Neighborhood Meeting - September 17th

AGENDA:

The Port of Portland’s new Deicing Program and how it could affect us

Crime Prevention Issues with Havilah Ferschweiler
(Crime Prevention Program Coordinator-North Portland) and Officer Steve Jacquot

Discuss the Fall Clean-up/possible Tree Planting Day – October 25

Reminder—there will be a Tree Celebration scheduled on September 21 at 7 PM

Thoughts from Leslie Sawyer, chairman, BNA

With mitigation from losing trees, we have an opportunity to start making Bridgeton into “Portland’s Other Waterfront”. Plans are in place to widen the levee near the school which will allow us the chance to build a great little park. We also want to put up a neighborhood entry of some kind at Gantenbein and Bridgeton and work on the Bridgeton Trail and our streetscape plans. We probably will not have time to discuss this at this meeting but would love to get creative design input and funding ideas. Send your ideas to bridgeton.neighborhood@comcast.net

Sam Rodriguez of Trammell Crow Residential just called to say that they are finishing their Planning Commission presentation for an apartment complex west of Bridgeton Road. They will want to meet with us soon, but will not be ready by the 17th.

Columbia School 716 NE Marine Dr 7 PM to 9 PM

Next Neighborhood Meeting - March 19th

7 PM at the Columbia School - Marine Drive and Bridgeton Road - Wednesday March 19th

Agenda:

* I-5 Bridge and marine Drive Design

* New Tree Plan

* Spring Clean Up [April 19]

* Bridgeton Concert [April 27]

* Final Nominations for Officers and Board

Neighborhood Meeting for January 17 - Board Nominations? !!

I was very surprised when I saw the meeting agenda in the boxes on the road and read that nominations for the BNA Board are happening this week.

If you are not on the "official" email list and had not picked up a flyer - this will come as a surprise to you too I guess.

In looking back thru the previously published minutes I can find no suggestion that this was to be on January's agenda - nominations have generally been in March/April or thereabouts.

If you are one of the readers who thinks the Board needs a new direction and more accountability - please go to this meeting and nominate yourself to be a Board member.

Meeting is on Wednesday January 17
7 PM at the Columbia School - Bridgeton and Marine Drive

More questions from "neighbor x"

The neighbor who wishes to remain anonymous downloaded and read the Bridgeton By-Laws after I posted the link the other day.

[Here is the link again: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/?c=34264
and click on Bridgeton]

"Neighbor X" wanted to know why the By-Laws are not followed and had many questions about meetings and Board elections.
I suggested that concerned neighbors try to get to meetings and raise these questions - but neighbor X said that with no meeting schedules posted that is difficult to do and is hoping that postings on this blog might help a little.