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

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.

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

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 […]

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, […]

Please attend this important meeting about new information on the Moreland Woods property.  Details here: https://mailchi.mp/9f6d8fb36a61/moreland-woods-update-591985?e=0b97a9928b  

Join us at Sellwood Community Center for arts and crafts, dodge ball, cards, games, open mat room and a movie. $15/ family or $5/person (cash or check only please. Make checks out to SMILE).  This is a fundraiser for upgrading indoor park toys, and lobby games.  Sponsored by Friends of Sellwood Community Center. For more information call 503-823-3195.  Details here.

UPDATED AGENDA 6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:35 PM: 5736 SE 17th Land Use Notice Response:  A land use notice for a land division at 5736 SE 17th (Tenth Church of Christ Scientist) has been issued and is available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/710411 .  23 lots for attached townhomes and a new public street connecting 17th and 18th would be created.  The two large purple beech trees would be preserved. Because more than 11 lots are being created there will be public hearing tentatively scheduled for March 6.  This notice is a request for response from agencies and SMILE for […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes - December 5, 2018. 7:45 p.m. SMILE Board Election 2019 is coming! Joel Leib, SMILE Board President. 7:50 p.m. Update: Sundae in the Park. Nancy Walsh, Chair, Sundae in the Park. 7:55 p.m. Update: Family Night at Sellwood Community Center. Gail Hoffnagle, SMILE Vice President and Chair of Friends of Sellwood Community Center. 8:00 p.m. Discussion: SMILE Neighborhood Renter Outreach. Tyler Janzen, SMILE Board Member. 8:30 p.m. Open Forum - An opportunity for any announcements, ideas, or issues that are of interest to SMILE. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.

We will have a special Friends of Sellwood Community Center meeting for the sole purpose of drafting a letter that SMILE can send to the City in support of the Sellwood Community Center.  We need to have this meeting at this time so the SMILE Board can approve it at their February 20th meeting.