We’re looking for Neighborhood Wildlife Watchers to monitor habitat structures in your neighborhood or around the community. Volunteers may find flying squirrels, wood ducks, songbirds, swallows, and bats. Opportunities exist for individuals and groups of all ages and skill levels.
Two October trainings with City staff will teach monitoring techniques and match volunteers with sites convenient for you:
East County Courts, Rockwood Click for MultCo website
County Commissioners to vote on construction funding for East County Courts
Construction could begin in December, completion by March 2012
When: Thursday Oct 28, 2010 10:30AM Where: Multnomah Building
Room 100
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland OR Get Map!
Public Encouraged to Attend Vote
The final vote for the East County Courthouse is scheduled Thursday, October 28th. It will be in the boardroom at the Multnomah Building (501 SE Hawthorne) and is on the Board of Commissioners meeting agenda for 10:30am. There will be a brief presentation before public comment, then the final board vote. We are confident about this passing but encourage everyone to show their support, whether that includes attending in person or making public comment at the meeting or through a letter to the Commissioners (contact info below the break).
Ground Preparation Underway
Deconstruction of the existing building (Rockwood Lanes Bowling, Get Map!) has already begun (see photos below) and we anticipate the groundbreaking will be in December (the original plan was January but the project is a little ahead of schedule). According to the timeline, the courthouse will be completed in March of 2012. The design is for two floors and three courtrooms and there will be a final design and timeline available during the presentation on Thursday next week. It will be included in the presentation to the board and accessible through the Weekly Agenda Packet Materials link on the Board Meeting Agenda website beginning next week, October 25th. Once the board votes details will also put it on the Multnomah County East County Courts website.
Open to all area businesses Wednesday Oct 6th 7:30AM
When: Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010 7:30AM - 9:00AM Where: Rockwood Community Office
18709 SE Stark St
Gresham OR Get Map!
The next Rockwood Business Coalition meeting is Wednesday, October 6th at 7:30AM, Rockwood Community Office.
Many of the businesses on the mail list, stay informed but rarely or never have attended. Please plan to join us and we can start the meeting by giving you a few minutes to share your business details with us!
When: Saturday, Sep 25, 1PM-5PM Where: Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Safely Dispose of Prescription Drugs
Take Advantage of Fall Prescription Drug Collections and Empty Your Medicine Cabinets. If you have unused or expired prescription medicines in your home, you can dispose of them safely on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Gresham City Hall. Participants will empty their pill bottles into containers at the drop-off site. Liquid medication must stay in the prescription bottle. No intra-venous solutions, injectables, syringes or medical waste will be accept.
Keep Drugs Out of the Water Supply
Sometimes we forget the toilet is not a trash can. The City's Wastewater Services asks residents to help keep water sources clean by not flushing unused medications and personal care products down the toilet or sink. In one national study of 139 streams in 30 states, drugs were found in 80% of the samples. In the Potomac River, male fish were discovered producing eggs. While there is no evidence of risk to human health, these products contain compounds detected in trace amounts in aquatic systems even past the wastewater treatment plant. Read more...
Grant Applications: Apartment Rehabilitation (12), Storefront Improvement (2), New Industries Grant Refinements, Catalyst Site- Phase II Use, Temporary Use Policy, GRDC Work Plan: Public Safety Facility and Services in Rockwood
When: Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 4PM Where: Council Chambers
Gresham Civic Center
Public Safety & Schools Building
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR Get Map!
The Gresham Redevelopment will meet on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 4:00PM. in the Council Chambers, Gresham Civic Center, Public Safety and Schools Building, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, Oregon.
Immediately following adjournment of the Gresham Redevelopment Commission September 16, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. open session., the Gresham Redevelopment Commission will hold an Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) Real Property Transactions, ORS 192.660(2)(f) – Exempt Public Records, and ORS 192.660(2)(h) – Legal Counsel. Executive sessions are CLOSED to the public. Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes, no information from this session shall be disclosed by the news media.
It includes: Meeting Minutes: May & June, New Industries Grant Program Refinements, Public Safety Facility, Plaza del Sol Work Group Update, and more. You will find all of this under "Agenda" for the meeting on 9/8.
Classes will be offered at Rockwood Station 19100 E Burnside, and Rockwood Landing 19045 SE Yamhill St. The cost is $30.00. Classes will be held September 20th thru December 3rd 2010 on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9AM-11:50AM or at 6:00PM-8:50PM.
Requirement
Students must attend an ESL assessment on September 2nd or September 9th at Rockwood Station from 9AM-6PM
Questions?
For more information call 503-491-7333, or Espanol 503-491-7675
Classes will be offered at Rockwood Station 19100 E Burnside, and Rockwood Landing 19045 SE Yamhill St. The cost is $30.00. Classes will be held September 20th thru December 3rd 2010 on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9AM-11:50AM or at 6:00PM-8:50PM.
Requirement
Students must attend an ESL assessment on September 2nd or September 9th at Rockwood Station from 9AM-6PM
Questions?
For more information call 503-491-7333, or Espanol 503-491-7675
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!
