New public trash cans are finally making their way to Sunnyside, based in part on the surveys conducted earlier this year. Based on preliminary information, about 10 cans will be located on Hawthorne every 2 or 3 blocks between SE 30th and SE 50th. On Belmont, cans will be located at SE 30th, 34th, 37th, Chavez and 45th. On Chavez, cans will be located at Stark, Belmont, Taylor, Main and Hawthorne. Locations are preliminary and might be slightly adjusted as trash cans are installed.
Category: Neighborhood Newsletter
Sunnyside Piazza Update
If you haven’t recently walked, strolled, or driven on 33rd Ave. and Yamhill St. be sure to visit soon. A wonderful team of volunteers came out on the first weekend of October to help us paint the new Sunnyside Piazza design. The SNA wants to give a big shout out and thank you to Will Grim and James Brackenhoff from First Forty Feet (@firstfortyfeet). They were key in helping us coordinate, design, and bring back to life this 21 year old city landmark. It feels great to have the lively painting back and we hope it brings a bit of joy and playfulness to all who pass by. A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the process – from coordinating, donating, and painting. Your acts of service are what makes a community thrive.
Sunnyside Neighborhood Community Cares (SNACC) Committee Updates
At the last SNACC meeting on Thurs. Oct. 18th, we discussed conducting a needs assessment of the shower program to gather feedback from the people who use the showers to learn what is working well and what isn’t. The shower program is also organizing another clothing drive to provide requested winter gear for the houseless community. The date and location to be determined. There wasn’t much to report on trash removal, other than that the same areas continue to be a challenge. There was some talk about investing in longer term solutions, which the group agreed was important to revisit. The committee will also finish the work needed to launch the “Get On The Sunnyside” communication plan. Some members then signed onto (zoomed over to?) the South Tabor Neighborhood Association meeting. Tremaine Clayton and Britt Urban shared information about the work they’ve been doing with Portland Street Response (PSR). This program will be expanding starting November 1st to include East Precinct, which covers Sunnyside east of Cesar Chavez Blvd. Next Mireaya Medina and Babatunde Azubuike from “Black and Beyond the Binary Collective” facilitated a conversation about how their organization could collaborate with neighborhood associations to reimagine community safety. We encourage anyone who is interested in these efforts to attend our next SNACC meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18th at 6:30 p.m. Meeting details will be posted on the SNA website the week of Nov. 15th.
Sunnyside Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Updates
The DEIA Committee reviewed the outreach templates which are still a work in progress. The committee will spend the next few meetings in an educational format reviewing DEIA materials to align on building a Culture Values Statement. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at 6:30 p.m. Virtual meeting details will be posted on the SNA website on Monday Nov. 1st. We look forward to new attendees and welcome ideas on ways to build a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community.
SNA Volunteer Webmaster Request
Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is looking for a volunteer to help manage our WordPress-powered website. You would be responsible for basic content and administration only; no hosting, domain management, code editing or server interaction is required. You will be asked to create a few posts and pages per month including meeting minutes, agendas and committee information, and manage a Google Calendar. Newsletter articles are NOT part of this job and will continue to be handled by the NL team. Training and support, as necessary, can be provided by an experienced professional. This is a good opportunity to dip your toe in the civic waters, learn a little about websites, and meet some fun and interesting neighbors. If interested email [email protected] to learn more.