Mid-county Memo Blog

The Wilkes Community Group meets tomorrow, from 7-9 p.m. in the Margaret Scott Elementary School library, 14700 N.E. Sacramento St.

Rod Park, Metro Councilor, District #1 is the guest speaker at tomorrow night’s meeting. You’re invited to join them and share ideas or suggestions. For information, contact Alice Blatt at 503-253-6247 or aliceb@pacifier.com.
Wilkes neighborhood boundaries are, roughly, from Northeast 148th Avenue to the City limits and from the Columbia River to Halsey St.

We received a news release from Portland Police Bureau about a shooting incident in outer east Portland last night. It follows:

“Last night (Tuesday, Jan.5) at 12:45 a.m., Portland Police Officers responded to the 100 Block of Southeast 160th (Ave.) on a report of a person being shot. Before officers arrived, 911 dispatchers received information that the victim was being driven to the hospital by a friend. The victim, 21-year-old Cherie Thompson, was taken to Emanuel hospital and received treatment for non-life threatening injuries from two gunshot wounds.

An e-mail from David Douglas School District’s Special Projects Director Dan McCue tells us Oregon’s senior Senator Ron Wyden is holding a Town Hall Meeting at the Howard Horner Performing Arts Center tomorrow on the David Douglas High School campus. It follows.

“The David Douglas website posts upcoming community events that might be of interest to residents, even if they are not directly related to the District. Here are a couple coming right up:

A news release from the Portland Police Bureau about a fatal stabbing in outer east Portland follows:

“On Saturday December 5th 2009, Portland Police Officers from East Precinct responded to a call of a female stabbed in the chest at Papa Sons Bar located in the 12500 hundred block of Southeast Powell Blvd. The victim, a female in hear late 20’s, was transported to a local hospital where she later died of her injuries.

“Homicide detectives responded to the scene and are in the early stages of conducting their investigation. Investigators are still attempting to locate and interview witnesses for this incident. The autopsy on the victim will be performed later on today.

A press release from the Portland Police Bureau naming the person involved in Thursday’s fatal motorcycle accident follows.

“The name of the deceased man who was killed while riding his motorcycle in the area of 148th and Glisan Street has been identified as 42-year-old Curtis Rhodes of Portland.

“Mr. Rhodes lost control of his motorcycle while riding Southbound on 148th Avenue.  Investigators believe speed was a contributing factor in this accident.”

Thursday’s  e-mail from the PPB:

From TriMet: An UPDATED list of bus line eliminations, service cuts and reasons for them follows:

“To offset budget shortfall, four lines are being eliminated and about fifty routes
will have service adjustments.

“On Sunday, September 13, changes to bus service will take effect including the elimination of four lines and adjustments to about fifty other lines.

“Following months of public involvement, TriMet scaled back some service adjustments to respond to concerns from riders about connections to jobs, schools and other transit service.

“Four bus lines will be eliminated due to low ridership or alternate service nearby: 41-Tacoma, 74-Lloyd District/Southeast, 86-Alderwood and 153-South End Rd Loop.

Citizen volunteers needed for police review committee

The Independent Police Review Division receives and screens complaints about Portland Police Bureau officers. The IPR may investigate, mediate, dismiss, or refer complaints to the Portland Police Bureau.

The IPR overseeing investigations, analyzing complaint patterns, and conducting policy reviews. is seeking volunteers for the Citizen Review Committee to monitor and advise the IPR, hear appeals and receive public concerns.

Candidates must be Portland, Oregon residents or business owners with a lack of real or perceived conflicts of interest for or against law enforcement. Seeking five volunteers for two year terms.

A Letter to the Editor, submitted online, from Lenny Dee of Onward Oregon follows:

The Portland City Council is currently considering a $42 million minor league stadium deal in Lents that would deal a devastating blow to affordable housing and Lents Park. The current proposal for the stadium would undo the 30% Affordable Housing Set Aside for the Lents Town Center Urban Renewal Area.

The set aside, which ensures affordable housing is incorporated into urban renewal, was hard won by the Coalition for a Liveable Future and other organizations in an effort to mitigate the likely displacement of low-income communities out of urban renewal areas.

The Glenfair Neighborhood Associaiton holds their gemneral membership meeting tonight, at 7-8:30 p.m., in Glenfair Elementary School, 15300 N.E. Glisan St.
The bondaries for this outer east Portland are: Northeast Glisan Street on the north to Southeast Stark Street on the south, and from Northeast 148th to the City limits at 162nd Avenue.

Tonight’s Agenda:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Citizens Noise Advisory Council (CNAC)
3. Minutes
4. Treasurer’s report
5. Partners for a Safe and Livable Portland and parks reports
6. Land Use report
7. East Portland Neighbors/ East Portland Neighborhood Office updates
8. Small Grants report
a. Software purchase - David
9. Bylaw discussion
a. Number of meetings
b. Removal of Article 5, Section 6