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Gulch-O-Rama
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9/6/2008
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Save Saturday, September 6, for the annual Gulch-O-Rama! Here are the details:
Parade Parade assembly - 3:00 at 24th and clackamas (old site) to decorate bikes and helmets, paint signs and put together parade March starts at about 3:30 - meanders through Gulch to finish at 17th and Halsey Led by Grant Jazz horns GOR Time: 4-8-ish Entrance at 17th and Halsey Music - Gulch All Stars, Reverb Brothers, Nick Caceres and lots of other surprises Fun - Bounce Houses, Candle Making, Ping Pong Tourney, Chalk Project (come and find out!) Artists - Local creative folks will share and sell their art; ceramics, photography and jewelry Food - Local restaurants to offer free tastes and samples, Gelati vendors to offer frozen treats for purchase Iron Ladle competition - come and judge the best soup or bring a pot and win the coveted trophy! Potluck - Bring something yummy to share (salads, side dishes and dessert), garden burgers, hot dogs and burgers. Donations appreciated to help defray costs |
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SGNA Board Meeting
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9/9/2008
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The next board meeting for the Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association will be Tuesday, September 9, at 7:30 pm. Meetings are held at Holladay Park Plaza at 16th and Clackamas, and are open to the public.
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City Council Agrees: A Deal is a Deal
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3/24/2008
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On appeal by the SGNA, City Council On Thursday, March 20 reaffirmed the 1996 decision which established the development standards for the entire block between 16th & 17th, and Halsey & Clackamas.
Council overturned the January 2008 Hearings Officer's decision which would have exempted development on the remaining lot from key limitations of the '96 decision. SGNA appealed that decision, which would have allowed Holladay Park Plaza (HPP)to construct a signifacantly larger building at NE 16th and Clackamas than was allowed by the '96 decision. We were joined by the Irvington Community Association in the appeal. Testifying for SGNA was Harrison Pettit and Peyton Snead; Lynne Coward and Bonnie Mentzer for block residents; Dick Levy, Charlotte Uris, and Dean Smith for Irvington, and the SGNA attorney, Dan Kearns. Testimony focussed on upholding the '96 decision - a legally-binding agreement that was reached after considerable involvement by the neighborhoods, the developer, and the City. Further, the Sullivan's Gulch Action Plan calls for a smooth transition here between the Lloyd District to the west, and the neighborhood core to the east. After hearing testimony, City Council voted 3-1 to reverse the Hearings Examiner's decision. Commissioners Leonard, Adams, and Mayor Potter voted to support the appeal; Saltzman voted to reject it. |
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SGNA files appeal on Hearings Officer’s Holladay Place Decision
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3/1/2008
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Concerned about the scale of the proposed annex to Holladay Park Plaza, and for the precedence being set for future development in the area, the board of Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood Association filed an appeal of the Hearing Officer’s decision that was issued in late January. The hearing date is set for March 20 at 3 p.m. before City Council. Sullivan’s Gulch is being joined in its appeal by the Irvington Community Association, which is faced with a similar infill project at NE Hancock and 15th. Part of the goal here is to let our elected officials know the problems stemming from the rezoning of the late 90’s and how the review processes have not adequately served the neighborhoods. The Hearings Officer’s decision would clear the way for Pacific Retirement Services (Holladay Park Plaza’s management service) to build a condo structure that is considerably larger than those previously planned and permitted on the lot at the corner of NE 16th and Clackamas St. Earlier plans (which were memorialized in the 1996 legally-binding subdivision decision) called for buildings between 60 and 65’. This decision would allow a 75’ height AND a significant transfer of development rights. Coupled together these would allow a building that is 44% larger than originally shown. The neighborhoods’ appeal is based on an improper use of the transfer of development rights, Further, the appeal alleges that the decision does not meet the burden of proof in regard to both the neighborhood plan and the intent of the 13-lot subdivision approved with plans and elevations for that block. |
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Holladay Park Hearing Testimony
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12/19/2007
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The city's Hearing Examiner today listened to testimony regarding PRS's applicantion to revise the '96 decision.
Harrison Pettit speaking for the neighborhood board spoke to the lack of conformity with both the neighborhood plan and the agreement reached regarding development for the subject block. Recognizing the value HPP lends to our neighborhood he looked forward to seeing this development worked out. Dean Gisvold of Irvington Community Association (ICA) and Bonnie Mentzer, long-time neighborhood resident, challenged the transfer of development rights. Gisvold went further in speaking to why the applications should be denied--ICA had been a participant in the '96 case and Irvington is currently addressing a similar development proposal at NE 15th and Hancock. Lynne Coward spoke as a resident of the block, and as past Land Use chair. Emphasizing the public involvement in the creation of the neighborhood plan, she said the applicant and city were ignoring that Plan which called for the block to be a transition between the Lloyd District and the SG single-family homes. Further, that the lot in question is an integral part of the adopted plan for the entire block and cannot be taken in isolation. Please click on the "more info" link below to read the testimony submitted. |
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SGNA votes to oppose Holliday Park Plaza Expansion
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12/11/2007
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At the December board meeting, the Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association voted to recommend denial of PRS's request for an adjustment. This decision was based on lack of conformance with the Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Action Plan which identifies the subject block as a transition between the Lloyd District to the west and the single-family homes to the east. And secondly, the proposed development's size is not in conformance with the '96 subdivision plan for the block---a plan worked out between the neighborhood, the original developer and his architect.
For more information see the December Board minutes at the link below. |
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