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 By Brian Hoop   About fifteen Linnton residents took part in a big canoe paddle September 16 on the Willamette River. The event, sponsored by the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, is meant to connect Portlanders to the rivers in their communities that are too often inaccessible.  The paddlers got a close up view of the recently… Continue reading Big canoe paddle provides residents a close up view of Linnton riverfront

Hello, I’m Richard Barker and I am the current Chair of the Linnton Neighborhood Association.  I have lived in Linnton for the past 5 years.  My partner and myself were drawn to Linnton by its history and tightknit neighborhoods.  Along with its natural beauty and bordering Forest Park.  I am a retired Global Business Consultant… Continue reading Meet your linnton board!

By Sarah Taylor The Linnton Community Center is excited to offer youth 4-H clubs as part of their afternoon programming.  It gives Linnton youth an opportunity to learn about the agricultural, environmental roots of this community while making friends and learning skills.  We are looking for volunteers willing to lead a group one hour a… Continue reading 4-H Clubs at The Linnton Community Center

Wednesday September 1, 20217:00 PMMeeting held via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84421553485?pwd=MW1BNDE1TFJGZDY4SEFieC9PNHN0QT09 Meeting ID: 844 2155 3485Passcode: 821711One tap mobile+16699006833,,84421553485#,,,,*821711# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,84421553485#,,,,*821711# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location         +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)   +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)         +1 346 248 7799 US… Continue reading General membership meeting

By McKenzie Miller Curious what Linnton looks like from the Willamette River and an on-water perspective? Ever paddled in a 29-foot, 12-passenger canoe? This fall Linnton Community members have an opportunity to do both at the same time! For free on September 16th from 5:30pm-8:00pm. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, a local non-profit focused on… Continue reading Linnton Neighborhood Association Big Canoe Paddle

By Gail Curtis The 5th annual Multnomah Channel Cleanup will be held Saturday, September 18th, 2021, from 11am to 2 pm (during a low tide).  This event is restricted to residents (and their guests) of houseboats (or floating homes) on the Multnomah Channel.  Residents will clean their moorage and can expand their cleaning to other… Continue reading 5th annual Multnomah Channel Cleanup, Sept. 18

15 people gathered at the Linnton Community Center on July 9th to for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new wheelchair ramp to make the upper meeting room ADA accessible. Senator Betsy Johnson and Representative Brad Witt were joined by LCC Director Susy Kristen and Board Chair Pat Wagner to cut the… Continue reading Ceremony celebrates new LCC wheelchair ramp

By Nancy Hiser In 2019, the Multnomah County Office of Sustainability and the City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management partnered to undertake a study of the anticipated damages from the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub in the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake or other seismic event. In late July they released their… Continue reading Linnton’s Tank Farms in a Cascadia Earthquake

By Nancy Hiser Linnton Neighborhood Association’s opposition statement to Zenith Energy’s expansion, initially drafted and approved in 2018, was recently updated to oppose the City of Portland granting a Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) to allow Zenith to continue to advance its operations.  Our statement, now cosigned by 48 other neighborhood associations, faith-based groups, and… Continue reading Community groups mobilize to oppose Zenith Energy land use permit

By Brian Hoop Thanks to Linnton’s State legislators, Representative Brad Witt and Senator Betsy Johnson, who collaborated to secure $815,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for river access at NW 107th Ave and earthquake retrofitting for the Linnton Community Center.  This is part of a massive COVID related stimulus package approved by Congress… Continue reading Access to Willamette River one step closer with support from Representative Brad Witt