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Partners Commit Funds Toward Construction Of New Resource Center
T h e P o rtla n d D e v e lo p m e n t
C o m m issio n (P D C ) a p p ro v e d a
$200,000 N on-Profit Facility Loan
to Brentw ood-D arlington com m uni-
ty/Fam ily Resource C enter, Inc. for
construction o f a com m unity center
in the Brentw ood-D arlington neigh
borhood. The Center will offer a
central ized location o f various neigh
borhood, non-profit and governm en
tal organizations that offer services
to the Brentw ood-D arlington neigh
borhood. P D C ’s loan is m ade possi
ble through the use o f C om m unity
D evelopm ent Block G rants adm in
istered by the Bureau o f H ousing and
Com m unity Developm ent.
The C enter will occupy approx
imately 54,000 sq. ft. o f currently
unused land at the southw est corner
o f Lane M iddle School located at
7200 S.E. 60th at K napp St.
T h e B r e n tw o o d - D a lrin g to n
Com m unity/Fam ily R esource C en
ter is a high priority o f the Brentwood-
D arlington N eighborhood Plan. Un
der the leadership o f M ultnom ah
County Com m issioner Tanya Collier,
representatives o f the neighborhood
and various agencies jo in e d to p ro
vide guidance and support for the
developm ent o f the project and en
sure board com m unity involvem ent
in the entire process. A non-profit
corporation w as form ed w ith the
purpose o f ow ning, leasing, co n
structing, m aintaining and operating
the various facilities that will make
up the C enter The C enter will be
supported by rents paid by tenants
w hich offer services to the com m uni
ty
T he property will be m anaged
by the C enter Board o f D irectors
with day to day m anagem ent by the
C enter D irector. T he eleven m em ber
board is m ade up o f six representa
tives from the Brentwood-D arlington
com m unity (three from the neigh
borhood association and three at-
large), the principal o f Lane M iddle
School representing Portland Public
Schools, a representative o fth e C om
m issioner in charge o fth e Bureau o f
H ousing and Com m unity D evelop
m ent, a representative from the o f
fice o f the M ultnom ah County C om
m issioner o f D istrict 3, and two ten
ant representatives.
The Center site is large enough
to accom m odate the C enter, parking
outdoor recreational areas, and al
low space for future expansion. The
Portland Public School District has
entered into an agreem ent to lease
the property to M ultnom ah County
who in turn has agreed to sub-lease
th e p r o p e r ty to th e n o n -p ro fit
B rentw ood-D arlington C om m unity/
Family Resource C en ter T erm s o f
the land lease are $ 1.00 per year for
40 years.
T he B uilding will be one story
with the heart o f the C enter featuring
a large m ulti-purpose space to ac
com m odate a variety o f com m unity
activities. The building will alsocon-
tain a kitchen, offices, exam room s
and classroom s. /A.eas have been
designed with close consultât ion from
com m unity and social service agen
cies expected to be tenants o f the
Center.
The C enter also includes prop
erty currently occupied by the Safety
Action Team, a cooperative com m u
nity poi icing effort between the neigh
borhood, M ultnom ah County Sher
iff and the Portland Police that has
resulted in the closure o f over 100
n e ig h b o rh o o d d ru g ho u ses. T he
T ea m 's functions will continue at
this location, augm ented by new work
stations for two parole and probation
offices and the County D istrict A t
to rn ey ’s office.
l.ocation o fth e C enter adjacent
to Lane M iddle School, Lane C om
munity School and the Safety A ction
team building is advantageous ac-
Reinstatment of Housing Gun Ban Refused
T he Suprem e C ourt M onday let
stand a ruling that public housing
tenants in M aine cannot be barred
from keeping guns in their homes.
The ju stice s turned dow n an appeal
by the local H ousing A uthority
aim ed at reinstating its ban,
w hich had been in effect for 20 years,
on gun possession in public housing
com plexes.
T he ban w as w ritten into lease
agreem ents in an effort to curb crime
and violence. Police officials said
the ban helped insure the safety o fth e
2,700 tenants in the city ’s public
housing projects.
T h e c a se h as b ee n c lo se ly
w atched by gun-control advocates,
who have urged sim ilar bans around
the country to prom ote public safety.
B ut M a in e ’s h ig h e s t c o u rt
stru c k d o w n th e ban in A p ril in a
v ic to ry fo r th e N a tio n a l R ifle
A s s o c ia tio n . It ru le d th a t th e
h o u s in g a g e n c y la c k e d a u th o rity
u n d e r sta te law to re g u la te gun
p o s s e s s io n . T h e N a tio n a l R ifle
A ss o c ia tio n had c h a lle n g e d th e
b an o n b e h a lf o f tw o u n id e n tifie d
te n a n ts w ho c la im e d th a t it v io
la te d th e ir r ig h t to k ee p g u n s at
h o m e fo r sa fe ty an d r e c re a tio n .
In its Suprem e C ourt appeal, the
housing authority said a
federal law requiring it to pro
vide decent, safe and sanitary hous
ing should take precedence over a
M aine law barring any state agency
from regulating firearm s.
T he housing authority said fed
eral law expressly gives it "the m ax
imum am ount o f responsibility” to
m ake m anagem ent decisions based
on local housing needs and neigh
borhood conditions.
T he Suprem e C ourt denied the
appeal w ithout com m ent, refusing to
get involved in the dispute.
Homeowners Can Save 20 Per Percent
Or More On Their Home Heating Bills
furnaces using kerosene.
Special incentives are available
for low incom e households. A nyone
with limited incom e can contact the
local com m unity action agency for
m ore inform ation and to learn about
this and other financial assistance
home energy audit, low interest loans
and cash rebates for w eatherization.
H om eow ners who heat with oil
now have incentives to install high
efficiency oil furnaces. H om eow ners
who replace their oil furnace w ith a
new high efficiency oil furnace after
Septem ber 1 can receive cash re
bates o f up to $300.
“H om eow ners can save 20 per
percent or more on their hom e heat
ing bills with a new high efficiency
oil furnace,” said T errie Heer, A d
m inistrator o f the O regon Oil Heat
Com m ission. “T hose savings alone
will pay for the furnace over tim e, but
the cash rebates make that invest
ment even better,” H eer said.
The cash rebates are available
for a lim ited tim e on a first-com e,
first-served basis. H om eow ners sim
ply need to call their heating oil d ea l
er to apply for the rebate and the
Com m ission will send the custom er
a rebate application. A fter the fur
nace is installed, both the hom eow ner
and furnace installer will sign the
application which can then be m ailed
to the Com m ission. T he C om m is
sion will send the rebate directly to
the customer.
The rebate am ount will vary.
For furnace m anufacturers partici
pating in the program , the rebate
am ounts will be $300 for furnaces
fortable and affordable. W ith w inter
com ing, now is the tim e for people to
call,” H eer said.
A nyone w ho heats their hom e
with oil can schedule a free hom e
energy audit to b e 'e lig ib le for the
financial incentives from SFJQ(W by
ca llin g to ll-fre e 1-800 -4 5 ^28 6 6 0
statew ide or at 659-3204 in Portland.
Through the free home energy
audit, homeowners and renters can
learn what they can do to save the most
money. Each homeowner or renter
can receive one free home energy au
dit. Trained energy specialists will go
through their home with them and tell
them how much the measures may
cost and how much they can save.
They can then decide which actions
make the most sense for them.
The SH O W program offers all
households that heat with oil cash
rebates o f 25 percent o f the cost to
$400 for insulation or a new high
efficiency, flam e retention burner.
co rding to planners. T he C enter will
serv e B re n tw o o d -D a rlin g to n an d
surround ing ne ighborhoods that have
a high population o f fam ilies with
small children, Seniors, low -incom e
residents and individuals w ho ie-
quire o r are eligible for m edical and
m ental health services, food stam ps,
day care, parenting education and
jo b , housing and em ploym ent assis
tance.
P o te n tia l te n a n ts w h o h a v e
signed letters o f intent include: P o rt
land Im pact Fam ily C enter, M ult
nom ah C ounty A ging Services, Port-
landC om m unityC ollege, R oseC om -
niunity D evelopm ent C o rporation,
OSU Extension, State Adult and F am
ily S erv ice s and th e M u ltn o m ah
County H ealth Team am ong others.
Day Cares At Premium
When developers smell a strong de
mand, they generally act like kids in acandy
store trying to grab a piece ofthe action. But
when it comes to the risky business of real
estate for kids, developers are exercising
uncharacteristic caution.
C hild-care centers once were the
least p o p u lar option for w orking par
ents. T oday they are the prevailing
choice. O nly 6 percent of preschool
children o f w orking m others were
cared for in centers in 1965, versus 28
percent in 1990, according to Roger
N eugebauer, publisher o f C hild Care
Inform ation E xchange, a trade m aga
zine based in R edm ond, W ash.
“T oday the m ajority o f fam ilies
are in the w orkplace, w hether as single
parents or as tw o-incom e parents. No
one is at hom e to take care o f the
kids,” says M ary Ellen G ornick, presi
dent o f the A ssociation o f W ork Life
P rofessionals, a national organization
o f child care consultants and head o f
Corporate Parenting A ssociates in Des
Plaines. “Institutions h av en ’t quite
caught up so w e’re scram bling for
places to put our kids.”
L IS C E N S E D IN O R E G O N S IN C E 1975
Singles & Seniors, I can help youi
“1st Class Guarantee”
SHOW is a program o f the O regon
D epartm ent o f Energy and is funded
by the O regon fuel oil industry.
H om eow ners w ho w ant to take
advantage o f the cash rebates for new
high efficiency oil furnaces can call
their Ipcal heating oil dealer or the
O regpn Oil Heat Com m ission at I -
800-243-H E A T.
A -ZEB R A
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Realty Inc.
300 NE Multnomah, Suite #27
Portland, Oregon 97232
George A. Hendrix
MBA, GRI, Broker
(503) 230-1390 • (Res.) 287-6837
TO FEEL SAFER AT NIGHT, WE
RECOMMEND A SIMPLE, AGE-OLD SOLUTION.
A NIGHT-LIGHT.
Funding for the rebate is lim ited and
will be available with no m axim um
incom e limit o f a first-com e, first-
served basis until the money is gone.
Low interest loans are also to pay for
insulation, new energy saving w in
dow s or h igh efficiency, replacem ent
oil furnaces. T he loans are offered by
participating lenders throughout the
state at 6.5 percent interest to people
who heat their hom e w :,h oil.
“ The incentives for new high
efficiency furnaces and for hom e
w eatherization can help oil heat cus
tom ers make their hom es m ore com -
available.
All oil heated hom es can also
qualify for low interest loan financ
ing for new high efficiency oil fur
naces. T hrough the State Home Oil
W eatherization (S H O W ) program ,
oil heated hom es can receive a free
using heating oil #2 and $150 for
Natural Gas Fireplaces Grow
In Popularity
Natural gas fireplace equipm ent is
gaining in popularity, as consum ers
seek to avoid the air pollution and
health problems assiciated with wood-
burning fireplaces, the American Gas
Association says.
N atural gas fireplaces resem ble
w ood-burning fireplaces, but include
ceramic logs that give the appearance
o f burning wood when surrounded by
flames fed by a gas jet. No chim ney
or existing fireplace is needed, be
cause natural gas fireplaces can be
vented directly to an outside wall.
Some can be turned on and off via
remote control.
Many consumers prefer natural gas
fireplaces because o f th eir c o n v e
nience - no wood to chop and stack,
no ashes to clean and no smoldering
cinders at bedtime.
In an effort to improve air quality and
assist individuals with respiratory prob
lems, many communities ban or limit
the use of wood-burning fireplaces.
Wander outside your darkened home tonight and you'll find plenty of reminders about the benefits of automatic lighting. The sprinkler head
will politely remind your toe. The hanging plant will tenderly remind your cranium. And over in the driveway, the car bumper will ever-so-gently remind
your kneecap. Now here's another reminder: Outdoor lighting systems can help make your home less attractive to thieves. Without wasting precious
energy. And to learn more about these space age gizmos, all you have to remember is Portland General Electric's Power Smart program. Where you can
get energy-saving tips on heating, hot water, appliances and more. It's all part of our ongoirg effort to tell you about the latest enerqy-efficient
technologies. And to help you use energy wisely. So call soon: 1-800-722-9287. Before your kneecap decides to remind you again.
Sales of freestanding natural gas
stoves and fireplace inserts shot up by
4 1 percent and sales of dedicated gas
burning fireplaces grew by 28 percent
between 1993 and 1994, according to
the H earth P ro d u c ts A sso c iatio n .
Nearly one-fourth o f the nation's new-
home builders now offer natural gas
outlets in fireplaces.
Portland General E le ttri
The experts on energy efficiency.
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