Pearl Preparedness Roundtable & Fundraiser ***New Location at Pinnacle Pavilion***

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Angela

If you live or work in a multi-story building and want to be prepared for an emergency, join this round table discussion. The Pearl District continues with their second Roundtable Discussion about Emergency Preparedness. The upcoming topic includes potable water and emergency sanitation. Join your neighbors on Thursday, March 29,
2012, 5:30 PM at Pinnacle Pavilion, 1210 NW 10th Avenue on the Streetcar line. Note that this is a new location. For more information, contact Bill Dolan.

Get ready for emergencies and raise money for the PDNA. A fundamental of disaster preparedness is keeping basic emergency supplies at hand. Response agencies at the recent Emergency Preparedness Round Table explained that area residents may be isolated and on their own for days after a disaster. That’s why the Pearl District Neighborhood Association is teaming with Ready Set Go Kits to help you prepare quickly, easily and affordably.  Ready Set Go Kits, a local business, will donate 10% of your purchase to help fund programs of the non-profit PDNA when you enter code “NWNW” at checkout.

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Clean Up Coordinator Workshop 3/28

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Angela

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 pm
Place: Good Samaritan Hospital, Bldg 2, Second Floor Conference Room, 1040 NW 22nd Avenue

Planning a bulky-waste clean-up inviting your neighbors to clean-out the garages and storage spaces while promoting recycling and reuse? Planning a litter patrol and looking to create a positive experience for your volunteers while shining up your community?

Come to the NWNW Clean-up Coordinator to learn about:

  • Planning a successful clean-up event
  • Making the most of resources available to Neighborhood Associations from SOLV, Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability & Metro
  • Completing forms and reporting materials.

If you have specific questions, bring those too. Hope to see you there!

When arriving for the event, enter from 22nd, go straight ahead to elevators, up to second floor, and turn Right. For more information, contact Jennifer Kirk, 503 823-4265 or find some clean-up resources online.

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NW Heights Annual Meeting & Elections 3/21

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Angela

Date: March 21st, 2012
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Place: TVF&R Station 60, 8585 Northwest Johnson Street, Portland, OR

Please plan to attend the annual meeting of the Northwest Heights Neighborhood Association to elect a board and vote to adopt new bylaws. NW Heights has been quiet for the last several years. This meeting is key to restarting the neighborhood association and represents the collective efforts of members from several homeowners associations and areas of the neighborhood with a variety of interests. Northwest Heights includes the Forest Heights, Alder Ridge 1&2, Forest Summit, Skyline Summit, Pinnacle Pointe, Ridgeview, and Blue Point subdivisions.

Neighborhood Associations differ from subdivisions and homeowner associations in that they are independent non-profits supported by the City of Portland to organize volunteers who advocate for improvements to transportation systems, public safety and land use, and address concerns about the environment, schools and local quality of life.

We encourage you to sign up to become a member in advance of the meeting. It’s free and is a right that all Portlanders enjoy. To become a member, or to learn more about the proposed bylaws, visit their online splash page. For additional information contact Mark Sieber, Executive Director at Neighbors West-Northwest, 503 823-4212.

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Forest Park Candidate Q & A 3/20

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Angela

by Jerry Grossnickle, President

Forest Park Neighborhood Association has been hosting Question & Answer sessions with Portland’s mayoral candidates at its regularly scheduled monthly meetings. This gives neighborhood association members a chance to meet the candidates and talk with them about issues important to them and the neighborhood.

FPNA rescheduled Eileen Brady and Jefferson Smith for March 20, 2012. The meetings begin at 7 PM at 360 NW Greenleaf Avenue, and the candidates will be first on the agenda at this public meeting. If other candidates announce and ask for time, FPNA will do its best to accommodate them.

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Linnton Petitions TriMet

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Angela

In just a two week period, the Linnton Neighborhood Association mobilized residents in St. Johns, Sauvie Island, and inner-NW Portland to collect 1,018 signatures supporting a statement adopted by the LNA board of directors.  The petitions were submitted directly to Neil McFarlane, TriMet General Manager, at their Feb. 15th open house where some six Linnton residents gave him personal testimony on how the cuts would impact them.  We’re making a difference.

TriMet’s refined proposal which is expected to be released in early March before public hearings. Anyone who uses the bus in Linnton should be at the March 21st public hearing:

Wednesday, March 21
Portland Building, Auditorium
1120 SW 5th Ave.
4:30–6:30 p.m.

 

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Sylvan-Highlands Welcomes Commissioner Fritz

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Angela

Commissioner Amanda Fritz will be attending the next Sylvan-Highlands meeting. She will present about the City Council budget process for 30 minutes and then answer questions for another 30 minutes. Fritz will stay through the meeting to listen to current SHNA issues on the agenda (Zoo, traffic safety, etc).

Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Sylvan Fire Station, 1715 SW Skyline Blvd

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Con-way Master Plan Open House

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Angela

On Tuesday, March 13, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, in the Legacy Good Samaritan Auditorium, 1015 NW 22nd Ave, Con-way, in conjunction with the Northwest District Association (NWDA), will present an overview of the Master Plan for the Con-way properties north of NW Pettygrove. Representatives from the NWDA Planning Committee have participated in the development of the plan, which will be presented to the Portland Design Commission for approval this spring. The NWDA Board of Directors is expected to consider elements of the proposed master plan at its March 19 Board meeting. Public questions and comments are welcome.

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Arlington Heights Candidate Forum

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Angela

The Arlington Heights Neighborhood Association will host Mayoral Candidate Eileen Brady at the upcoming neighborhood meeting beginning at 5:30 PM on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Sylvan Fire Station, 1715 SW Skyline Blvd. Brady will address questions from the AHNA board. AHNA will extend an invitation to other viable candidates to attend meetings between now and the election in May.

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Pearl District Meet the Board

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Angela

Join the Pearl District Board for an evening of socializing with your neighbors courtesy of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association and Brix Tavern. This is your opportunity to meet the PDNA board members and hear about their projects and activities going on in the Pearl District. Brix Tavern has generously offered to provide hors d’oeuvres and wine or beer. We look forward to your company!

Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: Brix Tavern – 1338 NW Hoyt

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Linnton Town Halls 3/7 & 5/2

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Angela

Amanda Fritz will attend the Linnton Neighborhood Association meeting on March 7, 2012 to discuss her candidacy for a second term as Portland City Commissioner. Mary Nolan, who is challenging Fritz in the May primary will attend the Linnton Neighborhood Association meeting to do the same. Mail-in ballots for the primary election must be in by Tuesday, May 15, 2012. You can learn more about the upcoming elections on the Multmomah County website.

General Membership Meeting Agenda
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Place: Linnton Community Center, 10614 NW St. Helens Rd.

7:00 PM Call to order, review agenda, introductions, Brian Hoop
7:05 PM January 2012 meeting minutes, Treasurer’s update
7:10 PM Neighborhood Safety Updates
7:15 PM City Council Candidate Amanda Fritz:  Q & A
7:45 PM TriMet proposal to eliminate & reduce service.
8:00 PM Portland Harbor Partnership
8:25 PM Barking dogs on Glen Harbor hill.
8:35 PM Train noise & Port of St. Helens proposal to export coal.
8:45 PM Committee Updates: Nominations, Land Use, Environmental, Beautification, Communication
 8:55 PM Announcements/New Business: Picnics & Cleanup
 9:00 PM Adjourn

 Questions: Brian Hoop, 503-475-6056, brian.g.hoop@gmail.com

 

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