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NOV. 19,1997
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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
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