•yv «*4-2<<3^r •< . . f ¿ »rr > ! ' .w •ja¡ - "-JO7 ;«**¡k-‘ 4«&32w»¿ a ¿T& ?w&v'Z~£ . - í S¿±¿ í X '^ ***» a L-Y s * 3 ï" éí ^ B sm É ^ $ ms ?¿.¿ ¿ • '’ ■•■••2 v “ ^' -aöau«. • • îwS*. •> j ; > • .? > - ;» , 1 hl P ori land O bserver • O ctober 16, 1996 P agi A 7 (Tl{e ^înrtlanô ÖDbseruer Thriftway tries for street closure . JTR sb *»» ’ ■"'— Í L í «Ä € »"•'' in 1. 11 I’t hi \i w Despite declared opposition from the Portland City Council, United Grocers is proceeding with plans to close one block ofNortheast Emerson Street to build a Thriftway Market. I he land the vacation would pro­ vide is needed to build a new 40,000 square foot store at Northeast 33rd Avenue and Killingsworth Street, Roger Staver, United Grocers’ Real Estate Development Manager, told the Concordia Community Associa­ tion at its October meeting. A store o f this size, in turn, is needed to com pete with other large grocery stores in the area, he said. On Septem ber 25 City Council approved a series of zone chang­ es for the property . However, and although the vacation was not before Council, com m issioners C h a rlie H ales and G re tch en Kafoury both said they’d oppose it when it did come before them. Mayor Vera Katz appeared to • IBEW Local 48 electrician Pfiefer of NECA-member Cochran/Broadway works on the electrical systems for the City o f Portland's new Water Pollution Control Laboratory. The project has already won an award for its design. Tight coordination and intensive teamwork between the architect, the general contractor, and the NECA/IBEW Local 48 electrical contractor is ennsuring that the results are not only efficient and effective, but aesthetically pleasing as well. Got a sense of humus? Free local workshops this month will show you how to compost lawn and garden debris to improve your soil, help control weeds, conserve water and cut back on waste going to a landfill. Metro’s composting experts are also available for special presenta­ tions to interested com m unity groups of 15 or more on a limited basis. Scheduled workshops focus on the basis of composting yard debris and vegetable scraps, choosing a com­ post bin, trouble-shooting and worm bin options. One free garden center gift certif­ icate and composting video will be given away at each workshop, along w ith free home composting packets. Workshops are held Saturdays from 9:30 a m. to 11 a.m. at Metro’s agree, citing a Thriftway market on N orthwest Glisan Street as an example o f a successful store on a standard-sized lot. If all three maintained such stances, it would kill any prospect for a street va­ cation. Staver said he felt it was inap­ propriate for Council to take such a position without first hearing the case for a vacation UG has gathered enough signatures from nearby property owners to p ro ­ ceed with the vacation request, he says, and what they consider convincing argum ents that the sort o f sm aller store Hales and Katz described w ouldn't succeed at this location "W e want them to tell us to our face that they d o n ’t want this, and we want them to tell us that in the face o f a neighborhood that says they want it,” Staver told C oncordia. " If not for your support, we w o u ld n ’t still be here.” Conference on Housing Justice four home composting demonstra­ tion center. Oct. 19 Clackamas Community College 19600 S. Molalla Ave., Oregon City Oct. 26 Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave., Southeast Portland Call John Foseid at 797-1674 for more information. If you're concerned about the shortage of affordable housing in the Portland metro area and about the continuing problem o f homelessness here, there's a conference coming up that will interest you The Interfaith Conference on Housing Justice will be held on Saturday afternoon. Octo­ ber 26, at First United Methodist Church in Portland. The conference will feature interactive workshops on ways individuals and religious congregations can become involved in starting emergency shelter pro­ grams and participating in afford­ able housing construction and repair projects. Speakers will address government housing policies and how individu­ als and congregations can advocate together for change. Speakers will include Linda Couch of the National Low Income Hous­ ing Coalition in Washington, DC.; Portland City C om m issioner Gretchen Kafoury; I he Rev. Dr. F. Wayne Bry ant, the Executive Director of Ecumeni­ cal Ministries of Oregon; and Mark Pavolka of the U S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Child care will be available. For more information and to reg­ ister for the conference, contact the Housing Justice Coalition at 693- 3261. Architects, contractors coordinates award-winning efforts Within the next couple of months the City o f Portland will have a beau­ tiful, new, state-of-the-art Water Pol­ lution Control Laboratory in St. Johns thanks to the highly coordinated ef­ forts of the architect, building con­ tractor, and the electrical contractor, Cochran/Broadway. Cochran/Broad­ way is a National Electrical Contrac­ tors Association (NECA) and Inter­ national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48 contrac­ tor. O f course, when most people en­ vision a laboratory, "beautiful” isn’t often the first adjective that comes to mind-particularly for a facility that will be measuring the quality of sew­ er and storm water samples, among other things—but in this case, that’s exactly what this lab will be. This new lab is being built under the St. Johns bridge, right by the water and next to Cathedral Park. The team at SERA A rchitects and M iller-H u ll designed the building to take advantage o f the incredible view and park prox­ imity, and to enhance the area by adding more park-like features with landscaping and water dem ­ onstration gardens. In fact, their plans to make this facility as aesthetically pleasing as it is functional has already resulted in an award from the Portland Chapter of the American Institute of Archi­ tects. I his desire to balance appearanc­ es with practicalities has also result­ ed in a number of challenges for the builder and electrical contractor on the job. For instance, most of the ceilings in the building are open, meaning there is nowhere to hide all the elec­ trical wires and connections required to provide lighting and power for the lab. To solve this dilemma, the project team, made up of the NECA/IBEW Local 48 contractor, Cochran Broad­ way, the general contractor, U S. Pacific Builders, and the architects, incorporated much more up front planning and team coordination than usual. “We had frequent coordination meetings, we utilized coordination drawings to make sure everyone was on the same page, and everyone sim­ ply worked together to come up with innovative ideas for this project," says Jeff Holmes, project manager for Cochran/Broadway. "This approach resulted in much better efficiency for the team along with aesthetically appealing solutions for the building.” " I his was a real exercise in team­ work,'' adds Becca Cavell, Job Cap­ tain and Construction Administrator at SERA. "It got everybody talking and understanding the problems—and it really helped.” I his intensive teamwork approach is unusual, and the result in a new Water Pollution Control Laboratory that is 'light years’ ahead of the tech­ nological capabilities of the old fa­ cility—and spectacular in its vision. Perhaps best of all, the public will also be able to enjoy the benefits of this new building because it includes multi-purpose rooms which may be reserved for seminars, meetings, or forums. The St. Johns Water Pollution Control Laboratory is scheduled to open December 19. Apartment Fires prove need for renter’s insurance Blazers Boys & Girls Cliîbs Brick Sales ------- — — — — — — _ Fact: There were 97,000 fires in­ volving apartments in the United States in 1994, resulting in $678 million in property loss. Even worse, 640 people died in these fires and another 5,475 were injured. “These National Fire Protection Association estimates are sobering. In addition, the recent apartment fire in Portland left many tenants homeless. This proves that most people still don't understand renter's insurance,” says Marianne Macina, CPCU, regional manager for the Western Insurance Information Service (WHS). “What most people don’t realize is that renter’s insurance is the only protection that apartment dwellers have against fire losses. In addition, renter’s coverage will provide them [zz W |f / 1 with additional living expenses should they need to vacate their apart­ ment due to fire, smoke and/or water damage,” explains Macina. “After and apartment fire, many renters have to find temporary living quarters until the building is repaired- -that’s an extra and inconvenient expense most people don’t think about,” Macina says, adding: "An­ other thing that a lot of renters don't realize is that their personal belong­ ings are not covered by their land lord if the apartment is burglarized or destroyed by fire, wind and/or water damage.” According to Macina, renters in­ surance covers your belongings against losses due to fire and/or smoke, lightening, vandalism, theft, explosion, windstorm and water dam­ age from plumbing. It also provides you with additional living expenses should you be required to vacate due to any of the above calamities. In addition, renters insurance will cov­ er you if someone slips and falls in you home or is injured by any of your possessions and then sues. The in­ surance will also include legal de­ fense costs if you are taken to court. • Take an inventory • Shop around fo r insurance • Ask alot o f questions • Look fo r discounts • Read your policy To further help consumers with the purchase, understanding and some common questions on renters insur­ ance-such as "how are roommates £ Æ 5 / A dvertise I n f and unmarried couples treated?—your insurance companies through the In­ surance Information Institute (I I I.) have developed and cosponsored a free consumer brochure with the National Consumers League. 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