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New Mixed-Income
Apartments First In
Nation To Offer Car
Sharing Program
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Buckman Heights Apartments
Accepts Delivery of First Vehicle
A remarkable partnership is de­
veloping in Northeast Portland that
w ill m ake the new Buckm an
Heights Apartments the first in the
United States to offer shared ve­
hicles for tenant use. Buckman
H eights o ffers 144 affordable
priced apartments in a new urban
neighborhood.
This unique partnership joins
Prendergast & Associates, the de­
veloper o f Buckman Heights, and
CarSharing Portland, Inc., the first
car sharing service in the United
States. Since the complex is within
easy walking distance o f dow n­
town, Lloyd Center, four major bus
lines and Max, Buckman Heights
is perhaps Portland’s most transit-
friendly neighborhood. CarSharing
at Buckman Heights will provide
residents who become members o f
the program with the use o f a car
without the cost and inconvenience
o f ownership. Members pay by the
hour and mile only when they use
the vehicle. All insurance, gasoline
and repairs are included in the rates.
“We want Buckman Heights to
be the easiest place to live in the
city,” says Pat Prendergast, Man­
aging Director o f Prendergast &
Associates. “There are lots o f places
to live that are convenient to down­
town and to Tri-Met, but we recog­
nize that there are times when folks
really do need the use o f a car. That's
why weapproachedCarSharing Port­
land,” says Prendergast. "W hile we
have plenty o f parking available for
people with cars, we also want to do
everything we can to accommodate
people who walk, ride their bikes, or
use Tri-M et for most o f their trips.
Having the three CarSharing vehicles
right outside their door really makes
it very convenient to live without a
car.”
Dave Brook, General Manager of
C a rS h a rin g P o rtla n d , a g re e s.
“CarSharing provides alternatives to
individual vehicle ownership, mak­
ing Buckman Heights Apartments a
true transit-orientated development.”
The O regon H ousing and C om ­
m u n ity S e r v ic e D e p a r tm e n t
(O H C S D ) will p rovide the per­
m anent fin an cin g for Buckm an
H eights A p artm ents, and has been
a big su p p o rte r o f the partnership
w ith C a r S h a r in g . “ B u c k m a n
H eights is a great exam ple o f how
the S tate o f O regon is trying to
create liv ab le co m m unities with
affo rd ab le rents and proxim ity to
jo b s and s e rv ic e s ,” co m m en ts
M a r g a r e t V an V lie t o f th e
G o v ern o r’s C om m unity D evelop­
m ent O ffice. “ The c a r sharing
partn ersh ip is an excellent com ­
plim ent to the range o f tra n sp o r­
tation choices, and will make a
Affordable Housing Financing
Under “House Port land”
More than 13,000 families benefit
from affordable housing financing
under “ HousePortland;” U.S. Rep­
resentative Hooley, Fannie Mae to
A nnounce $10 Billion Statewide
Affordable Housing Plan
Building on its successful efforts to
Red
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K en K lawitter
Gardening in Oregon requires the
choice, red or green, bark dust or
grass. Bark dust is the most inexpen­
sive ground cover, suppresses weeds
and is a moisture retentive mulch.
Grass is the only living thing that will
take regular foot traffic.
Grass is easy. If nothing is done to
a yard in Oregon, no planting, no
anything, the weeds that grow will, if
mowed eventually make some kind
o f lawn. The grasses take over.
Grasses love to grow here. Oregon is
the #1 exporter o f grass seed.
Grass is hard. Grass, to look good,
requires more hoursofw ork per week
than anything you can plant. M ow ­
ing, edging, fertilizing, weeding,
thatching, watering. Some people
Portland - Mayor Vera Katz and
Commissioner Chari ie Hales recently
announced appointments for a policy
committee which will oversee the ac­
tivities o f the Portland Livable Com ­
munity Showcase on brownfields. I he
group will becharged with coordinat­
ing, prioritizing and seeking federal
funding for potential brownfield re­
development sites identified by the
community. The policy committee will
work in conjunction with a series of
stakeholder advisory groups who wi 11
assist with identifying brownfield re­
development opportunities.
“ We ha ve a wonderfu I opportu n i ty
to leverage federal dollars for our
inner city neighborhoods and use the
funds for developments that help revi­
talize the areas and bring in jobs." said
Katz. “I look forward to working with
Commissioner Hales and this group
to ensure we earn our title as a show ­
case community.”
Brownfields are abandoned, idled,
orunder-used industrial and commer­
cial properties where expansion or
prov ide affordable housing for more
than 13,000 Portland families in the
past three years. Rep. Hooley and
Fannie M ae (F N M /N Y S E ), the
nation’s largest source o f home mort­
gage funds, announced a new $ 10 bil­
lion, five-year housing investment plan.
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leasing office is open on NE 16th
Avenue. The phone number is 232-
4040.
Advertise Your Home hi
(Elje JJnrthutb (Dbscruer
Call (503) 288-0033
The announcement took place at
Fannie M ae’sday-longOregon 1 lous­
ing Symposium. Fannie M ae’s Chief
Economist Dr. David Bersonand Dr.
Bill Conerly presented an economic
report in the morning, and breakout
sessions ran throughout the day.
Metro Recycling Information
234-3000
G re e n
enjoy these chores.
Most o f our yards are much too
green. Cut down or eliminate the
green.
You need grass in a children’s
play area, or major foot traffic areas,
areas around pools or barbecues. If
you have dogs, grass will keep them
from tracking mud. Take a close look
at your yard. Any area o f grass that is
not doing its job - Kill it.
Next time, mow only the grass you
need. Try to run the mower in the
most comfortable manner around the
yard. Do not mow close to trees or
bird baths or obstacles. Avoid cor­
ners. It’s easier to push a mower
around curves. Take a look at the
pattern created. If it makes sense, the
green not mowed should be red.
real differen ce to T he people who
will live h e r.”
The Buckman I leights Apartments
Real people.
Fast, helpful answers.
Six days a week.
Be bold. When mowing around a
tree, think three feet, not three inches.
Remove the grass by hand or k i 11 it
with Round-Up (salts o f glysophate)
or equivalent. I normally take a four-
inch strip by hand to create the new
border, then use Round-Up, wait five
days - apply Casoron to keep weeds
out for one year.
Order your bark. Medium fir is
normally the best buy. A 50 X 100
lot half green and half red with a two
to three bedroom house will takeonc
unit (7.4 cubic feet) of bark 2" thick.
The bark dust people will help you
figure out how much to order.
Ken Klawitter has been in the
Nursery and Landscaping Business
for the past 20 years. He is available
for consultation. Call 777-4654.
Tip o f th e w eek: D o n 't call it "trash "
befo re yo u call us.
Remodeling?
j M etro has a data base of businesses th at
I recycle and salvage w ood, roofing m aterial,
plumbing, paint and more. Call 234-3000
for inform ation.V isit M etro ’s web site at:
w w w .m etro-region.org
brownfield sites. The City is currently
refining site data and m apping
brownfield sites.
redevelopment is complicated by en­
vironmental contamination. As o f
1994, Portland had over 1,000
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