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Jan 2,2009
Portland Water Bureau unveils toilet rebate program
by jenniferd
Beginning January 1, 2009, Portland Water Bureau customers are invited to take advantage of a new toilet rebate program sponsored by the Portland Water Bureau for a limited time. Customers can apply for a $100 rebate for replacing a traditional toilet (1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) or more) with a newer, more water-efficient model that has been labeled WaterSense, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To earn the EPA's WaterSense label , toilets must use no more than 1.28 gpf and meet rigorous performance criteria. The bureau is conducting the program until funds are depleted or until June 30, 2009. To receive the rebate: Applicant must fill out a WaterSense Toilet Rebate Form and return to the Portland Water Bureau no later than June 30, 2009. Applicant must receive water from the Portland Water Bureau and have an active Portland Water Bureau account that is in good standing. Applicant must own the property where the new toilet is being installed or obtain the signatur
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Dec 1,2008
King Neighborhood November Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Below is a draft of the minutes from the November 12 meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Please come to the next meeting on December 10 and be prepared to vote on adopting the minutes. If you have comments or suggestions for the minutes, please let Gabrielle Foulkes know so that she can incorporate them prior to the December 10 meeting. If your name is misspelled, please let us know that too. Revised 11/23/08 King Neighborhood Association Minutes from Board Meeting November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes) Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports Update from Portland Police Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood. Shootings at 9 th and Alberta Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9 th and Sumn
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Dec 1,2008
King PTA November Meeting Minutes
by Trace
King School PTA November 13, 2008 Introductions Membership report Currently 16 members DPAC Sun School representative announced need for DPAC committee members (District Parent Advisory Committee) MLK Day event Oregon Volunteers Association announced an idea to sponsor a Martin Luther King Jr. day event. She indicated a review would need to happen quickly. Deadline is November 17. Directory The directory is almost finished and will soon be available to parents in the office and at student conferences (if printed in time). Mission statement The following mission statement was approved and adopted: To encourage parent and public involvement in order to assist with the development of our children into lifelong learners and respectful members of our multicultural community. Standing rules The group adopted standing rules The Performance Arts Bobby Fouther presented on the Performance Arts Foundation that he is organizing. Hopes &
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Nov 26,2008
King Neighborhood Association November 2008 Meeting Minutes
by Trace
Revised 11/23/08 King Neighborhood Association
Minutes from Board Meeting
November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes)
Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting
The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports
Update from Portland Police
Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood.
• Shootings at 9th and Alberta
• Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9th and Sumner and 9th and Alberta Trees blocking streetlights on 9th - it is the responsibility of the homeowner to keep them trimmed., Contact city commissioner or Jane Ames, public safety contact. If neighbors have concerns about junk left out in front of houses, these could be building code violation - call Bureau of Development Services. Please email Officer Sims directly with specific questions and incidents (for example, give addresses, dates, or other informat
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Minutes from Board Meeting
November 12, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes)
Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from October meeting
The minutes from October 8, 2008 were approved without changes. Standing reports
Update from Portland Police
Officer Brian Sims summarized several areas that he's focusing on in the neighborhood.
• Shootings at 9th and Alberta
• Increase in pedestrian robberies, especially near 9th and Sumner and 9th and Alberta Trees blocking streetlights on 9th - it is the responsibility of the homeowner to keep them trimmed., Contact city commissioner or Jane Ames, public safety contact. If neighbors have concerns about junk left out in front of houses, these could be building code violation - call Bureau of Development Services. Please email Officer Sims directly with specific questions and incidents (for example, give addresses, dates, or other informat
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Nov 21,2008
Portland Water Bureau Turns Off Groundwater Supply
by jenniferd
The Portland Water Bureau turned off its groundwater supply system this morning. The system has supplied Water Bureau customers with drinking water since high levels of turbidity forced the bureau to turn off its primary Bull Run water supply last week. "This was an unusual run of groundwater." said Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff. "When intense rain in the Bull Run causes excessive turbidity, that rain is generally followed by more rain which flushes the turbidity out. In this case, there was no more rain, so the levels of turbidity in the watershed remained above acceptable serving levels. Flushing has taken a bit longer than normal." While both of the bureau's water sources, the Bull Run watershed and the Columbia South Shore Well Field (CSSWF) meet and exceed all federal drinking water standards, the bureau relies primarily on the Bull Run source to provider customers with drinking water. The CSSWF is maintained as an emergency back-up for event
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Nov 13,2008
Water Bureau Temporarily Turns Off Bull Run Water Supply
by jenniferd
The Water Bureau temporarily turned off the Bull Run water supply system this morning due to increased turbidity in the watershed. The bureau activated groundwater wells in the Columbia South Shore Well Field to temporarily serve water to Portland. Recent heavy rains and increased stream flows in the Bull Run watershed have contributed to this rapid increase in turbidity. Turbidity is a measurement of the cloudiness of (drinking) water by suspended particles. Portland is one of six large drinking water systems in the country that does not filter its water supply. The city is able to comply with federal drinking water regulations by continuously meeting a set of filtration avoidance criteria. Portland has been able to consistently meet these criteria, but it occasionally has to shut down the Bull Run system and operate from its backup groundwater supply when storms and other natural disturbances in the Bull Run reservoirs increase the turbidity. The Surface Water Treatment Rule
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Nov 6,2008
City Won’t Consider Street Name Change Until Next Year
by shooter
According to the Portland Tribune , the Portland City Council won't consider a new proposal to change a street name in honor of Cesar Chavez until at least March 2009. Proponents of the name change submitted more than 2700 signatures to the city on Oct. 30. They are suggesting that one of three streets be selected, but say they do not have a preference. The recommended streets are 39th Avenue, Broadway, or Grand Avenue.
The process for presenting the proposal is still being finalized, but the public will have at least one opportunity to comment on the proposed name change.
This name change will compete with the proposal to rename 42nd Avenue in honor of the author Douglas Adams. City code says that only one street renaming is allowed per year. The competing proposals could complicate matters.
The Douglas Adams group submitted in their application on August 4, the Caser Chavez group submitt
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Nov 3,2008
15 Mashup Tools for Your Local Neighborhood
by dariusmonsef
Want a donut? Want to know if you'll need an umbrella today? Trying to avoid traffic? Want to know if it's safe for your kids to play in the front yard? We'll look a dozen-ish mashups that provide useful, helpful, interesting and fun information about the local area that you you live in. For those asking what a mashup is? The web 2.0 world spawned thousands of social networks and user contributed content sites... The same world has connected even more sites and people with the ability for developers to take the APIs from a couple different sites and mash them together to create new and interesting ways to share information and data. WalkScore | Find What's In a Walkable Distance
"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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Oct 25,2008
King Neighborhood Association October Minutes
by Trace
Revised 10/23/08 King Neighborhood Association Minutes from Board Meeting October 8, 2008 List of attendees (at end of minutes) Quorum met. Agenda (Exhibit 1) Minutes from September meeting The minutes from September 10, 2008 were approved with minor clarifications about the concerns of the neighbors of the Miracles Club and clarifying Allyson Spencer's role on the MLK Advisory Committee. Standing reports Public safety action committee meetings Charles Boardman reported that the committee discussed the theft of catalytic converters, and will be working with vendors and muffler shops which will provide free welds to prevent theft. Planned Parenthood Regional Service Center (Exhibit 2) Planned Parenthood is closing on land with the Portland Development Commission, and will hold a ground breaking on 10/22. David Greenberg, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood, provided im
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Oct 13,2008
King School PTA October Minutes
by Trace
King School PTA Meeting Summary October 2, 2008 Introductions of those in attendance. Marlys Mock provided the presidents report and LaDrena Rhodes provided the principals report. Student directory Some participants expressed concern about misuse or abuse of student's personal information. One meeting participant suggested selling advertising (Winterhaven's directory was distributed as a sample). Some suggestions included: Give more time for parents to opt out (original opt out date was Oct. 1) Ask parents to sign for a directory at the office Add a disclaimer in the directory that indicates it's use to avoid telemarketers or others from using the information in a negative way Before school care The group discussed options for before school care. The group agreed to increase the knowledge and awareness of the YMCA's before school program to care for kids (begins at 6:00 a.m.). Teachers will also provide this information to kids without morning care. The group w
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