Spring 2024 News Archives
Dispatches from the Board
Transition To District 2
You might know, Portland has begun the transition to our new form of city government. Part of that transition changes the way neighborhood associations are managed within each district.
At present, we are part of the NPNS (North Portland Neighborhood Services) organization, overseen by the Office of City Life.
All that changes, effective July 1st, when the city mandates that we join NECN (NE Coalition of Neighborhoods), along with a few groups from CNN (Coalition of NE Neighborhoods).
This is a huge undertaking that involves where we will get insurance and other resources from the City.
I have been attending meetings as our neighborhood "champion" to stay on top of the process and to bring questions/concerns back to our board.
Stay tuned for updates.
Susan Johnson-Wright, BNA Board Vice Chair
Levee Safety Improvements Update
The Army Corp of Engineers walked Bridgeton Neighborhood on February 27th to get initial feedback on the design and engineering phase of the levy safety improvement planned for our area.
Two years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers determined that the Levee from I-5 to 33rd needed to be improved to meet the federal guidelines and maintain our area’s ability to receive federally backed flood insurance.
This initial analysis determined the most cost-effective way to enhance Levee safety was to raise the Bridgeton Levee approximately 18 inches along Bridgeton Road and up to about 36 inches along the East Columbia Levee section by Edgewater Golf Course,
This will be a tremendous change to our neighborhood. It will mean rebuilding all of Bridgeton Road, the sidewalks, the moorage parking areas and the side street connections.
Next the Army Corp of Engineers received the funding to do the engineering and design for specifically how to raise Levee from 18 inches to 36 inches. The engineers and planners walked Bridgeton Road and talked to residents and brainstormed options on how to integrate this taller Levee into the existing buildings, roads and parking in the neighborhood.
Since the entire road is being rebuilt and the utility polls have to be moved to accommodate the new levee height - one of the ideas the neighborhood wanted explored is -
How much more would it cost to underground the utility lines along Bridgeton Road?
In September, we should see the first drawings of the preliminary engineering work.
We will get an update on this work at our annual spring meeting on April 25th.
There is a lot involved in this design work that will impact the entire Bridgeton Neighborhood. Bridgeton needs to make sure this Levee improvement that benefits everyone in the district also has a positive impact on Bridgeton Streetscape and Livability.
Walter Valenta
The Army Corp of Engineers walked Bridgeton Neighborhood on February 27th to get initial feedback on the design and engineering phase of the levy safety improvement planned for our area.
Two years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers determined that the Levee from I-5 to 33rd needed to be improved to meet the federal guidelines and maintain our area’s ability to receive federally backed flood insurance.
This initial analysis determined the most cost-effective way to enhance Levee safety was to raise the Bridgeton Levee approximately 18 inches along Bridgeton Road and up to about 36 inches along the East Columbia Levee section by Edgewater Golf Course,
This will be a tremendous change to our neighborhood. It will mean rebuilding all of Bridgeton Road, the sidewalks, the moorage parking areas and the side street connections.
Next the Army Corp of Engineers received the funding to do the engineering and design for specifically how to raise Levee from 18 inches to 36 inches. The engineers and planners walked Bridgeton Road and talked to residents and brainstormed options on how to integrate this taller Levee into the existing buildings, roads and parking in the neighborhood.
Since the entire road is being rebuilt and the utility polls have to be moved to accommodate the new levee height - one of the ideas the neighborhood wanted explored is -
How much more would it cost to underground the utility lines along Bridgeton Road?
In September, we should see the first drawings of the preliminary engineering work.
We will get an update on this work at our annual spring meeting on April 25th.
There is a lot involved in this design work that will impact the entire Bridgeton Neighborhood. Bridgeton needs to make sure this Levee improvement that benefits everyone in the district also has a positive impact on Bridgeton Streetscape and Livability.
Walter Valenta
News Archive — 2019 and earlier(?)
The Bridgeton Clean & Green Team have joined a city-wide community to put the pressure on individual businesses to clean up their act. Our draft letters to EcoLube and ORRCO are being shared with the other 58+ neighborhood organizations and NGOs. They will be presented later in Feb. or March. In the mean time, we are emailing comments to DEQ regarding Columbia Steel's air quality permit.
REQUEST: COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING - Please email your comments
Right now, we would like you to email a comment on the Proposed Air Quality Permit for Columbia Steel Casting. DEQ’s comment period ends next week, on Dec 18.
Ironically, DEQ is currently testing their facility now, from Dec 8 - 18th but they can’t wait because their permit is based on a 5-year cycle. The new Cleaner Air Oregon regs. require testing for fine particulate matter and green house gasses (new categories). this will be the first full-fledged data collection, testing 18 separate sites within the Columbia Steel Casting Co. the data from these tests will be released mid-Feb. The links below go to DEQ NW Regional Air Quality Program for details on regulations.
Please take a few minutes to email your comment now:
WHAT: Send written comments by email
WHEN: Written comments are due by 5 p.m. on Friday December 18th, 2020
WHERE: Email to: [email protected]
Sample Email Text (feel free to edit and personalize):
Please postpone Columbia Steel’s Air Containment Discharge Renewal until the Cleaner Air Oregon Health Assessment is publicly released. This would allow me to make an informed public comment. I understand that DEQ found that Columbia Steel is in the top three most dangerous industrial polluters to human health.
Sincerely, _______________
I am a (board) member of the Bridgeton Neighborhood Association
____________________________________________________
For More Information, see this Public Notice about Columbia Steel Castings’ proposed Air Quality Permit:
https://www.oregon.gov/deq/get-involved/documents/121820columbia.pdf
REQUEST: COLUMBIA STEEL CASTING - Please email your comments
Right now, we would like you to email a comment on the Proposed Air Quality Permit for Columbia Steel Casting. DEQ’s comment period ends next week, on Dec 18.
Ironically, DEQ is currently testing their facility now, from Dec 8 - 18th but they can’t wait because their permit is based on a 5-year cycle. The new Cleaner Air Oregon regs. require testing for fine particulate matter and green house gasses (new categories). this will be the first full-fledged data collection, testing 18 separate sites within the Columbia Steel Casting Co. the data from these tests will be released mid-Feb. The links below go to DEQ NW Regional Air Quality Program for details on regulations.
Please take a few minutes to email your comment now:
WHAT: Send written comments by email
WHEN: Written comments are due by 5 p.m. on Friday December 18th, 2020
WHERE: Email to: [email protected]
Sample Email Text (feel free to edit and personalize):
Please postpone Columbia Steel’s Air Containment Discharge Renewal until the Cleaner Air Oregon Health Assessment is publicly released. This would allow me to make an informed public comment. I understand that DEQ found that Columbia Steel is in the top three most dangerous industrial polluters to human health.
Sincerely, _______________
I am a (board) member of the Bridgeton Neighborhood Association
____________________________________________________
For More Information, see this Public Notice about Columbia Steel Castings’ proposed Air Quality Permit:
https://www.oregon.gov/deq/get-involved/documents/121820columbia.pdf
BNA letter on City of Portland Resolution for Multi-Bureau Work Group
Letter emailed on November 23, 2019
From: Tom Hickey, BNA Board Chair
To: Mayor Wheeler, Commissioner Eudaly, Commissioner Fish, Commissioner Fritz, Commissioner Hardesty,
Attached please find our position statement regarding the proposed resolution, including suggestions for amendments to the plan.
Thank you for your efforts on this project.
November 23, 2019
Bridgeton Neighborhood Association Portland, Oregon
To: Mayor & City Council
Re: Agenda Item 1053 - Resolution for Multi-Bureau Work Group
The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association continues to support the recommendations of the November 2016 Auditor’s report “Community and Neighborhood Involvement.” To the extent that the OCCL 11/14/19 resolution moves us forward on the goals of that report, the BNA supports the resolution. We are, however, concerned on several key points.
From: Tom Hickey, BNA Board Chair
To: Mayor Wheeler, Commissioner Eudaly, Commissioner Fish, Commissioner Fritz, Commissioner Hardesty,
Attached please find our position statement regarding the proposed resolution, including suggestions for amendments to the plan.
Thank you for your efforts on this project.
November 23, 2019
Bridgeton Neighborhood Association Portland, Oregon
To: Mayor & City Council
Re: Agenda Item 1053 - Resolution for Multi-Bureau Work Group
The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association continues to support the recommendations of the November 2016 Auditor’s report “Community and Neighborhood Involvement.” To the extent that the OCCL 11/14/19 resolution moves us forward on the goals of that report, the BNA supports the resolution. We are, however, concerned on several key points.
- ● Meetings of the proposed workgroup must be public, and the meetings must be managed using best practices for community engagement.
- ● The workgroup should include representatives from the public: ideally, each District Coalition should have a representative at the table, and there should be representation from a diverse range of other community groups.
- ● We are not convinced that OCCL has the staffing capacity to manage the complexity of the project. By way of illustration, publication of the minutes from the previous Code 3.96 Committee meetings were posted on-line as much as 9 months after some meetings occurred.
- ● A draft phase for the Stakeholder Engagement Plan allowing for public comment should be incorporated into paragraph 16.
- ● The three year extension of the District Coalition contracts in paragraph 20 should be increased to five years. This extension will allow for an orderly transition from current code to the newly proposed code, which, according to the OCCL timeline, will be presented to Council at the same time.
Thank you for your work on behalf of all Portlanders.
Thomas J. Hickey
2020 Chair, Bridgeton Neighborhood Association And the BNA Board of Directors
Bridgeton Neighborhood Association Fall Meeting
**Meeting notes can be found here: Events **
Annual Fall Meeting
October 15, 2019
Marriott Courtyard Portland North
1231 N. Anchor Way
The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association invites all neighbors to our Fall Annual meeting.on 10/15/19. Come early, 6:30 - 7:00pm for information tables from community groups and networking. The meeting starts at 7:00pm and runs until 8:30pm.
We recognize our generous host, Marriott Courtyard Portland North for hosting this Fall meeting!
New This Year! Bring good winter coats or warm clothing and donate them to the Warm Winter Clothes Collection for Dignity Village, that will take place at the Annual Fall Meeting on 10/15/19. Donate warm clothes and support the kind of proactive, membership-based community, in NE Portland, providing shelter off the streets for 60 people a night since 2001.
https://dignityvillage.org
October 15, 2019
Marriott Courtyard Portland North
1231 N. Anchor Way
The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association invites all neighbors to our Fall Annual meeting.on 10/15/19. Come early, 6:30 - 7:00pm for information tables from community groups and networking. The meeting starts at 7:00pm and runs until 8:30pm.
We recognize our generous host, Marriott Courtyard Portland North for hosting this Fall meeting!
New This Year! Bring good winter coats or warm clothing and donate them to the Warm Winter Clothes Collection for Dignity Village, that will take place at the Annual Fall Meeting on 10/15/19. Donate warm clothes and support the kind of proactive, membership-based community, in NE Portland, providing shelter off the streets for 60 people a night since 2001.
https://dignityvillage.org
BNA position on 3.96 Code Change proposal
The Office of Community & City Life (formerly ONI), has proposed a code change that eliminates NA designations within the city. The proposed code 3.96 change is being considered by a committee looking for more diversity in neighborhood associations and limit their input on land use or planning decisions. They believe immigrant and people of color are being left out of NA discussions. Code Change project updates: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/77951
The BNA submitted our recommendation for the City Council to not approve this code change. Letter to City Council is below..
The BNA submitted our recommendation for the City Council to not approve this code change. Letter to City Council is below..
Floating Opera
Walt James has a barge and is talking about creating a community floating event space for us. Right now it’s called a “Floating Opera”. He doesn’t know exactly what it means, and would like to talk with everybody who is interested about their ideas and suggestions. He is seeking discussion at an informal meeting that will takes place next Tuesday, 10/08, 12:00 noon, at the Sextant. All interested friends and supporters are welcome to come and either hear more about it or share ideas if inspired!
Floating Opera conception meeting
10/08/19
12:00 PM
The Sextant, 4035 NE Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97211
Floating Opera conception meeting
10/08/19
12:00 PM
The Sextant, 4035 NE Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97211
End of Summer Picnic
Join neighbors from Bridgeton, East Columbia and Hayden Island for an "End of Summer" picnic on the point. Only accessible by boat, this area at the eastern most end of Hayden (Tomahawk) Island has a lovely beach with big views up the Columbia River and a very friendly swimming hole. Neighbors have promised to bring a small BBQ, paper plates and wood for a campfire. Everything else is up to you. Bring beach blankets, chairs, picnic foods to share (or not if you prefer), games or whatever you like to enjoy the last bit of summer!
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**** Rain should taper off later in the day, aim for 3:00/4:00pm start
Sunday, September 29
3:00 pm - 6:00pm
BYO everything.
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**** Rain should taper off later in the day, aim for 3:00/4:00pm start
Sunday, September 29
3:00 pm - 6:00pm
BYO everything.
Bridgeton Neighborhood Annual Fall Meeting
2019 Bridgeton Annual Picnic
Saturday, July 27th, 4pm-8pm
Roth Estates Park at the corner of NE 4th and NE Suttle (in the green way)
Come meet your neighbors, have dinner and enjoy live music!!! The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association is sponsoring this annual picnic and will provide hot dogs, hamburgers and music by Memphis Shorty - fresh off the Portland Blues Festival's stage! Please bring a side dish and/or a dessert to share, drinks, lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
PORTLAND IN THE STREETS July Newsletter
Keep up with what's going on in Portland with these articles and event dates. Click on, or copy and paste, this link to your browser to read what's happening the rest of this month.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPORTLAND/bulletins/2503780
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPORTLAND/bulletins/2503780
BNA 2019 Street Sale
Saturday, June 15, 9 AM - 3 PM
Sell your stuff from your stoop on Bridgeton Road.. Everyone is invited to sell items yourself - just like a good ole' fashioned garage sale - without the garage! Enjoy the day and trade up, maybe even make some cash.
Bridgeton Neighborhood Annual Clean Up
Saturday, May 18, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
BNA Annual Spring Clean Up in the news: https://mailchi.mp/aac4a3374e59/bna-spring-clean-up-remindersat-may-18
2019 Portland Community Insights Survey
From: City Budget Office [mailto:[email protected]]
Wednesday, May 08, 2019 9:07 AM
2019 Portland Community Insights Survey: https://www.research.net/r/PDXspeaks
Dear Portland Community Member:
Over the past several months, the City of Portland has been working internally and with community leaders throughout Portland on a new citywide initiative called the Portland Community Insights Survey. We designed the survey to gather insights from all Portlanders to provide local government with data that reflects our diverse city.
Our hope is that this survey provides an opportunity for Portland community members to make their voices heard and contribute in meaningful ways to the City’s budgeting and policy-making processes. Insights from this survey will help us build a stronger and more inclusive Portland.
We want to make sure that you and your community are represented in this survey and in Portland’s government decision-making. We also would love to keep the conversation going and engage with you once the results of the survey are available.
Please share the survey link as widely as possible and encourage those in your networks and communities to make their voices heard:
https://www.research.net/r/PDXspeaks
Ø The survey will remain open through May 28th.
Ø In addition to the online survey, we have a team of student and community leaders conducting in-person canvassing of the survey in underrepresented communities. If you see them in bright blue Community Data Fellows t-shirts – please stop for a chat!
Ø The survey is available online in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Russian.
Ø The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Ø The survey is opt-in and available to anyone who lives, works, and/or plays in the city of Portland.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the City Budget Office at [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your support with this important initiative.
Wednesday, May 08, 2019 9:07 AM
2019 Portland Community Insights Survey: https://www.research.net/r/PDXspeaks
Dear Portland Community Member:
Over the past several months, the City of Portland has been working internally and with community leaders throughout Portland on a new citywide initiative called the Portland Community Insights Survey. We designed the survey to gather insights from all Portlanders to provide local government with data that reflects our diverse city.
Our hope is that this survey provides an opportunity for Portland community members to make their voices heard and contribute in meaningful ways to the City’s budgeting and policy-making processes. Insights from this survey will help us build a stronger and more inclusive Portland.
We want to make sure that you and your community are represented in this survey and in Portland’s government decision-making. We also would love to keep the conversation going and engage with you once the results of the survey are available.
Please share the survey link as widely as possible and encourage those in your networks and communities to make their voices heard:
https://www.research.net/r/PDXspeaks
Ø The survey will remain open through May 28th.
Ø In addition to the online survey, we have a team of student and community leaders conducting in-person canvassing of the survey in underrepresented communities. If you see them in bright blue Community Data Fellows t-shirts – please stop for a chat!
Ø The survey is available online in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Russian.
Ø The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Ø The survey is opt-in and available to anyone who lives, works, and/or plays in the city of Portland.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the City Budget Office at [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your support with this important initiative.
Bridgeton Triangle Restoration Project
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The BNA Green Team committee, under the direction of Laura Miller and Sebastian’s Landscaping, a local Hispanic professional crew, is working on improving the design and restoring the habitat of the Bridgeton Triangle. We want to build a strong community-with a conservation program using the Triangle as a model.
Starting with our annual Spring Clean Up in May, we are showing the benefits of planting sustainable plants, gardening methods and conservationism. We invite neighbors to participate in learning about the benefits of a sustainable habitat by working on the Triangle together throughout the year. Learn more at the Annual Spring Clean Up on May 18th Volunteer Sign Up: [email protected] |
North Portland Neighborhood Services Silver Anniversary
April 29, 2019. Celebrating Tom Griffin-Valade's public service with North Portland Neighborhood Services http://www.portlandoregon.gov/?c=41819&a=729576
