Portsmouth Neighborhood Association The official group representing our community to the City of Portland

The next PNA Board meeting will be held on February 16, 2010 from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Community Education Center located at 4625 N. Trenton. The public is welcome to attend.

Events Calendar

PNA Hot Topics, Notices and Reports

• 11/2/09 - Bridge Meadows (formerly Hope Meadows) announced that they will be breaking ground in the Spring of 2010. They also recently erected construction fencing to prevent further illegal dumping on the site.   Click here to read the letter from Derenda Schubert, the Director of Bridge Meadows
• 10/20/09 - PNA Board Meeting minutes
• 10/6/09 - PNA held a Community Forum meeting with Portland Public Schools to talk about the disposition of the Clarendon School.  
  Click here to read the minutes.
• 9/5/09 - 10/5/09 Crime Stats for Portsmouth
• Read the Fall PNA Newsletter
• 9/15/09 - PNA Board Meeting minutes
• 8/18/09 - PNA Board Meeting minutes
• On 7/20/09 the The Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURAC) met to discuss their spending strategy regarding transportation and parks for our neighborhood. The Transportation committee recommended doing a Portsmouth Neighborhood Lombard Streetscape Project. However, some ICURAC members are not supportive of further substantial funding for Portsmouth because we already received $6.5 million for New Columbia.   Click here for the ICURAC minutes
• On 5/21/09 the Portland Development Commission (PDC) held a meeting to discuss the North-Northeast Study Specifically, the PDC is considering adding the Rose Quarter Renewal area, whose money runs out in 2013, to the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area (ICURAC), of which we are a part.
• 4/2/09 Results of Lombard Branding poll indicate strong support for University Park.
• Lombard Branding Meeting minutes  On 3/18/08 PNA hosted a meeting with the University Park Neighborhood Association, the North Portland Business Association, the University of Portland and the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations to come up with a name for the portion of Lombard between Carey and Woolsey. The group will solicit feedback from all businesses and residences on both sides of Lombard.

Community Events and Notices

• H1N1 Hot lines:
• State of Oregon: (800) 978-3040
• Multnomah County: (503) 988-4454
• The African American Health Coalition is providing free access to Matt Dishman Community Center, University Park Community Center and Columbia Pool.
• Oregon Tradeswomen offers women free classes that give you skills for trades jobs starting at $10-$14 per hour.
• Attention home buyers, owners and builders The Portland Development Commission has programs to help you with the purchase, repair and renovation of a home
• Retail Analysis of the Lombard Business Corridor
• The City offers relief for small businesses
• Enjoy free concerts, readings and theater at the University of Portland

Please email us about events so that we can make this a successful community calendar.