Sometime between June 29 and June 30, the Ardenwald neighborhood sign at S.E. 32nd Ave. and S.E. Meek St. near Providence Milwaukie Hospital was vandalized.

The sign was broken into several pieces, but the mounting posts remained intact, indicating that the damage was not caused by a vehicle.

The sign costs about $1,100 to replace and are hand crafted.

One other sign exists high up on a terrace along S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. near S.E. Brookside.

On New Year’s Eve, the same Ardenwald sign was destroyed after a delivery van struck the sign located in the center lane traffic island. The company reimbursed the costs for the sign replacement and mount repairs.

A rainy June has pushed back the Springwater Trail reopening date.

The anticipated reopening date is now July 9.

Some components of the project could not be completed unless the conditions were dry.

Got household junk to dispose of? Is there furniture sitting on your curbside with a “free” sign?

The City of Milwaukie is sponsoring a junk disposal day for the Milwaukie residents on Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Crosswhite Industrial Complex (64th and S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd.).

Milwaukie residents only are permitted to drop off one load of household junk at no charge.

You must bring the coupon from the front page of May 2010 The Pilot (3.5 MB PDF download) and your City of Milwaukie water bill for proof of residence.

If you have any questions, please contact Beth Ragel at 503-786-7568. List of items accepted at drop off (320 KB PDF).

New bicycle wayfinder signs are beginning to appear throughout the neighborhood. These signs, similar to the ones used in Portland, help guide cyclists to the best route for a destination.  The sign also includes distance and estimated riding time based on average 10 mph speed.

The signage in the photograph is at S.E. Balfour Street and S.E. 29th Ave. Other wayfinder signs may soon appear on other neighborhood streets such as S.E. 42nd Ave. and S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd.

Dec. 29, 2009, 4:33 p.m. — Milwaukie Public Works Department says crews are heading out to plow the streets.  In Ardenwald, S.E. 32nd Ave., S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd., and S.E. 42nd Ave. are snowplow routes.  If you have a car parked on the streets designated a snowplow route, you may want to move it off the street to prevent damages from the snow plowing.  Residential side streets are not plowed. See Snowplow Routes (Milwaukie).