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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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