Providence Medical Center has purchased the Davis/Halsey Business Center (NE Halsey x 43rd) with plans to develop the property. Issues of concern could be traffic and street parking in an area that has seen a lot of development and increase in traffic in recent years.

Providence representatives came to the January HNA General Meeting to speak about the project. They were able to field and answer a lot of questions. Parking and traffic remained the largest concerns the audience. Building aesthetics were also a concern especially for residents adjacent and near to the property. The potential for increased traffic along NE 45th is also a concern. Providence's traffic engineer gave the HNA a copy of the traffic report study they compiled.

HNA will post updates on this topic/project as we learn more.
 

Recycle those hard-to-recycle plastics on February 9th. Master Recyclers will collect plastic material that cannot be recycled curbside.

Collections are: Saturday, February 9th [9 am - 2 pm] at two locations:

1. Lake Oswego: Hosted by Shorenstein Realty Services LP and Autodesk, Inc. 5400 Meadows rd.
2. Rock Creek: Westview High School 4200 NW 185th Ave

For more information in what will be accepted visit www.masterrecycler.org.

There are many places to recycle plastics year round: to find a location near you contact Metro at (503)234-3000 or use Metro’s Find a Recycler site.
 

The Hollywood Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) is a small group of our neighbors who have volunteered to keep thinking about and being prepared to help the Hollywood Neighborhood area in the event of a large emergency. A large emergency might be a big earthquake that damages homes in a large area and [affects] the urban utility and fire prevention systems in many parts of Portland.

NET Volunteers receive 25 hours of training over eight weeks provided by the Fire Bureau at their training center near NE 122nd and Sandy Blvd. This free basic training is three hours a week. The basic training gives you the skills to work with your neighbors to save lives and property during the first 72 hours of any citywide emergency, the period when many neighborhoods will be on their own. The skills taught for NET training will enable you to manage emergencies you may encounter in daily life, and the organizational structure developed in each neighborhood will enable the Neighborhood Emergency Team to communicate with their local fire station about the impacts on the neighborhood and the needs of the neighborhood during a large scale or city-wide emergency. The brief titles of each NET class are: Disaster Preparedness, Fire/HAZMAT/Utilities, Disaster Medicine I, Disaster Medicine II, Search & Rescue I, Search & Rescue II, Disaster Psychology and Team Operations, and Final Exercise.

People interested in signing up for the next training can do so at the web site: www.pdxprepared.net

Grocery Outlet will open a store in the building where Value Village thrift store was. Grocery Outlet has its headquarters in Berkeley, California. According to its website, it has "over 124 independently operated stores in 6 Western States and Hawaii." The store carries a variety of discounted grocery items, even many brand names. The stock changes frequently as most items are overstock, seasonal, discontinued, or closeout items.

Grocery Outlet links:
- Grocery Outlet website
- Wikipedia article