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Revenue Department Urges
Delinquent Taxpayers to File
The Oregon Department o f Rev
enue has just four words to those
Oregonians who haven’t filed their
returns over the years: “ Let us help
you.” T hat’s right. You w on’t hear
any lectures from the department if
you are in this situation.
“ W e w ant those w ho h a v e n ’t
file d to g e t in touch w ith us to
se ttle th e ir tax d e b t,” said M ar
g a re t L o ftis , m a n a g e r o f th e
d e p a rtm e n t’s Filing E nforcem ent
p ro g ram . “ Even if you d o n ’t
know how m uch you ow e, or you
h a v e n ’t file d in 10 y ears, g ive us
a ca ll b e c a u se we can help y o u .”
By m ak in g th at in itia l ca ll to
the d e p a rtm e n t, L o ftis said, the
w e ig h t o f ow ing b ack tax es w ill
b e g in to lift. “ We h av e a ssisted
a lot o f p eo p le w ho have been out
o f c o m p lia n c e ,” she ex p lain ed .
“ D o n ’t w o rry if you are strap p ed
for funds to pay y o u r taxes b e
cau se we can w ork w ith y ou to
set up a p ay m ent p la n .”
Loftis said that most people who
are in this predicament don’t pur
posely ignore tax return filing. They
may not have filed for many reasons:
job loss or layoff, illness or death in
the family, divorce, or a move out-
of-state. When one return isn’t filed,
chances are the taxpayer will let sub
sequent filings go by as well. “We
find, through our experience with
taxpayers, that once one year goes
by, it quickly snowballs to include
the next year and the year after that,”
Loftis explained.
This is the cycled the Department
o f Revenue wants to break. Piling up
large tax debt not only hurts the indi
vidual taxpayer, it puts an unneces
sary burden on those taxpayers who
do file year after year.
The department’s Filing Enforce
ment program works to ease the bur
den by diligently seeking taxpayers
who haven’t filed. Information about
non-filers comes from a variety o f
sources including other state agen
cies, and the Internal Revenue Ser
vice.
To contact the department for as
sistance in filing, call a Tax Help
representative at 503-378-4988.
From January through April, you can
call toll-free in Oregon at 1-800-
356-4222. Taxpayers also can write
the department at 95 5 Center St. NE,
Salem, OR. 97310-2501. Spanish
speakers may call 503-945-8618. For
TTY (hearing or speech impaired
only), the year-round toll-free num
ber within Oregon is 1-800-886-
7204. In Salem the number is 5203-
945-8617. These numbers are an
swered by machine only and are not
for voice use.
“The sooner you contact us, the
sooner you can stop the interest and
penalties from adding up,” reminded
Loftis. “You may even be entitled to
a refund.”
Happy 18th Birthday
To a wonderful young
woman. You are a
shiny star, loved by so
many,
we are so proud o f
you!
More Choices For
You. More Help
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Transition Projects needs Meal Providers at The Clark Center
On M arch 1, 1998 Transition
Projects (TPI) will open The Clark
Center, a 90-bed shelter for home
less men. The Clark Center is named
in honor o f former Portland Mayor
Bud Clark and former Multnomah
County Sheriff Don Clark. With the
addition o f the Clark Center, TPI
will rely more than ever on the gen-
erosity and compassion o f the com
munity.
One o f the m any ways volun
teers can help at The C lark Center
is through the M eal Provider Pro
gram . The M eal Provider Program
is an excellent way for groups, busi
nesses and religious organizations
to get involved in direct client ser-
vices. M eal Providers are respon
sible for assem bly o f the ingredi
ents, preparation, delivery and ser
vice o f a com plete m eal for the 90
men in the shelter. At the Clark
C enter there is a full kitchen to
prepare and serve the meal. Groups
can serve on a regular date each
m onth (i.e. Every 2nd. Friday), or
becom e a Em ergency M eal Pro
vider w here they can be called on
short term notice if another pro
vider cancels. T here is also a need
for groups to serve on random dates
that other meal providers are not
able to cover. Please call N atalie
at 823-4930 for additional infor
mation.
Paul McCoy to run for Multnomah County board
P o rtla n d b u sin e ssm a n Paul
McCoy officially announced his can
didacy for Multnomah County board
o f Commissioners, District 2 seat.
The North-Northeast Portland dis
trict is now represented by Gary
Hansen whose term ends this year.
The primary election will be held on
May 19, 1998.
McCoy has demonstrated experi
ence and skill in analyzing complex
issues and then developing sound,
workable solutions. He has served
his community, the city o f Portland,
and the State of Oregon in various
capacities for most o f his life.
“Multnomah county is faced with
many important challenges,” said
McCoy. “ Public safety, health ser
vices, sustained funding for educa
tion, and bridge and road repairs are
all priorities that must be addressed
now. 1 have the will, experience and
desire to help resolve these issues.
My hope is to serve all the people ot
Multnomah County. I will ask the
North-Northeast voters to give me
the opportunity.”
In 1990, McCoy was unsuccess
ful in his bid for the Multnomah
county chair position. In 1996, his
last minute entry into the Portland
City Council race fell short. How
ever, McCoy received much public
support; nearly 30 percent ot the vote
in the City-wide election against a
well-funded incumbent.
“ I learned from those elections
that it can be very difficult to get your
true ideas and qualifications out to
the people,” says McCoy. “I will
meet face to face with as many citi
zens in District 2 to ensure that I
know their concerns and they know
that I’m able to help address them, i
continue to believe that leadership
should listen.”
McCoy, 41, is owner o f Rose City
Parking, Inc., a parking management
and transportation services company
located in North Portland. Prior to
that, he served as a special projects
administrator and community-busi
ness liaison for the Portland City
Council, he also served as legislative
assistant to the late Oregon State
Senator William McCoy, public af
fairs p ro g ram m ing d ire c to r tor
KECH-TV in Salem, and sergeant at
amts for the Oregon H ouseof Repre
sentatives. McCoy also supported
his mother, the late Gladys McCoy,
who served on the Multnomah County
Board o f Commissioners and was
Multnomah County Chair.
Volunteering his time to the com
munity has been a big part ot McCoy’s
life, currently, he serves on theboard
o f directors o f the Northside Family
YMCA and the Catholic Charities
Organization. Previously, McCoy
served on the board o f directors tor
Preview the Ancient
Egyptian Treasures
Know what you’re seeing before
you see it. Join Splendors of A n
cient Egy pt-Preview , a one-evening
primer on the grand exhibit coming
to the Portland Art Museum, to be
held on Thursday, March 19 at Lin
coln High School.
Led by a Portland Art Museum
docent, the Portland Com m unity
College class offers a walk through
one o f the largest exhibitions o f an
cient Egyptian treasures to visit the
United States in decades, coming to
Portland at its only W est Coast stop.
Showcasine more the 200 master
A it
pieces, the exhibition offers a pan
oram ic view o f E gypt from the
predynastic period to the seventh
century AD.
Best o f all, the $15 cost o f the
preview class includes a ticket, a $ 12
value, to attend the exhibition on
Saturday, March 21.
T he n o n -c re d it class m eets on
T h u rsd a y , m arch 19 from 7 to
8 :3 0 PM in R oom 144, L incoln
H igh S ch o o l, 1600 SW S alm on
St. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , dial
PCC C o m m u n ity E d u c a tio n at
6 1 4 -7 3 0 8 .
Habitat for Humanity and Soccer in
the Street program, vice chair o f the
Piedmont Neighborhood Associa
tion, vice president o f the Eastside
Democratic Club, communications
chair o f the N A ACP o f Portland, and
as a member o f the North-Northeast
Booster Association, St. Vincent
Robbe Hardnette,C.E.O.
Artistic Director
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Portland award. Our Neighborhoods
First has been a real blessing to
Antoinette Edwards
residents of North Portland. The
Columbia Villa-Tamarack
Family Resource
Center Coordinator
company and its volunteers have
been wonderful helpers and partners
in our efforts to build a strong neighborhood.
We'd like to salute
a spirited community.
We're proud to receive the Mayor's Spirit
Orion Collins and his sister
Zakari Newton team up
for the North Portland
Caring Community Rose
Festival Parade outing,
sponsored by PGE's
Our Neighborhoods First.
of Portland award as a Business of the Year.
But we're even prouder to be part of a
community where people work together to
make this a nice place to live. That's what
community spirit is all about. And that's
why we consider it a privilege to help
sponsor events like the Cathedral Park Jazz
Festival, Seed the Future tree plantings and
the St. Johns Parade.
PGE helps Seed
the Future at a
tree planting in
Portsmouth.
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DePaul Development Committee,
Oregon Assembly for Black Affairs,
and the H o useof Lights AIDS Hos
pice.
McCoy, a graduate o f Willamette
University, resides in Northeast Port
land with his wife, Maria, and their
five children.
PGE congratulates all the dedicated
Spirit award recipients including the Kenton
Neighborhood, volunteers Don and Mary
Brenda A ddy takes part
in the Homowo African
Harvest Festival,
sponsored in part by PGE's
Our Neighborhoods First.
Gilbertson, and Lila Estes. We're honored to
be counted among them. And to be in a city
where community spirit is alive and well.
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