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EARTH DAY by Thursday Bram F You Live Or Work in the Eliot Some Basic Emergency Supplies in Neighborhood, You Should Con- Your Car, As Well ELIOT NEWS A Publication of Eliot Neighborhood Association Volume 28 · Number 2 April 2019 Emergency Preparations in Eliot EARTH DAY By Thursday Bram f you live or work in the Eliot some basic emergency supplies in neighborhood, you should con- your car, as well. sider preparing for emergencies that can affect the neighborhood. Pollution and Smoke Eliot Litter Clean-up Event I The biggest risks for the area are earthquakes and pollution, both of Because of our location, the Eliot Mark your Calendar! which you can take easy steps to pre- neighborhood faces high levels of pare for. Eliot also has some neigh- pollution, especially during wildfire borhood-specific emergency re- season. While we are generally safe Please join the Eliot Livability Team on Earth Day 2019. sources worth knowing about. from wildfires, the smoke generated by fires last summer made Portland’s Help us beautify our neighborhood and protect our waters and Earthquakes air quality terrible. During this com- wildlife from hazardous trash. Volunteers from near and far are ing summer, we should expect wild- The crucial danger in Eliot (as well as fires again in Oregon, along with the invited to attend this litter pick-up event, sponsored by the rest of Portland) is the chance of corresponding air pollution. SOLVE. Eliot residents, come out to meet your neighbors and an earthquake. show some neighborhood pride! Refreshments and all supplies During low air quality days, inside air will be provided. While there’s no way to prevent an filters are crucial. Respirator masks earthquake, we can and should pre- are also useful, especially if you need pare for such a disaster. As a matter to spend time outside. Consider buy- Date: Saturday, April 20, 2019 of practice, it’s a good idea to make ing these items now --last summer, Time: 10AM - 12 noon sure heavy items are secure in your many Portland stores sold out of res- Meeting place: Breadwinner Cycles and Cafe, 2323 N Williams Ave. home: bookcases, for instance, should pirator masks — at the same time that Details & registration: www.solveoregon.org be screwed to walls in order to pre- stores in San Francisco and other vent them falling during an earth- West Coast cities also sold out. quake and heavy items should be stored on low shelves. Air respirators can come in handy for Community Gardening at non-seasonal emergencies, as well, Creating a home emergency kit is also including hazardous waste. Hazard- St. Philip the Deacon Church worthwhile. The most important items ous waste is also a key risk for Eliot, to have in an emergency kit are: due to the traffic on both Interstate 5 By Shireen Hasan and the Willamette River. liot residents, the com- a flashlight Eliot’s Emergency Responders munity, along with the a whistle support of a community water organization, and mem- Neighborhood Emergency Team E food (NET): Boise, Eliot, and Humboldt bers of St. Philip the Deacon neighborhoods field one NET team. Church have teamed up to grow These items are so important, in fact, NET team members are volunteers food at the church, located at 120 that some emergency response ex- from the community who the city NE Knott Street. Plans are under- perts recommend keeping them, along trains to respond to emergencies. way for diversified community folks to volunteer any of their time with a durable pair of shoes under NET members staff emergency participation with gardening plots to building garden beds, helping your bed. If something happens while warming and cooling centers, go door for African Americans, church with the garden set up, and garden- you’re sleeping, these are the items to door during natural disasters and members, houseless, disabled, vet- ing maintenance for this activity you want within arm’s reach. are able to provide emergency assis- erans, community, and youth. The project. Let’s pitch in and feed the tance to their families and immediate gardening members are asking the community! For more information In the event of an earthquake causing neighbor. Our NET team is currently community and Eliot neighbors to contact the coordinator, Shireen serious damage to Portland’s infra- short-staffed (with only around 15 members for all three neighborhoods) donate gardening materials and Hasan: [email protected]. structure, the biggest problem is like- ly to be water. Experts recommend and recruiting new members. Our supplies. They are also inviting storing around 200 gallons of water NET team’s staging area during emer- per person in your household, in addi- gencies is located at Unthank Park. tion to food and other emergency sup- https://www.portlandoregon.gov/ plies. pbem/31667 After earthquakes, stay put if your Basic Earthquake Emergency Com- location is safe. If not, consider set- munication Node (BEECN): In the ting up a location where your family event of an emergency, there are radio knows to meet after a disaster. In Eli- communication centers set up ot, the following could be good meet- throughout Portland. These centers, ing points: known as BEECNs, coordinate emer- gency response like medical care if Harriet Tubman Middle School other communication networks go down. The BEECN program is also Dawson Park looking for volunteers. Our nearest Lillis Albina City Park BEECN point is at Jefferson High New Seasons School. https://www.portlandoregon.gov/ If you work on the other side of the pbem/59630? river, you may want to arrange with a neighbor to check in on pets or to Additional Resources in Eliot help members of your household if you aren’t able to return home quick- Microcosm Publishing (2752 N Wil- ly. You should also consider keeping liams Ave) carries several books and (See EMERGENCY, page 7) Eliot Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Eliot Portland, OR 97212 OR Portland, Eliot Neighborhood Association Letter from the Editor The Eliot Neighborhood Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose members are the residents and business owners of the Eliot Neighborhood. Its purpose is to inform By Sue Stringer Eliot residents about issues affecting the neighborhood through meetings, newsletters and other activities. Members of the neighborhood association must be over 14 years old elcome Spring! Soon enriched me in new ways I never and live, own property, have a business, or represent a nonprofit within the Summer will be here imagined. neighborhood. The Eliot Neighborhood Association was founded in 1969. It is recognized by the City of Portland, is a member of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, Inc., W before we know it. The and its members represent Eliot on other committees. year is moving along faster than I If you want to get involved with can keep up. I do look forward to the Eliot News selling advertising Eliot Board the nicer weather and being able to or writing content, please contact Co-Chair - Jere Fitterman – [email protected] 503-504-9308 stop and pause in the warmth of me. We have an amazing team and Co-Chair - Jimmy Wilson – [email protected] 503-740-5923 the sun, take a walk through the it’s a great way to connect with Recorder - Maggie Gardner - [email protected] 503-913-4404 neighborhood and enjoy all the your Eliot Neighborhood business- beautiful gardens and spring flow- es and residents. Treasurer - Jim Hlava – [email protected] 503-998-3406 ers. My crocuses are plentiful this News Editor - Sue Stringer – [email protected] 971-255-0697 year and the tulips are preparing TABLE OF CONTENTS Shireen Hasan - [email protected] for a fantastic show of color. Earth Day Litter Pick Up 1 Patricia Montgomery - [email protected] 503-758-1263 Soon we will have new trees Community Garden at St Philip 1 around some businesses and Emergency Preparedness 1 Brad Baker - [email protected] 415-385-0875 homes in Eliot to add to the urban Johnny Engleheart Noel - [email protected] landscape (see page 10). Letter from the Editor 2 Julio Mendoza - [email protected] 503-710-2334 Letter from the Chair 3 Well, this issue of the Eliot News Jonathan Konkol - [email protected] 503-315-7795 Letter from the LUTC Chair 3 has something for everyone. There Area Parking Permit Update 3 Land Use and Transportation Committee are articles on architecture, cele- Adopt a Block Update 3 LUTC Chair - Brad Baker – [email protected] 415-385-0875 brations of new housing, opportu- nities to serve others and clean up Growing Upwards 4 LUTC Vice Chair - Jonathan Konkol – [email protected] 503-315-7795 our neighborhood, and updates on OnPoint Credit Union Branch 4 Allan Rudwick – [email protected] 503-703-3910 some ongoing programs. And if Friends of Irving Park 4 Phil Conti – [email protected] 503-281-1378 you like ghost stories…. (see page Sewer Project Update 5 Clint Lundmark – [email protected] 503-552-8678 7). We appropriately have an Earth Day litter pick up and some Within and Beyond Eliot 5 Committees: gardening opportunities you won’t Schwartz Center Rounds 6 Webmaster - Thursday Bram – [email protected] want to miss (see page 1). Garlington Ribbon Cutting 6 NECN Rep - Jere Fitterman— [email protected] 503-504-9308 Ghosts and Moving a House 7 Seeing such a variety of content Livability Team Chair—Karla Gostnell - [email protected] makes me proud to be a part of the Albina Vision Trust 8 Eliot News team and the Eliot Serving Meal at Walnut Park 8 Eliot Monthly Meetings Neighborhood Association. It’s Compatibility in Home Design 9 incredible all the amazing people I Eliot News Banner Homes 9 Meetings of the Eliot Neighborhood Association are held on the third Monday of have met over the last four years each month at 6:30 pm St.
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