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Group to Host Anti-Displacement Forum
Forum offers strategies to keep from being pushed out of your
neighborhood by new development, rising costs
T he H o u sin g and C o m m u n ity
D ev e lo p m e n t C o m m issio n inv ites
th e p u b lic to c o m e and share ab o u t
in v o lu n tary d isp la c e m e n t issu es in
y o u r n e ig h b o rh o o d at an u p c o m ­
ing A n ti-D isp la c e m e n t P u b lic F o­
rum . T h e e v e n t w ill ta k e p la ce
W e d n esd ay , F eb 28, from 6 p.m . -
8 p.m . at the M id lan d L ibrary M eet­
ing R o o m -8 0 5 S .E . 122nd A ve. The
A n ti-D isp la c e m e n t F orum w ill a l­
low co u n ty re sid e n ts to learn m ore
ab o u t in v o lu n tary d isplacem ent, its
e ffe c t on h o u sin g and b u sin e ss,
an d effo rts b ein g m ade to reduce
d is p la c e m e n t in o u r n e ig h b o r ­
hoods. A t the p u b lic forum there
w ill be tim e se t-a sid e for the g e n ­
eral p u b lic to te stify ab o u t th e ir
individual experience with displace­
m ent p o lic y o ptions.
A n u m b e r o f in d iv id u als an d o r­
g a n iz a tio n s p lan to atten d to o ffe r
in fo rm atio n and reso u rces to th o se
w ho h av e q u estio n s and w ish to
get in v o lv ed in an ti-d isp la ce m en t
w o rkg ro u p s th ro u g h o u t the region.
“ W ith th e rise in p ro p erty v alu es,
how can w e as a co m m u n ity cre ate
an d m a in ta in n eig h b o rh o o d s th at
lite ra lly h av e room for ev ery o n e
w ith o u t p u sh in g so m e p eo p le o u t?
W e w o u ld like to h e a r re s id e n ts ’
id eas for how p u b lic in v e stm e n ts
can m eet th is c h a lle n g e ," say s P eg
M allo ry , m e m b er o f th e H o u sin g
and C om m unity D evelopm ent Com -
m is sio n .” T h e H o u sin g an d C o m ­
m u n ity D ev e lo p m e n t C o m m issio n
(H C D C ) is a citizen com m ission that
is th e C o u n ty p rim a ry p u b lic forum
on a ffo rd a b le h o u sin g issu es fo r
P ortland. G resh am an d M u ltnom ah
C o u n ty . H C D C w ill g re a te r in fo r­
m atio n at the fo ru m an d use it to
ad v ise e le c te d o ffic ia ls an d p o lic y ­
m a k ers a b o u t a n ti-d is p la c e m e n t
policy.
'Piedmont Place' Lines Up Support
C ontinues from front page
In addition, the consultants m ust
w ork w ith the site’s rare CM zone.
T his zone allow s com m ercial and re­
tail activity in buildings up to 45 feet
tall, but requires that at least 50 per­
cent o f any project be housing.
So far, the consultants have put
together three plans for the site. All
call for 10 row houses, and 10 lofts
above garages, facing Garfield. The
garages would be accessed by an ex­
isting alley running north and south
through the site. O n the east side o f the
property, facing M artin Luther KingJr.
Boulevard, w ould be retail buildings
with surface parking lots and condo­
miniums over garages. Plan Two would
also have these features, but would
enlarge the alley to create a new street,
and also create a new east-w est street
meeting MLK. In Plan Three, this street
w ould be replaced by a public plaza
surrounded by firs or other tall conifer
trees, possibly as a com plem ent to a
restaurant. A straw poll at a recent
meeting showed residents equally di­
vided between plans Two and Three.
Some residents liked Plan T hree’s
proposed plaza. Others feared it would
be uninviting, given M L K ’s noise, and
would become a desserted space given
overto trash. SER A ’s Paul Jeffries said
that a low wall could screen much o f the
noise. Some public plazas, such as
adidas’ Harry Jackson Plaza, fails to
w ork "because there’s no reason to go
there,” he said. Others felt it w ould be
better to provide benches and “quiet
retail” to the new central street.
So far there is debate about what
sort o f retail w ould succeed in the
plaza, and w hat w ould be desireable.
C onsultants say possibilities include
an insurance or m ortgage brokerage,
a chain store such as R adio Shack, or
a sit-dow n restaurant.
Som e nearby residents say they
d o n ’ t w ant anything that w ould bring
too m uch traffic to the area, and espe­
cially night time activity.
In contrast, one m an said that a
business that is closed and “dead”
after 5 p.m. “doesn’t add anything to
m y enjoym ent o f the neighborhood.
D orsey hopes the project can play
a role in revitalizing the north end o f the
boulevard. In recent years the new
State Farm Insurance O ffice, and
Alberta Simmons affordable housing
project with its ground floor retail, have
m oved in to the north. To the south
there is StellarCofifee, and an expanded
Safeway and new W algreen’s due at
N ortheast Ainsw orth Street.
Open House to Showcase Community Programs
Have you done anything
about your New Year’s reso­
lutions yet?
Housing Authority o f Port­
land and the NE One Stop
center will try to help you
achieve your personal goals
by explaining some of the pro­
grams available to all commu­
nity residents during an open
house at Goalpost, 8932 N.
Woolsey Ave., on Thursday,
Feb. 22 from 4 -8 p.m.
This event is an opportunity
to meet professionals and in­
structors in job services; MS
Office 97. computer classes;
self-sufficiency program s;
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drug and alcohol counseling;
crisis intervention; community
health, small business devel­
opm ent and the E vening
Trades Apprenticeship Pro­
gram. You are welcome to
bring your resume or business
card. Employers will conduct
“a mini job fair” throughout
the evening.
Goalpost is accessible to
w heelchair users. The #4
Fessenden bus stops at the
main entrance and ample park­
ing is adjacent to the building.
Should you have additional
questions, please call Sylvia
Franks at 503-802-8350 or e-
mail Sylviaf@hapdx.org.
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Activities for Kids Need Mentors
H y alite needs v o lu n teers w ith
good skills in m entoring y outh ages
12to 17. T h e non-profit organization
w orks w ith area kids on several learn­
ing and recreational activities. They
include w o rd processing, riv er raft­
ing, horseback riding, acting, recreat­
ing the Lew is and C lark adventure;
radio and television docum entaries
o f African A m ericans during the Civil
W ar, and the m igration west. H yalite
is supported b y the Jackson F ounda­
tion, T he R egional A rts and C ultural
C ouncil, R ose E. T ucker C haritable
Trust, and the K B O O Foundation.
Potential volunteers are asked to send
a resum e to PO B ox 10596, Portland,
O R 97296orcall 503-220-8282.
SEI Students Honor Elders
On Wednesday, Feb. 28,
from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., students
at the Center for Self En­
hancement will provide din­
ner, entertainment, love and
appreciation to seniors from
neighboring retirement and
nursing homes. The dinner will
be free o f charge for all the
senior citizens in attendance
thanks to sponsorships from
local businesses.
Tony Hopson, president of
SEI, will be on hand at the
event to support his students
as they learn the value o f “giv­
ing back.”
“Given that this is Black His­
tory Month, it is appropriate
and necessary that our stu­
dents not only learn about his­
torical figures in black his­
tory, but learn to appreciate
the treasure they have here in
their own community,” Hopson
said. Students are involved in
every aspect o f this event in­
cluding raising funds for the
dinner from local businesses
and inviting guests. Students
will also be in charge o f pre­
paring and serving dinner at
the banquet.
SEI staff are excited about
the life lessons students will
take away from being involved
in this event, and will continue
to strive and make “commu­
nity services” a vital part of
their academic program.
Founded in 1981 by Tony
Hopson, SEI is a non-profit
organization com m itted to
helping Portland’s inner-city
youth make positive choices
to achieve their full potential.
Located in north Portland, SEI
provides young people with
constructive options for per­
sonal success to help them
avoid the pitfalls of drugs,
gangs and violence. Today,
SEI serves 1,200 school-age
youth with services in 11 Port­
land public schools in north/
northeast Portland as well as
in after school and summer
programs in the new Center
for Self Enhancement. SEI has
been recognized as a national
model of youth violence pre­
vention by the U.S. Center for
D isease C ontrol and was
ranked in the top 100 of Presi­
dent George Bush’s Thousand
Points of Light.
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