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Brooklyn Action Corps welcomes City Commissioner Amanda Fritz to our January 27 General Meeting to discuss access improvements along the Willamette River and MAX Light Rail impacts on the Brooklyn neighborhood. Anyone interested in the Brooklyn neighborhood and/or these issues is encouraged to attend. The BAC general meetings are held at the Thelma Skelton Loaves and Fishes center at the corner of SE Milwaukie Avenue and SE Center Street. (Map)

The public and anyone interested in joining the BAC Board are encouraged to attend the BAC Board Meeting on January 13

Recently a caller on the neighborhood helpline reported 3 night-time sightings of coyotes. There were two sightings SE Lafayette Street and and one sighting on Milwaukie Boulevard. There have been previous sightings in Eastmoreland but this is the first time for Brooklyn.

Warning to owners of small animals: KEEP THEM INSIDE AT NIGHT!

Guest speakers Mike Mason and Brett Richards from the Oregon Department of Transportation will address concerns about repaving plans and other issues with McLoughlin Boulevard, plus representatives of the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation will discuss the Bicycle Master Plan.  Anyone interested in the Brooklyn neighborhood and/or these issues is encouraged to attend.  The BAC general meetings are held at the Thelma Skelton Loaves and Fishes center at the corner of SE Milwaukie Avenue and SE Center Street. (Directions)

The Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition is one of seven neighborhood association coalitions in Portland supporting ninety-five neighborhoods. Join Southeast Uplift staff and members of the Brooklyn Action Corps for a casual “no-host” lunch at the Semaphore restaurant at 1639 SE Holgate Boulevard on Thursday November 5 at noon. This is an open invitation to anyone who wants to meet Southeast Uplift staff in a relaxed atmosphere at this venerable Brooklyn neighborhood eatery. Bring any questions, ideas, or suggestions regarding the neighborhood, the coalition, light rail issues, or anything else you’d like to discuss. RSVP is optional but appreciated: Just call or email Tim O’Neal, Sustainability Coordinator, Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition 503.232.0010 x 313.

Portland City Council has voted to approve loaning a million dollars to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation to support development of a new storage facility and museum near OMSI.  This facility will house the three city-owned steam locomotives that currently reside at the Brooklyn Rail Yard. [Read more →]

Click here to download the November 2009 Brooklyn Action Corps Newsletter. You can download the Adobe pdf reader at this link.

Title: BAC Board Meeting
Location: Thelma Skelton Loaves and Fishes Center at the corner of SE Milwaukie Avenue and Center Street
Description: BAC Board Mtg-Public Welcome
Start Time: 6:30
Date: Oct 14, 2009
End Time: 8:30

Thanks to Kamala Bremer of the Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Association for this Quiet Zone Update.

Dear Neighbors:

Linda Netekoven presented TriMet and City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) representatives with copies of our petition requesting a Quiet Zone, complete with 300 signatures, plus a map of the location of the signers.

Dave Unsworth of TriMet presented a power point presentation detailing the 3 options available for mitigating train horn noise.  These include
1) a variance to excuse TriMet’s light rail trains from blowing their horns at the RR intersections,
2) “wayside horns,” which are positioned at intersections and used instead of train horns, and which direct the horn sound toward the immediate intersection instead of out into the surrounding neighborhoods and industrial area, and
3) a full Quiet Zone (which would cover TriMet and all other trains).

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Please join us starting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday the 23rd at the Thelma Skelton Loaves and Fishes Center for not one, but two different meetings to discuss the future of the Brooklyn Neighborhood.  [Read more →]