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You Can’t Remodel A 60-Foot Tree
Som etim es home buyers find,
much to their surprise, that when
their new house is finished and it’s
time to landscape, their wallet is
empty. T h e y spent their money on
extras or, in many instances, didn't
budget anything for landscaping.
O wners should plan and budget
carefully when landscaping their
property, says M ike Snyder, chair
o f the Oregon Landscape C on trac
tors Board One reason is financial
Snyder says 10 to 15 percent o f a
property ’s value is in its landscap
ing. "Spend $5,000 on landscaping a
$50,000 piece o f property and y o u ’ ll
get it back in resale." Not only that,
but heating and co o lin g costs can be
reduced with the right trees and tree
placement. A n automatic irrigation
system w ill pay for itse lf in water
savings and resale.
Besides a general contractor, peo
ple bu ilding a new home should co n
sider hiring a landscape contractor.
A landscape architect w ill help with
the crucial decision o f where the
house is placed. D o owners want
the house hidden or exp o sed ?
W hat’s the best view ? Is view the
top priority? What about a large
play area for children? H ow can
e xistin g trees be saved? Proper
house placement can also lessen
drainage and access problems.
Housing Authority Welcomes
New Resident Commissioner
The H ousing Authority o f Port
land (H A P ) welcomes new resident
com m issioner Tom Rem ly Rem ly
was appointed to the C om m issio n by
Portland M ayor Vera K a tz. H e w ill
work actively on the com m ission as
a representative o f residents in H A P
developments.
" It ’s a pleasure to welcome Tom ,
"said Denny West, H A P E xecutive
Director. “ He brings an understand
ing o f the fundamental issues o f H A P
residents, ad vocates po sitive ap
proaches in problem so lvin g, and
carries a deep commitment to the
people we serve”
A Portland-area native, R e m ly has
resided in a H A P high-rise develop
ment in Northwest Portland for sev
en years. “ I look forward to w orking
on H A P ’sC o m tnission , “ R em ly said.
“ I sincerely believe I can make a
useful and thoughtful contribution to
the w ork o f the H ousing A u tho rity’s
C o m m issio n .”
N ow retired, R em ly has worked in
several fields, includingem ploym ent
in the Environm ental Services and
the Urban Services Departments o f
the C ity o f Portland. He also lived
and w orked in San Francisco for 15
years in engineering sales.
In the com m unity, R em ly has also
volunteered with the Red C ro ss D i
saster Se rvices, in special education
c la s sro o m s o f the O re g o n C it y
Sch o o ls, and in the N /N E N e igh b o r
hood C o a litio n youth program s at
the k in g N eighborhood F a cility.
R e m ly replaces Rose Sch n ell, a
resident in a North Portland high rise
developm ent, who retired from the
C om m issio n after serving five years.
T h e H o u sin g Authority o f Port
land provides affordable housing
services for over 20,000 low incom e
Neighborhoods For People
A s c r e e n in g o f the v id e o
“ C o H o u s in g : N e igh b o rh o o d s for
People” w ill be held Tuesday. A p ril
9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Reedwood
Friends C hurch, 1901 S E Steele.
A n in tro d u c to ry p resen tatio n
about cohousing and C ascadie C o m
m ons’ plans to create a cohousing
eco village in Portland w ill follow the
screening. The event is sponsored by
C asca d ia Com m ons. A d m issio n is
free.
In cohousing com m unities, in d i
v id u a l re sid e n ce s are c lu ste re d
around a C om m on House w hich pro
vides amenities such as shared meals
an dchild ren’splay spaces. Pioneered
in Denmark, more than 100 cohousing
com m unities are now being planned
in the U .S.
C o H o u s in g video screenin g and
orientation, 7:30 - 9 :0 0 p .m .; Tues
d ay, A p r il 9, ¡ 9 9 6 ; R ee d w o o d
F rie n d s C h u rc h , 2901 S E Steele
Fo r more info: cal I Cascadia C o m
mons at 650-7169. A d m issio n: Free
and very low income people through
out Multnomah County, and its com
m issioners are representative o f the
county. The Com m ission includes
one H A P resident com m issioner, two
appointments by request ofthe M ult
nomah County C h air, two appoint
ments by request o f the M ayor o f
Gresham and four Portland-area ap
pointments.
A ll com m issioners are appointed
by the M ayor o f Portland and ap
proved by the Portland C ity C o u n cil
Fo r more inform ation, please con
tact H A P Public A ffa irs Coordinator
Joleen C olo m bo at 2 7 3 -4 5 2 1
“ Absence o f A lic e " P oll Finds
Am erican Recoil from Sp rin g clean
ing. People do it naked. Som e get
drunk first Men are helping women
do it more than ever. Most people do
it on the weekends, and they’ ll do
anything they can to get the jo b done
faster. O v e r 8 0 % o f consum ers,
though, clean house only when the
chores can no longer be avoided,
finds Settle-based Shurgard Storage
in its annual "A bsence o f A lic e ” sur
vey, conducted just in time for spring
cleaning.
With high hopes o f m aking spring
cle a n in g less daunting, Shurgard
polled 200 random consum ers on-
the-street io find out what aspects are
most off-putting.
So what are our most dreaded
tasks? C lean in g the bathroom was
ranked number one, followed by laun
dry and vacuum ing the stairs.
T o make chores go faster, most
people cranked up the stereo, while
others coaxed help from unfortunate
passersby. More housework was ac
com plished on weekends than at any
other time, and though most wore
regular clothes or sweats while tack
ling their tasks, one respondent spiced
things up by wearing “ skim py linge
rie" while another professed to don-
nine” “ somethine nauehtv.”
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ing the closets. These usually need to
be completely emptied and packed
again, hopefully after discarding sev
eral unused items. Ifstored items don’t
seem more accessible when you’ve
finished, it’s probably time to rent a
storage space — or remodel the closets.
Meet Y o u r Fans. When cleaning
ce ilin g and other fans, a cloth and
vacuum with soft nozzle attachment
should do the trick. Be very careful
not to bend the blades, as this w ill
cause vibrations and a likely early
demise.
C h e ck Y o u r C o il. Sp rin gcle an in g
is as good a time as any to tend to the
m ajor appliances.
Banish the scum ofthe Earth. The
bathtub, dreaded more than anything
in the house by ten percent o f respon
dents, really can be cleaned qu ickly.
Curtains are easier to care for than
doors, but w axin g fiberglass w alls
and squeegeeing after showers w ill
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ery o f cleaning leaves a sour taste in
the mouths o f just about every one,
Shurgard has prepared the follow ing
list o f 10 tim e-saving tips for polish
ing up the old abode:
Clean clo ckw ise. The direction
you clean is important. O n vertical
surfaces, clean top to bottom, not the
other around - most modem clean
ers don’t streak and this keeps dirt
m oving out o f cleaned areas. T h is
applies to the whole house at once,
too - p ick a center o f operations like
the utility room or kitchen, and move
from outer rooms toward this spot.
T o A irO u t is Devine. Newer hous
es probably need more ventilation
than older ones due to modern weath
erproofing. Plan on leaving all the
doors and w indow s open for at least
six hours consecutively at the first
opportunity. T h is w ill prevent mold
and mildew form developing and also
rid the home o f musty, dusty stale
winter air.
U nclog the closet. The most dread
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