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October 11, 2000 Portiani) (Ob«rr Page A5 ^Iortlanò (Obseruvr Family A New Apartment Complex Offering Affordable Housing has Opened in Inner Southeast Portland R itzd o rf C ourt provides 86 stu dio and 4 o n e-b ed ro o m a p a rt m ents for fo rm e rly h o m e le ss people earning less th en 40% o f m edian income. T his p erm anent hou sin g is the fin a l p ie c e o f th e P o r tla n d / M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty S h e lte r R eco n fig u ratio n Plan for h o m e less adults.E ach ap artm en t is fur nish ed w ith a bed, d re sse r, table and chairs. T here is 2,5 0 0 square Eight-year Driver Licenses Awarded Oregon DMV has begun issuing some Oregonians driver licenses that are valid for eight years. That means that Oregonians w on’t need to visit DMV as frequently, and will help reduce the number o f people who come in to DMV field offices. Conversion to an eight-year cycle will take eight years. For the first four years, DMV will issue both four-year and eight-year licenses. After Oct. 2 2004, DMV will issue the eight-year license only. “To know if you’ll get an eight- year license, just remember how you renew ed last tim e,” said Lorna Young ’s, ODOT Deputy Director for DMV. “If your last renewal was done by mail, you’ll get an eight-year li cense. If this is your first license in Oregon, or if your license has been expired for more than a year, you’ll need to go in to a field office and get an eight-year license.” Your printed renewal notice will tell ifyou’reeligible to renew bymail. Ifyou are, you’ll be issued a four-year license, regardless o f whether you renew by mail or to the local DMV office. You will not have an option to choose when your license will expire. Ifyou have a question about which type o f license you qualify for, con tact DMV Customer Assistance at (503)945-5000. “The per-year fee license remains the same,” Y oung’s said. “For ex ample, to renew a regular Class C licenses, the kind most people have, for four years, it costs $17.25. So a license that is good for twice as long has a cost o f $34.50.” feet o f ground floor com m ercial space. P eople began to m o v e in to th e apartm en ts in Sep te m b e r a n d fu ll le a s e - u p is e x p ected by F eb ru ary. R itz d o rf C ourt w as n am ed a fte r M a rsh a R itz d o r f who lived in southeast P o rt land in the late 1970’s, d u r ing w hich tim e she was a pro fesso r o f urban studies at Portland State U niversity. M a rsh a ’s professio n al life was dedicated to the p rin c i pals o f social equality. Her w ork focused on w om en and housing and th eir in terface w ith land use reg u lations. Voters’ Guide Goes Online T he o ffic ia l O n lin e V o te rs' G uide co n tain in g b a llo t m easure in fo rm atio n and argum ents for the 2000 G eneral E lection is now available. The O n lin e V o te rs’ G uide, a w eb -b ased version o f the state V o te rs’ P am phlet, can be linked to by v isitin g the O regon V otes w eb s ite a t: w w w .o reg o nvotes.com . “ W e have w orked hard to get O n lin e V o te rs’ G uide up on the In te rn e t as soon as p o ssib le ," S ecretary o f State B ill B radbury stated . “ It has been a p rio rity o f my office to m ake inform ation re a d ily a c cessib le and availab le o n lin e .” B ra d b u ry sa id . T he p rin te d ed itio n o f the state V o t e r s ’ P am phlet w ill be m ailed to ev ery O regon household b e g in ning O cto b er 11. The O nline V o te rs’ G uide con tains in fo rm atio n about the 26 b allo t m easures O regon voters w ill decide on during the N ovem b e r 7 election. C andidate in fo r m ation w ill be a v ailab le online Friday. The last day to re g iste r for the G eneral E lection is O ctober 17. 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C hildren who live in or regularly stay in a home, apartm ent, or ch ild care center c o n stru cted befo re 1978 are at a g re a te r risk o f d ev elo p in g lead po iso n in g , e sp e c ia lly if there is re m o d e lin g o r p e e lin g p a in t. O ther risk factors include fam ily m em bers w ith ex p osure to lead and low fam ily incom e (including those on M edicaid, W IC, or Or- rican A m erican Health C oalition’s W elln ess V illage on S aturday, O cto b er 21, from 10 a m. at S e lf E nhancem ent, Inc, 3920 N K erby A venue. O ther h e a lth -re late d a c tiv itie s and presen tatio n s will be a v a ila b le as well. egon H ealth Plan). The e ffe c ts o f lead p o i soning are rev ersib le if d e tected early by a blood test. I f u n d e te c te d lead p o iso n ing dam ages the brain, c a u s ing learn in g and b eh av io ral problem s in affected c h il dren. T he P o rtlan d C om m unity C o l lege board o f directors nom inated M o riarty for the aw ard, praisin g him for creating “a c lim a te o f suc cess and rob u st grow th despite sev ere b u d g et cutbacks in O r e g o n .” The b o a rd a ls o n o te d M o ria rty ’s p u rsu it o f strategic alliance w ith business, public and o th e r e d u c a tio n a l in stitu tio n s, w hich allow ed the college to wield g reater in flu ence w ith city and state leaders. M oriarty has in itia te d n atio n ally recognized program s at Port- lan d C o m m u n ity C o lleg e, includ ing the m ost recent U .S. D epart m ent o f L abor aw ard for the PCC and Mt. H ood D islo cated W orker p ro gram . He holds a doctoral degree in higher ed u catio n from G eorge W a sh in g to n U n iv e rs ity and a m a ste r’s and b a c h e lo r’s degree from Catholic U niversity in W ash ington, D C M o riarty is a re si dent o f Lake O sw ego. I 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM OAME Cascade Plaza, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave., Portland, OR T/us planning process is being led by the Fremont/M LK Vision C om m ittee. in conjunction with the Portland Development Commission. For more information, call 503-823-9P D C (9732) . Small classes Vk Real-world instructors * Easy transfer L d B Low cost Moriarty named CEO of the Year by Community Colleges The A sso c ia tio n o f C o m m u nity C ollege T rustees (A C C T ) re c e n tly n a m e d PCC P re s id e n t D aniel F. M o riarty C E O o f the year. T he n atio n al a sso c ia tio n w ill p resen t M o ria rty w ith the 2000 M arie Y. M artin C h ie f E x ecutive O ffic e r A w ard at its an n u al c o n ven tio n in N a sh v ille , T enn. in O ctober. 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