| CNN
e-newsletter
Central Northeast Neighbors
May
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| Get Ready for your Block
Party! |
 Every year, there
are close to a hundred block parties in
Central NE neighborhoods alone! These parties vary in
size and activities such as BBQ, live music,
face painting, raffle, parade, pot-luck, ice-
cream social, so you can count on having fun!
Neighbors renew old friendships and make new ones
creating community and breaking down
barriers.
National Night
Out is
August 7th! |
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CNN Crime
Prevention Training Series
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 As a follow up to the 2007 Crime
Prevention Community Needs Assessment Survey,
the following
trainings are being held at CNN on a first-come
first-serve basis. CNN is located at
4415 NE
87th
Burglary
Prevention Class
June
25, 6:30
- 8:00p.m.
presentation by Galina Grigoryan, CNN/CPPC
and Jeff Augustine, Senior Locks program
Graffiti
Awareness Class
September
24, 6:30
- 8:00p.m.
presentation by Marcia Dennis, Graffiti
Abatement Coordinator
ID Theft
Awareness Class
November
12, 6:30
- 8:00p.m.
presentation by
Walter Garcia,
Downtown/CPPC
Please
RSVP
to Galina
Grigoryan, CNN Crime Prevention Program
Coordinator 503-823-2781
ggrigoryan@ci.portland.or.us
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| 82nd High Crash Corridor Safety
Project Open House at
CNN |
| WHAT:The 82nd Avenue of
Roses High Crash Corridor Safety Project is a new
partnership between PDOT and ODOT. Please join the
Open House and learn ways to improve traffic and
transportation safety in your neighborhood!
WHEN:
Wednesday May 30th, 2007 at 6-8p for Central NE
Neighbors
WHERE: CNN Community Room,
4415 NE 87th near Sandy Blvd.
WHY: The project aims to
reduce crash,injury and fatality rates along 82nd and to
improve overall transportation safety.
82nd Ave. has the highest quantity of serious
pedestrian injuries for a single road segment in
Portland,
as well as the highest pedestrian fatality rate anywhere
in the city, with an average of one fatality
per year. The corridor also ranks highest for motor
vehicle crashes. All
welcome
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| LAST two of the 2007 Spring Workshop
Series! |
 Promoting your
Organization! at Central
Northeast Neighbors Thursday, May
24
Creating a Welcoming Environment
Monday, May 29
Click here
for more details and to register online or
contact Brian Hoop, 503-823-3075,
bhoop@ci.portland.or.us Jeri Williams, 503-823-5827,
jeri.williams@ci.portland.or.us
PCM Presents
"Empowering Your
Organization through Media"
More than twenty-five non-profit
and community organizations attended "Empowering Your
Organization through Media", workshop offered by
Portland Community Media in partnership with the City of
Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement on April 3,
2007. Rivka Sadarangani, PCM's Managing Director,
discussed media as a tool for community
engagement-Read more...
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| VisionPDX Open House at CNN May 31st
5-8p |
 visionPDX is partnering with CNN to host an Open
House on Thursday May 31 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, at CNN
4415 NE 87th Ave. We are pleased now to offer you
the opportunity to review visionPDX's
preliminary results and finalize shaping
the vision before it is presented to City Council in the
fall.
visionPDX is also
inviting neighborhood associations and other
organizations to organize small group meetings to
discuss visionPDX's findings. If you are interested in
hosting a small group discussion or have any further
questions, please contact Juan Carlos Ocaña at (503)
823-9587 or jocana@ci.portland.or.us.
visionPDX is a community
initiative to encourage Portlanders to envision their
goals for the city over the next 20
years.
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| Should We
Change Portland's Form of Government?-Vote May
15! |
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The Charter
Review Forum on April 16 at Parkrose High School
was attended by over 100 neighbors sponsored by
the Neighborhood Coalitions. Mayor Tom Potter and
Commissioner Randy Leonard gave opposing views on
ballot measure 26-91 which asks the voters to
amend the City of Portland Charter to change the
form of government.  On May
15th, Portland voters will decide on four ballot
measures, that if passed, would significantly
change the way Portland is run. The SEUL Board
sent a questionnaire to both the proponents and
opponents of the four ballot measures and have
compiled their responses here.
Two more chances to watch the
Discussion on TV! Neighborhood Coalition leaders
participated in a Community Discussion with Tom
Potter and Randy Leonard on the ballot measures
that will be aired on Cable Channel 30. For dates
and times and to read news coverage about the
Discussion, go here. Stay Informed & Vote on May
15th! |
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| Transportation System Development Charge
(TSDC) Open House |
| WHAT: Community
open house to obtain citizens' thoughts on future
Transportation System Development Charge (TSDC) rates,
exemptions and discounts.
WHEN: Wednesday,
May 16, 2007, 4:00 to 7:30
p.m.
Opportunity to talk with
Commissioner Sam Adams from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Portland
Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave. (SW 5th & Main in
downtown Portland), R-C
WHY: The project team is
seeking public comment about proposed TSDC rates and
program reforms (fine-tuning exemptions and discounts)
that will then be recommended to the City Council this
summer. TSDCs are one-time fees assessed to new
development and redevelopment to pay for transportation
improvements that increase system capacity. These can
include improvements to streets, transit systems,
bikeways, and pedestrian facilities.
Background information is available on the
project's web site
Save the date!
PDOT's Transportation Safety Summit, June
26th 1-4p 1120 SW
5th |
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What's New on NE
82nd! |
 On Friday April 27th
Portland
Parks launched the first district Skatepark on NE 82nd
by Madison High School. Director of Parks Zari
Santner, Mayor Tom Potter, Commissioner Dan Saltzman,
and Sam Adams opened the ribbon
cutting ceremony. Hundreds of youth and
experienced skaters including Gregory Heights
SUN program arrived with skateboard in hand ready
to try out the new park. Event speakers recognized
partners such as the SPLAT committee, Madison
High School, Madison South NA, Roseway NA, and
CNN. On the same day Madison High hosted the 82nd
Avenue of Roses rose planting in the front the school!
82nd Avenue Parade on Saturday April
28 Breathed New Life into the
Area
Exert from ABNBA's Business
Voice--see link left
The parade was a great
success with the spectators who held up cards grading
all the entrants as "10". There were the requisite
princesses, a color guard, music, a dancing dragon, a
banjo playing potato, fire engines, volunteers manning
the barriers, and of course, the police who saw to it
that everything moved smoothly across 82nd at Powell and
Division as well as all the other intersections.
--Definitely worth repeating. Plan to join them next
year, either as a participant or a
spectator. |
| Join CNN at the
NE SUN School Celebration
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You are
invited to attend the first annual Northeast SUN Party,
hosted by Rigler and Faubion Elementary Schools, and
Beaumont and Gregory Heights Middle Schools. The
event will be held on Friday, June 8th,
2007 at Rigler Elementary School from 5:30-8:30
p.m. The invitation is extended to all members
of the community and you are encouraged to invite anyone
you feel would be interested.
It's going
to be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the end of
the school year, mingle with the community, and have
fun! We are
expecting anywhere from three to six hundred parents,
students, and community members to attend and it would
be helpful to bring materials in the following
languages: Spanish, Vietnamese,Somali, Chinese,
and Russian. For more information contact Jill at
jillriglersun@gmail.com |
| Still Time for Comments
on City's Proposed Budget- Go Online!
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 On May 4th, the Mayor published his
Proposed Budget, which includes an
increase in money for neighborhoods and neighborhood
coalitions.
There is still time to submit your message to City
Council via Electronic Testimony! E-Testimony is
being accepted now through midnight May 14th. All
E-Testimony will be delivered to the City Council on May
15th, prior to the Council meeting and vote on an
Approved Budget May 16th at 9:30 a.m. Send in your
comments on the budget before the Council approves
budget on May 16th. Ask the Mayor to support all of the
funds requested in the proposed Office of Neighborhood
Involvement Budget!
County Budget Hearing
On April 19th,
Multnomah County Chair, Ted Wheeler presented his plan
for funding priorities to address the health, human
services and public safety needs of the County. The County budget proposal includes cuts
to vital services and is constrained by limited
resources. Multnomah County will be conducting a Community Budget Hearing on Tuesday,
May 22nd from 6-8PM at the Multnomah County Building,
501 SE Hawthorne. Public testimony will be
taken. |
| Help Design Bicycle Boulevards in N & NE
Portland! |
 Bicycle boulevards are a new tool
being used to increase the appeal and safety of
bicycling in Portland. Bicycle boulevards are
low-traffic neighborhood streets optimized for
bicyclists, making them comfortable for both new and
experienced riders. They are direct, providing a safe
and attractive alternative to riding along busy arterial
streets.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is
developing a plan for a new network of bicycle
boulevards in North and Northeast Portland. You
can help by telling us where you like to ride your bike
in North and Northeast Portland.
Visit
the BTA homepage at http://www.bta4bikes.org for a link,
or go directly to the survey at http://tinyurl.com/262h5c.
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| Green Communities, Gov. and LEED for
Neighborhood Development
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 What: Green Communities,
Governments and LEED for Neighborhood Development,
hosted by Green Building Services
When: Wednesday, May 23rd
from 8:30-11:00am (doors open at 8am for light
breakfast)
Where: Green Building
Services, Inc. 133 SW Second Ave# 201
Please RSVP by
May 18 to events@greenbuildingservices.com with "RSVP Yes" in the
subject line--Free event
Exploring what makes a
community "green", opportunities for governments to
support green communities and the Unites States Green
Building Council's new LEED for Neighborhood Development
program. We will also overview the services that
Green Building Services, Inc. offers to support
governments.
503-467-4745 or email terry@greenbuildingservices.com |
| Special
Events |
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Hollywood Farmers'
Market Now Open! NE Hancock and 44th!
8a-1p every Saturday-Nov. 17
5/12
10a
Beaumont-Wilshire Emergency Preparedness
Forum 4330 NE 37
5/21
6p Bridgetown
Voices-Immigrant & Refugee Issue Campaign
CIO/2808 NE MLK Jr. Blvd #13
5/30
6-8p Canoe
the Slough RSVP to Columbia Slough
Watershed Council 503-281-1132 at Whitaker Ponds, 7040
NE 47th
5/30 10-noon Somali Resource
Meeting in Cully at Baltazar Ortiz Family Center 6736 NE
Killingsworth
6/3 2-5p
Rose City Park School Celebration!
6/16
1-5p Explorando
el Columbia Slough free celebration at
Whitaker Ponds, 7040 NE 47th for more info call
503-281-1132
Save the
date!
7/7 National
Night Out click here
for more
information
7/14 Rose
City Park 100th Anniversary Golf Tournament, BBQ and
Concert
7/14 International
Day Festival- Sandy Blvd in Roseway
7/28 Roseway
Neighborhood Garage
Sale | |
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| Sandra Lefrancois, Community Pogram
Director
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Central Northeast
Neighbors | 4415 NE 87th Avenue | Portland | OR |
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