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Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

Join the celebration! When: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:30-7:30PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 175th & NE Glisan St Gresham OR Get Map!

Please join us for the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Everyone's Invited
After the years of dreaming, grant writing, meeting, planning, permitting, and designing --- construction will soon be underway!

Help us to turn the dirt and celebrate building the park and garden including nature play space, paths, benches, meadow, and picnic shelter. Light refreshments will be served.

Proposed Walgreens, 179th & Glisan Click to enlarge

Early Neighborhood Notice Public Invited When: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6PM Where: Super 8 Motel Conference Room 121 NE 181st Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

ENN meeting for Pre-application #PAM 14-26000047

Walgreens pharmacy & retail store located at 162nd NE Glisan has filed plans with the City of Gresham to build a new $1.3 million store at 179th & NE Glisan, across the street from Albertsons.

The proposed development includes: removal of all existing buildings (approximately 11,800-sf) and construction of a new 15,000-sf one-story retail pharmacy store with 50 parking spaces.

Click here to view the 8-page Pre-application Summary with project details. The site is located on the north side of NE Glisan Street and the west side of NE 181st Avenue, but does not include the property at the NW corner of the intersection of NE Glisan Street and NE 181st Avenue (occupied by Jiffy Lube)

Proposed Walgreens, 179th & Glisan Click to enlarge

The 1.54-acre site has three existing one-story buildings, one at 543 NE 181st Avenue (Used Tires Store), a second at 17941 NE Glisan Street (Convenience Store), and the third at 17925 NE Glisan Street (Dance Studio).

More Info
Contact Kathy Schwabe, North Gresham President, at 503-901-5617 or ngreshamna@gmail.com.

Albertina Kerr, Louise Home, Gresham campus

Renovation of Louise Bldg When: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6-7PM Where: Albertina Kerr Center Meeting at Chapel 876 NE 162nd Av Portland OR Get Map!

You're Invited
Plan to attend this informative meeting at Albertina Kerr's Gresham campus as their staff outlines Phase II. Improvements include changes to parking, circulation and landscaping, in addition to renovation and expanion of the historic Louise building.

Background
The Louise Home, 722 NE 162nd Ave, is now the Gresham campus for Albertina Kerr Centers for Children, a mental and emotional health service center. Built in 1925, the Georgian Revival styled building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, more than 70 years after it became the property of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society, which would later become Albertina Kerr.

Annual Earth Day Recycling When: Sat Apr 19, 2014 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Bring your recyclables to Gresham City Hall, Sat April 19th 9AM to 2PM

Earth Day Recycling. Rain or Shine!
The City's annual recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents (businesses may only participate in recycling fluorescents). Or, take your items to a year-round recycler. Contact Metro Recycling at 503-234-3000 for location and material information.

Be an Earth Day Volunteer
The City needs volunteers for this event. Volunteers can help direct traffic, unload and sort materials or pass out recycling information. There are two shifts to choose from: 8 to 11:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Or you can volunteer for the entire day! Contact Nick Isbister by April 7 to sign up at 503-618-2206 or Nick.Isbister@GreshamOregon.gov.

Collection Items

• Rigid plastics/clean plastic bags (not accepted in curbside recycling)
• Block Styrofoam / clean and dry
• Paper ONLY shredding (two bags per household)
• Fluorescent tubes and bulbs / boxes available at city hall
• Cell phones and smart phones
• Batteries (three-pound limit per household)

No Electronics or Hazardous Waste
The City does not accept electronics or hazardous waste at the Earth Day recycling event.

Tell Us What Works, and What Could Be Even Better When: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7PM-9PM Where: Rosewood Initiative 161126 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Refreshments will be served

You're Invited!
Camassia Community Planning, a grad student group from Portland State University has partnered with the Rockwood Neighborhood Association to host an open discussion for Rockwood Area Neighbors from Wilkes East, Centennial, North Gresham, or Rockwood. We want to hear about what works in your neighborhood, and what could be even better!

Camassia Community Planning, with the support of Planning and Urban Design department of the City of Gresham, will develop Opportunity Maps, using an innovative method for analyzing and displaying the neighborhood conditions that affect community health and well-being. In order to ensure that the maps reflect the lived experiences of the residents of Gresham, Camassia would like to come to you to start a conversation about the opportunities you see in your area. Take the 5-min Survey!

Temporary Closure When: Wed-Thu Apr 23-24, 2014 Where: Nadaka Nature Park 17500 NE Pacific Dr Gresham, OR Get Map!

Diseased Tree Removal
The City of Gresham will be removing 5 to 6 large Douglas Firs with laminated root rot on these two days so the park will be closed to the public. The downed trees will be used in the nature based play area planned for the two acres on the South.

Share Your Ideas When: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:30-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 2A 1333 NE Eastman Pkwy Greaham OR Get Map!

Join us to discuss and share your ideas about proposals to update and improve the rules for trees in Gresham.

A few of the proposed changes include:

• A reorganized Tree Code, making it easier to find standards and how they relate to development and post-development situations.
• Options for tree replacement and mitigation.
• An updated tree list for required street, parking lot and buffer trees.

For more information about the Tree Code Project click here!

Rockwood NA Meeting When: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7PM-9PM Where: Human Solutions Rockwood Building 124 NE 182st Ave Gresham OR Get Map!

Agenda

• 7:00 p.m. Call to order-Introduction of officers
• 7:05 p.m. Approve minutes of November 18, 2013
• 7:10 p.m. Kelle Landavazo-Community Engagement Coordinator-Emergency Preparedness
• 7:40 p.m. Aaron Abrams-Manager Office of Neighborhood & Community Engagement (ONCE)
• 7:55 p.m. Mark Young-Chief Operating Officer -Friends of the Children
• 8:10 p.m. Erin Hubert-Chief Executive Officer-Boys and Girls Club
• 8:35 p.m. Regina Blake-East County Windwalkers Volkswalking Club
• 8:45 p.m. Citizen Comments-limit 3 minutes each
• 8:55 p.m. Good of the Order
• 9:00 p.m. Adjourn

When: Mon Mon Mar 24, 2014 7PM-9PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 17405 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, March 24th at 7:00 PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood Spring General Meeting. The meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon. Get map!

Topics & Guests
Highlights will include: Travis Stovall, Tri-Met Board Liaison and Vanessa Vissar, Tri-Met Project Manager; Ken Anderton, Port of Portland; Sunny Simkins, Multnomah County Drainage District; Neighborhood news.

Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.