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Visit us at Rock the Block!
Friday June 3rd, 3pm-8pm
Saturday June 4th, 10am-4pm
30-minute "Place It!" hands-on workshops will happen both days - Friday at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 2:30pm in the STEAM tent.
Visit our booth and learn more about the project, engage with the interactive model and learn about the architectural process from our development team and designers.
What's Next?
Learn. Listen. Speak Out
June 8
Sunrise Community Center
18901 E Burnside, Gresham, OR
Doors open at 6pm.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
Food, translation, and childcare provided.
Join us to preview design concepts, give feedback and provide ideas for future development. Meet the development team and city staff working on the project!
Can't make it June 8?
Talk to us. June 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockwood Community Office
484 SE 187th, Gresham, OR
The Rockwood Rising Redevelopment Project is a coalition of committed tenants and partners working to make Rockwood strong again.
Visit us at Rock the Block!
Friday June 3rd, 3pm-8pm
Saturday June 4th, 10am-4pm
30-minute "Place It!" hands-on workshops will happen both days - Friday at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 2:30pm in the STEAM tent.
Visit our booth and learn more about the project, engage with the interactive model and learn about the architectural process from our development team and designers.
What's Next?
Learn. Listen. Speak Out
June 8
Sunrise Community Center
18901 E Burnside, Gresham, OR
Doors open at 6pm.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
Food, translation, and childcare provided.
Join us to preview design concepts, give feedback and provide ideas for future development. Meet the development team and city staff working on the project!
Can't make it June 8?
Talk to us. June 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockwood Community Office
484 SE 187th, Gresham, OR
The Rockwood Rising Redevelopment Project is a coalition of committed tenants and partners working to make Rockwood strong again.
Visit us at Rock the Block!
Friday June 3rd, 3pm-8pm
Saturday June 4th, 10am-4pm
30-minute "Place It!" hands-on workshops will happen both days - Friday at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 2:30pm in the STEAM tent.
Visit our booth and learn more about the project, engage with the interactive model and learn about the architectural process from our development team and designers.
What's Next?
Learn. Listen. Speak Out
June 8
Sunrise Community Center
18901 E Burnside, Gresham, OR
Doors open at 6pm.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
Food, translation, and childcare provided.
Join us to preview design concepts, give feedback and provide ideas for future development. Meet the development team and city staff working on the project!
Can't make it June 8?
Talk to us. June 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockwood Community Office
484 SE 187th, Gresham, OR
The Rockwood Rising Redevelopment Project is a coalition of committed tenants and partners working to make Rockwood strong again.
Visit us at Rock the Block!
Friday June 3rd, 3pm-8pm
Saturday June 4th, 10am-4pm
30-minute "Place It!" hands-on workshops will happen both days - Friday at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 2:30pm in the STEAM tent.
Visit our booth and learn more about the project, engage with the interactive model and learn about the architectural process from our development team and designers.
What's Next?
Learn. Listen. Speak Out
June 8
Sunrise Community Center
18901 E Burnside, Gresham, OR
Doors open at 6pm.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
Food, translation, and childcare provided.
Join us to preview design concepts, give feedback and provide ideas for future development. Meet the development team and city staff working on the project!
Can't make it June 8?
Talk to us. June 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockwood Community Office
484 SE 187th, Gresham, OR
The Rockwood Rising Redevelopment Project is a coalition of committed tenants and partners working to make Rockwood strong again.
When: Wed May 04, 2016 10AM-6PM Where: Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR Get Map!
The City has partnered with the Red Cross to offer BPA-free, three-gallon water containers at a discount to Gresham utility account holders at just $5 per bottle (retail value is $15), which will be added to your utility bill. Supplies are limited and customers may order one bottle per account.
You must pre-order your water bottle prior to picking one up at this event. Read more about this water bottle offer.
WHAT IT IS: We're creating an economic engine to transform Rockwood into a prosperous, healthy, and thriving community that welcomes and creates opportunities for all.
WHERE: A 5.5-acre Commission owned property at 18535 SE Stark Street - the former Fred Meyer site. We are designing several new buildings and a public plaza.
Hello Rockwood,
My name is Roy Kim and my company, RKm Development, has partnered with the Gresham Redevelopment Commission (GRDC) for the exciting development of the Rockwood Rising site. We are honored and eager to have this opportunity to create a new community gathering place in the heart of your energetic, growing community.
Our experienced staff of designers is currently engaged in the extensive planning process, along with our friends at GRDC. We are working with YBA Architects, Place Studio, and Robert Foster Associates to develop a space that this community will be proud to call its own.
Rockwood is a special place. We want to create a space thoughtfully and carefully, with the hopes of building something that everyone can take pride in and engage with. Your help will be critical to designing, developing, and building a community that meets your needs. We look forward to the opportunity to design this together, and hope to see you at Rock the Block on June 3rd & 4th!
Additionally, we want to learn more about you! You can call us at: (503)618-2416, or email us at: rockwoodrising@greshamoregon.gov.
Thank you, Rockwood community, for allowing us the opportunity. Together, I wholeheartedly believe that we can make Rockwood rise.
Sincerely,
Roy Kim
Visit us at Rock the Block!
Friday June 3rd, 3pm-8pm
Saturday June 4th, 10am-4pm
30-minute "Place It!" hands-on workshops will happen both days - Friday at 4pm and 6pm, and Saturday at 11am and 2:30pm in the STEAM tent.
Visit our booth and learn more about the project, engage with the interactive model and learn about the architectural process from our development team and designers.
What's Next?
Learn. Listen. Speak Out
June 8
Sunrise Community Center
18901 E Burnside, Gresham, OR
Doors open at 6pm.
Presentation at 6:30pm.
Food, translation, and childcare provided.
Join us to preview design concepts, give feedback and provide ideas for future development. Meet the development team and city staff working on the project!
Can't make it June 8?
Talk to us. June 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockwood Community Office
484 SE 187th, Gresham, OR
The Rockwood Rising Redevelopment Project is a coalition of committed tenants and partners working to make Rockwood strong again.
When: Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:00PM-9PM Where: Albertina Kerr (New location!)
Building "CI" (H)
(small bldg, center north on property)
722 NE 162nd Av
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, Mar 28th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2015 Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held at Albertina Kerr, 722 NE 162nd Av - Building "CI" (H) (small bldg, center north on property), Gresham OR. Get map!
Guests & Topics
Friends of the Children (NE 172nd Av), Reynolds School Board member, Friday/Saturday Night Youth Basketball, MultCo Commissioner District 4 candidates, and neighborhood news and updates.
Join the Board. Are you motivated, passionate, creative?
Did you know you can become a Member-at-Large at any time? Being a Board Member is a great opportunity and experience for any neighbor, whether you’ve been on a board before or you're considering the idea for the first time. No experience required. Info here!
Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!
When: Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:45PM-7:15PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Do you know what to do in the case of disaster?
Even if you think you do, there’s always new information to be learned. The city is holding a listening session from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at City Council Chambers, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway, with the topic of emergency preparedness to help the community prepare for natural disasters.
The session will be hosted by Council President Mario Palmero and Councilors Jerry Hinton and Lori Stegmann.
An 8.9 quake, like the one in Japan in 2011, is only possible in subduction zones, according to the city’s disaster preparedness information. The only U.S. subduction zones in the U.S. are in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
“I think about an earthquake and I think, ‘Oh, I can’t get water, but I don’t think in terms of I can’t drive because the roads will be literally destroyed or washed away -- that just drove it home even more that people need to make sure at a minimum that they have water,” Stegmann said. “People need to know they could be completely isolated.”
Free refreshments, interpreters and child care will be available.
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!