In 2009 Wilkes East Neighborhood Association and Friends of Nadaka successfully obtained a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods Capital Grant, a grant from the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and a donation from the Nelson Family Trust to purchase the 2.0 arce "Nelson Property" for use as a neighborhood park. This additional land, with its tall trees and open grassy area is now part of Nadaka Nature Park.
Announcement
Nadaka Nature Park and Garden Project, Petition of Community Support, Sign Here
Neighborhood Connections: August 2011
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
- Free CPR / AED Training: Sep 10
- Free Summer Activities at the Library
- Crime Prevention Tips/Trends for August
- Grab your Camera and Complete the Sentence “Gresham Is…”
- Cute vs. Brute: Saying 'So Long' To Peter Pothole
- Help Prevent Costly Crimes to City Infrastructure
- Rain Garden Workshop: Aug 27
- Rain Garden Bike Tour: Sep 10
- September Weather’s Great for Bike Riding: Sep 10/11
- Deadlines for: Free Downspout Disconnection: Aug 30; $200 Rain Garden Grants: Sep 30
- There’s Still Time to Learn ‘How to Ride Transit’: Sep 29/Oct 27
- Gresham Hosts PGE Energy Seminars
- Gresham Seeks Input on How to Permit Renewable Energy: Sep 15
- Institutional Master Plans & Urban Forestry Management Plans: Sep 7
- Have you Taken the Travel Survey yet?: Thru Sep
- Make a Difference in a Girls’ Life
- College Restart Event at Mt. Hood Community College
- Recruiting Seniors for the Adopt a Grandparent Program
- Patriots Day Celebration: Sep 11
- Multnomah County RSVP
- Project Linkage
- Mentor and Tutor Local Elementary School Students
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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.
Neighborhood Connections: July 2011
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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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.
Neighbors gather at Nadaka Community Festival June 18th to celebrate the Nelson addition to Nadaka Nature Park
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Rain didn't dampen the spirits of community festival guestsCelebrating the Nelson addition |
The new addition which added 2 acres to this wonderful nature park has allowed the opening of the south gate -- improving accessibility to all of our neighbors and visitors as well as making room for the master plan that will include community gardens and more.
Rain is our sunshine
June 18th was a very wet cloudy day, typical of Oregon spring weather. Despite the rain, 58 volunteers with SOLV arrived at 9AM at Nadaka Nature Park for a park clean-up event. Participants removed invasive plant species as well as trash and debris. Volunteers came from HB LEE Middle school, SUN Community Schools as well as GGAPP Peer group and Catholic Charities.
The festival started at 12 noon and lasted until 3PM. Constant rain didn't dampen the spirits of the several hundred guests that attended the festival.
Join us in Historic Downtown Gresham as we kick-off the fifth year of Third Thursday, Jul 21, 2011: 5:30PM-8PM.
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Come enjoy Downtown at Night!
When: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 5:30PM-8:00PM |
Music, Art & Wine
The Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association kicks off its fifth year of Third Thursdays, through August.
Stroll the shops of Historic Downtown Gresham while enjoying music, art, wine and community. We will feature different artisans, musicians and wines from the region each month. This annual event is lots of fun, so make sure to come out and enjoy all the great offerings and in-store specials during the months of May, June, July and August.
Johnson Creek Watershed Council seeks volunteers for the freshwater mussel surveys this summer. Apply here!
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Volunteer OpportunityLast year the Johnson Creek Watershed Council partnered with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to conduct surveys for native freshwater mussels in Johnson Creek — with your help, we want to continue this work. |
Spots are filling up quickly so RSVP today! All ages welcome.
Time: 10:00am-1:30pm |
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Volunteers will learn about the biology and ecology of native freshwater mussels, and the many ways in which these animals benefit water quality and fish habitat. Native mussels are sensitive to pollution and disturbance, so exploring mussel distribution and the age structure of mussel beds provides insight on the biological conditions of Johnson Creek. Native Western pearlshell mussels were found in both stream reaches surveyed in the upper watershed, and native floaters were present in the lower watershed.
The event represents a unique opportunity for the general public to assist with field research
This summer you'll be seeing more “Road Work Ahead” signs in your neighborhood
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.
Seeking Host Families for Exchange Students From Gresham's Sister City of SokCho South Korea: Jul 22-Aug 5, 2011
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Homes needed for 3 girls When: Jul 22-Aug 5, 2011 Download Host Family Application (below) |
Sharing Our Cultures
Thank you for your interest in hosting a high school exchange student from our Sister City of SokCho, South Korea. This is one of our two active student exchange student programs, with SokCho sending students to the Gresham area every other year opposite of the years students from Gresham travel to SokCho. The students come during the summer break approximately July 22rd through August 5th
Neighborhood Connections: June 2011
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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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.
Former Portland Development Commission advisor Kia Selley named to oversee Gresham's Urban Renewal program
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"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.
