Hi Overlook, Happy Friday! This week brought new speed sign installations along our Neighborhood Greenway/Bike Boulevard N Concord (and part of N Overlook Blvd), reminding us that the speed limit is just 20 MPH.
Have a great week!
1) DIY Home Energy Projects at the February OKNA Meeting! (2/19)
2) Beach School Auction Coming – Donations Needed (3/20)
3) Overlook Sewer Repair Update
4) Property Tax Levy Coming in May
5) Youth Action Grants Open for Application (2/21)
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1) DIY Home Energy Projects at the February OKNA Meeting! (2/19)
Tuesday, February 19, 7-9pm, Kaiser Town Hall
You’ve changed your light bulbs, insulated your attic, maybe even installed solar panels. What’s next? What else can you do to make your home more energy efficient, without breaking the bank?
Portland energy efficiency pioneer John Sorenson will give a presentation on DIY Home Energy projects, including a furnace, a whole-house ventilator, thermal solar panels and refrigerator super-insulation – all that you can build (and repair!) yourself at much lower cost!
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2) Beach School Auction Coming – Donations Needed (3/20)
You don't have to attend Beach School to go to the auction or to donate something to the auction. It is always fun with lots of awesome items to bid on. If you know someone who can donate a service, vacation home, or an item to the auction please let us know. Everything helps Beach students and with all the budget cuts coming we are going to need to raise even more. Think outside the box..Can you bake? How about a cake a month, cookies a month, pie a month what ever people will bid on it then all you have to do is bake once a month. Where do you work can they offer a donation? Lets make this year AWESOME!!
Tickets on sale in the office of Beach School and also at beachpta.org. Donations can be taken to the Beach School office or you can contact Kurt Dahlke at orangeandorange@msn.com
Beach Auction 2013
March 2 at 6:00pm
The Castaway : 1900 NW 18th, Portland
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3) Overlook Sewer Repair Update
Hello Overlook Community,
The Overlook Sewer Replacement Project is estimated to begin in March of 2013. The project area is from the I – 5 Freeway on the east, to the Overlook Bluff on the west, and from Ainsworth Street on the north, to Overlook Park on the south. The entire project will take one year to complete.
The Sunday Oregonian on 1/27/13 had an article that may be of interest to you in understanding how the sewer project in the Overlook neighborhood is part of the larger effort to maintain sewage infrastructure in Portland :
http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2013/01/faced_with_aging_sewer_network.html
More information about the Overlook Sewer Replacement Project can be found on the City of Portland website: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/394257
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to:
Marie Wright, Bureau of Environmental Services
503-823-5352 marie.wright@portlandoregon.gov
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4) Property Tax Levy Coming in May
Levy referred to voters
The Metro Council voted unanimously Dec. 18 to refer to voters a 5-year local option levy of 9.6 cents per $1,000 of home value. The levy will restore natural areas, protect water quality and provide people with more opportunities to enjoy nature. It will cost the typical homeowner about $20 per year for five years.
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=41591
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5) Youth Action Grants Open for Application (2/21)
The City of Portland and the Associated Students of Portland Community College are excited to announce that applications for grant money are now available for youth to create projects and improve their communities! Please help spread the word.
$10,000 is available for community-based projects initiated, designed, and run by youth 21 and under. The Youth Action Grants Program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to youth or youth groups who want to take actions that help make Our Bill of Rights: Children + Youth a reality.
For more details, check out 2013 YOUTH ACTION GRANTS PROGRAM.
The application deadline is Thursday, February 21, 2013, so do not delay
To be eligible, please attend an upcoming YOUTH ACTION GRANT Workshop.
The Associated Students of Portland Community (ASPCC) will be hosting three free workshops to help youth and their adult partners to think about grant ideas and offer support on how to write grants, create budgets, and design action plans.
Please contact the ASPCC at 971-722-4361 or youthactiongrants.sy@pcc.edu with any questions about the YOUTH ACTION GRANTS Program or to RSVP for a YOUTH grant workshop. Details at link.
Sponsored by the City of Portland and Portland Community College.
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