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^ P o rtla n d Observer Black History Month
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Harold Williams
H e w orked on Portland M ayor
T om Potter’s C harter R eview C om ­
H e was Labor Relations M anager m ission and acted as a consultant to
for the State o f O regon Executive the Portland D evelopm ent C om m is­
D epartm ent from 1979 to 1984 and sion in its efforts to expand m inority
served as a consultant to the O regon and w om en-ow ned business con­
Youth A uthority from 1995 to 2006. tracts.
W illiam s w as a past presid en t o f
W illiam s w as know n fo r his p ro­
the Portland-area A frican A m erican m otion o f alternative program s for
C h am b er o f C om m erce, ch air o f the at-risk students. H e w as successful
A frican A m erican C om m ittee o f in ex p anding classroom space fo r
C om m unity C ollege T rustees, and a m entorship program s fo r students
w idely know n m otivational speaker. o f all ages.
co n tin u ed
fr o m p a g e 2
New Front for Jefferson
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3
p e c ts th e p ro je c t to be c o m p le te
th is Ju n e .
K eeping the C arlton H art A rch i­
tecture as its d esigners, P D C is
w aiting on bids fo r construction.
C om m ittee m em bers spent eight
m onths sim plifying F lip p er’s id eal­
istic, y et p erhaps outdated designs.
T h e area destined fo r chang e in ­
cludes tw o trian g u lar sections on
the cam pus co m ers o f N o rth K erby
andC om m erical.
In stead o f tall shade sails, w hich
peo p le thought w ould obscure p u b ­
lic view o f the historical school,
revised designs call for a low er, m ore
tran sp aren t fence on b o th sides.
T h e fence w ill b e m ade o f cast iron
an d separated by b rick to m atch the
N orth P o rtlan d L ibrary adjacent to
the school.
A s it sits now , Jefferso n ’s track
is h ig h er than the sidew alk. A c­
co rd in g to the new design, the area
betw een w ill b e terraced w ith low -
m aintenance plan ts to p ro tect the
soil from erosion.
A sm all retaining wall w ill perm it
students and p eo p le w alking b y to
sit and rest, like F lip p er h ad en v i­
sioned. B o th sides w ill have a grass
space b ig en o u g h fo r a class to be
h eld outside.
Finally, the northw est c o m er w ill
show case Jefferso n H igh S ch o o l’s
new identity w ith silv er lettering on
brick, three flags— state, federal and
J e f f e r s o n ’s— a n d a s h in y n e w
p laq u e, a m em orial tribute to C arl
Flipper.
Honoring Black History
The Trail B la zers have placed th is ad to honor the m em ory of C h a rle s W ashington,
the lo n g -tim e p u b lish e r of th is p u b lica tio n and a tire le ss co m m u n ity advocate.
make it better
Open Letter to Our TriMet Passengers and Community
t our passengers service is unacceptable. We plan to do our
is good for both our community and our families. But, our
I unless someone starts to control management s spending
Transit worker retirees: good neighbors active in our community
OUR PASSENGERS ARE THE PEOPLE WE SEE NEARLY
EVERYDAY. We look forward to their kind words, great stories and being
a small part of their lives. They need transportation to work, school, day
care, medical appointments, grocery stores, family and friends. It is just not
acceptable for management to spend millions on new furniture, downtown
offices, unnecessary remodels, ever-growing train tracks, mirror-less train
cars, dangerous buses, snoopy surveillance systems, razzle-dazzle electronic
gadgets and wasteful rail service while, at the same time, threatening to
We care deeply about our families,
friends, passengers and community.
We want to
You can
is
ight by each ana every one of them,
by staying informed and speaking out.
FINALLY, TRIMET RETIREES DESERVE OUR RESPECT
AND GRATITUDE. Many of them worked many years and yet their
pension checks total less than $1000 per month. These retirees gave their
passengers loyal, faithful and caring service. Today, that same love of people
has turned many of them into excellent community volunteers. It is un­
believable that a manager-someone who earns twice what our Governor
earns, who received a $6,450 raise, whose widow is promised lifetime health
insurance and who is guaranteed a fat severance paycheck-thinks he has a
moral right to criticize the very men and women who built TriMet.
Sincerely,
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