Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1997)
F • •• 4 . . ?. .**• ' •«. Pane A 2 L Affordable Apartments Available for 250 Oregon Families Fannie M ae. T he p u rch ase and re h a b ilita tion ol the four ap a rtm e n t c o m plexes w ill be c o m p le te d under the su p e rv isio n o f T he A rcand C o m p an y , a national spo n so r o f a ffo rd a b le h o u sin g . T he H ealth, H ousing, E d u c a tio n a l and C u l tural F a c ilitie s A u th o rity issued tax exem pt bonds in the am ount o f $8.65 m illio n , w ith $7.3 m il lion to fund the a c q u isitio n o f the pro p erty and $1.3 m illio n to be used for re h a b ilita tio n . F annie M ae p ro v id e d c re d it e n h a n c e m ent for $8.2 m illion. T he S o c i ety o f St. V incent de Paul is a special lim ited partner in this deal and will p ro v id e social serv ices for re s id e n ts o f the d e v e lo p m ents. “T h is u n iq u e p u b lic -p riv a te b u s in e s s p a r tn e r s h ip is g o o d new s for our c o m m u n ity ," said U n ite d S ta te s R e p r e s e n ta tiv e E lizab eth F urse (D -O R ). "T hese co m p a n ie s have bro u g h t m uch needed a ffo rd a b le rental h o u s ing to our area, and I ap p lau d them for th e ir d e te rm in a tio n and vision for p ro v id in g a safe, a ffo rd a b le p lace for our c iti zens to liv e .” "W e are se e k in g to p ro v id e a w ide range o f h o u sin g o p tio n s by o ffe rin g a ffo rd a b le ren tal h o u sin g to belo w -m e- dian incom e h o u se h o ld s in O r e g o n ," said C had R en n ak er, vice p re sid e n t o f T he A rcand C om pany. “The four apartm ent c o m p le x e s - B ir c h P a r k , T h u n d e r b ir d , W e s tm in s te r , and W illow Park - p ro v id e lo cal re sid e n ts w ith q u a lity , a f fo rd ab le re n ta l h o u s in g .” "W e are delighted to have been able to work with Fannie Mae and the A rcand C om pany on this unique financing that will provide a substantial num ber of units at affordable rent levels," said David Lacki, vice president of W ashing ton Capital. Fifth Annual Housing Forecast Show W hat will 1998 b rin g ? W ill housing starts increase again or start to d e c lin e ? W hat w ill h a p pen to the real e sta te m ark et? How about in terest ra te s? W hat are the future trends? The Hom e B uild ers A sso ciatio n o f M e tro p o litan P ortlan d will attem p t to find the an sw ers to th ese q u e s tions and m ore w ith th e ir fifth annual H ousing F o re c a st and P roduct S ource ‘98 Show at the O re g o n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r, T uesd ay D e c e m b e r 2, 1997 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m . M ore than 90 e x h ib its will be a v a il able at P roduct S o u r c e ‘98, and the H ousing F orecast panel will feature four e n te rta in in g and in fo rm ativ e sp eak ers. P o p u lar e c o n o m ist and in vestm en t m anager Bill C o n erly will use his cry sta l ball and o th er ta le n ts to fo recast p ro je c tions for 1998. H e’ll d iscu ss the high tech industry, jo b p ro s pects, in terest rates, p ro sp e c ts for the re g io n a l b u sin e ss cy cle, affect o f the change in the capital g ain s tax law , risin g c o n s tru c tion c o sts, p e rso n a l per c ap ita in c o m e , c o n s u m e r c o n fid e n c e and the in flu x o f people into the P o rtla n d M etro area. Pat R itz, P resid en t o f O regon T itle In su ra n c e , has im m ense d ata base re so u rc e s at his fin g e r tip s to help shed lig h t on the cy cle o f hom e sales. H e ’ll use grap h s and c h a rts to show the d e v e lo p in g u n e v e n n e ss in the new hom e m ark et as m easured by price and g e o g ra p h ic area. H e ’ll have co m m en ts on a ffo rd able h o u sin g , h o u sin g p rice in fla tio n , and g ro w in g c o n d o / high d e n sity m arket. R itz w ill add his pro jectio n s for the future of h o u s ing in 1998. Real E state e c o n o m ist W ally H obson, a p rin c ip a l o f H obson Jo h n so n & A sso c ia te s, w ill d is cu ss m e tro ’s 2040 plan and the c o n se q u e n c e s o f those d e c isio n s for 1998 and 1999. H e ’ll talk about supply and dem and and th e b u s in e s s c y c le fo r both sin g le fam ily and m u lti-fa m ily h o u sin g . He w ill d isc u ss the fu ture o f h ig h e r d e n sity h o using in the reg io n and w ill talk about the V a n co u v er m arket. The m o d e ra to r o f the panel w ill be d e v e l o p e r , D e n n is D e r b y . D e rb y w ill r e c a p M e tro ’s 2040 p lan and the re cent d e c isio n to add 4 5 0 0 acres to the U rban G ro w th B oundary. T he E x h ib its fo r the P ro d u ct S ource show w ill be open from 1:00 p.m . to 3 :0 0 p.m . T he H o u sin g F o re c a st P anel w ill start at 3:00 p.m . A recep tio n w ith hors d ’o e u v re s buffet and no host c o c k ta ils w ill fo llo w the p anel, and w ill in clude the d o o r prize d ra w in g s. T he m ain d o o r prize is a trip to H a rra h ’s in L as V egas. P re -re g istra tio n and p re p a y m ent for the ev ent are re q u ire d . Home Improvement Loans For Veterans The Oregon Department of Vet erans' Affairs now offers home improvement loans toeligible vet erans. The department has not of fered this type of loan for over a decade. “We are glad to be able to pro vide this opportunity to those vet erans who are eligible,” said Jon Mangis, the agency Director. “ Because o f federal law, we are only able to make these loans to veterans who entered active m ilitary service prior to 1977. and were discharged less than 30 years ago. Although we don’(know what the demand will be for this type of loan, we think we will be able to help some veterans with some of their home improvement needs.” According to Mangis, most, but not all improvement projects would qualify for funding. Under the pro gram guidelines. improvements must enhance the basic livability or pre serve and protect a home. Examples of items that would be considered qualifying improvements are general remodeling, adding a room or additional living space, re placing a roof or siding, rewiring or replumbing. “The first step for a veteran is to find out if they’re eligible,” said Mangis. “Interested veterans should call us toll free at 1-888-673-8387 to establish their loan eligibility.” Rates, fees, and loan terms for the program are subject to change. Currently, there is no loan process ing fee and the Department is offer ing a fixed loan interest rate of 7.95 percent. This rate equals an annual per centage rate of 8.101 percent based on a $ 15,000 loan amortized over a ten-year period. On the abuse of power Continued from Front slave, she was not allowed to testify about the actions o f her slaveholder and was not allowed to use the same defense offered by free women." She related a turn-of-the-century story, about an immigrant woman who murdered her “pillar-of-soci- ety rapist" and was only allowed to argue she was protecting her virgin ity, but not fighting against injury. "Society has a way o f denying, excusing and blaming the victim,” said Hill, “to substantiate its own idea of what happened.” The same psychological dynamic has pervaded questions about abuses in the workplace, she added, “an other way o f denying women eco nomic opportunities and not dealing with the problem." "The willingness o f women to talk is one o f the best things that came out o f that hearing,” said Hill She p ra ise d the Jo b E q u ity Project, which sponsored herfund- raising talk here. "W e arc doing our best to solve the problem, with shared goals and shared objectives." The Job Equity Project is a com prehensive outreach project to edu cate and counsel workers to achieve 1 . J / a - . : • • r- • < < * .; r«< r • ,4*f •» i M < * ' • . * • ï \ ' • - V - •-•' • i ••• • .• ; • .'■ • d u -A ï NOY. 26,1997 (Elfe P o r t Lattò ^^Änmrtr KL & IL N e a rly 2 5 0 fa m ilie s now have access to a ffo rd a b le a p a rt m e n ts in F o r e s t G r o v e , H illsb o ro , and S e a sid e th ro u g h a p a rtn e rsh ip in v o lv in g F annie Mae (FN M /N Y SE ), the nation s largest source o f hom e m o rt gage lu n d s, The A rcan d C o m pany, and W ash in g to n C ap ital. The p a rtn e rsh ip an n o u n ced that it has co m p leted a deal that will allow for the p u rch ase and r e h a b ilita tio n o f four ap a rtm e n t c o m p le x e s -- B ir c h P a r k , T h u n d erb ird , W estm in ster, and W illow Park. All 24 I u n its w ill be ren ted to h o u se h o ld s e a rn ing less than 60 p e rc e n t o f the area m edian incom e -- $ 4 6 ,3 0 0 lor H illsb o ro and F orest G rove and $ 3 5 ,4 0 0 for S easid e. Funds lo r the a c q u isitio n and re n o v a tion o f the a p a rtm e n ts cam e from an $8.65 m illio n housing b o n d w h ic h w as c r e d it e n hanced under a u n iq u e fin a n c in g s t r u c t u r e d e s ig n e d by ’r • equity in the workplace and over come the barriers to finding, keep ing and advancing in employment faced by women, people o f color, older workers and people with dis abilities. the crisis, the dismanteling o f affir mative action and the need for more minority law professors like her self. Hill provided “thunderous inspi ration that gave women the courage Asked about the Paula Jones-Bill Clinton controversy, Hill said, Many of us are uncomfortable because we helped elect him, but I am uncomfortable with her supporters. Where were these people on women’s rights before Paula Jones came along' "W e need a c h an g e in a ttitu d e in o u r c u ltu re to w a rd racism , s e x is m , h o m o p h o b is m a n d c la sstsm , in our w o rk p lace c u l tu re ," said H ill. “ W hat you do w ill b e tte r y o u r w o rk p la c e .” A sked a b o u t the Paula Jones- B ill C lin to n c o n tro v e rsy . Hill said , “ M any o f us are u n c o m fo rta b le b e c a u se w e help ed elect him , but 1 am u n c o m fo rtab le with h e r s u p p o r te r s . W h e re w e re th e se p eo p le on w o m e n 's rig h ts b e fo re P aula Jones cam e a lo n g ? " She also answ ered questions about how spirituality helped her in to speak ou, on harassment,” noted form er O regon S uprem e C ourt Judge Betty Roberts during intro ductory remarks. “ Her voice never waivered, describing what so many women wanted to pu, into words.” Oregon State Sen. Avel Gordly applauded Hill’s “courageous behav ior" which fostered adm onitions a g a in s t se x u a l h a ra ssm e n t in O regon's legislative policies Gordly told how her sister expe rienced sim ilar abuse and “drew strength from A nita H ill’s testi mony," eventually fighting for her own redress o f grievances WestCoast Hotels'Portland Properties Exchange Directors In a strategic marketing venture, WestCoast Hotels recently switched the Directors of Sales at their two Portland properties: the Benson Ho tel and the RiverPlace Hotel. Mat thew Murphy, W estCoast Hotels’ Vice President of Marketing notes the change as offering the directors” expanded opportunities with a new perspective.” Peggy Gitts, former Director of Sales at the Benson, has transferred to Director of Sales and Marketing at the RiverPlace Hotel. Until this month. Gilts had been with the Benson for the past 9 years. As Director at the RiverPlace, Gitts will oversee all mar keting as well as group and transient business for the property. "The move will give me the opportunity for a career advancement with more hand- on marketing, while allowing me to remain with WestCoast Hotels.” says Gitts. "Staying with WestCoast was a priority for me.” Former Director at the Ri verPlace, Peggy Gitts Belinda Rasmussen Belinda Rasmussen, has transferred to the position of Director of Sales and M ark etin g at the B enson. Rasmussen brings 10 years of hospi tality experience to the Benson, in cluding 2 years at the RiverPlace, and is "thrilled by the opportunity to return to the large group market.” Rasmussen has already outlined a aggressive marketing plan for the historic hotel. Both The Benson and RiverPlace Hotel are managed by the ever-grow ing W estCoast Hotels, and affilia tion of 32 distinctive hotels along the Western United States. US West Says "The Ride is on Us" Portland-area commuters will be sible in o rd e r to pro m o te clean the beaches, palms trees and Space afforded free rides on a specially- air. Needle of the West Coast through decorated Tri-Met bus for the next the Rockies and Plains and St. Louis “By offering free rides as this Tri- 90 d ay s A rch to the through Feb. 7. W a s h in g to n Any number, anywhere. Q. » m amacok q £ ( ■ < • 1998 -c o u r Monument and w w w rt Wr» àM» W A«» tesy of a new '•V' Statue o f Lib 7 v / ' .- ’■ product from erty. & ¿y U S W est The new ser 1 ' .il. vice, which is C o m m u n ic a tions: National also available Directory Assistance. Met bus alternates routes throughout in much o f the rest of the 14-state “ W e d e c o ra te d the bus in such Portland, w e’re hopeful more com U S W est territory, allow s U S a way that it d e p ic ts the national muters will consider taking the bus W est custom ers to dial the same reach o f our new d ire c to ry a s s is as often as possible,” Peterson said. num ber they dial for local direc ta n c e s e r v i c e , ” s a id M a tt "And, certainly, this free ride pro tory assistance - 1 -503-555-121 2 - P eterson, pro ject m a n ag er for U gram should be a bonus for regular and obtain telephone listings for S W est. "W e at U S W est are big bus riders.” anyw here in the country. C allers a d v o c a te s o f m ass tra n sit and To promote the new service, U S can get up to two listings per call en co u rag e our em p lo y e e s to use W est had the bus decorated with w ithout having to know the area a lte rn a tiv e s, such as b u s-rid in g colorful icons representing various code. Each call to N ational D irec or ca r-p o o lin g , as often as p o s landmarks across the country - from tory A ssistance costs 85 cents. llalSr Airbag Switch Education Campaign AAA Distributes Brochures on Airbag Switches AAA is launching a campaign to educate motorists on the proper use of air bag switches. Brochures and other educational material will be available at all of AAA Oregon/Idaho’s 18 of fices by early December. AAA Lobbied for Airbag Switches AAA supports the federal govern ment decision toallow the installation of switches to temporarily deactivate airbags. “This ruling enhances the safety of all drivers and theirpassengers,” said AAA Oregon/Idaho President andCEO Roger Graybeal. “The on-off switch preserves tlie safety value of airbags while offering protection for the few people at risk from airbag deployment.” Eligibility Requirements for Airbag Switches “Airbags save lives when drivers and passengers are properly positioned and restrained," said Graybeal. “AAA believes the overwhelming majority of motorists should never deactivate their airbag." / 4 BEAUMONT CLEANERS 4217 NE Fremont Portland, Oregon 97213 (503) 249-5972 $12 off of $30 or more $8 off of $20 or more $4 off of $12 or more 25% off Blankets 7:30 - 6:30 M-F 9:00 - 4:00 Sat. A NEW DENTAL RESEARCH STUDY AT RUSSELL STREET CLINIC ARE YOU HIV POSITIVE? Do You Have Tooth Pain? Do You Have These Symptoms? Do you have a persistent ttxith ache, intermittent tooth pain, or swelling in your mouth or face? Have you been told your tooth needs a root canal? Participate In A New Free Research Study You may qualify to participate in the Oral Health Enhancem ent Study being conducted by the Russell Street Dental Clinic, a part of OHSU. Volunteers must be HIV positive, IS to 65 years of age and have at least 15 teeth. Benefits Participants will receive free rtxit canal treatment, free CD4 counts and viral load blooti tests, free check-ups, and S I25 for participation. Participants will also lx? helping to improve the quality of life for people with HIV. For more information, call: (503) 4 94 -6300 OKSI O K tG O N H tA L T H Where Heating, Teaching and Discovery Come Together An equal opportunity, a llirm aX o' .irtton b M iiu lin n .
