Neighbors looking to save the historic “Ocobock House” at 5128 NE Rodney Avenue have filed a demolition delay request. At their request, King NA’s board signed the application, allowing neighbors to forgo having to pay $1368 in filing fees. If approved by the city, the application would delay demolition of the building for sixty days, giving neighbors time to create a plan to save the structure and negotiate with the developer, Vic Remmers, who recently purchased the site.

For more information on the Ocobock House and the demolition delay application, please read these documents:

• Demolition Delay Request for 5128 NE Rodney Ave, 6/17/2016
• Residential Demolition Permit Appeal Application for 5128 NE Rodney, 6/17/2016

The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is planning sewer replacements in our neighborhood, and some of that work is planned for night hours in 2017. Proposed night work would take place for up to six weeks on NE Killingsworth Street at NE MLK Boulevard, up to six weeks on NE Alberta Street near N Vancouver Avenue, and one week on NE Rosa Parks Way between NE Garfield Avenue and NE MLK Boulevard.

The proposed work requires a noise variance; Environmental Services will present the noise variance application  to the Noise Board on Wednesday, July 13. Your comments regarding the proposed night work are valuable and can be submitted by letter or email to:

Portland Noise Office
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
noise@portlandoregon.gov (noise comments only, please!)

When contacting the Noise Office, please reference the Woodlawn-King Alleys Sewer Project or the Woodlawn-King Streets Sewer Project.

For more information on the sewer project, refer to the Woodlawn-King Sewer Project on the BES website. You may also send an email to Rhetta Drennan with “Woodlawn-King” in the subject line to receive project updates by email.

If you have questions or concerns that aren’t answered by BES, please contact the King Neighborhood Association: info@kingneighborhood.org.