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Join us in February

We have a neighborhood meeting next week! When:  Wednesday Feb. 4th Time: 6:30 p.m. Where: Mt. Scott Community Center (poolside room) A community police officer will be giving us an update and there will be time for questions and answers -- a recent rash of neighborhood burglaries at businesses have occurred and  neighbors are trying to address package thieves.  Our SE neighborhood liaison from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will be providing an update on the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code update.  If you have land use questions (density, tree preservation, site design, etc.) or want to know who you should be talking to at City, come on down! Our neighborhood is participating in the Portland Street Tree Inventory this summer! What does this mean?  Neighborhood volunteers will be guided by Urban Forestry staff, who provide the training, tools, to collect information on tree species, size, health, site conditions, and available planting spaces. This data will

Happy New Year Mt. Scott Arleta Neighbors!

Our first meeting of the year is this Wednesday, January 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Scott Community Center in the pool-side room.  Come learn about Health Care for All Oregonians and Measure 50 Tax Inequities. A lot is happening in the Neighborhood.  The Portland Mercado is expected to open this Spring. Henry Higgins Bagels is opening next to Red Castle games on 64th & Foster. The Foster Window Project will be giving a makeover to the  Phoenix Building.  If you would like to get involved with this project they are looking for volunteers! See the website for more information: https://fosterwindowproject.wordpress.com/ Here's a nice article about the Foster Window Project: http://www.seuplift.org/?post_ type=newsletter&p=3591 A new waffle and tea shop is open on 72nd. If you've been let us know how it is. Most importantly, the neighborhood association is made up of neighborhood volunteers and we are always looking for people who would like to get involved. It's not a hug