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Planning for the 2012 concerts at Ventura Park is underway. Planning starts, of course, with the solicitation of sponsorships. How many concerts can be scheduled depends on how much money is raised by the first week of April. The park has been reserved, tentatively, for the last four evenings in August -- with the hope that we can raise sufficient funds for four concerts this year. Sponsorship information and forms are available on-line this year...  Two bicycle skills courses (also known as pump tracks) are now installed at Ventura Park. There is still a little work to be done -- landscaping, paths and some refining of the slopes. But they are already getting some use. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO made by the Northwest Trail Alliance in late fall 2011. Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 9:00am - 12:00pm Friends of Gateway Green is organizing a 'No Ivy Day' event at the Gateway Green site -- with a focus on removing English Ivy and other invasive species from the wooded area, near the center of the site. Access is by bike or foot, via the I-205 Multi-Use Path. From the Gateway MAX station, head north on the path (toward Rocky Butte). Look for signs marking the location of the event. Some tools will be provided, but bring...  The long-awaited construction on NE 97th Avenue, in the Gateway Regional Center, began in late July or early August -- from NE Glisan to NE Davis Streets. Improvements to the adjacent I-205 Multi-Use Path is expected to begin on or after October 12, 2011. When asked why the sidewalk on the side adjacent to the I-205 Multi-Use Path looks so wide, we were told that the bike path and sidewalk will be separated through this section to enable the residents of the nearby care center to walk around the block without concern about colliding with a bicycle.
Property owners... Portland developer, Gordon Jones, presented the first phase of his two-phase plan to construct two four-story buildings, which will each contain 45 residences, on the 300 block of NE 97th Avenue. A pre-development conference was held on August 17 at the Portland Bureau of Development Services. For more information, click on (EA 11-159632). As part of Commisser Nick Fish's E205 Initiative, East Holladay Park (12999 NE Holladay St) and the East Portland Community Center are slated to have a play structures installed next year. The bid will go out this fall for both... The big event at the new Gateway Park (NE Halsey at 106th) is just two weeks away -- Wednesday, July 13. During the planning of this event, many individuals have expressed a willingness to help the day of the event. Now is the time to confirm that commitment, and sign up for specific tasks. We'll need several individuals to help set up, starting at 3:00 pm that day. A couple of people are needed before 3:00 pm to help mark where various activities are to be set up. We'll need someone to open the gate as authorized vehicles arrive with their equipment.... Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) has identified sites and amenities that provide for basic services in the parks in Portland, east of I-205. They need your help to ensure that they aren't missing anything. City Council has tentatively committed $500,000, and PP&R and the Portland Parks Foundation is working to raise additional funds. They realize the need is greater that what can be raised in this round, but they want to begin providing some basic amenities in parks that need enhancing. Please review the map and the list of planned improvements. The list was... The Goodwill store located at 1640 NE 122nd has closed. The grand opening celebration for the new store at the corner of NE Halsey and 122nd Ave starts June 23rd. They have scheduled special hours for the grand opening celebration (Thursday, June 23 - Sunday, June 26):
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