Neighborhood Notes

The Portland City Council agreed to lease the John Ball School site to a nonprofit organization over strong opposition from the Portsmouth Neighborhood Association and residents.

Portland Hope Meadows plans to build a community where foster children are placed with adoptive families to gain some stability in their lives. Families would live rent-free in exchange for adopting three to four children from the state.

Opponents to the project believe that North Portland has more than its share of public housing. They also believe the City has not involved residents in the decision there by denying them the right to due process.

This vote to lease the property to Portland Hope Meadows gives them the ability to secure grants that require a signed lease. Construction cannot begin until a land use change for the property has been approved. Much of the $12.5 million construction costs have been raised through private donations.

Portland Hope Meadows mission is to develop and sustain intergenerational neighborhoods for adoptive families of foster children that promote permanency, community and caring relationships, while offering safety and meaningful purpose in the daily lives of older adults. Portland Hope Meadows is modeled after Generations of Hope in rural Chicago, Illinois.

Related links:

Portland Tribune - City Council Approves Lease for Controversial Housing Project

Controversial Portsmouth Housing Project in Front of City Council. Again

Portland Tribune - Controversial housing project returns to City Council

The Sentinal

Portsmouth Neighborhood Association

Portland Hope Meadows

Generations of Hope

Good Growth Northwest