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Page A5 March 27,2002 ^ o r tta n i i O pinion Opinion articles do not necessarily rejlect or represent the views o f ( T l j r ^ J o r t l a u b (Ji)b 6 e ru e r PCC Should Help Restore Albina Christian Ministry PCC Expansion Brings Opportunity to Community continued from page B4 Neighborhood A ssociation and has held three com m unity-w ide forums. The input has been very valuable. I believe the cam pus now has an improved product that meets both the needs o f the campus and the resi dential neighborhoods. The expansion project calls for up to four new facilities and a building addition in this Phase One plan. Proposed is a new physical education build ing, located on Killingsworth and Kirby, next to Jefferson High; a humanities center on the comer of Albina and Killingsworth; an ad vanced technology center at the southeast edge of the campus; a science addition to Jackson Hall; and to the west a humanities b u ild in g on the corner o f A lbina and Killingsworth and a public services training building on Albina and Jessup. The commer cial strip on Killlingsworth between Borthwick and Mississippi will remain intact. The college is currently in the process of purchasing approximately 24 properties that represent four different blocks of property near the campus. The relocation is going smoothly - approximately 60 percent com plete, all through voluntary sales of property. The college hopes to have the process com pleted by early June. Frankly, change can be difficult and chal lenging, for the neighborhood and for the college. However, it is gratifying to learn that a number of the residents and several busi nesses that have worked with our relocation experts are very satisfied with their new homes or properties. The college expects to hear from the city in mid-April w hether the expansion plan meets city and neighborhood needs. Park ing is always difficult in an urban area. However, the plan does a good job of reduc ing the problem. The college is proposing 257 new off-street spaces, which would bring the total to 681 spaces. The mission of the campus is to provide lifelong learning and workforce training to citizens of the Portland metro area. The cam pus has strong ties and, in fact, is imbedded into the community itself. Cascade is diverse ra cially, culturally and by income and social status. The campus is student-focused. We believe the education students receive from PCC makes the community part of the portfolio the student takes with them. Cascade is, and in the future will be, a part of the revitalization of the surrounding community. We are proud to be part of the renaissance of north and northeast Portland and are commit ted to enduring community partnerships. Dr. Mildred Ollee is the executive dean for the Portland Community College Cas cade Campus. Advertise with diversity in Œ l ! l (Ohserner call 503.288.0033 or email: ads@portlandobserver.com continued from page B4 law add another 20 percent, bringing it to $610,000 and would offer another $100,000 for moving, renovation, restoration, modifica tions, legal costs, etc. If we refused, we could get our own appraisal. When it came in beyond their low price, they would not add the 20 percent, which would not give us ample funds for simple restoration to ministry and whole ness. We unhappily signed and are now faced with the horrendous task of moving, renovat ing and modifying the new property to restora tion for our ministry. 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