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Page 4 May 5, 2021 Stewardship with Paid Work We are Open! For your light bulbs & parts to repair or make fixtures 503.281.0453 • Fax 503.281.3408 3901 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227 Web: www.sunlanlighting.com • E-mail: kay@sunlanlighting.com Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services C ontinued froM f ront businesses and introduced by Port- land City Commissioner Mingus Mapps. The work included tree and shrub plantings at the east end of the Morrison Bridge. Long term, even more projects would get support under the mayor’s proposed budget which calls for $5.7 million for city- wide clean-up, graffiti removal, and a program to provide cleanup jobs for homeless people. The program aims to create a healthier green space to benefit the community and Willamette River while offering paid stewardship and skill-building opportunities for peo- ple who are unhoused. Currently, because of camping that compacts the soil and trash dumping, the bioswales aren’t able to perform the function they were created for. The program promotes environmental stewardship, leading to better functioning bioswales and, as a result, a healthier Willamette river. “This tree planting and the long term program behind it brings people together to creating lasting relationships, lasting opportunity, and lasting stewardship,” said Com- missioner Mapps, who oversees the Bureau of Environmental Services. “Together, government, business, and people who are unhoused are repairing our infrastructure and re- pairing our community ties.” “Central Eastside Together, our Enhanced Service District, is fo- cused on providing innovative, solutions oriented and trauma-in- formed programs that benefit all res- Subscribe ! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com idents and businesses in the Central Eastside Industrial District,” says Kate Merrill, executive director of the district, which oversees Central Eastside Together. The Central Eastside Bioswale Program provides low-barrier workforce development opportu- nities to the most vulnerable in our community, co-creating solutions to the challenges the region faces. In partnership with the Ground Score Association, a peer-led initia- tive of Trash for Peace, stewards are paid $20 and coordinators $25 per hour, while also connected to ongo- ing job opportunities, officials said. Central Eastside Industrial Coun- cil has a two-year commitment to fund this program and is also seek- ing in-kind support from local busi- nesses. The Bureau of Environmental Services - the City’s stormwater and sewer utility - is supplying the trees, materials, and staff for the tree planting and has committed to provide support in navigating City and County requirements as well as education for program participants. Looking ahead, the Central East- side Together Bioswale Program has the goal of being a sustainable model for outreach and stewardship to support the cleaning, mainte- nance, and design of green infra- structure, official said.
