The BDNA will hold a general-membership and board meeting from 6:30 to 8:30pm on Thursday, June 1, 2023. The first hour of the monthly meetings is devoted to matters of public interest, the second to board business such as planning and evaluating financial matters. All who join the meeting are welcome to attend both portions. 

The Zoom link is  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84474843955. The password is bdna22.

As part of our forum “Exploring Brentwood-Darlington”, we’ll introduce Mayumi Hasegawa, a very active local entrepreneur!

Also on the agenda:

• Presentation of the “Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan Discussion Draft.”  The culmination of nearly two years of work in our area, this draft proposes actions that will affect B-D’s future.
• Update on Errol Heights Park construction.
• Update on our July “Movies in the Park.”
• Proposed program of pop-up trash collections for Lane MS-BDCC-Brentwood Park area.
• Proposed support of Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Artisan Market.

Find the June 2023 meeting agenda here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hbJ6daVv39dWd4zi5YWZAwZUI9q7u6nM/view?usp=share_link

It’s a roses time of year . . .

RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD-DARLINGTON!  

BDNA will elect board members May 4^th.  Please consider joining our board.  We have super projects like revitalizing our community center, planning investment in BD, and acting on climate with local partners.

Our virtual meeting will begin at 6:30pm.  Join the meeting, verify your membership, declare your candidacy, describe your interests and concerns, add your name to the ballot. Then vote!  

Those eligible to declare candidacy and vote are members of the BDNA, defined as: All residents, property owners, and holders of a business license pertaining to a business located in Brentwood-Darlington.  

Membership may also include individuals who subscribe to the purposes of the BDNA but live outside BD’s boundaries. Membership for such individuals must be approved by a unanimous vote of the board.

Come join us for fun and meaningful civic work!  Click here for the Zoom link. Click here for the agenda.

PEOPLE OF BRENTWOOD-DARLINGTON!  

BDNA will elect board members May 4^th.  Please consider joining our board.  We have super projects like revitalizing our community center, planning investment in BD, and acting on climate with local partners.

Our virtual meeting will begin at 6:30pm.  Join the meeting, verify your membership, declare your candidacy, describe your interests and concerns, add your name to the ballot. Then vote!  

Those eligible to declare candidacy and vote are members of the BDNA, defined as: All residents, property owners, and holders of a business license for a business located in Brentwood-Darlington.  

Membership may also include individuals who subscribe to the purposes of the BDNA but live outside BD’s boundaries. Membership for such individuals must be approved by a unanimous vote of the board.

Come join us for fun and meaningful civic work!  Click here for the Zoom link. Click here for the agenda.

Exploring BD. Pistachio Paints is a general-contractor company located in Brentwood-Darlington.  Owner-operator Chris Irick, who has formal training in the fine arts, says of his company, “We explore new and old painting projects. We paint interiors and exteriors. The more interesting the project, the better the fit.”  The Pistachio Paints team even takes on clear cedar challenges – and paints murals on demand (usually in people’s basements).  To see examples of Pistachio Paints projects, visit Instagram or www.pistachiopaints.com.  

New Tax Measure on May Ballot. Guest speaker Nathan Clark of the coalition “Building Our Future Together” evaluated Measure 26-238, a proposed capital-gains tax that will be on our May ballot.  The coalition is composed of residents, local leaders, businesses, and nonprofits that include Hacienda CDC and Tax Fairness Oregon.  

The coalition members deem the tax inequitable and regressive.  The measure appears to benefit low-income renters, but a large portion of the taxes collected will go to feed an entire new department of bureaucrats.  Mr. Clark noted that the measure will hit workers, middle-income families, seniors, homeowners, and small businesses very hard.  Corporations will be exempt, but every resident of the county will be required to pay this tax regardless of income or ability to pay. 

Multnomah County already has programs that protect low-income tenants; some of these programs include legal assistance and subsidies paid for with local taxes.  Building our Futures Together believes we should concentrate on making those programs work rather than adopt a measure that is “unnecessary, confusing, and expensive.”  For more information, visit https://buildingourfuturetogether.org

In a forum held on April 5^th, candidates Ana del Rocío, Julia Brim-Edwards, and Albert Kaufman explained how they would tackle problems of homelessness, drug addiction, mental health, and more; how they would define livability and represent their constituencies; and how they would promote city-county cooperation, advance climate justice, and carry out other aspects of a commissioner’s work.  

You may view a video of the forum here.  The forum was jointly sponsored by the Woodstock and Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood associations.