UNITED NEIGHBORHOODS FOR REFORM (UNR) POSITION ON DECONSTRUCTION OF DEMOLISHED HOUSES IN PORTLAND

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Received from UNR (United Neighborhoods for Reform) today:

 

Houses to be demolished can be torn down by a backhoe or deconstructed by hand. A resolution about deconstruction of houses will be considered by City Council on Wednesday, February 17 at 2:30pm. This resolution is the work of the city’s Deconstruction Advisory Group, led by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.  Barbara Kerr, a member of UNR and experienced regarding deconstruction issues, has been an invited member of city’s Deconstruction Advisory Group.

 

For details of this resolution see: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/563095T

 

The following is information about deconstruction and the position UNR is taking on this issue.

 

We request your written and/or verbal testimony to City Council about this resolution. cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.  If you live near a house that was deconstructed or demolished, your testimony would be especially important.

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT DECONSTRUCTION

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K.N.A. meeting – February 10th 2016

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KNA meeting on February 10th at 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm at NECN

Time and Location:

6:30 PM – Wednesday, February 10th  (Please come promptly at 6:30 pm)

NECN Headquarters

4815 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97211

 

Agenda

Introductions/ Approve agenda and minutes

Grievance committee chair

6:35 Derwin Cunningham’s appointment to at-large #2                      Eileen

6:40 participatory mapping information                                                  Zoeller

7:10  tree inventory                                                                                       Maureen

7:20 Green King community involvement                                                Diego

7:30 NECN rep votes                                                                                     Dave

7:40 sewer project                                                                                          Siobhan

7:50 PDC update on Vanport

8:20  Association Business

Treasurer’s Report – Diego

Announcements – Nick

Committee Reports:

Communications- Blaire

Land Use- Leigh

SALT- Eileen

NECN Report – Recommendations

Spring Clean-Up-  Matt

Grievances- Nick

By-laws- Nick

Livability- Eileen

 

King School Park Community Gathering

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Youth players kicking around during the dedication of Bless Field in North Portland made possible by Portland Timbers 107st Supporters Group and Operation Pitch Invasion.

King School Park Community Gathering on Thursday, February 11th at 6:30 pm

Join us for a discussion on a community-proposed project to resurface the tennis courts in King School Park with new futsal soccer courts.

You can also provide feedback at www.surveymonkey.com/r/kingschoolpark

Time & Location:

Thursday, February 11th

6:30 to 8:00 pm

King School Cafeteria

4906  NE 6th Avenue

Childcare and snacks provided

Contact: Diego Gioseffi –  Green King/ King Neighborhood Association diego@kingneighborhood.org

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Perceptions of Public Safety in King Neighborhood

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The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is partnering with Portland State University (PSU) and neighborhood groups like the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) to develop new strategies for improving police-community relations and reducing crime. Our most recent initiative seeks to provide residents with greater voice in where PPB officers work in their neighborhood and what steps the City takes there to address public safety concerns.

The King neighborhood in Northeast Portland was chosen as the starting point for this work following a recent gang related shooting at King School Park. Officers from North Precinct had already begun outreach to the community and they wanted additional input from the residents on how to best address public safety issues in the area.

                     Download the full document with the findings HERE