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^ I J n r tla n b ® bseruer
November 10. 2004
B usiness 7~ inance
C-Tran Cuts Bus Services
Southwest Washington resi
dents will see cuts to mass
transit due to the defeat of a
local tax levy in the Nov. 2
General Election.
A proposed sales tax in
crease of three tenths of one
percent, would have m ain
tained and provided some en
hancements to reconnect Clark
County communities with C-
Tran bus service.
“What this means is that the
community will start to see
service reductions every quar
ter, beginning in January,” said
Lynee Griffith, executive di-
rector of the agency. The re
ductions are necessary to bal
ance C-Tran's budget by Janu
ary 2006.
“Our goal, at this point, is to
educate our riders on upcom
ing service changes so they’re
able to plan appropriately.”
Griffith said.
Balancing the budget re
quires a 46 percent reduction
in service, equally affecting
local and commuter routes, and
para-transit van service.
All com m uter routes to
downtown Portland will end.
The service will be provided
only to the nearest TriM et
light rail stations at Delta
P a rk /V a n p o rt
and
the
Parkrose/Sumner transit cen
ters.
In addition, the following
service will be com pletely
eliminated: The Connector,
Route #114 Cam as, Route
#173 Battle Ground, and all
Sunday service. Additional
reductions will take place in
May, September, and finally
in January 2006.
For more information, call
the C-Tran Passenger Service
Office at 360-695-0123.
Service Contractor of the Year
Charles Cason, president o f CEC Services. Inc. (right), a minority firm that provided security
for TriMet's Interstate Light Rail project, was recognized as the Service Contractor o f the Year
at the Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards Luncheon at the Oregon Convention
Center. The award was presented by Cody Gray, associate counselor at Portland State
University’s Business Outreach Program. The event recognized minority and women-owned
businesses in construction, manufacturing, professional and non-professional services.
Gas Appliance Inspections Offered
Northwest Natural provides
home safety inspections as part
of its natural gas service and
advises customers that since the
home heating season has be
gun, early fall is a great time to
schedule a free inspection.
Additionally, if an appliance
needs repair, homeowners will
have the best chance of finding
an available contractor that spe
cializes in gas equipment.
In 2003, Northwest Natural
received approximately 43,(XX)
calls from customers experi
encing equipment problems.
In last January’s freeze, there
were more than 2,800 inop
erative equipment calls, from
customers left with no heat or
hot water in extremely cold
weather. These equipment
problem s may have been
identified beforehand during
a pre-season safety inspec
tion.
For more information or to
schedule an inspection, call 1-
800-422-4012 or visit
www.nwnatural.com.
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photo by M ark
W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Awarded for Excellence
Upward Bound scholarship winners Michael Waller (left) and James Orr (right) are congratulated by
former Portland City Commissioner Charles Jordan at the Marks o f Leadership Summit o f the National
Forum for Black Public Administrators. Waller and Orr are juniors at Western Oregon State University.
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