1) Street parking around adidas
2) Town hall meeting with Commissioner Amanda Fritz (Wed., Sept. 30)
3) Upcoming workshops on urban weeds and rain gardens
4) Help make Portland’s parks great (Oct. 9-10)
1) Street parking around Adidas headquarters
After some neighbors raised concerns about adidas employees parking on nearby residential streets, company officials say they are taking steps to ensure that employees are aware of our commitment to the neighborhood and to have them park in the designated adidas parking facilities. They have also contacted the Kaiser Call Center about the issue because some of their parking also overflows into the neighborhood.
If neighbors continue to see adidas employees parking on neighboring streets, they should contact company officials at community.affairs@adidas.com.
2) Town hall meeting with Commissioner Amanda Fritz (Wednesday, Sept. 30)
Portland City Commissioner will hold a town hall meeting in North Portland to share information, ask questions and give feedback on current policy issues in Portland.
Topics will include:
- Recreational marijuana regulations and wise use;
- Paid parental leave for City workers;
- Beginning a process to discuss fair/predictable scheduling for workers throughout Oregon;
- The Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement on police accountability and community trust-building;
- Commissioner Fritz’s upcoming City Council legislation, including providing additional time for public review of weekly Council meeting Agenda items; Closed Captioning on TVs in Public Places; and a Resolution opposing Oil Trains passing through Portland and Vancouver, Wash.;
- Open forum for you to share issues of concern.
Town hall with Commissioner Amanda Fritz
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
PCC Cascade (705 N Killingsworth St), Margaret Carter Technology Education Building TEB 222.
3) Upcoming workshops on urban weeds and rain gardens
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District will hold two free workshops in October at Trillium Charter School. Registration is required, and seats are filling fast. Register online.
Urban Weeds Workshop (Wed. Oct. 21, 6:30 – 9 p.m.)
Weeds – control them before they control you! Join us for an after-work exploration of common garden and landscape weeds along with some other notorious plant invaders of the region. Gain an understanding of how these aggressive plants take over – and how to get the upper hand controlling their spread without turning to synthetic herbicides.
Rain Gardens 101 (Sat. Oct. 24, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Puddle problems? Rain gardens are landscape features that collect and treat stormwater from places like driveways, rooftops, sidewalks, and parking lots. This workshop is designed to teach you step-by-step how to plan, design, and build a rain garden. Topics include determining the right size and location for a rain garden, how to build it, and advice on choosing plants that will thrive in it. Participants will visit a nearby rain garden for inspiration. Workshop is designed for those looking to build a rain garden at a residential or other private yard, but is open to anyone interested in the topic.
4) Help make Portland’s parks great (Oct. 9-10)
The nonprofit Portland Parks Foundation (PPF) and Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) announced the return of Parke Diem: Portland’s biggest citywide volunteer work party for the city’s beloved parks. More than 1,000 volunteers are joining forces at 45 sites – community gardens, parks, natural areas, and sports fields – across Portland for Parke Diem’s third year. The Beach Community Garden in Overlook Neighborhood is on this year’s list.
A half million volunteer hours each year supplement PP&R’s dedicated workers with the shared goal of ‘Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland’…for all. Parke Diem is a grass-roots volunteer endeavor to help maintain our City’s beloved parks.
“Parke Diem isn’t just about our friends and neighbors getting out to volunteer,” said Portland Parks Foundation Board Chair Gina Eiben. “It’s an opportunity for all of us to see the significant needs of the parks that we love so dearly, and to pitch in to make a difference. Portlanders’ sense of community and generosity is celebrated at Parke Diem—it highlights our corporate and individual community members’ ownership of the health of our parks system.”
Parke Diem is led by a network of community volunteers and park friends groups. Learn more online.
