Portsmouth Neighborhood Association

The official group representing our community to the City of Portland

PNA Hot Topics, Notices and Reports

• Portsmouth Neighborhood Association holiday party December 16, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Columbia Cottage. Bring a pitch-in dish and meet your neighbors.
• Clarendon School cleanup on November 16, 2008 from 1:00-3:00PM.  Rain or shine we need your help to clean up the site, since Portland Public Schools does not have the funding to do so. This will become a quarterly event. We especially need people to bring cordless trimmers and leaf blowers.
• Help keep Clarendon School crime free - report all crimes
• Do you want a Lombard streetcar? Vote online and get info here
• On 10/8/08 City Council voted 4-0 in favor of granting Portland Hope Meadows a 99 year lease of the former John Ball School site.  Click here to read more
• On 10/2/08 the PNA testified at City Council against granting the former John Ball School site to Portland Hope Meadows. Council will vote on 10/8/08.
• Video of the Portland City Council hearing on 10/2/08   Note that you need to download Real Player (7 MB) to watch the video
• PNA's presentation to City Council
• 2008 Portland Hope Meadows Status Report
• 99-year lease agreement with Portland Hope Meadows
• 2006 Resolution for Portland Hope Meadows
• 9/12/08 letter to City Council from PNA opposing Portland Hope Meadows
• Minutes of the 9/23/08 PNA Community Forum Meeting   The main topics were:
• Report from Portland Public Schools on Clarendon School
• Hope Meadows Good Neighbor Lease addendum
• The PNA Board meeting scheduled for 9/23/08 was cancelled.
• Minutes of the 8/26/08 PNA Community Forum Meeting  The main topics were:
• Amend the bylaws to define a quorum
• Accept the grievance committee's report on Richard Ellmyer's allegations
• Review the proposed bylaw changes
• Minutes of the 8/26/08 PNA Board Meeting
• On 8/17/08 the grievance committee cleared the PNA of Richard Ellmyer's 22 grievances. Highlights include: 1) The June 10, 2008 elections were valid; 2) Both Jeanne Knepper and Susan Landauer are legitimate PNA members and their tenures as co-vice-chair were valid.
• Full text of Richard's grievance
• Grievance Committee's report
• Greg Wilhelm's response to the grievances
• Minutes of the 8/06/08 PNA Emergency Board Meeting
• Minutes of the 7/22/08 PNA Board Meeting
• Minutes of the 6/10/08 PNA Community Forum Meeting  The main topic was:
• Arguments for and against a Lombard streetcar
• Minutes of the 4/8/08 PNA Community Forum Meeting  The main topic was:
• Arguments for and against Hope Meadows
• On 4/18/08 the City Commissioners did not oppose PIR's variance request to hold drag races in August.
• On 4/9/08 the Portland city council voted 4-0 in favor of the Oregon National Guard's request to own and occupy the decommissioned Sharff Army Reserve Center in the Portsmouth neighborhood.
• On 2/27/08 Rep. Tina Kotek proposes to the PDC that the Oregon National Guard get the Sharff Base
• On 2/4/08 Friends of PIR respond to the PNA's questions
• On 1/22/08 Friends of PIR propose replacing the volunteer Noise Review Board, appointed by the mayor, for Portland International Raceway noise variance issues

Community Events and Notices

• Volunteers of Friends of Trees will be planting in our neighborhood on 2/7/09. If you want trees contact Susan Landauer at 503-240-8713 or www.friendsoftrees.org before 12/8/08
• The City of Portland wants your opinion about clean rivers
• Attend a meeting to learn how to keep historic houses in your neighborhood
• Learn how to apply for grants from Metro to enhance the livability of our neighborhood
• The City of Portland Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking new members
• Want to be part of an emergency response team to assist police, fire and medical crews at the scene of traumatic incidents?
• JumpStart helps qualified first time home buyers lower their mortgage payment
• Get a low interest loan to fix up your house for qualified owners
• Get a down payment assistance loan for qualified first time home buyers
• Mortgage Credit Certificate can lower your Federal Income Taxes for qualified first time home buyers
• Report illegal dumping
• Learn more about the changes to our residential recycling service

Please email us about events so that we can make this a successful community calendar.

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