Milwaukie City Council is assembling a citizen task force for the second phase of the Milwaukie Baseball Stadium project. The stadium is proposed to be constructed on a site next to Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood’s western neighborhood boundary. Anyone interested in volunteering to serve on the task force can submit an application by 5:00 p.m. on [...]
(NOTE: The EAS test was conducted at 11:00 a.m. PST on Nov. 9, 2011.) On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Although the EAS test is routinely [...]
The North Clackamas School District Board is proposing to place a local option levy on the November 2012 election ballot, but they would like citizens’ input before doing so with their online survey. The proposed levy would raise about $4 million per year and costing residents $1 to $1.25 per $1,000 assessed property value. The [...]
The City of Milwaukie is offering free leaf drops for Milwaukie Residents for the next two months. Residents can bring their leaves in a paper bag, plastic bag, or loose to the Johnson Creek Facility at 6101 S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. [...]
S.E. 43rd Ave. between S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. and S.E. Roswell St. in Milwaukie will close to motorized vehicles on Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for spectators viewing Davis Graveyard display. Motorized traffic can detour around the closure using S.E. 42nd Ave. one block to the west. Residents on the closed section [...]
The following is from Clackamas County: Clackamas County Commissioners invite the public to an open forum with the Clackamas County Commissioners Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.. The gathering is the first of a series of planned discussion forums with the Clackamas County Commissioners that will be held throughout the county in the [...]
The City of Milwaukie is planning on updating its sign code to regulate electronic (light emitting diode or LED) signs and billboards. The proposed code changes will determine the signage surface size limit and rate of change in the message, and allowing placement of such signs in the downtown area along McLoghlin Blvd. One 600-square [...]
Portland General Electric will be upgrading electrical equipment along the Springwater Corridor Trail that will affect bicycle and pedestrian traffic beginning Friday, October 14 for about a week. Portland General Electric says the detours will be in place between S.E. Bell Ave. at S.E. Johnson Creek. Blvd. to S.E. 82nd Ave.; S.E. 82nd Ave. to [...]
From City of Portland: The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has been working hard to improve the Leaf Day program for 2011. Information is now available to the public about this year’s leaf pickup service. The city has launched a new website at www.portlandonline.com/leafday with all the details. New program elements include an [...]
The “Welcome to Ardenwald” sign in the traffic island on S.E. 32nd Ave. at S.E. Meek St. has returned! Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association Co-chair Jeff Davis repaired the sign for some time and installed the sign late last week. Since June 30, 2010, only two brown post stood in the traffic island after the sign [...]
