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Pase A7 NOV. 19,1997 _____________ ______________ (Eljc P ortia ab Cìbscrucr------ Governor Appoints Kenny Director Carl Taiton: A man of influence Continued from Front ernm ent agencies, o r a sm oother pro M artin L u th er K ing Jr Boulevard “ W e need m ore density in and around the boulevard, but I d o n ’t w ant us to go too far dow n that road," he says. "I know w e need m oredensitv tor the city to retain its place in the region, but I d o n ’t w an, it all forced on inner north and northeast, and I do n ’t w ant it to be all cess.” Because o f it, he says, “ M L K will low -incom e housing,” Talton say s. "W e need to be able to walk to business services and w hen necessary, able to drive there." T he M l.K M ain Street Project, w hose adv isory com m ittee he chairs, is the w ay to fine tune and im plem ent the vision, Talton says. “ It’s going great,” he says. "Y ou couldn’task fo ram o reco m m itted group o f people, better participation from gov 'The old median didn’t allow people to pull over and park.... You can’t just remove all of it everywhere, but we have to rethink it,' Carl Talton look I ike w hat people w an, it to be.” T hat will probably include less center m e dian, m ore on-street parking. “The old m edian d id n 't allow people to pull over and park in front," he says. "Y ou can 't ju st rem ove all o f it every - where, but w e have to rethink it." A m ong the engines for change in inner northeast are the N eighborhood Partnership Fund, using m oney from priv ate foundations adm inistered by the Bureau o f I lousing and (. om m un ity De velopm ent. and the O regon C onvention C enter I Irban Renewal District Die C onvention Center District fun nels increased tax revenues from in creased business property values into public projects. " It’s proving to be a highly successful district, m uch more than any one expected." Talton say s. W hen he w as grow ing up. Talton says, northeast Portland had ’ m ore black- ow ned businesses, less crime and m ore hom e-ow nership. "It w asasm allerco m - munity w here alm ost everyone knew every one else. Now people are mov ing in from outside and it’s hard to know your neighbors W e do have housing developm ent going on now , w e'v e got ten the city 's attention and businesses Focus is building healthy communities are m oving in " “The dow nside is that the cos, o f liv ing here is going up rapidly. and w e ' re losing a lot o f people w ho paid a lot o f dues here W e d id n 't get the other pieces - business and hom e ow nership - in place and now we have to proceed at a rapid pace," Talton says. As part o f this. Talton w ould like to see schools train students for business careers or family wage jobs. "How do w e get kids at an early age exposed to and prepared for high-tech G o v e r n o r Jo h n K itz h a b e r h a s a ls o w o r k e d as a n a u d i t o r w ith a p p o in t e d J a c k K e n n y a s th e a c t ing D ir e c t o r o f O r e g o n 's H o u s in g a n d C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e s th e S e c r e t a r y o f S la t e D iv is io n o f A u d its M r K e n n y is a g r a d u a te o f th e U n iv e r s ity o f O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t. K e n n y S e r v e s a s th e c u r r e n t C h ie f F in a n c ia l O f f i c e r a n d o v e r s e e s an a g e n c y b ie n n i a l b u d g e t o f a p p r o x i m a t e ly $ 6 8 0 ,0 0 0 m i l lio n H e h a s b e e n w ith th e d e p a rtm e n t s in c e J a n u a r y 1 996. and a C PA . "M y ro le w ill be to k e e p th e d e p a r tm e n t o n a s o u n d fin a n c ia l jobs'?" he asks. "W e 'v e done pretty well at getting m ote jo b s here, n o t so w ell at a n d a f f o r d a b le h o u s in g to O r e g o n ia n s T h e f o r m e r D ir e c to r 's e m p h a s is on b u ild in g h e a lth y c o m m u n itie s re m a in s a p rim a ry fo c u s g ettin g inner-city p eo p le into them e e s R e ti r e m e n t S y s te m . H e h a s o f th e D e p a rtm e n t." N.E. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. RLVD. TRANSPORTATION PROJECT R eview the street design f o r MLK Also review proposed MLK signing from 1-5 Public Open House December 4, 1997 King Elementary School Cafeteria 4906 NE 6th Avenue View designs between 4:00 - 8:00 PM View the future *<• V V i,?AA ! '■$ ■ ' '"-i ■ ' -4t > yr- , j ' "J < 7 • Need more information? Call André Baugh, City of Portland Office of Transportation X 2 3 -7 5 3 0 S p o n so red by th e City o f Portland, PDC, ODOT an d M etro PDC PORTLAND M ETRO DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION tin u e to w o rk w ith o u r p a r tn e r s in the c o m m u n ity to p ro v id e s e r v ic e s P rio r to j o i n i n g th e D e p a r tm e n t. K e n n y w a s th e C h ie f F in a n c i a l O f f i c e r fo r th e P u b lic E m p l o y IMAGINE VZ tra c k ," s a id K e n n y . "W e w ill c o n
