MSANA Temporary

Dear Neighbors: I know that many of you are disappointed about the annual Clean-Up being cancelled this year.  I am too.  New regulations came out this year and our board as well as Foster-Powell have decided to see how these new changes are affecting other clean-up activities in the city.  Foster-Powell and MSA signed a joint letter to Metro, Office of Neighborhood Involvement and Southeast Uplift addressing our concerns. We hope that his is only a hiccup and plan to move forward again next year. It wasn't just Foster-Powell and MSA who decided to cancel, other neighborhoods have too (North Tabor, Mt. Tabor, Hosford Abernethy ) . Our neighborhood volunteer who spearheads this effort has been leading this event in the neighborhood for 18 years!  Thank you, Shawna! Information on other Clean-Up events can be found here: http://www.seuplift.org/what-we-do/neighborhood-cleanups/ Here's the letter we sent.  April 15, 2016 City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement Attn: Am

Hello Neighbors: We will offer child care this Wednesday and hopefully for upcoming neighborhood meetings as well, if you would like to come. We will need to know one week ahead of time if you need this service and you can email chair.msana@gmail.com.  We are looking for neighbors who are interested in serving on the board. We will have vacancies this upcoming year -- don't be scared you can do it, and we are or at least try to be fun. If you are interested in serving as the Chair or Co-Chair, Land Use Chair, or at large position, we have plenty of seats at the table. Have idea or a project for the neighborhood, come share!  We will be discussing the Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up this upcoming Wednesday. Clean-up rules have changed this year and neighborhood coordinators have had concerns. Both Foster-Powell and MSA have decided to not host the clean-up this year due to these changes. Both neighborhoods will be submitting a letter to our partnering agencies (Metro, City of Portland