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Tri-M et U n veils Security Plan
line when it opens September 12.
The T ri M el Board o f D irectors
1998
* targeted enforcem ent activities,
such as increased patrols at park &
was briefed on the agency’ s com pre­
hensive Security Plan and Program,
as well as the new lane 4 Pilot Project
The Plan builds on the effo rts that
T ri Met has made over the years to
ment. in clu d in g citizen patrols
* designing transit fa c ilitie s w ith
crim e prevention elements in place,
as w e ll as inspecting e xisting fa c ili­
ties to im prove the safety of those
security on our transit system
The comprehensive Security Plan
sites
Some o f these effo rts are now
being tested w ith the L ine 4 Pilot
and Program includes
additional law ....
enforcement
of
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deers to patrol the Wests.de M A X
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T ra n sp o rta tio n fu n d in g , eco­
to im prove the custom er s e xp e ri­
ence on Line 4. The project includes
enhancing security presence, im p ro v­
nomic developm ent and stale sup­
port in financing a new dow ntow n
conference-special events center
top the C ity o f V ancouver’ s list of
priorities for the upcom ing 60-day
help prevent incidents fro m occur­
rin g com m unity involvem ent and
incidents
* expanded com m unity in v o lv e ­
said W o rkin g w ith the com m unity
and local law enforcement agencies.
T ri Met w ill allocate the necessary
resources to ensure that we continue
to provide the most effective level of
goal o f the six-m onth p ilo t project is
ism. additional em ployee tra in in g to
in clu d in g surveillance cameras
* enhanced training fo r em ploy
ees to help prevent anil respond to
maintain a sate transit system
“ Security of our customers and
employees is a lop p rio rity fo r T ri-
M e t." General Manager l oin W alsh
[city Details 1998 Legislative Priorities
ing lig h tin g , responding to vandal­
ride lots
* crim e prevention technology,
v,
Project that ju st got underway. I he
school programs. F o llo w in g the six-
month p ilo t project, T ri-M e t w ill
evaluate the program and im plem ent
the most e ffective elements th ro u g h ­
out the transit system.
B eginning January I. 1998. the
FT A.
Man Discovered Dead in irving raiK
student.,, Portland C o m m u n ity C o l-
lege.
The cause of death has been de­
term ined to be from a small caliber
purpose
It is
is not
not be-
be­
W
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r “ accidental.
ccidem al h
lieved to be gang related
Anyone w ith in fo rm a tio n regard­
gunshot Io the head.
The tune o f death has not yet been
believed to be death by other means
has been determined by medical e x ­
determined. He was last seen by fam ­
ily anil frie n d ’ s late N e w Years Eve.
am ination to be a hom icide.
The 20-year-old black male was a
ing the events w hich occurred at Ir v ­
ing Park on N ew Years Eve and early
New Years Day are asked to contact
D e fe c tiv e s R H e in b a c h o r M .
Bigeagle at D etective D iv isio n 823-
It is not know n it the shooting was on
(WOO.
ture w ill redirect some o f those
dollars to help fund state- and local
p ublic fa c ility that is just as im p o r­
tant as sim ila r fa cilitie s m othei co m ­
transportation needs. N o other c ity .
county or region has the trem en­
dous transportation needs that we
have here in Vancouver and C lark
m unities in our state.
A state sales lax credit w ould not
C ounty.”
Securing
Securing state
state financial
financial support
support
Act. anolheiCHy priority fo rlh e ID98
se ss io n
Passage of this legislation
w ould create a means to help our
downtown by redirecting existing j
state ami local sales taxes into financ­
ing ledcvelopmenl projects.'' states |
Steve Burdick. Vancouver’ s Eco­
nomic Development Director. "Tax
revenue that isredirectedcoinestrom
the expanded lax base created by the j
new development This type of IT
nancing is a huge incentive comm on I
in many states but notcurrently avail-|
able here.
V ancouver w ill also take a de­
fensive position on any le g isla tio n !
add to e xisting taxes or create new
taxes but, rather, w ould a llo w a small
percentage of state sales taxes c o l­
lected lo ca lly to stay in V ancouver to
lected lo ca lly to stay in V ancouver to
that creates unfunded mandates
,ha, creates untunae
Resonate In African Class
lU iy illlll 10 IMS©
The rhythm s o f Ghana and West
A frica traditional dance w ill resound
in a new class tor adults slatting
M onday. Jan.26. The class is spon­
sored by V ancouver-C lark Parks
u e p a riiiie iii.
and Recreation Department
8 :3
0 p.m
:3()
p in . . Jan.
Jan 26
26 th
th ro
ro u
u g
g h
h Marel
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9 (n o class Feb. 16) at B agley
M u s ic a n K p a n i A d d y , a n a tive
o f G hana, w ill teach the class as
a fu n and c u ltu r a l e x p e rie n c e
C e n te r, 410 « P lo m o n d o n The
cost is $60 or $53 fo r c ity resi-1
u sin g a v a rie ty of A fric a n d ru m s
dents. F o r d e ta ils c a ll C o nnie
fo r dance rh y th m
The class meets M ondays. 7 to
— -
Ir w in . 6 9 6 -8 2 18
Citizens Invited To Suggest Road Improvements
variety ol ol peopl
people,
n quests
u p s is fr from
o m a a variety
program , and , are not . . to u be .. contused
in c lu d in g the b ic y c le A d v is o ry ]
w ith the more extensive 1 transporta­
tion Im provem ent Program Im ple­
C om m ittee, the T ra ffic Manage­
ment A d \ isory C om m ittee, and the I
mentation Team (T IP IT ) process.
The county w ould like to begin
neighborhoods, and we w ould like
to 384 Y H D . p u lle d a longside. The
d riv e r of the Toyota d isp la ye d a
ways. access management, fish pas-
| .ages underneath p u b lic roads,
completion o f arterial corridors where
some improvements are already in
constructing some of these im prove­
ments in 1998. The list of proposed
to invite the public to comm ent on
our recommended lists o f projects
p rio r to the Board taking action.
handgun and tire d a single shot
in to the v ic tim 's tru c k , s trik in g the
place, spot safety improvements, traf­
fic signal coordination, completing
projects w ill be forwarded to the
Board o f C lark County C om m ission­
ers in M arch fo r their approval. “ We
husband in the arm The suspect
v e h ic le was last seen w estbound
on W a sh in g to n Stale H ig h w a y 14
the local street circulation system,
and neighborhood traffic calming
These smaller improvements arc-
part o f an ongoing program w ith in
the larger six-year transportation
vidual responsible for a Christm as
day shooting on the Glen Jackson
Bridge.
On T h u rs d a y , D e ce m b e r 25.
to w a rd V a n co u ve r The v ic tim was
d riv e n to a V a n c o u v e r H o s p ita l
where he was treated and released.
The suspect is described as a 35-
ycar-old w hile or Hispanic male. 5 ’9 ”
1997, a husband and w ife w ere in
th e ir tru c k d riv in g n o rth b o u n d on
1-205 on the G len Jackson B rid g e
when the w ife , w ho was d riv in g ,
by a nother ve h icle , she a vo id ed a
c o llis io n by q u ic k ly p u llin g back
A s th e y c o n tin u e d n o rth b o u n d
across the b rid g e , the o th e r ve ­
h ic le . d e s c rib e d as a tw o -to n e
b ro w n T o y o ta ( elica or S upia w ith
a W a sh in g to n license plate s im ila r
hair.
Investigators are asking anyone,
in clu d in g the blond female passen­
ger in the suspect vehicle, to come
forw ard w ith info rm a tio n they may
have on the case.
As always. C rim e Stoppers is o f­
fering a cash reward ol up to $1 .(MM)
L ib r a r y o f C o n g re s s has e x ­
panded its p o p u la r L e tte rs A b o u t
L ite ra tu re p ro g ra m th is ye a r to
in c lu d e u p p e r e le m e n ta ry s tu ­
d e n ts. S p o n so re d n a tio n a lly by
the W e e k ly R eader C o rp o ra tio n
in a s s o c ia tio n w ith the ( e n te r
fo r the B o o k , the n a tio n a l essay
c o n te s t in v ite s stu d e n ts to w rite
a le tte r to an a u th o r -- liv in g o r
d e a d -- e x p la in in g h o w th a t
a u th o r s w o rk som ehow ch anged
the s tu d e n t's w a y o f th in k in g
a b o u t the w o rld
T h is y e a r's c o n te s t w il l o f f i ­
c ia lly la u n c h in J a n u a ry . 1998.
p o s t­
m a rk e d by M a rc h I
L e tte rs A b o u t L ite ra tu re 98
is sp o n so re d in O re g o n by the
O re g o n C e n te r fo r the B o o k at
the Stale L ib r a r y , a lo n g w ith c o ­
s p o n s o rs ; O re g o n E d u c a tio n a l
M e d ia A s s o c ia tio n ; C h ild re n s
S e rv ic e s D iv is io n and O re g o n
Y o u n g A d u lt N e tw o rk o f the O r ­
ego n L ib r a r y A s s o c ia tio n ; and
the O re g o n C o u n c il o f T e a ch e rs
o f E n g lis h .
Based on the success o f the
p ro g ra m in re ce n t ye a rs. L e tte rs
A b o u t L ite ra tu re '9 8 w il l o ile r
tw o c o m p e titio n le v e ls fo r the
fir s t tim e : L e v e l 1 fo r stu d e n ts in
grades 4 th ro u g h 7; L e v e l 11 fo r
stu d e n ts in grades 8 th ro u g h 12.
T h e C e n te r fo r the B o o k w ill se­
le c t a n a tio n a l w in n e r fo r L e v e l 1
and L e v e l II
E ach n a tio n a l w in n e r w il l re ­
c e iv e a $ 1.0 0 « U S S a v in g s B o n d .
In a d d itio n , the O re g o n C e n te i
fo r the B o o k w il l se le ct the to p
e ssa yist in the state on b o th L e v e l
I and L e v e l II T h e state w in n e rs
w il l each re c e iv e a cash a w a rd of
$ 1 0 0 . T h e O re g o n ju d g e s are:
L e v e l I: Peggy M a n g is . S a le m ;
J a c k ie
R ose.
Lake
O sw ego;
w ould like to hear from residents in
the unincorporated areas about their
thoughts on these recom m ended
Lakeshore. Vancouver
Thursday. March 5. 1998
projects." said County Engineer Pe­
ter C apell. "W e have received re­
O ver 25,000 athletes from 100
represented, in which pas, champions,
countries w ill participate in the
those who have never competed at an
for inform ation, reported to C rim e
fourth annual N ike W o rld Masters
Games com ing to the P ortland/
elite level, and retired athletes may com­
pete Local athletes may call I 800-984-
Stoppers, w hich leads to an arrest in
Vancouver area Sunday, Aug. 9
this case or any unsolved felony
l through Saturday, Aug. 22
Twenty-six different sports w ill be
2637 to register for the games.
A bout 9.(XM) athletes w ill com ­
crim e, and you do not have to give
your name. C a ll C rim e Stoppers at
(503) 823-H E LP .
O regon C enter for the Book
announces w riting contest
T h e C e n te r fo r the B o o k in the
Members o f the com m unity are
in vite d to attend the open houses
scheduled for the fo llo w in g dates:
Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at the
F e lid a Fire Station. 1160« N W
Athletes can register now for Nike World Masters Games
ta ll, w eighing 18 0 pounds w ith black
began to make a lane change. W hen
she re a lize d the lane was occupied
a ll c o n te s t e n trie s
passage of the Urban Stabilization I
fo r equity. V ancouver is a gateway
c ity w ith plans to b u ild a regional
funding for improvements to the
transportation system. These im-
Iirovements include bikeways, w a lk­
w it h
Brown.
Help in revitalizing dow ntown
Vancouv er could come in the form of
Y a kim a needed help w ith a conven­
tion and sports fa cilitie s a state sales
tax credit was given. We re asking
Each year. Clark County sets aside
Portland Police Bureau investiga­
tors. in cooperation w ith ( rim e Stop­
pers, are asking to r your help in iden­
tify in g and apprehending the in d i­
c e n te r p la n n e d fo r d o w n to w n
V ancouver is another legislative p ri­
tions D ire cto r M ark B row n. "W hen
eral support for transportation has
lagged w ell behind grow th and in ­
fla tio n ." says V a n co u ve rC ity M an­
ager Vernon Stoner. "W ith a large-
state surplus, we hope the L e gisla­
has been ce rtifie d by the Oregon
Department o f T ransportation fo r the
help finance this project, says|
fa cilitie s, the state granted them a
sales
ta x
c r e d it , ”
o b s e rv e s
V a n co u ve r’ s G overnm ental R ela­
Legislature.
“ In recent years, state and fed­
Federal Transit A d m in is tra tio n re ­
quires transit agencies to have a se­
cu rity plan in place. T r i- M e t’ s plan
for the new conference-special events
ority. ” W hen Seattle and Km gC ounty
needed help to b u ild m ajor public
session o f the W ashington Stale-
~ ninnAVAPoH Badri In IrVllKT P a rk
a approxim ately 7:4« a n . N ew
A t approxim ately 7:40 a.m. New
Years m orning, a logger discovered
the body of Reggie J Scott of NF,
Portland near the baseball bleachers
in Irvin g Park. What was o rig in a lly
9
R o s a lin d W a n g . P o rtla n d . L e v e l
IL Susan D u n n , H ills b o r o ; V i r ­
g in ia E u w e r W o lf f . O re g o n C it y ;
P h y llis L ic h e n s te in , S alem .
T he n a tio n a l ju d g in g site s th is
ye a r are tw o c o -s p o n s o rin g c o l­
leges in N o rth e a s te rn P e n n s y l­
va n ia .
L e v e l I e n trie s w ill be ju d g e d
by fa c u lty anil stu d e n t in te rn s at
K in g 's C o lle g e . L e v e l II e n trie s
w il l be ju d g e d by fa c u lty and
stu d e n t in te rn s at W ilk e s U n i­
v e rs ity . B o th sch o o ls are a c tiv e ly
in v o lv e d on the n a tio n a l and re ­
g io n a l le v e ls in te a c h in g process
w r it in g and fre q u e n tly host re ­
g io n a l w r it in g c o n fe re n c e s and
se m in a rs.
Each essay m ust be a c c o m p a ­
n ied by an o f f ic ia l e n try c o u p o n .
F o r a c o p y o f the g u id e lin e s and
an o f f ic ia l e n try c o u p o n , c a ll the
canoeing and kayaking events w ill
take place at Vancouver Lake Re­
pete in the Vancouver area. Rowing,
gional Park, w ith basketball events
at The H oop near Vancouver M all.
There w ill be numerous vo lu n ­
teer opportunities to participate in
this historic event.
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