City of Gresham

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Gresham is Paving the Way for Better Streets
• Don’t Let Potholes Become a Neighborhood Nuisance
• Crime Reports
• Free Tree Giveaway, Native Plants and Natural Gardening Consultations
• The “Back to School Essay Contest” Begins Soon!
• Urban Forestry Management Plan – Council Adoption on July 19
• Got Mussels? July 16 and August 6
• Hollybrook Park Summer Festival July 22
• Bicycle Helmets on Sale July 22
• You’re Invited: Transportation Community Forum July 26
• How to Ride Transit July 28
• Music Mondays at the Center for the Arts Plaza
• Significant Tree Walk August 17
• How do you Get Around Gresham and the East Metro Area?
• Shop Your Local GREAT Businesses
• Detour on Gresham-Fairview Trail
• Home Resource Efficiency and Toilet Rebates
• Healthy Kids Fair
• Block Party Time
• Free Summer Activities at the Library
• Multnomah County RSVP
• Project Linkage
• Mentor and Tutor Local Elementary School Students

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Gresham Neighborhoods listing

For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

Road repairs, 165th & NE Russell Click to enlarge

Street Repairs Underway, Now through Fall 2011 Pothold Hotline Available Beginning this week and through the Fall five hundred individual street sections will be repaired within the boundaries of the City of Gresham.

Increased funding = More neighborhood repairs
Twenty-five percent of the five hundred scheduled repairs this summer will be residential. This is all made possible due to the increase in the gas tax and licensing fees. In total $3 million dollars will be spent on this project. In the past Gresham has only had $1 million dollars available at a time to repair city streets.

Got a Pothole? Give'm a Call
An adjunct to this project will be a Pothole Hot Line. Call 503-618-2626 to report potholes in your area.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Are You Ready? Workshop - Jun 18
• Crime Reports
• Music Mondays Return to the Center for the Arts Plaza
• Trees in the Summer = Lower Energy Costs
• Multnomah County RSVP
• Cellphones for Soldiers
• Project Linkage
• Summer Programs Available Through SUN
• Do Your Surroundings Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living - Jun 28
• Hollybrook Park Summer Festival - Jul 22
• Dcip-5: Institutional Master Plans - Jun 22
• Experience is the Best Teacher, and You Have a Lifetime’s Worth
• Downtown Plan Review - Jun 30
• Calling All East County Residents
• Springwater Trail Spur Project
• Neighbors Benefit from Mediation Tips
• Free Summer Activities at the Library
• Little Change Can Make a Big Difference
• Low Cost Summer Activities Through the PAL Youth Center
• Rockwood Standard Community Forum - Jul 7
• Block Party Time
• Transportation System Plan Update Community Forum - Jul 26
• Last Chance to Order your FREE SmartTrips Travel Tools!

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Kia Selley (linkedin)

"A passion for the built environment.." Kia Selley, most recently a development advisor with the Portland Development Commission, has been hired as the City of Gresham's new Urban Design and Planning Director.

Because of the unique combination of skills Selley brings to the job, City Manager Erik Kvarsten has also asked her to oversee the Rockwood-West Gresham Urban Renewal area.

Selley begins work June 13.

At PDC, Selley managed budget and expenditures for the Convention Center Urban Renewal Area, and provided oversight for community infrastructure, district-scale plans and real estate development projects.

A landscape architect by training, her professional background also includes comprehensive planning, development planning, development review, urban design streetscape projects, design-guideline development for transit-oriented development, permitting for complex construction projects and affordable housing.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
• Are You Ready? Workshop - June 18
• Multnomah County RSVP, a Program of Metropolitan Family Service (MFS)
• East Gresham Community Information Fair - May 25
• Project Linkage
• Join Girl Scouting and Make a Difference in a Girls’ Life
• Music Mondays Return to the Center for the Arts Plaza
• Healthy Soil for Healthy Plants May 22
• Building Healthy Soil and Compost Class June 4
• Home Stuffy in Summer? Drafty in Winter? City Helps You Make the Fix
• SmartTrips Continues Through Summer
• Leaky Toilet? Wasting Water? Free City Service Provides Answers
• Experience is the Best Teacher, and You Have a Lifetime’s Worth

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The City of Gresham is a community partner with a new state-wide program, Clean Energy Works Oregon. Clean Energy Works Oregon, (CEWO), is a non-profit program created to assist homeowners with transforming their homes to be more comfortable and energy efficient.

Energy efficiency improvements in reach.  This All-in-One solution provides:

• No-money-down, easy financing
• One-to-one assistance
• Simple qualifications
• Repayment of loan through the utility bill
• Protects homeowners from rising energy rates

Expert guidance from start to finish
Qualified homeowners receive an extensive energy audit by a trained building expert, retrofit work conducted by a certified contractor and access to low interest rate financing.

Up to $3700 in Instant Rebates*
*Instant Rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to change without prior notice, are non-transferable and will only be available for qualified program borrowers for a limited time. Instant Rebates include federal, state and local resources and standard Energy Trust cash incentives. Instant Rebates end May 15th!

TO APPLY visit Clean Energy Works Oregon, http://www.cewo.org

Clean Energy Works Oregon is public-private alliance with Energy Trust of Oregon, utilities, financial institutions, local communities and contractors.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
• Gresham Newsletter Online
• Spring Neighborhood Safety Forum - May 14
• Multnomah County RSVP, a Program of Metropolitan Family Service (MFS)
• East County's Got Talent - Auditions Apr 30
• Project Linkage
• East Gresham Community Information Fair - May 25
• Experience is the Best Teacher, and You Have a Lifetime’s Worth
• Rockwood Design Standards Community Forum - April 18
• Urban Forestry Management Plan Open House – April 19
• The Chamber Expo
• New Mediators Join East Metro Mediation
• Are You a Gresham Homeowner? Clean Energy Works Gresham is Here!
• Public Comment Sought on Draft Stormwater Monitoring Plan - Deadline Apr 25 Noon
• City’s Earth Day Recycling Collection Event is April 23
• Volunteer Bird Survey Orientation is April 23
• Drug Take-Back Day is April 30
• Gresham Celebrates National Bike Month in May
• Learn to Naturescape in Your Garden Workshop May 7
• Internal Sustainability Plan Brings Multiple Benefits to City Operations
• City’s New Program Offers Free Water Audit and Home Energy Review
• Resident Web Panel: Your Opinion Matters

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The City invites you to share your thoughts via a series of short e-mail surveys

Make Your Opinions Count

The Department of Environmental Services is looking for residents to share opinions via a series of short e-mail surveys over the next few years. Participation in the periodic surveys will help staff design and deliver cost-effective programs that enhance the health of local streams and the community

Please share your opinions with us!

Your participation will help us design and deliver cost-effective programs that enhance our community and the health of our local streams. Participation is voluntary and you may opt out at any time. The surveys will be short, 10-15 minutes in length

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
• Earthquake Preparedness (Read)
• Multnomah County RSVP, a Program of Metropolitan Family Service (MFS)
• "10 Ways to Engage Your Audience & Extend Your Reach" Class
• Project Linkage
• Experience is the Best Teacher, and You Have a Lifetime’s Worth
• Earth Day Recycling Collection Event, Save the Date: Apr 23
• City Looks at Relationship Between Built Environment And Health
• Residents’ Views Needed on Institutional Master Plans: Apr 4
• Rain Garden Grants Available: Deadline Apr 15
• Event Recycling Volunteers Needed: Mar 26
• Birds, Bees and Butterflies Workshop: Apr 10
• Make Your Opinions Count for the Community, E-mail surveys
• Street Sweeping Schedule
• Transportation Fair for Downtown Employees: Apr 7
• Bike Rides for Adults and Families Start in April
• Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Apr 30
• Bike Commute Workshops: May 4 & 11
• Free Bird Workshop: Apr 5
• City’s Natural Resources and Sustainability Committee Looking for Members
• Get Ready to Travel Smart

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For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.