CIA Candidates Forum Wed 10/10

CITIZENS INFORMED and AWARE (CIA)

COUNTY AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE

CANDIDATES FORUM

The CIA Forum Starts at 7:00 pm         Wednesday, October 10, 2012

In the Fellowship Hall at Rose Villa Senior Living Community

13505 SE River Road              in   Oak Grove, OR

 (Please do not park on the Rose Villa property itself)

(It is OK to park on either side of River Road or in the lot across River Road from Rose Villa)

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The Candidates for Clackamas County Commissioner Positions 1 (Chair) and 4 have been invited to this Forum along with the Candidates running for Oregon State House of Representatives Districts 40 and 41.

This is the opportunity for Citizens from the Oak Grove, Jennings Lodge, Oatfield Ridge and other areas of North Clackamas County to hear the views and ask questions about the issues the candidates expect to be facing if elected to the respective positions they are seeking.  Time will be allotted for audience questions after each candidate’s initial presentation.

The CIA Forums are open public discussions.  All are welcome.

If there are Land Use Issues to be discussed by the OLCC (Oak Lodge Community Council) a Special Land Use Meeting will be held at Rose Villa after the close of the CIA meeting.  The Special Land Use Meeting will not start before 8:30 PM.

Please feel free to pass this Email along to your neighbors, friends, relatives and to share this information with others who might be interested in the various area Community Programs.  Questions regarding the CIA may be directed to the Program Coordinator - Thelma Haggenmiller at thelma.haggenmiller@msn.com or 503/659-5590.  If you, or someone you know, would like to be added to, change an email address or be removed from the CIA email distribution list just send such a request to Thelma.

OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES / EVENTS / MEETINGS

& PROJECTS OF INTEREST

TO THE GREATER OAK LODGE COMMUNITY

FEAR ASYLUM AT THE MILWAUKIE ELKS LODGE #2032

Fri, Sat, and Sun, October 12, 13, 14 - 19, 20, 21 - 26, 27, 28 plus Mon, Tue, and Wed, October 29, 30, 31, 2012

The members of Milwaukie Elks Lodge #2032 (13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd in Oak Grove) are hosting “Fear Asylum”, a great fund-raising event that is open to the public.  Want to be involved?  There are still openings for volunteers for different ‘Haunting’ acting/positions on those dates.  If you just love doing that sort of thing (or know someone else who loves it) contact Kurt Baker to be put on the “Haunters’ list.  He can be reached atkurtmbaker@comcast.net or his cell # 971/344-5878.  Posters, flyers and other details of Fear Asylum can be found at http://www.fearasylumhauntedhouse.com/box_widget.html

Those who Face Book, please go to Portland Perks site this week and vote for Fear Asylum.  Winner of the contest gets $10,000 in free advertising for their event. We could really use the exposure for the Lodge and for the event.

The members of Milwaukie Elks Lodge #2032 touch the lives of people in the area in ways that many of you may not be aware of.  The funds raised at the Fear Asylum are used to support their many community activities.  They provide and pack the weekend food supplies for North Clackamas School District’s ‘Back Pack Buddies’ program.  They also support the Children’s Eye Clinic at the Casey Eye Institute at OHSU, a Boy Scout Troop, a Veteran’s program, the Relay for Life, etc.

Also for your Elks Lodge update – The County Commissioners, sitting as the Clackamas County Housing Authority, have not yet exercised the option to purchase the Milwaukie Elks Lodge/Property.  The outdoor swimming pool has been drained, sealed and planned to be open for next summer’s use.  The Elks continue to solicit members.  Thelma is their Membership Recruitment Chairperson.  Contact her to get information on what else is going on there.

TROLLEY TRAIL MARKET

Saturdays beginning October 6, 2012 and running through October 27, 2012

10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Located in Historic Downtown Oak Grove behind the shops on the south side of Oak Grove Blvd.

Features local produce, baked goods, hand-crafted items, art, family entertainment, etc.  Interested Vendors please contact the Market Manager: TrolleyTrailMarket@gmail.com

RIVER VILLA NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP

Saturday, October 13, 2012

10:00 am to Noon

River Villa Park is located at the west end of Courtney Avenue.

Please bring gloves, sturdy non-slip shoes or boots and picker uppers if you have them.  The Park District will bring bags for the debris and will pick them up afterwards.  It's very rocky and slippery now, so small children would not be safe unsupervised.  Dogs on leash, please.  Let's get up the glass shards, plastic, paper, bottles, and fishing line before the rains wash it all into the river.  A pot luck picnic held afterwards for people who want to stay and enjoy the view.

OAK LODGE HISTORY DETECTIVES

Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Oak Lodge Water District Office

14496 S.E. River Road @ Maple St.

All are welcome.

IT’S A WATERSHED EVENT

Friday, October 27, 2012 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

At Rex Putnam High School

4950 SE Roethe Road       Oak Grove OR

Free Family Friendly Fun.  Learn what watershed you live in, what a healthy watershed is, why it’s important, etc.  Bring the kids.

CIA COMMUNITY FORUM/DISCUSSION

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm

In the Fellowship Hall at Rose Villa Senior Living Community

13505 SE River Road in Oak Grove, OR.

The Community Discussion Topic for the November CIA (Citizens, Informed and Aware) is yet to be confirmed.  All are welcome.  CIA discussions are usually scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month.  Questions regarding the CIA may be directed to the Program Coordinator - Thelma Haggenmiller at thelma.haggenmiller@gmail.com or 503/659-5590.

JLCPO REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm

The combined November/December Regular Meeting of the Jennings Lodge CPO (Community Planning Organization) is scheduled at Homewood Heights Assisted Living Center located at 17999 SE River Rd. in Jennings Lodge OR.  All are welcome.

OGCC REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm

The combined November/December Regular Meeting of the OGCC (Oak Grove Community Council) is scheduled in the Fellowship Hall at Rose Villa Senior Living Community located at 13505 SE River Road in Oak Grove, OR.  All are welcome.  Per the Council’s by-laws, they will be accepting nominations for Board Members in January, 2013.  Also per the by-laws, you must be a voting member to be nominated for a Board position.  To be a voting member you must have registered (signed-in) at 5 meetings in a 12 month period of time.  Details are in the by-laws on the Clackamas County website at www.clackamas.us/citizenin/cpo.html or on the OGCC website - www.oakgrovecpo.org

INFORMATION FOR OTHER PROJECTS INVOLVING

THE GREATER OAK LODGE COMMUNITY:

MASTER PLAN SURVEY FOR NCPRD

Citizens who did not receive one of the 5000 surveys mailed to residents in the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD) are encouraged to give input online here:www.ncprd.com/planning/master-plan

CLACKAMAS COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN (TSP)

INTERACTIVE MAP

An interactive website has been established by the County Staff people and the Consultants working on the Clackamas County TSP.  The Plan, once completed and adopted, will establish funding priorities for County transportation projects for the next 20 years.  The web address for the TSP project is http://map.project.kittelson.com/clackamascountyprojects

There are a number of projects under consideration and there are maps and methods to navigate through the website.  In the interactive map, you can click on projects to see the project description.  To view the rest of the Virtual Workshop videos, and the comments left by other community members use this link:

http://workshops.kaiproject.com/workshops/5-clackamas-county-tsp-part-2

CITIZENS INFORMED AND AWARE (CIA)

Thelma Haggenmiller – Program and Logistics Coordinator thelma.haggenmiller@gmail.com

Home/Ofc/Voice Mail - 503/659-5590

The CIA Community Discussions/Forums are usually scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month.

Oak Grove Community Council (OGCC)

Eleanore Hunter – Chair

eleanore@life-passageways.com;

Home - 503/794-7076

OGCC Website - www.oakgrovecpo.org

The regular OGCC meetings are usually scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of each month.  Special OGCC meetings may be scheduled at other times/locations.

Jennings Lodge Community Planning Organization (JLCPO)

Greg Smith – Chair

smith6709@comcast.net;

Home - 503/655-4164 or Cell - 503/504-7016

The regular JLCPO meetings are usually scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of each month.

McLoughlin Area Plan (MAP) Committee

A new committee structure has just been established and meetings and contact information will soon be announced.  The current MAP Plan can be found on the website atwww.mcloughlinareaplan.org

Tri-Met Portland/Milwaukie Light Rail (PMLR)

Information can be found on the website at www.trimet.org/pm/getinvolved/index.htm#currentmeetings

Friends of the Trolley Trail

Thelma Haggenmiller  - Logistics Coordinator thelma.haggenmiller@gmail.com

Home/Ofc/Voice Mail - 503/659-5590

North Clackamas Parks and Rec District (NCPRD)

Michelle Healy – NCPRD Project Manager

michellehea@co.clackamas.or.us;

Web sites at www.hhpr.com/trolleytrail or www.clackamas.us/ncprd

Oak Lodge History Detectives (OLHD)

Mike Schmeer and Baldwin VanderBijl - Coordinators

OakLodgeHistoryDetectives@gmail.com;

Mike – 971/322-4461 Cell            Baldwin - 503/360-5593 Cell

Website - www.oaklodgehistory.org

Oak Lodge Sanitary District (OLSD) 

The Plant Construction Webpage provides the latest construction news and contact information.  www.oaklodgesanitary.com/construction

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Thank you for caring about our Community!

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Calendar of Public Meetings, October 2012

Tuesday the 2nd, 9:30 AM Board of Commissioners study session in Board Hearing Room

 at Public Service Building (PSB) on Kaen Rd.

Wednesday the 3rd, 10:00 AM OGCC Board Work Session at the Oak Grove Fire Station

                                    5:30 PM Commissioners Community Roundtable at Development Services

                                                    Building (DSB) on Beavercreek Rd.

                                   7:00 PM Traffic Safety Commission meets at DSB.

Thursday the 4th, 9:30 AM Land Use Hearing at DSB.

                            10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.

                              7:00 PM NC12 Board meets at District offices.

Tuesday the 9th, 9:30 AM Board of Commissioners study session in Board Hearing Room.

                             6:00 PM Oak Lodge Sanitary Board monthly meeting at Board offices.

Wednesday the 10th, 4:00 PM North Clackamas Parks and Rec District Advisory Board meets

                                                 Aquatic Center.

                                  7:00 PM CIA meets at Rose Villa. CIA will have the a Forum for County

                                                   Commissioner and House District 40 and 41candidates.

Thursday the 11th, 10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.

Monday the 15th, 7:00 PM Fire District No. 1 Board meets at Mt. Scott Fire Station.

Tuesday the 16th, 9:30 AM Board of Commissioners study session in Board Hearing Room.

                               6:00 PM Transportation System Plan Committee meets at DSB.  

                               7:00 PM Oak Lodge Water Board meets at District offices.

Wednesday the 17th, 6:00 PM NC Urban Watershed Council meets at OLSD offices.

Thursday the 18th,  6:00 PM Board of Commissioner Hearing in Board Hearing Room.

                                  7:00 PM NC12 Board meets at District offices.

Tuesday the 23rd, 9:30 AM Board of Commissioners study session at Board offices.

                               7:00 PM Jennings Lodge CPO meets at Homewoods Heights.

Wednesday the 24th, 4:00 PM North Clackamas Park Stewardship Committee meets at the Milwaukie Center.

                                  7:00 PM Oak Grove Community Council meets at Rose Villa.

Thursday the 25th, 10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.

Saturday the 27th, 10 AM-2 PM Watershed event at Putnam HS entitled “We all live upstream” Something for everyone in the family.

Tuesday the 30th, 9:30 AM Board of Commissioners study session at Board offices.

Note meeting times and places may change so data should be confirmed in advance.

Oregon City Farmer’s Market 9-2 PM on Saturdays in the PSB Parking Lot.

Milwaukie Farmer’s Market 9:30-2 PM on Sundays near Milwaukie City Hall.

Free better caching for Windows

http://www.techno360.in/speed-up-your-pc-with-oo-clevercache-7-pro-for-free/ is a free offer from O&O Software, a reputable software house whose products I've used for years. Use Windows? Use this app!

Thu 10/04 7:30PM County Commission Candidate Forum

The League of Women Voters of Clackamas County is hosting a candidate forum featuring the candidates for chair of the Clackamas County Commission, Charlotte Lehan and John Ludlow, plus the two candidates for Position 4, Jamie Damon and Tootie Smith. 

The forum will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at West Linn City Hall, 22500 Salamo Road. 

Wed 10/03 Clackamas County State Legislative Candidates Forum 2012

Clackamas County State Legislative Candidates Forum 2012

You’re invited!

Join us for a lively discussion between 2012 state legislative candidates and Clackamas County residents
Speak directly with candidates concerning human services programs and needs in our county for:

• People living in poverty and homelessness
• People with developmental disabilities
• People with physical disabilities
• People with mental health and addictions issues
• Children, youth, and families
• Seniors
• Veterans

Where, When:

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 from 9 am - 11:30 am  (Doors open at 8:30 am)
Abernethy Center, 606 15th St, Oregon City, OR  97045


How:

RSVP & learn more at:    www.clackamas.us/socialservices/community.html 
or contact Joanne Desky at (503) 655-8794 or joannedes@co.clackamas.or.us

This event is open to the public!  Coffee & refreshments will be served

Dysfunctional Clackamas district loses insurance

The Clackamas Water District has been more like a TV reality show recently (see http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2012/09/water_district_board_member_ma.html), but this takes the cake:
They're losing their insurance because of their conduct. For details, read http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2012/09/dysfunctional_water_district_l.html

How to avoid eating Pink Slime? Washington Post says buy the organic ground beef.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/is-pink-slime-in-your-burger-you-may-not-know-until-its-in-your-mouth-_-or-ever/2012/03/16/gIQAAEhjFS_story.html

Eight years of traffic fatalities

http://map.itoworld.com/road-casualties-usa#fullscreen&lat=45.42346983501714&lon=-122.6209244045051&zoom=13 shows 2001-2009 traffic fatalities in our area. Half are pedestrians.

Reliable cars

http://www.gizmag.com/the-100-most-reliable-cars-of-the-last-decade-in-order/5657/ lists the hundred most reliable cars, per a third-party warranty company.

CA and NY drop out of bad deal to let banksters off the hook

Is Oregon still participating in the proposed '50-state' settlement regarding abuses of the law by banks in mortgage securitization?  Rolling Stone reports that it's a bad deal for Florida since the Sunshine State is estimated to have lost 62 billion, and since the entire 50-state settlement is now set to 20 billion total, I am very curious as to what Oregon's estimated losses are due to this particular kind of bank fraud.

Especially of interest is the use of the commercial firm MERS instead of properly registering transactions locally. How much did Oregon's counties lose in taxes through bypassing Oregon law regarding transaction reporting?

Now that New York and California have pulled out, I hope the state of Oregon will also consider how paltry our slice of that 20 billion might be.

Sincerely yours,

Clackablog


(Any answer from the Oregon Attorney General's office, to whom this message was sent today, will be posted here).

Register with the County for disaster alerts

http://clackamas.us/emergency/ccens.jsp lets you register for SMS text and voice notifications of emergencies. Hope it works better than Portland's system...

Park Ave Forum on Wednesday

Dear Members and Friends of the Oak Lodge Community Council,

A reminder that the Park Ave Forum will meet this coming Wednesday evening, from 6:00 to 6:45 pm at Rose Villa's Fellowship Hall located at 13505 SE River Road.

The purpose of the Forum is to provide those with interests in the area near the intersection of Park Ave and McLoughlin Blvd with current, accurate information on the variety of happenings taking place, as well as providing a place for neighbors to meet with neighbors.  All community members are welcome.

The regular monthly meeting of the Oak Lodge Community Council will take place immediately afterwards, in the same location, from 7 to 9 pm, and again, all are welcome. 

Free Haircuts, Again, at Supercuts in Jennings Lodge

18030 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Wednesday July 13th. 2 to 4. Thursday 9 to 4. Friday 9 to 3:45. If you have any questions call Laure' at 503-654-5534.

Thursday night the 21st, discuss your tax dollars at work

07-07-11

Media and Interested Parties

Open House on projects for regional transportation funding set for July 21

Clackamas County and the cities of Happy Valley, Milwaukie, West Linn and Lake Oswego are proposing six potential transportation improvement projects to be considered for funding with flexible federal funds administered by Metro. 

The limited amount of funds – approximately $3 million for Clackamas County – must be spent on projects that benefit pedestrian, bicycle and freight movement.  The money will be available in 2014-15.  More information about the program is available from Metro and by clicking here.

“This is a wonderful opportunity,” said County Commission Chair Charlotte Lehan, “to improve travel options for our residents that promote sustainable communities and a healthy lifestyle.  I’m also pleased that we are keeping freight movement, which is so important to our business community, at the top of our priority list.”

Proposed projects for Clackamas County and its urban cities will be available for review and comment at a public open house set for 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 21, at the County’s Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045.  

People are also welcome to comment by email or regular mail to Transportation Planning Supervisor Karen Buehrig atkarenb@co.clackamas.or.us or at the Development Services Building in Oregon City.  Comments will be accepted through Thursday, July 21.

The six proposed projects (listed in alphabetical order) are:

·        82^nd Avenue Boulevard between Monterey and Sunnyside; sponsored by Oregon Department of Transportation and Clackamas County -- Add median treatments, sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting and bus shelters.  Request:  $2.969 million of the estimated $6 million of improvements

·        Boones Ferry Road/Lake Grove Town Center Multi-Modal Improvements; sponsored by City of Lake Oswego – Reconstruct cross-section of Boones Ferry Road from Kruse Way to Madrona, adding bike lanes, sidewalks, planting strips, mid-block pedestrian crossings and a greenstreet median to treat stormwater.  Request:  $1.5 million for preliminary engineering.

·        I-205 Multi-Use Trail; sponsored by City of West Linn – Improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility from 10^th St/Salamo Rd in West Linn to 11^th St/Main St in Oregon City.  Request:  $1.55 million for project development and construction.

·        Mt. Scott Creek Trail Extension; sponsored by City of Happy Valley and North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District – Create a safe, alternate pedestrian route from the trail/footbridge west of 122^nd/129^th Ave, west to Southern Lites Park, south under Sunnyside Rd to Mt. Talbert Nature Park.  Request:  $180,000 for project development and design.

·        Regional Freight Intelligent Transportation System Project; sponsored by Clackamas County – Improve freight mobility in congested subareas of the Clackamas Industrial Area with improved signal equipment, signal timing and minor roadway improvements.  Request:  $790,000 for development and construction.

·        SE 17^th Avenue Multi-Use Regional Trail Connection; sponsored by City of Milwaukie, North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District, Metro – Construct a trail on the west side of SE 17^th Ave to connect the Trolley Trail and Springwater Corridor.  Request:  $3 million, to complete the $3.4 million project.

The projects, which are in various stages of planning, were proposed by individual jurisdictions, and reviewed and moved forward by the Clackamas Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), with input from the Regional Freight Advisory Committee and the Clackamas County Pedestrian/Bicycle Advisory Committee.  Recommendations on which projects to fund will be made by the County and cities. The final decision will be made at the regional level.

More information is available here or by contacting Clackamas County Transportation Planning Supervisor Karen Buehrig atkarenb@co.clackamas.or.us or 503-742-4683.

Free Haircuts in Jennings Lodge, tomorrow and Friday

The Supercuts on SE McLoughlin across from Roake's and Buster's offers free haircuts to men and women. They have 6 stylists that need to be trained.  Thursday 9 to 4. Friday 9 to 3:45. If you have any questions call at 503-654-5534.

The Mystery in Mist

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/15-high-profile-sites-that-google-doesnt-want-you-to-see/240766/#slide11  shows a blank spot in Google Maps over in Mist. Any ideas? Neal Goldschmidt's secret love pad?

Your Lives Were At Risk, He Was Asleep At The Switch

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/05/post_86.html reveals the supervisor at Portland's Bureau of Emergency Communications did not know how to activate a reverse 9-1-1 phone system that could have warned nearby residents last week of chemical fumes escaping from Precision Castparts, according to a city review of what went wrong.

The BOEC supervisor on duty contacted the wrong bureau to activate the system. The supervisor contacted the Portland Police Bureau to put in place its Portland Emergency Notification System, but that system became defunct in July 2009, the city analysis showed.

The BOEC supervisor was not aware that Portland's new FirstCall system was activated in December 2010, under the oversight of Portland's Office of Emergency Management.

The incident started Wednesday with a power outage at Precision Castparts, located where boundaries for Milwaukie, Portland and unincorporated Clackamas County converge on Southeast Johnson Creek Boulevard.

After the electricity went out, the company switched to a backup generator but was unable to power up the pollution-control equipment, resulting in release of a cloud that consisted of hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid fumes and nitrogen dioxide, according to incident reports and DEQ officials.

"During the incident there was a lack of adequate and clear communication between the multiple agencies as it related to the community notification system,'' the city's analysis said. 

Further, BOEC and Portland's Office of Emergency Management lacked clear written protocols for activating the new FirstCall system. The system is managed by POEM and the Portland Water Bureau. When activated, it can notify residents in a geographic area through published land line phone numbers, unpublished numbers, cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses that residents allow into the system.

The emergency management bureau tested the system in the Johnson Creek area of Southeast Portland on April 27. But the final approval of the warning system is not scheduled to be adopted by the City Council until the end of June, city reports show.

The analysis found that additional training is needed on the new system and the steps to activate it. Training will be provided to BOEC and Portland's public safety and emergency response bureaus. 

In the wake of last week's incident, city policy has been updated to clarify procedures for activating the reverse 9-1-1 system. Requests for activation must now be coordinated through POEM, via the POEM duty officer or POEM director. BOEC will also now come up with internal protocols for its use and activation, according to the city analysis.

The city also tonight released a time line of what occurred last Wednesday night, showing that by the time officials figured out who was responsible for activating the system, it was too late.