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Monthly Archives: September 2007

School Families Housing Grants Community Session, October 3

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Staff from the Portland Schools Foundation and the City of Portland, Bureau of Housing and Community Development will provide a brief presentation and then facilitate a session to collect your feedback on goals and funding priorities for the Schools Family Housing Grants Program.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
5:00-6:30pm
Central NE Neighbors, 4415 NE 87th Avenue
(Behind Firehouse at NE Sandy and NE 87th)

In 2007, the Portland City Council allocated $950,000 to the Portland Schools Foundation to establish the Schools Families Housing (SFH) Community Grant Program. This program is working with the two following goals: 1) balance student enrollment in our public schools; and 2) increase effective partnerships among schools and neighborhoods. Approximately $850,000 is available for grant making through 2008.

The Schools Families Housing Initiative (SFH) was sponsored by Commissioner Erik Sten in response to the challenges faced by public schools serving the City of Portland. SFH is designed to improve coordination and effectiveness of City resources to help balance school enrollment and develop vibrant, multi-functional schools that meet the needs of students.

RSVP: Space limited. First come first serve. Please RSVP to Sandra Lefrancois, Central NE Neighbors at cnnoutreach@teleport.com or 503-823-2780.

Boeing Emissions Increase Proposal, September 20

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On Thursday, September 20, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) staff will share information about Boeing PDX’s New Source Review permit application and what DEQ may include in a modified air quality permit. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments.

Boeing PDX is an aircraft painting facility near the airport. They plan to increase the number of planes they paint and they are asking DEQ for a modification of their current air quality permit to include an increase in air emissions.

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20

Where: DEQ Northwest Region Office
Fourth Floor, Room A/B
2020 SW Fourth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201

The modification that Boeing PDX is requesting would increase their Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emission limit from 39 tons per year to 99 tons per year and needs a federally required New Source Review analysis. Boeing PDX, located 4635 NE Cornfoot Road, Portland, Oregon, paints aircraft manufactured at facilities in other areas.. The use of coatings and cleaning solvents emits Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). The natural gas fired heating system releases Particulate Matter (PM), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), and VOCs in small amounts. Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) will remain below levels of concern with proposed control technology.

More information is available in the complete public notice for this meeting. For technical information, contact Kathy Amidon, Air Quality Program, (503) 667-8414, ext. 55010 or amidon.kathy@deq.state.or.us.

Hazardous Waste Cleanup – 9/21 & 9/22

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[Third and final in the Land Use & Livability series – here’s an announcement from the Environmental-Green Team, a subgroup of the committee.]

Once you’ve done your annual yard sale, sent your good leftovers on to ARC or Goodwill, and you’ve dumped the back yard debris in the dumpsters at the yearly neighborhood clean-up, there’s often hard to get rid of items left behind.

September 21, and 22 (Friday and Saturday) you will have your chance at Metro’s Hazardous Waste Clean-up from 9am to 3pm at the Parkrose K Mart parking lot, 12350 NE Sandy Blvd.

Hazardous is the key word, so what will they take?

Fire extinguishers, propane tanks, paint, and empty paint cans; all kinds of batteries. fertilizers and pesticides, especially those that have aged beyond usefulness; medical waste in approved containers; aerosol cans of all types; household cleaners and disinfectants.
Old anti-freeze, motor oil, oil filters, Solvents, new compact fluorescent bulbs, fluorescent, mercury tubes, and light fixtures.

Basically, they’ll take all of those items that you were hesitant about throwing out in your weekly garbage because you had concerns about their possible long-term effects in a land fill. Now you can discard them with a clear conscience. And, best of all, it’s free. So finish your cleaning up for this year.