Depave Arleta School! July 13, 2013

Foster Road Improvements: Let’s make them happen!

Portland Bureau of Transportation 

A lot of work has been done over the past year on the Foster Streetscape project. The City’s team has been working really hard on generating and evaluating different design alternatives, while continuously coordinating with the many stakeholders and interests, including the community advisory group. Those of you who have followed that either in person or through information online will be aware that the direction it is going is quite exciting as to the improvement concepts for ”our” Foster Road.

But…a plan is only a plan of course. So now that the planning process is getting to its final phases, it’s important that we as the community show our involvement and support and help advocate for getting it funded so that it can be implemented and become reality!
There are two great opportunities to do so:

MSA Board Meeting Agenda

The Neighborhood Association Board will be meeting right before our Neighborhood Social from 6:-6:30 p.m. at Piepers Cafe to talk about our budget and the end of the fiscal year.

If you're into budgets feel free to join us but if you are more into drinking, eating and chit chatting with neighbors come to the social starting at 6:30 p.m.

Here's the agenda

June5MSAAgenda

Not-so-dirty-Harold (Pedalpalooza!)

Pedalpalooza! June 15th


Come check out some amazing southeast parks and attractions!

We'll start at Woodstock Park and ride up Harold Street, stopping off along the way at some of the mini-parks neighbors have created and looping over to Lents Park. We'll end back at Mt. Scott Park for a BBQ hosted by the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association.

When: Saturday, June 15th, starting at 4:00

Visit the Not-so-dirty-Harold Pedalpalooza Facebook page

June 4th: Foster Road Final Open House

Let your voice be heard about Foster Road!

It's your best chance to make Foster Road into the place you would like it to be. Do not miss it!

• When: Tuesday, June 4th, 6:00- 8:00 p.m.
• Where: Junior Achievement (7830 SE Foster Road).

Learn about and comment on the investment strategy and the Foster Streetscape Plan:

1. Foster Investment Strategy: “The Foster Corridor Investment Strategy will be an action plan to improve the neighborhoods and commercial areas along Foster Road. At Open House #4 attendees will be able to review the Integrated West Foster Strategy and the Integrated East Foster Strategy.”
   
2. Foster Streetscape Plan: “The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is working with community members to update the 2003 Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan prior to investing $3.25 million on Foster Road from Powell to 90th Ave.”

Heads Up! Street Tree Pruning Coming Soon

Have you ever found yourself dodging that wayward branch at the last moment while walking or riding around the neighborhood? You can thank your neighbors when they finally get around to pruning those low-hanging branches - hopefully soon! The City will train and assist neighborhood volunteers (could be You) to prune Mt. Scott-Arleta’s street trees this summer (could be your tree). 

At least two sessions are scheduled from 7-9pm:  June 27 at the SE corner of Mt. Scott Park, and  July 11 at Arleta School. Contact portlandearthcare (at) gmail.com if you know about needy overgrown trees or would like to help. A neighborhood "tree friend" is needed for the area south of Harold and west of 70th Ave to coordinate stewardship efforts for a possible third event. Could this be you?

Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Social!

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5th, 6:30 pm
PIEPER CAFE (6504 SE Foster Rd)

Come meet your neighbors and learn about your neighborhood association.

There are a lot of fun projects happening in our neighborhood and we think you’ll want to know more about them... plus we’ll have snacks and drinks!

visit the facebook event page

Vote at Your Library!

One cool thing about Multnomah County Libraries is that we make it easy for you to vote. Official ballot boxes are in every library, checked and emptied regularly by election officials. Drop off your ballots during any open hours. And guess what! We'll have election staff in the lobbies so that you can drop off your ballots on Monday, 5/20, even when the libraries are closed! (No coming in to pick up your holds or such, though. Not until 7/1 when we go back to being open every day.) Election day is the 21st... they have to be in by 8:00 p.m. or they don't count. So, count!

Alley Allies Public Vetting: Alley Toolkit, Sat. 5/18

The Alley Allies team want your feedback on their new Alley Toolkit.
A group of planning students

from PSU's Toulan School of Planning are nearing completion of their workshop project sponsored by Foster Green Ecodistrict along with our neighborhood, Fo-Po, and Lents.
The group, Mill Street Community Planning, is holding a public vetting of the new toolkit this Saturday morning May 18 at Bar Carlo from 10AM-Noon. Please drop by to check it out and offer your valuable feedback. There's more info on Mill Street's website and on Foster United. Go Alley Allies!

Neighborhood Clean Up: Saturday May 4th, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Arleta School

Howdy Neighbors,

Once again it's that time of year. Get your spring cleaning on and bring that junk on down to our neighborhood clean up event! By bringing it to the neighborhood clean up you help support our Neighborhood Association but in addition you also save, gas, money, and time because you don't have to take it to the dump.  It's a WIN for everyone!

Check out the flier to see what and what you can't bring and cost for car/truckload.

Neighborhood Meeting, Wednesday, May 1st 6: 30 p.m. MSCC

Happy May Day!

Come hear both sides of Ballot Measure 26-151 that would require Portland to fluoridate drinking water.  Also, an update on the Portland Mercado and Board Elections!!! Wow, a jammed packed meeting.  Remember, in June our neighborhood meeting will be at Piepers Cafe. We'll send out reminders, don't you worry.

May 2013 Agenda

Coming up at the Holgate Library: 

Join us at the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade! (Here are some pictures from last year.) Staff and volunteers from your Holgate Library will be marching... see if you can find us among the bands, classic cars, floats and other groups! Begins at Eastport Plaza at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday (4/27) and proceeds northward to Yamhill. (82nd will be closed for the duration.) Announcers (one of whom is that rascal, Patrick, from Holgate Library) are stationed at PCC.

After all your parade, carnival and cruise-in fun, consider a quieter afternoon...

This Saturday, 'Name That Tree'! April 27, 2-3:30 p.m.

Ever stopped to think about that tree in front of your house? How about those that shade the schoolyard or your walk to the bus stop? Portland is a Tree City USA, home to diverse and growing urban canopy. Do you know their names? How or why they were planted here? What will they look like in the fall... in the winter? Get on a first-name basis with the urban forest in this fun session with your Neighborhood Tree Stewards. They'll teach you how to use a tree identification book, and then you'll take your new skills for a walk! The first half of the program will take place in the library, the second half will be a short walk exploring the neighborhood's trees. 

Registration recommended; register online, in the library, or by calling 503-988-5324.

 

Thanks! See you soon...

Land Use/Sustainability/Transportation (LUST) Meeting this Wednesday, April 24 7:00 p.m. at NWIPA

If you are interested in land use, sustainability or transportation our neighborhood LUST meeting is for you!
We are meeting this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at N.W.I.P.A 6350 SE Foster Rd. 

Click Here to read the MSANA LUST Agenda

Emergency Board Meeting Wednesday, April 24 at 6:45 p.m. at NWIPA

To discuss and approve co-hosting of the Alley-Allies Workshop event scheduled for this Saturday, April 27th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Bob White Theater due to requirement of Insurance Certification for this event. This is the ONLY item on the agenda.

Click to read MSA Emergency Board Meeting Agenda

Board Elections at our May 1st MSA N'hood Meeting

Interested in joining the Mt. Scott Arleta Neighborhood Association Board? I bet you have all sorts of questions. What's the neighborhood association? What's the board? What do they do, and is it a lot of work?  Elections will be held at our May 1st meeting! 

The MSA Neighborhood Association is part of the the City's Neighborhood System made up of over 90 Neighborhood Associations. Our Neighborhood Association is a group of neighbors and business owners who discuss and act on issues affecting our neighborhood. Our Neighborhood Association seeks to actively maintain and improve our neighborhood, to foster community and keep neighbors up-to-date on events and happenings both locally and on a city-wide level.   The board is an elected group of neighborhood folks who make decisions and represent the interests of our neighborhood, make efforts to create an environment where all neighbors can be heard and to follow the rules and processes outlined in our bylaws. Our bylaws are the roadmap for how our neighborhood association operates. Is it a lot of work?! Just remember we are ALL VOLUNTEERS and we do our best, when times get tough just remember you have a board members that you can call to help out.  Now on to the rest...