Welcome, neighbor!

There are four scheduled nighttime closures of I-5 coming up in November between the Ross Island Bridge and SW Terwilliger Boulevard. They are currently scheduled on Tuesday, November 4, Thursday, November 6, Monday, November 10 and Thursday, November 13 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. This work will complete sign bridge installations for new RealTime signs.

Several Northbound & Southbound on-ramps will close at the same time. Neighborhood traffic can detour using Barbur Boulevard.

Find more project information and sign-up for updates: bit.ly/I-5VariableSigns

Nominations are open for the Election of Officers and Board Directors at the Annual Meeting on November 18.

Currently, there are openings in the following positions:

- President

- Vice President and

- several Board Directors

Please submit your nominations and questions to:

tadapdavis@gmail.com

On August 26 the AHOP proposal (Affordable Housing Opportunities Project) moved from Proposed Draft to Recommended Draft and was sent to the Portland City Council for review in late fall. For more information, click here.

RICAP 11 (Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 11) proposed draft was reviewed by the Planning Commission t on September 23. Testimony on it is closed. Go to our CAC page for more.

Volunteers:

- Lead planner for Garage Sale Day

- Volunteer coordinator

Committees chairs or co-chairs:

- Community Events, Land Use, Schools, Parks & Watersheds

Interested to learn more? contact@mnapdx.org

Big thanks to Alisha Barker and Peter Samson for running the mural refresh and for the lead artist Amaranta Colindres for returning to collaborate.  There was a creative fundraising campaign, including large donations from Sherwin Williams, and donations from MVBA local businesses that "sponsored" an animal in the mural (i.e., Annie Blooms sponsored the reading dog; as did FatKitty Ramen, Level Beer, John's Marketplace, Thinker Toys, MultnomahVision, Jay Sasseen at Parrotdice Guitars sponsor other mural characters)! 

Special thanks to Alisha as the lead event coordinator. Thank you to Tom Boeker and Sam with Multnomah NET for offering an info booth. Andy Spearing and Tom Moore for help with the paint and more. And so many others!  Appreciation to Beth Omansky for assistance obtaining liability waivers. To Mark at Tastebud for the donated lunch. And to Canby st neighbors like Maria Thi Mai for coming out to support our second mural event two years later! And to Darlene Urban-Garrret and Carl Hinds for your collaboration on the support we received via District 4 Coalition.

With 123 sales registered to the map it was a well attended and by all accounts fun and successful day. Almost everyone who hosted met new neighbors, which is central to our goal of building community (and just about everything we're doing).  Hosts are reporting a number of social benefits of the event beyond the selling of items, to name a few:

"Time with my kid," "upcycling all sorts of items, recycling clothes, reducing waste, get new clothes for fall, " "visits with people of all ages," "sparked lots of conversations, neighbors helping each other out," "lots of socializing," "GREAT conversations." 

Peter Samson's diligence with accounting and financials as treasurer was instrumental to our ability to sell yard signs and collect donations.

Thank you Carole Schmidt for leading the coordination of the event! Thank you Sarah Dodge, Diane Parrish, Jessica Lanoue and Matt Parrish for support on event day! 

Thank you Seth Healy for promoting the Westside Watershed Resource Center, Fire Station 18 for the fire truck visit for children. Thank you Otto Lange for your musical performance and Joseph Konty for assistance. Thanks Portland Parks and Rec liaisons,  Heike Edossa and Kayla Miles.

Thank you MVBA Social Media Coordinator for boosting our social media efforts!

The Equity Committee is focusing on helping immigrant & refugee residents of the neighborhood facing deportation or threat of deportation.

For more, click here for our Equity page