Several of the neighborhood associations to the south of us have invited us to participate in a 3-session conversation with our mayoral candidates. Immediately below is an invitation to the first session with Charlie Hales on November 16th. Please invite your friends and neighbors.
First Town Hall with a Mayoral Candidate
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7:00 PM
Vollum Lounge, at Reed College, at 3203 SE Woodstock
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
6:30 – 8 PM
Portland Building, Room C, 2nd floor
1120 SW 5th Ave
Commissioner Fritz invites you to participate in a Community Forum to give your input into the City’s state and federal legislative agendas. This event is designed to inform the community about the City’s legislative agendas and give you the opportunity to share the issues that your neighborhood and community are facing with Commissioner Fritz.
Commissioner Fritz has invited a special guest, Representative Tina Kotek –District 44 ( North/NE Portland ), to provide you with a legislator’s perspective on the upcoming 2012 legislative session.
Please RSVP to:
Afifa Ahmed-Shafi, afifa.ahmed-shafi@portlandoregon.gov, 503-823-5202
This is reposted from our neighborhood coalition, Southeast Uplift. Please take a moment to peruse the cheat sheet here: http://www.southeastuplift.org/content/portland-plan-now-available
SE Uplift encourages you to take a look at the Portland Plan and attend the hearings occuring during the month of November. You can find both the summary and full-length documents along with the hearings schedule here- http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/ . In order to assist your review of the documents, SE Uplift has prepared a “cheat-sheet” pointing out the sections of the Portland Plan we think our coalition neighborhoods will be particularly interested in. If you have questions or concerns about the Portland Plan, please feel free to contact Leah Dawkins – leah@southeastuplift.org/ 503.232.0010
A BUSY CIRCLE — IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS
Ladd Circle is a memorable landmark in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood and during commuting hours can be a very busy thoroughfare. Thousands of cyclists, drivers and pedestrians make their way through each day.
In the last few years, neighbors, commuters and various advocates have raised a wide range of safety concerns related to traffic movement (cars, people and bikes) within and near the circle. What are the most concerning problems? What are the most appealing solutions?
The neighborhood association, Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development (HAND), wants to know what you think. In an effort to better judge the concerns our community has about traffic issues in Ladd’s Circle, we’ve compiled a list of questions in an online survey.
TAKE THE LADD CIRCLE SURVEY BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Laddcircle
Our goal is to define the issues and facilitate a solution by finding out what the community thinks.
Thanks to HAND neighbors, members of Portland Bureau of Transportation, the HAND Historic Resources subcommittee, Mia Birk, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition, and Bicycle Transportation Alliance for their suggestions. Special thanks to HAND neighbor Merritt Raitt who turned the comments and suggestions into a survey format.
You have until Tuesday, November 8th to submit your response. Results will be released at our next HAND board meeting the following Tuesday, Nov. 15. Look for details on our web site.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
Please help your neighborhood volunteers spread the word! Take a moment to print this flyer and post in your business, community bulletin board, or anywhere else appropriate!LaddCircleSurveyFlyer. Thank you in advance for your help!
WHO IS HAND?
HAND consists of a board of elected volunteers who live, work or play in our inner-southeast Portland neighborhood. HAND is one of 20 neighborhoods in Southeast Portland officially recognized through the city of Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement. We help facilitate concerns, address issues and work hard to make our neighborhood a safe, livable place for all.
Every third Tuesday of the month HAND meets to talk about issues going on in our neighborhood. Find us at St. Philip Neri Church on SE 16th & Division, in the Saint Paul classroom.
Please visit our website for updates. You can also subscribe to our email list serv by sending an email to: HAND-ANNOUNCE-SUBSCRIBE@lists.riseup.net .
The next Hosford-Abernethy board meeting is Tuesday, October 18.
We hope you make plans to join us!
WHEN:
HAND General meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Land Use & Transportation at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:
St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center, St Paul Room
2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division)
HAND AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
6:30 p.m. Land Use Agenda
- Historic District Committee recommendations re: Tree selections for Lower Division & updates to admin rules
- Land Use Notices in HAND
7:00 p.m. Board/Community Agenda
Introductions
Crime Prevention
Presentation/Updates/Discussion:
1) Streetcar Update – Julie Gustafson
2) Light Rail Update – Jennifer Koozer
3) Pedestrian Safety Report – update from Willamette Pedestrian Coalition
4) Division Streetscape Reconstruction Project Update – Linda
Announcements/ Reminders:
1) Update to Legare’s discussion
2) Neighborhood Grant Applications – HBBA/SERA Civic Ecology & DCBA Events for Construction
3) Leaf Days for our Zone SE3 (Ladd’s Addition area from 12th – 39th/Hawthorne to Division) are Nov. 5 & 27th
4) Compost/Garbage Changes take effect Oct. 31
5) Rat Problem
6) Oct. is Domestic Violence Prevention Month
Updates:
1) Survey re: Safety Improvements at Ladd Circle – Linda
2) Emergency Preparedness Training — Laura/Linda
3) Welcome Basket Grant/Block Captains – Linda/Linda
4) Tree Issues — Tree Planting is Dec. 3rd (Registration deadline is October 31 via website: https://friendsoftrees.org/order-street-and-yard-trees for the Dec 3 planting. If you decide to purchase a tree, order deadline is November 14.), Tree Inventory?
5) Good Neighbor Agreements — People’s, Firkins? The Funhouse?
6) Candidates Forum?
7) Other
Internal Board Issues:
(1) Approval of minutes
(2) Treasurer’s Report
(3) Communications Budget & Update: Newsletter, Signage, etc.
Upcoming Topics:
TBA
If you have an item you’d like added to the agenda for discussion, please contact Amy Lewin at: amy@handpdx.org.
OPEN HOUSE with PRESENTATION
Thursday, October 13, 2011
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Presentation at 5:00 p.m.
Indent Studios
1535 SE 9th (SE 9th and Clay St)
Please join the project team at an October 13 open house for the latest information on the SE Clay Green Street Project from SE 10th to Water Avenue. The project team has completed about one-third of the project design. Staff will provide a brief presentation and answer questions about the design, the status of the community design plan, and how the project will affect the neighborhood.
An invitation from Josh Lighthipe, Board President, Cafe au Play:
Sunday the 9th we’re having and event at Cafe au Play we’re calling Cafe au Play Day! which will be a benefit event celebrating Cafe au Play’s one year anniversary and kicking off our annual giving campaign!
October 9 – 10am to 2pm.
5633 SE Division Street
There will be a bunch events happening including the Kid’s Toy Workshop. My family and I will be running that event, click the link to see pictures of this past Saturday’s practice toy workshop. https://picasaweb.google.com/cafeauplay.photos/SaturdayMarketOct1st Continue reading
Tomorrow morning, October 5th, Abernethy students and their parents will be taking part in the fourth annual “Tour de Ladd.”
Please see the parking restrictions/suggestions outlined below and map. (See link: TourdeLaddParkingInfo )
If you can, be sure to pass this on to any neighbors you may know who may be affected.
Abernethy Elementary School
4th Annual Tour de Ladd
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011
9:15 – 12:00 p.m.
There will be important restrictions on parking and driving on the Tour course before and during the event to meet these safety needs. Please help us keep your kids safe by doing the following:
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ABERNETHY HARVEST FESTIVAL and FARMERS MARKET
Come and celebrate another year of bounty in the Garden of Wonders!
Bring the kids to enjoy a garden scavenger hunt, apple tasting, Chef Nicole’s famous pumpkin muffins, arts and crafts and more! Support your local farmers and get your week’s veggies at the festival!
Abernethy Elementary School
2421 SE Orange Ave
Wednesday, October 12th 3pm-5pm
Abernethy Elementary is proud to run the award-winning School Kitchen Garden program.
The Garden of Wonders is entirely planted, tended and harvested by the students of Abernethy, who use it as a learning laboratory year-round.
For more info email: gardenofwonderssarah@gmail.com
Please feel free to print and post a flyer: HARVEST FESTIVAL 2011
From our Crime Prevention Coordinators from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement:
It’s Time To Celebrate Crime Prevention Awareness Month!
October is National Crime Prevention Awareness Month, the official month for recognizing the practice of crime prevention, as well as promoting awareness of important issues such as victimization,volunteerism, and creating safer, more connected communities.
To celebrate, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement Crime Prevention Program and our public safety partners are planning the following events for the month of October: