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By Robin Walden I am rather new to the Linnton area. I live at the end of NW Marina Way in a floating home, in one of several floating home communities in this area. Marina Way is unique because the beginning of the road is in the city of Portland and halfway down it becomes… Continue reading ODOT’s Great Customer Service

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM |. Linnton Community Center (10614 NW St Helens Rd.) ***  We are looking for a volunteer to make our meetings hybrid so our community can participate through zoom.  *** • 6:00 to 6:30 – Social time with displays of “Go Bags” and Caches from our NET Team. Transportation proposal poster.… Continue reading Meeting agenda: 5/3/2023

The Linnton Neighborhood Association’s annual election for the Board of Directors will be postponed to Wednesday, July 5 in order to allow advance notice.  This year’s election promises to support new members and provide a smooth transition in board leadership. The ballots will be available at the Linnton Community Center starting at 5:00 pm. If… Continue reading Board Elections

By Jane Hartline & Shawn Looney It’s that time of year when the red-legged frogs migrate from Forest Park to the Harborton Wetland. For nine seasons now, teams of volunteers have been on call nightly for those nights when it’s above 45° and damp or raining, between about mid-December and mid-April.  To keep them from… Continue reading New Hope for the Harborton Frogs

By Brian Hoop  Welcome to Rebel Skates, a new skateboarding community gathering spot in Linnton. Owner Keary Watson envisions creating a community space that’s just about skating – an indoor skate scene away from the rain. Rebel Skates is a place where you can get small group or private skateboarding lessons, check out their gear,… Continue reading Rebel Skates Brings Skateboarding Community to Linnton

Kingsley Park Restoration Work Party Date: Saturdays, March 4 and 18 | Time: 9 am to 12 noon Location: Kingsley Park, just north of the Shell Station at NW 114th  We’ve made a rousing start to the restoration project at Kingsley Park and have lined up several dates to continue, including a camas wet meadow, a scene… Continue reading Linnton spring 2023 community Events

By Brian Hoop  ODOT has multiple Linnton projects in 2023.  The $6,206,310 repaving project from Kittridge Ave. to Bridge Ave. restarts this March and will be completed by the end of summer 2023. There will be new traffic and push button activated pedestrian signals installed at Bridge Ave. and NW Front Ave. at the south… Continue reading Update on Hwy 30 and St. Johns Bridge projects

Linnton NET  What can you add to your neighborhood cache to insure that you will have access to what you need in an emergency?  How about a magazine or two? Useful in many ways: rolled up to make a splint, as fuel to start a fire, as a bit of insulation, for a kids’ activity… Continue reading CACHE DEPOSIT 

People in Linnton have the right to breathe clean air. To help us make that happen, please report any outdoor odors that you smell over the next few months. It’s easy to do: Just leave a message with as much detail as you can to DEQ at 1+888-997-7888. DEQ specifically requests that you include:  •… Continue reading WHAT YOUR NOSE KNOWS 

By Nancy Hiser  Linnton Speaks Out was gifted a $5000 grant from Stand Up to Oil (SUTO) to fund educating the public about the profound risks that the CEI Hub creates. We are still surprised to learn that many Portlanders are unaware of the potential for catastrophe, the safety risks to workers and local residents,… Continue reading Grant awarded to educate public about CEI hub