T hank You For yo u r Imme
d iate H elp On T his. P lease send
a copy o f yo u r letter to Lynn
Partin at O H C S. She has as
su m ed th e re s p o n s ib ility for
track in g federal legislation. H er
telep h o n e num ber is (5 0 3 ) 986-
2017.
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(N A PS)—Q: I am s u p p o s e d
to se p a r a te n e w sp a p e r s, p la s
tics, and c a n s from th e r e st o f
my trash for r e c y c lin g p u r p o s
e s . Is t h i s r e a l l y w o r t h t h e
effort?
A: Recycling has been sold as
something of a cure-all for envi
ronmental problems. In fact, it is
an economic activ ity in which
potentially valuable m aterials—
paper, m etals, glass and p las
tics—are recovered and sold to
someone who can use them in
making new products. Markets for
recycled material vary from region
to region. Som etim es th e re is
more material than recyclers and
manufacturers can absorb.
Each community’s elected offi
cials and voters should decide for
th em selves w h eth er recycling
makes sense to them. For exam
ple, a recent stu d y by Keep
America Beautiful showed that a
typical community of 500,000 resi
dents spends an average of $2.5
million a year more for recycling
than if those materials were land-
filled. T h a t’s $2.5 m illion not
available for police, schools or fire
protection. Whether th at sort of
expenditure and priority is desir
able can only be answered by the
local citizens.
If the community does decide to
have a recycling program, its suc
cess will depend on active partici
pation from local resid e n ts.
Proper preparation and sorting of
recyclables helps reduce costs
incurred in the recycling process.
Consumers can also help “close
the loop” by looking for products
that are actually made from recy
cled materials. To obtain a direc
tory of materials made from recy
cled p la s tic , you can c a ll
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HELPFUL HINTS FROM EXPERTS
The "Holds E veryth in g” Chest
If you caulk a damaged walk
way now, you may have less
need to make major repairs later.
izontal areas where water does not
collect, pre-mixed acrylic patch repair
made for stucco and cement is quick
and easy to apply in one step with
a putty knife.
• Remember, filler can seal a
crack but it cannot stop settling,
which may cause future cracks.
• A basic concrete m o rtar
repair compound may be used for
chips and between bricks and cin
der blocks.
• An acrylic-based lightweight
concrete repair product may be
used on vertical and horizontal
surfaces if water is not a problem.
• Fill small driveway cracks up
to 1/8 of an inch with a butyl rub-
b e r/a sp h a lt form ula black top
repair product available in car
tridges. Use a flexible putty knife
to smooth.
• Driveway cracks of 3/16 of an
inch or larger should be repaired
with a solvent-based clear caulk or
polyurethane and plastic backer rod.
Concrete and m ortar repairs
are easier than ever with the right
tools and sealants. If you repair
damage now, your property will
look great all year and you’ll be
p rep ared for the next bout of
weather, whatever it may be.
Looking for that perfect gift?
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Want to say thank-you?
A Meal-A-Gram is a gourmet lunch hand delivered on
Wednesday, October 25th to anyone you choose in the
Portland metro area. Your thoughtfulness will help
provide meals for local seniors in need.
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(NAPS)—There are four kinds of
weather conditions that can wreak
havoc on concrete porches, steps,
walls, foundations and driveways:
hot, cold, damp and dry. If your prop
erty has been exposed to any of those,
chances are there are places that
could use some repairs.
To tackle these problems, there
are many sealers and fillers for
mulated with adhesives designed
to bond to the damaged area and
fill in those cracks.
“They can make the job quick and
easy,” says Kerry Lane, technical
manager for Red Devil, Inc., a lead
ing manufacturer of home improve
ment products. He offers these sug
gestions for sealing cracks and
shoring up walls.
• Structural damage needs pro
fessional care.
• A patch of new cem ent
applied to an old cement structure
will not adhere unless an adhe
sion prom oter such as latex or
acrylic polym er is brushed on
first.
• Basic concrete mortar can be
used for chipped steps, founda
tions and walkways, and vertical
cracks 1/8 inch or smaller.
• Sm all cracks may also be
repaired with a blacktop/driveway
repair, solvent-based clear caulk
or polyurethane sealant available
in cartridge form.
• Widen small cracks into a “V”
shape to allow more complete sur
face contact.
• For cracks 1/4 inch or larger,
apply the ap p ro p riate se a la n t
after a closed cell polyethylene
backer rod has been forced into
the crack, up to about 1/2 inch
below the surface.
• For vertical surfaces and hor-
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Assorted Frozen Treats
Hot, Delicious Coffee
C igarettes/C igars
Variety Goods
Candy & Snacks
On Saturday and Sunday, came taste the best “Louisiana”
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