Overlook Neighborhood Update (Aug. 23)

1) Will you be an Overlook leader?

2) Portland Harbor cleanup

3) OKNA revises bylaws

4) Park maintenance event in Arbor Lodge


1) Will you be an Overlook leader?

The Overlook Neighborhood Association will hold its annual elections in September. If you’d like to help keep Overlook the best neighborhood in Portland, please consider running for the board. The time commitment is two meetings most months and some committee work, depending on which committees you choose to participate on.

Per our recently revised bylaws (see below), candidates must declare their intent to run by Sept. 5. To do so, email chair@overlookneighborhood.org with your name and address. The membership will elect 12 board members. The top six vote-getters will receive two-year terms. The bottom six will need to run again in a year for a two-year term. (This is the transition to staggered two-year terms with half of the board seats up each year.)

The OKNA Board is still working out the details of how people will cast their votes in the pandemic era. We’ll let you know more soon. Continue reading “Overlook Neighborhood Update (Aug. 23)”