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2021 Spring Newsletter"Diversity, Harmony, Community - |
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Spring 2021 NewsletterInside This Issue:
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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 regular meetings.
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The City of Gresham is partnering with Multnomah County Office of Sustainability and Friends of Trees on a grant from East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) to get trees surveyed, maintained and planted in the Rockwood, Wilkes East and North Gresham Neighborhoods. From mid- December 2020 to end of February 2021, you may notice a small
crew of three to four members wearing bright fluorescent safety vests, known as the Gresham Tree Team. The 2020 Gresham Tree Team is a group of County staff and interns making the following improvements to your neighborhood:
Gresham Tree TeamFrom 2018 – 2020 this team has:
This EMSWCD Green Gresham, Healthy Gresham grant project will improve your neighborhood with information on where to plant more trees along with newly planted trees that will help:
Work will be performed Tuesday through Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
More Info
If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please contact Tina.Osterink@GreshamOregon.gov or call directly at 503.618-2392.
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Get Involved, Make a Difference
When: Mon, Jan 11, 2021 5:35PM-7:30PM |
City Council has selected three finalists for the City Manager recruitment, out of an initial applicant pool of 64.
Read more about the candidates.
While ultimately, City Council will make the final hiring decision, they are soliciting input from the community during this final phase. Please save the date for an online community forum hosted by Mayor Travis Stovall. Each candidate will have thirty minutes to answer questions.
To date, these three candidates have participated in individual interviews with the City.s executive recruiter as well as semi-finalist interviews with the current and elected Mayor and Council. Standard background and reference checks will also be conducted during this process.
The forum will not allow for live questions from the audience. However, if you have a question you.d like to ask the three finalists, please submit for consideration by noon, Friday, Jan. 8 to Communications@GreshamOregon.gov. Given limited time with each candidate, not every question may be asked.
After the forum, attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback about the candidates through an online survey. Feedback will be shared with Council for their consideration as they make their next decision.
Interpretation will be provided upon advance request. Please notify Alex Logue at Alex.Logue@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-3214 by noon, Thursday, Jan. 7.
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Get involved, Make a difference
When: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 5:30PM-8:30PM |
The regional SAFER Council consisting of city representatives from Gresham, Fairview, Wood Village, Troutdale and a Multnomah Rural Protection District 10 board member will be meeting via Zoom on Jan. 13 at 5:30 pm.
The SAFER Council (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responses) was created with regard to fire service in East County.
The goals of the SAFER Council:
For more information about this meeting, contact Randi Deverell at 503-618-2853 or Randi.Deverell@GreshamOregon.gov.
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Free Workshop
When: Thu, Jan 14, 2021 9AM-10:10AMbr /> |
The City of Gresham and Multnomah County will hold an application workshop for subrecipients seeking Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) grant funding for potential housing and community development projects in fiscal year 2021-2022.
Workshop topics will include a program overview, information about eligible projects, estimated availability of funds, and the application and selection process for subrecipients.
Translation services and sign language interpretation are available with 48-hour notice. For more information please contact May Cha with Multnomah County at 503-988-2469 or May.P.Cha@multco.us or Rachel Nehse with the City of Gresham at 503-618-2818 or Rachel.Nehse@GreshamOregon.gov.
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Get involved, Make a difference
When: Mon, Nov 09, 2020 6:30PM-8:30PM |
The Planning Commission advises City Council on long-range, comprehensive planning and land use issues within the city.
For more information about this event, contact Amanda Lunsford, Administrative Analyst at 503-618-2235 or Amanda.Lunsford@GreshamOregon.gov.
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Fall Meeting NoticeWhen: Mon Nov 09, 2020 7PM-8:30PM Click here to Join Meeting
Meeting ID: 552 671 8670 |
Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!
Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, Nov 9th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2020 Fall Meeting. The meeting will be held online via Zoom meeting.
Agenda
Dial-in Zoom
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 552 671 8670
Passcode: 5705607294
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Seeking Board Members. Are you motivated, passionate, creative? |
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.
| The Wilkes East Neighborhood is located in the northwest corner of the City of Gresham, Oregon, and is one of Gresham's sixteen neighborhoods. Wilkes East Neighborhood borders are roughly NE Sandy Blvd to the north, NE 181st Ave to the east, NE Glisan St to the south, and NE 162nd Ave to the west. Get map!. |
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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
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on everything you’ve been given, and be grateful for all that’s good in your life. This year has been so challenging. Even though we are apart, we are thinking of family and friends. Enjoy a wonderful virtual Thanksgiving holiday! Stay safe. Stay healthy!
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Tune into the Fun!When: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:30-7:30PM |
Virtual Sign Along!
Portland’s Annual Tree Lighting Sing-Along will safely unite Portlanders this year in a special televised broadcast on KGW 8 the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27th, at 6:30 PM. This hour-long special program hosted by KGW’s Nina Mehlhaf and Portland’s own Thomas Lauderdale, will feature Pink Martini, and leading Portlanders in a joyful caroling sing-along.
The celebration, which will replace the traditional in-person event held in Portland’s Living Room, will include onscreen lyrics and downloadable songbooks for families to celebrate the kick-off of the holiday season in their own Living Rooms!
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2020 Fall Newsletter"Diversity, Harmony, Community - |
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Fall 2020 NewsletterInside This Issue:
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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 regular meetings.
View archive | Policy & Ad Rates
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Got a story or tip to share? |
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Volunteers Needed |
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!
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