05/27/2013
Bylaws Discussion -- Wednesday, May 29th
Bylaws might be one of those things you feel strongly about or have no idea they exist! Either way, Arbor Lodge invites you to participate in our next round of open bylaws discussion.
ALNA Bylaws Revision Work Session
Kenton Firehouse
Wednesday, May 29th
7:30 PM
Over the last several months ALNA has held many work sessions to brainstorm ideas, facilitate dialog, and craft new language for our bylaws in an effort to make these guiding principles the best they can be for our organization. We presented the proposed changes at our last general membership meeting in April and heard some additional feedback and we are working to incorporate changes and hammer out any final revisions before the membership takes a vote. As always, we invite everyone's participation! Will you join us?
05/22/2013
Opportunities for Funding and Service with Metro
Funding Opportunity:
At their meeting in May, Metro’s North Portland Enhancement Grant Committee finalized the next steps for distributing a remaining $1.6 million in an enhancement fund by 2018. Letters of interest for capacity building grants from organizations and individuals that support the neighborhoods of University Park, Arbor Lodge, Portsmouth, Overlook, Cathedral Park, St. Johns and Kenton are now being solicited by the Committee. Letters of Interest are due by 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2013.
Details about eligibility and the application process can be found here: www.oregonmetro.gov/northportlandgrants.
The Committee also confirmed its support for the North Portland Greenway Trail, pledging $851,000 toward the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Columbia Boulevard and a trail to an overlook that will be constructed on the former St. John’s Landfill. The Committee encouraged Metro staff to seek additional opportunities to leverage the enhancement funds through partnerships, grants and other donations to complete a 4-mile section of the trail between Chimney and Kelley Point Park.
Service Opportunity: (great on a resume, great way to serve your neighborhood!)
Arbor Lodge residents interested in serving on the North Portland Enhancement Committee should apply to fill a recent vacancy on the committee. To apply, submit an Applicant Interest Form by 5 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013. To download the application for membership and for more information about the committee, visit: www.oregonmetro.gov/northportlandgrants.
Questions? Please contact:
Heather Nelson KentMetro community grants program managerheather.kent@oregonmetro.gov 503-797-1739
05/17/2013
Update: May 17th 2013
Like Trees?If you do, consider joining us for the Tree Inventory this summer. You can sign up for one morning, or all 4, it's up to you. On those dates (June 22nd, August 1st, August 17th and September 14th) we will meet at 8:30 at Arbor Lodge Park, and fan out to count street trees only. We'll end at 12, noon each day.
Why do this? We'll have a data base of how many street trees we have in Arbor Lodge, what types of street trees we have, the general health, and the diameter of each. With this data we can plan to increase the overall canopy if we want, what trees to emphasize, etc.
Did you know that street trees and yard trees increase the value of your home? And, that the general health of humans living near trees increases and overall crime goes down? Urban Forestry hosted a talk on these topics at the Lucky Lab last month by an economist with the US Forest Service.
So come out and join your neighbors. Have some fun, get to know your neighborhood and each other while helping us continue to improve Arbor Lodge neighborhood. You can sign up at:http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/treeinventoryscroll to Arbor Lodge, then pick a date! Training is only required for "team leaders". Thank you. : )
05/11/2013
Upcoming Board Meeting Next Thursday
Join us for our next board meeting, Thursday, May 16th.
We'll be discussing our next steps for bylaws, noise at Portland International Raceways, community cleanup, our 2014 budget, Portland Public School's use of space on Lombard and Interstate, the Lombard re-imagined project, and more.
We hope to see you there!
6:30 pmHistoric Kenton Firehouse8105 N. Brandon St.
05/10/2013
Update: May 10th 2013
Make Mom proud!
Join your neighbors and friends to help out at Arbor Lodge Park/Harper's Playground tomorrow, that's this Saturday, May 11th between 9-12. We will have fun, you'll meet some new neighbors, and the Park and Playground will shine for Mother's Day.
Keeping our ParkPlayground pesticide/herbicide free is really important with all the kids, dogs, and other humans who play and relax here during this sunny Oregon spring. Thanks to all.