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
BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR DIVISION STREET
-- THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS NOON on MONDAY, DEC 1 -- We currently have a budget shortfall for the transportation improvements for Division Street due to rising paving and construction costs. We must resolve the funding issue so the City can complete the work as...
DRAFT – HAND Meeting Minutes, November, 2008
The following draft meeting minutes has not yet been approved by the board:Hosford-Abernethy Community and Board Meeting November 18, 2008 St. Phillip Neri Church, 7:00 p.m. Board members present: Chair Alex Bassos, Secretary Carolyn Brock, Frank Dufay, Liz Gatti,...
Current Land Use Notices for HAND
To look this up online: http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=35625 & scroll down to SE Uplift Neighborhood Programs. CURRENT LAND USE NOTICES: Hosford-Abernethy | 1844-1864 SE Hawthorne BLVD | Historic Design Review – NOTICE | LU 08-172104 HDZ (PDF...
Next HAND Meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 18
The next HAND community/board meeting is: November 18 at 7:00. The meeting will mostly be about Division Street with a heavy emphasis on 7 corners. All are welcome. Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Community/ Board Meeting Tuesday,...
Funding for Division Street
NOTE FROM LINDA [edited for web]: At our next Board meeting we need to consider whether HAND should send a letter and develop a strategy for "defending" the $2 million supplement for Division Street currently included in the METRO Transportation Funding Allocations....
TRAFFIC ALERT: Lane Closures at West end of Division
Highway 99E (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Ave.) Viaduct Replacement Intermittent one way traffic on Division Street between SE 3rd and SE 7th from Monday, Nov. 10th to Friday, Nov. 14th. MORE INFO: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/?c=29385&a=217623
History of Willamette River, Nov. 12
The Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group meets next week. The topic is The History of the Willamette River. Historian Chet Orloff will discuss the history of the Willamette River and its role in the economic development of Portland from prehistoric times to today....
Neighborhood Mtg. RE: St. David’s Church
Dear Friends and Neighbors: I am writing to you as your neighbor to remind you about the follow up meeting concerning the future of St. David of Wales Episcopal Church located at 2800 SE Harrison Street in our neighborhood. The Follow up is Sunday evening, November...
Burgerville Abernethy Garden of Wonders Fundraiser
Head to the Burgerville on SE 26th & SE Powell for dinner Wednesday and help raise money for Abernethy Elementary's Garden of Wonders program. Date: Wednesday November 5, 2008 Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
UPDATE: Code Amendment Proposal for Division Street Passes Planning Commission
The proposed code amendment regarding the size of retail/commercial spaces on Division Street passed the Planning Commission unanimously on Tuesday night (10/28) after a very long meeting. This is the proposal HAND endorsed at our June meeting. If it is adopted by...