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About The Southwest Portland Post. (Portland, Oregon) 2007-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 2009)
January 2009 The Southwest Portland Post • 5 NEwS Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. awards neighborhood grants Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. has awarded neighborhood grants for 18 community projects. SWNI chose these projects, not all of which received all the money they requested, from among 22 applications. The neighborhood coali- tion had $22,053 available, its share of the $200,000 citywide budget. The money was allocated from the City of Portland General Fund through the Office of Neighborhood Involve- ment, and distributed to the city’s seven neighborhood offices and coalitions. The grants are intended to “increase the capacity” of community-based organizations, provide for outreach to “under-represented communities,” and foster partnerships between neighbor- hood associations and coalitions and other community organizations. This may be the last year, at least for awhile, for the program. Now in its third year, it is designated “one-time funding” that is officially not part of a bureau’s regular budget. Mayor-elect Sam Adams has said he will direct all city bureaus to submit budgets that are free of one-time funding, and “cut pack- ages” showing ways to cut the bureau’s regular budget by a total of five percent. The Southwest neighborhood grants are as follows: Bridlemile Neighborhood Associa- tion received $350 to “invigorate the neighborhood association.” Proposed strategies include “increasing the number of people coming to neighbor- hood meetings,” “allowing people who come to give structured information,” and “creating a more welcoming atmo- sphere” for newcomers. Southwest Watershed Resources Center received $875 for equipment, including a portable canopy for outdoor events and a projector to allow visiting speakers to make presentations. Neighborhood House received $1829 for improvements to their Sustainable Garden Project. The money would be used to further develop the garden space, make it more accessible, plant more vegetables for the emergency food program, and use the garden for education for children and community organizing. Southwest Trails Committee re- ceived $725 to install a drinking foun- tain at the Raz-Baack Crossing. South- west Community Health Center re- ceived $511 to “promote exercise and community-building in Southwest Portland,” and especially to involve “under-represented communities” in community walks and activities. Far Southwest Neighborhood As- sociation received $500 for a neighbor- hood-wide picnic and ice cream social. Crestwood Neighborhood Associa- tion received $1,000 to continue their “Dickinson at the Movies” program in Dickinson Park. South Portland Neighborhood As- sociation received $2,000 to involve businesses in their Willamette Park concert series. Jackson Middle School received $1500 for a Cultural Arts Day, with local artists and musicians. Southwest Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee received $2,000 for providing information to the parents of at-risk children, holding a Community Policing Reception, and holding the third annual Hoopin’ It Up youth basketball camp. Homestead Neighborhood Associa- tion received $1538 for their Full Circle Plant Program to restore neighborhood park land. Shomeri Teva of Congrega- tion Neveh Shalom received $750 for Tu to You Bshareff, a program to install plantings on the side of a Fanno Creek tributary. Multnomah Village Business Asso- ciation received $2,000 for a community mural at the Multnomah Arts Center. South Burlingame Neighborhood Association received $1775 to clean up a property at Southwest 12 th Avenue and Spring Garden Road, and install a neighborhood sign. Multnomah Historical Association received $1050 to publish research on area historic homes, research and document the history of the business district, and provide signage for pri- mary historic buildings and businesses. Marshall Park Neighborhood Associa- tion received $1550 for a National Night Out celebration. Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southern Washington received $300 for a garden project at Robert Gray Middle School. Replacement of Fanno Creek sewer line scheduled to begin next summer By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post The Portland Bureau of Environ- mental Services has completed repairs to the Garden Home section of the Fanno Pressure Sewer Line, making repairs in 12 places, spokesperson Ste- phen Sykes told The Post last month. Long-term plans call for replace- ment of the system. Despite public misgivings, the current system was built with plastic pipe in the year 2000, and began to fail in 2005 and 2006. BES now concedes the system has to be replaced rather than just repaired. The work is scheduled to begin next summer. In the meantime, the City has been sending its sewerage to Washing- ton County’s Durham Wastewater Treatment Plant via a 36-inch gravity sewer pipe. This system’s capacity is adequate to the need during dry weather, but during extreme rains the combined flow could overload it. To cover this contingency, BES has installed a pumping and screening system on Southwest 86 th Avenue. If the “detour” system exceeds capacity, this backup would result in “highly diluted, partially treated wastewater” flowing into Fanno Creek. • bur ritos•bowls•quesadillas•home-bakedcookies&pies • 503-244-6933 Good for Your Health, Good for Your Wallet N OW O P E N I N S W H I L L S - G A B R I E L PA R K ! 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