Board meets with Owens Corning over proposed Foam Insulation plant
Board members Kris Freiermuth (WENA Chair), and Lee Dayfield (WENA Chair Land-Use), met Friday October 26, 2007 with Kimberly Howard (General Manager) Owens Corning Foam Insulation Division to discuss the proposed Owens Corning’s Foam Insulation plant located at 18456 NE Wilkes Road, Gresham Oregon; in the industrial park at NE 181st Ave and I-84.
 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children |
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 Oregon Missing Children Clearinghouse |
The Oregon State Police - Missing Children Clearinghouse and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children understand the concerns that parents and children have when planning for Halloween activities. The below "Trick or Treating" safety tips, as well as free Children Identification Kits available in Spanish and English, are being made available to help parents keep their children safe.
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Can I Burn?Call the daily burning information hotline: (503) 618-3083 |
Residents who live east of approximately 182nd Avenue are allowed to burn yard debris on specific days. Backyard burning is only allowed within the city limits of Gresham (and outside the DEQ Burn Ban Area) 10 authorized days in the Spring: March 1-June 15, and 10 authorized days in the Fall: October 1-December 15. Authorized burn days are announced on a daily burn line during the seasonal burn periods. Call the daily burning information hotline: (503) 618-3083 for details.
For complete Backyard, Agricultural, Open, and Recreational burning information click here.
What: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold an information meeting about an air quality permit application for the proposed Owens Corning Corporation plant that will manufacture rigid polystyrene foam insulation boards at a new plant located at 18456 NE Wilkes Road in Gresham Oregon.
As part of the SOLV Green and Clean Project, the City of Gresham Parks and Recreation is coordinating a clean up event in North Gresham Park! Bring along the family, friends, or group/organization.
The Coalition of Gresham
Neighborhood Associations
Meeting Oct 10, 2007
Wednesday 7:00PM
Gresham City Hall
Springwater Trail Room
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations next meeting will be Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00PM in the Springwater Trail Room, Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030.
It is open to the public to attend. See you there!
Regional Equity Atlas: City Council presentation
Tuesday October 9, 2007
3:00pm - 3:30pm
City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR 97030
Presentation to the Gresham City Council on the Regional Equity Atlas
The Equity Atlas explores equity in the Portland metropolitan region, compiling data on demographics, transportation, housing, schools, health, and access to food and natural areas.
ROCKWOOD BUSINESS COALITION
KICKS OFF WITH BUSINESS FAIR
Friday, September 28th, 2007
10:00am - 03:00pm
Vance Park
1300 SE 182nd Ave
PRESS RELEASE
September 11, 2007
For more information:
Dina DiNucci, Chair 503.740.0578
Lori Stegmann, Vice Chair 503.667.7971
www.rockwoodbusinesscoalition.org
mail: dina@parkplacecoffee.com
The Rockwood Business Coalition (RBC) & partners invites local businesses to attend a FREE ONE DAY BUSINESS EVENT & CELEBRATION called "A Day Out of the Office - And in the Park."
$4 million - Commissioner would pay for a mental health center with tax revenue
Naito proposes routing Gresham funds to center
Friday, September 14, 2007
ROBIN FRANZEN The Oregonian Staff
GRESHAM -- Multnomah County should phase out business-income tax revenues it now shares with Gresham and use the money to help pay for a mental health crisis triage center, county Commissioner Lisa Naito has proposed in a self-described "provocative" memo to her board colleagues.
Gresham Coalition of Neighborhood Associations
ASERT, Centennial, Central City, Gresham Butte, Gresham, Pleasant Valley, Hollybrook,
Kelly Creek, Mt. Hood, North Central, North Gresham, Northeast Gresham,
Northwest Gresham, Powell Valley, Rockwood, Southwest, Wilkes East
Minutes for September 12, 2007
Guests: Present: Councilors Dick Strathern & Paul Warr-King, Connie Otto, Council Coordinator, & Linda Kidby, Adm. Asst.
Members: Carol Rulla, Elizabeth McCallum, Sue Ruonala, Lee Dayfield, Roger N. Meyer, Reita Hribernick, Joan Albertson, John Bildsoe & Kris Freiermuth
Call to Order: President Carol Rulla called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM
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!
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