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October 17, 2001
Free Energy Audits
for Area Residents
If you heat your hom e with oil,
now is a good tim e to call for a
free energy audit from the O r
egon O ffice o f E nergy’s State
H o m e O il W e a th e r iz a tio n
(SH O W ) Program .
First, the audit w ill tell you
how to p re p a re fo r th e cold
w eather th at’s right around the
corner.
Second, the audit will tell you
what energy-saving measures will
save you money and which ones
are eligible for special rebates.
And third, if y o u ’ve never had
an energy audit o f your oil-heated
home and you request one by
Nov. 30, y o u 'll be entered in a
draw ing for 100 gallons o f heat
ing oil. T w o w inners w ill be se
lected at random .
SH O W analysts check insula
tion in the attic, w alls and floors,
inspect the w indow s and per
form a free furnace efficiency
test. O nly O regon residents are
eligible.
In addition, w hile special funds
last, you can get as m uch as
$1,200 cash back for energy
saving m easures: Up to $200 for
energy-efficient replacement w in
dow s. Up to $200 for a high-
efficiency replacem ent oil fur
nace or burner or up to $600 if
you replace an underground oil
tank w ith an above-ground one.
O ther provisions o f the pro
gram include a 100 percent re
bate, up to $100, for a blow er
door test to determ ine energy
savings and other benefits o f air
sealing and duct sealing, up to
$400 for blow er door-assisted
air sealing and duct sealing by a
certified contractor and up to
$400 for insulation and program
m able therm ostats.
To qualify for rebates o r fi
nancing, the O ffice o f Energy
m ust approve the project before
w ork begins.
The SH O W Program serves
households that heat w ith oil,
w ood, propane, kerosene or bu
tane. O regon’s fuel oil industry
provides funding. For more in
form ation, call toll-free at 1-800-
452-8660 or visit the website:
w w w .e n e rg y .sta te .o r.u s.
Volunteers Build Neighborhood Playground
King neighborhood volunteers John Mills, Bob Bern and Amy Rice use landscaping tools to prepare the ground for a new small
park called “Mallory Meadow " at the intersection of northeast Mallory and Killingsworth. A $12,000 grant from the Bureau of
Housing and Community Development is helping with the cost of the project, including the installation o f playground equipment.
Home Depot has donated materials for new curbing, according to neighborhood volunteer Jennifer Siebold.
photo bv D avid G iezy ng /T hk P ortland O bserver
PDC Minority Contracting Grows
M inority, wom en-ow ned and
e m e rg in g sm a ll b u s in e s s e s
earned nearly $ 1 o f every $5
aw arded by the Portland D evel
opm ent C om m ission for con
stru ctio n and o th e r serv ices
during the last fiscal year.
O verall, the m inority firm s
participated in about 19 percent
o f th e a g e n c y ’s c o n tra c te d
projects, representing about $ 10
million. It is nearly double PDC’s
annual m inority business goal
and exceeds the m ark o f 14 p er
cent a year earlier.
There are 1,500 firm s in O r
egon certified as disadvantaged,
m inority or women business en
terp rises and/or as em erging
sm all businesses.
“Part of P D C ’s m ission is to
create quality jo b opportunities
fo r a ll c itiz e n s ,” say s D on
M azziotti. PDC executive direc
tor. “I t’s ju st as im portant to do
that directly, through our co n
tracting and w orkforce training
processes, as indirectly, by stim u
lating new developm ent. W e are
proud o f our leadership role in
w orking tow ard ethnic and gen
der parity in our projects and en
couraging our contractors to pro
mote diversity in their own ranks.”
PDC has historically encour
aged participation o f m inority-
and w om en-ow ned businesses in
its projects, but stepped up its
pace in 1997 when a study showed
that m inority and w om en busi
ness ow ners were struggling with
discrim inatory actions and atti
tudes in the regional construc
tion and related trades.
PDC staff now w orks even
more diligently to reach m inority
com m unities by w orking with
such groups as the O regon A s
sociation of M inority E ntrepre
n e u rs, O reg o n T rad esw o m en
N etw ork, and N ative American,
H ispanic, and A frican A m eri
can cham bers of com m erce.
The PDC is a partner in City
o f P o rtla n d and M ultnom ah
County program s that recruit
a p p re n tic e s in the b u ild in g
trades, w ith an em phasis on re
cruiting women and m inorities
for those positions.
Future efforts by the PDC may
include identification of several
annual “ sh o w c a se ” pro jects
with higher minority-use targets
of 15-25 percent; establishing
an in te r-a g e n c y w e b -b a se d
“ c o n tra c tin g o p p o rtu n itie s ”
home page; expanding partner
ing outreach activities to in
crease m inority participation in
all areas o f contracting; and
w orking w ith the city and Tri-
Met to maximize minority hiring
for upcom ing projects in the
Interstate Urban Renewal Area.
Literacy Program
Needs Neighbors
The North Portland
Health Department
Metropolitan Family Services is
seeking volunteers for a childhood
literacy program at Columbia Villa
in north Portland.
As part of a program called Expe
rience Corps, area residents are
helping children to improve their
verbal and written skills. They plan
activities for the children and work
to get the parents involved in their
child’s education.
Experience Corps is a federally
funded program. Volunteers will be
paid $5.50 per hour and will receive
tuition assistance. There is a com
mitment of 45 hours a month, and
participants must be 21 or older.
This is an opportunity for some
one wishing to re-enter the work
world, for older adults to supple
ment their income, or for students
to earn tuition credit.
For more information, call Sue
Tingley, program coordinator, at
503-232-0007, extension 203.
The North Portland Health Center
has moved from its location at
8918 N. W oolsey Avenue to
9000 N. Lombard Street
Portland, OR
On Tuesday Oct. 9, 2001
at 1:30 pm, the new location
will open for service.
If you have questions ask any staff
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