1) OKNA Board meets on Tuesday
2) Willamette Neighborhood Greenway results
4) Win a college scholarship by caddying
1) OKNA Board meets on Tuesday
The Overlook Neighborhood Association Board will meet on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Historic Overlook House. On the agenda are discussions about several letters OKNA might send on topics that include traffic improvements on N Lombard Street, funding for North Portland Neighborhood Services and postal service. The meeting is open for the public to attend and observe.
2) Willamette Neighborhood Greenway results
Over the past year, Overlook residents have gotten used to speed bumps and traffic diversion along N Willamette Avenue and nearby streets in the neighborhood. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has been monitoring how traffic has changed since the calming measures were installed and made some final project recommendations. View the full before and after data for the project area.
PBOT recommends:
- Retaining both traffic operational changes at N Willamette Blvd & N Villard Ave and at N Atlantic Ave & N Jessup St.
- Further monitor compliance and adjust if necessary the N Atlantic & N Jessup traffic operational change.
- Further monitor morning peak hour traffic volumes on N Burrage Ave and N Emerson St.
- Further monitor traffic speeds on N Willamette Blvd between N Denver Ave and N Gay Ave.
For more background on the N Willamette neighborhood greenway project, please visit the project webpage.
Special thanks to Overlook residents who beautified the traffic diverters with plants.
Neighbors with questions or comments should contact Scott Cohen, the PBOT program coordinator, at scott.cohen@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-5345.
3) I-5 construction continues
The Oregon Department of Transportation continues installing real-time signs on Interstate 5 between Marine Drive and Interstate 405. Work is scheduled to be completed in summer 2020. Learn more about the project.
Work will require periodic nighttime ramp closure of the Greeley Street on-ramp to I-5 south from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. There also will be nighttime lane closures in both directions and on- and off-ramps in the area.
4) Win a college scholarship by caddying
Portland-area high school freshman are encouraged to apply for the EAGLE Caddie Program. The Early Adventures in Golf for a Lifetime of Enjoyment (EAGLE) program is a cooperative venture between Portland Parks & Recreation, the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation, and public and private high schools located in Portland.
Experience in the game of golf is not required. Qualified students are paid an hourly wage as golf caddies on Portland Parks Golf courses. EAGLE caddies receive work credit hours with mentors to monitor students’ progress.
Eligibility requirements:
- Only freshman attending public or private high schools within Portland are eligible to apply for this three-year program;
- Participants are required to work up to 20 hours during the summer;
- Must have good attendance in school;
- Must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5;
- Must come from a financially disadvantaged family;
- Must go into the three-year EAGLE Caddie Program with the expectation of completion; and
- Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from a school counselor or teacher.
Scholarship opportunities may be available to EAGLE participants. Since 1992, more than 80 students have successfully completed college at the University of Oregon as Evans Scholars, a full tuition-and-housing scholarship. The award is supported by the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation and valued at more than $100,000 over four years. EAGLE Caddie Program participants may become eligible to apply.
The deadline for EAGLE applications is May 1. For more information on the program, please contact Carolyn Lee at carolyn.lee@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-5076.