Board Meeting (Potluck) Agenda for 2013-12-09

Meeting of the Board (Public welcome) Monday, December 9th at Medical Office Building 501 N Graham : West Conference Room.  7-9pm

We will be talking about re-branding the neighborhood and down-zoning residential Eliot.  These are probably the biggest issues to come up in a long time.  Please attend if possible (board members and public).

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Flurry of Development Changing Eliot

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Some of the recent and proposed development in and around Eliot.

During the great recession of 2008, many construction projects nationwide halted. New project proposals slowed to a rate that has not been seen in recent memory. Property values fell nationwide, but some interesting trends were associated with those changes. More Americans are starting to value walkable, close-in neighborhoods, like Eliot, over more car-dependent areas. And these preferences are not just with their hearts but also with their dollars. This was a trend that has been going on in Portland for quite a while, but it is having some real results on the ground in Eliot in the ‘10s.

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