1) Tonight! OKNA Holiday Potluck (12/13)
2) Portland Superfund Cleanup: A Community Forum
3) Peruse Comp Plan Map App with N Portland Neighbors (12/18)
4) Sewer Repair Report
5) Kwanzaa Celebration at City Hall (12/27)
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1) Tonight! OKNA Holiday Potluck (12/13)
Join your neighbors and friends for the annual Overlook Neighborhood Holiday Party and Potluck on Friday, December 13th, 2013. Once again, Daybreak Cohousing will host the party in the community’s lovely Common House at 2525 N. Killingsworth Street (between Delaware and Wilbur). Bring a potluck dish or beverage to share (plates and utensils will be provided) and enjoy tasty food with the company of your neighbors! With any luck, the Common House will be
festively decorated and a cozy fire will be burning in the fireplace.
The party will get started at 6:00 pm and run until 8:00 pm. In addition to the tasty treats provided by all of the guests (thank you in advance!), there are always a number of great door prizes. But, you must be present to win, so grab something at the store, or create something from your own kitchen and join us for an evening of fun, conversation, food, prizes, new friends and old
Can’t make the whole event? Stop in and say hello and have a drink or snack; we’d love to see you!
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2) Portland Superfund Cleanup: A Community Forum (12/16)
Monday December 16, 2013 7:00 pm
St. Johns Community Center
8427 N Central St, Portland, Oregon 97203
A discussion on the cleanup of our river, and the disposal of the resultant toxic waste.
Presentations by Barbara Quinn from the Citizens Advisory Group,
(CAG), Travis Williams from Willamette Riverkeepers, Sean Sheldrake from the EPA, Barbara Smith from Lower Willamette Group. Followed by a Q&A session.
I don’t have information to link you to, but recall that Swan Island Basin is an alternative site also being discussed for toxic waste disposal. Please consider attending this meeting if you are interested in river health.
Hosted by the St. Johns Neighborhood Association
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3) Peruse Comp Plan Map App with North Portland Neighbors (12/18)
A group of North Portland land use folks will get together to go through the Comprehensive Plan Map App in order to get in comments before the deadline (12/31).
If you’d like to help weigh in with what you think is important going forward, please join us at the Historic Kenton Firehouse.
Here is a link to the app if you haven’t seen it yet: http://www.portlandbps.com/gis/cpmapp/
Hope you can join us!
When: Wednesday December 18, 7:00pm
Where: Historic Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofield
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4) Sewer Repair Report
DEVELOPMENTS OF NOTE
-Crews will be microtunneling this Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on N Killingsworth (Wilbur to Delaware ).
-The remaining restoration of Sumner Street (west of Delaware ) has been delayed due to cold weather. A new date for restoration will be scheduled when forecasts show a sustained period of temperatures above freezing.
-Work is scheduled to begin on Blandena, Wygant and Boston later this month and into January. More detailed information will be available within the next two weeks.
-The construction contractor is not scheduled to work December 24, December 25 and January 1.
-Matt Gough is now your primary contact for questions, comments and concerns regarding the Overlook project. You can reach Matt by phone at 503-823-5352 or by email at Matthew.Gough@portlandoregon.gov.
Please remember our business neighbors near Killingsworth and Greeley, they are suffering the closure of Killingsworth and would surely appreciate you stopping by for a coffee, drink or meal!
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5) Kwanzaa Celebration at City Hall (12/27)
Diverse and Empowered Employees of Portland present a Kwanzaa Celebration
Friday, December 27, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 pm
City Hall First Floor
Free and Open to All
Libation Ceremony, Music, Food, Entertainment and Spoken Word
Kujichagulia = Self Determination
to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves
www.portlandoregon.gov/deep deep@portlandoregon.gov