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Grants Help Neighborhood
Associations Identify
Resources
V a n c o u v e r H e ig h ts , W e s t
M innehaha and A rnada N e ig h b o r
hood A sso ciatio n s are the re c ip i
ents o f a grant to conduct a survey
identifying the assets and resources
av a ila b le w ithin th e ir n e ig h b o r
hoods. A total o f 3.852 resid en ces
including apartm ents, sin g le -fa m
ily hom es and com m ercial b u s i
nesses w ill be surveyed.
The N eighborhood A sset Talent
Survey asks neighborhoods the ques
tion. “ W hat resources do we have to
solve our problem s o urselves?" B e
cause a com m unity is m ade up o f
people not houses, the process starts
by m apping available hum an re
sources. All citizens have valuable
skills to contribute. The ability to
create databases, cook o r plant a
garden is valuable to people w ho do
not possess those skills.
T he N eig h b o rh o o d 1 a le n t/A s
set S urvey s are m ade p o ssib le by a
grant from the C lark C o u n ty D e
partm en t o f C o m m u n ity S erv ices.
E ach n eig h b o rh o o d w ill p lan , c re
ate and im p lem en t its su rv ey in a
m an n er they feel they w ill get the
best results. T he n eig h b o rh o o d s
w ere selected b ase upon the fo l
low ing criteria:
• A bility to id en tify prelim inary
uses for the su rv ey in fo rm atio n
• U n d ersta n d in g the b e n e fits o f
co n d u c tin g a ta le n t su rv ey in the
n eig h b o rh o o d ;
• A b ility to g e n e ra te en o u g h
en th u siasm w ith in the n eig h b o i-
hood to co n d u ct th e ir su rv ey (e g
volu n teers).
All su rv ey s are ex p e cted to be
co m p leted an d ta llie d by th e end
o f A u g u st. V a n c o u v e r H e ig h ts
m ailed its surv ey June 1 7 .F o rm o re
inform ation p le ase co n tac t A ngela
M ic k le r at 3 6 0 - 6 9 6 - 8 2 2 2 o r
angela.mickler@ci. vancouver, wa.us.
City Supplies Paint For
Neighborhood Homes
Since 1990, over 500 homes in
neighborhoods across V ancouver
have received a free, fresh coat o f
paint thanks to the Neighborhood Self-
Help Paint Program. V ancouver resi
dents may apply for a home improve
ment grant through the Neighborhood
Self-Help Paint Program which is
ftmded by the Community Develop
ment Block Grant program (CDBG).
T he N eig h b o rh o o d S elf-H elp
Paint P ro g ram p ro v id es the p ain t
and su p p lies for p ain tin g the e x te
rio r o f h o m es w ith in V an co u v er
city lim its (lab o r n o t included).
To q u alify , hom es m ust be a single-
fam ily resid e n ce , o r a ren tal w ith
one to four u n its, w ith in the city
lim its; be a p erm a n en t stru ctu re;
and o ccu p an ts m u st b e w ith in the
gross inco m e lim its as ind icated in
th e follow ing chart.
Household Size
1
Gross Income Limits
$29,350
$33,550
2
$37,750
3
$41,900
4
$45,250
5
$48,650
6
$52,000
7
$55,350
8
To request an application, call the
24-hour program hotline at 735-8866
Two Legacy Parks
Projects To Launch With
Groundbreaking
C lark Parks and R ecreation Ser
vices is sched u led to begin co n
stru ctio n o f the first tw o n eig h b o r
hood parks to be d eveloped u nder
the P arks L egacy P rogram : Bella
V ista P ark and B iddlew ood Park.
T h e p u b lic is in v ite d to a
groundbreaking cerem ony at B ella
V ista C o m m unity Park W ednes
day, June 23 at 4 p.m . T he 5.3-
acre park is on B ella V ista Road
south o f SE M cG illivary. Im prove
m ents w ill include new curbs; sid e
w alk and street trees along B ella
V ista Road; play eq u ip m en t; site
fu rn ish in g s; 2 3 0 0 -lin e ar feet o f
asp h alt trail; sports co u rt; fencing
and new law n.
R e s id e n ts are in v ite d to a
g r o u n d b r e a k in g c e r e m o n y a t
B id d le w o o d C o m m u n ity P ark
T hursday , June 24, at 4 p.m . T he
Film Features
Diverse Cowboy
Heroes
A s a ch ild . C edric W ildbill lis
tened to G eo rg e F le tc h e r’s stir
ring stories o f long-ago rodeo days.
O nly as an ad u lt did W ildbill rea l
ize the sig n ific a n c e o f the cultural
h isto ry em b o d ied in the stories o f
F letc h er and o th e r forgotten rodeo
heroes. “ A m erican C ow boys.” a
film d o c u m e n ta ry p roduced by
W ild b ill and his w ife T am a, is a
trib u te to tw o legendary rodeo
p erfo rm ers w ho struggled against
the racial p reju d ice typical o f the
early 2 0 ,h ce n tu ry W est to achieve
m e m b e rs h ip in th e P e n d le to n
R ound-U p H all o f Fame.
C o w boys F letch er and Jackson
S u n d o w n fa c e d e n o rm o u s o b
s ta c l e s . F le tc h e r , an A fric a n
A m eric an , w as acknow ledged as
the b est bro n co rid er in the 1911
R o und-U p, but th e ju d g e s resisted
is at 721 F ort V an co u v er W ay.
The W ild b ills w ill in tro d u ce the
film and lead a d isc u ssio n after
w ards. A d m issio n is free.
5 .7 -acre p ark is at SE 119 A venue
and R iv erid g e D rive. Im p ro v e
m ents w ill in c lu d e a new co n crete
sid ew alk and stree t trees along
R iv erid g e D riv e, p lay eq u ipm ent,
site fu rn ish in g s, 1 6 50-linear feet
o f asp h alt trail, fen cin g , ev erg reen
trees alo n g In te re sta te -2 0 5 and
new law n.
T he B ella V ista N eig h b o rh o o d
A sso c iatio n and R iv erid g e N e ig h
b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n w ill jo in
V an c o u v er-C lark P arks an d R ec
r e a tio n S e r v ic e s to h o s t th e
g ro u n d b re ak in g ev en ts.
C o m p letio n o f b o th p ark s is a n
tic ip a te d for N o v em b er.
The Parks L egacy Program will
dev elo p 19 n eig h b o rh o o d parks by
the end o f the y ear 2000, and three
co m m u n ity parks by 2002. C o n
stru ctio n is m ade p o ssib le by fund
ing from the R eal E state Excise
Tax (R E E T ). im plem ented in 1996.
All funds from this tax are desig
nated for the d evelopm ent o f parks.
C R IM E S
W A N TED
S U B JE C T
NEW S
The P o rtlan d P o lice B ureau A uto T h eft T ask
F orce, in c o o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e S to p p ers, is
asking for y o u r help in lo catin g and a p p reh en d in g
W illiam D avid P lantz.
F elony arrest w a rra n ts are on file ch a rg in g
P lantz w ith U n a u th o riz ed U se o f a M otor V eh icle
and P arole v io la tio n .
W illiam D av id P lan tz is d escrib ed as a 52-
y ear-o ld w h ite m ale, w ith a d ate o f b irth o f June
16. 1946. P lan tz is 6 ’4 ” tall, w eig h in g 200 p o u n d s
w ith blue ey es a n d b ro w n h air T he nam e “ B ill” is
tattooed on his rig h t arm . P lan tz has fam ily ties to
the P o rtlan d area an d is know n to freq u en t the
P rin ev ille area.
C rim e S to p p ers is o fferin g a cash rew ard o f up
to $ 1,000 for in fo rm atio n , rep o rted to C rim e S to p
pers, w hich leads to an arrest in this case, o r any
unsolved felony crim e, and you need not give your
name. C all C rim e S to p p ers at (503) 823-H ELP.
What Do You Want In A Police Chief?
Mayor Vera Katz Seeks Public Input Regarding Desired Traits of New Police Chief
With a national and local search for
a new Chief o f Police about to begin in
response to Charles M oose’s resigna
tion, Mayor Vera Katz seeks public
input regarding his successor.
“Portlanders feel deeply about
public safety, and have definite ideas
about what they want from their Chief,
so I look forward to hearing from
the,” said Katz.
w w w .ci.portland.or.us/m ayor and
submit your suggestions in the "Pulse
Poll” by Monday, June28. Responses
will be posted for others to read.
For those citizens without a com
puter, they can access the internet free of
charge at all MultnomahCounty library
branches, which are listed in the govern
ment pages ofyour local "White Pages"
telephone directory.
Katz is asking citizens to let her
know w hat characteristics, attributes,
qualities and traits they w ould like to
see the next ch ief o f police bring to
their jo b and the city. The input will
be used to help us design a list o f
desired qualifications for the posi
tion recruitm ent m aterials.
To have your say. goto the M ayor’s
w e b s ite
at
http:
City Council To Discuss Outside
Review Of The Police Bureau
The Portland City Council voted
to accept a final report issued by the
Institute ofLaw and Justice regarding
the Portland Police Bureau at 9:45
a.m. Wednesday, June 16, in the City
Council Chambers, City’ Hall. M ayor
Vera Katz and Police C hief Charles
Moose will present the plan to C oun
cil. Testimony from com munity and
Bureau members is also planned.
The report represents findings and
strategies gleaned from more than 40
focus groups conducted in the fall and
w interof 1998-99. Focus groups were
held with Police Bureau employees,
community groups, government agen
cies and a panel o f national com m u
nity policing experts. The report also
includes an analysis ofthe demograph-
ics and population data from Portland
expanding the role ofpolice officers,
and increasing the focus on crim e
analysis and prevention.
Copies o f the final report, along
with a summary, will be available at
the Council meeting. For more infor
mation contact Jane Braaten, Plan
ning and Support Division, 823-0283.
the metropolitan area.
Ten vision statements o fw h at the
Bureau should achieve in the future,
along with accom panying strategies
o fh o w to achieve them, are outlined
in the plan. They cove increasing the
use o f new technology, improving
selection and training o f personnel,
Husband Arrested In
Assault Of W ife
arrest o f 41 year old John W. Belka,
on Friday, June 11, 1999, at 11:50
A M . John Belka turned him self in at
the Justice Center and is being lodged
at the M ultnomah County Jail on one
count o f Attempted M urder and one
count o f Assault I.
On April 16,1999. Erika E Belka,
the wife o f John W. Belka was se
verely assaulted outside o f their resi
dence near NE Going St. and NE 9"'
Ave. Portland Police Bureau D etec
tives began a two month investiga
tion. This investigation lead to the
Victim Identified In Max/Pedestrian Fatality
T he W ash in g to n C o u n ty M ed i
cal E x am in er has id e n tified the
young m an w ho w as k illed y e s te r
day afte r b ein g stru ck b y a M A X
train in B eaverton.
Police and w itnesses report that
cleared the intersection. R oberts
crossed the street walking tow ards
the tracks and was struck by an east-
bound train. The operator hit the
em ergency brake and honked his
hom , but was unable to stop in time.
C hristopher James Joseph Roberts,
14 (DOB 12/29/84) o f A loha was
crossing Baseline at 170lh around 3
PM. The M AX crossing arms were
lowered, lights flashing and bells
w ere ringing as a w estbound train
Gun Show Background-Checks
C u sto m ers m ig h t N O T be able
to buy firearm s fre e -a n d -c le a r at
O regon gun sh o w s m u ch longer.
G u n -co n tro l ad v o c ates have been
push in g for b ac k g ro u n d ch eck s at
the show s, and th at elem en t sur-
som e sort o f gun-control w ill p ro b
ably pass. H ellen says the le g isla
tion w ould p en a liz e law -ab id in g
citizen s. B ut p o lice say a lo t o f
crim in als p ick up w eap o n s at gun
show s too.
v iv ed in a b ill that w as o th erw ise
h eav ily m o d ified by an O regon
H ouse co m m ittee. L o b b y ist John
H ellen, w ith the O regon G un O w n
ers A sso ciatio n , d o e sn ’t like the
b ill, b ut is resig n ed to the fact that
W e ’re proud
to have helped.
Rose Festival
Kids
SMART
1 labitat for
Humanity
Artists
Repertory-
Theatre
Black United
Fund of Oregon
f iomowo
Foundation of
African Arts &
Cultures, Inc.
w as lik ew ise not the ju d g e s ' fa-
CASA, Inc.
You flip a sw itch. The light
narratives from historians, accounts
from fam ily and tribal m em bers
and narration by O scar w inner W il-
liam H urt. O regon Public T elevi-
Oregon Food
Bank
goes on. Things look brighter.
That's what we work for.
Western Youth
Development
We're in the community.
The Community
Transitional
School
PACIFIC POWER
A PruifiCi'rp Ci'm/iuiy
Making it happen.
Oregon Burn
Center
Rosemont
School
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H istoric R eserve. T he au d ito riu m
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