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Page 4 March 18, 2020 Census Begins with Mail Notice C onTinued from P age 3 If people don’t respond to the first requests, they’ll get a re- minder postcard, and if they fail to respond then, a census worker will come to their door between May and July to help them com- plete the questionnaire. Census officials say they are carefully monitoring the corona- virus (COVID-19) situation and will adjust some operations with two key principles in mind: Pro- tecting the health and safety of Census workers and the public and fulfilling a statutory require- ment to deliver the 2020 Census counts to the President on sched- ule. Slater said people should take note that the census question- naires will be addressed “To Res- ident,” but it’s not junk mail and they should go ahead and com- plete the form. People will also have many options to reply in languages oth- er than English, she said. “For online and phone, we have 12 language options other than English,” she said. “From our five-year community survey, we found these were the top lan- guages and we have a designat- ed phone number for each one.” People can also find video in- structions in up to 59 different languages on the U.S. Census website. Residents contacted by a Census worker are advised to verify the legitimacy of the census taker by making sure they have a valid photo ID badge with U.S. Department of Commerce watermark and an expiration date. Census takers may also be carrying Census Bureau bags and other equip- ment with the Census Bureau logo. Census takers may also be in neighborhoods to drop off materials, conduct quality checks or collect responses for other Census Bureau surveys. The Census Bureau will not ask whether a person is a citi- zen or not, a decision that went against the wishes of the Trump Administration in a court ruling last year which eased the con- cerns of minority and immigrant groups who feared it would cause people not to participate. A rendering of the future North Rivergate Boulevard overcrossing over railroad tracks in the Rivergate Industrial District of north Portland. Rivergate Overcrossing Build Begins A one year construction project started Monday on a new over- crossing that will alleviate con- gestion associated with rail block- ages in the Rivergate Industrial District of north Portland. The North Rivergate Boule- vard Overcrossing will be a new bridge that elevates North Riv- ergate Boulevard over the Union Pacific and BNSF railroad tracks. The $25.8 million project is fund- ed with federal, state, and local dollars. Beginning this week, North Rivergate Boulevard will be closed from North Lombard Street to North Time Oil Road. 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