Kerns

The Kerns neighborhood is located in Central/Southeast Portland, just on the East side of the Willamette River, North of Burnside Street. It is bordered by the Buckman, Lloyd, Sullivan’s Gulch, Laurelhurst and Sunnyside neighborhoods.

Upcoming Events

Kerns Neighborhood Association Meeting

Kerns Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The May meeting is the Annual Meeting with elections. No meetings in August and December.
Location: Pacific Crest School, 116 NE 29th Ave

6:30 pm 8:00 pm
Neighborhood Association Meeting

Celebrate the Rain Bike Ride

Keep riding through the seasons on this tour of community spaces that celebrate the rain.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Community Event
Along a rainy street in Tokyo, one person rides a bike with an umbrella in one hand while three pedestrians walk with umbrellas

Kerns Neighborhood Association Meeting

Kerns Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The May meeting is the Annual Meeting with elections. No meetings in August and December.
Location: Pacific Crest School, 116 NE 29th Ave

6:30 pm 8:00 pm
Neighborhood Association Meeting

Neighborhood Association Information

Website: kernspdx.org

Bylaws: Kerns NA Bylaws

Neighborhood District Office: District 3 Office: Southeast Uplift

Meeting Time and Location
General Meetings Kerns Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The May meeting is the Annual Meeting with elections. No meetings in August and December.
Location: Pacific Crest School, 116 NE 29th Ave

Kerns Neighborhood Association, c/o SE Uplift
3534 SE Main St
Portland, OR97214
United States

Neighborhood Association Leadership Contacts

Position and Name Contact Information
Chair / Co-Chair / President
Jay Harris
rhythmmon@mindspring.com

Dave Weaver, SE Uplift Liaison
dave@webais.com
Secretary
Daniel DeMelo
dani_pdx@icloud.com
Treasurer
Jay Harris
rhythmmon@mindspring.com
Land Use Committee Chair
Jay Harris
rhythmmon@mindspring.com

Rebecca Boenke, Communications Chair
raboenke@gmail.com
General Correspondence Contact
Kerns NA General Correspondence
kernsna@gmail.com

Construction and Maintenance

Construction scheduled for 2023-2024
Summer 2023
Construction is ongoing and is anticipated to be complete in early 2026.
Construction is currently expected to begin July 2025 and take up to two years to complete.
Project design continues. Construction is anticipated to begin in February of 2025 and take up to a year to complete.

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