Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN)

Free trees for Sumner neighborhood residents if you sign up by Feb 6

January 22nd, 2012 · fun, health, trees

You read that right: Trees — free of charge — from the city and Friends of Trees if you sign up by Monday, February 6 at the Friends of Trees website. Sumner is one of the few neighborhoods selected this year to receive the free offer. The planting date for our neighborhood is Saturday, March 10.

Here are more details from Elsa Little, an Americorp volunteer with the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

Hello Sumner Residents!

Always wanted a street tree, but not sure if there was room? Didn’t have the time to plant it or the extra money to buy one? I’m happy to inform you that the City of Portland and the non-profit Friends of Trees are partnering together to offer FREE street trees for your neighborhood.

Friends of Trees not only focuses on greening neighborhoods, but also on building relationships and strengthening communities. Signing up doesn’t obligate you to plant a tree. It makes it possible for a city forester to inspect your planting strip for a location where a tree can be planted. City inspectors consider infrastructure an utilities when determining an ideal tree location. After the inspection, you’ll be sent a personalized list of trees, with descriptions, that have been approved for your space. After selecting your tree species, you will have the opportunity to plant trees with your neighbors on planting day. In addition to community building, tree planting includes hole digging, an eight- to 12-foot tall tree delivered to your home, planting assistance, mulch, stakes, and follow-up tree inspections: a $200 value! On planting day, volunteers enjoy meeting their neighbors, greening their community, and sharing a celebratory potluck lunch afterward!

Yard trees are also available through Friends of Trees for purchase at $35 per tree, including all of the assistance listed above.

Alternatively, you can sign-up for a free street tree with the City where an appropriate tree will be selected and planted for you by a professional contractor. Sign up online at www.friendsoftrees.org by Feb. 6th or call Matt Krueger to learn more about planting with a contractor at (503) 823-2978. Get your free tree this spring!

Interested in learning how to get trees planted at a school, community center, or elsewhere? Feel free to contact me, Elsa Little, at elsa.little@portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-9732.

I want to add here: These are nice healthy good-sized trees they plant. They’re not small or spindly. And you have a wide selection to choose from. For examples, see photos from the neighborhood planting in March 2009.

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Fire Escape bar is changing hands; liquor license comment deadline is Feb 10

January 12th, 2012 · food, land use, planning, san

Per Dennis LoGiudice in the city Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI):

I have received a liquor license application for a Restaurant in the SUMNER neighborhood area and would like to know if you are aware of any concerns. The restaurant, ESCAPE BAR & GRILL, located at 9004 NE SANDY BOULEVARD, has applied for a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP/CHANGE TRADENAME for a Full On premises sales license (which allows the sale of distilled spirits, malt beverages, wine and cider for consumption on the premises). The contact for this application is HILARY P. ROBINSON, 503-702-6959.

Following is the information captured on the business information form:
Hours: 7:00am – 2:30am, Thursday – Sunday (closed Monday – Wednesday)
Entertainment – Recorded music, DJ music, Karaoke, Pool tables
DJ Music to play from 6pm – 12am, Friday and Saturday

If you are aware of any existing problems or concerns at this location, please notify Theresa Marchetti at (503) 823-3092 by FEBRUARY 10, 2012. If you have concerns regarding this license, please list the concerns in writing and remember they must be related to crime, alcohol, alcohol related behavior or drugs. Traffic, Parking and Trash are not considered during the licensing process at OLCC.

ONI lists all liquor licenses applications in Portland on their website. You can also see the application for the renamed Escape Bar and Grill (PDF) there too.

The application has a some more details. For example, they show 40 seats in the restaurant and 14 in the lounge. They indicate two pool tables, karaoke, and a 100-square-foot dance floor. The applicant does not plan to reconfigure the building.

Please note: Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) does not have a meeting until after this deadline. If you send comments to ONI about this application, please let SAN know too!

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Sumner neighborhood in the news: In case you missed it

December 23rd, 2011 · crime, safety, san, transportation

Recent news items in our Sumner neighborhood in NE Portland.

Nov 24: Tri-Met driver re-unites tot with mom

Good news that could have turned out very differently. Thanks to Mr Silverman! Per KATU:

A sharp-eyed TriMet driver said it was second nature to stop and help after he spotted a small child in the road Tuesday morning. Richard Silverman, a 15-year veteran, said he was turning the corner near Northeast 82nd and Killingsworth Street when he saw something in the road and realized a small child was in the street. It was raining at the time.

The Oregonian also reported on the tot and the TriMet driver.

Dec 8: Another nasty wreck, this time at NE 82nd and Killingsworth

Per the Oregonian:

Around 6 a.m, Portland firefighters were dispatched. They used hydraulic spreaders, rams and cutters to extricate two of the drivers, who were taken in ambulances to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries.

Dec 11: Report of shots fired, NE 82nd and Prescott

Per the Oregonian:

Police were called to the 4500 block of Northeast 82nd Avenue at 6:15 p.m. Sunday on a report of gunshots being fired. Once on the scene, officers determined one shot was fired into an occupied residence, but no one was injured. Witnesses were unable to provide adequate suspect information, police said.

Dec 17: Spill and fire at the glass plant

Our friends at the Owens-Illinois glass factory decided to give The Grotto some competition. (Just kidding.) The report sounds kind of scary, but no one got hurt. Pretty cool photos though.

Per KGW:

Fire crews were called to help contain a spill at a Portland plant, where a kettle holding more than 200 tons of molten glass had split at the bottom.

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November 2011 meeting notes: Holiday crime prevention tips and a bunch of neighborhood updates

December 11th, 2011 · crime, fun, gardening, helensview, litter, san, wts

Thanks to Erica, the secretary for Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) in NE Portland for drafting these meeting notes.

Guest Speaker: Officer Mark Wells – Crime Prevention Coordinator
Mark provided crime statistics on Sumner Neighborhood. To learn more about the current statistics, check out http://www.portlandonline.com/police/crimestats/index.cfm.

Other items from Mark:

Property Related Crimes: (such as car prowls) on slight rise, especially with the holiday season, throughout Portland. A tip on preventing car prowls from Office of Neighborhood Involvement: Keep your vehicle “showroom” clean. This means don’t leave ANYTHING in your vehicle, especially something of value. Even visible spare change can entice a criminal to break into your car. If you must store items in your car, use your trunk. Also, park in a well lit area, roll up windows and lock your doors every time you leave your vehicle.
Crime Prevention Programs: Neighborhood Watch (training provided) and the Operation Recovery programs. With the help of Officer Wells, Scott will create a flyer to canvass the neighborhood to generate and take poll of neighborhood’s interest of Neighborhood Watch program. Training for the Neighborhood Watch program also includes training on Neighborhood Problem Solving.
Operation Recovery: a tool to use for Property Inventory Record. Office Wells encouraged neighbors to itemize belongings, as information listed on the form would be useful and needed in case of theft/burglary for police reports and insurance claims. In the case of theft, property has a better chance of being recovered.
A reminder: To report any suspicious activity, please call Portland Police non-emergency at 503-823-3333.
Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) Bureau is preparing the 2012-13 budget and all are invited to attend Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings. Officer Wells also encouraged neighbors to part a part of that process. To see a list of upcoming meetings, visit ONI website: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=56501.
ONI General Fund Cuts – must submit 4%, 6% and 8% cuts (approximately $220,000 to $500,000) (Police and Fire Services fall into this category and would be affected.)
Opportunities for Public Input: ONI BAC meetings –5:30pm, Portland Building Room C (during non-budget, City Hall Lovejoy Rm). Or online testimony/input, Contact Council directly: http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?c=28533.

Updates

Community Garden: Meeting tonight at 8pm of Helensview Community Garden Steering Committee.
Halloween Party Recap: Good Turn Out, Ready for next year
WTS: From 10/20 Pre Application Process- WTS to submit/file a detailed plan by Dec 20th. Bureau of Development Services (BDS) minutes can be found on Sumner’s website at: SumnerPDX.org
Litter Patrol update: a total 1,738 lbs of litter collected, as of current. Working with School to Work Coordinator at Helensview to involve the students in the Litter Patrol.
Don’t Forget the Sumner Assoc. of Neighbors Holiday Gala December 6th 6pm-8 pm at CNN office.

New Business
Next General meeting February 15, 2012 6-8:30pm

Old Business
Conversations of the SAN lot were brought up- walking path around the field. More to be discussed at future meetings.