Wilkes East Neighborhood
Board Meeting
Monday July 27, 2009 6:30PM
When: Monday July 27, 2009 6:30PM
Where: Contact for location
Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org
NE Glisan Street Information Meeting
City to micro-seal street in mid-August. No more curbside parking, cars & bike use only.
When: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:30PM
Where: St Aidan's Church
17405 NE Glisan St
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Information Meeting
Jonathon David, City of Gresham Department of Roads, will be presenting an informational meeting Tuesday July 28th at 6:30PM at St. Aidan’s Church to discuss the resurfacing (micro-seal) of NE Glisan from 181st to 162nd beginning mid-August, and to answer questions regarding the City's decision to end curbside parking on NE Glisan St.
Residents along NE Glisan St are urged to attend this important meeting.
Let's get dirty and have fun too!
Help restore our urban habitat.
Invasives removal at Nadaka Nature Park
When: Sunday Aug 02, 2009 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Where: Nadaka Nature Park
NE 175th Ave and NE Pacific St
Gresham, OR
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Event Info
Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association in their efforts to restore this natural area by removing invasive underbrush and ivy.
Come on by, and give us a hand! Spend all day, or whatever time you can. Dressed for weather. Bring your gloves, waterbottle, clippers, and yard tools.
Coffee, juice, water & refreshments provided by Wilkes East Neighborhood Assn.
No pre-registration required. Volunteers younger than 18 will need a signed waiver (available at the event).
See website calendar for more Nadaka Nature Park events and activities!
    National Night Out website
America's Night Out Against Crime
National Night Out
August 4, 2009 7PM-10PM
When: Tuesday, Aug 4th, 2009 7PM-10PM
Where: Your neighborhood!
Celebrate the 26th anniversary of National Night Out by hosting an event in your neighborhood on August 4.
Last year over 37 million people across 15,449 communities participated in events to help make communities safe and raise awareness about anticrime programs.
Organize a National Night Out Event in Your Neighborhood
Call 503-618-2567 or contact Cathy Harrington at Cathy.Harrington@ci.gresham.or.us to register your event and receive National Night Out materials.
Vance Park (Rockwood)
UPDATE (07-30-2009) The Rockwood Neighborhood Association invites you to National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4 at Vance Park (SE 182nd & Main St) from 5PM-8PM. Get Map! This event will have live music, a setup for families to learn disc golf, free food, the REC mobile w/additional activities for kids and other activities. Bring something to sit on, and enjoy the evening with friends, family and neighbors!
Argay Park (Parkrose)
UPDATE (07-30-2009) Argay invites you to National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4 at Argay Park, NE 141st & Failing St (2 blks south of Sandy Blvd). Get Map! Come enjoy food by Burgerville (hamburger, chips, drink & ice cream for only $3.00), music by KoolTones (East Portland's favorite classic rock band), games, face painting & clown. Guests include: Portland Police - North Precinct, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with armored carrier, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with National Response Team Investigative Vehicle and "explosives & bomb display", Portland Fire & Rescue and fire engine. Bring your dollar bills (for food), a sun hat, something to sit on, and enjoy an evening of entertainment and "picnicking" with friends, family and neighbors!
Coalition of Gresham
Neighborhood Associations
Board Meeting
Tuesday Aug 11, 2009 7:00PM
When: Tuesday Aug 11, 2009 7:00PM
Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky
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The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations next meeting will be Tuesday Aug 11, 2009 7:00PM in the Springwater Trail Room, Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030.
Public welcome
Experience Summer
down on the farm!
Zimmerman Heritage Farm
Open House 10AM - 3PM
When: Saturday Aug 15, 2009 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham OR
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A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmermann House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon. Open house and tours are available every third Saturday. Don't miss this unique opportunity to step back in time!
How will Gresham look tomorrow?
Share your thoughts and opinions about residential buildings, community settings, and more.
When: Monday, Aug 17, 2009 6:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Center
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
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Picturing the Future of Gresham
The City’s Urban Design and Planning Department invites you to share your thoughts and opinions on residential buildings, community settings, and the design of the built environment in order to help shape Gresham’s future.
Gresham Redevelopment Commission agenda:
Cultural Marketplace interim uses,
188th MAX Station improvements,
Stark Street Banners
When: Thursday Aug 20, 2009 4:00PM
Where: Gresham Civic Center
Public Safety & Schools Building
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham OR
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On the agenda
Click here for Thursday night's Gresham Redevelopment Commission meeting Agenda. The link below takes you to the City of Gresham webpage that has the attachments and further meeting information:
http://greshamoregon.gov/city/city-departments/urban-renewal/meeting-minutes-and-agendas/minutes-agendas.aspx
It includes info we have been discussing at our RBC meetings, so you may have a further interest in looking at the new proposed drawings of the MAX station, the catalyst site, the Rockwood banners, etc. You will find all of this under "agenda attachments" for the meeting on 8/20.
Join Your Neighbors... Get involved. Make a difference!
When: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:00PM
Where: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
17405 NE Glisan St
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Save the date!
Be sure to save Monday, August 24th at 7:00 PM for WENA’s Annual Meeting. This years meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon. Get map!
Highlights include: election of officers, Nadaka Nature Park improvements, and special guest speakers: John McClellan of Owens Corning discussing the new Gresham Foam Insulation Facility opening July 2009; Jonathan David, Gresham Transportation Dept talking about the NE Halsey St, & 181st Ave improvements, and; Jerry Gerspach, Noise Abatement Specialist, Port of Portland discussing the PDX airport runway construction and the increased noise over the Wilkes East neighborhood.
Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!
The City of Gresham would like your opinion...
about building height, distance between buildings, buffering, screening, flag lots, and more.
When: Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 6:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Center
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
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RESIDENTIAL COMPATIBILITY WORKSHOP
The City of Gresham would like your help in making new development and existing development more compatible with each other. Please come to a workshop to discuss the issues to be addressed by the Residential Districts Review – Compatibility project.
Click here to visit the City's Residential Districts Review - Compatibility website.
Topics
Issues include building height, distance between buildings, buffering, screening, flag lots (homes built behind other homes) and fencing at the perimeter of developments facing streets. A draft summary of the issues is available on the project Web site. (click on “Project Documents and Meeting Materials”).
Share Your Examples
If you have examples of new homes or developments you consider compatible or not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, please send
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Starbucks Coffee, 181st & Glisan
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Third Place Coffee, 172nd & Halsey
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!
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