The Miracles Club, a social club for people in recovery from drug addiction on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. is due to see ground broken on its new facility on the east side of the boulevard soon. In connection with the move, a Good Neighbor Agreement between the club, the immediate neighbors and King Neighborhood Association was in the works for many months. After negotiations broke down between the immediate neighbors, Miracles, and city planning officials last winter, the process was sent to mediation. So far, one meeting has been held between mediators, an immediate neighbor, members of Miracles, NECN, and KNA. A court ruling last year prohibited the blocking of all traffic from the site to Grand Avenue. The working group hopes to identify the remaining negotiable issues and prioritize them so that negotiations can proceed constructively.
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Feedback Needed to Shape Future Urban Renewal
A community-based public forum series is being held to educate and engage community members regarding pending decisions about significant Urban Renewal Area (URA) investments that will change the built environment of inner North and Northeast neighborhoods. Inspired by neighbors for neighbors, these forums are an opportunity for local residents to learn about and share their views on the history of local Urban Renewal Areas, become aware of current options being considered for the future of the URAs, and speak to the types of investment they would like to see in their community. The first event of the series begins February 10th with a “Community Truth-Telling” Town Hall. Community feedback from the series will be presented to the Portland Development Commission’s North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative Community Advisory Committee on March 24th. This series of four events is sponsored by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, The Urban League of Portland, and the Portland State University Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. This project was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program.
Series Details:
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall 1: Community Truth-Telling
Wednesday, February 10, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Place: Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Snacks and drinks provided
Panelists will share perspectives on how inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas have historically impacted neighborhoods. Attendees will also be invited to share their own views on the history of Urban Renewal Areas.
Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Sessions (Two). Both sessions will be the same.
Session One: Saturday, February 20th, 10am – 2pm
Session Two: Tuesday, February 23rd, 6pm – 9pm
Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Lunch or dinner provided
Learn the nuts and bolts of Urban Renewal Areas and the choices for the future of the Interstate Corridor and Oregon Convention Center URAs. Participate in work sessions to provide input into the future of the URAs and economic development in inner North and Northeast Portland.
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall 2: Community Recommendations
Thursday, March 11th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N Tillamook St. Snacks and drinks provided
Come hear the URA recommendations generated at the community work sessions. Provide your thoughts and additional recommendations.
RSVPs are encouraged. Contact Shoshana Cohen at the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods forums@necoalition.org or 503-823-4575
PDC Urban Renewal Meeting
The Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Advisory Committee will meet at the King Facility next week for their quarterly meeting. The OCC URAC, how’s that for an acronym, is resposible for advising PDC on their efforts to rejuvenate the Convention Center area, most of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and part of Alberta Street. Visit PDC’s website for more info: http://www.pdc.us/ura/occ.asp
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4 – 6 PM
Contact: Joleen Jensen-Classen, 503-823-3352
Location: King Facility 4815 NE 15th Avenue
State of Black Oregon Event Schedule
The Urban League of Portland’s State of Black Oregon was published in 2009 for the first time in 17 years. It confirmed that social and economic disparities and systemic disadvantage still exist for African Americans and other people of color.
The State of Black Oregon offers a plan of action. JOIN US. Hear the facts. Be part of the solution. You are invited to attend any or all of the events below as we shape a bold policy agenda to address the disparities highlighted in the report.
Marcus C. Mundy
Urban League of Portland
Join us if you can at the following events:
State of Black Oregon presentation to Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
Thursday, November 12, 9am
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Panel: Marcus Mundy, Urban League, Sheila Holden, Interstate Urban Renewal, Tricia Tillman, Office of Multicultural Health, Carolyn Leonard, Portland Public Schools
State of Black Oregon Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Portland Community College,
Cascade Campus
Terrell Hall, Room 122
705 N. Killingsworth. Portland, OR
State of Black Oregon Symposium
Thursday, December 3, 9am
Smith Memorial Student Union
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
Sunshine Dixon
Urban League of Portland
Community Organizer
10 N Russell St.
Portland, OR 97227
503-280-2618
sdixon@ulpdx.org
www.ulpdx.org
Please connect to the Urban League of Portland Group on Linkedin
Save the date! Join the Urban League of Portland on November 12, 2009 for their Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner.
Click here for information regarding advertising, sponsorship and tickets.
Input Needed on Community Needs
Portland, Gresham, and Multnomah County invite you to participate in 7 community meetings in October, November, and December 2009.
Your comments will help us set priorities for the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. The Plan will guide how federal resources will be spent locally for the next five years on housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households, expanding access to economic opportunities, and programs serving the homeless and people with special needs.
Community Meetings
• Impact of the Recession: October 21, 2009, 6-8 pm: Floyd Light Middle School, 10800 S.E Washington St.
• Equitable Access to Services: October 28,2009, 6-8 pm: King Elementary School, 4906 NE 6th Avenue
• Industry Challenges to Developing Rental Housing: November 4, 2009, 3-5 pm: United Way Board Room, 619 SW 11th Avenue
• Affordable Homeownership: November 5, 2009, 6-8 pm: New Columbia Community Center, 4605 N. Trenton
• Impediments to Fair Housing: November 12, 2009, 6-8 pm: East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Avenue
• Homeless Issues: November 18, 2009, 4-5:30 pm: First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St.
• Housing Needs of our Aging Population: Dec. 2, 2009, 1-3 pm: Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy.
Four Ways to Comment
1. Write a letter:
Pat Mobley, Housing & Community
Development Commission Chair
421 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland, OR 97204
2. Send an e-mail:
bryan.swisshelm@ci.portland.or.us
3. Leave a voicemail:
503-823-2396
503-823-6868 TTY
4. Comment Online:
www.portlandonline.com/phb/conplan
All meetings are accessible to people with mobility impairments.
Refreshments will be provided.
Interpreters and childcare are available upon request. Call 503-823-2396 three business days in advance of the meeting to request these services. For more information, please visit: www.portlandonline.com/phb/conplan.
Refreshments will be provided