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Portland YouthBuilders Selected for HUD Award
Vice President A l Gore has an
nounced that the Department o f
Housing and Urban Development
(H U D ) w ill award $700,000 to the
C ity o f Portland’s Bureau o f Hous
ing and Community Development
and Portland YouthBuilders to op
erate a YouthBuild program
“ Through community initiatives
like YouthBuild, we are empower
ing distressed communities and their
residents, increasing opportunity.
and building hope,” the Vice Pres
ident said at a White House event.
The highly successful Portland
YouthBuilders program was one o f
only 29 award winners selected from
a pool o f 412 appl icants from across
the country. This is the second time
the organization has received this
aw ard, h a v in g been granted
$ 8 7 1,000 in 1995 to begin the pro
gram.
Portland YouthBuilders is a non
profit organization, providing edu
cation, vocational training, and lead
ership development to very low in
come youth inner North and North
east Portland During the course o f
the full year program participants
acquire education and skills to lead
self-sufficient and productive lives
while they help revitalize their com
munity by building affordable hous
ing. Participants spend h a lf their
time in the classroom preparing for
their high school diploma or GED
and the other h a lf o f the time on the
construction site. Follow ing gradu
ation, participants receive a year o f
ongoing follow -up and support.
“ W e’ re thrilled to receive this
award,” notes J ill Walters, Portland
YouthBuilders’ Executive Director
“ We’ ve seen such excitement chang
es in the participants in the nine
months we’ ve been in operation.
Seeing this growth. I ’m convinced
that this kind o f program changes
lives. W ith these funds, we can
continue our w ork.”
W ith notification o f the award,
recruitment for the 1997 program
year is now underway. Portland
YouthBuilders welcomes applica
tions from motivated young men and
women who are interested in the
YouthBuild program design and are
ready to take positive steps to im
prove their lives. Interested individ-
Waterfront hot real estate market
W ith many N orth w e st com m u
n itie s located in areas su rro u n d
ed by lake, riv e r, stream and
o ce a n -fro n t p ro pe rtie s, the w a
te rfro n t m arket is an im p o rta n t
rea l estate segm ent. H e re ’ s a
ro u n d -u p o f w h a t’ s happening in
several w a te rfro n t co m m un ities.
R e s o rt areas e x p e rie n c e a
stron g w a te rfro n t m arket.
W a te rfro n t is always a hot m ar
k e t , ” s a id P a ul B r o p h y o f
W in d e re m e r’ s San Juan Island,
W a s h ., o ffic e . “ W e ’ ve seen
steady g ro w th and w e ’ re g e ttin g
to be a p re tty e xclu sive m arket.
W hen we do see a nice piece, i t ’ s
e x p e n s iv e .”
A c c o r d in g
to
B ro p h y , San Juan Island w a te r
fro n t begins at rou g h ly $250,000
fo r a hig h bank home, fo r exam
p le , on the is la n d ’ s n orth side
w ith a sm all lo t, less lig h t and
little view . B ut a home on a la rg
er lo t w ith low bank, p riv a c y ,
good w ater and perk, western
exposure, and protected m oo r
age o r d ock is a hot item that w ill
sell q u ic k ly .
“ I t ’ s not g e ttin g any cheaper
but everyone wants to be here,”
said the lo n g -tim e island re si
dent, w ho rece ntly sold tw o small
5 0-plus year o ld cottages on a
sm all steep lo t, but w ith com
m e rc ia l z o n in g fo r $ 65 0,0 0 0.
“ I t ’ s a little piece o f paradise in
W ashington state.”
“ The w a te rfro n t m arket is a l
ways g oo d,” echoed W inderm ere
agent Lisa N elson.
Nelsen’s Oregon Coast neighbor
C ra ig Weston o f W inderm ere’ s
Gearhart office is seeing vacant wa-
terfront land going fast in his area,
citing a number o f developments with
lots ranging from $150,000 to
$500,000, she said. He says buyers in
his area are now purchasing proper
ties with existing homes, then tearing
them down or remodeling.
This is a trend Weston predicts
w ill only grow as oceanfront land
becomes less available.
“ I f y o u ’ re g o in g to be buying
w a te rfro n t in the fu tu re ,” said
W eston, who has sp ecialized in
w a te rfro n t since 1981, “ y o u ’ re
g oing to be b u yin g p ro pe rty w ith
an e xistin g structure. M ost o f the
value o f w a te rfro n t is in the land.
I f y o u ’ re paying $500,000 fo r a
w a te rfro n t home, fo r exam ple,
th e lo t is p r o b a b ly w o r th
$400,000 maybe m ore.”
Buyers looking for a second home
in an inland location, such as Wash
ington’ s Lake Chelan, may be sur
prised by the prices but they general
ly have greater variety to choose
from. According to Windermere’s
Lake Chelan office owner Tim Flood,
his area currently has a large invento
ry o f diverse propertiess along the
lake’ s 38 miles o f waterfront. But he
said many people are surprised by
the prices, with homes beginning in
the mid $300,000s and moving up to
$700,000 or more for more exclu
sive properties.
According to Flood, prices in his
market don’t fluctuate much up or
down. Sellers in his market tend to
hand on to a property-offen a long
time fam ily hom e-until they get their
price
But he said that those properties
with good waterfront tend to go fast.
Portland and the Oregon Department
o f Transportation.
1 9 9 6 Award recipients include:
M a jo r C on tracto r: F.E. Ward,
Inc.
M id -S iz e C o n tr a c to r : Park-
Northeast Paving Company S-2; Con
tractors, Inc.
Sm all C o n tra c to r: J.E.C., ln c .&
Capital Concrete; Construction, Inc.;
Joint Apprentice; International Union
o f Operating
T ra in in g C om m ittee: Engineers
Local 701 & AGC
Successful A pprentice: Robert
“ E lijah” Cochran Carpenter
C om m un ity Partners: Portland
Com m unityCollege/B-FIT; Pre-Ap
prenticeship Training Program
Attending this reception w ill be
Mayor Vera Katz; Bureau o f Labor
Commissioner, Jack Roberts; T ri-
Met General Manager, Tom Walsh;
ODOT.
Deputy D irector, Ken Husby;
IBEW Business Representatives and
Chairperson o f the Construction
Workforce Clearinghouse Oversight
Committee, Kieth Edwards; N orth
east W orkforce Center, Inc., Board
Chair, Roger Busse; numerous rep
resentatives from local construction
industry organizations as well as ap
prentices currently undergoing train
ing.
“ It ’s a great honor to recognize
these individuals and organizations,”
said Jennie Portis, Executive Direc
tor o f the Northeast Workforce Cen
ter, Inc. “ They’ ve all gone the extra
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Awards are being presented to
leaders in the local construction in
dustry who have significantly con
tributed to the efforts o f the contrib
uted to the efforts o f the Construction
Workforce Clearinghouse and the
community during the past year.
Over 45 apprentices have been suc
cessfully employed in various con
struction industry trades in the Port
land area: Operating Engineers, Car
penters, Electricians and Laborers.
The C o n s tru c tio n W o rkfo rce
Clearinghouse was established two
years ago to assist minorities and
women obtain employment in the
c o n s tru c tio n in d u s try .
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Ciearhousing is a project ofthe North
east W orkforce Center, Inc. And
funded in part by T ri-M et, C ity o f
uals are encouraged to visit the pro
gram, located at 5432 N. Albina, or
call 286-9350 for information.
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mile in the training and hiring o f
individuals we have referred. The
entire community benefits when we
are able to place hardworking, m oti
vated individuals such as Elijah
Cochran, in well-playing jobs in the
local construction industry, “ she
commented.
The Construction Industry Lead
ership Awards Reception is being
held Thursday, September 26, 1996
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the
Northeast Workforce Center, Inc.,
offices, located in the Cascade Plaza,
4134 N. Vancouver Avenue, Port
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