Announcements

General messages from the HAND board – reminders, notices, and updates for the neighborhood.

How this works

The board posts short announcements here as they come up – upcoming meetings, meeting changes, neighborhood updates, meeting minutes, and other general notices. For forwarded newsletters for HAND, see HAND Sharing Square instead.

Latest Announcements

Bike Master Plan and Streetcar Open Houses

The public is invited to help shape this transportation transformation at a series of six May open houses around the city to showcase the two long-range plans. Visit the open house event in your community to learn more about the City's strategic investment in green...

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Updated Land Use Notices for HAND

Please see below land use notices for SE Portland. Coalition: Southeast Uplift Hosford-Abernethy | 05-01-09 | 1620-1624 SE Hawthorne Boulevard | Nonconforming Situation Review - NOTICE | LU 09-120544 NU Publish date: May 1, 2009 Pull date: by 5:00 PM on May 22, 2009...

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Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's Cleanup a success! We were able to clear five large dumpsters full of junk out of the neighborhood and also raise a fair amount for future events. Thanks!

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HAND Neighborhood Cleanup, Saturday, May 2

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Cleanup Saturday, May 2, 2009 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cleveland High School parking lot (SE 26th, between Powell & Franklin) Cost per load: $10 - $25 Bring yard debris, fences, mattresses, sofas and more to the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood...

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DRAFT: HAND Meeting Minutes, April 2009

HAND Community and Board Meeting April 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Board members present: Chair Alex Bassos, Lois Hankins, Frank Dufay, Liz Gatti, Lindsey McBride, Joseph Murphy, Amy Lewin, Jack Spadero (1st 30 minutes), Wendy Kunkel, Linda Nettekoven, Ethan Timm, Land Use...

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Next HAND Meeting, Tuesday, April 21

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Community/ Board Meeting Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7:00 PM (Land Use meeting at 6:30) St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center 2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division) General Meeting Agenda 7:00 – 8:45 Crime...

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Important Info on Precinct Restructuring

PPB Restructure Meeting Planned with Chief Sizer and Commissioner Saltzman An additional public forum for the Police Bureau budget and precinct restructuring plan has been added for next Monday, April 20th. Chief Sizer and Commissioner Saltzman will both attend the...

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Report on Seven Corners Released

You can now download the 7 Corners Urban Design report here: http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=48623 The 7 Corners Urban Design Strategy identified three options for transforming the 7 Corners intersection. However, the community discussion did not...

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