Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association
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SW Boones Ferry and Stephenson Intersection
Updates posted on the Transportation page.
Also find updates on SW Stephenson Drainage and Road Shoulder Improvements there.
Calendar
Arnold Creek Neighborhood Meetings
When: 7:00pm, the second Tuesday of every month
Where: Antioch Christian Fellowship (upper level), 10558 SW 35th (Across from Jackson Middle School)
All are welcome
Contact: Nancy Hand, Chair of Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association, (503) 452-9483, enchand@hotmail.com
View 2012 Meeting Dates
Emergency Team
The Arnold Creek Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) serves fire management zone (FMZ) 10
Emergency staging area: Stephenson Elementary School
Meetings
Monthly meetings are held to review training, discuss current events and plan for emergencies. NET volunteers often have opportunities to support neighborhood events and provide disaster assistance. Training and certification are provided by the Portland Brueau of Emergency Management (see link below). You do not need to be trained or certified to attend the Arnold Creek NET meetings. Persons of all abilities are welcome.
When: The first Wednesday of each month, except August
Visit us at the Arnold Creek National Night Out event in August
View 2012 MEETING DATES
Where: Antioch Christian Fellowship (lower level), 10558 SW 35th (across from Jackson Middle School)
Contact: Marcel Rodriguez, marcel.rodriquez@comcast.net
More Information - Join Your Neighborhood Emergency Team
The Arnold Creek Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) is a volunteer neighborhood group and we need you! The basic training will give you the skills to work with your neighbors to save lives and property during the first 72 hours of any citywide emergency. The skills you'll learn in the free NET training will also help you manage emergencies that you may encounter in daily life.
Read more and enroll:
Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
NET forum: pdxprepared.net
Include your pet in emergency plans
- Add pet food that doesn't require power to prepare to your emergency kit
- Treats help calm you pet in stressful times
- Stock enough water for you and your pet
- Arrange for a safe place for you and your pet to go - don't leave your pet behind
- Keep a leash close by - pets get disoriented in an emergency and can wander away
- Put a "rescue my pet(s)" sticker on your doors so police or fire personnel know to rescue your pets
History
Help us tell the stories. If you have historical knowledge of the neighborhood or a neighborhood photo you'd like to share, email Sharon at acna-webmaster@swni.org.
In Loving Remembrance of Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Loll
This Arnold Creek neighborhood monument located at the corner of SW 35th & Arnold marks where Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Loll was slain by two young men hunting pheasants on October 29, 1935. View local newspaper articles from the time:
Morning Oregonian - September 30, 1935
Morning Oregonian - October 1, 1935
Morning Oregonian - October 3, 1935
Community Care Day
Community Care Day 2011 Pictures
National Night Out
Neighborhood Photos
Have some pictures of Arnold Creek neighborhood? Send them to acna-webmaster@swni.org
Pets Corner
Oscar wants some company. Would you like to see your Arnold Creek pet immortalized on the web? If so, send a picture of your pet to acna-webmaster@swni.org
Oscar: Suzi & Sera:
Land Use
Land use proposals in SW Portland
Land use decisions in SW Portland
From the Archives...
Arnold Creek landslide during heavy rains in 1996:
Pictures by Doug H.
Map & Boundaries
Links to PortlandOnline maps:
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Arnold Creek neighborhood
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Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. coalition
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Portland neighborhood associations and coalitions
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Meeting Minutes
Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes
Click on the date to read the minutes...
2011
January 11, 2011
February 8, 2011
April 12, 2011
May 10, 2011
June 14, 2011
July 12, 2011
National Night Out picnic in August - No Meeting
September 13, 2011
October 11, 2011
November 8, 2011
December 13, 2011
2010
January 12, 2010
February 9, 2010
March 9, 2010
April 13, 2010
May 11, 2010
June 8, 2010
July 13, 2010
August 10, 2010
September 14, 2010
October 12, 2010
November 9, 2010
December 14, 2010
2009
January 13, 2009
February 10, 2009
March 10, 2009
April 14, 2009
May 12, 2009
June 9, 2009
July 14, 2009
August 11, 2009
September 8, 2009
October 13, 2009
November 10, 2009
December 8, 2009
Officers & Information
Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association Officers
- Chair: Nancy Hand (503) 452-9483 email
- Vice President: (open)
- Secretary: Sharon Keast (503) 246-0178 email
Arnold Creek Committee Representatives
- Communications: Sharon Keast
- Crime Prevention and Public Safety: Nancy Hand
- Land Use: (open)
- Neighborhood Emergency Team: Laurie Washburn
- Parks and Community Centers: (open)
- Schools: (open)
- Transportation: Michael Dexter
Committee Representatives Needed
Consider volunteering as a committee representative for Arnold Creek. Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. (SWNI) committees consist of a representative from each of the 17 neighborhoods here in southwest Portland. Committees work to improve livability. Contact Nancy Hand, enchand@hotmail.com.
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Land Use - meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7pm (view Land Use page)
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Parks & Community Centers - meets the first Thursday of every month at 7pm (view Parks & Community Centers page)
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Schools - meets the third Thursday of every month at 7pm (view Schools page)
Read our Bylaws
View Standards for Neighborhood Associations, District Coalitions, Business District Associations, And the Office of Neighborhood Involvement
Transportation
SW Boones Ferry Road / Stephenson Street Intersection
Intersection Realignment Proposal
Highlights of the proposal:
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Realign intersection further south on SW Boones Ferry to improve sight lines and make it safer for vehicles turning off of Stephenson Street. ROW acquisition would be required for this new alignment and to improve sight lines along Boones Ferry Road. The east end of Stephenson CT would be redesigned to make a new right-angle connection with Stephenson ST. ROW acquisition would be required on the SW corner of Stephenson CT to accommodate large vehicle turning movements onto/off of Stephenson CT as part of this new design.
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A left turn pocket would be added to accommodate vehicles on Boones Ferry turning left onto Stephenson (as well as vehicles turning left onto Boones Ferry from Stephenson). Drivers would use this turn pocket if and when volumes are high and are unable to turn directly into the travel lane.
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Stephenson ST would have stop sign with both left and right turn lanes onto Boones Ferry and space for future bike lane. Striping small segment of bike lane at this intersection may also be possible.
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A Tri-met bus pad on the west side of Boones Ferry south of new intersection. Possibly one on the east side of Boones Ferry also.
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Sidewalks on south side of Stephenson to Boones Ferry on new part and on west side of Boones Ferry to connect to existing sidewalk south of intersection.
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City staff have also identified the need to fix the pavement design on Boones Ferry to improve sight lines and fix the horizontal curve of the road. This will help drivers to see the curvature of the road and help prevent the type of "run off the road" accidents that are occurring today.
SW Stephenson Drainage and Road Shoulder Improvements
The Fanno and Tryon Creeks Watershed Management Plan (BES, 2005) identified roadside ditch improvements as an important management tool to help protect southwest streams, improve roadside drainage, and address recurring maintenance problems. Starting in 2001, the City's Bureau of Environmental Services improved roadside ditches to address specific drainage problems. Ditches that are deep and/or have recurring drainage problems are good candidates for drainage improvements. Existing ditches are converted to swales by installing perforated pipe and filling the trench with drain rock. The surface is completed with either soil planted with vegitation or drain rock.
The Fanno and Tryon Creeks Watershed Quality and TMDL CIP Pre-design Report (BES, 2008) identified potential roadside ditches for improvements along SW Hamilton, SW Stephenson, Garden Home Road and some other local streets. These ditches were identified in collaboration with the City's Bureau of Transportation and community representatives. Recently, work along SW Garden Home Road has been completed.
View the SW Stephenson Drainage and Road Shoulder Improvements plans (2-page PDF)
Existing road shoulders will be preserved and enhanced where possible to allow for improved pedestrian use.
Major Benefits
The drainage improvements help filter pollutants and reduce peak flows, helping to protect stream channels. They also improve roadside drainage and may reduce maintenance needs.
Timeline
The city plans to construct the SW Stephenson and SW Hamilton projects through December 2012.
Contact
For more information contact: Jennifer Devlin (503) 823-6182
jennifer.devlin@portlandoregon.gov