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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Adams School BASIC INFO

· What will happen to Adams School (building & land)?
· What’s your vision? What are your neighbors’ visions?
· Should the building be torn down or reused?
· Should the plan include housing? (Seniors? Families? Both?)
· Should the playground stay?
· Should there be community gardening?
· Should there be new construction on the site?
· Should any of the property be sold to private developers?
· Should the entire property become a community resource?
· Can the current school building be built upon?
· What are the technical details of the current building?
The Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization
will host a community vision workshop at its
quarterly meeting- October 12, 2006 @ 7pm, East End Community School - CAFETERIA
the community is invited
to make the most of this historic opportunity.
· Learn about the process of planning
· Share Your thoughts, hopes, and concerns
· Your input will be recorded.
· Your ideas will be heard by members of the advisory committee charged with making recommendations on the future of the site.
Let’s get the conversation started & get to work!
PHONE: 775-3050 YAHOO! Group/listserv
IN [ CITY COUNCIL MINUTES ] REGULAR MEETING SEPT. 6, 2006 VOL. 123 PAGE 23
Order 46-06/07 Order Transferring Control of Adams School to City of (Tab 18) Portland Establishing the Adams School Property Reuse Committee
– Co-Sponsored by Mayor James I. Cohen and Councilor William R. Gorham.
Kenneth Bailey - Richard D’Entremont - Cynthia Fitzgerald - Matthew Thayer
Justina Marcisso - Daniel Haley - John Noble III
Motion was made by Councilor Mavodones and seconded by Councilor Suslovic for passage.
IN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPT. 6, 2006 VOL. 123 PAGE 24
Motion was made by Councilor Duson and seconded by Councilor Suslovic to amend the order to have the recommendations come back to the Community Development Committee and that the CDC work with other appropriate Council committees and involve other stakeholders in the process and come back to the full City Council. [amendment] Passage 8-0. [Order 46-06/07] Passage, as amended, 8-0.

Adams School Re-Use Committee - 2nd & 4th THU @ 7pm









Date:
MUNJOY HILL Adams Community Vision
http://www.munjoyhill.org/communityvision

Adams School Re-Use Committee

Meetings held 2nd & 4th Thursdays @ 7pm

Cummings Center, 134 Congress Street, 2nd Floor

Agenda_012507.doc (20k)
Workplan_Revised_012207.doc (58k)
Meeting_Minutes_011107.doc (47k


Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:58:23 -0500
From:
"Jennifer Dorr" <JMY@portlandmaine.gov>
To:
[ CITIZENS OF PORTLAND ]

Subject: Fwd: Adams School Re-Use Committee Meeting January 25 7:00pm Cummings Center
>>> Carrie Marsh 1/23/2007 3:44:12 PM >>>  
There will be a meeting of the Adams School Re-Use Committee on  Thursday, January 25, 2007, 7:00-9:00pm, at the Cummings Center,  Second  Floor Meeting Space, 134 Congress Street.    The Committee meeting schedule is the 
second and fourth Thursdays 
of the month.    Attached please find an agenda, meeting notes, and revised work plan.    The Housing Data and Comprehensive Plan information will be reviewed at  the meeting.  This information was provided in the packets on January  11, 2007.       ,'>Carrie M. Marsh, AICP, Urban Designer
"Carrie Marsh" <CMarsh.city-gov.port-gov@portlandmaine.gov>  
City of Portland, Division of Planning  389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101  Ph:   207-874-8723 Fax: 207-756-8258      
Attachments

Files:
Agenda_012507.doc (20k)
Workplan_Revised_012207.doc (58k)
Meeting_Minutes_011107.doc (47k)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: adams school re-use committee

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

adams school re-use committee

Adams School Re-Use Committee 
The Adams School Re-Use Committee was established to provide input to the City Council regarding the re-use options and criteria for site-redevelopment for the Adams School site, and to solicit public input to encourage civic discourse aimed at enhancing broad public acceptance of the eventual project.  
 
Committee Members
Daniel T. Haley, Jr. Co-Chair
Matthew Thayer, Co- Chair
Justina Marcisso
Kenneth Bailey
Richard D’Entremont
Cynthia Fitzgerald
Eric Stark – pending council appointment
 
District Councilor
Keven Donoghue
 
Meeting Schedule
The Adams School Re-Use Committee will meet the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, currently scheduled at Cummings Community Center.  Four public forums will be scheduled and advertised to educate and solicit broad public input.
 
Agenda
Agenda Workplan
January 11-2007 January 11-2007
   
Minutes / Meeting Summary
 
Contact Us
For more information call Carrie M. Marsh, AICP, Urban Designer at  207-874-8723.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

MHNO Quarterly Meeting - OCT 12 @ 7pm - TOPIC: The Future of the Adams School Site

The Munjoy Hill community is invited to the
East End Community School - CAFETERIA
195 North Street
Thursday, October 12 @ 7pm

  • Come help create a COMMUNITY VISION of The Future of the Adams School Site.
  • Learn about the process of planning for the future use of the site.
  • Share your thoughts, hopes, and concerns about the future use of the Adams School site.
Your input will be recorded. Your ideas will be heard by members of the advisory committee charged with making recommendations on the future of the site.

FMI: call 775-3050 or visit www.munjoyhill.org/communityvision

For a PDF flyer: www.munjoyhill.org/communityvision.pdf

For a WORD flyer: www.munjoyhill.org/communityvision.doc

Monday, September 04, 2006

City Council Contact Info


Portland City Council (2005-2006)
www.portlandmaine.gov/citycou.htm

James I. Cohen
Mayor & District 5
62 Deepwood Drive
Portland, Me 04103
H: 797-9638 W: 253-4708
Mayor's Office: 874-8941
jcohen@portlandmaine.gov

William R. Gorham
District 1
34 North Street
Portland, Me 04101
774-0768
wgorham@portlandmaine.gov

Karen Geraghty
District 2
15 Briggs Street
Portland, Me 04102
761-8376
kgeraghty@portlandmaine.gov

Donna J. Carr, D.O.
District 3
25 Whitney Avenue
Portland, Me 04102
761-0857
dcarr@portlandmaine.gov

Cheryl A. Leeman
District 4
37 Savoy Street
Portland, Me 04103
773-4161
cl@portlandmaine.gov

Jill C. Duson
A/L
101 Pennell Avenue
Portland, Me 04103
878-0769
jduson@portlandmaine.gov

James F. Cloutier
A/L
13 Fleetwood Street
Portland, Me 04102
775-2911
jcloutier@portlandmaine.gov

Nicholas Mavodones, Jr.
A/L
127 Wolcott Street
Portland, Me 04102
774-5136
nmm@portlandmaine.gov

Edward J. Suslovic
A/L
46 Kenwood Street
Portland, Maine 04102
653-4629
esuslovic@portlandmaine.gov

Adams School Property Reuse Committee

Welcome to the Virtual Town Hall where the members of
the Munjoy Hill Community can express their vision for
the future of the Marada Adams Community School.

A committee has been appointed by District 1 City
Councilor Will Gorham ( 774-0768 or
wgorham@portlandmaine.gov ) to recommend the future
use of the school building & land. The transfer of the
school to the City is expected to be final in December
2006 and a then a decision on the future use is
expected to take place in January 2007.

The Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization
( www.munjoyhill.org )
will conduct a community vision workshop at it's
quarterly meeting in early October 2006.

BLOG: www.adamscommunityvision.blogspot.com

Portland City Council - 2005-2006
www.portlandmaine.gov/citycou.htm

====================
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
====================
Order 46-06/07 Order Transferring Control of Adams
School to City of (Tab 18) Portland Establishing the
Adams School Property Reuse Committee – Co-Sponsored
by Mayor James I. Cohen and Councilor William R.
Gorham.

This Order returns control of the Adams School back to
the City from the Portland School Department on
December 31, 2006. Under State law the Council has to
vote to accept control of the school.

Once the Council has accepted the transfer of control,
and the effective date has been reached, the City
Council can use the property or dispose of it in the
same manner applicable to other municipally owned
property.

To guide the Council in this decision about the future
use or disposition of the school property, the Order
sets up a committee that will make a recommendation to
the Council on or before January 15, 2007, and
appoints the following people to that committee to
serve until the committee is disbanded.

Kenneth Bailey
Richard D’Entremont
Cynthia Fitzgerald
Matthew Thayer
Justina Marcisso
Daniel Haley
John Noble III

Five affirmative votes are required

Who was Marada Adams?

Marada F. Adams was born in 1845 in Houlton, Maine.
Without the benefit of formal education she started
teaching in rural schools near her home. She came to
Portland in 1878 to teach in the North School, thus
beginning 50 years of service on Munjoy Hill. Marada
Adams transferred to the Shailer School where she
later became principal. In 1898 she was named
principal of the Emerson School District, which
included the newly built Emerson Grammar school as
well as the Shailer and Monument Street Schools. She
continued in that capacity until her retirement in
1935. In that year, Ripley's Believe It or Not cited
Miss Marada Adams as the oldest active teacher in the
United States. She had taught for 72 consecutive years
and retired from teaching at the age of 89. Naming our
school after Marada Adams is in recognition of her
long service to education and Munjoy Hill. [from the
old Adams School website]