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Hillsdale
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Maplewood
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2025 March Volume 1, Number 3 districtfourcoalition.org
The Portland Winter Light Festival,
celebrating its 10
th
year, ran from February
7
th
to 15
th
with a vibrant display of light
sculptures, hands-on illuminated items
and sparkling entertainment features
across several venues in our core area.
Thanks to a generous $3,000 grant from
the District 4 Coalition, the Old Town
Community Association (OTCA) was able
to help three groups of artists fund their
projects for the Festival:
•
Nickolas Hash’s rag-tag collective of
brilliant minds,
•
Lan Su Garden’s showcase merging
Lunar New Year and the Winter Light
Festival, and
•
Portland Chinatown Museum artists
Prosper Portland, the Portland Bureau of
Transportation, Ankeny Alley Associates
and OTCA made signicant donations
to artistic and creative director Nickolas
Hash to install permanent artistic lighting
illuminating Ankeny Alley.
Ankeny Alley, a central hub of the Festival
hosted by the Mayor Keith Wilson who
with other city dignitaries, ipped the
switch on the Great Magnicent Nautilus
sculpture. It’s now a permanent beacon.
Spanning from Ankeny Alley through Old
Town to the Lan Su Chinese Garden,
this collaborative project brings together
local businesses, artists and community
organizations in a vibrant display of civic
pride and cultural celebration. It serves
as a testament to the ongoing evolution
and future potential of this signature
neighborhood.
The “Great Light Way” collaborative of
Old Town, Pearl District, Ankeny Alley
Associates and others helped bring
the Winter Light Festival installations
in Ankeny Alley to fruition – honoring
Portland’s rich history while shining a
spotlight on its future.
And, the best news -- there is more to
come. Watch this space!
2025 Portland Winter Light Festival
Illuminating Our Beautiful City!
Ankeny Alley was a central hub
for the Festival, now the home for
a permanent feature – the Great
Magnicent Nautilus sculpture created
by artist Nicholas Hash.
Photo: Nicholas Hash
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 2
City Stands Firm on Sanctuary Policies
and Undocumented Residents
By Brian Hoop
The Trump administration’s
executive actions to signicantly
increase the deportation of
undocumented residents in the
United States has drawn renewed
attention to State of Oregon and
City of Portland sanctuary laws and
policies.
Oregon has been a sanctuary state
since 1987 when it was the rst in
the nation to pass a statewide law
stopping state and local police from
assisting federal authorities with
immigration enforcement without an
order signed by a judge.
Further, Portland’s City Council
passed a resolution in 2017
arming no City funds, sta
or equipment can be used to
assist with federal immigration
enforcement.
What Does It Mean?
These laws are intended to ensure
that all members of our community,
including undocumented neighbors,
can go to school, report a crime
to police, go to court and access
government services without fear that
a state or local government employee
will report them to U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Federal immigration authorities
can and do operate in Oregon, and
Oregon’s sanctuary laws do not stop
deportations or federal prosecutions for
immigration-related crimes in Oregon.
On February 7
th
, 2025, the City joined
a coalition of local governments who
are suing the Trump administration
alleging recent executive orders
illegally harm cities and states with
sanctuary policies.
The lawsuit is in response to
Executive Order 14159 which the
City says “illegally” orders federal
agencies to cut o federal funding to
sanctuary jurisdictions.
What Can You Do?
There are resources available
to learn about our State laws
and local policies and ways to
help our neighbors who may be
undocumented and at risk of
deportation:
• State Sanctuary Law Toolkit,
Oregon Dept. of Justice:
Available in English and Spanish.
• Community Toolkit, Oregon
Department of Justice:
Addresses what to do if you
encounter federal ICE authorities,
explains what protected areas
are (schools, houses of worship,
etc.), and how to report ICE
activities in your neighborhood.
• Know Your Rights – ACLU: What
to do if you know someone is
being deported.
• What to do if potential ICE
activity in Oregon: Immediately
report it to the PIRC Hotline at
1-888-622-1510.
• How to access legal support
if detained by ICE? Contact
Equity Corps of Oregon
(ECO) for free immigration
legal services; call 1-888-
274-7292 (Mon-Fri, 9am-
6pm).
• Red Cards: to print
and carry Pocket-sized
informational reminders to
knowing your rights
Mayor Keith Wilson speaks at a press conference
concerning the City’s participation in a lawsuit
challenging Executive Order 14159.
Photo: City of Portland
Why It Matters
Portland: A
Sanctuary City
Portland is a sanctuary city and
has many resources available
for immigrants including free
legal services. Visit the City’s
page for the Immigrant and
Refugee Program to nd all of the
resources the City oers.
Portland has now joined a
coalition of local governments
suing the presidential
administration for executive orders
and actions that harm cities and
states with sanctuary policies.
Sanctuary laws and policies
prioritize city and state resources
for traditional law enforcement,
crime-ghting eorts and other
local priorities.
Mayor Keith Wilson rearmed this
commitment last month.
“We object to the federal
government attempting to defund
public safety, infrastructure and
other critical services in our city,”
he said.
“Portland is obligated to uphold
both state laws and our values,
and we are prepared to make that
case in court.”
Learn More
For information about how
Portland is navigating federal
changes, go to Portland.gov/
Federal-Impacts.
For information about Portland’s
Immigrant and Refugee Program,
go to Portland.gov/Civic/
Immigrants.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 3
One of my favorite things about
serving as a City Councilor is
building on the work of people
before me and contributing my skills
as an economist and community
organizer into this job.
I’ve been following the growing
movement in recent years and the
public’s demands for the City to
address the threats posed by the
Critical Energy Infrastructure, or
CEI Hub, storing liquid fuels on the
western bank of the Willamette in
northwest Portland and concerns
about Zenith
Energy oil trains
moving through
our communities.
I’m not willing
to further risk
our safety when
there are clear
actions we can
take to prevent
environmental
catastrophes,
including the loss of human lives
when a seismic event occurs.
The safety issues in our backyard
are real, and hundreds of
Portlanders have written letters and
testied to raise the urgency about
the CEI Hub and Zenith Energy
since I’ve taken oce.
This public response made it easy
for City Council to take notice. Many
Portlanders, especially those of you
in District 4, strongly oppose the
storage and transport of liquid fuels
in our neighborhoods.
Years of local rallies, excellent
journalism, compelling scientic
analyses and leadership from
environmental groups and
individuals inspired me to prioritize
this and to push for a public process
when it comes to the City doing
business with Zenith.
Making this a priority meant working
on a resolution calling for Mayor
Keith Wilson to investigate Zenith’s
franchise agreement, and for City
Administrator Michael Jordan to
deliver a report and for the Auditor
to investigate how the City has
handled the Land Use Compatibility
Statement (LUCS) application
process for Zenith.
This Zenith resolution was designed
to halt administrative actions related
to Zenith pending results of the
investigations listed above. It was
originally intended to be introduced
to the full Council in February
but was routed to the Council’s
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee on March 10
th
instead.
City Council’s newly established
committees are the place for having
a dialogue about resolutions like
this one before referring them to a
Council meeting agenda.
Going through this process
of introducing a
resolution with
Councilor Angelita
Morillo and co-
sponsors Councilor
Jamie Dunphy and
Councilor Tiany
Koyama Lane have
shown me that
community members
who are closest to
the issue and have
the interests of the
most vulnerable
people in mind are
key partners for
developing policies.
It’s also clear to me that so many
more people outside of District 4
consider this a priority too. When
people ask about safety issues in
Portland, the CEI Hub and Zenith
Energy come to mind.
I ran for oce because I wanted
to take on these urgent issues
in Portland like the housing
aordability crises and climate
change and balancing the budget
with some of the most capable and
compassionate people I get to serve
with.
My oce will be prioritizing climate
resilience, housing production,
housing aordability, local economic
recovery, labor, scal stewardship
and good governance.
Don’t miss an update by subscribing
to my newsletter and meeting my
sta and me at an upcoming event
dedicated to hearing your feedback
during my community oce hours
throughout District 4.
District 4 City Councilor Mitch Green
Taking on Zenith Energy
Mitch Green
The Green Team: Left to right: Councilor Mitch
Green, Christian Aguinaga (policy coordinator),
Maria Sipin (chief of sta), and Erik Dean (senior
policy advisor).
”I’m not willing to further risk our safety when there
are clear actions we can take to prevent environmental
catastrophes.”
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 4
From the Revolutionary War to the
present time more than 3.5 million
women have served in the military
and support services:
Nurses in the Civil War;
“Yeomanettes” in WW1; WACs
(Women’s Army Corps), WAVES
(Women Accepted for Volunteer
Emergency Service – Navy),
Women Marines, SPARS (Women
Coast Guard, “Semper Paratus” –
Always Ready), WASPs (Women
Airforce Service Pilots), Red Cross,
USO and Special Services in WW2.
We have known some of them –
our female relatives, friends and
classmates.
In an article by Danielle DeSimone,
“Over 200 Years of Service: The
History of Women in the U.S.
Military”, she described in detail
this history. This is based partly
on that article, and partly on the
experiences of family and friends.
Through Our History
In the Revolutionary War wives,
daughters, sisters and mothers
marched and camped with the
Continental Army. They cooked,
cleaned (laundry as well as ries
and canons), mended clothes and
tended the wounded and sick.
Some dressed as men and treated
their own wounds to avoid being
“found out”. Some, dressed as men
or themselves, spied on the enemy.
In the Civil War about 3,000 women
served as nurses for the Union Army
including Clara Barton, founder of
the Red Cross, and Dorothea Dix
who was appointed superintendent
of the U.S. Army Nurses. Historians
estimate about 1,000 women fought
on both sides of the War, disguised
as men.
During WW1 the U.S. Army Nurse
Corps, formally founded in 1901,
grew from 403 to over 3,000
nurses mainly serving in France.
The Navy enlisted around 12,000
“yeomanettes” to replace men
being sent overseas, who served
as clerical workers (yeomen – thus
the name), telephone and radio
operators, and translators.
The phone operators, working in
the Signal Corps, had the nickname
“Hello Girls”. Despite many working
close to the front in France, none
were recognized as “Veterans” until
1979.
WW2 brought many changes. The
massive call-up of men to ll combat
roles left a huge void in non-combat
roles that needed to be lled, and
women stepped up to do just that.
(Continued on the Next Page)
Women Are Veterans, Too!
March is Women’s History Month – a time to acknowledge the contributions women have made in all walks of life.
Sometimes overlooked, or minimized, is the work they did during wartime, laboring behind the lines to support a war
eort, taking care of the wounded, supporting critical supplies and materials manufacture, and being ON the front
lines.
Far Southwest’s Marcia Leslie takes us through time to look back – and forward – at their important work and sacrice.
In more recent years, women ew ghter
planes, engaged in ground combat, and
worked in munitions factories.
Photos (top to bottom): Oregon DVA, NPR,
National Museum of USAF, Oregon
Historical Society
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 5
Women Veterans–
(Continued from the Prior Page)
While many men volunteered, many
were drafted. The women, on the
other hand, were ALL volunteers
--- all 350,000 of them! Anything a
man could do, a woman did – except
ght. That said, many served on or
near front lines, including some of the
Army and Navy Nurses. 432 women
were killed, and 88 were taken
prisoner.
They lled all the roles in hospitals,
worked all clerical jobs, served as
translators and code-breakers,
drivers and mechanics, repaired
everything on planes, tested planes
and trained pilots to y combat
maneuvers. They served as air trac
controllers, photographers, radio
and telephone operators. Some
were parachute riggers, packing the
“chutes” the men wore when ying,
and on D-Day.
To pass their test as a rigger, their
instructor would take a chute they
packed and jump out of a plane. One
gal watched as her instructor fell,
and fell, and fell (she thought she
had killed him!) and the chute nally
opened and he oated to a perfect
landing.
She ran over to him and asked what
was wrong with her chute? “Nothing
was wrong – I just like to free-fall.”
She could have killed him then!
Gals also served as “Link Trainers”,
ying small planes towing targets
for the gunners to practice
shooting at. It was common
for many pilots to land with
more holes in their planes than
in the targets! They also had
to learn to take a 50-caliber
machine gun apart and
reassemble it – blindfolded.
Then the war ended and the
men they replaced came
home and took their old jobs
back. The women had faced
challenges and discrimination
and had excelled. Now what?
Equal Rights in the Military
Three years after WW2 President
Truman signed the “Women’s Armed
Services Act” into law. As of 1948
women had equal rights with men
in the armed forces, with limitations.
He later extended the same rights to
Black women.
Korea, Vietnam and Later
In the 80 years since WW2 ended,
women experienced many rsts:
• became military police
• became pilots, ghter pilots,
astronauts
• served on board ships,
commanded ships
• were promoted to ag ocers
and Pentagon Chiefs of Sta
• didn’t have to leave the military
when became pregnant
• became Army Rangers, Navy
Seals and Coast Guard rescue
swimmers
• and so much more.
After 9/11 more than 300,000 women
served in the Gulf Wars, Iraq and
Afghanistan. They had essential roles
in dealing with Muslim women due
to cultural boundaries that prevented
these women from talking with, being
examined (patted down for weapons)
or questioned by male soldiers.
Our female soldiers lled those roles,
and nearly 200 gave their lives while
doing so.
WIMSA – Women in Military
Service for America
On October 18, 1997, more than
30,000 women veterans from the
U.S. and allied countries, along
with family members and friends,
gathered at the restored and rebuilt
ceremonial entrance to Arlington
National Cemetery to dedicate the
rst memorial to women veterans –
12 years after the WIMSA Memorial
Foundation was formed to do so.
Over four days these women
celebrated themselves and all who
had come before and since. The
motto was “IT’S ABOUT TIME!”
To see the history and take a
virtual tour, see (link) https://
womensmemorial.org/about/
The Memorial is the only historical
repository documenting all military
women’s service, and educates
and inspires through exhibitions,
collections, programs and events
for all generations. The words of a
WW2 veteran Lt. Anne Brehm are
among those etched in the skylights
of the Memorial:
“Let the generations know that
women in uniform also guaranteed
their freedom. That our resolve was
as great as the brave men who
stood among us. And with victory,
our hearts were just as full and beat
just as fast—that the tears fell just
as hard for those we left behind us.”
Marcia Leslie, Vice-Chair
Far Southwest Neighborhood
(Dedicated to Patty Lee (Patricia
Brownell Lee, USNR, WW2),
former President of Southwest
Neighborhoods, Inc.)
May 1952 during the third annual Armed Forces Day
parade in Portland, WW2.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 6
The Oregon Community Foundation
(OCF) has awarded $60,179
from Northwest Neighborhoods
Parks and Recreation Fund (“405
Grant”) to nonprot organizations in
three NW Portland neighborhoods
– Linnton, NW District and the Pearl
District.
The 405 Grant fund was created in
the mid-1970s to oset the impact
that construction of Interstate 405
had on the Hillside, Northwest
District and Northwest Industrial
neighborhoods/areas. Its purpose is
to support the capital development
and renovation of parks and
recreation facilities in the northwest
quadrant of the city.
For a short history of this fund, click
here. This year’s projects and
recipients are:
CoHo Productions
2257 NW Raleigh St.
$14,000
CoHo Productions received a
grant to support the purchase of
“essential equipment and facility
upgrades” at its CoHo Resource
Center and performance space,
which supports low-income,
independent and emerging
theater-makers. The organization
says the improvements will help
bring individual artists and small
theater companies lacking in
nancial resources together “in a
collaborative, supporting network.”
CoHo was created in 1995 to create
a “model of theatrical coproduction”
that would help create a vibrant
and creative community of theatre
artists by providing critical theatrical
opportunities to low-income and
underserved artists in Portland.
Linnton Community Center
10614 NW St. Helens Road
$28,790
Grant funds will be used to build
a loft to increase the size of the
Center’s preschool and child care
area, which needs additional space
for “spontaneous projects the
children create” and daily access to
the children’s “store” which would
make it available as a play space.
The Linnton Community Center is
the only social service agency in
the Linnton area. It oers programs
and classes for all ages, including
preschool, full-day child care,
senior programs, tness classes for
children, seniors and adults, and
after-school programs for school-
aged children.
Friendly House Community
Center
2617 NW Savier St.
$18,839
The grant was provided to Friendly
House to improve the accessibility
and security of its community center
facilities, which serves individuals
ranging from preschool children to
senior adults. Specically, funds
will be used to upgrade its front
door hardware and entry systems.
Improvements include an automatic
swing door, video intercom and
remote locking/unlocking for
enhanced security.
Friendly House provides
educational, recreational and
human service needs for people of
all incomes and age groups in the
community, giving “special attention
to the needs of people facing
extraordinary challenges.”
Grants Awarded to D4
Non-Prot Organizations
LWV Panel
on ‘Policing
Immigration’
The League of Women Voters
of Portland is planning a spring
Community Education series on
immigration, which it says is “a
polarizing and profound issue
facing our nation.”
The rst panel is titled “Policing
Immigration”, with an emphasis
on local impacts. It will be held
Wednesday, March 12
th
, from 7pm
to 8:30pm via Zoom. To receive the
link, register at https://lwvpdx.org/
public-events/.
The program is free. Speakers are:
• Amanda McMillan, Portland
Police Assistant Chief
• Isa Peña of Innovation Law Lab
• Elliot Young of Lewis & Clark
College
An April panel will explore
national policies and humanitarian
concerns.
All of the programs are recorded
for rebroadcast by MetroEast
Community Media and available by
video and podcast from the LVW
website.
Learn About the CEI Hub
The CEI Hub Task Force is
beginning a new public awareness
outreach to neighborhood
associations and community
groups inviting them to schedule a
20-minute presentation.
According to the group, “There are
both encouraging opportunities
here, and troubling concerns.”
Organization wishing to know more
about the CEI Hub and how it is
guring into plans to transition to
renewable energy are encouraged
to contact the CEI Hub Task Force:
ceitaskforce@gmail.com.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 7
Hello District 4 Coalition Neighbors!
My name is Jessie Burke, and
I am the Old Town Community
Association chair in District 4. I was
recently elected as the District 4
Coalition President. I am a long-time
friend of my predecessor, Vadim
Mozyrsky, and know that I have big
shoes to ll.
In future issues, my hope is to
bring the District 4 community
as much information as possible
about good news happening in
our district, as well as policies and
other information that is happening
in our local City, County and State
government that I believe is critical
for the community to know but may
not have made front page news.
An example is the public budgeting
process happening right now for
the City and County. Several City
Councilors plan to advocate to cut
the Portland Police Bureau budget,
and when I raised this at a previous
District 4 Coalition board meeting,
several board members audibly
gasped.
I realized in that moment, it
would behoove us to share these
bits of information to our entire
constituency with ways to advocate,
regardless of your position on any
topic. But more to come in April!
For this issue, I was asked to
introduce myself and a bit of my
background…
While most people know me from
my business, The Society Hotel,
my perspective comes from being
the granddaughter of a Chinese
immigrant, the daughter of a man
who became paralyzed when I was
6-years old, I grew up very poor,
and I am mother to three children
(ages 17, 13 and 10).
I have a degree in teaching from the
Pennsylvania State University, and
a Master of Public Administration
degree from Portland State
University. I am a former social
worker, a long-time small business
owner, and a former member of
the United States national and
world championship fencing team.
These days, I spend the bulk of
my week volunteering to rebuild
our community in Old Town and in
Portland.
And I’m from the east coast
(Washington, DC), so I can be
direct.
Challenging Times
These last ve years in Portland
have been hard – not just navigating
a global pandemic, or the addiction
and mental health crises we bear
witness to every day – the years
have been hard because we were
asked to normalize things that are
not normal; we have been asked to
test policy theories for the rest of the
country, and then when some of the
few willing to speak up said it wasn’t
working, people lashed out at them.
People have used cancel culture
as a political tactic. We have been
living through ve years of division,
leadership often unwilling to take a
stand, media stories that thrive on
doom and gloom, and a community
reeling as we watch our beloved city
slip away.
I often tell people Portlanders are
suering, I believe, from a collective
PTSD.
But there is hope. I believe in
Portland, and I believe in Portlanders.
But it will require action, doing, and
showing up… We must become
active participants in our City once
again, because our people are the
lifeblood and the heart of Portland.
Portland isn’t Portland without
Portlanders. Now is the time, and
together, I am sure Portland can
become an even better version of
itself.
Until April,
Jesie Burke
President, District 4 Coalition
President’s Corner: Jessie Burke
Making Portland a Better Version of Itself
“I often tell people Portlanders are suffering, I believe,
from a collective PTSD. But there is hope. I believe in
Portland, and I believe in Portlanders. But it will require
action, doing and showing up.”
Jessie Burke
COALITION NEWS
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 8
The following is a synopsis of discussions
and actions taken at February’s District
4 Coalition Board meeting. A Zoom
recording of the meeting is available here.
Grievance Procedure
A grievance procedure, to be
overseen by an appointed Coalition
Grievance Committee, was
approved by the Board. It covers
the handling of grievances involving
the Coalition or its neighborhood
associations in compliance with
ONI Standards and bylaws of the
aected organizations.
Click here to review the approved
grievance procedures.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is updating
the Coalition’s nancial operating
policies, which will be reviewed
and acted upon at a later Board
meeting. Meanwhile, a nance
educational session for the Board
will be held on March 27
th
at
6:30pm.
Land Use & Transportation
Committee
D4C neighborhood associations
should regularly update changes
in their Board contact lists for the
City. Click here to make sure your
neighborhood is getting important
notices from City bureaus.
A “Land Use 101” class is currently
being updated by the Bureau of
Planning & Sustainability to provide
neighborhood Board members and
others with the basics of land use
policies and procedures at the City
and State level.
The class will be made available
to interested parties soon, says
Mary Jaron Kelley, Civic Life’s D4
engagement coordinator.
Volunteer Hour Logging
Executive Director Darlene Urban
Garrett reminded Board members
to work with their neighborhoods to
track the volunteer hours neighbors
put in on Board meetings, events
and other activities that benet the
community. These volunteer hours
will be chronicled to illustrate the
value neighborhoods and their
volunteers represent to the City and
community.
NOTE: Board meetings are held
monthly on the rst Monday. The next
meeting will be at 6:30pm, Monday,
March 3rd, at the D4C oces at 464
NW 6
th
Avenue, Suite 202. The meeting
also can be attended via Zoom.
COALITION NEWS
Spring is almost here. Let the
owers bloom. Can’t resist an Irish
proverb for March.
February was a very productive month
for the District 4 Coalition. We had
our annual meeting and selected a
president, Jessie Burke, Old Town
Community Association. The Board
also selected the other members of our
nine-member Executive Committee and
ocers:
Kent Snyder, Collins View
(Vice President)
Margo Howell, Downtown (Secretary)
Gary Berger, Hillside (Treasurer)
Beth Omansky, Multnomah
Leslie Hammond, Hayhurst
David Dugan, Sellwood-Moreland
Vadim Mozersky, (past President),
Goose Hollow
Ron Bushner, Marshall Park
While details of when the Executive
Committee will meet are still being
formulated, the
entire District 4
Coalition Board
members will
continue to meet
on the First
Monday of the
month.
Other News
The Board
retreat on February 1st was fun
and helpful in building our District
4 team. Every day, every month
we are nding our way forward
together.
The calendar on our D4C website
is very informative. Please take
a few minutes to understand
much of what is happening in
District 4. Also, please note that
you can lter the calendar to see
each neighborhood’s information
individually.
I make this point because the
D4C calendar page has received
feedback that our calendar is too
full, so take advantage of that
functionality.
Darlene Urban Garrett
Executive Director
Executive Director’s Report
Great Tidings to Everyone Who Calls District 4 Their District!
Darlene Urban Garrett
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be
more. And nothing but happiness come through
your door.”
Old Irish Proverb
Board Briefs
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 9
Spring is almost here. Let the
owers bloom. Can’t resist an Irish
proverb for March.
February was a very productive month
for the District 4 Coalition. We had
our annual meeting and selected a
president, Jessie Burke, Old Town
Community Association. The Board
also selected the other members of our
nine-member Executive Committee and
ocers:
Kent Snyder, Collins View
(Vice President)
Margo Howell, Downtown (Secretary)
Gary Berger, Hillside (Treasurer)
Beth Omansky, Multnomah
Leslie Hammond, Hayhurst
David Dugan, Sellwood-Moreland
Vadim Mozersky, (past President),
Goose Hollow
Ron Bushner, Marshall Park
While details of when the Executive
Committee will meet are still being
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10% of Proceeds will go to Support the
District 4 Coalition
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Part III covers Dues,
Communications, Positions on
Electoral Issues, Resolution of
Boundary Disputes and Involving
Business Associations. Parts of
this synopsis have been abridged.
To access the full set of ONI
Standards, click here.
Dues
Neighborhood Associations cannot
require collection of membership
dues. Contributions made on a
voluntary basis may be accepted.
Communication
Neighborhood Associations are
encouraged to maintain open
communication with community
members and neighborhood
Business District Associations [see
below] on pertinent matters and
issues of mutual interest and to
seek opportunities for discussion
prior to taking action on such
issues. (See Section IV of the ONI
Standards, Page 14)
Resolution of Boundary
Disputes
Boundary disputes should be
resolved at the Neighborhood
Association or District Coalition
Board level. If two or more
Neighborhood Associations are
unable to agree to a proposed
boundary change, the District
Coalition board shall assist in
resolving the dispute through a
process outlined in Section III, Page 12.
Positions on Electoral Issues
Neighborhood Associations shall
not take positions in support of or
opposition to any political candidate
or party. They may take positions on
ballot measures and referendums.
(Section IV, Operational Procedure,
Communication. Page 14).
Involving Business District
Associations
Neighborhood Associations should
encourage the participation of
businesses and Business District
Association representatives
in activities, meetings, and
participation on governing bodies of
Neighborhood Associations.
Part IV will cover the standards for
District Coalitions.
In resolving a recent grievance from
an individual who sought minutes
and/or recordings of a neighborhood
meeting.
Provide guidance to neighborhood
associations.
The ndings read, in part: “It is true
that Neighborhoods Associations
are not required to make or keep
audio or visual records of their
meetings. The ONI Standards and
ORS 65 Nonprot Corporations
Law only required NAs to take and
preserve written meeting minutes.
“While Neighborhood Associations
are not required to record their
meetings, if they do, those
recordings become public records
and must be provided when
requested.
The recordings need not, however,
be preserved innitely. An NA may
have a retention plan which sets
out a schedule for the deletion of
recordings, such as a provision
which requires meeting recordings
be erased once the written minutes
are approved. Having and following
a retention plan ensures that
necessary records are kept and
the rest discarded. It also protects
an NA from claims of record
concealment or destruction.”
As a reminder, according to
ONI Standards, neighborhood
associations should have a
grievance procedure in their bylaws.
When grievances arrive,
neighborhood associations should
consult grievance sections of their
bylaws in addition to following
Section VII: Grievance and Appeal
Procedures (page 30) of ONI
Standards.
ONI Standards Part III
Formal Rules Govern Neighborhood Engagement
This is the third in a series of articles to review key provisions of the ONI Standards
that neighborhood associations and district coalitions must adhere to in order to
receive City funding under City Code 3.96
Grievance Ruling Provides Guidance for Neighborhoods
COALITION NEWS
“If neighborhoods record their meetings,
those meetings become public records.”
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Stewardship at Fanno Creek
Natural Area
We marked our third stewardship
event at this Portland Parks &
Recreation (PP&R) site. Together,
we successfully cleared a total
of 320 square feet of ivy! Thanks
to the hard work of volunteers,
we’re seeing fantastic progress in
restoring the area’s natural habitat.
We’re grateful for our partnership
with PP&R and the opportunity to
help care for this special place.
Save the date for our next
volunteer work party on March
29th—when we’ll be planting
native plants there. Learn more:
westsidewatersheds.org/events
16th Annual Watershed Wide Event
Saturday, March 15, 9am – noon
Tryon Creek Watershed Council’s
annual volunteer event is coming
up! Westside Watershed Resource
Center will be hosting the Jackson
Middle School site, where we’ll
be removing English
ivy and Himalayan
blackberry.
Tools, gloves, and
snacks will be provided!
We hope you’ll join us
to help make a positive
impact on this unique
urban watershed! Learn
more and signup here
Stormwater Stars
Spring Workshops
Curious how you can
manage rainwater
naturally while creating
a more eco-friendly
landscape but don’t
know where to start?
Stormwater Stars inspires residents
to manage rainwater, enhance
habitats and reduce harmful
chemicals in their landscapes. Our
practices include lawn replacement,
de-paving, soil improvement, porous
pathways, contained planters and
native plantings. We oer free site
visits and host hands-on workshops
each Fall and Spring to demonstrate
these techniques at homes,
businesses, and community spaces.
Upcoming Workshops:
• Sunday, March 9: 1pm-3pm in
the Markham neighborhood
• Sunday, March 16: 1pm-3pm
in the West Portland Park
neighborhood
• Sunday, April 13: 12pm-2pm
at Skyline Tavern in the Forest
Park neighborhood
• Hayhurst Neighborhood: date
TBD
Sign up and learn more at www.
stormwaterstars.org/events. For
questions, email mailto:hello@
stormwaterstars.org or call 503-865-
6759.
Take a look at our past workshops
at www.stormwaterstars.org/be-
inspired.
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COALITION NEWS
Stormwater Stars workshop in Arnold Creek neighborhood.
Photo: Stormwater Stars
Fanno Creek Natural Area.
Photo: Westside Watershed Resource Center
Westside Watershed Resource Center
Full Slate of Spring Events on Tap
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WWRC–
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Coalition’s Programs Empower the Community–
Last Month’s Events
Portland Jewish Academy: We
were grateful to join Portland Jewish
Academy for their Work for the
World Fair on Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. Students got hands-on
experience making seed balls, while
learning how native plants support a
healthy watershed and ecosystem—
and how they can make a dierence.
Bridlemile Elementary: We had the
pleasure of working with a 4th grade
class at Bridlemile Elementary.
We explored how salmon play a
vital role in keeping watersheds
healthy—all while painting these
beautiful wood cutouts. We’re
excited to continue working with this
class as spring approaches.
Sean Healy, Manager
Westside Watershed Resource
Center
In addition to supporting member
organizations, the District 4
Coalitions operates seven imporrant
programs:
Building Diverse Communities:
Workshops and roundtables
to address issues surrounding
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Building Skilled Communities:
Training, workshops and skill share
events to develop skills, build
capacity, and empower individuals
and organizations.
Crime Prevention & Safety:
Programs to encourage positive
activities and community
engagement on our streets, develop
productive relationships with
Portland police, and engage with
the City’s Safe Blocks program.
Homeless/Houselessness:
Advocacy for Built For Zero,
fostering collaboration between
community service eorts/
organizations, and providing
pathways for people to address this
critical challenge.
Land Use & Transportation:
Communication about projects in
our neighborhoods and transmission
of public notices to those working on
land use issues at the neighborhood
level.
Emergency Preparedness:
Coordination of emergency
preparedness eorts and providing
a link with the Bureau of Emergency
Management to revitalize
Neighborhood Emergency Teams
and providing support through grant
funding, networking, recruitment
and skill-sharing.
Watershed Health: Supporting
conservation and education
programs to enhance and preserve
natural plants and habitat,
watershed health, and mitigating
impacts from stormwater runo and
invasive plant species.
COALITION NEWS
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Two panels of District 4
neighborhood representatives
testied last month before the
City Council’s Transportation &
Infrastructure Committee to present
their concerns about the need
for sidewalks, safe walking and
bicycling, and trac calming in
Southwest and Southeast Portland.
District 4 Councilor Olivia Clark
chairs this committee, which has
ve Council members including
District 4 Councilor Mitch Green.
Lisa Caballero, SWTrails PDX:
Caballero described the gaps
in sidewalks and bikeways in
Southwest Portland as like a Bingo
game where the squares are
piecemeal sidewalk segments that
never get lled and “no one ever
gets to call, ‘Bingo’”.
She cited SW Gaines Street near
the OHSU campus allowed a single
white stripe to serve as a “sidewalk”
where she said there was ample
public right-of-way to build one.
“If the City can pass o white stripes
as a sidewalk this close to a major
employment center,” she said, “it
can happen anywhere – and it
does.” Such treatments, she said,
typically remain for decades.
Noting that SW Portland has only
25 percent coverage of sidewalks
along its streets – far less than the
rest of the city – Caballero said
the lack of basic infrastructure has
hampered the implementation of
needed transportation systems in
that entire area of the city.
Marita Ingalsbe, Hayhurst:
Ingalsbe cited a 263-home
development planned for the former
Alpenrose Dairy property along SW
Shattuck Road which, according
to City estimates, is projected to
increase trac volumes by 50% --
or an estimated 1,800 vehicles per
day.
“While the City’s policies prioritize
walking and biking, this new
development as approved will
unfortunately be car-dependent,”
Ingalsbe said. The project’s
developers are planning a
pedestrian and bicycle path along
its frontage, but she said that leaves
a half-mile of unsafe walking and
bicycling distance to Beaverton-
Hillsdale Highway.
Ingalsbe noted that B-H Highway is
a major transit corridor with a high
level of bus service, but argued
that signicant improvements are
needed on the network of side
streets in order for transit users to
get there safely.
Pointing out that there are nine
unfunded Southwest in Motion
projects currently on the drawing
boards for Shattuck Road and its
cross streets, “We look forward
to working with you to get these
funded,’ she said.
Don Baack, SWTrails PDX: Baack
testied that the hilly nature of
SW Portland “requires dierent
standards and approaches to solve
stormwater and transportation
challenges.” He said its topography
precludes a grid development
pattern and tends to congest trac
to “a few busy, narrow streets”
mostly without sidewalks or bike
lanes.
In addition, he said, the lack of “big
pipe” stormwater infrastructure
makes it costly to build sidewalks
and other transportation
improvements. “For environmental
reasons, you can’t build concrete
sidewalks without rst paying to
manage the stormwater – and that
means it’s expensive,” he said.
Back pointed out that Tri-Met has
been reducing services to the
residential parts of SW Portland.
“These cuts have made Southwest
more car-dependent,” resulting in the
need for “continuous, safe, family-
friendly bike and pedestrian routes.”
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COALITION NEWS
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
D4C Leaders Voice Transportation Concerns to Council Committee
SW Portland neighborhood leaders testify to the City Council’s new Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee on January 24th. Left to right are Marianne
Fitzgerald, Don Baack, Michael Kaplan, Lisa Caballero and Marita Ingalsbe.
Video Image: City of Portland
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 14
Council Meeting–
(Continued from the Prior Page)
He argued for continued planning
and funding for the Red Electric
Trail, as a pedestrian and cycling
connection between Washington
County and downtown Portland,
calling it “an extremely important
infrastructure segment.”
Marianne Fitzgerald, Ashcreek-
Crestwood: An advocate for
transportation improvements since
the mid-1990s when she lobbied the
City about the need for sidewalks on
SW Capitol Highway for children to
get to Markham Elementary School,
Fitzgerald applauded the City’s work
to complete the long-sought SW
Capitol Highway Project in 2023.
“The reason it was a successful
project is because it combined
pedestrian, bicycle, stormwater
and Water Bureau investments to
Capitol Highway under one fabulous
project manager and one fabulous
construction contractor,” she said.
“These are the kind of strategic
investments that we need for the
future.”
Fitzgerald urged implementation
of the West Portland Town Center
Plan, saying continued City support
and funding is necessary to turn the
crossroads at SW Barbur Blvd. and
Capitol Highway into a successful
residential and business district that
is accessible and safe to reach.
Michael Kaplan, South Portland:
Focusing on the South Waterfront
area, he said it has been a
longstanding priority to improve
access to and from the area.
Although it has good walking and
bicycling routes, he said, key parts
of the transportation system need
improvement.
The South Waterfront area has a
substantial amount of developable
land that can be used to help
meet the city’s “signicant housing
demand”, he noted, including
aordable housing. Priority
improvements include completing
the S. Bond Avenue across the
Zidell-owned property and xing the
S. Bancroft and Macadam Avenue
intersection.
Kaplan also lamented the fact that
ODOT has refused to lower the
speed limit on SW Hood Avenue
coming o the Ross Island Bridge
to 35 mph, which the City trac
engineer had approved. He said
the neighborhood still wants the
reduced speed limit to be imposed.
Kristina DiTullo, Reed: DiTullo,
president of the Reed Neighborhood
Association, focused her comments
on Holgate where heavy trac
makes it a challenge for pedestrians
to cross the street safely even in
midday.
Two crossings – at
SE 34
th
and SE
29
th
– are dicult
to navigate for
pedestrians as
well as people
using motorized
wheelchairs, she
said, citing several
instances where
she herself could not complete
crossing SE 34
th
while in the middle
of the busy crosswalk because cars
in the other lane would not stop.
In one instance, DiTrullo said,
she had to wave her arms in mid-
crossing to get a truck to stop, but it
then honked at her as she crossed.
A neighbor who uses a wheelchair
for transportation to and from
shopping told her she has great
diculty crossing SE 34th and has
opted for a safer route because the
south side of Holgate is not
accessible to wheelchairs, DiTrullo
said. She said she has observed
other wheelchair users who have
opted to drive in the roadway
instead.
She asked the Council to fund a
trac and speed study of Holgate.
Stephan Segraves, Reed:
Segraves, the neighborhood’s land
use chair, also described unsafe
conditions on SE Holgate Blvd.
“Since 2019, I‘ve
seen speeds and
unsafe driving
along Holgate
exponentially
get worse, and
it’s become
really unfriendly
for walking and
biking,” he said,
noting that two schools and a large
retirement community sit along
Holgate, which has a sidewalk on
one side that’s not accessible for
motorized wheelchairs, and unsafe
crosswalks.
“The speeding and failure to
observe crosswalks to the schools
has made every morning drop-o
and every evening pick-up very
stressful for parents and very
unsafe,” Segraves testied.
He also told Council members that
there are no marked crosswalks on
Holgate east of SE 34
th
, requiring
residents to wait even longer for
safe crossing.
To view the full recording of the
meeting, click here. Testimony starts
at minute 56:45.
Kristina DiTullo
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Kristina DiTullo
Stephan Segraves
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substantial amount of developable
land that can be used to help
meet the city’s “signicant housing
demand”, he noted, including
aordable housing. Priority
improvements include completing
the S. Bond Avenue across the
Zidell-owned property and xing the
S. Bancroft and Macadam Avenue
intersection.
Kaplan also lamented the fact that
ODOT has refused to lower the
speed limit on SW Hood Avenue
coming o the Ross Island Bridge
to 35 mph, which the City trac
engineer had approved. He said
the neighborhood still wants the
reduced speed limit to be imposed.
Kristina DiTullo, Reed: DiTullo,
president of the Reed Neighborhood
Association, focused her comments
on Holgate where heavy trac
makes it a challenge for pedestrians
to cross the street safely even in
midday.
Two crossings – at
SE 34
th
and SE
29
th
– are dicult
to navigate for
pedestrians as
well as people
using motorized
wheelchairs, she
said, citing several
instances where
she herself could not complete
crossing SE 34
th
while in the middle
of the busy crosswalk because cars
in the other lane would not stop.
In one instance, DiTrullo said,
she had to wave her arms in mid-
crossing to get a truck to stop, but it
then honked at her as she crossed.
A neighbor who uses a wheelchair
for transportation to and from
shopping told her she has great
diculty crossing SE 34th and has
opted for a safer route because the
Kristina DiTullo
Far Southwest (FSW) is located in
the southwest corner of Portland
– bounded by the Ashcreek-
Crestwood neighborhood to
the north, West Portland Park
(WPP) neighborhood to the east,
Washington County (Tigard) to the
west and Clackamas County (Lake
Oswego) to the south.
Our rst residents found thick stands
of old growth timber interspersed
with dairy elds. Some elds were
planted in hay and wheat. The
timber was gradually cut down to
build houses and barns, and during
WWII it went to the war eort.
PCC Sylvania, built in 1966 and
opened 1968, replaced a large
portion of grazing land. Neighbors
still remember the blasting while
the campus was being developed –
and the daily task of straightening
pictures on the walls of their homes
that came with it.
Pacic Highway (US 99), the main
road from Canada to Mexico, was
upgraded and widened and became
Barbur Blvd. to Tigard, improving
travel to the valley and the coast.
In the 1960’s Interstate 5 was built
replacing US 99 as the main road
between the borders.
Residents in the late 1970’s (before
FSW was annexed into Portland
in the 1980’s) remember sharing
the dirt roads with a pair of colorful
strutting peacocks. There was a
herd of 5 deer who munched on
neighbor’s fruit trees and bushes,
then dined on their roses “for
dessert”.
Businesses
FSW has few businesses, so
most residents did – and still
do – their shopping and services
in surrounding areas or online.
Nearby businesses included Dunkin
Donuts (now Starbucks), Erickson’s
Scandinavian restaurant with
Swedish meatballs and lingonberry
crepes (now Happy Fortune) and the
Scandia Lodge (now Value Inn, soon
to be aordable housing).
And don’t forget the Plush Pippin
with its fabulous pies and other
treats (now a Japanese restaurant).
Piggly Wiggly was one of the rst
grocery stores (now Barbur World
Foods, which has poster-sized
photos of the old Piggly Wiggly
parking lot and the interior of the
store hanging on its walls).
One of the oldest families was the
Vermilyeas at SW 53
rd
and Capitol
Hwy. Mr. Vermilyea owned what is
now Landmark Ford. Their large
property was eventually sold to the
city as a park.
The house was torn down to
discourage squatters, and the
property has undergone many years
of renovation including removing
invasive plants and replanting native
ones instead.
This was the origin of Sylvania
Natural Area Park (SNAP).
Unfortunately it suered major tree
loss and damage in the “Arctic Blast”
of 2024 and will take some time and
eort to recover.
Lesser Park, the other FSW park,
is at SW 60
th
and Haines and
runs along the west side of PCC
providing many trails for hiking and
exploring nature.
Our colorful neighborhood isn’t
just for people, then or now. There
have been raccoons, possums,
an occasional skunk and frequent
coyotes (who surrounded at least
one neighbor while walking his dog
on the PCC track before wandering
o for more bite-sized prey).
There was also a turkey vulture,
owls, pheasants and doves, and a
marmot seeking ‘higher education’ at
PCC Sylvania, plus numerous tree
“fairies” around the neighborhood!
Rob Hertert, Chair
Marcia Leslie, Vice-chair
Meet Your Neighbors - Far Southwest
From Country to City – A Neighborhood Then and Now
COALITION NEWS
Piggly Wiggly stores opened in 1916 in Memphis as
the rst true self-service grocery. Someone asked
founder Clarence Saunders why he had chosen
such an unusual name, to which he replied, “So
people will ask that very question”. American artist
George Condo painted the “Piggly Wiggly” logo.
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CITY/COUNTY NEWS
Evening City Council Meetings to be Held Each Month
County Seeks CIC Members
The new Portland City Council is
holding evening meetings once a
month to encourage greater public
participation in City government
matters. On the third Wednesday of
each month – in this month’s case it
will be March 19
th
– its meetings are
at 6pm and accessible in person or
online.
The 12-member Council also
holds a regular monthly meeting at
9:30am on the rst Wednesday of
each month (March 5
th
this month).
For more information about the
Council’s schedule and information
about how to view the sessions or
testify, click here.
Committee Meetings
In addition to full Council meetings,
the County has formed eight topical
committees that meet during the
month to discuss both policy and
governance matters.
To learn more about and track the
meetings and activities of each
committee, click on the links below:
Snowplow Naming
Nearly 16,000 people participated
in the ranked-choice voting in late
January for naming ve City of
Portland snowplows – and just in
time for the early February’s snowfall!
The ve winning names were quite
creative:
•
The Big Leplowski
•
Beverly Clear-y
•
Brrrrnside
•
Salt and Thaw
•
Plowy McPlowface
“Thank you to everyone who
participated in Portland’s rst ever
snowplow naming contest,” says the
Bureau of Snowplow Management
(aka Bureau of Transportation).
“We hope more Portlanders now
know (and tell everyone they know)
that Portland has 56 snowplows
ready to respond to winter weather!”
Check out the snowplow name reveal
video where PBOT snowplow drivers
showcase the winning names.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Second and fourth Mondays, 9:30am – 11:30am
Homelessness and Housing Committee
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Climate, Resilience, and Land Use Committee
Second and fourth Thursdays, 9:30am – 11:30am
Community and Public Safety Committee
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Arts and Economy Committee
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 9:30am – 11:30am
Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Second and fourth Thursdays, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Finance Committee
Second and fourth Mondays, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Governance Committee
Second and fourth Mondays, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Members of the City’s “plow team” as
they line up to do their “reveal video on
the newest snowplow names.
Photo: Portland Bureau of Transportation
Multnomah County is recruiting
new members for its Community
Involvement Committee (CIC).
Applications are due March 14th.
CIC members review the
County’s community engagement
policies and programs to identify
and remove barriers to civic
participation, and develop
recommendations for improvement
and practice.
There are 7-15
members on the CIC,
which is recruiting 4-5
new members from
the County’s District 1.
For more information,
contact KellyAnn
Cameron, Community
Involvement
Coordinator, at
ka.cameron@multco.us.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 17
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Bring Back the Zoo Train!
For decades, the beloved
Washington Park and Zoo Railway
carried passengers on a scenic
journey connecting the Oregon
Zoo to a station high above the
International Rose Test Garden.
Since its closure in 2013, the
tracks have sat dormant—but now,
a determined group of Portland
citizens, led by the Arlington Heights
neighborhood, is working to bring
the train back to life.
This eort began in 2018,
when the Arlington Heights and
Sylvan Highlands neighborhood
associations joined forces to
support restoring the Rose Garden
loop. A draft master plan for
Washington Park was before City
Council, and it proposed replacing
the train with a walking path.
The idea proved unpopular with
Portlanders, some 40,000 of whom
signed an petition to restore the
railway. Supporters succeeded
in watering down language in the
adopted plan. Tracks would not be
removed, though a multiuse path
might be built next to them.
Neighborhood representatives got
to work and collaborated with the
Oregon Rail Heritage Center and
the Pacic Northwest Chapter of the
National Railway Historical Society.
Since then:
• They raised funds to commission
a geotechnical analysis of
trackway repair needs.
• Architects developed plans to
make the Washington Park
station accessible to people with
mobility issues.
• The railway district was added to
the National Register of Historic
Places.
• More than 60 volunteers cleared
the tracks of debris (see photo).
• Financial analysis showed
restoration is cost eective and
the reopened line would operate
at a prot.
Next month a Zoo Train Task Force
will begin a six-month process to
determine the future of the railway.
Created by Metro Council, the task
force will be led by Metro Councilor
Christine Lewis and our D4 City
Councilor Olivia Clark.
Kathy Goeddel, former president
of AHN and president of the Friends
of the Washington Park and Zoo
Railway, and Mort Bishop III, will
serve on the task force representing
the Friends group.
Learn more about the task force
and eorts to preserve the historic
railway at fwpzr.org, or contact
Kathy Goeddel, president@fwpzr.org.
Kathy Goeddel
Above, volunteers clear the Tracks January 2025. At right, the Oregon Steamer steamed up and rolling through Washington Park
before the line closed in 2013.
Next Meeting:
Monday, March 10, 6pm
Virtual – Zoom
In-Person – Hoyt Arboretum Library
President: Lora Miro
board@arlingtonheightspdx.org
Arlington Heights
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 18
SW Trails Monthly Work Party: March 6th
Join SWTrails and Portland Parks & Rec for their regular 1st Thursday work
party on March 6th, 9am and noon, at Maricara Nature Park, 10550 SW 30th
Ave. Click on the graphic for the exact meeting point.
Volunteers will be working on the trail surfaces, covering roots with gravel and
doing drain clearing, armoring some surfaces, and getting rid of muddy spots.
The work parties are designed for people of all abilities age 14 and over.
If you’d like to participate, contact Dave Manville at dave.manville@swtrails.org.
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Welcome to the new Ashcreek-
Crestwood Neighborhood
Association!
The State of Oregon approved
our paperwork on February 6
th
, to
combine our formerly separate but
abutting neighborhood associations.
We continue to take care of 1001
other details associated with the
changes with our new Board of
Directors.
Our upcoming March 10
th
meeting
will feature a conversation with
Neighborhood House about its SW
Hope Campaign. The SW Hope
Community Food Drive runs from
March 5
th
to April 20
th
with a lot of
events planned in our community to
raise funds for its free food market.
Neighborhood House provides a
wide range of services to people in
need throughout SW Portland, from
food security to childcare to senior
services and more.
Meeting details will be shared with
our email groups and posted on our
new website, ashcreekcrestwoodna.org.
Partnership and Priorities
Our February meeting included
a review of neighborhood
partnerships and neighborhood
priorities. Our neighborhood has
few sidewalks and bike paths, so we
rely on a network of volunteer-built
trails.
We have several needed
transportation safety improvement
projects on our list that have been
on the City’s near-term priority list
for decades. Sadly, the project the
Portland Bureau of Transportation
(PBOT) and Washington County
funded to make the intersection of
SW Garden Home Road and SW
Multnomah Blvd. safer is no longer
funded.
We have several parks and natural
resource areas managed by
Portland Parks and Recreation
(Dickinson Park and Woods
Memorial Natural Area) and the
Bureau of Environmental Services
(Ash Creek Natural Area, sections
of Dickinson and Woods Parks and
elsewhere in our neighborhood).
Most of these are natural areas with
few public playground facilities.
We have the AshCrest NET
members helping neighbors in
the wake of natural disasters,
and volunteers who support the
homeless in our community.
Friends of Woods Park and PP&R
organize monthly work parties in
the Woods Memorial Natural Area
on the 4th Saturday of each month.
The next ones are scheduled for
March 22
nd
and April 26
th
.
Neighbors can sign up for the
monthly newsletter and register
here or the Friends of Woods Park
Facebook page.
We also have the Smith School
property in our neighborhood. The
elementary school building was
closed many years ago, but the
Smith School sports elds are used
by many people. We have invited
Portland School Board member
Christy Splitt to attend our April 14
th
meeting to discuss public school
facilities in SW Portland.
We hope you will join us at our
monthly meetings, the second
Mondays at 7pm via Zoom.
Marianne Fitzgerald, President
Ashcreek-Crestwood Neighborhood
Assoc.
Ashcreek-Crestwood
Next Meeting:
Monday, March 10, 7pm
Virtual – Zoom
Chair: Marianne Fitzgerald
tzgerald.marianne@gmail.com
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 19
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
At the February 12
th
Bridlemile
Neighborhood Association (BNA)
meeting, approximately 30 people
shared ideas on improving
pedestrian safety on SW Shattuck
Road.
Adding urgency is that a developer
plans 263 new housing units at
the Alpenrose Dairy site just south
of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
This will increase the number
of pedestrians walking on SW
Shattuck to Beaverton-Hillside
Highway to ride the bus or shop at
the local grocery and pharmacies.
Much of this road lacks sidewalks
and meaningful shoulders.
The Portland Bureau of
Transportation (PBOT) estimates
that, after development is
completed, vehicular trac on
Shattuck Road will increase
by almost 50%, or about 1,800
additional trips per day.
In addition, numerous construction
vehicles will travel there during
development. Currently, according
to PBOT, 91% of cars crossing
the SW Shattuck and Illinois
intersection do so at greater-than-
posted speeds.
What Can be Done?
PBOT transportation planner
Corrine McQueen forwarded a
list of 11 projects identied for
improving SW Shattuck trac
safety. Only one is currently
fully funded a PBOT project that
will improve safety at the SW
Shattuck Road and the B-H Hwy.
intersection.
This is exactly where, in 2012,
27-year-old Mara Rosanne
Forsythe-Crane was hit by a
truck and killed while crossing the
intersection with the walk signal.
BNA treasurer Claire Coleman-
Evans said: “Why do we have to
wait until someone is deceased to
do something? Why can’t we do it
beforehand?”
PBOT Project Manager Mimi
Phillips said the funded project
involves:
• Rebuilding the signal at SW
Shattuck Road and B-H Hwy to
accommodate left hand turns
from SW Shattuck Road onto
B-H Hwy.
• Improving intersection visibility
and site lines.
• Upgrading the corner ramps as
needed to meet current ADA
standards.
Construction is scheduled for fall
2025. Here is her presentation and
contact information. Still, this project
does not provide a completely safe
route to walk or bike on Shattuck to
Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
Marita Ingalsbe, Hayhurst NA
chair and Friends-of-Alpenrose
steering committee member,
said the developer’s consultant
recommended putting speed
cushions on Shattuck. The City
declined for now.
Southwest Hills Residential League
(SWHRL) transportation chair
Craig Koon reported hearing that
PBOT doesn’t have money for big
xes. He mentioned the alternative
of using less-expensive roadway
speed boards (aka radar speed
signs). They remind drivers that
they are going too fast.
Said Craig: “The most important
thing the Commissioners said was
that they needed to hear from
residents often so that they (the
Commissioners) have concrete
things to take to these meetings
and say ‘why am I hearing about
people walking in a wet ditch on SW
Dosch? What can I do?’”
District 4 Councilor Mitch Green’s
chief-of-sta, Maria Sipin, repeated
that local resident input can help
make things happen.
Councilors Green and Olivia
Clark are on the City Council’s
transportation committee. They
meet and discuss relevant issues.
They can escalate issues and direct
local administrators to do studies.
They can help create a sense of
urgency about issues of interest.
To connect with Councilor Green:
• By email: councilor.green@
portlandoregon.gov
• Via his newsletter: https://www.
portland.gov/council/districts/4/
mitch-green/newsletter
• To meet him: https://www.
portland.gov/council/districts/4/
mitch-green/meet
Bridlemile
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 12, 7pm
Virtual – Click for Zoom
Chair: Richard Freimark
board@bridlemilepdx.org
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Abigail Scott Duniway
(1834 -1915)
Duniway School’s Namesake
To celebrate Women’s History
Month, we in Eastmoreland
celebrate a name we live with every
day, Abigail Scott Duniway. Our
neighborhood elementary school,
Duniway, is named in her honor.
Duniway was one of the women
in the history of our country who
believed women would not be
equal until they got the vote. Many
opposed that thinking including her
brother, Harvey Scott, editor of The
Oregonian newspaper. She did not
hesitate to refute his statement:
“I am a foe to irresponsible voting,
and giving women the right to vote
would surely compound a felony.”
Duniway also realized the power
of the pen and started her own
newspaper The New Northwest. Her
newspaper could hardly compete
with The Oregonian, but as a writer
she was forceful, argumentative and
it was hardly ever dull.
Duniway’s apprenticeship in public
speaking was served the same year
she started the newspaper. In 1871
she managed suragist Susan B.
Anthony’s two–month speaking
tour of Oregon and Washington,
both sharing the stage. Some
of society criticized Duniway for
“unwomanly” thoughts and behavior
but she never lacked for speaking
invitations.
Hard-Fought Eort
Women’s surage was defeated ve
times in Oregon before victory in
1912. Duniway’s role in bringing the
vote to 75,000 women in Oregon
was recognized when Gov. Oswald
West asked her to write Oregon’s
Woman Surage Proclamation.
In 1912, Duniway was the rst
woman to register to vote in
Multnomah County. She went on
to cast the historic rst vote by an
Oregon woman in
1914, after over 40
years of struggle.
Also in 1914, one
year before her death,
Duniway published
her autobiography,
“Path Breaking: An
Autobiographical
History of the Equal
Surage Movement in
Pacic Coast States.”
The closing lines of
the mother of equal
surage in Oregon are
timeless: “…women
of today free to study,
to speak, to write, to
choose their occupation, should
remember that every inch of this
freedom was bought for them at a
great price. It is for them to show
their gratitude by
helping onward the reforms of their
own time, by spreading the light of
freedom and truth still wider.
The debt that each generation owes
to the past it must pay to the future.”
Joanne Carlson
Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 20, 2:30pm
In-Person – TBA
Chair: Jane Monson
president@eastmorelandpdx.org
Eastmoreland
Abilgail Scott Duniway at the ballot box.
Photo: Oregon Historical Society
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
About Women’s Surage
After decades of attempts,
deliberations and struggles, the 19th
Amendment of the US Constitution
was certied on August 18th, 1920,
as testament to the untiring work of
suragettes such as Abigal Scott
Duniway.
The 19th Amendment prohibits the
US government and its states from
denying the right to vote to citizens
on the basis of sex – in eect
recognizing the right of women to
vote.
The amendment was the culmination
of a decades-long women’s surage
movement in the United States and
was part of a worldwide movement.
The rst amendment was introduced
in Congress in 1878, but a surage
amendment did not get approved by
Congress until 1919 and then ratied
by the requisite number of states by
1920.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 21
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Far Southwest’s quarterly
membership meeting in January
was well attended. We had guest
speakers from PCC-Sylvania and
our District Four Coalition oce.
District Four Coalition Update
Darlene Urban Garrett, Executive
Director of our District Four
Coalition (D4C), gave an overview
of issues. Some of her comments:
● There have been some growing
pains. Bringing three culturally
dierent Coalition areas of the
city together (SWNI, NWNW, SE
Uplift) and creating policies and
bylaws together has been a big
task.
● D4C is the largest Coalition,
with 30 neighborhoods.
Lots of challenges. City and
Coalition have severe nancial
problems. We hope the
City will continue to provide
neighborhood association
insurance. She asked us to
document events and volunteer
hours, demonstrating how
neighborhoods amplify the City’s
investment.
● The new District 4 Voices!
newsletter has gotten rave
reviews and will help bring our
Coalition together.
Aordable Housing at PCC
Sylvania
Rebecca Ocken, PCC’s Director of
Planning and Capital Construction,
and Josh Peters McBride, PCC’s
Operations Manager, discussed
PCC Sylvania’s plans for campus
aordable housing. Some of their
comments:
• Housing makes up 53% of the
total cost of attendance for PCC
students. More than half of PCC
students experience housing
insecurity with 18% experiencing
homelessness.
• Currently there are no plans to
introduce community aordable
housing on the Sylvania
campus.
Two pilot projects are underway:
42
nd
and Killingsworth, and
82
nd
and Division. Sylvania has
more challenging topography,
environmental restrictions, parking
needs and a lack of supporting
services which may hamper the
introduction of onsite community
housing.
• Josh and Rebecca would not
be comfortable moving forward
on PCC Sylvania housing
pending a full assessment of the
PCC North and East housing
projects. They committed
to conversations with our
neighborhood.
• MaryPat, a neighbor adjacent
to Parking Lot 10, oered
her thanks to everyone for
the attention placed upon the
concerns of the neighborhood in
this area.
Rob Hertert, Chair
Marcia Leslie, Vice-Chair
Next Meeting:
General: Thu, April 25, 7pm
Board: March 13, 6:30pm
Virtual – Zoom
Chair: Robert Hertert
Vice Chair: Marcia Leslie
robert.hertert@gmail.com
Far Southwest
PCC-Sylvania Open House
Portland Community College – Sylvania will host an Adult Learning Open House on Thursday, March 13th, from
4:30pm to 7:30pm, for individuals interested in pursuing their education and career opportunities.
Attendees will receive
information on how to get ready to attend PCC, learn about its academic program and nancial aid/scholarships, spend
time with faculty and sta, and get answers to questions
about the education options that are available.
More information is available here.
The campus is located at 12000 SW 49
th
Avenue in
the Far Southwest neighborhood. It is nestled into a
lovely, wooded area just o of I-5. Here is a map and
directions.
Note: Attendees can drop by anytime between 4:30pm
and 7:30pm.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 22
Forest Park Neighborhood
Association held its annual election
meeting in February. Since the
neighborhood staggers the terms of
its Board members, not everyone is
up for election or re-election at the
same time.
Four incumbent members were re-
elected to 3-year terms:
• Michael Cordisco
• Jim Emerson
• Leslie Hidula
• Paula Savageau
One new member was elected to a
2-year term:
• Veronica Dullack
Looking Ahead
FPNA is doing its annual SOLV
cleanup on Saturday, April 19
th
.
More information will be forthcoming
after its March meeting – but mark
your calendars!
FPNA also is delighted to announce
two free upcoming events in our
area on Sunday, April 13th, at
the historic Skyline Tavern located
on NW Skyline Blvd., just east of
Germantown Road.
First, beginning at noon the
professionals from Stormwater
Stars (www.stormwaterstars.
org) and Westside Watershed
Resource Center (www.
westsidewatersheds.org/) will
provide a hands-on workshop
of practical skills and eco-
friendly strategies for protecting,
preserving, and restoring our
natural landscape and habitats,
including:
• stormwater management tips
and techniques,
• landscaping with native plants,
• restoring and amending soils,
and
• natural gardening and
landscaping tips to minimize
erosion and optimize stability.
Participants will learn more about
challenges and opportunities unique
to our local ecosystem, see how
strategies are implemented, and
participate in completing a project.
Tools, gloves, and snacks will be
provided!
Pre-registration is required for this
workshop, and space is limited. You
can register for the event and learn
more at www.stormwaterstars.org/
events.
Second, following the workshop
there will be a gathering of
neighbors for an afternoon of live
music, dancing, food, art and family
fun -- t for all ages!
As a special treat, expect a short,
animated lm highlighting the perils
facing the red-legged frog, AND
a workshop on Willow Weaving,
from ancient traditions to modern
homes, generously provided by
ecorestoration artistry systems
(www.erasphilia.com/).
This will be an opportunity to come
together with our neighbors, maybe
form some new connections or
strengthen existing ones, and build
a stronger sense of community that,
in the long run, serves us all!
Space is limited, so best to sign
up now and reserve a spot for the
trainings. We look forward to seeing
you on Sunday April 13
th
,
Submitted by Patricia Bowman and
Richard Kolbell
Forest Park Neighborhood Assoc.
Forest Park
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 18, 7pm
Skyline Memorial Gardens
4101 NW Skyline Blvd., Gate 2
Chair: Dana Rosenlund
board@forestparkneighbors.org
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Historic Skyline Tavern
Skyline Tavern is an iconic 100-year old gathering post at the crest
of the West Hills along Skyline Blvd. Closed, ostensibly “for good”
in 2014, it remains a part of the Forest Park community as a place
for special events. Interested in a musical event or piece of history
(“t-shirts and hats and all that stu”), email them at info@skytav.com.
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Portland’s Vista Avenue Bridge
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
This year will mark our sponsorship
of the 8th annual Goose Hollow
Days street festival, which has been
held in early September. This event
brings music, entertainment and
vendors to our neighborhood, all for
free thanks to gracious volunteers
and generous business support. We
discussed the viability of continuing
this family-friendly tradition.
Next year will mark the 100th
anniversary of the Vista Bridge. Our
historic Vista Bridge was completed
in 1926 overtop the original 1903
Ford Street Bridge on the same
site. We brainstormed how to best
celebrate the history of one of our
neighborhood’s most important
landmarks.
In our January and February
meetings, we continued to dialogue
with representatives of the Portland
Police Bureau about actions
being taken to address crime in
the neighborhood, and provided
feedback to PPB about areas that
could use some attention.
With our neighborhood
encompassing Lincoln High
School, Providence Park Stadium,
the Multnomah Athletic Club,
thoroughfares to Washington
Park, and numerous residences,
restaurants and businesses, it’s
important that our neighborhood
continues to be safe for residents
and visitors alike.
This month we celebrate Women’s
History Month and the numerous
residents of Goose Hollow, such
as Abigail Scott Duniway, who
have made Portland such a special
place. Abigail Duniway is known as
Oregon’s Mother of Equal Surage
and “the pioneer Woman Suragist
of the great Northwest.”
As lecturer, organizer, writer, and
editor, Duniway greatly furthered the
cause of women’s rights.
Lastly, did you know that the
Goose Hollow Foothills League
neighborhood association has a
Facebook page? Now you do. For
opportunities to learn about local
events, community building, and
other important information, join us
in-person and online!
Submittted by Vadim Mozyrsky
Goose Hollow
Foothills League
Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 20, 7pm
In-Person:
Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon Street
Chair: Bridget Bimrose
board@goosehollow.org
Goose Hollow acquired its distinctive name through early residents’
practice of letting their geese run free in Tanner Creek Gulch near the
wooded ravine known as the Tanner Creek Canyon – now the route for
Highway 26 between Washington County and downtown Portland.
According to the GHFL website: “The name Goose Hollow was not just plucked from thin air. Various women
raised geese in the ood-prone low-lands and gulch, or hollow, around Tanner Creek at the foot of the West Hills.
Over time, the ocks of geese became mixed, and disputes arose as to who owned the geese.”
Alas, the geese are no more, but Tanner Creek still exists. However, it is buried underground and emerges only
into the Willamette River near the Broadway Bridge.
As iconic as they come, the Vista Avenue
Bridge has been a landmark in Portland
since the day it was built in 1926, arcing
over SW Jeerson Street that once was
the only route to the west directly from
downtown along a corridor conveniently
carved out by Tanner Creek.
Spanning what was once called “The
Great Plank Road” (because it was lined
with logs then prolic in the immediate
area), the gracefully arched bridge is now
on the National Register of Historic
Places.
Vista Bridge connects the areas of
King’s Hill and Vista Ridge, which
are both in the Goose Hollow
neighborhood.
Until 1950, streetcars traversed the
span but now it is used primarily
by cars, buses, pedestrians and
bicyclists.
The Vista Avenue Bridge – ocially the
Vista Avenue Viaduct – will celebrate its
100
th
anniversary next year. It’s a city and
national landmark.
Photo: Wikipedia
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 24
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
SMART Reading at Hayhurst
After a break of more than four
years due to the pandemic,
SMART Reading is back at
Hayhurst Elementary School.
Since December, dozens of
kindergarteners read together with
grown-up volunteers every week in
the Hayhurst School library.
Start Making a Reader Today
(SMART) is a children’s literacy
nonprot based in Portland.
Founded in 1992, the program now
serves more than 21,000 at-risk
K-3 students at schools across
Oregon. Becky Bard coordinates
the Hayhurst SMART program,
which currently has a full slate of
volunteers.
Other schools in the area still need
readers. To apply to become a
volunteer reader at other schools
in Multnomah and Washington
Counties (particularly for bilingual
Spanish speakers), visit SMART
Volunteer. For more information
about the Hayhurst program,
contact Becky at hayhurst@
getsmartoregon.org.
SMART also needs donations of
new and gently used children’s
books. For more information about
the need and how to donate, click
here. To follow SMART
®
click on
one of these: Website I Facebook I
Twitter I Pinterest I LinkedIn
Pendleton Creek Wetlands
Restoration
Come help Hayhurst neighborhood
volunteers restore an important
wetland area along Pendleton
Creek near Hayhurst School on
Saturday, March 8
th
, at 10am and/or
on April 19
th
at 1pm.
This opportunity is sponsored by
Westside Watershed Resource
Center to enhance the health of
Pendleton Creek and its surrounding
wetland. We’ll be removing invasive
English ivy, adding wood chips to
the trail and planting native plants.
You can nd more information and
sign up using the QR code on the
yer or at this link.
Red Electric Trail Update
The Feasibility Summary Report for
the design phase of the Red Electric
Trail project is now available on the
project website. The report is the
outcome of the Portland Parks &
Recreation project started in Fall
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Hayhurst SMART Reading coordinator Becky Bard, left, and volunteer Suzi Hayward
manage volunteer readers at the Hayhurst Elementary School library each week.
Photo: Beth Blenz-Clucas
Hayhurst
Next Meeting:
Monday, March 10, 7pm
In-Person – Vermont Hills Church,
6053 SW 55
th
Avenue
Virtual – Zoom
Chair: Marita Ingalsbe
marita.ingalsbe@gmail.com
Credit: WWRC
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 25
Hayhurst –
(Continued from the Prior Page)
2022 to design the section of the
trail between SW Shattuck Road
and SW Cameron Road.
The report identies ve trail
segments, and considers design
elements, tree preservation and
stormwater management for each
segment. Several community
meetings were held to gather input
and ideas throughout the design
process.
PP&R is applying for funding from
Metro’s Regional Flexible Funds
grant program. We thank the project
team for all of their eorts and look
forward to trail construction.
Community Trac Safety
Event on SW Vermont
Join friends, family and neighbors
in the Multnomah, Hayhurst and
Maplewood communities for a
community trac safety event at
8am on Monday, March 31st, which
is the day students return to school
after spring break.
Help build community, meet
neighbors and promote safe
routes to school. Registration
is limited to adult participants
(Details & Register here).
Contact: community@westhills-
montessori.com
Website: https://hayhurstna.org
Facebook page: https://
www.facebook.com/
groups/2075054202661453
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
On February 1
st
, Ann attended D4C’s
rst, and very enjoyable, retreat!
The retreat was very informative and
expertly run by Dr. Paul Leistner
and Diane L. Odeh. Breakout
groups for meeting others and
discussing issues were excellent
and timed to the minute, making the
meeting end on time.
The food was great! Salads and little
quiche wedges were delicious as
were the deserts, especially that g
thingy!
As February is nearly half over, the
only work item for Homestead is
work on our Bylaws.
March is indeed Women’s History
Month, and D4C Voices! editor,
Dean Smith, has pointed out Abigail
Scott Duniway, for whom our park
is named, was a very inuential
woman in this neighborhood.
She organized the deciding vote
for women’s surage in Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, her home
state. She was also Oregon’s
Secretary of State from 1834-1915.
She’s worth looking up!
We will be having a neighborhood
litter pick up on Saturday, March
22nd, 9am to 11am. Meet at SW 6th
and Gaines in the OHSU parking lot.
We will have buckets, gloves, picker-
uppers and bags. Got Junk will take
the litter away.
Coee and muns will be served!
All are welcome!
Homestead
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 4, 6:30-8:30pm
In-Person – Child Development
and Rehabilitation Center
707 SW Gaines St.
Chair: Ann Knedler
Aknedler@yahoo.com
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 26
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Bonding for CEI Tank Farms
Last November, a draft ordinance
presented to the Multnomah County
Board of Commissioners requiring
liquid fuel facilities to adopt risk
bonding was voted down because it
needed to be strengthened.
A resolution arming the Board’s
commitment to address fossil
fuel infrastructure risks passed
unanimously, however. It’s due to be
taken up early in 2025. The Linnton
Neighborhood Association issued a
letter of support for this ordinance
at its November 2024 membership
meeting.
County Commissioners rst
discussed requiring liquid fuel
facilities to adopt risk bonding in
2016. Little was publicly known
about the measure to ensure that
facilities would assume nancial
responsibility for any damages they
cause so that those costs would
not fall to the government and the
taxpayers.
A City-County report on potential
seismic damages as a result of
a catastrophic earthquake at
Portland’s CEI-Hub estimated they
would total more than $2 billion
dollars. That gure, adjusted for
ination, has risen to almost $3
billion.
Some believe risk bonds are an
“after-the-fact” strategy and do
nothing preventative, but these
facilities would be incentivized
to mitigate more quickly in order
to pay lower amounts for risk
bonds, meaning their resilience
and community safety would both
benet.
For more info click here: https://
multco.us/info/securing-safer-future-
nancial-assurance-cei-hub
LCC Food Pantry
The Linton Community Center’s
food pantry serves low-income
residents of the community every
Tuesday from 8am to 6pm. Each
month it serves roughly 378
households or 989 individuals with
3-5 day food supplies, supported by
a dedicated crew of six who put in
an average of 83 volunteer hours
per month.
A volunteer is needed who can drive
round-trip each Thursday to Corbett,
Oregon, to pick up donations of
bread and produce. Thanks to
current volunteer drivers - Alton
Faleton Jr., Vadim Tatarento and
Emily Morgan.
The pantry also is looking for
someone who has access to a
commercial grade kitchen on an
infrequent basis where donated
large cuts of meat can be divided.
To help: Ask for Tim Kirstin at 503-
286-4990. LCC is a proud partner
with the Oregon Food Bank.
LCC Food Pantry volunteers express their gratitude for donations and volunteers
who serve food supplies monthly to low-income Linnton residents.
Photo: Linnton Community Center
Linnton
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 5th, 7pm
In Person - Linnton Community Ctr
Chair: Ed Jones
chair@linntonna.org
Zenith Energy Permit OK’d
The City has approved a Land
Use Compatibility Statement for
Zenith Energy – a step in allowing
its continued operations of fuel
tank storage in the Critical Energy
Infrastructure (CEI) area of the
lower Willamette River in Linnton.
The approval came despite a
resolution led by two Council
members, including Mitch Green of
District 4, that sought to pressure
the City’s administrative sta to
delay Zenith’s approval.
“This is not even just about Zenith,
it’s about public trust and this feeling
that in the city, the public has been
told one thing, but inside there’s not
a real concern for acknowledging
violations of that trust,” Green said.
City sta said the decision is
purely administrative, as has been
the case for other LUCS the City
reviews, saying it would issue the
approval because it is an outright
allowed use.
Zenith is one of 11 companies
with fuel terminals at the CEI
Hub. It stores crude oil as well as
renewable fuels such as renewable
diesel, biodiesel and aviation fuel.
It has pledged to fully transition to
renewable fuels by 2027. To be
considered renewable, it can still
contain up to 50% fossil fuels.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 27
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
March has arrived. And with the new
month, our annual Board elections
will take place at the regular
meeting time, Thursday, March
13th.
Please attend! Bring proof of
living or doing business in the
neighborhood and you can cast
your vote for the neighborhood
association board positions.
The Maplewood NA Board has
three executive positions, President,
Secretary and Treasurer; eight
committee chairs; and one special
member, a representative of the
Friends of April Hill Park. The
committee chairs and special
member organization representative
are appointed by the Board, not
elected.
President: Claire Carder
Secretary: Renee Guirgius
Treasurer: Jim Scherzinger
Outreach and Communications: Vacant
Public Safety: Sam Louke
Schools: Robin Roemer
Climate & Sustainability: Bonnie
McKinlay
Transportation: Stephan Lewis
Land Use: Claire Carder
Watersheds: Jill Gaddis
Parks: Mike Linman
Friends of April Hill Park: Jill Gaddis
Come vote – Give us a
Mandate!
In addition to the fun of the annual
election, we expect to have a
Portland Police Ocer visit and
deliver the most recent crime
statistics for our neighborhood and
talk about how we can all keep safe.
February Activities
Maplewood NA did not have a
February meeting but instead
organized a special lantern walk
event to celebrate the Lunar New
Year and the full Snow Moon.
The “Snow Moon” event was so
appropriate; we did get to view the
full snow moon followed the next
day by the rst snow of the 2025
winter season!
The event was small but fun,
with mochi balls and tangerines
donated by Uwajimaya as snacks,
and children’s activities and a
great projector presentation about
the Lunar New Year provided by
Mr. William Chou, a Maplewood
Elementary 3
rd
grade teacher.
A lovely time was had by everyone in
spite of the chill and wind! We heard
lots of “Thank Yous” from families
attending. Maybe we’ll do a Lunar
New Year event again next year.
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Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 13, 7pm
In-Person – West Hills Friends
Church, 7425 SW 52nd Ave
Virtual - Zoom
Chair: Claire Carder
scherzcarder@comcast.net
Maplewood
Lunar New Year and Snow Moon
Lantern Walk. The Snow Moon is
rising behind the trees!
Photo: Bonnie McKinlay
Left photo, donated snacks from Uwajimaya (Photo: Bonnie McKinlay). Right
photo, children’s crafts and activities (Photo: Claire Carder). The neighborhood
hopes to hold the event next year.
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Committee Updates
These are updates from what I
know the Board has been doing
since we did not have a formal
meeting in February. Stay tuned for
the March meeting update.
Land Use: Claire continues to
work with Friends of Alpenrose
and lobbies with the other FOA
members for active transportation
improvements in our area.
Parks: Mike continues to follow
funding issues for our city parks.
Public Safety: Sam will sponsor a
public safety update for the March
meeting.
Climate and Sustainability: Bonnie
continues to Rumble on the River
and did a lot of work to organize
the lantern walk. More updates in
March.
Schools: Maplewood Elementary
had another successful community
“brinner” event in late January, and
Robin is working to “demystify”
school funding at the state level.
Transportation: Stephan is getting
ready to attend the re-activated
SW in Motion (SWIM) committee
to address active transportation
issues.
Watershed: Jill continues to
coordinate with Seth, D4C
Watershed Coordinator, about
the upcoming Stormwater Stars
projects. Review January minutes
for more info and details. We will
have the new agenda posted by
March 6
th
.
Neighborhood meeting notes and
information can be found here.
Claire Carder, President
Maplewood Neighborhood Assoc.
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Hi Marshall Park Neighbors,
Snow descended on the
neighborhood but, thanks to Zoom,
we were still able to hold our
monthly meeting. We had 10 people
attending, and two guest speakers.
Portland Police: Lt. Brent Maxey
joined us. He wants to reconnect
with neighborhoods, and we
certainly share that goal. It was a
very good conversation and Q&A.
He gave us a recap of crimes in our
area over the past year.
While we are fortunate to live in
a low crime area, he encouraged
people to report all crimes so they
will be recorded on the map used by
Portland Police.
Lt. Maxey will return in the future
and also try to get some of his
colleagues to drop in occasionally.
Speed Limits: There was a good
discussion about neighborhood
roads and speed limits. Lt. Maxey
sent this link to a City webpage with
an interactive map so you can see
the speed limit of any street.
Portland Parks: Ahmed Yusuf told
us about upcoming volunteer work
parties in the park (see list).
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Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 13, 6pm
Virtual – Zoom
President: Mike Charles
marshallparkna@yahoo.com
Marshall Park
February brought a coat of snow
to our Marshall Park stone bridge,
top, and our trails along Tryon
Creek.
Photos: Mike Charles
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NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
In honor of Martin Luther King’s
Birthday, Multnomah Neighborhood
Association (MNA) hosted our
largest SOLVE clean up event
ever! 40 brave souls cleaned up
almost two miles of SW Barbur Blvd
(Terwilliger to Capitol Hwy).
Volunteers broke into “zones” and
collected several hundred pounds
of trash and “bued” over half of
a large retaining wall to improve
the appearance of years of patchy
grati removal. We are enthusiastic
about the beautication, increased
safety, and access to the SW
Barbur Area.
Business owners are appreciative.
We welcome input to increase
livability, art and safety in this area.
Our next SOLVE clean up is part
of the Celebrate Earth Day event
Saturday, April 26 (sign up).
Other News
Two projects received Community
Small Grants funding from the
District 4 Coalition:
• Multnomah Village Business
Association (MVBA) received
funds for Village Park for work in
partnership with MNA to develop
a community gathering spot
on the lot at SW 36th Avenue
and Troy Street that will feature
a concert series–and more!–
beginning this spring.
• MNA received a small grant for
a painting event Saturday, June
21 to “refresh” the street mural
Multnomah Mola by Amaranta
Colindres at SW 36th Ave &
Canby St. that was originally
installed by over 100 community
members in 2023 as a part of the
MNA Street Art Project.
Spring Garden Park has been
selected to host an event in
partnership with the 2025 Summer
Free For All Cultural Events
program. We will have a movie in
the park this summer, date to be
determined. Spring Garden Park
also has a year round ongoing
stewardship event series. See dates
and sign up.
Embark on spring cleaning with
a purpose as we announce the
return of Multnomah Neighborhood
Garage Sale Day on Sunday, July
20
th
. Save the date to join the fun as
neighbors coordinate to host their
sales on the same day this summer.
Email mailto:contact@mnapdx.org
or visit mnapdx.org to get involved
and nd details on all of our work.
Volunteers, including Ashleigh de Villiers,
foreground, pose with large bags of trash
at MLK SOLVE Event on Barbur Blvd.
January 20th.
Ashleigh de Villiers
Multnomah
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 11, 7pm
In-Person - Riversgate Church,
7634 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland
Virtual - Zoom
Chair: Moses Ross
president@mnapdx.org
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Tools will be provided. If interested,
sign up so they know how many to
expect.
Check the links below or contact
Ahmed at ahmed.yusuf@
portlandoregon.gov if you have
questions.
•
Thursday, March 6th, 9am to noon
MARICARA Natural Area - trail
restoration
•
Saturday, March 15th, 9am-noon
Tryon Creek Watershed Council
Event at Marshall Park
•
Wednesday, March 19th, 9am-noon
Marshall Park Wildre Risk
Reduction Event
Trails: SWTrails PDX is working
on additional signage for the new
pedestrian crossing at SW 17th and
Taylors Ferry (the entrance to the
Frey Trail, down into Marshall Park).
Website: We renewed the annual
subscription to our domain name:
https://marshallparkna.org.
Snow Day: Marshall Park looks
great any time of year, and
especially in the snow - see photos.
Be well; Be safe; Be good
neighbors.
Mike Charles, Chair
Marshall Park Neighborhood
Association
Email - marshallparkna@yahoo.com
Website- https://marshallparkna.org/
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 30
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTSNEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Old Town/Chinatown is as much
a business association as it is a
neighborhood association. In that
context, it embraces and champions
a return – in a sense – to its roots
as a multicultural manufacturing and
residential district.
Below is a reprint from an August
2024 article in Forbes magazine
titled “Is The Future Of The
American City In Making Shoes?
Portland’s Answer Is ‘Yes’”.
Here’s what Forbes had to say
about the potential for this storied
Portland neighborhood.
In a time when global supply chains
are under unprecedented strain,
the “Made in Old Town” project
in Portland, Oregon, represents
a bold new vision for American
manufacturing—one that combines
cutting-edge digital production
technologies, like 3D printing, with the
growing trend of reshoring. The result
may redene U.S. cities altogether.
A New Urban Model
Old Town in Portland, once the
city’s manufacturing hub, has
faced economic decline and
underutilization of its historic
buildings, becoming a “net drain on
civic resources” according to The
Oregonian.
Despite these challenges, its rich
industrial heritage and strategic
location near Portland’s thriving
footwear and apparel industry make
it the ideal site for the “Made in Old
Town” project.
At the heart of this initiative is the
idea of transforming urban centers
into vibrant ecosystems where
production, retail and living spaces
coexist in harmony.
Matthew Claudel, founder of civic
design rm Field States and a key
architect of the Made in Old
Town project, highlights how this
approach not only addresses the
post-COVID urban economy but
also reimagines how cities function.
“Cities were initially a place where
you have manufacturing, retail, and
housing all in one unit,” Claudel
explains. “We’re exploring what the
next generation of cities will look
like, creating something that is truly
an integrated ecosystem.”
Sustainability at Scale
Sustainability is a cornerstone
of the Made in Old Town project,
with 3D printing playing a key role
in reducing waste and making
production more responsive to
market demands. Noel Kinder,
former Chief Sustainability Ocer
for Nike and a member of the Made
in Old Town stewardship committee,
emphasizes the importance of
this technology in achieving
environmental goals.
“I’ve always been fascinated by 3D
printing and where that would t in
the footwear supply chain,” Kinder
says. “HILOS has done a really nice
job of proving that it can t at scale
and nally reach the promise that
has been out there for so long.”
This promise includes the potential to
drastically reduce the environmental
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Illustration of the Made in Old Town location.
Graphic: SERA Architects.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 5, 11:30am
In-Person: District 4 Oce
434 NW 6th Ave, Suite 202
Virtual – Zoom
Jessie Burke, Chair
info@pdxoldtown.org
Old Town
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NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Meet Our New President
I’m excited to introduce myself as the
newly elected President of the Pearl
District Neighborhood Association
(PDNA). While I’ve been a resident
of the Pearl District since 2022, my
connection to this neighborhood
dates back much further — I had the
opportunity to work here during its
early transformation from 2002 to
2004.
Seeing its
evolution over
the years has
given me a deep
appreciation for
the community’s
growth, character,
and potential.
My passion for community
engagement and advocacy led me
to take on this role, and I’m looking
forward to working alongside our
dedicated board, residents, and
local businesses to continue making
the Pearl District a great place to
live, work and visit.
In the coming months, I hope to
connect with more neighbors, hear
your thoughts and concerns, and
collaborate on initiatives that will
enhance the livability and inclusivity
of our district. Your voices matter. I
encourage everyone to get involved!
Stay up to date on the news and
happenings in the Pearl District:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.
com/pearldistrict.pdx/
Facebook: Pearl District
Neighborhood Association
News: https://www.pearldistrict.org/
news
Bruce Studer
brucestuder@gmail.com
Pearl District
Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 13, 5:30pm
In-Person: PNW College of the
Arts Hammer Board Room
President: Bruce Studer
g.traeger@att.net
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footprint of manufacturing by
enabling localized production,
reducing the need for transportation,
and minimizing excess inventory
through on-demand production.
The project has already garnered
substantial support, receiving $2
million in state funding, [and $7
million in funding from Prosper
Portland,] with plans to scale
signicantly in the coming years.
A Model for the Future
The Made in Old Town
project is a clear vision for the
future of Portland’s Old Town
neighborhood. The development
is designed to spark the future
of clean, environmentally
sustainable footwear and apparel
manufacturing while transforming
the neighborhood for the better.
Grounded in high-quality urban
design and inclusive wealth-building
for Portland’s community, the project
will strategically invest in vacant
and under-utilized properties,
transforming four Portland
city blocks into a world-class
sustainable industry campus.
In total, this mixed-use development
will encompass 323,000 square
feet across nine buildings, including
80,000 square feet of advanced
manufacturing space and 110,000
square feet of workforce housing.
The implications of the Made in Old
Town project extend far beyond
Portland. As Claudel points out, this
model could be replicated in other
American cities, each with its unique
industrial heritage.
Indeed, the success of this project
could signal a broader shift in how
manufacturing is approached in
the U.S., blending the benets
of advanced technologies with a
resurgence of local production.
It’s a vision that, if realized, could
redene urban economies and
make reshoring not just a possibility,
but a reality.
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The Reed neighborhood gets its name from Reed College, although the college
is located in the nearby Eastmoreland neighborhood. Reed is the home to several
schools, including the Tucker Maxon School, which assists children who are
deaf or hard of hearing, as well as children with typical hearing, in a co-enrolled
classroom environment. It was founded in 1947 by attorney Paul Boley, a pioneer
in oral education and related technology, and ve Portland families who dreamed of
providing their deaf children with the gift of speech.
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
The Reed Neighborhood
Association recently sent a letter
to our District 4 City Councilors,
Mayor Keith Wilson, Bureau of
Transportation Director Millicent
Williams, Deputy City Administrator
Priya Dhanapal, and City
Administrator Michel Jordan
regarding the safety along one of
the city’s high crash corridors, inner
southeast Holgate.
The letter addressed the safety
for our children, especially as they
commute to two schools that are
located along SE Holgate, safety for
our seniors and wheelchair-using
neighbors, including those at a
retirement community on Holgate,
and general safety for pedestrians
and cyclists.
Trac Study Sought
There has been no trac study
done along the inner southeast
section of Holgate since 2012 and
no serious safety improvements
to the road in quite some time.
Driver speeds are frequently well
above the speed limit of 25mph,
and trac frequently cuts through
both Reed and Creston-Kenilworth
neighborhoods to avoid backups
at trac lights at SE Cesar Chavez
Boulevard.
The letter also brought up the
lack of safe crossings across
Holgate, noting that there are only
two marked crosswalks along
the entire stretch from SE 26th to
Cesar Chavez – and one of those
crossings is frequently ignored by
drivers.
Reed asked that the City evaluate
the road in a new trac study, look
at improving visibility while slowing
speeds, make improvements to
the sidewalk on the south side of
the road, increase the number of
marked crosswalks and increase
safety of these crosswalks, and
look at ways to decrease speeds
across the Holgate bridge over the
Brooklyn rail yard.
Multiple Supporters
The letter was signed by the
Brooklyn Action Corps, the
Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood
Association, the Tucker-Maxon
School, the Grout Elementary
PTA, and The Holgate Center-Odd
Fellows Retirement Home.
Overall the response has been
very positive from our District 4
Councilors and PBOT. Reed NA
received a very quick response
from PBOT Director Williams that
acknowledged the concerns of the
neighborhood and suggested some
potential improvements.
Councilor Olivia Clark, who
oversees the Transportation
Committee, also responded
promptly and asked that the Reed
Neighborhood Association president
give testimony at the February 24th
meeting of that committee.
(See also story on Page 13.)
We are encouraged by the response
but will continue to strive and push
for safer streets for citizens and
view the upcoming Transportation
Committee hearing as a way to
bring even more light to a street that
has been somewhat overlooked
when it comes to pedestrian safety.
Submitted by Stephan Segraves,
Land Use Chair
Reed
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 12, 6:30-8pm
In-Person – Reedwood Friends
Church, 2901 SE Steele St.
Chair: Kristina DiTullo
reedneighborhood@gmail.com
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 33
An eort many months in the
making has led to a series
of adjustments to the current
bylaws of the Sellwood-Moreland
Improvement League (SMILE), a
501(c)(3) nonprot neighborhood
association.
The nal decisions on the
proposed changes were adopted
in December by the SMILE Board
and were presented to the SMILE
membership at the February
general meeting at SMILE Station in
Sellwood.
They will be proposed for adoption by
the SMILE Membership at the March
General Meeting on March 5
th
.
Historic Oaks Park
Also at the February general
meeting, the featured program
brought executives from Oaks
Amusement Park, on the Willamette
East Bank north of the Sellwood
Bridge in Sellwood, to discuss the
history of the park, which is now a
nonprot organization, and to give
details of the new 20-year plan for
Oaks Park.
Eric Norberg, Secretary
Sellwood-Moreland
Next Meeting:
General: Mon., March 3, 7:30pm
Board: Wed., March 19, 7:30pm
SMILE Station: 8210 SE 13th St.
Chair: David Dugan
president@sellwood.org
Photo: Oaks Park Amusement Park
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
One of the South Portland
Neighborhood Association’s (SPNA)
longest-standing commitments
has been to the Willamette River
Greenway Trail (WRGT), a vital
piece of the statewide trail system
envisioned in 1967 by then
legislator Governor Bob Straub.
This trail aims to create a
continuous urban, suburban and
rural pathway from Eugene to the
Columbia River, ending at Kelley
Point Park. In February, the SPNA
voted to encourage development of
a temporary trail across Zidell Yards
in South Waterfront, an important
piece of the future WRGT.
Since the late 1970s, SPNA has
maintained an active Greenway
Committee, dedicated to protecting
and enhancing the portion of the
greenway trail that runs through
our neighborhood. Our eorts have
focused on preserving open space,
ensuring responsible development,
and maintaining a high-quality
experience for pedestrians and
cyclists alike.
Core priorities have included:
• Building height limitations to
prevent excessive shade along
the trail.
• Encouraging native plantings
to promote a healthy riparian
habitat.
• Widening the trail beyond the
25-foot minimum to create a
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South Portland
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 5, 7pm
Virtual – Zoom
President: Luis Patron-Diaz
president@soutland.org
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reprieve from the noise and bustle
of the City.
In 2001, our committee successfully
opposed the original design of
the 14-story Rivers Edge Hotel
and condominiums, which would
have violated the City’s height
restrictions.
By forming a coalition with groups
such as the Audubon Society of
Portland, Willamette Riverkeepers
and the Sierra Club, we worked to
uphold the South Macadam District
Plan’s ve-story height limit.
The nal project was reduced to a
more neighborhood-friendly scale—
an important precedent for future
development.
In both the north and central
greenway sections of our
neighborhood along the river, we
also engaged with developers and
major stakeholders, such as OHSU,
to negotiate wider setbacks, more
public gathering spaces, and a
separation of pedestrian and bike
paths.
This collaboration resulted in
a model greenway design that
prioritizes both public use and
environmental integrity, setting a
new standard for the entire WRGT.
Looking Ahead
After many years of well-intentioned
planning and discussions, the
largest private piece of property
along the Willamette River is still
closed o to citizens.
But that will hopefully change. What
is known today as Zidell Yards will
likely become a baseball stadium
or a mixed-use development – and
either outcome would require trail
construction.
As a longtime Greenway Committee
member since 1992, I’ve had the
privilege of working alongside
dedicated neighbors and learning
from city and state agencies tasked
with protecting the Willamette River.
Our work has made a lasting impact
on the greenway, and I encourage
all community members to stay
engaged in shaping the future of
this vital resource.
Please consider joining our
committee. We meet every second
month. We organize riverbank
cleanups, receive presentations
from prospective developers and
meet with City sta.
Together, we can continue to ensure
that the South Portland section of
the Willamette River Greenway Trail
remains a welcoming, sustainable
and beautiful space for generations
to come.
Those interested in joining should
email mailto:southportlandna.org.
Jerey Lang, Chair
SPNA Greenway Committee
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
Willamette River Greenway Trail along the South Portland waterfront. Where the
greenway trail currently ends at Zidell Yards, the South Portland neighborhood voted
to encourage extension of a temporary trail while waiting future development that
would require a permanent trial be built.
Photo: Claire Harrison
The Willamette River Greenway
is a cooperative state and local
government eort to maintain and
enhance the scenic, recreational,
historic, natural and agricultural
qualities of the Willamette River
and its adjacent lands. A number
of trails exist along the greenway,
including those along the South
Portland waterfront.
Former Governor Bob Straub
proposed public ownership of
lands along the Willamette, but
Governor Tom McCall was the
one who successfully adopted the
proposal
Subsequently, the Greenway was
established by the 1967 Oregon
legislature. The 1973 legislature
passed the Willamette River
Greenway Act, which established
ties to Oregon’s comprehensive
state land use law.
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 35
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
There’s nothing more important
than strong leadership and robust
participation for a neighborhood
association to thrive. That’s what
we’re aiming for here in Sylvan
Highlands. We lost some ground
during the Covid pandemic, but
we’re rising with fresh enthusiasm.
On February 11th we held a
meeting to inform residents about
our Sylvan Highlands Neighborhood
Association (SHNA). District 4
Coalition sta, Darlene Urban
Garrett, Executive Director, and
Carl Hinds, Program Manager and
technical guru extraordinaire, were
guest speakers, who supported us
with resources and information to
help revitalize SHNA.
We delivered yers to 500+
households, explaining our mission
and advertising the meeting agenda
while posting information on SHNA’s
website and social media. Five
A-frame signs were posted around
the neighborhood to remind people
to attend.
Almost 20 attendees and several
new faces attended the meeting. In
the near future, we will elect new
Ocers and a Board of Directors.
In the coming months, we’ll
organize representation and decide
where to focus our energy.
Topics of interest included
neighborhood beautication, trac
safety and speeds on Skyline
Blvd., road conditions, overgrown
vegetation on pedestrian pathways,
crime prevention, re hazards,
general livability (trash, grati and
dumped cars), and knowing other
neighbors.
Some of these fall into broader
categories that committees will tackle
as we restructure ourselves. We’ll
decide what we can do well, and we
hope to build on our progress.
What’s Next?
First up, elections.
Second, our next meeting is Tuesday,
March 11th, 7pm, at Fire Station 16.
Please join us.
Third, we’re holding our annual
Earth Day neighborhood cleanup,
in partnership with SOLVE on
Saturday, April 12th, from 9am
to noon. We’ll meet at Sylvan
Westgate Business Park,1750 SW
Skyline Blvd. (next to the Chevron
station).
Sign up at https://volunteer.
solveoregon.org/ by going directly
to Sylvan Highlands Neighborhood
Cleanup to register for the event.
Sally Kneuven
Acting President, SHNA
A Museum of Living Trees. Sylvan Highlands is home to Hoyt Arboretum, a 190-acre preserve set aside in
1928 to conserve endangered species – just minutes from downtown.
Photo: City of Portland
Sylvan Highlands
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 11, 7pm
In Person - Fire Station 16
Community Room
1711 SW Skyline Blvd.
Acting President: Sally Kneuven
sally.kneuven@acropolisbooks.com
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Annual Meeting:
Tuesday, March 11, 6pm
Virtual – see ACNA website
Chair: Nancy Mattson
president@arnoldcreek.org
Arnold Creek
Next Meeting:
Monday, March 24, 6:30pm
In-Person: Milwaukie Cafe,
9401 SE 32nd Avenue
Chair: Chris Holle-Bailey
chrisinardenwald@gmail.com
Ardenwald-Johnson Creek
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 5, 7pm
Virtual – see Zoom
Chair: Tatiana Lifshitz
vivereinitalia@comcast.net
Hillsdale
Next Meeting:
Thursday, March 13, 7pm
Virtual – see Zoom
Chair: Javier Moncada
javierfmoncada@gmail.com
West Portland Park
Next Meeting:
TBD in May
Chair: Susan Holloway
president@southburlingame.org
South Burlingame
Downtown
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 25 6pm
In-Person: TBD
Virtual – see Zoom
Chair: LaJune Thorson
president@portlanddowntownna.com
Collins View
Next Meeting:
Wednesday March 5, 7pm
Virtual – see Zoom
Chair: Elise deLisser
board@collinsviewna.org
Hillside
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 25, 7pm
In-Person – Hillside Community
Center, 653 NW Culpepper Terrace.
Chair: Barb Schwartz
barbschw@gmail.com
SW Hills Residential League
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, April 16, 7pm
St. Thomas More Parish Hall
3521 SW Patton Road
Chair: Joyce del Rosario
contact@swhrl.org
Northwest District
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, March 17, 6pm
Virtual – see Zoom
Chair: Todd Zarnitz
president@nwdaportland.org
NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS
March 2025 District 4 Neighborhood Coalition Page 37
District 4 Voices! is published
monthly by the District 4 Coalition,
Inc, a 501(c)(3) nonprot
providing supportive services to
30 neighborhood associations in
NW, SW and SE Portland, as well
as supporting multiple business
associations and non-prot partners
in Portland, Oregon.
Our Mission: Fostering a resilient
and inclusive community through
collaboration, kindness and
resourcefulness. Our Coalition
strives for eectiveness, respect and
unity in building a thriving district.
We are located in Portland’s Old
Town neighborhood at 434 NW 6th
Ave., Suite 202, Portland, OR 97209.
Website: https://districtfourcoalition.org/
Email: info@districtfourcoalition.org
Phone: 971-430-1001
Executive Committee
President: Jessie Burke
Vice President: Kent Snyder
Secretary: Margo Howell
Treasurer: Gary Berger
Board of Directors
Representatives of each member
neighborhood association.
Board meetings are held on the 1st
Monday of each month at 6pm at
the District Coalition’s oces and
via Zoom. Click here for access. The
meetings are public.
Coalition Sta
Director: Darlene Urban Garrett
Program Manager: Carl Hinds
Oce Manager: Marie Gerke
Oce Assistant: Julien Vican
IT Support: Heather Knopf
Calendar: Bunny MacLearan
Committee Chairs
Communications: Leslie Hammond
Finance: Gary Berger
Grievance: Ed Jones
Public Safety & Livability:
Land Use/Transportation:
Special Committee Chairs
Editorial Committee: Dean Smith
Civic Life Liaison: Mary Jaron Kelley
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districtfourcoalition.org/, then scroll
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March 2025
Click anywhere on the calendar image below to access the live D4C calendar.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3
March 2025
In the delivery of its services to the public, the District Four Coalition does not discriminate, for or against, any person on the
basis of ethnicity, nationality, place of origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, economic status,
or mental or physical ability.
