- Be vigilant during extreme temperatures and remember to check on family, friends, and neighbors
- OKNA Board Meeting: 8/2/22
- Summer Community Social at Spitz
- N Going and Greeley Sewer Project
- Overlook Porchfest
- Overlook Community Bike Rides Move
- Grants and Residency for Artists
- OKNA Needs You to get on (the) Board
View this Bulletin Update with Graphics: https://mailchi.mp/7fb138eb6e79/okna-weekly-bulletin-14979573?e=24f69299f5
1. Be vigilant during extreme temperatures and remember to check on family, friends and neighbors
Overnight cooling shelters and a daytime cooling center are open. Check https://www.multco.us/help-when-its-hot frequently for any updates on locations and hours.
If someone needs a free ride to somewhere cool, Call 2-1-1. TriMet is also offering free rides to cool spaces for anyone who cannot afford to pay fare.
Stay safe during the heat
https://www.portland.gov/united/stay-safe-during-heat
2. OKNA Board Meeting: 8/2/22
Tuesday, August 2nd, the Overlook Neighborhood Association will be meeting on Zoom from 6:30 – 8 p.m. This meeting will include only the monthly Board Meeting. The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to join.
Join the meeting online or Dial-In using your phone. Details to join the meeting can be found below, please note our meeting links, and ID have changed from prior meetings. Please remove any bookmarks you might have.
View the Meeting Agenda Below
OKNA 08.02.2022 Board Meeting Agenda
CONNECT ONLINE WITH ZOOM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89997806642
JOIN BY PHONE
Call in: +1 (669) 900-6833
IF PROMPTED FOR MEETING ID
Meeting ID: 899 9780 6642
No passcode is required to join this meeting.
Have trouble connecting with the link above?
Visit https://zoom.us/join and enter the Meeting ID provided above to connect.
3. Summer Community Social at Spitz
The Overlook Neighborhood Association is excited to invite you to join us for our Summer Social Tuesday, August 16, starting at 6:30 p.m. on the patio at Spitz. The social is open to all Overlook residents and will feature a Build-Your-Own Buffet where you can create your bowl or wrap. A $5 donation per person is suggested. The buffet will include various options, including a veggie and meat option. Gather your household and come to meet your surrounding Overlook neighbors and learn more about OKNA. If you have any questions about the upcoming social, you can reach the OKNA Chair, Stacey at chair@overlookneighborhood.org.
Spitz, August 16 — 6:30 p.m.
2103 N Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97217
4. N Going and Greeley Sewer Project
Environmental Services is designing a project to install and replace public sewer pipes along N Going Avenue, N Going Court, N Humboldt Street, and N Greeley Street. Replacing and repairing the aging and damaged sewer pipes will help protect public health and the environment.
To Learn More About This project visit
https://www.portland.gov/bes/improvements/construction/n-going-and-greeley-sewer-project
5. Overlook Porchfest
We are excited to announce that Overlook Neighborhood Association will organize the first of hopefully many, Overlook Porchfest! With this year’s event being held on Saturday, September 10th!
What is a “Porchfest,” you ask? It will be a one-day music festival in the neighborhood where participating neighbors offer their porches as a stage for bands/musicians to perform! It will be a free event for the community and open to all ages. We are looking for artists of all kinds and genres.
Want to participate?
E-mail parks@overlookneighborhood.org
6. Overlook Community Bike Rides Move
A free and family-friendly Overlook Community Bike Ride moves to the 2nd Sunday of each month. Meeting at 10:00 a.m. at Stacks Coffeehouse. For more information please see the events links below or reach out to Nic Cota the OKNA Transportation Chair at transportation@overlookneighborhoodassociation.org.
Upcoming Ride
August 14th
7. Grants and Residency for Artists
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) is a community-based arts center located in North Portland. It was founded in 1982 by Portland’s first Black Commissioner and Parks’ Director, Charles Jordan, and is a cultural hub for the Black community in North and Northeast Portland. As part of the City of Portland’s Relief and Recovery for Artists of Color program, applications for the IFCC Grant and Residency Program are now open.
The deadline to apply is Friday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m.
https://www.portland.gov/parks/ifcc-grant
8. OKNA Needs You to get on (the) Board
Every September, the Overlook Neighborhood Association (OKNA) elects at least six new members to join the board. Who can be on the board? If you live, have a business, own property, or are a designated representative of a non-profit organization within the OKNA boundaries (Fremont Bridge, Willamette River, North Ainsworth St, and Interstate 5), you can be a member of OKNA and therefore are eligible to be on the board.
Want to run for a board position? Want more information about role responsibilities?
E-mail chair@overlookneighborhood.org to learn more, if wanting to run… your interest must be received by the current chair at least ten (10) days before the September 6th meeting when the elections will take place. Therefore, nominations are due by Saturday, August 27th. Nominees will be published on the OKNA website seven (7) days before the election and sent out via our email bulletin.