Meeting of the Board (Public welcome) February 11th at Medical Office Building 501 N Graham : West Conference Room. 7-9pm
New Seasons, Intersection Painting (Tillamook & Rodney), Bylaws
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Thoughts on Neighborhood Development
As a fairly recent transplant to Eliot I am excited for the developments along Williams and Vancouver. The addition of New Seasons and mixed use residential buildings are just the beginning of local economic growth, and this has the benefit of also increasing scrutiny of factors that affect Eliot as a walkable and healthy neighborhood. There is a general theory of walk-ability that requires satisfaction of four main criteria: it must be useful, safe, comfortable and interesting. Having a grocery store return to Eliot will meet the first criteria, and I for one will enjoy the proximity of my favorite place to shop. The nature of walking allows you to meander and find your most interesting and safe route, although the two can often be mutually exclusive. Safety for pedestrians, a very fragile group, requires well-lit paths, well-marked crossings, a buffering from cars and an overall sense of security. Residents of Eliot must deal with high traffic volumes, and a proximity to the freeway that compromises this sense of security.
Neighborhood Livability Partnership
The Eliot Neighborhood Association has a vital role in helping leaders connect to each other. Our meetings increase the sense of cohesion and community through partnerships and funding with other groups and through special initiatives. In April of 2012, a group of Eliot residents secured a partnership agreement, the Neighborhood Livability Partnership. The Partnership has three equal partners, the Eliot Neighborhood Board, the Lloyd District Community Association, and Portland Arena Management (PAM), the management group that oversees the Rose Quarter. Like all partnerships, each entity has shared goals and individual perspectives. The Partnership has been formalized with a signed Agreement between each of the three partners that focuses on preserving the historic character of Eliot while improving the livability and accessibility of the area.
1890 Home Slated for Destruction
The Edwin Rayworth House
Another historic home in the Boise neighborhood nearby Eliot at 3605 N Albina is slated for demolition. A developer from Lake Oswego intends to replace this classic vintage home with a bland modern 2-family structure with a property split down the middle of the lot. This Queen Anne styled home is not a fancy Victorian era mansion but a decorative cottage, typical for a middle-classed resident in 1890. At the time this house was built, the Eliot, Boise, and King neighborhoods were within the limits of the City of Albina, consolidated by the City of Portland one year later.
Crime in the Streets!
Eliot’s reputation as a high crime area, along with NE Portland generally, is undeserved. Crime statistics are skewed by criminal activity directed at visitors from out of the area to the Rose Quarter and Lloyd Center, primarily car prowls and thefts, but thefts from stores and offices as well. As the bank robber Willy Horton said, “You go where the money is.”
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Meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (Public welcome) January 21st at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Room 1035
Board Meeting Minutes 2013-01-14
Eliot Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes 2012/11/12
LUTC Meeting Agenda for 2013-1-21
Meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (Public welcome) January 21st at Legacy Emanuel Hospital Room 1035
Board Meeting Agenda for 2013-1-14
Meeting of the Board (Public welcome) January 14th at Medical Office Building 501 N Graham : West Conference Room. 7-9pm
LUTC Meeting Minutes 2012-12-17
Eliot Neighborhood Association Annual Potluck 12-10-12
LUTC Meeting Agenda for 2012-12-17
Meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (Public welcome) December 17th at Emanuel Hospital Room 1027: 6:30pm
Eliot Neighborhood Association Potluck for 2012-12-10
Meeting of the Board (Public welcome) December 10th at Medical Office Building 501 N Graham : West Conference Room. 7-9pm
Continue reading Eliot Neighborhood Association Potluck for 2012-12-10
Board Meeting Minutes 2012-11-12
Eliot Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes 2012/11/12
LUTC Minutes 2012-11-19
DRAFT – NOT YET APPROVED
Eliot LUTC notes for 11/19/2012
Taken by Alexa Heidrich, LUTC recorder
Allan called the meeting to order at 6:30
In attendance- Lee, Jason, Mike, Allan, Alexa, representatives of VOA Sacramento Stree House project, residents of Cook St
Presentation by the VOA for the Sacramento Street House, who purchased a house to the east of the VOA to house graduates of the men’s residential treatment center (not considered an extension of the program.)
It was determined they will demolish the house and rebuild for 6 graduates of the program, based on estimates that didn’t reflect a complete examination of the existing structure, that previously pointed towards just a remodel of the 100 yr old house. There will be a large backyard with a basketball court, VOA is willing to amend the good neighbor agreement to include hours for backyard amenity.
The neighbor (opposite the VOA) is related to a resident of the VOA, so current residents are okay with the demolition and future intended use of the property.
It was voiced that the character of the house needs to reflect and fit in with the character of the neighborhood.
Also of note: the house will be corporately distinct from the VOA—will be called the “Sacremento Street Housing”
Cook street residents
Concern about the new Williams/Vancouver improvements south of Fremont—associated with the New Seasons development. Cook street residents would like to either block left turns only or make Cook westbound only onto Vancouver. Mike took information and said he would be in touch with residents. Residents also said they would contact the City with their concerns.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40pm
Next meeting is December 17th.
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