The King Neighborhood Association has delivered a letter to the mayor and city council urging that the Last Thursday events be managed by a responsible entity that is accountable to the neighborhoods along Alberta. As many as 10,000 visitors come to Alberta Street on some summer months. The impact of such a large street fair occuring monthly in a dense residential neighborhood had brought chronic complaints of noise, disruptive behavior, and illegal parking. KNA believes that the benefits to the Alberta business community should not come at a cost to residents’ livability.
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NECN Opposes Rose Quarter’s Inclusion in ICURA
Reflecting the dissatisfaction many North and Northeast residents feel with the incomplete urban renewal that has resulted from the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area, the NECN Board of Directors has taken the position that the inclusion of the Rose Quarter district in the URA would siphon off remaining funds to projects that would have little benefit to N/NE residents.
“The NECN Board feels strongly that Rose Quarter projects, which are large and discontinuous with the North/Northeast community, will pull resources away from more community-based projects within the ICURA boundaries. For the first ten years of ICURA, the majority of the funding went to two large projects, the Interstate Light Rail project and the New Columbia project. Now that there is additional funding available, it should be spent on neighborhood level projects that benefit existing North and Northeast residents.”
Read the full letter here: NECN Position on ICURA-RoseQuarterJan 2011
New Market to Replace Boston Market at 7th/Kill
I & A MARKET, located at 726 NE KILLINGSWORTH ST, has applied for an Off Premises sales license which allows the sale of beer/wine/cider to go in sealed containers.
The listed hours of operation are: 7 DAYS A WEEK – 8:00AM-11:00PM
The application contact is: GENE BALL – (503) 524-4244
If you are aware of any existing problems or concerns at this location, please let THERESA MARCHETTI (Theresa.Marchetti@ci.portland.or.us) know by MARCH 3, 2011. If you have concerns regarding this license, please list the concerns in writing and remember they must be related to crime, alcohol, alcohol related behavior or drugs. Traffic, Parking and Trash are not considered during the licensing process at OLCC. Please let Theresa Marchetti know if you have any questions.
U of P Lecture on Citizen Engagement
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, founder and president of AmericaSpeaks, will give a talk at the University of Portland at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. The lecture will take place in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., and is free and open to the public.
AmericaSpeaks – a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization – has worked to provide citizens with a greater voice in the policy making process and develop new institutions that can strengthen our democracy. This lecture is an excellent opportunity for all community members interested in learning from one of the nation’s leading experts on citizens engaging with government.
Lukensmeyer was Chief of Staff to Governor Dick Celeste of Ohio from 1986 to 1991. She was also Consultant to the White House Chief of Staff for nine months during the Clinton administration.
For more information: http://www.up.edu/news/showNews.aspx?id=4181
PPS Board to Hold Sabin/Alameda Meeting Tonight
The Board’s Ad Hoc Committee on Student Assignment, Program Initiation and Reconfigurations scheduled to meet Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Auditorium:
Blanchard Education Service Center
501 N. Dixon
Portland OR 97227
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following agenda items:
1. Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Comment on the Proposed Enrollment Options
2. Alameda-Sabin-Beaumont Recommended Enrollment Options
3. Short-Term Lottery Priority Implementation
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.
A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Please contact the Board Office at 503-916-3741.
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/board/Boundary_Committee_Revised_Notice_020311.pdf