Announcement

Get involved, Make a difference When: Wed, Apr 20, 2022 6:30PM- Where: Online meeting via Zoom Get Map!

How to attend the meeting

• For meeting log-in/call-in information, please see the meeting agenda on the Design Commission page.
• If you are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, you may contact Carrie Osborn at Carrie.Osborn@GreshamOregon.gov 24 hours in advance of the meeting so the City can provide alternate arrangements.

How to provide testimony

• To testify during a Design Commission meeting, provide testimony in writing to Carrie Osborn at Carrie.Osborn@GreshamOregon.gov 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the Design Commission.
• If you are unable to provide written comments in advance, or are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, notify Carrie Osborn 24 hours in advance of the meeting so we can provide alternate arrangements.

General meeting information

The Design Commission is the primary advising subcommittee to the City Council on design excellence for the built environment of the City.

For more information about this event, contact Carrie Osborn at Carrie.Osborn@GreshamOregon.gov.

When: Wed, Apr 20, 2022 7PM-9PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom Get Map!

The Finance Committee advises Council on City financial matters. Finance Committee meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:00-9:00 pm.

How to participate

See the meeting agenda on the Finance Committee web page for log-in and call-in information.

Instructions for residents wishing to testify

• Written testimony: Please send your written testimony to Budget and Finance Director, Sharron Monohon
  at Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the Finance Committee.
• Oral testimony: Please register your name, email address, phone number and subject matter to Budget and Finance Director, Sharron Monohon at Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov no later than 24 hours before the meeting.
• People who are unable to access the meeting via Zoom are encouraged to notify the City by calling 503-618-2890, 24 hours in advance of the meeting so that the City can provide alternate arrangements.

For more information about the Finance Committee or this meeting, contact Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov.

When: Fri, Apr 22, 2022 9AM-12PM
Where: Main City Park
219 South Main Ave.
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Celebrate Earth Day with us at Main City Park. In partnership with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, we will mulch the trees and shrubs volunteers have planted over the past two years.

No experience is needed. Children are welcome to participate with an accompanying adult. Dress for the weather and bring your water bottle.

Instruction, tools and gloves will be provided.

RSVP today

Covid safety: A mask or face-covering is recommended during check-in and at any time when six feet of physical distancing is not possible.

Contact

Marissa Eckman, Johnson Creek Watershed Council at 503-652-7477, extension 107.

Johnson Creek Watershed Council

When: Sun, Apr 24, 2022 1PM-5PM

Where: Rockwood Market Hall
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The People's Market at Rockwood hosted by Play Grow Learn will showcase goods from vendors of all cultures. Produce and homemade goods from local Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) producers and growers will be featured, as well as:

• Healers who specialize in food and herb wellness
• Healthy services
• Farm-to-table meals and snacks
• Local organizations led by or serving BIPOC communities
• Double dollars offered on fresh produce items with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefit Transfer (SNAP/EBT).

During the cooler months, the market will operate inside the Rockwood Market Hall. During the warmer months, it will extend outdoors into the public plaza and will feature nearly 40 vendors.

Get there

• MAX: the Rockwood Market Hall is located just south of the Rockwood / East 188th MAX stop and is accessible on foot from both SE 185th and SE 187th avenues.
• Bus: a half block north of the TriMet Line 20, SE 187th and Stark bus stop.
• Drive: street parking is available nearby and parking is available in the Sunrise Center parking lot located just east of the 187th and Burnside intersection at 18901 E. Burnside St.

For more information, contact Germaine Flentroy, Market Coordinator, at 503-719-1821 or gflentroypgl@gmail.com.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom Get Map!

How to attend the meeting

• For meeting log-in/call-in information, please see the meeting agenda on the Planning Commission page.
• If you are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, you may contact Amanda Lunsford at Amanda.Lunsford@GreshamOregon.gov 24 hours in advance of the meeting so the City can provide alternate arrangements.

How to provide testimony

• To testify during a Planning Commission meeting, provide testimony in writing to Amanda Lunsford at Amanda.Lunsford@GreshamOregon.gov 24 hours before the meeting to allow the testimony to be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
• If you are unable to provide written comments in advance, or are unable to access the meeting via Zoom, notify Amanda Lunsford 24 hours in advance of the meeting so we can provide alternate arrangements.

General meeting information

The Planning Commission advises the City Council on long-range, comprehensive planning and land use issues within Gresham.

For more information about this event, contact Amanda Lunsford at Amanda.Lunsford@GreshamOregon.gov.

Spring Meeting Notice When: Mon Mar 14, 2022 7PM-8:30PM Where: Online meeting via Zoom (Zoom Link Coming Soon) (New to Zoom? Go to https://zoom.us/join) Dial-in Zoom +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 864 2480 4501 Passcode: 061657

Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday Mar 14th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2022 Spring Meeting.

Agenda

• Downtown Rockwood update.
     Emily Bower, City of Gresham
• NE 172nd Avenue concerns.
  Clackamas to Columbia Project (181st Ave).
     Chris Strong, City of Gresham
     Transportation Division Manager
• Q & A
• Neighborhood news and more

Who should attend?
Participation is open to all residents who live, own property or a business, organization, church or government agency within our boundaries

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.

Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting. The signs were purchased with assistance of the City of Gresham Neighborhood Grant Program, and with volunteer hours to set them out and retrieve them. Signs Now NW also made a generous contribution to this project.

Mark your calendar. See you there!

Questions or comments?
Contact Wilkes East Neighborhood by email at info@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: Wilkes East Neighborhood, 17104 NE Oregon St, Portland Oregon 97230

Construction progress, Rockwood Market Hall. Photo: City of Gresham

By Emily Bower, Executive Director, City of Gresham

Following the opening of The Lumen Building in 2021, this Spring the City of Gresham and the Gresham Redevelopment Commission is excited to announce the opening of The Downtown Rockwood Market Hall.

The Market Hall will be a 39,000-square-foot indoor marketplace and will feature local, fresh and ethnic food alongside handmade, artisanal goods. There will be micro-restaurants and micro-retail stores, ethnic groceries, a commissary kitchen for rent with cold storage, and office space. The Market Hall plans for a soft opening in March with an open air pop-up market hosted by The People’s Market.

Diverse vendors of all cultures will be showcasing their goods during this market. Visit peoplesmarketrockwood.org for more information. A formal grand opening will follow in early May. The Market Hall is already 80% occupied with tenants. Space remains available for market grocers, a coffee shop and office tenants.

Oregon Tradeswomen building completed 2020. Photo: City of Gresham

Learn more about leasing opportunities at downtownrockwood.com or email info@downtownrockwood.com.

Spring 2022 Newsletter "Diversity, Harmony, Community - Together 'WE' can make a difference!”

Read it now!

Spring 2022 Newsletter Inside This Issue: Speeding on NE 172nd Ave Meet Gresham’s City Manager Wilkes East Land-Use Update Proposed Urban Renewal Extension Gresham Charter Review Committee

Download your copy here. (includes active web links)

Newsletters are a regular publication of the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. They are hand-delivered to over 1,500 residences and businesses in our area 3 times per year, timed to correspond with our general meetings.

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Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:30PM-8:00PM Online meeting via Zoom Click here to join. By phone Meeting ID: 860 1342 8012 Passcode: 741818 One tap mobile +12532158782,,86013428012#,,,,*741818# US (Tacoma)

Board meetings are now scheduled for the 2nd Monday each month 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Meeting Agenda here!

Upcoming Meetings

* General Meetings. Everyone's invited. Please attend.

Wilkes East Neighborhood
17104 NE Oregon St
Portland OR 97230

Get Your Green On! Volunteers Needed When: Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:30AM-12PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 17615 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Volunteer!
Come lend a hand to restore a healthy habitat at Nadaka Nature Park with the City of Gresham's Annual No Ivy Day Saturday, November 20th at 9 AM! We will be removing English Ivy and other invasive plants from the 10 acre forested portion of the park and planting new native plants!

Parking in St. Aiden’s Church lot adjacent to the park.

• Arrive 9:15 to 9:30
• 9:30 to 10 am: Introductions, instructions and safety training
• 10 am to Noon: Ivy removal/sword fern planting

*Twenty volunteers needed *Masks must be worn *Bring gloves if you have them, water bottle, sturdy shoes, rain gear

We provide: tools, extra gloves, extra masks, sanitizer

RSVP: Keri.Handaly@GreshamOregon.gov.

More Info
For more information email Keri.Handaly@GreshamOregon.gov.