We need 20 minute neighborhoods. Check this TED video with James H Kunstler. I wonder what his thoughts are about Portland?

Free Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop - living in an older home? Participants learn how to prevent lead exposure while living in homes older than 1978. Participants receive a free safety kit worth $30. Contact Community Energy Project at 503.284.6827 x110 to register.

Tuesday, September 14
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Peninsula Park Community Center
700 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland OR

Thursday, September 30
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Energy Project
422 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR

Free Weatherization Workshop - is your home drafty? Participants learn how to conduct small-scale draft-stopping measures using simple tools such as a screwdriver and scissors. Great for renters and homeowners alike. Qualified participants receive a free weatherization kit worth $150. Call Community Energy Project at 503.284.6827 x108 to register.

Thursday, September 16 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Energy Project
422 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR

Thursday, September 30 6:00pm - 8:00pm
SE Portland Tool Library
2800 SE Harrison St, Portland OR

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Portland International Community School (PICS) is enrolling students for the school’s 17th year of providing education programs for high school aged students (14 to 21) who are the children of immigrants or refugees.

An accredited school, PICS is one of several community-based schools under contract with Portland Public Schools. The school has partnered with Concordia University to strengthen its English as a Second Language curriculum this year and will feature master’s degree candidate interns as tutors.

Enrollment for the fall term will take place at the school (2728 NE 34th Ave., Portland, Ore.) starting Aug. 30, 2010.

For information about PICS, contact the school at (503) 232-5334, or go to www.emoregon.org/PDX_intl_school.php.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is a statewide association of Christian denominations—including Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox bodies—congregations, ecumenical organizations and interfaith partners working together to improve the lives of Oregonians through community ministry programs, ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue, environmental ministry and public policy advocacy.

Michelle Bush

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO)
Administrative & Communications Assistant
(503) 221-1054, ext. 202
www.emoregon.org

Saturday, August 14 Time: noon to 5 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes
5325 NE MLK Blvd.
Portland

Tickets: $10 adults, $7 children, $25 per family

Our culinary team will prepare authentic Creole Jambalaya New Orleans style. A sumptuous feast will delight your tastebuds! (non-seafood version available) All proceeds will help provide hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors in Northeast Portland neighborhoods.

Jambalaya Dinner is presented by: King Neighborhood Association, Julie Sterling to benefit Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes Center

Good food, music & entertainment for the entire family!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes Center
5325 NE MLK Blvd.
Portland
503.953.8207

Visit http://www.loavesandfishesonline.org/ for more information

The Alberta Street Business Association (ASBA) presents the 13th Annual Alberta Street Fair, benefiting the Community Cycling Center.

Festival highlights include:
· Three Stages of Live Entertainment
· 150 Assorted Local Market Vendors
· Parade: For the Young and the Young at Heart
· Beer Garden: Featuring some of Portland’s many Microbreweries

The Street Fair will take place Saturday, August 21, 2010 on NE Alberta Street. Make your way to the Alberta Arts District for a day filled with local art, crafts, food, music and a parade! The Alberta Street Fair promises to be an event for the whole family to enjoy.

In addition to a variety of other family friendly activities, the Kids Corner will be located at the corner of 17th Avenue. Prior to the parade, which starts at 2pm, kids can stop by and transform their bikes into proper parade exhibits. Additionally, the Community Cycling Center will feature a station to “take a picture with your bike”.

The parade for the young and the young at heart will begin at the King School on the corner of NE Alberta & 6th Avenue. Anyone can be in parade, to be a part of the line-up, please email kriss@kparnell.com.

Music stages will be set up at 11th Avenue (also the location of the beer garden), 21st Avenue and 30th Avenue. Stages will feature a wide variety of acts throughout the day.

Vendors will line Alberta Street, which will be closed to all traffic, between NE 10th & NE 30th Avenues. There are still some booths available, visit http://www.albertastreetfair.com/alberta-street-fair/vendors/ to reserve your spot today.

Volunteers are still needed; if you are interested, please visit http://www.albertastreetfair.com/alberta-street-fair/volunteers and sign up today.

Gather your friends and family and join us at the Alberta Street Fair! We hope to see you there.

For additional information about Alberta Street Fair contact Ira Pasternack at ira@irapasternack.com. Information about the Alberta Street Fair can be found at www.albertastreetfair.com.

The Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee will meet at the Port of Portland Headquarters in the Anchor Room (1st floor), from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 12. CNAC meetings are open to the public and include time for public comment. Interested residents are encouraged to attend. For more information or directions to the meeting, please contact Debbie Bishop.
Agenda topics include an overview of airport finance including how revenue is generated and spent at PDX, an update on the North Runway Extension Project, and a briefing on the progress of the working group exploring noise impact mitigation beyond the airport’s DNL 65 noise contour. The community is invited, and questions and comments are encouraged.

The PDX Citizen Noise Advisory Committee is the Port’s official forum for working with the community on issues related to aircraft noise. Committee representatives are from northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Eleven members are appointed by various city and county jurisdictions, and four representatives are appointed by the Port in an effort to maintain geographic diversity on the committee. Technical assistance is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oregon Air National Guard.

Contact:
Jason Schwartz, 503.415.6068
Debbie Bishop, 503.415.6555

Related Links:
Noise Management, http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx
Agenda, http://www.portofportland.com/cnac_agenda.aspx

Special Needs:
People with special needs who plan on attending the meeting are asked to contact the Port for accommodations at 503.415.6555.

Download the August 2010 CNA News

Saturday, August 21, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McMenamin’s Kennedy School
Corcordia Community Room
5736 Northeast 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97211

Citizens interested in the quality of Portland’s urban forest are invited to attend Concordia’s first street tree inventory workshop! The workshop is part of the neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for acheving neighborhood street tree goals.

All Portlanders are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

For more information on the project, upcoming events, or to register for a workshop, visit
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5oY2N0Q3k3MWdfNlJkQzVlT1c2MXc6MQ#gid=0

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The north runway at Portland International Airport (PDX) will temporarily close on Tuesday, August 3. The closure is scheduled to last approximately 2 months and is needed to complete work on the North Runway Extension (NREX) project which is part of a three-year runway rehabilitation program at PDX. Due to the closure, the crosswind and south runways will carry higher than normal volumes of air traffic until the north runway reopens this fall. Neighbors near the airport are likely to notice this change in aircraft operations, especially underneath the arrival and departure pattern for the crosswind runway.

For a list of the events where you can find Port staff this summer, a current status report on the project or to schedule a presentation, check our related link below.

Related Link:
North Runway Extension

Contacts:
Brooke Berglund, Community Affairs, 503.415.6532
Noise Management Hotline, 503.460.4100 / 800.938.6647

Effective July 19, 2010. In an effort to provide the highest level of service, while maximizing limited resources, the Bureau of Development Services has created a pilot project for the summer that allows citizens to submit online complaints accompanied with a digital photograph of tall grass and weed violations at properties within the City of Portland.

Title 29 of Portland City Code requires the owner of any property to cut and remove, and keep cut and removed all weeds, and grass that are located in lawn areas and have a prevailing height of more than 10 inches. In October 2009, BDS was forced to prioritize various enforcement/complaint types in order to effectively process the most critical cases with reduced resources. Unfortunately, limited resources have not allowed BDS to respond to tall grass and weed complaints.

Even though tall grass and weed conditions have been deemed a lower priority, I do understand the importance of the outdoor maintenance regulations as they relate to increased vandalism, graffiti, and other conditions that can lead to neighborhood deterioration said Paul Scarlett, Bureau of Development Services Director. While BDS enforcement resources remain limited at this time, we are very excited to create this opportunity to allow citizens to partner with us to address tall grass and weed violations to improve the livability and safety of our community.

To participate in the pilot project and report a property with grass and weeds in excess of 10 inches high, citizens are encouraged to submit a complaint accompanied by a digital photograph online at:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/gwcomplaints.

Due to limited resources, complaints may only be submitted online and must be accompanied by a digital photograph of the reported violation.

You can also get more information regarding this pilot program by visiting:

http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/gwinfo

Ross Caron, Bureau of Development Services 503.823.4268