The NWDA 2011 Annual Meeting & Election

Please plan to attend this annual meeting, hear what the candidates have to say about why they are running for election, and make your voice count as one of the many diverse voices that make up our great Northwest Portland neighborhood.

Active participation in your neighborhood group helps improve our quality of life … be it promoting affordable housing, safe and clean streets, air quality, historic preservation, improving transportation, promoting sustainable practices, celebrating our diversity, and much more!

The NWDA will collect food at their May 23^rd Annual Meeting and Election for the Nob Hill Food Drive sponsored by Northwest Portland Ministries. Please bring a donation of shelf-stable milk (needs no refrigeration before opening), peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, and canned meat or fish. If you prefer to make a cash contribution, checks should be made out to Northwest Portland Ministries.  All food collections and cash contributions will benefit the Northwest Portland Ministries Food Programs.

For more information, please visit Northwest Portland Ministries’ website at http://www.nwpm.org

To vote at the meeting, you must be a member of NWDA as a resident, a property owner, or a representative of a business or non-profit organization. Deadline for membership application is noon, Wednesday May 18th. Membership forms are available online at http://www.northwestdistrictassociation.org or at Neighbors West-Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh, Portland, 97210.

Absentee ballots are available at Neighbors West-Northwest between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays from Monday, May 16th to Friday, May 20th, and Monday, May 23rd. Absentee voting is permitted but proxies are not allowed. To vote absentee, you must register as a member three business days in advance and no later than noon, Wednesday May 18th. For more information contact Mark Sieber at 503 823-4212.

Membership is free. 

At the Annual Meeting, members will be asked to vote on two proposed amendments to Article IX of NWDA bylaws:  1) change list of committees to reflect current Board-approved practice and 2) grant greater discretion to committee chairs in communications with the public.  Full text of the two proposals are available online at http://www.northwestdistrictassociation.org and are available at NWNW at 2257 NW Raleigh Street.

As if the opportunity to elect your local neighborhood association representatives isn’t enough to assure your attendance at the Annual Meeting, we’re sweetening the pot with a chance to win 3 Key Bank Club tickets to a Timbers match in September.  All members who attend the Annual Meeting will be entered to win the free tickets. 

Sincerely,

Ron Walters
NWDA President