07/09/2020
Update: July 9th 2020
More info from Multnomah County on smoke issues:
Multnomah County's residential wood smoke curtailment ordinance is in effect from October 1 through March 1. For more information, visit our website.
If you are writing to report burning of illegal materials, such as garbage, please call the Department of Environmental Quality Complaints Hotline at 1-888-997-7888.
For complaints about restaurant smoke, please call the Department of Environmental Quality Complaints Hotline at 1-888-997-7888
07/08/2020
Update: July 8th 2020
Hello Arbor Lodge,
We are sharing this posting from Multnomah County. Please use the links to participate.
Thank you,
Arbor Lodge NA Board
Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability has received a Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grant to implement a community campaign about health and wood smoke. The goal of the campaign is to promote clean air and reduce wood smoke in the county. We are in the early stages of brainstorming and appreciate feedback about wood burning from people who burn wood.
We would love to hear from Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association. Please share this message and survey with members of your community who burn wood:
“Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability has received a DEQ grant to implement a community campaign about health and wood smoke. The goal of the campaign is to promote clean air and reduce wood smoke in the county.
They are in the early stages of brainstorming and would appreciate feedback about wood burning.
If you burn wood, this 10 minute survey will help inform our 2020-2021 Wood Smoke Campaign. Please fill out by midnight Monday, July 13th for a chance to win one of four $25 Fred Meyer gift cards.
Please reach out to sustainability@multco.us with any questions or concerns. Thank you!”
We look forward to the responses, sharing back the themes learned, and implementing a community-informed campaign.
Please reach out to sustainability@multco.us with any questions or concerns. Thank you!
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Office of Sustainability
Multnomah County
06/30/2020
Neighborhood Contact Meeting 6942 N Montana Monday July 6th, 6pm
Representatives from the development team building a multifamily residential building at 6942 N Montana will present their project and receive questions during a public online meeting Monday July 6th at 6pm.
The meeting will be held over Zoomhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82116380321?pwd=em94L2x2dm56d0F0SDVneVNjV3NIZz09
Information and renderings are available here:
https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/neighborhood-contact/#/detail/49601?confirmation=true
If you have questions or would like to contact the developer their representative is Kimberly Culver Cell: 503 764 7657 | Office: 503 850 3173 kculver@windermere.com
06/18/2020
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Statement On Police Reform
On the eve of Juneteenth, 2020 the Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association offers the following statement on police reform:
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association (ALNA) joins the many members in our larger community in calling for change in the way we are policed. We know that black lives matter. We know that systems need to change to benefit the marginalized. We know that white supremacy and white nationalism as well as the systems that support them are a threat to our community. We know that tangible actions need to be taken to address these issues.
ALNA stands with all those in our community calling for police reform. We support the work of black-lead organizations and civic leaders who are calling for a transformational change in the relationship between law enforcement and community members. This includes:
• The Portland Police Reform Network’s call for a public, transparent negotiation process with the Portland Police Association (PPA) on a forthcoming renewal of a labor agreement between the City of Portland and the PPA. The current collective bargaining agreement works directly against the goals of accountability and transparency. ALNA pledges our support, and to educate our neighbors so that we may be engaged and informed on the critical work to create a labor agreement that lives up to the values of fairness and racial justice.
• The Portland African American Leadership Forum’s work to repurpose the role, and corresponding fiscal investment in law enforcement. We support PAALF’s call to eliminate units within the Portland Police whose violation of trust within the Black community cannot be repaired.
• The work of our State Senator Lew Frederick, and the People of Color Caucus in the state legislature. We call upon the legislature to immediately pass into law Senator Frederick’s bill to address significant loopholes in police disciplinary protocols. As residents of Arbor Lodge we also call upon our State Representative Speaker Tina Kotek to utilize her influence to support the legislative priorities of the POC caucus lead by Senator Frederick. This includes the demand to shift prosecutorial responsibilities to the State Attorney General for any investigation regarding the use of deadly force by police.
• The leadership of Portland City Commissioner Joanne Hardesty. ALNA expresses gratitude to Commissioner Hardesty for her wisdom, perspective and leadership. We support her policy goals, which largely coincide with the civic groups mentioned above but also includes a vision to cease the use of armed law enforcement to engage residents experiencing mental health crisis.
These actions represent a start, and not a destination. The reforms needed extend beyond the current calls for action from the organizations and elected officials listed above. ALNA pledges to do our part to improve understanding and communication between neighbors, and to provide a forum to educate and engage. Ultimately the reform that is needed must balance the rights and interests of the community at large, honorable members of law enforcement, and the victims of crime seeking redress. As a community we cannot let fear stand in the way of change. Above all else, police reform must be rooted in the core value that black lives matter.
In Solidarity,
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association
06/10/2020
Thursday June 18th Meeting Agenda
The Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association will meet Thursday June 18th from 7-8:30pm.
The meeting will be held over Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/95772446619?pwd=ZXZxREdieWtoajNWU0VRRGZYaEFVZz09
Meeting ID: 957 7244 6619 Password: 658710
Dial in audio: (253) 215 8782
Agenda:
Opening, roll call of board members
Approval of May minutes
Arbor Lodge-Kenton Sewer Repair Project. Presentation on forthcoming infrastructure work by April Hassan, public outreach for the Beaureu of Environmental Services.
Support For Police Reform community member Todd Diskin and boardmember Mark Wyman will facilitate a dialog on the forthcoming renewal of the Portland Police Association labor agreement
Outreach To Houseless Residents board chair Ginger Edwards to provide an update on dialog and engagement with Arbor Lodge residents experiencing homelessness