Special July Meeting

Special July General Meeting

Monday, July 26, 2010

7 PM @ Pier 99 Office

1401 N Pier 99 St., Portland, OR

AGENDA:

The Hayden Island Intersection Proposals for the Columbia River Crossing

Walter will bring large charts with the latest proposals for the changes to the plans for the CRC Hayden Island/Marine Drive interchanges. We need to voice our opinions!!!

Bridgeton Neighborhood Updates

Neighborhood Night out plans

Levee vegetation issues

If you have questions or comments, please send an e-mail to

Leslie Sawyer,

Co-Chair, Bridgeton Neighborhood Association

parafriend@comcast.net

Matt Whitney,

Co-Chair, Bridgeton Neighborhood Association

Latest Email From Columbia Crossing Project

- Vancouver transit workshops to be held Jan. 10 and Jan. 14

- Project Sponsors Council meets Jan. 9

- CRC forms transit working groups

- Information presented at Dec. 2-3 open houses now online

Vancouver Transit Workshops to be held Jan. 10 and Jan. 14

The CRC project will host two transit workshops in Vancouver on Jan. 10 and Jan. 14.

A walking tour and hands-on workshops will be held for community members interested in downtown Vancouver transit issues. You are invited to come to any of these events to learn about and comment on light rail alignment, station and park and ride locations.

Saturday, January 10th

9 a.m. – Noon: Walking tour

Noon - 3 p.m.: Workshop

Hudson’s Bay High School

(Meet near main parking entrance for walking tour; enter through main doors for workshop)

1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver , WA 98663

Wednesday, January 14th

6 – 9 p.m.

Discovery Middle School (Enter through main doors)

800 E. 40th Street, Vancouver , WA 98663

Project Sponsors Council meets Jan. 9

The CRC Project Sponsors Council (PSC) will meet on Friday, Jan. 9, to hear results of an independent review of the project’s greenhouse gas analysis and continue discussions on the number of highway lanes in the project area. The January agenda also includes a discussion of land use effects. No recommendations are expected to be made at this meeting.

This meeting is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Southwest Region office of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Visit the project calendar for more information.

The PSC was appointed by Governor Chris Gregoire and Governor Ted Kulongoski to advise the Oregon and Washington departments of transportation on CRC project development.

CRC forms transit working groups

A new committee met for the first time January 6 to advise the CRC project on light rail alignment, station locations, and station and park and ride planning in Vancouver . The Vancouver transit working group is composed of more than 20 community residents, neighborhood and business leaders. Visit the group’s Web page for more information.

A similar group will be formed in Portland to advise the project on the light rail station design and location on Hayden Island .

Information presented at Dec. 2-3 open houses now online

On December 2-3, CRC held two open houses to provide updates on the project's progress since the adoption of a Locally Preferred Alternative in July. A total of 181 people attended the events to learn about plans for light rail on Hayden Island and in Vancouver , a replacement I-5 bridge, and fixing six highway interchanges between SR 500 and Columbia Blvd.

Information presented is now available on the CRC web site.

A report summarizing the comments received on the issues presented at the open houses will be provided to the Project Sponsors Council for its January 9 meeting.

Columbia River Crossing contact information

Email: feedback@columbiarivercrossing.org

Mail: 700 Washington St, Suite 300

Vancouver, WA 98660

Phone: 360-737-2726 or 503-256-2726

Fax: 360-737-0294


www.ColumbiaRiverCrossing.org

June 18th Meeting

Agenda and location information - the meeting is NOT at the Columbia School

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 7 PM

In the Recreation Room of the MEWS at North Harbor Building
905 North Harbor Drive, Portland, OR

AGENDA:
New I-5 Bridge Draft Impact Statement - final proposals for the new I-5 Bridge

This is your last chance to become informed about the Columbia River Crossing Project and to respond to the draft impact statement. Representatives from the Columbia River Crossing Project will be present to discuss the five options presented in the Impact Statement. We will use their input and that of those present to prepare a statement from the Bridgeton Neighborhood Association and hopefully for other entities in our area.

We need to make our opinions heard. In addition to written statements from organizations, there needs to be many statements from individuals. We plan to make information available for people to prepare their own responses to a list of individuals and organizations that need to be contacted. We need to send e-mails and/or letters to the officials who are going to make these decisions. We encourage everyone to be heard.

Please attend this meeting to help make sure that our opinions on the CRC project are heard by the city, county, state, and federal officials who will be making decisions on our future. We need everyone to mail and/or e-mail informed responses before July 1, 2008.


Direction to the Recreation Room at the MEWS at North Harbor:

1) The recreation room at the MEWS is at the east end of the building. We will have a BNA sign at the open door. Go up the stairs to a large conference room.
2) There is limited parking on N Harbor Drive so many of us will walk west on the levee to the condo units, go down the levee on the east side of the units, and west to the first (east) entrance into the Mews.
3) Exit Marine Drive north onto N Harbor Drive (at the Subway) and circle west and north around the Harbor Court Apartments. Go past the main entrance to the Mews to the east side of the building.

The Bridge is Coming? The Bridge is Coming?

Are you for or against a 12 lane bridge between here and Vancouver?

Do you have thoughts on what size bridge might work? Or whether a new bridge of any size really needed? Got other ideas?

There is an open meeting tonight at Expo to discuss the environmental impact statement...

Thursday, May 29, 2008
Open House: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Public Hearing: 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center
2060 North Marine Drive, Hall D, Portland, OR 97217

Go here for more information and the statement ....http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org

You can also comment online.

And the neighborhood board is looking for a spot to host a neighborhood meeting in June to discuss this project.

The Columbia River Bridge Project

The Bridge Project is holding open houses this month

Learn more about the bridge, transit and highway options being analyzed for I-5 between Vancouver and Portland at an upcoming open house.

These community-focused events will provide the public with recent technical findings, cost estimates and a schedule of upcoming decision points. You can talk with project staff, look at detailed maps, get the latest project information and submit your comments.

Wednesday, Oct. 17
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Former Hayden Island Yacht Club
12050 N. Jantzen Drive (across from Safeway)
Portland, OR
Presentation at 6 p.m.


Saturday, Oct. 20
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lincoln Elementary
4200 NW Daniels
Vancouver, WA
Presentations at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

more info available at their website: Click here

Meeting Tonight - June 20

June Meeting Wednesday, June 20, 2007
7 PM @ Columbia School, 716 NE Marine Drive

AGENDA:

· Important Levee Recertification News: New US Army Corp of Engineers regulations may require the removal of a number of trees growing on or adjacent to the Bridgeton levee. A survey of the impacted area will be completed in July.

· Bridgeton Path Update

· Columbia School: Vice Principal Seth Jones will bring us up to date on what is happening with the special program at the Columbia School.

· New Columbia River Crossing Maps and Plans

We will have an opportunity to see updated maps and plans for the new I-5 Bridge.

· ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS

The following were nominated for Board and Officer positions.

_____Matt Whitney, Chair____________________________________________

_____Cherry Ann Kolbenschlag, Vice Chair______________________________

_____Stan Hart, Treasurer____________________________________________

_____Sam McGarrity, Secretary_______________________________________

_____Jon Peterson__________________________________________________

_____Kim Swenson_________________________________________________

_____Leslie Sawyer_________________________________________________

_____Byron Johnson________________________________________________

_____Chuck Wilson_________________________________________________

_____Walter Valenta________________________________________________

Please VOTE for 9. Mark your selection with X

Your Name & Address:_____________________________________________



Bridgeton bylaws allow a maximum of 9 Board members. We have a total of 10 Bridgeton residents willing to serve on the

Board or as an officer. All officers must be Board members. You may vote for a maximum of 9 people, one vote per person. PLEASE VOTE by the June 20, 2007 Bridgeton Neighborhood Association meeting. Ballots may be emailed to Bridgeton.neighborhood@comcast.net, mailed to Bridgeton N.A. 417 N. Bridgeton Road, Portland 97217 or dropped off at the Channels Edge coffee shop, a current Bridgeton officer or at the June 20th meeting. Printed ballots are also available in the usual distribution boxes.

· No meetings in July and August

Columbia River Crossing Update

A group from this project presented info at our meeting the other night..

The following is from the minutes I wrote up regarding this presentation...

A group of four from the Columbia Crossing project presented an overview of the project and how they got to where they are – which is a staff recommendation that the existing Interstate bridges be to be replaced.

A lively question and answer session took place and we ran out of time before we could really all look at some proposals and comment.

The task force asked anyone who wants to comment to please do so in writing or by email before the meeting on Feb. 27th. And try also to attend that meeting if you can.

Comments can be left on this page of the website: http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/contactUs.aspx

February Task Force Meeting
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Oregon Department of Transportation
123 NW Flanders St., Portland

The website is: http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/

Here are some other upcoming meetings - if you want to learn more and ask questions.

February 12, 2007 – 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Association's Council of Clark County
Clark County Public Works Maintenance Center
4700 NE 78th, Vancouver

February 14, 2007 – 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Kenton Neighborhood Association
Kenton Fire House
8105 N. Brandon, Portland

February 15, 2007 – 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Retired Public Employees of Clark County
Luepke Senior Center, Vancouver
1009 E. McLoughlin, Vancouver

February 20, 2007 – 7 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Kiwanis, Boulevard Chapter
Elmer's Restaurant
40th and Andresen, Vancouver

February 20, 2007 – 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Traffic Safety Alliance (NTSA)
Glenwood Place Senior Living,
5500 NE 82nd Ave, Vancouver

February 21, 2007 – 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Vancouver Rotary
Convention Center @ the Inn at the Quay
100 Columbia Street, Vancouver

February 22, 2007 – 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
SR 502 Corridor Scoping Open House (CRC will have a table)
Battle Ground High School
300 W. Main St. Battle Ground WA

February 22, 2007 – 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Pleasant Highlands Neighborhood Association
Pleasant Valley Middle School - in library
14320 NE 50th Ave, Vancouver