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Please Join our OKNA monthly meeting on Monday, September 14th, at the Double Mountain Community Room from 6:30-7:30pm.
We will be hosting City Councilor Dan Ryan and talking about upcoming OKNA board renewal in October – come learn more and meet your neighbors! If you have questions for our City Councilor please send them to Josh in advance at chair@overlookneighborhood.org so we can use our time effectively.
When: Monday, September 14th | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Double Mountain Brewery (1700 N Killingsworth)
Virtual: Join via this link
Join the Overlook Neighborhood Association Board!
We are currently looking for passionate volunteers to join the Overlook Neighborhood Association Board! With several openings available ahead of our October elections, we’d love to meet you at our upcoming in September!
Open positions include:
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Overlook Views Newsletter Coordinator (helping produce the Overlook Views!)
- Sustainability
If none of these roles speak to you, don’t fret! We have plenty of flexible volunteer opportunities that can be tailored to your schedule and interests. If you have questions or want to get involved? Contact Josh at chair@overlookneighborhood.org.
TONIGHT – I-5 Closure Starts This Evening, September 11th
Starting on Friday, September 11th, all lanes of I-5 southbound at the Rose Quarter will be closed for up to FIVE weeks while ODOT crews make critical bridge repairs. You may remember back in Spring of 2024 when ODOT needed to close southbound lanes due to a bridge joint failure which caused a hole in the bridge. This current closure will be addressing those infrastructure issues as we move closer to the next phases of the Rose Quarter Improvement Project. They will repair and reinforce weak areas, replace bridge joints, and resurface the concrete deck.
Alberta St Ramp to I-5 to close September 11, with a temporary Going St on-ramp closure one-night only September 11th.
Generally during the closure, the I-5 on-ramp at Going St will be open and the on-ramp at Alberta St will be closed, as illustrated in the attached graphic.
However, there will be a short closure of the Going ramp on the night of Sept 11: At approximately 10pm on September 11, crews will close the Going St on-ramp to I-5 southbound to install temporary striping for the I-5 southbound closure. Crews will begin setting up signage and closing the eastbound lane towards the Going on-ramp at 9pm. It is expected to reopen at (or before) approximately 2am on September 12, well before morning traffic on Saturday.
The Greeley Ave on-ramp will also be closing between approximately 9pm to 11pm.
The Alberta St on-ramp to I-5 southbound will remain open and will not close until after the Going ramp is reopened. Passenger vehicles should use the Alberta ramp while the Going ramp is closed. Freight trucks from Swan Island will be re-routed overnight on Sept 11 to the on-ramp at N Rosa Parks Way while the Going ramp is closed and can resume using the Going on-ramp once it reopens.
2026 Dumpster & Recycling Day
Weren’t able to sell everything at your garage sale this summer? Or do you have extra household junk or items to recycle? Bring them to the Dumpster and Recycling Day to help keep items out of the landfill!
Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: N. Delaware Ave. (between N. Saratoga St. & N. Dekum St.)
Cost: $20 suggested donation per vehicle (Cash, PayPal, or Venmo accepted)
Volunteers Needed: Overlook neighbors we need your help to make Dumpster & Recycling Day run smoothly! Sign up to Volunteer HERE!!!
What to Bring!!!
- Metal
- Electronics (No mini-fridges. Microwaves cost $5 extra to recycle)
- Styrofoam PS 6 (Handled by Green Century)
- Clear #1 Plastic Clamshells
- Clear Plastic Bags (e.g., bread bags, ziplocks)
- Furniture & Household Items (Clean mattresses and reusable items will be donated to Community Warehouse)
- General Household Junk (Items that cannot be fixed or recycled)
What NOT to Bring
- Items with Freon (Refrigerators, A/C units, etc.)
- Hazardous & Commercial Waste or Batteries
- Construction/Remodeling Waste or Painted Items
- Yard Debris & Dirt
- Styrofoam Peanuts or Film
This event is organized by the Arbor Lodge, Kenton, Overlook, and Piedmont Neighborhood Associations with support from Metro and local donors. Proceeds fund our neighborhoods’ future community events! Thank you for your support!
30th Annual Polish Festival Sept 19-20
Celebrate Polish culture at the 30th Portland Polish Festival! Enjoy authentic Polish food, live music, traditional folk dance performances, cultural exhibits, family-friendly activities, vendors, a Polish beer garden, and our popular pierogi eating contest. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. For more information visit the website.
Over 300 volunteers support the Polish Festival. Since the Polish community in Portland is relatively small, we need your help. As a volunteer, you’ll have the opportunity to meet new friends and support the largest Polish Festival in the Pacific Northwest. Sign up —>>>HERE<<<— to help serve food, assist with clean-up efforts and other activities.
Help Us Raise Money to Improve the Going Footbridge!
Help us fundraise to paint the Going Footbridge and ultimately build something under each side that is inspiring and safer for our community. Our immediate goal is to raise $1,000, as we continue to discuss options for making the areas under the bridgeheads more illuminated and less attractive to camping (while remaining attractive to all who traverse the bridge each day). We already have permission from the City to paint the bridgeheads, and we have a mural artist lined up.
If you can, please donate via Venmo or through other means listed on our homepage: https://overlookneighborhood.org// Â When you donate, please be sure to add GFC to the notes so that we know to earmark it for this purpose. If you have questions or want to contribute your time to this project, feel free to write Josh via chair@overlookneighborhood.org, who can direct you to the Going Footbridge Coaltion volunteers. Thank you!