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....And one of the reasons why it is so exciting is that you can have input and help determine which improvements may happen and how Foster Road will be transformed! For many, many years the City has had plans to improve Foster Road. But with so many other projects needing funding as well, and available funds being so scarce, it has mostly remained plans on paper. That is about to change. Due to a combination of factors, things are finally about to change for Foster Road. And “change for the better” that is! SE Foster and 50th, 1937 taken from Vintage Portland Our own Mt.Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association is working together with our friends north of Foster, the Foster-Powell Neighborhood Association and we are jointly engaging the City in different ways get improvements for Foster Road not just planned but also implemented. Our vision is to make Foster Road safer, nicer, better, friendlier and in short a street to be proud of being part of our neighborhood. If we make Foster

Get outside folks! Exercise and meet your neighbors while talking about Portland’s compost program to help raise some extra funds for MSANA for cool neighborhood projects and activities!    What :  The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) invites neighborhood associations to mobilize volunteers to promote composting and raise money for their group. Why :  Portlanders are doing a great job at composting food scraps. It takes time to adapt to a new change and the City wants to answer questions and provide assistance with the changes. How: BPS will provide training and materials and folks from the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood will earn $2.00 per conversation or $.50 per household not home for our Neighborhood Association! The more volunteers who show up, the more money we will raise for MSANA for cool neighborhood activities and projects! When :  SATURDAY, MAY 12 at  10:30 a.m. Training will start and canvassing will follow, for an hour or two or however long like.    (Don’t worr

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Time to get your Spring Cleaning Done! Foster-Powell and Mt. Scott-Arleta are teaming-up to Clean-Up the Neighborhood! Please see flier below for more information on the Clean-Up...  ------click to enlarge below flier -------

Neighborhood Elections in May! The Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood is seeking new members to support the work that is happening in our vibrant neighborhood. A few of our dedicated board members are taking on new roles, and one has an exciting new life waiting in Alaska (bon voyage, Matt, the treasurer!) Take a gander below at the positions that will be open in May. We would love to have you on Board! Please contact lisa anne (current chair) if you would like to get involved...we will help you ease into your new role. Open Board Positions : The Treasurer tracks money coming in and out of the neighborhood association and makes financial reports at meetings. The Land Use Chair receives land-use notices from the City and notifies the Land Use 'Group' about neighborhood Land Use issues. The Chair responds to email inquiries, helps put together the agenda, and helps facilitates meetings. The Vice-Chair position supports the Chair with their responsibilities. If your curiosity is pi

Get the word out! Foster-Powell and Mt. Scott-Arleta are teaming-up to Clean-Up the Neighborhood! Please see flier below for more information on the Clean-Up... We need your help! Give a couple hours to help distribute fliers or help at the clean-up email or call Shawna (503-771-3104). Thanks Shawna for organizing this event! Terah Beth even enlisted her visiting Mom (from Tennessee) to help pass out Fliers to her neighbors.  ------click to enlarge below flier -------

The following is a summary of the cell tower that is proposed at Mt. Scott Fuel, located within (your) Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood.... In September of last year (2011) a notice was issued by the City about a public hearing regarding Verizon and Mt. Scott Fuel proposing to build a new cell tower at the site of Mt. Scott Fuel at 6904 SE Foster road. This Mt. Scott Fuel site is a non-conforming use and non-confirming development that does not fit within the current zoning (or character) of our neighborhood. Furthermore even though the nature of the business is selling landscaping materials from the site, the actual site has no landscaping at all but instead is surrounded by an ugly chain-link fence and concrete walls all around, and on top of that the owners even requested a waiver from the mandatory landscaping requirements associated with the proposed cell tower. The application required a so-called Type-III zoning review because the applicant was requesting a waiver of the required

...and the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association wants to hear from you! During the months of May through August, volunteers from the Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood will be coming around the neighborhood inviting you to participate in a conversation and survey regarding your needs, interests, and thoughts for enhancing our community.  What is your vision for Mt Scott-Arleta Neighborhood?  We want to know. The survey will focus on hobbies, interests you share with other neighbors, and your thoughts on development in our neighborhood, among others, with a goal of bringing our community together. Everyone who completes the survey will have taken part in enhancing the neighborhood!  For your participation, you will receive a free day pass to Mt. Scott Community Center .  If you have questions regarding the purpose of this engagement plan or want to find out how you can get involved, please contact Regan Ransom-Hermans . This survey project is a partnership between the Mt. Scott-Arleta N

Thanks to all our volunteers for donating their time and energy to the Egghunt Brunch this morning! (Volunteers: Jen, Meghan, Jim, Phyllis, Erika, Bryan, Tom, and Terah Beth) Go to our facebook page to see more photos!

Foster Lents Integration Partnership (FLIP) rolls out first public workshop this Tuesday April 10 at Wattles Boys & Girls Club. From 5:30-8pm in the Art Room, community members from the Foster corridor will work together towards the following goals... · Generate information (gaps and assets) to create a Public and Stakeholder Engagement Plan that empowers people to be part of developing and benefiting from the Foster Corridor Investment Strategy. · Generate agreement on roles and responsibilities in engagement process, including threshold question of capacity for Foster Green to lead/participate. We want to leave the workshop with: ·       A list of businesses, communities (geographic and non-geographic), individuals and organizations to be engaged, and to the extent practicable, information about the capacity of those entities to participate with FLIP and FGSC in developing the Foster Corridor Investment Strategy. Special emphasis on communities of color and low income

It is not too late to nominate someone you think deserves recognition! Deadline extended to April 12th! Please join in us celebrating our dedicated neighborhood association volunteers through our new Seeds of Southeast Uplift Volunteer Appreciation Program ! The Pollinator Awards give neighbors an opportunity to honor those working hard to grow their communities! Individuals, committees or project teams will be nominated by neighbors, neighborhood associations or by partners in our communities, and selected by committee. There are five categories within the Pollinator Awards including; Sage; Rising Star; Anchor; Partnership; and The Producers. Know someone who you think deserves a nomination? To find out more about these awards please visit the SE Uplift web page at www.southeastuplift.org or fill out the nomination form !

EGG HUNT & BRUNCH! Saturday, April 7th, 2012 Mt. Scott Community Center & Park 9:00-11:00am Bring your basket and leap into adventure! Celebrate the season with a scrumptious pancake breakfast & Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt! Brunch will include pancakes, sausage, fruit, orange juice and coffee. We need volunteers to help cook and serve the food. Please contact us or just show up between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to help set-up, cook food, and tear down.   Radio Disney will be filling the park with popular hits, crafts for kids & raffles for adults. Interactive song, dance and trivia with Disney Dancers from 10-11a.m. Registration # 371733 Mt. Scott Community Center & Park 5530 SE 72nd Ave Suggested Donation: $4 Brunch & Egg Hunt $3 Brunch only $2 Egg Hunt only 9-11am -  Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood Association Pancake Brunch 10:00 am: -  Ages 3 & Under Hunt  - Stroll through the park with your child while keeping an eye out for colorful findings in the grass, playg