Rockwood

Join the fun on the plaza! When: Fri May 29, 2015 3PM-8PM           Sat May 30, 2015 10AM-4PM Where: Plaza del Sol 18535 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Everyone's Invited!
Join us May 29th & 30th for Rock the Block, an engaging, family-oriented community celebration.

• Fri May 29
  Free! Feast of Nations 6:30PM
  Farmers Market 3PM-7PM
• Sat May 30
  Kids Parade 12PM
  Free! Kids Lunch 12:30PM

Are you coming out to the Rock the Block Kids Parade on Saturday, May 30th at noon? Special guests include Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith, author Mitchell Jackson, SEI Drumline and Dancers, Rojo and Smokey the Therapy Llamas, Portland Farmers Mobile Bike Market and many more! Each child participating will receive a rainbow hand kite, balloon, lei, t-shirt, backpack and a book!

Rock the Block provides a forum for the community to connect to youth activity and resource providers in the area and thrive on an ongoing basis. Festival Poster

Read more about Rock the Block as well as event volunteer opportunities.

Rockwood Sunrise, 187th & E Burnside

Share Your Ideas! When: Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:30-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Conference Center 1333 NW Eastman Pky Greaham OR Get Map!

This project involves revising City rules that present obstacles to desired development, with a focus on development rules related to Rockwood, Civic Neighborhood, Downtown and the City’s major streets. Please, come help us evaluate potential rule changes that involve building height, development intensity, parking requirements and other issues. The changes are intended to ensure that desired development can occur and result in high-quality centers and corridors that work well for people in Gresham.

• 6:30: Open House
• 7:00: Presentation and Discussion

Read more about this project.

Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

Join the celebration! When: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:30-7:30PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 175th & NE Glisan St Gresham OR Get Map!

Please join us for the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Everyone's Invited
After the years of dreaming, grant writing, meeting, planning, permitting, and designing --- construction will soon be underway!

Help us to turn the dirt and celebrate building the park and garden including nature play space, paths, benches, meadow, and picnic shelter. Light refreshments will be served.

Join the fun on the plaza! When: Fri Jun 27, 2014 3PM-8PM Where: Plaza del Sol 18535 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Everyone's Invited!
Join us June 27 and 28 for Rock the Block, an engaging, family-oriented community celebration that enables neighborhood residents to:

• Enjoy safe family fun
• Nutritious food
• Access and enroll in needed services
• Change their environment for the better via positive social engagement

Rock the Block also provides a forum for the community to connect to youth activity and resource providers in the area and thrive on an ongoing basis. Festival Poster

Read more about Rock the Block as well as event volunteer opportunities.

Tell Us What Works, and What Could Be Even Better When: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7PM-9PM Where: Rosewood Initiative 161126 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Refreshments will be served

You're Invited!
Camassia Community Planning, a grad student group from Portland State University has partnered with the Rockwood Neighborhood Association to host an open discussion for Rockwood Area Neighbors from Wilkes East, Centennial, North Gresham, or Rockwood. We want to hear about what works in your neighborhood, and what could be even better!

Camassia Community Planning, with the support of Planning and Urban Design department of the City of Gresham, will develop Opportunity Maps, using an innovative method for analyzing and displaying the neighborhood conditions that affect community health and well-being. In order to ensure that the maps reflect the lived experiences of the residents of Gresham, Camassia would like to come to you to start a conversation about the opportunities you see in your area. Take the 5-min Survey!

Rockwood NA Meeting When: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7PM-9PM Where: Human Solutions Rockwood Building 124 NE 182st Ave Gresham OR Get Map!

Agenda

• 7:00 p.m. Call to order-Introduction of officers
• 7:05 p.m. Approve minutes of November 18, 2013
• 7:10 p.m. Kelle Landavazo-Community Engagement Coordinator-Emergency Preparedness
• 7:40 p.m. Aaron Abrams-Manager Office of Neighborhood & Community Engagement (ONCE)
• 7:55 p.m. Mark Young-Chief Operating Officer -Friends of the Children
• 8:10 p.m. Erin Hubert-Chief Executive Officer-Boys and Girls Club
• 8:35 p.m. Regina Blake-East County Windwalkers Volkswalking Club
• 8:45 p.m. Citizen Comments-limit 3 minutes each
• 8:55 p.m. Good of the Order
• 9:00 p.m. Adjourn

18935 E Burnside. Click to enlarge

New Construction Coming Burnside & Stark When: Mon Nov 25, 2013 6PM Where: 19109 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Land parcels to be consolidated, structures demolished, for construction of a new school at Burnside & Stark.

Strip club, and pool & spa to be demolished

19027 SE Stark

According to the Early Neighborhood Notification Meeting signs posted at Foxy Girls, 18935 E. Burnside St (Map), and at Metro Pool and Spa, 19027 SE Stark St (Map).

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The two land parcels will be consolidated and the existing structures demolished to make way for construction of a new school.

Neighbors and interested citizens are encouraged to attend the early neightborhood meeting, Monday Nov 25th, 6PM at 19109 SE Stark St, Gresham, Oregon (Map) to learn project details.

Rockwood Building, 181st & Burnside

Shaping Rockwood's Design When: Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:30-9PM Where: Gresham CIty Hall City Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Defining West Gresham
Join us as the Planning Commission discusses preferred approaches to addressing potential Development Code barriers to development in the Central Rockwood Plan area. Please see the Planning Commission web page or the Central Rockwood Plan Update project page for more information. The public is invited to attend and provide comments at Planning Commission meetings.

View the Memo and Issues, Opportunities and Alternatives that will be discussed.