City of Gresham

Make A Difference Day to plant trees along East Burnside St in Rockwood

When: Saturday Oct 25, 2008 9:00AM-12:00PM
Where: Rockwood Community Office
18709 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR

Make a Difference Day

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 is the 18th annual Make A Difference Day - the largest national day of helping others. Recognizing the need to make a difference in Rockwood, the City of Gresham and the Gresham Redevelopment Commission, in partnership with Friends of Trees and AmeriCorps, will use the opportunity of Make A Difference Day to plant 15 trees along East Burnside St in Rockwood from SE 181st Ave to SE 185th Ave.

Meet incoming Gresham Chief of Police Craig Junginger Saturday Oct 25th, 1:00PM

When: Saturday Oct 25, 2008 1:00PM-3:00PM
Where: East Hill Youth Center
50 NW 5th St
Gresham, OR

You're Invited!

Join Mayor Shane Bemis, Gresham City Councilors, and Citizens For A Safer Gresham in welcoming Gresham's incoming Chief of Police Craig Junginger, Saturday October 25th, 2008 from 1:00PM-3:00PM at the East Hill Youth Center, 50 NW 5th St, Gresham OR.

Experience, and more

Junginger, 52, was named to the department’s top position from among 28 applicants as part of a national search to replace Chief Carla Piluso, who will retire at the end of the year, ending a six-year run as police chief and a 29-year career with city’s police department.

Neighborhood Watch Block Captain Training Workshop, Tuesday Sept 30, 2008

When: Tuesday, Sept 30, 2008 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: Gresham Public Safety Buldling
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, Or

Get Involved

Neighborhood Watch "Block Captain" Training Workshop. The Neighborhood Watch (NW) workshop trains all participants on how to form their Watch, complete NW forms, prevent home burglary and ID theft.

Contact Sylvia L Milne, Crime Prevention Specialist, Gresham Police Department by phone (503) 618-2824, or email sylvia.milne@ci.gresham.or.us.

Fighting Crime, One Block At A Time

Neighborhood Watch depends on citizen involvement to prevent and discourage crime. You're not asked to take personal risks, only to serve as extra “eyes and ears” and to report information on crimes and suspicious activities promptly.

Click here to sign-up now! Exploring the Linkage between Urban Parks, Trees, Public Safety & Economic Vibrancy

When: Saturday, October 4, 2008 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR

Field Trip 3:30PM - 5:30PM

Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)

This Summit is a chance to explore how investments in urban parks and trees can contribute to business vibrancy, safer streets and neighborhoods, increased property values, and enhanced fiscal health.

Featuring guest presenter Kathy Wolf, Research Director at the University of Washington's Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Green program.

As a valued member of our community we want to hear from you!

Seating is limited. To register, or for more information, visit www.pfpevents.org or call 503-667-2300

Volunteers clear brush, improve visibility, make new friends

2008 Wilkes East Nadaka Park Clean-Up improves visibility, yields new sign, many fond memories

On Saturday, July 26th the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association (WENA) held a cleanup at Nadaka Park clearing underbrush and lifting the canopy. The Gresham Parks Dept worked with WENA volunteers to advertise this event and provide the necessary tools (rakes, clippers, etc), as well as support staff. Over 35 people volunteered during the three hour event.

Public Open House, NE 181st Ave Corridor Traffic Signal Improvement Project, Wednesday, Sept 24th 7PM

When: Wednesday, Sept 24, 2008 7:00PM-9:00PM
Where: Springwater Trail Room
Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, Oregon

The City’s Transportation Division and Urban Renewal Dept would like to discuss a proposed project to improve freight and commuter traffic conditions on NE 181st Ave, between I-84 and the San Rafael industrial district, in North Rockwood.

Your Input Is Valuable

Please attend this open house and let the City know your concerns about this project, especially the possible prohibition of southbound U-turns at NE 181st Ave & NE San Rafael St to improve traffic flow .

Urban Forestry Committee seeking two new advisory members

Gresham's Urban Forestry Committee (formerly Tree Preservation Committee) is looking for additional members from the community. There are currently 5 members on the committee and they would like to add at least two more.

This seven-member citizen advisory committee is appointed by the Gresham City Council. The committee advises Council and staff about tree preservation and recommends tree species for the City's street tree list. It recommends and updates the Significant Tree List, and provides public education on those issues including publishing an approved street tree list.

Transition Residential Districts, Increased Residential Intensity, and New Lot Size Standards Proposed

The City is proposing revisions to the Community Plan Map and Development Code as part of the Residential Districts Review project. Property owners who could be most affected by these changes are being notified by mail. Comprehensive Planning staff also wanted to make sure Neighborhood Association officials are aware of the potential changes.

Complete information is available here on a special page on the City's Web site, in addition to project information available here on the main Residential Districts Review page.

Traffic 'Near Capacity' On The NE 181st Ave Corridor. City 'Signals' Relief Is On The Way!

Ask any rush hour commuter traveling NE 181st Ave in Gresham and they will tell you, traffic congestion between Interstate 84 and NE Halsey St is miserable. In fact at times, it's just downright unbearable!

Over the past few years the increased population and business growth in west Gresham has outpaced the ability of the NE 181st Ave corridor to efficiently handle the additional traffic between the I-84 freeway ramps and the Powell Butte area.

Frustrated commuters rejoice, change is coming!

The City of Gresham Dept of Public Affairs has announced a plan to reduce traffic congestion on NE 181st Ave between NE Sandy Blvd and NE Halsey St. The proposed changes are scheduled to begin spring 2009, and be completed before summer. Changes include installing new state-of-the-art computer-controlled traffic signals, prohibiting southbound U-turn's at NE San Rafael St, eliminating a crosswalk across NE 181st Ave, plus several other changes in hope of improving the flow of traffic along this particularly busy section of the NE 181st Ave corridor.

A public meeting on the proposed changes will likely be held in early to mid-September according to Jill Bradley with the City of Gresham Dept of Public Affairs.

City Council Hearing on Development Code Improvement Project (Originally scheduled Aug 19th)

When: Sept 2, 2008 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Where: Gresham Public Safety and Schools Building
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR

TYPE IV PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF COUNCIL BILL 05-08 REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO VOLUME 3 OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

Amendments include: provisions regarding early neighborhood notification, lot configurations, driveway lengths, height transition standards, the Medium Density Residential district, stormwater treatment and levels of review. Planning Services is the lead department.

NOTE: THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 19, 2008

The City Council hearing on the Development Code Improvement Project, originally scheduled for August 19, is delayed to September 2. This delay was requested so that staff may incorporate the Planning Commission recommendation from the August 11 hearing on the