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KNA Meeting, Wednesday Oct 12th

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What a great meeting we have planned! We’re so sorry that this agenda is being released so late… Columbus Day preparations had us running around all of last week, and we’re just catching our breath.

This week’s King NA meeting will feature our last visit with Officer Ryan Bren, who has served our neighborhood as District Officer for the last couple of years and has been a pleasure to work and communicate with.

We’ll be hearing from Emily Wilson, who has worked tirelessly to put together a project to improve Two Plum Park, in particular by raising money to install a bench. Two Plum Park is one of four neighborhood parks in King, and we’re happy to help out folks who are looking to take a hand in the care and improvement of them!

Speaking of, neighbor Diego Gioseffi and his neighbors have developed a project to remove invasive species from part of the King School lot, and replace them with native plants in the ground. We have struggled to get permission from the City to go ahead with the project, but progress is being made; also, the folks who run the King Farmers Market have offered to help. Once we have a date set, all are invited to come pull weeds and help us clean up part of the King School grounds! Please join us to get an update on the planning of this project.

We’ll be getting an update on the Portland Playhouse, & its efforts towards getting a Conditional User Permit from the City, in order to resume using their building at 602 NE Prescott. In addition, King NA has had discussions with the Playhouse and nearby neighbors about parking issues ~ we’ll have a short update on this.

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is looking for feedback about Last Thursday. In addition to a survey of residents living near Alberta Street, NECN is reaching out to the nearby neighborhood associations to get feedback, ideas, compliments, and criticisms about how Last Thursday operates. Please join us and share your experience with us.

There will be other short presentations on topics of community interest, as well as a bit of time to bat around ideas, projects, questions, and thoughts. Please join us for Wednesday evening’s meeting – all are welcome at our Neighborhood Association!

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‘Plan Ahead for College’ event tomorrow night at Umpqua Bank.

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Umpqua Bank Alberta will be hosting an event for families to “Plan Ahead for College” on Thursday, October 11th @ 6:30 pm.  Kyle Hunter of Umpqua Investments will speak in detail on the Oregon College Savings plan and answer questions from the audience.  We will be providing some light food and beverages as well.

Please feel free to contact D’von Jacobs at Umpqua Bank Alberta @ (503) 219-6161 or via email at DvonJacobs@umpquabank.com if you have any further questions or would like to RSVP.

Umpqua Bank – Alberta — 1745 NE Alberta Street

The King Neighborhood Association thanks Umpqua Bank for being a sponsor of our summer 2011 Movie in the Park, How to Train Your Dragon.

Documentary on Graffiti

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Here’s a preview of a film that delves into the our society’s ambivalence toward graffiti and the extremists on both sides.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/25601874]

Portland, Oregon / October 14-20, 2011
The Clinton St. Theater
Director Max Good and Editor Julien de Benedictis will be there for a Q&A on opening night.

“ABC’s of Land Use” Workshop

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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.

“ABC’s of Land Use” Workshop
Saturday, October 22, 2011
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Historic Kenton Fire House

Introduction by Mary Jaron Kelley, North Portland Neighborhood Services. Presented by Barry Manning–Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Paul Leistner–Office of Neighborhood Involvement.
Refreshments will be provided. The workshop is free. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 people.
Register online; http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=49302&
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King Patrol Officer Promoted

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King Neighborhood bids farewell to a friendly face and respected member of the King community. Officer Ryan Bren, with the City of Portland’s North Precinct will be taking a new assignment with the City of Portland. He has been serving in the King neighborhood, district #630 since September of 2010. At the request of the King Neighborhood Association, Officer Bren started attending monthly neighborhood association meetings in an effort to update, advise and inform neighbors of any concerns affecting the community. In addition to his visits, he regularly reminded neighbors to contact him at anytime and offered “ride-alongs” to anyone interested. He often brought guest speakers to meetings such as gang enforcement officers and Commander of the North Precinct, Jim Ferraris to address special concerns. Recently, Officer Bren and his wife welcomed their first child, a baby boy. The King Neighborhood Association wishes Officer Bren and his family all the best as he embarks on his new assignment!