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Concepts for Coliseum Wanted
holder Advisory Committee.
M ayor Sam A dam s said some
elem ents for consideration include
sustainability, connectivity, aithi-
tectural preservation and honoring
veterans.
“ I lo o k f o r w a r d to th e i n ­
n o v a tiv e a n d u n iq u e c o n ­
c e p t s P o r t l a n d e r s h a v e to
s h a r e ,” h e s a id .
C o lis e u m c o n c e p ts m u st
com plem ent existing uses at the
Rose Q uarter as well as exemplify
the future vision and urban design
principles that have been devel­
Blazers
promote
Jum p
Town’
The City o f Portland and the
Portland Developm ent C om m is­
sion M onday called for concepts
for the renovation o r adaptive re­
use o f Memorial Coliseum.
T h e P o rtla n d T ra il B la z e rs
u se d th e d a te to la u n c h th e ir
v e rs io n fo r th e site , an e n te r ­
ta in m e n t d is tric t c a lle d "J u m p
T o w n ” th a t p a y s h o m a g e to
th e j a z z c lu b s o f P o r tla n d 's
A fric a n A m e ric a n h is to ry .
Blazers president Larry M iller
said the idea is to pay hom age to
the old neighborhcxxl w here the
Rose Q uarter currently sits by put-
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Mayor Sam Adams is asking for ideas on renovating or adapting the Memorial Coliseum for reuse.
ting in bars, restaurants and live
music. He believes it will help the
econom y by creating jo b s while
building a green, sustainable de-
velopm ent that will benefit much
more than the team.
The city will accept other con-
cepts through Dec. 1 using the on-
line application form available at
rosequarterdevelopm ent.org. In
D ecem ber, the concepts will be
analyzed by the 32-m ember Stake­
oped for the area.
A public presentation o f quali­
fied concepts is slated for January.
Ihe Portland City Council will make
a final decision on the future o f the
Coliseum in late spring 2010.
A d d iti o n a ll y , th e B la z e r s
w ill le a d a p r o c e s s to d e ­
v e lo p th e i r c o m m u n it y - s u p ­
p o rte d d e v e lo p m e n t s tr a t­
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Benefits with Job Training
turns colder
T his m onth the O regon E m -
ploym ent D epartm en t w ill put
egonians receive unem ploym ent
benefits w hile g o in g to school
into place a new p ro g ram d e-
signed to help unem ployed O r-
o rre-training.
T he intent o f the program is to
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p a n d in g th e ir sk ills, allo w in g
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h as re le a se d $ 3 3 .4 m illio n in
fed eral assistan ce to O reg o n to
h elp lo w in co m e c itizen s w ith
vidual m ust qualify for an u nem ­
ploym ent claim based on w ages
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dition, the individual m ust be a t­
tending training designed to pre­
pare him o r her for em p lo y m en t
in jo b s that are in high dem and,
an d w h ere w ag es are at least
o f th is year.
T h ese fu n d s re p resen t grants
to states, trib es an d territo ries
u n d er th e L o w Incom e H om e
E n e rg y A s s is ta n c e P ro g r a m
$9.24 per hour.
T he program does not pay for
the training or provide benefits
fo r in d iv id u als in tra in in g in ­
tended to lead to a b accalau re­
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"This is one o f the m any ac­
tions taken this legislative ses­
sion to help O regon f am ilies d ur­
ing this difficult time," said Gov.
Ted K ulongoski.
For m ore inform ation call the
Employm ent Department's Train­
ing Unit at 1-800-436-6191.
th eir h eatin g b ills d u rin g O c to ­
ber, N o v em b er and D ecem b er
(LIHEAP).
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co m e fam ilies, leav in g m ore o f
th e ir in co m e to use fo r o th e r
n e c e ss itie s."
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lies pay the co sts o f h eatin g and
in s u la tin g th e ir h o m e s in the
w inter, and cooling th eir hom es
in the sum m er. T he federal g o v ­
ernm ent is releasing such a large
a llo c a tio n o f L IH E A P f u n d s
n o w in o r d e r to e n s u r e th a t
states have reso u rces available
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tan ce p ro g ram s as the w eath er
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"E ach y e a r L IH E A P h e lp s
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co n tin u e to w o rk w ith O regon
to a ss u re th e ir h e a tin g a s s is ­
ta n c e p ro g r a m s w o rk e f f e c ­
tively."
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p ly in g fo r e n e rg y a s s is ta n c e
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T h e re ’s g o o d n ew s if you h eat y o u r h o m e o r ru n y o u r
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p rev io u sly out o f re a c h .” C o m m issio n C h a irm a n L ee B eyer
said.
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