Back for a return engagement!  Celebrate the holiday season with your neighbors, and musicians Fred Bruderlin, Roz Hamar, Margie Rosenthal and Esther Halvorson-Hill .  Enjoy the gorgeous candle-lit chapel as we raise our voices in song.  No singing talent required!  Bring the kids!  It's free!

6:00 p.m. Introductions – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee 6:05 p.m. 14th & Bybee Intersection Safety Improvements - Scott Kelly Review of City Safety Review and discussion of next steps for SMILE. 6:25 p.m. SMILE Station Bike Racks – Scott Kelly Discussion of next steps to install new bike racks. 6:50 p.m. Parking Issues – Scott Kelly Report on ad-hoc meeting of Transportation and Land Use committee members on current and potential future problems, and proposed Parking Survey. 7:10 p.m. Future Agenda Items 7:15 p.m. Adjourn

7:30p.m. Welcome – Introductions 7:40p.m. Review and pass minutes of November 16th Board Meeting 7:50p.m. Discussion of request for fencing on Multnomah County land under the east end of the new Sellwood Bridge – John Hren, Sellwood Harbor Homeowners Association Chair 8:10p.m. Review of letter to PBOT supporting the Reedway Crossing Project – Steve Szigethy, Scott Kelly, and Will Henderson, Transportation Committee 8:25p.m. Discussion of public relations issues including SMILE logo, new business card for the church, live rollout of new website and Facebook page – Elaine O’Keefe, Communication Committee Chair 8:45p.m. Discussion of Tax Form 990 and vote re: […]

Sue Schubert (neighbor) has a plan to coordinate with Sellwood business owners and Friends of Trees to bring more street trees to Sellwood. Find out how you can help! -Springwater Meadows is ready to plant!! Plants have been selected and wood chips have been delivered! Now it is time to get our hands dirty and get plants in the ground! We will need lots of volunteers, so please bring your friends and neighbors! It will be a great opportunity to learn about how you can make stewardship work in your neighborhood and your own backyard.

7:30p.m.  Welcome – Introductions 7:40p.m.  Review and pass minutes of December 7 General Meeting 7:45p.m.  Update re: development at former Boys and Girls Club, 7119 SE Milwaukie Avenue: The developer has applied for a construction permit. Project architect Aaron Jones will discuss the project, which includes 232 apartment units, about 107 underground parking spaces, and retail space on Milwaukie Ave. – David Schoellhamer, Land Use Committee Chair 8:15p.m.  Report re: the Portland Public Schools’ capital construction bond: Community input is a key component of our work to bring the bond to voters, part of a long-range plan to modernize and improve all […]

6:00 p.m. Introductions – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee 6:05 p.m. 14th & Bybee Intersection Safety Improvements - Scott Kelly Discussion of next steps for SMILE. 6:25 p.m. SMILE Station Bike Racks – Scott Kelly Update and discussion of next steps to install new bike racks. 6:45 p.m. Parking Issues – Elaine O’Keefe Report on proposed Parking Survey. 6:55 p.m. Apartment Development at 7119 SE Milwaukie (Former Boys & Girls Club) – Scott Kelly Consider recommending the SMILE Board send a letter to PBOT requesting certain improvements. 7:10 p.m. Future Agenda Items 7:15 p.m. Adjourn

7:30p.m. Welcome – Introductions 7:40p.m. Review and pass minutes of December 21st Board Meeting 7:50p.m. Request the SMILE Board send a letter to PBOT asking for certain improvements to the planned development at 7119 SE Milwaukie (Former Boys & Girls Club) – Scott Kelly, Transportation Committee Chair 8:00p.m. Report re: information gleaned at the Portland Bridal Show and possible next steps for boosting rentals at the Oaks Pioneer Church – Elaine O'Keefe, Communication Committee Chair 8:15p.m. Discussion of how to proceed with our involvement with the Friends of the Sellwood Community Center – Gail Hoffnagle, Vice President and Friends of […]

If you enjoyed the lighted Christmas tree on SE 13th over the holidays, you might be interested to see how it's decorated by the all-volunteer group who has been doing it for many years. Please come to the new tree on SE 13th between Rural and Sellwood Blvd this Saturday morning at 9:30 to help remove all the strings of lights and learn how this huge effort has been carried out for nearly 30 years in our neighborhood. The Hainley and Heiberg families have supported this event, and you can read all about it in the letters to the editor […]