Central Northeast Neighbors
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Let's give a special shout out to the class of 2020 and all students from Pre-K, through College Graduation
we salute you!
Congratulations to each of you for your great accomplishments! You are amazing!
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Upcoming Meetings in the
Central Northeast Neighbors
Meetings are being held through Zoom. Please look at the Neighborhood Association websites for updates.
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CNN Board Check In via Zoom, June 3, 2020
for information on the meeting contact
Ronda
Sumner General VIRTUAL MEETING
Tuesday,June 16,2020 7:00-8:00 pm
Contact
Ronda.
Madison South Neighborhood Association Meetings,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association Meetings
,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Cully Association of Neighbors (CAN) Meetings,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Roseway Neighborhood General/Board Meetings,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Friends of Wilshire Park Playground Project
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association Meetings,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
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Hollywood Neighborhood Association(HNA)
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association Board Meeting
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on their web site
Click here
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Office of Community & Civic Life’s Graffiti Program
Offering Graffiti Removal to Portland Businesses
This past weekend, Portlanders gathered through vigils, marches, and protests to honor the life of George Floyd. Most of the gatherings were peaceful while some resulted in damage to buildings and businesses. In response, The Office of Community & Civic Life (Civic Life), Neighborhood Emergency Teams, Portland Bureau of Transportation, and Regional Arts and Culture Council worked closely to coordinate and clean up graffiti and tagging, but left graffiti that was a memorial to George Floyd intact.
Civic Life’s Graffiti Program continues to offer its graffiti removal services to busines impacted and prioritize free removal services for Black-owned and minority-owned businesses impacted by graffiti related to these events. To apply for our services, please fill out the attached form. Any questions about free graffiti removal, graffiti removal best practices, and volunteer opportunities can be directed to Graffiti Program Coordinator
Juliette Muracchioli
,
juliette.muracchioli@portlandoregon.gov
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COVID-19 RESOURCE GUIDE
Did you receive your Resource Guide? In partnership with our fellow neighborhood coalitions, we produced this bilingual Covid 19 Resource Guide to provide vital resource information to all Portlanders.
It was direct-mailed to over 200,000 households in the city and thousands more were reprinted for direct-service providers.
If you did not receive or would like additional copies for your business please contact
Ronda
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Play areas for children are still mainly closed, but the Wilshire Park NatureSpace has been a great place for kids to explore all season long. Should you visit the park, remember to keep a safe distance from other groups and bring along a mask. Right now you can see new growth on Oregon grape and watch the curling fronds of native ferns unfurl, or go slug hunting under a log. The fun of spring is still here!
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Land and Transportation News
The purpose of this bundled technical correction is to make necessary corrections to the projects that were listed in public review draft the 2021-24 MTIP. Corrections include: revisions to project funding and scope descriptions, the addition of new projects and the removal of projects. These corrections are included in the adoption draft of the 2021-24 MTIP. Seven (7) projects were submitted for correction in this bundle. A sample of projects includes:
- Adding the Interstate 84 – from Interstate 205 to NE 181st Avenue – repaving project
- Adding the construction phase and funding to the US-26 (Powell Blvd): SE 99th Avenue – East City Limits project
- Updating the project description for the OR-43: Marylhurst Drive – Hidden Springs Road project.
The adoption draft of the 2021-24 MTIP includes $1.2 billion in transportation investments over the next four years. The 2021-24 MTIP is scheduled to be adopted July 2020. The adoption of this MTIP is necessary to make federal funding available to projects beginning in fall 2020.
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Metro starts Pilot Program to Collect Styrofoam for Recycling
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Foam coolers, some coffee cups and meat packing trays – items that are often used once and then thrown away – will find a new life through a pilot program at the Metro South transfer station.
Metro, in partnership with
Agilyx
, will now collect expanded polystyrene foam, also known as Styrofoam, products at the facility in Oregon City. Instead of going into the landfill, these items will be recycled into new products.
Agilyx is an advanced recycling company that specializes in converting plastics into new plastic items that can be continuously reused. Before this pilot program, their facility in Tigard was one of the few places in greater Portland that could reuse polystyrene waste.
“This partnership with Agilyx is an opportunity to be more sustainable and to increase the number of products we can recycle,” said Penny Erickson, superintendent at Metro South.
Expanded polystyrene foam is often used in packaging materials, providing the form-fitted buffer for electronics, appliances and furniture. It can also be found in foam take-out containers and egg cartons.
“During this COVID-19 pandemic, there are so many people ordering food to go or getting essential needs delivered, which increases the amount of Styrofoam in peoples’ homes,” Erickson said. “This pilot program gives people a way recycle these products and get more out of our extracted resources.”
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Input Sought to
Develop Priorities for Columbia Slough Watershed
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Article by Beaumont Wilshire Neighbor Al Ellis
Little over a year ago, this newsletter published an article entitled “Rehabilitated Slough Habitat a Nearby Gem of Nature” in which newsletter team reporter/BWNA Secretary Barbara Strunk recounted the successful rejuvenation of the Columbia Slough area, including the remarkable resurrection of Whitaker Ponds Nature Park from a junkyard inhabited by a staggering 2,000 tossed tires to a “...healthy ecosystem for birds, mammals, plants, and people.” Well worth another read, the article is on page 7 of the March-April 2019 newsletter, easily accessed in the newsletter archives (bwnapdx.org/newsletters).
The rehabilitation of the slough habitat—extending along the south side of the Columbia River from Troutdale to the mouth of the Willamette River and providing “wildlife habitat and green space crucial to the health of our city, along with drainage, education, and recreation”—has been a multi-year cooperative project involving Portland Parks & Recreation, the Bureau of Environmental Services, and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council. The council is currently seeking input from residents, especially those living in the vicinity of the slough, including Beaumont-Wilshire residents.
The Council’s Stormwater Science & Policy spokesperson Keri Morin Handaly explains the nature of the input survey, “The survey is to help develop priorities for parks and natural areas and other community programming within the Columbia Slough Watershed.”As a thank-you for filling out the survey, the council is offering a small (unidentified) prize. Use one of the following links to access the survey:
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Lets Welcome Portland's New Police Chief: Chief Chuck Lovell.
PORTLAND, Ore. — After just six months on the job, Portland Police Bureau Chief Jami Resch announced she was resigning Monday, effective immediately, and was being replaced by Lt. Charles “Chuck” Lovell,
“To say this was ‘unexpected’ would be an understatement,” Lt. Lovell began. “I told Chief Resch over the last few weeks that I would do everything in my power to help her through these challenging times and that I’d be at her disposal to help lift her up and help her be successful.”Lovell said he was completely surprised by Resch’s request Sunday night to take over. He’s been with PPB for since May 2002, rising through the ranks. He became a lieutenant in 2017.
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Portland Neighborhood Associations
Joint Action on Homelessness
ZOOM Meeting
Tuesday, June 16, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association, in partnership with Downtown Neighborhood Association and several other concerned NAs, invite all Portland Neighborhood Associations and other interested parties to a virtual meeting to discuss our role in taking action to fight the homelessness crisis plaguing our city.
A number of North Portland NAs have endorsed the
North Portland Joint Statement on Homelessness
, which at its core, recommends that NAs throughout the city should support negotiated locations for organized camps where the unsheltered can find sanitation and security, along the model of the
three recently opened
camps in the city. We are confident that other associations throughout the city have struggled with this question, and no doubt have constructive suggestions to bring to the conversation.
Thesis:
The Neighborhood Associations throughout Portland must take an active role in addressing the homelessness crisis in the city. Participation in the development of solutions in three-way partnership with homeless advocacy groups and with policymakers allows us to create better outcomes for neighborhoods and for victims of the crisis.
We will be finalizing the agenda and the meeting login details over the next few days.
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2020
CENSUS: SHAPE YOUR FUTURE
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How To Respond
The 2020 Census is happening now. You can respond online, by phone, or by mail.
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Resources for Alcohol Abuse and Addiction
Medical professionals at
Rehab.Help.org
, after connecting with communities across the US, noted that the vast majority of people who need treatment for alcohol abuse do not seek it. Part of the reason that many people choose not to get help may be the blurred lines between socially acceptable drinking and alcoholism. They created a guide that provides comprehensive information on topics like alcohol assessments, the rehab process, and the different types of treatments that are available.
If you or someone you know are experiencing issues with alcohol, please know that there are resources available to help at
Rehab.Help.org
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Do you need a Notary Public?
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. We have
Ronda Johnson
and she is able to help you with this. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during Covid-19 quarantine.
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2020 was not what we expected due to COVID-19 Quarantine. How was your graduation celebrated.
We would like to recognize you.
Please share with us your photos with your name school and story.
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life
.
Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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