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Don MacGillivray
Don
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>From: FRASER Julia <julia....@co.multnomah.or.us>
>Sent: Mar 12, 2009 6:46 PM
>To: Don MacGillivray <mc...@teleport.com>
>Subject: RE: Fwd: RE: Agenda Items for Tonight: BCA for February '09
>
>Don,
>
>I hope things are going well for the Buckman Composting. If we can be of
>any assistance please let us know.
>
>We are slowly but surely getting our project off the ground and starting
>to create a web site for the Network.
>http://pdxcommunitycompost.googlepages.com/home
>
>We also have a new email address: pdxcommun...@live.com
>
>We would love to add some information about the Buckman neighborhood bin
>plans, would Buckman like to have a page on our network? I believe
>there is already a bin being used in the neighborhood - is this correct?
>I could post a photo, address (only if the owner would like to),
>information about it and the proposed bins etc... U
>
>The feedback we have had has been super, and getting a network set up
>where people can find their nearest bin and see what other communities
>are doing is one of our main goals.
>
>Send me some information if you would like me to post it on our site (we
>would love to have Buckman on it!!)
>
>We have three prospective sites currently and in discussion with two
>more folks.
>
>Portland will be a leader in Community Composting, it is so exciting.
>
>Take care, and happy composting!
>
>Julia Fraser
>
>"civilized people ought to know how to dispose of the sewage in some
>other way than putting it into the drinking water."
>~ Theodore Roosevelt
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don MacGillivray [mailto:mc...@teleport.com]
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:52 PM
>To: FRASER Julia
>Cc: Nancy Oberschmidt
>Subject: Fw: Fwd: RE: Agenda Items for Tonight: BCA for February '09
>
>
>Julia,
>
>We are doing our best to develop a community composting system in the
>Buckman neighborhood. We need to find a group of folks within a few
>blocks of each other that want to compost their kitchen wastes together.
>We will offer a composting workshop at Hinson Church on Sat., Mar. 14
>which will be advertised in the Buckman newsletter and the SE Examiner.
>Hopefully this will attract the folks we need to carry this out. We
>also hope to obtain a grant to purchase a tumbler composter.
>
>You are welcome to join our google group at:
>
>http://groups.google.com/group/buckman-sustainability?hl=en
>
>Let me know if you need any more information.
>
>Our next committee meeting will be at the Green Dragon (9th and Belmont)
>at 7 pm on Thursday evening this week.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Don MacGillivray
>
>
>-----Forwarded Message-----
>>From: db...@pdx.edu
>>Sent: Feb 16, 2009 4:31 PM
>>To: mc...@teleport.com, Nancy Oberschmidt
>><nancyobe...@earthlink.net>
>>Subject: Fwd: RE: Agenda Items for Tonight: BCA for February '09
>>
>>FYI
>>
>>Susan
>>
>>----- Forwarded message from julia....@co.multnomah.or.us -----
>> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:15:01 -0800
>> From: FRASER Julia <julia....@co.multnomah.or.us>
>>Reply-To: FRASER Julia <julia....@co.multnomah.or.us>
>> Subject: RE: Agenda Items for Tonight: BCA for February '09
>> To: lind...@pdx.edu
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am interested in learning more about the bio-composting plan, but I
>>am unable to attend the meeting tonight.
>>
>>Can you please tell me a little more about it?
>>
>>Many thanks
>>Julia Fraser
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: lind...@pdx.edu [mailto:lind...@pdx.edu]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM
>>To: buc...@lists.onenw.org
>>Cc: Nancy Oberschmidt; Jim Andrews; buckman_...@hotmail.com;
>>GillyBurlingham; Cathy Lamb-Mullin; Susan Lindsay; DonMacGillivray;
>>Mike McCarthy; Melinda Tanasescu; Jeff West; Adam Zucker; Eric OConnor;
>
>>FRASER Julia; GMMa...@uwyo.edu; a_dela...@yahoo.com;
>>breez...@hotmail.com; georg...@hotmail.com;
>>rpic...@portlandpolice.org; roger...@yahoo.com; Christine Yun;
>>Ferschweiler, Havilah; mno...@yahoo.com
>>Subject: Agenda Items for Tonight: BCA for February '09
>>
>>
>>Hi All:
>>
>>Among some of tonight's BCA 7-9pm meeting items are:
>>
>>a presentation from the city about a plan to curb "street drinking" by
>
>>focusing on package sales to the homeless.
>>
>>Also the Buckman Sustainability Committee has a presentation and wants
>>neighborhood involvement of their great bio-composting plan.
>>
>>Laurelhurst Pond changes to be announced and presented.
>>
>>Update on the Portland Plan's little step child, the "Central Portland
>>Plan"
>>
>>Update from the Portland Police about the plan to close SE Precinct.
>>
>>Hopefully an update from the Main Street Coalition regarding efforts to
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>>get design review and historic preservation and mindful planning on the
>
>>map here in Buckman.
>>
>>Organizing for the Buckman Cleanup to take place in April.
>>
>>**The meeting is at Buckman Elementary, 320 SE 16th..in the library.**
>>
>>Note: The Washington High School Community Center planning and update
>>meeting will be on Thursday., Feb 26th at 6:30pm....Buckman Elementary,
>
>>in the library. All are welcome!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- End forwarded message -----
>>
>>
>>Susan Lindsay
>>Technology Coordinator, IELP
>>Portland State University
>>(503) 725-8257
>>reply to: lind...@pdx.edu
>>
>>
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