When: Sep 11, 2012 7PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.
The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM
When: Sat, Sep 29, 2012 12PM-3PM Where: Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza
Third Street and Hood Av
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Bike fun and safety abound during the annual Transportation Fair from 12PM to 3PM Saturday, Sep. 29th, at the Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza between Third Street and Hood Avenue in historic downtown. Join us at the Transportation Fair for a good time after the Teddy Bear Parade.
Education about transportation options and safety
Bike helmet sale for $5.00 (all ages!)
Tips on how to take your bike on transit
This event is co-sponsored by the City's Transportation Planning Division and the Gresham Regional Center Transportation Manangement Association.
When: Tuesday, Aug 7th, 2012 7-10PM Where: Your Neighborhood!
Celebrate the 29th anniversary of National Night Out by hosting an event in your neighborhood on August 7th.
Last year millions of people, from every state, across 15,000 communities participated in events to help make communities safe and raise awareness about anticrime programs.
National Night Out is a time when individuals and groups are encourgaged to gather together after dark in parks and other public places for wholesome activities. The idea is to symbolically reclaim our public spaces by using them, encouraging other people to use them and making the space feel safe, and discouraging illegal and anti-social activity.
Go ahead -- invite your neighbors -- gather on someone's lawn or porch and turn-on the lights! Celebrate National Night Out 2012. Take a stand.
When: Aug 14, 2012 7PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.
The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM
Transportation provides year-around, nine-times-a-year sweeping of all City streets. If weather conditions prevent sweeping a street on its scheduled day, the City will sweep it at the end of the cycle, time permitting. If not, the City will sweep it during the next cycle.
Map, Schedule & More
Visit the City's webpage for full details.
View boundaries and sweep days when the street sweeper will be in your neighborhood.
Keep the Street Clear for Sweeping
Keeping your garbage cans, recycle carts, cars, boats, campers and basketball hoops off the street when your section is due to be swept is critical in allowing the street sweepers to do a thorough job.
The City of Gresham planners would like to hear your concerns and ideas about temporary uses, such as food carts, carnivals, fruit stands and fireworks vendors.
Take the Survey Here!
An online open house runs through July 29 that gives you access to a project intro video, an online survey, and a place to direct comments to City staff members.
Now is the time to have your say before this round of input is closed.
When: Jul 10, 2012 7PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.
The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM
When: Tue Jun 5, 2012 6-7:30PM Where: Gresham Public Library
385 NW Miller Av
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Free Solar Workshop
Solar Gresham is hosting free solar workshops at the Gresham Public Library in historic downtown. Led by the nonprofit Solar Oregon, the workshops will cover the basic technology, benefits and cost of solar. Imagine Energy will be available to answer questions about installation and products. Umpqua Bank will also be on hand to share information on financing opportunities.
RSVP below. The workshops provide a great opportunity to learn more about solar, whether you’re interested in having it installed at your home or just wanting to learn more about this form of renewable energy.
Solar Gresham is a new program offered through July 31. It offers homeowners solar at up to 80% or more off the cost.
When: Mon Apr 2, 2012 5-7PM Where: Rockwood Building
123 NE 181st Av
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Share Your Ideas Gresham city officials want to hear from the public about the design of the new Rockwood police station. Project architects want to gather community preferences to guide the aesthetics of the new building.
This will be an interactive, drop-in style event (it’s fine to come anytime between 5 and 7) with the project architect on-hand. The purpose of the event is to give the design team a good sense of what the community’s preferences regarding the appearance of the building exterior and grounds. We will have a Spanish-language interpreter on hand, and refreshments will be served.
Plan to attend this visioning event and share your ideas for this important addition to our neighborhood.
When: Tue Apr 3, 2012 6:00PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Council Chambers
1333 NE Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR Get Map!
$1.5 million Children's Fountain Loan Application
A couple of weeks ago, the City of Gresham posted an obscure 24-page document titled "Five Year FY 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan Amendment / Amendment to the One Year Action Plan 2011-2012" on the City's "Children's Fountain" webpage (http://greshamoregon.gov/city/) by following the Read More link. The key part of this lengthy HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) application document is on the back page, where it says that the City "intends to utilize HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee assistance to create a Section 108 Loan Pool" and that the City "intends to apply for a Section 108 Guaranteed Loan in 2011-2012 to develop a Children's Fountain in Gresham's downtown......for $1.5 million to aid in the elimiation of slum and blight in downtown Gresham."
It turns out that the City intends to pay back the loan ($110,000/yr. for 20 yrs.) from it's annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (currently $900,000) from HUD. These CDBG funds typically pay for things like affordable housing and public improvements in qualified neighborhoods.
At a recent Community Development & Housing Subcommittee meeting committee members questioned:
why the City was building a fountain at this time,
whether the fountain would really bring more shoppers to downtown,
how downtown qualified for a Section 108 loan,
why the fountain costs $1.5 million,
what would happen if HUD again cut the City's CDBG funds & the City couldn't repay the loan with them,
what the annual maintenance costs for the fountain (not part of grant) would be.
You'll find the City's 2-page Children's Fountain project flyer here. You can find a 5-page Case Studies of other such fountains(Jamison Square-Portland, Lake Oswego, Beaverton and Maryland) compiled by City staff here. We encourage neighbors to take a few moments to review these documents. Written public comment due no later than 4:30pm Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
(Click 'Read More' link below for more details and project concerns.)
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
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!
