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1) January 15: Articles: Superfund: A
River for all & photo contest winner;
Letters re. The Union development
2) January 29: Articles: Linnton re-
sponse meeting; Letters re. The Union
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Former Booster president
speaks out on development
Dear Editor,
I have served as President of the
St. Johns Boosters from October
1996 thru December 2009. In that
capacity I participated in the St
Johns/ Lombard Planning effort.
I also have been personally im-
pacted by the gentrifi cation of St.
Johns. So with that said, I do not
support the proposed “The Union
At St. Johns” development.
The St. Johns/ Lombard Plan
is to allow for increased densi-
ty, while maintaining the unique
qualities each neighborhood of-
fers to the community. With care-
ful planning, neighborhoods can
allow for change while keeping
the unique character of their area.
The Union At St. Johns erodes
the uniqueness and history of the
community. It tears away one of
the Gateways into St. Johns. The
St. Johns/ Lombard Plans states:
Gateways are located at key plac-
es or intersections and identify the
entrance to a district or area. De-
velopment adjacent to gateways
should contribute to the sense
of entry and level of importance
through signature architecture, ap-
propriate building scale, character,
and orientations. I do not see this
in the proposed development.
Additionally, the main objec-
tives of the redesign were to create
a stronger gateway to the business
district and improve visibility for
the downtown St. Johns commer-
cial core. The newly created space
can function as a plaza, and offers
an opportunity to create an en-
hanced gateway to the downtown
business district.
The space occupied by the former
island could be designed to allow
for more active pedestrian use and
improve sight lines into the com-
mercial core for traffi c approach-
ing the intersection from the east.
A four-story building does not im-
prove sight lines into the business
district and does little to enhance
the gateway.
The St. Johns/ Lombard Plans
also states: Specifi c design details
still need to be developed through
a design engineering process with
public involvement. To my knowl-
edge PBOT has not hosted any
community meetings with regards
to the proposed changes to this im-
portant gateway into St. Johns.
Ever an increasing population in the
“Letters”
Continued on Page 4
North Portland Meetings
The following free listings are meetings for North Portland organizations.
Updated information is the responsibility of each organizations.
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a rBOr L Odge n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
Meet on the 3rd Thursday each month, 6:30-8pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofi eld
a MeriCan L egiOn , s T . J OHns POsT #98 Meets 4th Tuesday, 11:00 AM, St Johns Community Ctr. 8427 N. Central.
Contact Gerald 503-289-0855
B OY s COuT T rOOP 52 :
Meets Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond. We welcome boys ages 11-17.
For membership info, contact Anthony at 503-913-7085.
B ridgeTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn :
General Meeting: 3rd Mondays at 7pm, Port. Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr.
C uB s COuT P aCK 52: Meets Mondays at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond.
e asT C OLuMBia n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Columbia Rvr RV Park Comm. Rm, 10649 NE 13th.
F riends OF C aTHedraL P arK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
General Meeting: odd months at BES Water Lab; 7pm. Board Meetings on even months at St Johns McMenamins,
7:30. All meetings on 2nd Tuesdays of the month.
F riends OF B aLTiMOre W OOds :
General meeting: 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the BES Water Lab, 6543 N. Burlington.
F riends OF P ier P arK : M eeTing : Third Monday, 6:30pm at St. Johns Community Ctr., 8427 N Central
H aYden i sLand n eigHBOrHOOd n eTWOrK :
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7pm, at the Oxford Suites, 1226 N. Jantzen Beach Dr., Hayden Island.
K enTOn B usiness a ssn : 1st Thursday of the month, 9am at Kenton Firehouse 2nd fl . 2209 N. Schofi eld
K enTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Board Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7pm, Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon
L innTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Meetings: 1st Wed. of odd mos; 7-9 at Linnton Comm. Ctr., 10614 NW St. Helens.
n OrTH P OrTLand L and u se g rOuP :
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Meets 4th Thursday of the month at Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon. 7pm
n OrTH P OrTLand s OrOPTiMisT C LuB meets the 2nd Wed at 6PM at the Lung Fung Restaurant, 2025 N Lombard
Street. Public welcome to attend meetings to learn more about the club.
O CCuPY s T J OHns : Meets Weds. 7:00pm at Anna Bannanas, 8716 N Lombard
O VerLOOK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn .: General Meetings: 3rd Tues of each month except Aug & Dec at Kaiser Town
Hall, 7-9pm. Board Meetings: 1st Tues. each month at Overlook Hse, 3839 N. Melrose Dr.
P eninsuLa O PTiMisT C LuB : Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays (except holidays) at noon at Christie’s Restaurant, 5507 N.
Lombard. General public is welcome to attend meetings to learn about the club. There will be a guest speaker at most
meetings. Questions—contact Sharon at 503-490-2889.
P OrTLand H arBOr C OMMuniTY a dVisOrY g rOuP Offers a gathering of thoughts on the Superfund. Concerns
about the contamination in the Portland Harbor Superfund? Join the community to meet with the agencies in charge.
Meetings include Informational presentations; Opportunity to render your opinion. Meet agency leaders in charge of
clean up. 2nd Wednesday-Monthly at BES: 6543 N Burlington, beneath the St Johns Bridge 6:00 PM. www.portland-
harborcag.info
P OrTsMOuTH n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Board Meeting: 3rd Tues of ea mo, 6pm, Bridge Meadows, Bridge Communi-
ty Room, 8502 N. Wayland
P uBLiC s aFeTY a CTiOn C OMMiTTee : Meets 4th Wed. ea. mo., 7-9pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofi eld.
s aFeTY and L iVaBiLiTY T eaM (saLT) M eeTings are the 1st Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Johns Main Street
Offi ce, 8250 N. Lombard.
s T . J OHns B OOsTers : Gen Meetings 3rd Tues at Central Hotel, 7:30-8:30. Meal provided. Board meetings:1st Tues at
7pm at Central Hotel.
s T . J OHns L iOns C LuB : Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month at Patti’s Deli, downtown St. Johns
s T . J OHns M ain s TreeT : Meets at 8250 N. Lombard. Fore more info go to: stjohnsmainstreet.org
s T . J OHns n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn : General Meeting is 2nd Mon. at the St. Johns Community Ctr, 8427 N.
Central.
u niVersiTY P arK B usiness a ssOCiaTiOn : Meets in 2014: 2/25; 4/22; 6/24; 9/23; 11/18 at 7pm at Darcy’s at the
corner of Fiske/Lombard from 6-7:30pm.
u niVersiTY P arK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn : Meets: Jan., Apr., July & Oct on 4th Monday 7pm at the Chiles
Center at the UP, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.