Newsline, July 24, 2011
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline
Mailbox: newsline [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Urgent: alert [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Phone: (503) 621-3501
July 24, 2011
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
August 6 Work Party @ Skyline Grange
This work party on Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m. to noon is dedicated to preparing Grange building and grounds for the Summer Gathering. Volunteer to help. Plenty of tasks to chose from - inside and outside work, light work and heavier work. Dress for the weather. If you have, bring rake, weed wacker, shovel, lopers, clippers, and gloves for weeding. Snacks and drinks will be provided. For more information, contact Tracy Waters at 503-285-3530.
Summer Gathering Sunday August 21, 2011 at the Grange.
We're getting ready! The annual SRN Gathering dedicated to spending a day with our neighbors and raising funds to support SRN communications and activities. Go to http://www.srnpdx.org/summer-gathering-august-21-2011 to find details on what and where to donate and how you can help join in the fun!
Some pix from 2008 Gathering
Emergency Preparedness Mapping Open House by Neighbors West-Northwest
Greetings,
Just a quick reminder that an Emergency Preparedness Mapping Open House is coming up next Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital’s Wistar Morris Room, 1015 NW 22nd Avenue from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. Reduce the community’s long-term risks post-disaster by mapping local resources and hazards now! Local residents, business owners and employees are invited. An overview of the project will occur at the beginning of the event and half way through – feel free to stop by throughout the event.
Come and share information that will help your community reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property resulting from disasters. Consider topics like communication, transportation, food & water, health & first aid, and utilities. Preview the DRAFT emergency preparedness maps at www.nwnw.org/resources/emergency-preparedness. Are there any resources or hazards missing -- local food banks, community gardens, public boat ramps, post-disaster staging areas or natural gathering places? Can you provide contact information so we can follow up with the coordinating organizations or individuals?
Sharing this and similar information may make the difference in overcoming post-emergency hurdles. In the event of a disaster, residents, employees and business owners may be the first responders in their neighborhoods. When there is extensive damage to infrastructure, help from City and outside agencies may not be available for days or even weeks.
Let me know if you have any questions. Please feel free to post the attached flyer in your apartment complex, lunch room at work, or provide a copy to your neighbors to encourage others to attend. If you cannot attend, please share your feedback via email at angela [at] nwnw [dot] org.
This event is hosted by Neighbors West-Northwest and sponsored by the Portland Office of Emergency Management.
Sincerely,
Angela Southwick
Community Resources Program Manager
Neighbors West-Northwest
angela [at] nwnw [dot] org
503-823-4211
GOVERNMENT:
Multnomah County Land Use News
Multnomah County Land Use & Transportation Program
1600 190TH Ave., Portland, OR 97233
Phone 503-988-3043. Fax 503-988-3389. http://web.multco.us/land-use-planning
1) 14 Day Period to Comment
Case #: T2-2011-1704
Location: 14810 NW Old Germantown Rd
Proposal: Application for Relative Farm Help Dwelling & Significant Environment Concern for Wildlife Habitat Permits in order to build a Relative Farm Help Dwelling in the Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) Zone & in the SEC for wildlife habitat overlay. For more information, visit http://web.multco.us/sites/default/files/land-use-planning/documents/t2-2011-1704.pdf
Comment Period: Written comments regarding this application will be accepted if received at Land Use by 4 p.m. on July 29, 2011. Comments should be directed toward approval criteria applicable to the request. For further information regarding this application, contact George Plummer, Staff Planner at 503-988-3043, x 29152 or email at george [dot] a [dot] plummer [at] multco [dot] us.
| Subject: | Give your feedback on Metro's growth management decision |
This fall, the Metro Council will decide whether to expand the urban growth boundary and, if so, where.
This decision will not just be about lines on a map. It will affect how our communities develop and thrive, and how we invest in good jobs and safe neighborhoods, protect farms and forestland, and make the most of we have already invested in existing schools, parks, sidewalks, streets and other public structures.
A proposal has been released for public comment. Come learn more about the proposal, ask questions and share your ideas.
Thursday, July 28 5 to 8 p.m.
Hillsboro Civic Center Auditorium 150 E. Main Street
More information about this proposal can be found online at [2]Metro's website.
Links: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/greatplaces
Also, please sign up for Opt In, Metro’s online opinion panel, if you have not already done so. A survey on this fall's decision is available now for Opt In participants. It only takes about five minutes to enroll in Opt In, and the survey itself takes between seven and 10 minutes to complete. The survey will be available until Monday, Aug. 1.
Links: http://www.optinpanel.org/
We hope you will share your ideas and views with the Metro Council as it prepares for this important decision this fall.
www.oregonmetro.gov
Metro
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232-2736
503-797-1700
503-797-1804 TDD
503-797-1797 fax
FROM SKYLINE RIGDE NEIGHBORS WEBSITE - SRNPDX.ORG
Caregiver wanted
Looking for a companion for my mother, to sit with her in our McNamee Road home, on a respite or part-time regular basis, daytimes beginning mid August. She is 83 and has Alzheimers. She sleeps a lot during the day but wakes often and needs a friendly, reassuring face nearby and someone to fix her lunch, help her wash her hands after the toilet and chat with her. She is mobile, but barely, and is not at risk for wandering. Laura: 503.621.3450
In Gound Pool:All the components for a large in-ground pool, approximately 10'x45', can be modified to fit your location. Dismantled and ready to move. Includes pump, filter, gas heater, cover, (14) fiberglass panels for the rim, fiberglass steps, liner, chemicals, documentation and skimmer. Call 503-939-8648 for more information. $395 OBO
Moving.......must sell
Added: 07/22/2011 - 10:27am
Moving.......must sell: Craftsman LT 1000 riding lawn mower..........2006.......well maintained.......16hp....38" deck 6 speed transaxel $550.00....... Computer Desk...Hutch style.......with roll under stand for printer...Wood grain. roll under for keyboard...and drawer two door cupboard on hutch...............$20.00.......Two floor lamps.......one 6 ft, white, halogen indirect (ceiling) and one gold 4 foot adjustable $5.00 each.......Antiques ...pre 1940......Koehler small country dinette set with bench and side buffet/table ...........$850.00
Newer Singer sewing machine with older cabinet .............$50.00......Antique Dressing table with Upholstered bench.......painted white........$25.00.......Need to sell before July 28th...............call 503-789-4744 or email MrsApplcom [at] yahoo [dot] com
Resource Directory:
As a service to neighbors, SRN publishes a listing of local government agencies and businesses in the Skyline Resource Directory. Follow the links in this section to view its contents and learn how to add a business or agency listing.
Listing of organizations and businesses herein does not imply any endorsement of SRN nor does it imply a lack of endorsement for similar organizations or businesses not included.
About the Newsline:
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline is a part of Skyline Ridge Neighbors (SRN) and has been produced since June 1994 as a means to communicate neighborhood information. The Newsline is produced by Laurel Erhardt (editor) with help from Miles Merwin, Libby Merwin, Sharon Barthmaier, and Sen Speroff.
The Newsline depends on you as a source of accurate information about local crimes, upcoming events, and other news pertinent to the area. If you have information you would like considered for the Newsline, you may do so by e-mailing the information to newsline [at] srnpdx [dot] org, or leaving a message at (503) 621-3501. Urgent, timely items (crimes, lost pets) should be emailed to alert [at] srnpdx [dot] org.
If you would like more detailed information about any item on the Newsline, request that information & SRN will e-mail it to you if available.
You can subscribe to the Newsline at the Skyline Ridge Neighbors Website, SRNPDX.org. Tell your neighbors about this free Newsline service.
About Skyline Ridge Neighbors:
SRN is a neighborhood association serving much of unincorporated northwest Multnomah County and some adjacent areas within the city of Portland. SRN is registered as a neighborhood association within Multnomah County, registered as a non-profit public benefit corporation with the State of Oregon and approved as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the IRS Code. SRN is operated by volunteers and with donated funds entirely.
If you would like to donate to SRN in support of its activities, such as this free Newsline service and the publication of its quarterly Skyline Ridge Runner, send your donation to “Skyline Ridge Neighbors”, c/o Karen Garber, 16238 NW McNamee Rd., Portland, OR 97231 Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
