Fight/Shooting Highlights Concerns About Housing Management

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The fight and gunshots at 10th and Alberta on Monday, September 6th resulted in at least one person being taken to the hospital. A loud altercation broke out around 8:30 pm and police responded. About an hour later a dispute between several females with sticks or bats took place in the street and shots were fired in the air. One wounded person was tended to at 9th and Wygant and taken away by ambulance.

The area where these events took place has been a continuing problem over the summer due to loud arguments and fights. The location is a subsidized housing complex owned and managed by Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives. PCRI was founded to provide decent housing to low-income people in the wake of exploitation by predatory real estate brokerage, Dominion Capital, having bought the discredited company’s portfolio with assitance from the City of Portland.

After several other poorly run community development corporations, or CDCs were merged with PCRI, PCRI came in possession of this project. At this and other PCRI properties, apartments and houses have been vacant for months while maintenance is deferred.

At the King neighborhood Association Meeting tonight at 6:30, Portland Police’s Neighborhood Response Team officer, Wayne Schull, will be on hand to answer questions regarding this and any other concerns residents have regarding crime and public safety.

There was no reply to a request for a response from PCRI. Other concerned neighbors who contacted PCRI board chair, Melvin Oden-Orr were told that the board was looking into the issues and would decide on a course of action. He encouraged them to call the police with crime concerns.

Gunfire Follows Fight in Street at 10th/Alberta

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Via Portland Police:

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on September 6, 2010, Portland Police officers responded to a call regarding a fight with possible gun shots. When Officers arrived they found shell casings and established a crime scene in the area of Northeast 10th Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street. There were a large number of witnesses who were not cooperative, however, officers learned this incident stemmed from an earlier fight between girls. Only one victim was located. A 26 year-old female was transported to an area hospital for minor injuries to her mouth from the earlier fight. The Portland Police Gang Reduction Violence Team responded and will continue this investigation to determine if this incident is gang related.

Lunch Box Event for Kids at King Farmers Market

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Portland’s Grace Kuto, philanthropic author, renowned cook, and passionate educator, will help host the “Local Lunch Box,” an educational event filled with activities intended to encourage kids to make healthy, seasonal, local food choices. Kuto will do a cooking demonstration at noon and be on hand to sell and sign her cookbook, Harambee.
School-aged participants can take part in a market scavenger hunt to learn more about good versus bad food choices, learn about a day in the life of a farmer and experience fresh and/or new fruits and veggies. Other planned activities include a drop-in cooking class for children of all ages, nutrition bingo, make-your-own lunch box, and a blind box produce game where children can identify fruits and veggies based on touch and smell.

10 am to 2 pm, Sunday, September 12 at the King Farmers Market, NE 7th and Wygant. Contact Amy Hunter for more information: ahunter@leeweinstein.biz, (503) 927-5872

Portland Farmers Market is generously supported by the Art Institute of Portland and COUNTRY Financial as season sponsors.

Can Last Thursday Be Saved from Itself?

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What do you think about Last Thursday?

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is canvassing neighborhoods along Alberta and soliciting input from neighbors affected by Last Thursday. As the impact grows each year, now over 10,000 attendees on summer months, any benefit to the local economy needs to be weighed against the noise, litter, parking issues and public drunkeness. Is this an event that the neighborhoods want? Should Last Thursday continue to be regulated differently than other large events in the city? Are there ways to improve Last Thursday? The City of Portland wants to know.

Tell the Mayor:
(503) 823-4120
sam.adams@portlandoregon.gov

Commissioner Amanda Fritz
(503) 823—3008
Amanda@portlandoregon.gov

And the Northeast Coalition
of Neighborhoods:
4815 NE 7th Ave.
(503) 823-4575
info@necoalition.org

And/or your local neighborhood association:

King Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 6:30pm,
NE Coalition office, 4815 NE 7th Ave.

Concordia Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 7pm,
McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave.

Sabin Community Association Meeting:
Monday, September 13th, 7pm
Whole Foods, 3535 NE 15th Ave.

Vernon Neighborhood Association Meeting:
Tuesday, Sept. 14th 7pm, Enterbeing, 1603 NE Alberta

NECN needs help with distribution! If you would like to get some fresh air and help get the flyer out please call 503-823-4570. They are primarily targeting between MLK, 33rd, Killingsworth and Prescott but if you would like to distribute in another area that is welcome as well.

Contact:

Shoshana Cohen
Neighborhood Programs Manager
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
503-823-4570
www.necoalition.org
Shoshana@necoalition.org

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Safeway to Present Remodel Plans at KNA Meeting

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Due to concerns expressed by King residents that the King Safeway remodel will fall short of community expectations and City landscaping code, Safeway representatives plan to attend Wednesday’s meeting to explain the proposal. Interested parties are encouraged to provide input that may be included in KNA’s comments to the Bureau of Planning and Sustainabilty.