Volunteers needed!  Please join us.  Help remove invasive plants and clean up the park.  When? The last Tuesday of each month, April through October, from 10:00 to noon.  Meet at the picnic table next to the playground. Bring work gloves and, if possible, your favorite gardening tool. (Tools will be provided if not.)

The River Plan/South Reach project will update the Willamette Greenway Plan for the City’s southern reach of the Willamette River for the next twenty years.  Attend an Open House to learn more and discuss the first draft of the River Plan.

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:45 PM: Neighborhood contact meeting for 8134 SE 11th (11th and Tenino).  A 19-unit, 3 story building on a 5,000 square foot lot with no parking.  This is an opportunity to discuss the project with the architect. 6:45 - 6:55 PM: Main Street, Better Housing by Design, and DOZA updates. 6:55 - 7:05 PM: Follow-up DOZA testimony: On October 30 Committee Chair David Schoellhamer attended a meeting with PDX Main Streets, BPS Director Andrea Durbin, and DOZA staff at which some ideas to implement PDX Main Street Design Guidelines were briefly discussed.  Because […]

7:15 p.m. Peace pole dedication outside SMILE Station- thank you, SE Portland Rotary Club! 7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes for October 2, 2019 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Hailey Percival: Sellwood-Moreland Business Alliance. 8:00 p.m. Terri Poppino: Office of Community and Civic Life. 8:30 p.m. Friends of Multnomah County Library. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.

6:00 p.m.  Introductions and announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee. How to get onto Transportation Committee email list. Who to contact about transportation requests. Update on Stop signs on Marion. Update on sidewalk ramp changes at SE corner of Bybee & Milwaukie. Update on Portland Marathon feedback. 6:20 p.m.  11th & Tenino Intersection STOP sign change request – Keith Walker.  Discuss suggestions from a resident to change the intersection of 11th & Tenino to a 4-way stop. 6:40 p.m.  Traffic congestion on Tacoma – Keith Walker. Discuss current status, and revisit possible changes 7:00 p.m. Lake Oswego-Oak Grove Bike/Ped […]

7:30 p.m. Welcome and introductions. 7:35 p.m. Review and pass minutes for October 16, 2019 meeting. 7:40 p.m. Board vacancy notice and process. 7:50 p.m. SMILE 2019-2020 budget discussion and Church workgroup. 9:00 p.m. Adjourn.

Join your neighbors at this fun annual event.  Bundle up!

Portland planners are developing new design standards and guidelines to ensure that new development along SW Macadam Avenue and around the southeast Sellwood bridgehead better relates to the (Willamette) riverfront area.  The first draft is available HERE.  Share your thoughts on how new riverfront development can be more inviting for residents and visitors alike at this meeting.

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:15 PM: BPS, Main Street, Better Housing by Design, and DOZA updates. 6:15 - 7:15 PM: Residential Infill Project: Review and discuss Recommended Draft Report and outline SMILE testimony.  The Project reduces the size of buildings in single-dwelling zones, makes design changes, and fulfills most of the requirements of HB2001 by allowing up to 4 units per lot.   More information on the Project is at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/67728 .  The deadline for testimony is tentatively when City Council holds hearings on January 15 and probably January 16.

Please join us for an important discussion about Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Neighborhood resident and former US Fish and Wildlife biologist John Marshall will present information about contamination in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge from the old land fill. Most of us love and cherish this natural area, and this is a great change to be informed about the health of the refuge and what we can do about it. Please Note: We will meet in the basement, so please enter through the side entrance if possible. Please see the links below for more information. https://www.mitigationcreditdebit.com/myOaks.pptx https://www.mitigationcreditdebit.com/303DOBWR_WM45.jpg