Brooklyn Neighborhood

The following letter was sent to Friends of Ross Island, if you live in Brooklyn (or Portland for that matter) than you probably should be a friend of Ross Island. In a nutshell they ask that the Holgate Slough (the area between Ross Island and the Willamette’s East bank be a no wake zone.  This [...]

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As of June 24th, the local approval process for the planned MAX light rail extension from Downtown Portland to the City of Miwaukie is complete.  Over a year of planning and public outreach work went into the formation of a new Locally Preferred Alignment (LPA).

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Portland Police’s traffic enforcement team was out in full force at the east end of the Ross Island bridge on the evening of Tuesday, July 29th.  Over a dozen officers participated in one of the largest traffic saturation patrols to ever come to the Brooklyn Neighborhood.

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This event is sponsored by the City. Meet on the NW corner of SE Milwaukie & Center for a 1.3 mile stroll through one of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods. We’ll get to visit historic Sacred Heart Church, and you might consider having lunch at the Loaves and Fishes center where we’ll end.

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Several law enforcement officers came to the Brooklyn General Meeting and provided some great in-depth information.  Our neighborhood officer, Eric Webber, took a majority of the questions.  Sargeant Troy Pahlke from Portland Police and Sargeant Rick Boothby from the Transit Police (via Tigard) were able to provide some really valuable information. 

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Through a shared miscommunication with the BAC and Chief Sizer’s office we won’t have the Chief at the week’s meeting.  That’s the bad news.  The good news is that we’ll be getting a few other police officials including Brooklyn’s beat officer and a transit officer to discuss current issues and future MAX station ideas.  Additionally [...]

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The planned Portland to Milwaukie MAX light rail line cleared another hurdle on July 17th with the adoption of the new locally preferred alignment by Portland City Council. Mayor, and former Brooklyn Action Corps member, Tom Potter spoke highly of the project and its ability to transform inner southeast Portland.  The other members of City Council were [...]

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The Oregonian is asking an interesting question about Ross Island; what should it be? There is a poll and several voting options.  I think Brooklynites should plug in the following “other” option; Give the Brooklyn Neighborhood access to their island and river.

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The Wednesday edition of the Oregonian has an article updating the status of the Milwaukie MAX project.  Unfortunately, the graphic that they ran is out of date and inaccurate.

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