Newsletter
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Next SGNA Board Meeting |
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May 10,2005 7:30 PM Holladay Park Plaza 1300 NE 16th Ave |
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WHO YOU GONNA CALL? |
The SGNA Board and committees are involved with a number of issues to improve the livability of our neighborhood:
• Land Use issues —
Lynne Coward, Land Use Committee chair
503-335-9405
• Transportation and pedestrian improvements —
Dave Galaty, Transportation Committee,
503-319-2666
• Neighborhood safety/crime issues — Harrison Pettit 503-249-0996
• Gulch Lifestyles and other social events
Meara McLaughlin 503-287-7312
• Newsletter and communications —
Dave Brook 503-288-4024.
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May 6, 2005
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NEWS & EVENTS |
HEADQUARTERS HOTEL PRESENTATION TO NEIGHBORHOOD
At the next Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association (SGNA) Board Meeting, Mr. Michael McElwee of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) will present the Oregon Convention Center Headquarters Hotel project. In recent years, SGNA representatives have worked closely with PDC on proposed projects in the Lloyd District and Rose Quarter. If you want to know more or have questions, we hope to see you there.
Thanks from all those who took advantage of the neighborhood cleanup and garden extravaganza events last month. Thanks to Christopher Salih and others for "manning" the dumpsters, which took away lots of useless stuff and yard debris, as well as a several pickup loads of metal and carload of white styrofoam for recycling. And if you missed the garden extravaganza, you'll have more chances later in the year for other get togethers. Thanks to Meara McLaughlin and her hearty band of gardeners for a wonderful afternoon of garden sociability; to Holladay Park Plaza for the use of their beautiful courtyard, to DaCapo Renaissance Quartet for a lovely serenade; to Harrison Pettit for wonderful garden furniture and to mother nature for not pouring rain on our events!
Two new businesses have opened up at 1914-1916 NE Broadway — Sofa Table Chair, a furniture store naturally, and Mimi and Lena's womens' clothing have already opened and Ella Posey, feminine gifts will open soon. Stop by and say hello and welcome them to the neighborhood.
The 23rd annual Historic Irvington Home Tour will be held next Sunday, May 15 from 11 am to 5 pm. It's the oldest and largest home tour in Portland and offers a chance to visit 10 beautifully-preserved and updated homes in the area - including two mansions (now bed and breakfasts. You must have a ticket in order to know where the homes are. They're $20 per person, $15 for seniors over 65 and no children under 7 except infants in front packs. You can buy tickets from Broadway Books (1714 NE Broadway), New Seasons or Caffe Destino (14th & Fremont) or online at www.irvingtonhometour.com.
It is not always possible to buy everything you need from locally-owned businesses, but if everyone purchased one more item locally when they shopped, the effects would be tremendous. Locally-owned businesses:
• Spend more money at other local businesses helping the local economy grow through the “multiplier effect” - rather than this money “leaking out” through remote corporate headquarters and centralized purchasing departments
• Pay more in local and state taxes than outside corporations
• Make up the largest employer category, nationally and locally
• Give better customer service overall
• Have owners that live in the communities they do business in and are free to make decisions based on local needs
• Require less public investment than large employers seeking tax breaks or special zoning consideration.
Neighborhood businesses that are members of the Local First organization include: Broadway Books, Hugo's Cafe, Broadway Floral & Greenhouse, Colosso Restaurant, Kitchen Kaboodle. For a complete list of businesses, membership information and other resources, see their web site at: www.thinklocalportland.org
... including minutes from previous Board meetings, see our website www.sullivansgulch.org or attend our monthly Board Meetings. They're held the second Tuesday of each month (except August) at 7:30 pm at Holladay Park Plaza, off Clackamas St. at 16th Ave. The next one is Tuesday, May 10. For information or to submit an agenda item, contact Co-Chairs Peyton Snead, 503-284-8313 or Harrison Pettit, 503-249-0996 or email your item to info@sullivansgulch.org.
Newsletter Editor & Webmaster
Todd Coward
webmaster@sullivansgulch.org
503-335-9405