SMILE Board meeting postponed 1/20/2010
Jan 18th, 2010 by paul
The board meeting will be rescheduled as a “Special Board Meeting” for January 27, 2010 at the SMILE station.
SMILE Special Board Meeting 1/27/2010
Jan 18th, 2010 by paul
SMILE Special Board Meeting Wednesday, January 27, 2010
There is no board meeting 1/20/2010
Agenda
- Bicycle Master Plan
- Lead Paint Testing – Sellwood Community Center
- Landuse Issues
- Springwater Gap
- Financial Update – Budget, Treasurer
Styrofoam Recycling in Sellwood January 23rd 11am
Jan 8th, 2010 by paul
Due to popular demand in the Sellwood Westmoreland Neighborhood, Wallace Books will be recycling styrofoam 11am – 5pm). there is no charge but donations will be accepted.
For questions, please call Wallace Books at 503 235-7350. Wallace Books is located at 7241 SE Milwaukie Avenue.
SMILE General Meeting 1-6-2010
Jan 4th, 2010 by paul
Happy New Year
The SMILE General Membership Meeting will be conducted this Wednesday January 6th at the SMILE Station. Agenda items include:
| 7:30p | Neighborhood Response Team Crime Update –Portland Police – police@sellwood.org, Officer Orellana |
| 7:37 | Review and Pass Minutes |
| 7:40 | Oaks Bottom Project Update BES – Anne Nelson |
| 8:10 | Johnson Creek Watershed Restoration Discussion and Volunteer request |
| 8:40 | Additional Business |
SMILE Board Agenda 12-16-09
Dec 15th, 2009 by paul
730pm SMILE Station
Specific items for the board agenda include:
* Portland Plan
* Strategy on lead paint mitigation for both Sellwood Community Center and Sellwood Pool
* Committee Updates:
* Bike Boulevard Celebration at Community Center – SMILE visibility
* Bicycle Master Plan
Portland Plan Meetings – Mon Dec. 7 & Tues. Dec. 15
Dec 7th, 2009 by reid
There are two upcoming meetings for the Portland Plan. This is the long-term planning and feedback effort organized by the City of Portland.
Tonight, December 7, 2009 from 6:30pm-9:00pm in the Wilson High School Cafeteria. 1151 SW Vermont Street Portland, OR 97219.
Also, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009 from 6:30pm-9:00pm in the University of Oregon – Old Town Event Room (Rooms 142 & 144). 70 NW Couch Street Portland, OR 97209
It turns out your city really does, in fact, want to hear what you have to say. There are a few speakers and a lot of concentrated work at various tables at these presentations. The topics include schools, business environments, transportation, housing, sustainability and infrastructure. All the things needed to plan and run a city over the next 20 years.
If you’re ready to do a little bit of study during the workshop, then give real input and offer your opinion in a constructive way, then coming out to these workshops for 3 hours would really be in your interest. The tables have comment cards and voting keys to record feedback from the sessions as accurately as possible.
Please be polite, but please don’t hold back if there’s an issue that is important to you. You can present it in and accurate and professional way to the city. The city employees aren’t just at these workshops to focus your work to any one area. They’re also open to general input, offered in a polite and structured way, that they may not have considered in their own planning. If you are bringing something that you’re not sure may be on the agenda. Be sure to write down as much detail on your idea or issue as possible. 
SMILE General Meeting 12-2-09
Dec 1st, 2009 by paul
Please join us for the monthly General Membership meeting. Specific topics include
| Neighborhood Response Team Crime Update –Portland Police – police@sellwood.org, Officer Orellana |
| Review and Pass Minutes |
| Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply – New Neighbors |
| Election Nominations for At Large Board Member |
| Streetcar Update – Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project – Metro – Karen Withrow |
| Springwater Gap – PBOT |
| Lead Paint at Portland Parks in Sellwood – Tamara Rubin |
Land Use Committee, December, 2009 Report (updated 12/2/09)
Dec 1st, 2009 by mat
Here are proposals we’re working on this month.
Sellwood Sewer Pump Station. The comment period on this issue has passed and the City has issued a decision on the proposal. We had some concerns over the proposed Greeenway Trail and how it fits into this project as well as some concerns over potential noise impacts to nearby houses. We commented on these two issues during the comment period. The City furnished us with additional information on noise impacts which we believe will mitigate most problems. The City rejected our request that the Greenway Trail be completed; at the October Board meeting it was decided to not appeal this decision because we felt our chances of success would be low. Instead we will follow up with the City to determine why the trail has not been completed as provided in two previous land use decisions. The decision has been appealed by two homeowners’ associations and there will be a hearing on the appeals on December 28. The notice of the hearing can be found here.
Sale of Kasch’s to Les Schwab Tire Company. The property at 2500 SE Tacoma has been sold to Les Schwab Tire Company and rented out to a farm and garden supply center, Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply. The long term future of this property is uncertain. We will be contacting Les Schwab to let them know of the neighborhood’s interest in their future plans for the use of this property.
Greenway Goal Exception to Accommodate the Sellwood Bridge. Multnomah County is requesting a Greenway Goal exception to allow the placement of fill to support bridge on-ramps in the Greenway Setback (considered a non river-related / non river- dependent development) within the Greenway overlay zone. The amount of fill, and its specific location, is not yet identified. The Greenway Goal Exception is a required element of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that the County is in the process of completing. Comments are due by December 9, 2009.
Spokane Street Bike Ride Celebration Event Dec 19 2009 12p Noon
Nov 26th, 2009 by paul
Parents, Kids, Cyclists, Portland and Milwaukie Neighbors
December 19, 2009 12pm Noon at the Sellwood Community Center
Celebrate the first completed “next generation” Bike Boulevard Project, including:
* Group Bike Ride through the Sellwood Westmoreland Neighborhood
* Free Helmet Giveaways (20+)
* Safety Teaching – from Bicycle Transportation Alliance
* How to change a flat – from Sellwood Cycle Repair
Portland Plan Workshops
Nov 7th, 2009 by tina
The Portland Plan Workshops begin 11/17 and end 12/15. Please check the city’s website for all locations and times. The Mt. Scott Community Center Workshop is the closest to our neighborhood and will be held on Saturday, 12/5/2009 from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm located at 5530 SE 72nd Ave. Sellwood-Moreland community members should attend to discuss challenges, define priorities and guide future investments for the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood over the next 25 years.