NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS ARE AWKWARD!

How Uncomfortable Interactions Are Good for Us and Society

Neighborhood association meetings can be awkward, uncomfortable, challenging, and frustrating. This awkwardness is not a flaw in our public involvement system, but rather integral to it and can confer added personal benefits. It is also precisely why you should participate. So next time you find yourself at a neighborhood association meeting, embrace the discomfort. Maybe even revel in it.

TRENDS IN LAND USE

July Edition - Hidden Density

Many Portland neighborhoods have a rich history of small-scale multi-family buildings like duplexes, fourplexes, and courtyard apartments being mixed in with single family homes. In light of rising housing costs and concerns over incompatibility of new residential development, it might be worth reconsidering re-allowing this type of development, which could densify single-family neighborhoods without disrupting their character.

GRANT PROJECTS ARE IN FULL SWING

Opportunities for Community Participation

July is a busy month for SE Uplift's Neighborhood Small Grant recipients, and community members are invited to join in on the festivities. Learn more about how you can get involved with the numerous projects taking place, including intersection mural paintings, street art bicycle tours, and a traveling jukebox exploring income inequality.

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YOUR GUIDE TO FREE SUMMER EVENTS

Making the Most of Our Warm, Sunny Days

Looking forward to summer in the City of Roses? We are too, especially all the free community events. From street fairs and block parties to concerts and movies in the parks, there is no excuse not to get outside and join your neighbors. We've rounded up all the events happening within our coalition. Get your sunscreen out, folks, and save the dates!

SE UPLIFT BOARD MEETING

July Agenda

At this month's SE Uplift Board meeting we will elect new board members, consider a request from the Central Eastside Industrial Council for R2DToo delay and study, refine our Land Use Committee guidelines, and more. SE Uplift board meetings are open to the public and interested community members are welcome to attend.

SUN	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT
			1	2 City Council Mtg.	3	4 Independence Day
5	6 SE Uplift Board Mtg. Wage/Working Workshop App. Due Sellwood Park Concert	7 Mt. Tabor Park Concert	8 Montavilla Tree Inventory City Council Mtg. CEID Community Conversation	9 Accessory Structures Code Update Open House City Council Mtg. National Night Out Info Fair	10	11 Reed Intersection Mural Painting Mt. Scott-Arleta Tree Inventory CKNA Movie in the Park
12	13 Sellwood Park Concert	14 PSC Mtg. 19th N'hood Greenway Bike Ride Mt. Tabor Park Concert	15 City Council Mtg. Infrastructure Crisis, Sustainable Solutions	16 Art Spark - Public Art Celebrate CLF Bike Lunch & Learn Division Design Mtg.	17	18 Montavilla Garden Tour
19 Montavilla Garden Tour	20 SEUL Landuse & Transp. Mtg. Transit on Tap - Earl Blumenauer Sellwood Park Concert	21 OPAL Anniversary Party Mt Tabor Park Concert	22 City Council Mtg. Reed College Movie in the Park	23	24 Woodstock Movie in the Park	25 Division Clinton Street Fair Montavilla & Tabor Tree Inventory Art Fills the Void Bike Tour
26 Lents Street Fair Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways	27 Sellwood Park Concert	28 PSC Mtg. Mt. Tabor Park Concert	29 City Council Mtg.	30 Laurelhurst Movie in the Park	31	Aug 1 North Tabor Intersection Mural Painting Laurelhurst Park Concert

When Does My Neighborhood Association Meet?

Ardenwald-Johnson Creek	Eastmoreland	Montavilla	Richmond
Brentwood-Darlington	Foster-Powell	Mt. Scott-Arleta	Sellwood-Moreland
Brooklyn	Hosford-Abernethy	Mt. Tabor	South Tabor
Buckman	Kerns	North Tabor	Sunnyside
Creston-Kenilworth	Laurelhurst	Reed	Woodstock