The King Neighborhood Association will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 4, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at the NECN office, 4185 NE 7th Avenue, Portland. All are welcome!

We will have a presentation regarding the new development at 3802 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The developer plans to demolish the existing house at that location and build four new mixed-use buildings. Each building will have 19 residential units.

According to PortlandMaps.com, the proposed project is described as follows:

• Four buildings, to be developed sequentially, from the southeast corner of NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and NE Failing Street south toward NE Beech Street.
• Building A is a new three-story, mixed use structure located at the intersection of NE Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and NE Failing Street. It is composed of two stories of residential apartments over ground floor retail, lobby, and residential.
• The ground level will contain 850 square feet of retail area, a residential lobby, and three Type-B residential units.
• The building’s upper levels will contain a total of 16 residential units, combined with the ground level units, for a total of 19 apartments.
• Vehicular parking and loading are not required.
• Proposed structural systems include light wood framing and structural steel in isolated instances.
• Exterior materials include brick, box rib metal panel, fiber cement panel, aluminum store front, and painted steel.

We will also have a presentation about Community Warehouse and the Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) program.

Click here to see the agenda.

On December 20, 2019, Neighbors for Clean Air led a coalition of 21 partner organizations in submitting a petition to Oregon policymakers to establish regulations for toxic diesel emissions from non-road sources such as construction sites, distribution centers and rail yards.

With diesel pollution present at unhealthy levels throughout the state, and the Portland metro area in the 95th percentile for diesel particulate exposure nationally, the groups seek to implement sensible, health-based regulations to protect the health of all Oregonians. The petition was co-authored by the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center.

The DEQ will take public comments from Jan. 13 through Feb. 14, 2020. You can also attend a meeting in person on Jan. 24. For more information, click here.

Neighbors, you are amazing! The coat, blanket, and sock drive for the Walnut Park shelter was a huge success. Look at how many of our neighbors at the Walnut Park shelter will be able to keep warm this winter because of your generosity! The King, Vernon, and Humboldt neighborhood associations are so grateful.

If you missed Tuesday night’s King Neighborhood Association meeting, you can read the minutes here.

Guest speaker Emily Coleman talked about how you can help the Walnut Park homeless shelter, and Scott Moshier talked about how to apply for US Census jobs.

Come to Alberta Abbey for a screening of OPB’s Oregon Experience Segment “Lift Ev’ry Voice.” This program explores the history of Portland’s African American communities through the mid-20th century. From urban renewal projects that targeted black neighborhoods to the nation’s gradual desegregation, these stories are told through historic footage and community accounts of the Civil Rights Movement in Portland. A
$4 donation is suggested.

Alberta Abbey is located at 126 NE Alberta St.