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Springwater Meadows Sign Unveiling & Mulching Party!

Oaks Bottom Overlook SE 13th and Bybee, Portland, OR, United States

The Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League (SMILE) Stewardship Committee invites you to the ceremonial unveiling of new handcrafted signage at Springwater Meadows, the community-driven pollinator garden along the Springwater Corridor (on SE 9th Ave between Marion + Linn Streets). Hot beverages, good cheer and community provided. Come see how big the plants are getting! RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/RXB7mAyHZLYhd9WA3

Holiday Sing-along!

Oaks Pioneer Church 455 SE Spokane St., Portland, OR

Join friends and neighbors in a fun, FREE holiday sing-along at Oaks Pioneer Church.  No talent required! Doors open at 5:45.

Transportation Committee Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

6:00 p.m.   Introductions and announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. 6:10 p.m.   Sellwood speed bumps – Scott Kelly, Charles Kingsley. Review and discuss a proposal from PBOT for speed bumps on several streets in Sellwood. 6:45 p.m.   Transit improvement recommendations – Scott Kelly.  Discuss developing a list of specific recommendations to improve transit crossings related to the Sellwood Bridge, and on the west side of the bridge. 7:05 p.m.   Future agenda items. 7:15 p.m.    Adjourn.

SMILE Board Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes of November 21 meeting. 7:45 p.m. Discussion: transportation issue -  Scott Kelly, Transportation Committee Chair. The Board will consider a PBOT concept & process to install speed bumps in Sellwood. 8:05 p.m. Discussion: continuing Marketing Consultant position - Kevin Palmer, SMILE Board and Marketing Committee member. 8:15 p.m. Update: Friends of Moreland Woods - Elizabeth Milner, SNAC Committee Co-Chair & SMILE Board member. 8:30 p.m. Review: SMILE finances and budget for 2018-19 - Pat Hainley, SMILE Treasurer and Board member. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn,

SMILE Land Use Committee Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 7:00 PM: Discussion of design in the neighborhood: design review, community design guidelines, and the Main Street Project. 7:00 - 7:15 PM: Update on status of Residential Infill and Better Housing by Design Projects.

CANCELLED – SMILE General Meeting

The program planned for the January meeting has been postponed due to unanticipated scheduling issues.  See you in February.  Happy New Year everyone!

Styrofoam Recycling @ New Seasons

New Seasons Sellwood

Free Styrofoam Recycling at New Seasons Market Sellwood! Drop off your ‘brick’ format styrofoam on Saturday, January 5th from Noon – 4:00pm. New Seasons will arrange for transfer of the Styrofoam to Agilyx in Tigard. **We will not accept ‘peanuts’, PE (food containers) or PP (wrap format) Styrofoam.

Meeting with Senator Kathleen Taylor

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join Senator Kathleen Taylor for a pre-session Town Hall.  She'll share her priorities and answer questions.  Everyone is welcome.

SMILE Transportation Committee Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

6:00 p.m.   Introductions and announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. 6:10 p.m.   Consider supporting No Parking Zones on both sides of SE Lambert Street for 100 feet west of SE 13th Avenue, with a Loading Zone on one side of SE Lambert Street in this area.  Those present will discuss recommending that the SMILE Board formally support a proposal from local residents to establish No Parking Zones and a Loading Zone on SE Lambert Street west of SE 13th.  If supported by the committee, the recommendation would be brought to the SMILE Board for action. The final decision on […]

SMILE Board Meeting

SMILE Station 8210 SE 13th Street, Portland, OR, United States

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes  from December 19, 2018 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Family Night at Sellwood Community Center - Gail Hoffnagle, SMILE Vice President and Chair of Friends of Sellwood Community Center. 7:45 p.m. Summer Concert Series - Jim Friscia, Sellwood Riverfront Park Summer Concerts Committee Chair. 8:00 p.m. Discussion: Main Street Project - David Schoellhamer, Land Use Committee Chair, Heather Flynn-Chatto and Linda Nettekoven from the Main Street Project, and members of the Land Use Committee.  The Main Street Project is a program for Portland neighborhoods whose main commercial areas developed initially around street car or trolley lines. It provides a guide, or toolkit, […]