07/02/2014
Help Keep the Arbor Lodge Tree Canopy Healthy
Do you have 30-45 minutes over the next few days to walk a couple blocks of the neighborhood and put tags on street trees? The Arbor Lodge Tree Team needs your help *this* Wednesday-Friday hanging tags to let neighbors know about upcoming FREE tree pruning in a small section of the neighborhood. Email Ginger ginger.edws[at]gmail[dot]com to volunteer. We're so grateful for your help!What: Tree tagging/flyering (and our undying gratitude)When: Any time that works for you between now and FridayWhere: Between Bryant and Lombard, Denver to Greeley
On a related note, join us for the first of 3 young tree workshops Saturday, July 12, to learn how to prune like a pro! Receive a pruning tutorial by a Certified Arborist and practice your new skills on trees in the neighborhood. Tools and safety gear are provided. Wear sunscreen, good walking shoes and show up!
What: Arbor Lodge Young Tree WorkshopWhere: Gammans Park, N Wilbur Ave. & N Buffalo St.,When: Saturday, July 12 2014, 9:00 AM (Can't make it on the 12th? Save the date for additional evening workshops on the 15th and 22nd. We will post details later.)Questions? Call Karl Dawson at 503-823-8779
06/18/2014
Update: June 18th 2014
Crime Prevention Specialist at ALNA meetingSara Hussein, Portland Police Crime Prevention Specialist, will come to our Arbor Lodge meeting this Thursday, June 19th at 6:40 at the Kenton Firehouse, to share crime prevention information. Please join us. Summer is a special time for some crimes, come learn how to best protect yourself and your property.
06/13/2014
Update: June 13th 2014
AgendaArbor Lodge Neighborhood Association meeting, Thursday, June 19th, 6:30, Kenton Firehouse
6:30 Welcome and introductions6:40 Additions to Agenda?6:45 10 minutes for the Portland Comprehensive Plan ( this is a planned time to give feedback to all the planning happening around zoning changes in general, specific changes coming to Lombard between Curtis and Denver, and overall North Portland. We hope to gather feedback from you to share with the City)6:55 Guest Presentation - Developer with a plan for Minneasota7:15 Young Tree Workshops discussion7:25 Movie in the Park planning * update on Movie, activities, food vendors, bands * volunteer opportunities * Heritage Tree/Garden tours * Community Play Day, 11-4 same day7:40 Special Election * 2 open Board positions, we have 2 candidates who have been active within ALNA, Nicole Leggett and Duane Eldred. Nominations from the floor can also be made.7:50 Minutes, Annoucements.
05/29/2014
Air Quality Workshop
Below is info on a workshop focusing on the link between air quality and risks to public health, with a specific focus on the Portland airshed. This workshop is meant to begin a conversation about potential legislation for the 2015 session around air quality and there will be several Portland-area legislators in attendance. There is a time for public comments at the end of the meeting.
PORTLAND METRO AREA AIR QUALITY WORKSHOPPortland Community College/Cascade Campus705 N. Killingsworth St., Portland ORMoriarty AuditoriumJune 6, 20149am to 3pm
05/22/2014
Land Use happenings - including Demolitions Forum and Mixed Use Zone walk TONIGHT!
There are a number of interesting land use gatherings coming up in the next few weeks you should be aware of, beginning with a walking tour tonight along N. Lombard. Read on for more information:
Community Walk - N. Lombard Near Portsmouth7508 N HerefordThursday May 22 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
City of Portland staffer Barry Manning will lead a walk along N. Lombard to discuss the new zone type that has been proposed. Barry will discuss what projects in these zones would look like and to get neighbors' feedback on what they would like to see.Find more information here:http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/489127
Neighborhood Center Walk - N. LombardKenton Firehouse | 8105 N. BrandonTuesday May 27 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
North Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability liaison Leslie Lum will lead a walking tour of N. Lombard. The tour of several commercial zones will begin at the Kenton Firehouse with a discussion of different commercial zones. From there the group will walk down to Lombard and head west, talking along the way about what works and what doesn't. The tour will end with a discussion of what might change and how any changes would interact with Kenton and Arbor Lodge.
ABCs of Land Use WorkshopKenton Firehouse | 8105 N. BrandonThursday June 5 | 5:30 - 9:00 PM
Learn the basics of how the City of Portland's land use and development review processes work. Get hands-on experience with a land use review case study, including review of a development proposal and site plan, identification of relevant issues, and effective ways to respond to the approval criteria.
Introduction by Meegan Watts, chair of the Kenton Neighborhood Association and Mary Jaron Kelley, North Portland Neighborhood Services. Presented by John Cole and Leslie Lum, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement.
Light Dinner and Refreshments will be provided. Workshop is free. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 30 people.
Forum on Demolitions, Residential Infill, and Housing Affordability in PortlandConcordia University Luther Hall | 2811 NE Holman St.Wednesday June 11 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Guest speakers from the City's Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, home builders, housing and community organizations will address:• What are the City's regulations around residential tear-downs and new construction?• How do these trends affect neighborhood affordability, stability and equity?• What are the environmental issues around the demolition of buildings?• What is attracting home builders?
For more information about the event please contact Sandra Lefrancois at (503) 823-2780 or sandral@cnncoalition.org.