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Public Notice
Oregon Department of Transportation
Annual DBE Goals for Federal Fiscal Year 2008
This announcement will serve as notice of the
Oregon Department of Transportation’s proposal
of an annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE) goal of 11.26 percent for Federal Highway
Administration contracts or grants, and 3.46
percent for Federal Transit Administration
contracts and grants. This calculation is being
made in accordance with U.S. DOT’S 49 CFR, part
26. The overall goal is being established in an
effort to achieve a “level playing field” for DBEs
seeking to participate in ODOT’s federally funded
transportation contracting.
The analysis used in arriving at the proposed
goals is available during regular business hours
at the ODOT Office of Civil Rights and through
the ODOT Web site. Written comment will
be accepted up to 45 days from the date of
this notice.
For further information and comment, please
contact:
ODOT Office of Civil Rights
800 Airport Road S.E.
Salem, OR 97301-4798
(503) 986-4350
Fax: (503) 986-6382
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Public Notice
The Oregon Departm ent of Transportation
Workforce Development Program
This announcement will serve as notice of the
Oregon Department of Transportation’s
proposal to implement a change to Federal
Highway Administration and State of Oregon
contracts for Equal Employment Opportunity
and Apprenticeship training. This plan is in
accordance with 23 U.S.C. 140. ODOT will
comply with federal terms and conditions of
employment and abide by the requirements
of applicable EEO laws, Executive Orders and
state regulations. ODOT makes every effort to
ensure equal-opportunity recruiting practices
without discrimination and with support for
the development of minority, women, low-
income and disadvantaged workers.
Beginning in fall 2007, ODOT will implement
a statewide Workforce Development Program.
Initial implementation occurred as a pilot
program from July 2005 to July 2007.
ODOT will consider all comments. The draft
Oregon Department of Transportation
Workforce Development Program will be made
available during regular business hours. For
further information, call (503) 986-6608.
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Happy ju st to earn his modest
am ount o f spending m oney out
side, Dow ning m ostly rem ained
content to listen. "This is my sec
ond year, so 1 liked it enough to
com e back," he says. "It’s better
than w orking at M cD onalds or
som ething."
Phillips tried to get him to appre
ciate having a jo b that he could rely
on so long as he had strength in his
body.
“ H e’ll grab bits and pieces, so
that one day he can be perm anent,
because som eone once did that for
m e." says Phi I lips. “It's about show
ing him how to give basic respect
so that we can hopefully get that
back."
O v er tw o d ecad es w o rking for
PP& R, Phillips has helped at least
seven people get p erm an en t jobs.
H is boss held back no praise for
his co n certed effo rts to guide so
m any o f the d e p a rtm e n t’s 2,000
p art-tim e and seasonal em p lo y
ees, ap p aren tly an im p o rtan t jo b
for the mere 410 full-tim e em ploy
ees.
"D en n is’ work is w onderful for
us w hether these kids decide to
continue on with us or realize that
m anual labor isn 't for them ," says
Peggy G lascock, w ho m anages the
30 parks in the area encom passed
by Peninsula Park, H olladay Park
and Rocky Butte.
Restroom s, garbage, bed work,
shrubs, tree m aintenance, play
ground safety, irrigation, drinking
fountain and turf repair keeps her
small staff quite busy.
“W e w ould like to believe that
we all work together overlapping
coverage, not as distinct work allo
cations,” she says. “ We Parkies are
pretty proud o f what we do."
Phillips' has special pride in his
work at Irving Park having grown
up in the neighborhood. He saw the
park go dow nhill as the area first
Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST
Endangered-Missing
High Calling Celebration
The local com m unity is invited to Emmanuel Tem ple Church,
1033 N. Sum ner Ave., for the congregation's Pastor and Wife
C elebration with Bishop C.T. and Lady D eA ngeloa Wells.
The sixth-annual event will feature the theme "Pressing Toward
the High C alling" at 7 p.m. both Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday,
Sept. 14. Special keynote speaker will be Pastor Darryl Hill of
Brooklyn, N.Y.
For more information, call 503-287-2223.
O b itu a ry
Sheree Bell
Funeral services for Sheree Bell, a loving wile,
m other and grandm other, will be held Friday, Sept. 7,
2 0 0 7 at I l.m .a tC o x & C o x Funeral Chapel. 2736N .F.
The Oregon Department of Transportation
announces a Public Hearing to be held in:
PORTLAND, OREGON
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Lloyd Center
1000 N.E. Multnomah
Mount St. Helens Room
The public is invited to attend and partici
pate by giving testimony as part of a
disparity study. If you are a business
owner and have contracted with or have
tried to contract with ODOT or with a
prime contractor hired by ODOT, ODOT
would like to know about your experi
ences. Personal testimony will be limited
to five minutes in order to allow everyone
an opportunity to speak. We look forward
to your participation.
If you need special accommodations,
please notify Miriam Lederer at
(503) 595-3970 at least 72 hours prior to
the date of the hearing.
r e e le d fro m th e e f f e c ts o f
gentrification, but is now happy
with the sense o f harm ony brought
about by nearly everyone enjoying
the greenery together.
“The graffiti level has really
dropped off because o f the fact that
we' re here everyday," he says. “This
is the way I rem em ber it from when
I w as baptized at the big church
across the street."
Have you seen me?
Rodney Ave.
Sheree was a dedicated housew ife who loved to cook. She enjoyed
fishing, cam ping and dancing around the house while attending to her
eight grandchildren whom she loved dearly.
She leaves to mourn her husband Steve Bell: two sons. Shane I ally
o f Seattle and Kevin Smith of Salem: her grandchildren; her mother. Rose
M arie; and her sisters and brothers, all o f Los Angeles, Calif. She will be
Mulenga Ngwashi-
Hibbert
Lanue Ngwashi-Hibbert
Age: 2
In Loving Memory
PUBLIC HEARING
R aymond R endleman /T he P ortland O bserver
Portland Parks and Recreation supervisor Philip Downing and summer intern Dennis Phillips work together to repair Irving Park's
irrigation system.
C u rre n t Age: 8
Age: 5
Aug. 14.2000
M is s in g F r o m : Brooklyn. NY
C u rre n t Age: 1 1
D a te M is s in g :
Lanue has a burn scar on the
inner part o f his left arm.
D a te M is s in g : A u g . 1 4 ,2 0 0 0
M is s in g F r o m :
Brtxiklyn.NY
If you have any information please contact:
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
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by the Portland Observer Newspaper.
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Flowers, cards and other rem em brances can be sent to Cox & Cox.
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