Final Urban Renewal Series Event March 11th

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Summary of Community Recommendations
Thursday, March 11th 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 North Tillamook St.
Snacks and drinks will be provided

Over 150 people attended the first three URA community Forums, sharing their thoughts and ideas for the future of inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas. Please join us for this final forum. Come hear the draft priorities and recommendations that have been generated in the series. Provide feedback on these recommendations and help strategize future action steps for achieving community benefits from the Urban Renewal Areas. Community feedback generated during the series will be presented to the Portland Development Commission at the March 24th meeting (Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6:30 – 8:30 pm) of the PDC’s North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative Community Advisory Committee.
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RSVPs are encouraged. Contact Shoshana Cohen at forums@necoalition.org or 503-823-4575 ext. 5.

Urban Renewal Area Online Survey!
Please take our short survey and share with us your neighborhood development priorities and knowlege about inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas.
To take the survey, click here.

The responses will be compiled by PSU students and NECN staff and then made available to the Portland Development Commission, the North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative Community Advisory Committee and other city officials. All responses will be kept confidential and are in no way traceable to individual respondents.

Art on Alberta Fundraiser

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Art on Alberta announces a fundraiser for our 11th annual 2010 Art Hop murals project on Friday, March 12, at Joe’s Crab Shack, 11am to 10pm. 10% of the proceeds from this all day event will go to paint and anti-graffiti materials for murals which will be painted by area underserved youth and the attending public at Art on Alberta 2010 Art Hop, Saturday, May 15, 2010.

Joe’s Crab Shack is located at 101 SE Columbia Way in Vancouver. Evening reservations are recommended. Their phone number is 360-693-9211. For more information about Art on Alberta and Art Hop, please visit: www.artonalberta.org.

Fundraiser Flyer

Beech/MLK Land Use Notice

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City of Portland Public Notice
Final Plat Application
The preliminary plan for a 2 lot land division was approved by the City of Portland on 06/03/2009, for the site at the address listed below. A survey showing the final arrangement of lots has now been submitted to the City for review. The purpose of this review is to determine if the final survey (the proposed plat) is consistent with the approved preliminary plan, and meets Chapter 33.663 of the Zoning Code. The proposed plat has been posted at the following City website for public viewing: http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=35625 Information about the City’s review of this proposed plat, including copies of the approved preliminary plan, are also available for public viewing at the Bureau of Development Services: 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 5000, Portland, OR 97201.

You are invited to share your questions or comments with the assigned City Planner, Sue Donaldson,
503-823-7618 (TDD: 503-823-6868),
FAX: 503-823-5630.

Five Coliseum Concepts Presented Tonight at PDC

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Five of the teams that submitted concepts for the redevelopment of the Memorial Coliseum have been invited by the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) to present their project visions at the Tuesday, Feb. 23 SAC meeting. That meeting is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and will be held at the Portland Development Commission, 222 NW 5th Avenue.

Each team will be given approximately 10 minutes to present their plan for the redevelopment or adaptive reuse of the Memorial Coliseum. Following the fifth presentation, the SAC will lead a 30 minute question and answer session with team representatives. Two additional teams that submitted full concepts have been invited to participate in the question and answer session.

“Through the online submission process, online evaluations, presentations and Q&A session, the SAC has received a considerable amount of information on the proposals,” said Mayor Sam Adams, SAC chair. “Following the presentations, I expect that the Committee will be able to make a well informed recommendation as to which teams will be asked to progress to the next stage of this process.” The SAC will make a recommendation to Portland City Council in March. Council will then request full proposals from the selected teams.

The five teams presenting Tuesday night are: Community Crossroads; Memorial Athletic & Recreation Center (MARC); Portland Action Sports Complex; the Trailblazers and Winterhawks Concept; and Veterans Memorial Arts and Athletic Center (VMAAC). The two teams that have been invited to participate in the question and answer session are OregonXperience and Jewel in a Box.

To review each of the concept summaries and for more information on the Memorial Coliseum process, please visit: www.rosequarterdevelopment.org

Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop

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What: Photographing your Urban Forest, a Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop!
Where: McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue
When: Saturday, February 27th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration: Please Contact Autumn Montegna 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@ci.portland.or.us to register.

Cost: $25 payable at the workshop (scholarships are available)

Explore ways to use photography to enhance you stewardship projects and promote neighborhood tree goals. Taught by Neighborhood Tree Steward and professional photographer, Bob Langan, you will learn digital photography basics and how to best capture your subject. Using the Concordia Neighborhood as an example, we will photograph themes set forth by their Tree Team, critique photos, and learn how to set up an art show portraying local urban forest issues. For more information please contact Autumn Montegna.

Neighborhood Tree Steward Workshop Series is brought to you by the Tree Steward Coalition, members include Portland Parks & Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Urban Forestry Commission, Friends of Trees, and Portland State University.