An event honoring and saying thanks to Portland Police Bureau officers who serve and protect in southwest Portland. Everyone is welcome to this free event!

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SWNI Fall Cleanup and Litter Patrol

Saturday, November 1st

9:00am to 1:00pm

Portland Christian Center

5700 SW Dosch Rd

Scrap metal, old furniture,large appliances and yard debris will be welcomed at the annual fall cleanup. Community Warehouse will be accepting donations and the litter patrol will be cleaning up the mess that has accumulated over the summer. Volunteers welcome!

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Public Hearings on the

Comprehensive Plan

Tuesday, October 28th

5:00 to 9:00pm

Portland Community College

SW Campus Community Hall

2305 SE 82nd Ave

Tuesday, November 4th

4:00 to 8:00pm

1900 SW 4th Ave, Suite 2500A

Attend a public hearing to offer oral testimony directly to the Planning and Sustainability Commission. All testimony welcome.

Written comments deadline has been

extended to March 13th.

Comment directly onto the Map App.

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Open House: Our Streets PDX

Wednesday, November 5th

6:30 to 8:30pm

St Philip Neri Church, Carvlin Hall

2408 SE 16th

The Portland Bureau of Transportation invites you to an open house to learn about the current effort to fund critical transportation safety and maintenance improvements on city streets.

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Mixed Use Zones Project

Concept Workshops

Wednesday, November 5th

6:00 to 9:00pm

1900 SW 4th Avenue

Room 2500 (2nd Floor)

Thursday, November 6th

6:00 to 9:00pm

Jefferson High, Cafeteria

5210 N Kerby Avenue

Join Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at either workshop to hear what they've learned from public input and research, learn about the potential zoning components, directions and framework and share your thoughts.

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SWNI Tree Code Workshop

Tuesday, November 18th

6:00 to 8:00pm

Multnomah Arts Center, Auditorium

7688 SW Capitol Hwy.

The workshop's purpose is to teach about the new city tree code (Title 11 of the city code) that comes into effect on January 1, 2015. The workshop is free. Whether you are a property owner, or in the business of cutting or pruning trees, or someone who loves trees, this is an event you should attend.

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Neighborhood Small Grants

Deadline for proposals

Friday, January 16th

5:00pm

The Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) and Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. (SWNI) are excited to offer another year of the City of Portland's Neighborhood Small Grants Program. We invite Neighborhood Associations and community-based organizations in Portland to apply. This year a total of $10,676 is available to neighborhood and community organizations in the Southwest Neighborhood coalition area. Grant funding range is from $200 to $2,000.

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DRIVE SAFE: Hayhurst neighbors held a safety vigil on SW Shattuck Road on the Alpenrose Dairy property to highlight concerns about safety for pedestrians and bicycles who access Shattuck Road. Traffic on Shattuck has more than doubled since the closure of Oleson Road in late July.

Empowering citizen action to improve and maintain the livability of southwest neighborhoods.