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Rosewood Café, 162nd & SE Stark

Join The Fun! When: Fri Jun 14, 2013 6-9PM Where: Rosewood Cafe & Community Center 16126 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Rosewood Summer Kick Off!!
The Rosewood Initiative is collaborating with Morpheus Youth Project, American Indian Movement, Resolutions NW, David Douglas and Centennial High School Students, One Life and others to celebrate a kick off to a safe summer! It's going to be a blast and everyone is welcome!

Performances by: Restorative Justice students, Mexica Tiahui, local BBoys, One Life, Also, Taj Rockitt, Double Up, All Soul, Rey Totum and THE LOCALS! With DJ Weather on the turn tables...join us for a night of music, food and fun in Rosewood!

We need help with donations of bottled water, snacks, and positive adult presence.

In other news, the remodel of Rosewood is well under way, our walls and floors are painted and we're working on things like lighting, plumbing, room acoustics, and lots of other odds and ends. We couldn't do it without the THOUSANDS of volunteer hours from our neighbors and partners. Thank you everyone!

Rosewood T-shirts are in today, we're going to be selling them for $20 to raise some money for the great work we're doing. Stop by to pick one up and see the progress we're making. Keep in touch on our FaceBook group page, search The Rosewood Initiative and ask to join to keep up to date.

Share your ideas When: Wed May 1, 2013 5:30-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 3A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

The Tree Code Improvement Project, a 2013 Council Work Plan project, will clarify, consolidate and improve existing rules for trees in Gresham.

Join us from 5:30 to 7 p.m. or 7 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss a range of alternative approaches to Tree Code issues.

A revised Tree List for Gresham’s street, parking lot and buffer trees will also be available for public review and comment.

Community Forum When: Mon,May 06, 2013 6:30-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 2B 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

Join us for a 6:30PM open house and 7PM community forum to discuss potential changes to food and beverage cart rules, processes and fees.

A revised Preferred Approach will be released about a week before the meeting.

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Join us as we plant 108 Hogan Cedars! When: Fri Apr 26, 2013 10-11AM Where: Gresham Saddle Butte Gresham Saddle Butte Trailhead SW 19th Drive Gresham, OR Get Map!

Join the City of Gresham, the Urban Forestry Subcommittee and volunteers from the youth conservation corp. at Mt. Hood Community College in celebrating the City’s official City Tree and 108-year history as a City by planting 108 Hogan Cedars at the Gresham Saddle Butte Trail at 10:00 a.m. and unveiling a new interpretive panel.

The difference between art and graffiti is --- permission When: Sat Apr 27, 2013 9AM-11:30AM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Come learn about graffiti, what some of it means and why we need to clean it up so quickly. Gresham Police Officer Matt Fagan is our local expert on the subject and is a great presenter. We will also have a representative from Code Compliance to talk about why folks may get violation notices around graffiti and again, how important it is to clean it up. Cathy Harrington, Office of Neighborhoods and Community Engagement, will talk about our need for volunteers to help clean it up.

Getting rid of graffiti is everyone’s goal (well, except for the taggers). We hope this community discussion on the topic will not only help educate, but also motivate.

Come with questions -- Leave with answers

When: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:30-7PM
Where: Rockwood Human Solutions
123 NE 181st Av
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You're Invited
Join City Councilors Lori Stegmann, Mario Palmero and Josh Fuhrer at a Council Community Forum from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Connect with Councilors in an informal setting and learn about public safety, urban renewal and other City services.

Save Energy, $ave money! When: Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:30AM-5PM Where: Gresham Downtown Library 385 NW Miller Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

As winter draws near, many residents, both homeowners and renters, will be facing a chilly indoors, coupled with higher energy bills. As utility customers and taxpayers, they are financially supporting a variety of energy efficiency programs that could assist them, and yet they may be unaware of these opportunities. The City of Gresham is offering free energy efficiency information fairs, to raise awareness in the community about the benefits of energy conservation and the opportunities to increase energy efficiency in one's home. Regardless of whether one owns or rents, lives in a single family home, mobile home, apartment or condominium, there are no cost, low cost and advanced energy efficiency opportunities and incentives available.

Revised plan approval When: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3-5PM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers 1333 NE Eastman Pkwy Get Map!

Support Your Park
One of the agenda items will be Council approval of suggested changes to the original Nelson Property Neighborhood Park Master Plan (Nadaka) dated July 1, 2010. Changes include such items as relocation of the community garden and nature based play area.

What People Are Saying...
"My husband and I volunteered at the December 1st sheet mulching event at Nadaka Nature Park. We had a great time, and are so excited to see something like this developing in our neighborhood." K.M.

Take A Survey About Food Carts in Gresham.

Let planners know what you think about proposed rule changes Surveys end Nov 28th

The City of Gresham planners would like you to take the latest online survey regarding the Food and Beverage Carts project.

Take the Surveys Here!
Visit the City's Food and Beverage Carts project website to learn more about how you can shape Gresham's new food cart policy.

• Take the Food and Beverage Cart survey here!
• Take the Temporary Uses survey here!

The City of Gresham will use the information from the surveys as they proceed with the project. Hurry. Only one week left. Surveys close Nov. 28.

Share Your Ideas When: Wed Nov 28, 2012 Cancelled Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Room 1333 NE Eastman Pkwy Greaham OR Get Map!

Join us as we consider alternative ways to update rules for trees in Gresham. A short open house will begin at 6PM followed by a presentation and discussion at 6:15PM.