When: wed, Apr 19, 2011 5PM-7PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham OR Get map!
City Needs Your Feedback
We need your feedback on the Draft Urban Forestry Management Plan (UFMP) and the strategies proposed to enhance Gresham's urban forest over the next 20+ years. Join us on Tuesday, April 19 at 5 p.m. to review the Draft Urban Forestry Management Plan.
There will be a short presentation at the beginning of each hour that highlights the draft Plan and key action items identified in the Plan. We will provide copies of the full draft Plan for your review.
When: wed, Apr 20, 2011 6PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Center
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham OR Get map!
The Gresham Redevelopment Commission Budget Committee (GRDCBC) meets once yearly in April to review and recommend a budget to the Gresham Redevelopment Commission.
The GRDCBC will meet on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the Gresham Redevelopment Commission’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2011/12 Budget for the Rockwood-West Gresham Urban Renewal Area. The meeting will be held in the Gresham City Hall Conference Center, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR. This is a public meeting. Citizens will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed budget during the citizen comment period.
The complete agenda packet is available on the web, accessible from the following link: GRDCBC Agendas and Minutes.
Agenda
Approval of April 2010 minutes
Election of Officers
Proposed 2011/12 Fiscal Budget
Citizen Comments
Motion to Approve 2011/12 Fiscal Budget
Hard copies of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2011/12 Budget document are available in the lobby at Gresham City Hall.
More information on the yearly budget process is available on the web.
Stop by your local Baskin Robbins for the Fifth Annual 31 Cent Scoop Night Wednesday April 27, 2011 from 5PM to 10PM
Once again, the Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation is donating $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation® (NFFF), and thanking loyal customers by lowering the price of Baskin-Robbins 2.5 oz. scoop to just 31 cents!
When: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 10AM-11:30AM Where: SnowCap Community Charities
17805 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Gardening Naturally
Learn to garden in a way that is gentler to the environment and safer for the food we eat. This free workshop, sponsored by Metro and hosted by SnowCap, will provide practical tips on how to do this.
Register Here!
To register call Kari James, SnowCap by phone at 503-674-8785 ext.37, or e-mail Kari@SnowCap.org.
When: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 10AM-2PM Where: Troutdale Police Department
141 SE Dora St
Troutdale OR Get map!
Safely Dispose Of Unwanted Drugs
On Saturday, April 30, the DEA and its partners will hold the second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Daynationwide. Gresham and East County residents can drop off prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Troutdale Police Department, 141 S.E. Dora St., Troutdale.
The take-back service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Commissioner Diane McKeel, District 4 Click for Multnomah County website
Join Commissioner McKeel as she talks about recent changes in East Multnomah County
Monday evening 7PM St Aidan's Episcopal Church
When: Monday, Mar 28, 2011 7PM Where: St. Aidan's Episcopal Church
17405 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Multnomah County Diane McKeel will be the featured speaker at the Wilkes East Neighborhood public meeting on March 28th at 7PM, St Aidan's Episcopal Church, 174th & NE Glisan, Gresham.
Commissioner McKeel will discuss the recent changes in East Multnomah County including improvements in Rockwood, construction of the East County courthouse and the new Rockwood Building.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear and speak first-hand with your County Commissioner.
Human Solutions brings eight services under one roof
When: Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 7PM-9PM Where: Rockwood Station Apartments
Community Center
19100 East Burnside St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Plan to Attend
The Rockwood Neighborhood Association will hold their next regular meeting Tuesday, March 22nd from 7-9PM at the Rockwood Station Apartments Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
Following the conduct of business, they will have two presentations that should occupy the balance of the evening.
Presentations
Rosewood Initiative
The first presentation will be by the Gresham Police Department officer spearheading the Rosewood Initiative, a project designed to address issues related to public safety concerns at and around the MAX stop at 162nd and Burnside, our first "gateway to Rockwood" light rail stop. See "Rosewood Initiative seeks to build community pride" link below, especially the readers comments on page two for a look into the problems facing this area on the border of Gresham and Portland. Ed
Community Health Providers
The second presentation will be by a panel of community health providers
describing the services of each of their clinics: the new Multnomah County Community Health Clinic on SE 182nd and its plans for expansion; and Wallace Medical Concern, soon to be located at the Human Solutions Rockwood Center building currently under construction at Couch and NE 181st. Dr. Bob Sayson, Medical Director of the Good News Clinic across from the Rockwood branch of the Multnomah County Library will also share news of his clinic's services and future expansion.
Loaves & Fishes Centers"The Meals-On-Wheels People" will open a new senior nutrition site in the Rockwood neighborhood this summer and is seeking input from the community at a meeting. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gresham Salvation Army, 473 SE 194th. Lunch will be provided.
When: Tuesday Mar 8, 2011 7:00PM Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater 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
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!
