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Wednesday, April 2 | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMLinnton Community CenterUpper Meeting Room10614 NW St. Helens Rd 7:00 pm Welcome and Introductions 7:10 pm Speaker invited: PGE’s Forest Park plans 7:30 pm Parks & Rec Dept. denial of permit for Willamette River Trail. What can LNA do to help? 7:45 pm Critical Energy Infrastructure HUB… Continue reading Meeting Agenda

By Nancy Hiser Jeremy Van Keuren, Community Preparedness Manager from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, presented at February’s Linnton neighborhood meeting, offering support for Linnton’s community resilience efforts. Prior to the meeting, Jeremy met with a few Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) members to brainstorm ways to move forward in the wake of our waning… Continue reading Help Make the Linnton Community Resilient

Please join us for the election of the Linnton Neighborhood Association’s Board of Directors to be held at our Wednesday, April 2 meeting, 7 pm, at the Linnton Community Center, 10614 NW St Helens Rd.  Candidates for the board officer positions, which are elected each year, include Ed Jones for Vice-Chair, Brett Rousseau for Secretary,… Continue reading Board elections at April 2 Annual Membership Meeting

By Edward Jones and Nancy Hiser Among the many tank farms along our side of the river, roughly three miles upstream from Linnton, is Zenith Energy. They don’t own any oil wells or pipelines or barges but they have tanks and they buy and sell petroleum products.  Like others in the CEI Hub they are… Continue reading LNA Calls for PublicProcess on Zenith Energy’s City Permit 

By Ed Jones One of Linnton’s many attractions is the view of the working harbor we all share. Watching tugboats work calms the mind. While watching you may have noticed a newly parked navy gray vessel over at the Toyota car lot.  That’s the Motor Vessel NELSON V. BRITTIN, a Bob Hope class roll-on/roll-off vehicle… Continue reading What About That Gray Ship?

By Doug and Robin Walden If you live in the Linnton area, you’re most likely familiar with the Decoy Bar and Restaurant on Hwy 30. After experiencing some hard times, the bar known as “Linnton’s Living Room” is back with new life and energy under a new owner, Ashlee Bolkan.  Ashlee brings with her 23… Continue reading The Decoy- Iconic Bar with New Look and Positive Energy

By Quinn Hoop Citizens of St. Johns, concerned about marginalized communities as a second Trump administration begins, convened for the second time on January 5th for a post-election community meeting. Although the effort is St. Johns based, the organizers made it clear that anyone is welcome, regardless of place of residence, or experience doing political… Continue reading Linnton Residents Invited to Join St. Johns Effort To Prepare for 2nd Trump Admin

By Ed Jones There have been power lines crossing Forest Park from its earliest days. Both PGE and BPA have easements allowing their towers and lines in the Park. In Linnton there are lines that cross the river just north of Linnton at Harborton, climb into the Park and then run west to Hillsboro and… Continue reading Power Lines in Forest Park 

By Dorene Kirstin Linnton resident, Dave Ward, has gifted the Linnton Community Center his drawing that captures Linnton so beautifully. You can also purchase the postcards at the Linnton Feed and Seed store. 

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