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May 03. 2006
First Time Home Buyer Help
‘Living Sm art’
Houses l,,r lill'rilH Lots
M any people believe hom e
ow nership is out o f their reach
because they lack the m oney
needed for a dow n paym ent or
closing costs. If this sounds like
you or som eone you know , you
might want to take advantage of
the educational and financial pro
gram s offered by the Portland
H ousing Center.
The non-profit center works one-
on-one to assist people from a va
riety o f income levels with the home
buying process.
To take adv antage o f the services
offered, first time buyers arc invited
to attend a free home ownership
orientation session, held the first
three W ednesdays of each month
from 6-7 p.m. at tlx; Portland Housing
Center, 3233 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
No registration necessary. Par
ticipants are encouraged to bring
inform ation about gross household
income and $50 to sign-up for home
buying services. For more informa-
tioncall503-282-7744ext 101.
Thanks Portland
your river is cleaner
ver the past 14 years, sewer improvements
and construction to control combined sewer
Sewer
overflows (CSOs) has reduced CSO volume
Construction
to the Willamette River and the Columbia Slough for Clean Rivers
by more than half. When you pay your sewer bill you
v deano ver works tom
invest in clean rivers and streams. Simple things like
$03-123-7740
disconnecting your downspouts help clean the river.
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The Program is on time and on budget.
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A narrow house designed by a Berkeley, Calif, based team has room for a garage or office.
Designs
picked from
competition
The City o f Portland has two
sets o f narrow house designs avail
able for people building single-fam
ily homes on narrow lots, 36 feet
wide or less.
"I am excited to have the City
provide tw o w ell-designed options
for narrow lot developm ent forciti-
zens to choose front,“ said C om
m issioner Randy Leonard. “In my
view, these designs are attractive,
practical and will fit in any Portland
neighborhood.”
The plans from the city’s Living
Smart House Program have been
pre-reviewed for bui Idi ng code com
pliance. leaving the custom er with
only the site plan to develop and
have reviewed.
The plans are not being sold;
instead they will be issued along
with the building permit, with a
portion o f the perm it fees being
reduced. Permit fees and related
charges will cost approxim ately
$ 14,800. The City contracted with
three architects who had winning
designs in the Living Smart: Big
Ideas for Small Lots design com pe
tition that was held in 2004.The
com petition had more than 400 en
tries representing 21 countries.
Portland-based Bryan Higgins
submitted the house he designed
and currently lives in with his fam
ily in the Lair Hill neighborhood of
southw est Portland. W ith som e
modifications, the 1,779 square foot
house has two bathroom s and three
bedroom s.
A Berkeley based team o f Trent
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Here's what we've done and what's coming your way.
Controlling
C S O s_
1991 CSO Program begins
1993 Cornerstone Projects
$146 million to remove stormwater
Street drainage improved ✓
Storm sewers built ✓
Remove streams from sewers I
r
Downspouts disconnected
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t dia.
1998 Columbia Slough Projects
$164 m illion
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Treatment Plant expanded
and upgraded
3 mile Big Pipe
The Bryan Higgins home in southwest Portland is the winning
prototype for future narrow homes the city has pre-approved for
construction.
G re en a n and R o x an a V arg as-
Greenan designed tw o floor plans;
the garage option is 1,516 square
feet, and the office option is 1,7(X)
square feet. Either option has three
bedroom s and three bathroom s.
The Boor plans for both designs
m ay be v ie w e d on lin e at
www.livingsmartpdx.com.
O nce one o f the plans has been
selected, plan su b m ittal, intake
an d iss u a n c e ta k e s fo u r easy
steps. T he potential h o m eo w n er
visits the D evelo p m en t S ervices
C e n te r to m eet w ith city sta ff to
2000 All outfalls to the
Slough controlled
m ake sure the pre-review ed house
w ill w ork on the p ro p o sed lot.
O nce the lot is ap p ro v ed , the
cu sto m e r w ill be g iven a site plan
and in stru ctio n s for how to c o m
plete it. T he cu sto m er will bring
three co p ies o f the site plan to the
D e v e lo p m e n t S e rv ic e s C e n te r
w here they will sign related form s,
and pay in tak e fees.
The public can view the full size
construction plans or purchase re
duced size plan books at the D evel
opm ent Services C enter located at
1900 S.W. Fourth Ave.
2001 West Side Big Pipe
Projects $410 m illion
3.5 mile Big Pipe ✓
Major pump station on Swan Island (Fall '06)
New sewer pipes in SW Portland ✓
Planning for Neighborhood Trees
Friends o f T rees invites all w ho
are interested in ca rin g fo r new ly
p lan ted trees th is su m m er o r in
learn in g how to o rg an iz e tree
p lantings in their neighborhoods.
N e ig h b o r h o o d T re e T e a m
T ra in in g se ssio n s are sched u led
fo r S aturday, M ay 20 from 9 a.m .
to 2 p.m . and S atu rd ay , Ju n e 10
from 9 a m. to 1 p.m . at K enton
F ire h o u se, 8105 N. B randon St.
T he train in g s are free, but p re
reg istratio n is req u ired by calling
5 0 3 -2 8 2 -8 8 4 6 , ex tension 12 o re -
m ail b ra d s@ frie n d so ftre e s.o rg .
P artic ip an ts w ill learn how to
a s s e s s th e h e a lth o f re c e n tly
p la n ted street and yard trees and
how to in stru ct h o m eo w n ers in
pro p er tree care. In stru ctio n s will
2006 East Side Big Pipe
Projects
in clu d e g u id a n ce in w ate rin g ,
w eeding and m ulching.
D uring the sum m er, volunteers
w ill m ake tw o visits to each tree
planted through F riends o f T re es'
N e ig h b o rh o o d T re e s p ro g ra m
d u rin g th e p re v io u s p la n tin g
se a so n .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n , visit
w w w .frien d so ftrees.o rg .
est. $640 million
6 mile Big Pipe
New sewer pipes in
SE and North
Portland
Pl
CONFRONTING IMAG3S OF WOM3N
-sr 10th Anniversary of the
Clark College Women's Conference
Sustainable Stormwater Projects
(will continue beyond 2011)
Featuring a keynote address by comedian and
activist Debbie Wooten and a presentation by
*. artist Larry Kirkwood
96%
Saturday, May 20, 2006
8 a.m .-3:30 p.m.
2011 CSO Program complete
CSOs
Controlled
We're done in 2011. Thanks fo r your help,
patience and commitment to a cleaner river.
Gaiser Hall, Clark College
Vancouver, Washington
www.cleanriverworks.com
Cost: $15 for general public, 510 for students and
seniors, includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Childcare, limited scholarships, and disability
access and / or accommodations are available
with prior arrangement.
E n vir o n m i n i a i Si rvicis
e n v o i P o r i i a n d
For general information, please call 366-992 2905
or visit w w w dark edu/womensconf.
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