News
[Update] Grant Park Lighting Project
The construction portion of the Grant Bowl Lighting Project construction has been completed. The next step is having the lights hooked up, which is expected to occur at the end of the month. Thank you to the many homeowners who generously donated funds to support the addition of lights for our benefit and Grant High School students.
- GPNA Public Comment for Grant Bowl Lighting – May 2025
- Summer 2025 GPNA Land Use Update – May 2025
- GPNA Position on Mitigations Needed for the Grant Bowl Lighting Project – Approved September 10th, 2024 (click to view)
- GPNA Position on Lighting at the Bowl – March 2024 (click to view)
GPNA Response to Grant Park Bowl Closure
Grant Park Neighborhood Association has sent the following letters to City and Portland Public Schools officials in the past year, the first regarding public access to the Grant Park Upper Field, and the second two in response to the closure of Grant Park Bowl.
GPNA Upper Field Letter Public Access March 2023
GPNA Grant Park Bowl Letter August 2023
Grant Bowl Letter Grant Park NA September 2023
Newsletter: Safety Issues
Our most recent newsletters include information related to safety issues on NE 33rd Avenue and important cross streets. See links below:
PBOT Response to GPNA Letter to PBOT Regarding Pedestrian Safety on NE 33rd Avenue
Letter to PBOT Regarding Pedestrian Safety on NE Broadway
Letter to PBOT Regarding Pedestrian Safety on NE 33rd Avenue
E-mail from PBOT Engineers re. NE 33rd Ave. Safety Study
Community Safety Meeting
On September 20, 2021, the City of Portland hosted a community safety meeting for our neighborhood. The following document came out of that meeting:
Gordon’s Fireplace Building Update
Hearing Officer’s Order / January 2024
Do you like walking in your neighborhood?
We need volunteers to help deliver the Grant Park Neighborhood Association newsletter to every home. Average route is 30-40 homes and the newsletter is published quarterly. Volunteer to help distribute newsletters here!
Grant High School Upper Field Improvements
Over the last several months the GPNA has been working diligently on the matter of the Grant High School Upper Fields Improvements. Here are two documents related to this process.
Summer Essay Contest for Incoming 4th and 5th Graders!
Contest Theme: Why I Love Grant Park
First Prize: $100 Cash
Second Prize: $50 Cash
Third Prize: $25 Cash
If you live in or attend school in Grant Park and will be entering fourth or fifth grade in the Fall of 2026, you can enter the contest! In 500 words or less, tell us what you love about our wonderful park and/or neighborhood (examples: you can write about the dog park, the swimming pool, your favorite tree, your best friend, etc.). The winning essay will be published in the Fall 2026 issue of this newsletter.
How to Submit Essays:
Essays may be handwritten or typed. Please have your parent or guardian either email your essay (in Microsoft Word or another text-based format) to [email protected] or mail it to P.O. Box 13102, Portland, OR 97213.
Parents and guardians: please include your name, your child’s name, school, what grade your child is entering in fall 2026, and your contact information (email address and phone number).
Submission Deadline:
Essays must be received by August 1, 2026. We cannot accept late submissions.
May Plant Sale Results
Thank you to everyone who stopped to check out the plants, meet our sponsor (Cooper Design Build), and visit with the GPNA board.
An even bigger thank you to Dean Fagan, the owner/manager of Vivero Nursery on Sauvie Island for his generosity. With slightly over $1,800 in sales proceeds, $361 (20%) will be donated to Grant Park Neighbors Association.
New retail site now open on Sauvie Island:
15505A NW Gillihan Rd, Portland, OR
https://viveroplantnursery.com