The Green Team meeting for November has to November 18th at Concordia New Seasons at 7 o’clock.
The November Board Meeting is at 6 pm in the Community Room at the Kennedy School on 11/11. This will be followed by the General Meeting at 7 pm in the same room.
Selected articles from the Concordia News are published on the website, but the entire paper is available for download as well. Here’s the Concordia News – Concordia News November 2008 Edition – hot off the presses (pdf ~2MB).
Just a reminder that our General Meeting has been moved to 11/11.
The Portland City Council reaffirmed its earlier tentative vote and formally rejected the comprehensive plan amendment that would’ve rezoned most of Colwood National Golf Course from open space to industrial on October 22.
What’s next? Although this is the City’s final decision on this matter, the applicant may still appeal the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), within 21 days of the date of decision.
WHY GET A TREE?
•Trees increase the value of a home up to 21% more than the same house without trees
• Trees can keep a home up to 20° cooler in the summer
• Trees improve air quality
•“Green Streets” have lower crime rates
• Trees provide privacy and help muffle noise
WHAT WILL I GET?
Your choice of a City-approved tree for your planting strip for $40 or yard for $70 per tree! All participants are asked to help plant trees on planting day, or volunteer in some other capacity. You will get a tree between 1.25 and 2 inches in diameter [6-14 feet tall!].
Visit http://www.friendsoftrees.org to create an account online and search the neighborhood tree database for more information!
Deadline to create an online account: December 22, 2009
Questions: contact Jordan at (503) 522-1561, concordiatrees@yahoo.com
Due to the national election, we are moving our November General Meeting to Tuesday, November 11 at 7 pm in the Community Room of the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97211). The Board Meeting will also be on November 11 in the Community Room at 6 pm.
The November General Meeting on November 11th will be election night for the Concordia Neighborhood Association. We will be voting on new by-laws for the CNA and electing new neighbors to serve on the CNA Board of Representatives. Who can be a representative? How about you!
If you are ready to help shape our neighborhood, contact any Board member and let them know or let us know at the meeting on November 11th.
The CNA Board of Directors is meeting tonight in the Community Room at the Kennedy School at 7pm. All CNA Board meetings are open to the public.
This year’s Portland City Council election presents two well qualified candidates that have been active in our community and will bring something new to the existing city council. The Concordia Neighborhood Association is hosting a debate between Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis in the Gym of McMenamin’s Kennedy on Tuesday, October 7 at 7 pm.
The event is free and CNA will be offering free childcare during the debate to ensure that everyone has the option to participate. Slots for childcare are limited, please contact CNA Board Member Anne Rothert at arothert@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
The Kennedy School is located at 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. Portland, OR 97211.
CASH Oregon is seeking volunteers to provide free tax assistance for the upcoming tax-filing season. Volunteers will prepare federal and state returns for those in their community who need help — the elderly, disabled, non-English speaking, and those with low incomes. Last year in Oregon, more than 240 volunteers helped 16,172 taxpayers receive $12.4 million in federal tax returns at over 50 locations in the Tri-county area. This year we will need over 500 volunteers to meet the needs of the community.
Our mission at CASH Oregon is to provide free income tax services and electronic filing to low income working families and seniors. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) provides taxpayers who are income eligible upwards of $4,500 from the government. EITC, along with other valuable tax credits, go unclaimed every year. Join our volunteer team and help us help others get free tax returns and the tax refunds they need and deserve.
Volunteers are given free tax law training on how to prepare basic individual income tax returns, how to prepare the returns on a computer and file them electronically. Instruction will cover both federal and state tax returns. All materials and training are provided at no cost.
Anyone can be a volunteer. Bilingual volunteers are particularly needed. Volunteers receive many benefits, including tax law knowledge, continuing education credits, flexible hours, the opportunity to help others in their community, and a fun volunteer atmosphere.
Free tax assistance is provided in partnership with AARP Tax Aide, the nation’s largest, free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service.
Volunteer training starts soon! To sign up or obtain additional information, please call Camille McDaniel at 503-243-7765 or e-mail her at Camille@CASHOregon.org
CASH Oregon is a non-profit agency dedicated to getting low-income Oregon families the tax benefits they deserve.
Updated: Please Note that Meeting Day Has Moved to 11/11
At our Annual Meeting on November 4 November 11, the general membership will vote on an update to the Concordia Neighborhood Association Bylaws. The CNA Board encourages your review and support for the updated bylaws. Bylaws are the rules by which the neighborhood association operates. Our current bylaws have not been updated since 1997 and were in need of review. The Bylaws Committee used the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s bylaws template was used as a starting point while retaining many elements from our existing bylaws.
Members provided feedback to the first iteration of the proposed bylaws at the June 2008 General Meeting. The general consensus at that meeting was
that the proposed new version needed further refinement, and several key changes have been made to that earlier draft.
The annual meeting is 7 pm on Tuesday, November 4 November 11 in the Community Room of the Kennedy School. Any resident or business owner in the Concordia Neighborhood may vote on the bylaws at that meeting.
A summary of the changes is included in the October 2008 edition of the Concordia News. A complete copy of the proposed bylaws is available for download as well: Proposed CNA Bylaws
Selected articles from the Concordia News are published on the website, but the entire paper is available for download as well. Here’s the Concordia News – Concordia News – October 2008 Edition – hot off the presses (pdf ~2MB).
