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Keeping Step w ith
KW ANZA
The ‘Cane P recision
Team ’ p e rfo rm s a
dance a t The Bridge
B uild ers Sixth A n n u a i
Kwanzaa Gala a nd
G e n tle m e n ’s Ball, S a t­
urday e vening a t the
N ew m ark Theatre. The
B ridge B u ild ers a d m in ­
is te rs rite s o f p a ssa g e
fo r y o u n g A frican A m eri­
can m en m a k in g the
jo u rn e y in to adulthood.
photo by D avid P i ix hi TT he
P ortland O bserv er
Relocation of Villa A c tio n U rg e d to P ro te c t V ita l Services
Residents to Begin Town Hall to address state budget cuts, January tax measure
T h e N ew C o lu m b ia re d e ­
v e lo p m e n t p ro je c t th a t w ill
re p la c e th e C o lu m b ia V illa
p u b lic h o u sin g w ith a m ix ed
in c o m e
n e ig h b o rh o o d
re a c h e d a m a jo r m ile sto n e
recen tly w ith the ap p ro v al o f
a R e v ita liz a tio n P lan by the
H o u s in g A u t h o r i t y o f
P o rtla n d ’s B o ard o f C o m ­
m issioners.
T h e re v ita liz a tio n p lan ,
w h ic h c o v e rs m a n y a sp e c ts
o f th e p ro je c t, w as d e v e l­
o p e d o v e r th e p a s t fiv e
m onths. It now will be sent to
th e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f
H o u sin g an d U rb a n D e v e l­
o p m en t fo r ap p ro v al.
W ith H U D ’s a p p ro v a l o f
th e p la n , e x p e c te d in J a n u ­
ary , H A P w ill b e g in to re lo ­
c a te re sid e n ts o f C o lu m b ia
V illa w ho m u st m o v e w h ile
th e site is d e c o n stru c te d and
the new neighborhood is built.
U n d er the term s o f H A P ’s
H O P E VI g ra n t a g re e m e n t
w ith H U D , c o n s tr u c tio n
m u st b e g in in D e c e m b e r
2 0 0 3 . T h e p ro je c t sc h e d u le
c a lls fo r the first resid en ts to
re tu rn in m id -2 0 0 5 and for
c o n stru c tio n to he c o m p le te
by D e c e m b e r 2006.
“T h is m ilestone m arks the
en d o f th e p re -d e v e lo p m e n t
p h a se an d th e b e g in n in g o f
i m p le m e n ta tio n ,” said Steve
R u d m a n , H A P ’s e x e c u tiv e
d ire c to r. “ W e w an t to th an k
e v e ry o n e in v o lv e d - w e
re a c h e d th is p o in t d u e to an
a m a z in g a m o u n t o f h a rd
w o rk by m o re th an 100 re s i­
d e n ts an d c o m m u n ity p a rt­
ners invob. ed in o u rc o m m u -
nity p ro c e ss.”
Com m unity activists Andre
Baugh and Fay B urch-W ilson
are volunteering to assist non­
profit groups, and specifically
the Irvington V illage A ssisted
Living facility, in getting word
out about M easure 28 and how
much ourcom m unities will suf­
fer if the Jan. 28 ballot issue is
defeated.
They are inviting all inter­
ested residents to brush up on
their organizing skills and help
put life back into the com m unity
by attending a critical Town Hall
M eeting on Tuesday Jan. 7 from
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the living
facility at 420 N.E. M ason.
This m eeting w ill answ er
questions and provide those in­
terested w ith resources and in­
form ation available about the
tax m easure and how it will
seriously impact individuals and
the com m unity as a whole.
There w ill also be voter reg­
istration inform ation for those
who are not already registered
to vote,or have changes in their
registration information. The last
day to turn in voter registration
information for the special elec­
The W om en’s Intercom m u­
nity A IDS Resource serves all
women, not just A frican A m eri­
can and Hispanic women. A
headline about the HIV /A ID S
awareness and prevention group
in our Dec. 18 issue was m is­
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leading and we regret the error. through a program called ‘Sisters
Also, Rebecca Tinnon is a Connect,’ held every Friday from
peer educator with W IAR. Her 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays
nam e was m isspelled in the from noon to 3 p.m. in the Com ­
story.
munity Center at Iris Court on
W IAR representatives urge North Vancouver Avenue be­
area residents to talk with them tween Alberta and Sumner.
Attention
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or Disabi lity Services and M en­
tal Health Services.
"If this m easure does not pass
those services will sim ply go
away. Doing nothing and letting
others act for you is not an
option. This time, you need to be
a part o f the solution or there
w ill be v ery g ra v e c o n s e ­
quences. C om e and bring a
triend and le t's look for solu­
tions together,” organizers said.
For more inform ation, con­
tact K athleen G reenidge, ad ­
m inistrator for Irvington V il­
lage at 503-546-9408.
AIDS Group Serves All Women
Giving
our best.
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tion is Jan. 7.
The town hall m eeting will
also circulate a sign-up sheet
for those interested in a van-
pool to rally Jan. 13 at the state
Capitol in Salem on the first day
o f the Legislative Session.
A dvocates for the measure
say the income tax increase is
vital for parents and grandpar­
ents receiving assistance from
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a m em ber o f your family re­
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