Updated 9 September 2011
Sumner Association of Neighbors (SAN) was formed in the late 1970s 1990s. Before that, this area was an overlap neighborhood shared by Parkrose and Cully neighborhoods.
At that time, when sewer installation crews were not responding to local concerns, neighbors formed SAN for a stronger voice with city government.
The name ‘Sumner’ comes from the former name of Helensview High School at NE 87th and NE Sumner. It used to be Sumner elementary school in the Parkrose School District.
The abbreviation ‘SAN’ was selected because the old-timers in the neighborhood referred to the field next to I-205 (along NE 92nd Ave north of NE Sandy Blvd) as the “sandlot” — their pronunciation dropping the ‘d’.
In 2009, we made a draft neighborhood plan (32K Word file), and then conducted a neighborhood survey (44K PDF file) to improve the draft into a final plan.
Due for an update, someday, are the SAN bylaws (287K PDF file).
In 2010, SAN was awarded a 2010 Spirit of Portland Award in the Neighborhood Association category. Our longtime chair, Eugene Muir, accepted the award for SAN.
For more information about SAN, see our in-progress archive of past newsletters.
We had partial board elections on May 17, 2011 and June 21, 2011. SAN has the following board members:
- Chair & site webmaster: Scott Somohano
- Vice chair: Eugene Muir
- Treasurer: Ronda Johnson
- Secretary: Erica Martin
- Parks/Open Space Committee: Colin Lambarth
- Land-use/Transportation: Jacob Warren
- At large (newsletter): Joan Gray
- At large: Janet Shannon
- Secretary (alternate): Karrie Allen
- At large (alternate): John Bartlett
- At large (alternate): Karen Butterworth
- Sumner board emeritus: Vern Ballard
We have the other half of our board election on June 21, 2011. Candidates have filed for the secretary and at large seats, but we always need neighborhood residents who are interested in sitting on the board.
To contact us, call Ronda at 503-823-3156 or email us at sumner.neighborhood@gmail.com
I like how the web site is easily navigated. I also like the enthusiasm in the reports. They are not all wordy and over blow, they are to the point with a little kick.
Way to go Scott!!
Thanks Ronda…that’s very kind of you. Let’s hope others think so too.
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