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Bicycle Master Plan Comments Supporting North Portland Greenway Trail Needed- DUE 11/8
Posted by: Rfreeman on Nov 07, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTLet the City know that you want to see car free trails given priority in the Bike Master Plan. Comments to Portland Office of Transportation staff are due by November 8th. This is an opportunity for Portland to raise the vision of a safe biking city to one that includes more safe, off street trails for biking and walking.
Occupants of Dark Jeep Grand Cherokee Seen Throwing Lit Fireworks at Homes
Posted by: Rfreeman on Jul 05, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTPlease keep your eye out for a dark colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, whose occupants were seen tonight throwing lit fireworks at houses in St. Johns. Please call police at 911, if an emergency, or at their non-emergency number of (503)823-3333 if you spot this vehicle.
Please keep your eye out for a dark colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, whose occupants were seen tonight throwing lit fireworks at houses in St. Johns. Please call police at 911, if an emergency, or at their non-emergency number of (503)823-3333 if you spot this vehicle.
St. Johns Bridge Cheaters Dangerous, Changes Needed
Posted by: Rfreeman on Apr 21, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTWhen I drive home from Portland at the end of a work day, there is often a long backup to get over the St. Johns bridge and into St. Johns. There are two lanes which condense into one lane at the top of the hill as one nears the bridge. Everyone is going to the same place, since the only option is to turn right onto the bridge.
Portland City Council to Vote on Soccer Plan Wednesday Morning
Posted by: Rfreeman on Mar 10, 2009FOUND IN:
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Commissioner Randy Leonard and Mayor Sam Adams have worked out a plan to bring MLS soccer to Portland that will be presented to the full City Council in the morning for a vote.
The plan would involve borrowing money through the sale of bonds to finance the project. The Beavers would be moved far away to a new stadium in the Lents Neighborhood (SE 82nd), and PGE Park would be remodeled and dedicted to the soccer team. The plan depends on the State Legislature approving the use of your tax dollars to pay players. You can read the full story at http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
The question I'd pose to soccer fans is this: if access to world class soccer is your goal, how many Pilots games have you attended?
3 votes from the City Commission are needed to pass the plan. You can contact the commissioners at amanda@ci.portland.or.us, dan@ci.portland.or.us, nick@ci.portland.or.us
An Open Letter Regarding the Proposed Closure of North Precinct
Posted by: Rfreeman on Mar 08, 2009FOUND IN:
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Please feel free to plagiarize my letter when contacting our the City Council and Mayor's office in opposition to the closure.
1. Budget cuts are not the reason for the closure. Rosie Sizer has attempted to close the precinct before, and both she and Asst. Chief Martinek admitted at public meetings in Kenton and St. Johns that closure of the precinct would be sought even if there were no budget cuts forecast. This is a slap in the face to our neighborhood, and to the people who have fought to save the precinct in the past. Clearly, the economy is just a convenient excuse to do what Sizer already wanted.
Waud Bluff Trail/ North Portland Greenway Needs Your Help to Get Stimulus Funding- Deadline Tuesday
Posted by: Rfreeman on Mar 02, 2009FOUND IN:
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If you aren't familiar with the North Portland Greenway Project, it is a planned bike and walking trail along the Willamette River reaching all the way from the St. Johns bridge to the Eastbank Esplanade downtown. It will cover 7.5 miles, and years of work have already gone into efforts to make it a reality.
North Portland Precinct Closure = Fewer Patrols
Posted by: Rfreeman on Feb 28, 2009FOUND IN:
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Here's what Rosie (Down)Sizer doesn't want you to know. At the last meeting regarding the closure of the North Portland precinct, a valid concern about the loss of patrols in the area was raised by an attendee. The very real problem is this: when police are dispatched from St. Johns to patrol an area of North Portland, their patrol starts immediately.
City Council Budget Forum TONIGHT in St. Johns- bring comments on Police closure
Posted by: Rfreeman on Feb 19, 2009FOUND IN:
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02/19/2009 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
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There is a Community Budget Forum tonight at the St. Johns Community Center, 8427 N Central Street. This was mentioned by Police Chief Rosie Sizer at last night's meeting regarding the closure of the North Portland Police Precinct as an appropriate place to share you comments with the City Council regarding the proposal. If you missed the meeting last night, be sure to make it tonight; as the Council will be deciding the fate of our Precinct. See http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/index.cfm?c=26061 for more info.
Trader Joe's Wants to Know Where You Live
Posted by: Rfreeman on Jan 30, 2009FOUND IN:
COMMUNITY CONTENTOn 1/30/09, the clerk at the NW Glisan Trader Joe's asked me my zip code while I was checking out. Companies do this kind of data gathering periodically to find out where their customers live. Shop now and give your zip to send a message to Trader Joe's that a North Portland location is in demand!
