Hello Piedmont neighbors – we want to let you know there will not be a PNA Board Meeting this evening. We will plan to regroup in the new year refreshed and ready to make great things happen in 2020! Check back for updates on the 2020 schedule soon…
We wish you all happy holidays and all the best in 2020!
Cheers!
PNA Board
Tonights Board Meeting is CANCELED. We apologize for the short notice, but a couple of our members are unable to attend this evening, preventing a quorum. We will post an update about the December meeting next month. Regards, your PNA Board
Hello neighbors! The Piedmont Neighborhood Association Board will be holding its monthly Board meeting Wednesday November 20th at 7:00PM at the General Industry building, 100 NE Farragut St.
The proposed meeting agenda is available here, we will also update the meeting minutes online for anyone who cannot attend or is interested in reading more about the discussion.
As always, All Piedmont neighbors are invited and welcome to attend Board and General meetings, we hope to see you soon!
Please join us for an informative evening this Thursday! We will have two guest speakers joining our Fall PNA General meeting and now is the time to become a Member of the PNA Board of Directors!
Meeting Agenda:
7:00 PM ~ Welcome!
7:05-7:30 ~ Columbia/Lombard Corridor Mobility Plan – Bryan Poole, PBOT Project Manager, will share information and updates on the Columbia/Lombard Corridor Mobility Plan project and answer questions. The plan will address safety, mobility, and access for freight, active transportation, and public transit both along the corridor (east/west) and across it (north/south). The project area runs from Interstate Avenue to I-205 with a buffer area to include parallel routes. The project began in January 2019 and is expected to go to City Council in summer 2020. More details can be found on the website.
7:30-8:00 ~ How to Write Your Rant – Lisa Loving, longtime Portland journalist, News Editor at The Skanner, and host of KBOO Community Radio talk show, will share highlights from her journalism-related workshop “How to Write Your Rant.” Inspired by her latest book “Street Journalist: Understand & Report the News in Your Community,” she will share highlights about her workshop happening on Saturday, October 26th 11:00-1:00, at the King Neighborhood Facility. It will be a fun and fast-paced workshop on opinion writing for everyday people, teaching basic skills for critical analysis whether as public comment in a municipal process, a letter to the editor, or a viral social media post, to name a few. The workshop is open to all interested community members.
8:00-8:30 ~ Join the PNA Board of Directors: Membership Openings and Committee Opportunities
Interested in becoming a member of the PNA Board of Directors or participating in one of the many PNA Committee opportunities? Thursday is the Annual General Membership Meeting and opportunity to join the Board of Directors for the following open roles;
There are also many opportunities to join various committee teams doing great work in our neighborhood! Over the coming year our goal is to create committees that will work to improve our neighborhood and community, strengthen networking and collaboration among neighbors, and bring great ideas to fruition. Many inspiring ideas were shared by neighbors at our PNA General Meeting last April and it would be amazing to start bringing them to life! If you are inspired to get involved with any of our committees, or have a committee idea of your own you’d like to share, please let us know!
PNA Committee Opportunities:
Contact chair@piedmontemerald.com and submit your name if you are interested in being nominated to serve on the PNA Board, or simply attend the Thursday meeting and let us know you are interested.
The PNA General Meeting is held at the Trinity Academy School located at 7424 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217.
Hello neighbors! The Piedmont Neighborhood Association Board will be holding its monthly Board meeting tonight, October 16th at 7:00PM at the General Industry building, 100 NE Farragut St.
The proposed meeting agenda is available here, we will also update the meeting minutes online for anyone who cannot attend or is interested in reading more about the discussion.
Next week, Thursday 24th, will be the Piedmont Neighborhood Association General Meeting. We have a great line-up of guest speakers! More details to come!
As always, All Piedmont neighbors are invited and welcome to attend Board and General meetings, we hope to see you soon!
We will have a special guest tonight; Commissioner Amanda Fritz will be attending our Piedmont Board meeting this evening. We are very excited to have her join us. All neighbors are welcome to attend! Hope to see you this evening.
