May 16, 2001
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Area Groups Give Praise to Economic Ventures
Like father, like son, Tom Kelly
saluted for distinguished service
B y L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserxer
Tom Kelly has filled his father’s
shoes so well that he’s won his
father’s award.
Kelly, operator o f Neil Kelly De
signers and Remodelers, received the
Neil Kelly Distinguished Service
Award from the North-Northeast
Business Association at their annual
Excellence in Business Awards ban
quet at Shenanigan’s Restaurant on
Swan Island Friday.
Other winners were Stellar Coffee
for the Small Business Economic
Development award, Nature’s Fresh
Northwest for the Large Business
Award, Paul Knauls for the Commu
nity Service Award, and the Portland
State University Business Outreach
Program for the Effective Govern
ment Award.
For the first time in its 14-year
history, the banquet was a joint ven
ture with the Albina Rotary Club. The
Rotary aw arded scholarships to
Trumaine Thompson o f Grant High
School, and Lilamrta Logue ofBenson
High School.
C ity
C o m m issio n e r
Jim
Francesconi recalled the elder Kelly
as one o f the first people he con
sulted before entering politics, “and
we all have these stories about N eil.”
As a leading figure in St. Andrew
Catholic Church and the Rotary, and
as an employer, Neil Kelly “gave us
the impression that we were special,”
Francesconi said.
“ He exemplified “service above
self. Education is the key to building
skills for wealth creation, but busi-
Federal Share
Vehicle Purchase
truthaboutcredit.org and a new bro
chure describing how consum ers
can avoid credit card hazard.
“C redit card com panies a re n ’t
sa tisfie d w ith a fair p ro fit, so
th ey ’re gouging consum ers with
outrageous interest rates as high
as 30 percent A PR ,” said Steve
D ixon, C onsum ers A ssociate for
OSPIRG. But even w orse, credit
card com panies are deceiving con
sum ers into paying unfair late fees
and burying deceptive conditions
in the small print,” he continued.
A m o n g the k e y f in d in g s o f
O SPIRG s’ report. “The Credit Card
Trap: How to Spot It How to Avoid
it,” are that credit card terms and
conditions are becom ing less fa
vorable to consum ers; credit card
marketing practices are misleading
and deceptive; and card marketing
to college students is too aggres
sive.
Notice is hereby given that a
public hearing, if so requested by
any interested person, will be held
by the Tri-County Metropolitan
Transportation District of Oregon
(Tri-Met) in Room C, 4012 S.E.
17th Avenue, Portland, at 10:00
a.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2000.
The purpose of this hearing is to
consider projects for which federal
FY01 Sec. 3037 Job Access funds
from the Federal Transit A dm in
istration is being sought. Persons
requesting that this hearing be
convened should contact Tri-M et’s
Finance Administrator by tele
phone at 503-962-5850 or in writ
ing at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue,
Portland, OR, 97202 by Wednes
day, May 30, 2000.
640,000
18,000
18,000
36,000
141,000
141,000
282,000
75,500
75,500
151,000
Alternative Transportation Center
30,052
30,052
60,104
52,500
105,000
Non-Commute Trips
52,500
Job Retention Program
97,000
97,000
194,000
443,800
443,800
887,600
80,000
80,000
160,000
Shuttles to Rural Areas
446,100
446,100
892,200
Shelters & Lighting
132,000
132,000
264,000
1,835,952
1,835,952
3,671,904
Service to Employment Areas
Bike & Pedestrian Improvements
Total:
All projects have been selected through Tri-Met s planning process,
which incorporates public involvement, and are programmed in the
Metropolitan and State Transportation Improvement Programs. N o
persons, families or businesses will be displaced by the projects.
Projects described above are in conformance with comprehensive
land-use and transportation planning in the area.
In the event a hearing is held, Tri-Met will afford opportunity for
interested persons or agencies to be heard with respect to the social,
econom ic and environmental aspects o f the projects.
A person requesting a sign language interpreter shall give Tri-M et
at least 48 hours notice o f the request by contacting Tri-M et at
503-962-4831 or T D D 503-962-5811, M onday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If any interested person requires information regarding the Program
o f Projects described in this Notice or Tri-Met’s transit development
plan they may contact Tri-Met’s Finance Administrator by telephone
at 503-962-5850 or in writing at 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland,
O R 97202. The Program o f Projects described in this N otice consti
tutes Tri-Met’s final FY01 § 3037 Job Access Program. Any amend
ment to any program will be duly advertised to the public.
Bruce Harder
Let’s do the bright thing.
It ’s all about supply and demand.
Your conservation efforts helped keep the energy crunch from becoming
a crisis. That's the good news.
But due to the weather and w ater situation, our region still faces
an energy shortage. And it isn't going away anytime soon. Which
m eans that during spring and summer, we all still need to work
together and do the bright thing. Here's w hat you can do:
■ Wait 'til late to use
electricity. Avoid using your
dishw asher and w asher/
dryer during sum m er peak
hours of 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Run only full loads.
■ Open windows to allow in
cool air during the morning
and evening.
■ Use portable fans to stay
cool instead of large
air-conditioning systems.
They use much less electricity.
Toyota Must Pay $7.6
Million Judgment
■ Turn off any lights not in use.
1
320,000
Executive Director, Finance & A dm inistration, Tri-M et
rooftop with the water transported to
a holding tank (cistern) via gutters
and downspouts. Pipe networks dis
tribute the water from the cistern and
supply the various fixtures. Because
untreated rainwater is safe non-drink
ing water, approval under the guide
only applies to flushing waterclosets
or urinals, irrigation or hose bibb
supply.
Using rainwater instead o f drink
ing water for non-potable uses con
serves and slows depletion o f water
from city reservoirs. In addition, us
ing rainwater in this manner helps to
lessen the need for additional storm
water retention facilities.
oncoming car and the SUV rolled
twice, crushing the passenger side
and injuring McCathem.
A Multnomah Circuit Court jury
awarded $5.4 million in economic
damages and $2.25 million in noneco
nomic damages for pain and suffer
ing. Toyota had challenged the neg
ligence and design defect claims, and
had sought to reduce the award, cit
ing Oregon law that limited damages
for pain and suffering to $500,000.
The state Supreme Court later lifted
that cap.
Local Share Total Budget
320,000
Bike Program
Project Marketing Staff
10 a.m., Tues., June 12
Room C,
4012 SE 17th Avenue,
Portland
Rainwater Recycling
Gets Green Light
J
Customer Information Equipment
TRI-MET
Credit Cards Put More Students Into Debt
The Oregon Supreme Court on
Thursday unanimously upheld a $7.6
million damage award against Toyota
M otor Corp, for defective design o f
its 4-Runner sport utility vehicle.
Linda M cCathem, paralyzed from
the neck down in a 1995 accident, had
claimed faulty design had caused her
vehicle to roll over.
M cCathem was riding in the pas
senger seat and her cousin was driv
ing the 1994 Toyota 4-Runner on a
return trip from eastern W ashington
when the cousin swerved to avoid an
Northeast Portland.”
“Paul, you were always telling me
you w ere th e em p e ro r h e re ,”
Francesconi quipped. “I didn’t know
you were just a prince.”
Thompson, who will attend the
University ofOregon, compiled a 3.0
grade point average while doing ser
vice work through the Portland Youth
G olf Association and the SMART
mentorship program at Irvington and
John Ball schools.
Logue, who is bound for the Uni
versity o f W ashington, has been
through a Legacy Health Systems
mentorship program, has done ser
vice work at Holladay Park Plaza, and
has been a member ofB enson’s gold,
swimming and
cheerleading teams.
The Proposed Program o f Projects includes:
(P hoto by M ark
W ashington /T he
P ortland O b
server )
The City o f Portland has devel
oped a code guide for recycled rain
water use inside and outside o f the
home.
“Storing and using rainwater is an
important water conservation strat
egy. The new guide explains how to
do this safey and without an involved
building permit review.
“This a great example o f how we
can cut red tape to promote green
building practices,” Commissioner
Charlie Hales said.
The guide has detailed informa
tion regarding the collection, storage
and distributions o f rainwater. Col
lection begins with rain falling on the
Edwina Wasson is a Portland native
who returned to the city after a 2 5 year
absence in 1997.
“W hen I came back I saw an op
portunity to do something,” she said.
“I wanted to connect with people.
Membership in the North-Northeast
Business Association is such a plus.”
Knauls, co-owner o f G eneva’s
Sheer Perfection beauty salon, was
also one o f the founders o f Holy
Redeemer School’s Good in the Hood
jazz festival.
W hen he first moved into the loca
tion at 5601 N.E. Martin Luther King
Jr. B lvd, “People said, ‘What do you
want to be on that street for? ’” Knauls
recalled.
In presenting the aw ard Peter
W ilcox called Knauls the “Prince o f
NOTICE OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Edwina
Wasson, owner
o f Stellar
Coffee, 6003
N.E. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Blvd., is
congratulated
Friday by
Portland City
Commissioner
Jim
Francesconi
after receiving
the Small
Business
Economic
D evelopm ent
Award from the
N o rth/
N ortheast
Business
Association.
D eceptive credit card offers and
practices are sinking more and more
consum ers and college students
into high-cost credit card debt,
according to a survey o f 100 credit
card offers released by the Oregon
Student Public Interest Research
G roup (OSPIRG).
T o fight the practices the report
identifies, OSPIRG also announced
a new credit card education cam
paign featuring both the w ebsite
ness is a way to deliver on that and we
don’t do enough o f that here.”
Referring to his son, Francesconi
said, “It’s tough to follow in your
father’s footsteps, particularly when
he was a hero to the entire community
as Neil was. To expand the business
is particularly challenging.”
Tom Kelly not only did this, but
this year received a National Better
Business award for his concern for
the environment.
“He has shown you can care for
your family, business and the envi
ronment, and one o f the ways is to be
ethical,” Francesconi said.
Among other things, Neil Kelly
Co. donated the lumber for the cre
ation o f Stellar Coffee, 6003 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Owner
■ Microwave or grill your food
outside instead of using
your oven.
Do the bright thing.
Call usât 1-800-222-4335,
and ask for a copy of our
Bright Idtat booklet.
■ Switch to compact fluorescent
bulbs in lights that remain on
three or more hours per day
(they use about 75% less
energy) and replace higher
watt bulbs with lower watts
in your remaining fixtures.
■ Turn computers and
monitors off at night and
whenever they're not in use.
■ Keep doors, windows and
w indow coverings closed
during the hottest part of
the day.
■ Make saving energy a habit.
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