FAQs

Want to know what neighborhood you are in?

• Go to Milwaukie Maps, click on the spy glass on the left, enter your address in the box, and information will pop up about your property. Neighborhood will be about halfway down the list. 
• NDA maps are available for each NDA along with a citywide map with all NDAs included. 
• If you can't figure out what neighborhood you are in send an email to engage@milwaukieoregon.gov or call 503-786-7568. 

Each NDA has their own webpage with further information:

• Ardenwald-Johnson Creek
• Hector Campbell
• Historic Milwaukie
• Island Station
• Lake Road
• Lewelling
• Linwood

1. Attend your next NDA meeting. Everyone is welcome, it's free, and you don't have to commit to anything. Come out and find out what your NDA has been talking about.
2. Volunteer for or lead an NDA project or event. The NDAs get involved in a variety of projects and events each year including concerts in local parks, community gardening, cleanup events, and much more! Join them to find out how you can help with something they are already planning to do and if you have ideas of your own let your NDA know and you just might be able to bring your great ideas to reality
   
3. Become an NDA Officer. Officers are nominated and elected annually in May. These are great volunteer positions in your own neighborhood. The positions include:
   • Chair & Vice-Chair - Learn and practice your skills at planning and running effective meetings.
   • Secretary (Recorder) - Good listener and writer? Put that know how to work to help keep your neighborhood on track. 
   • Treasurer - Are numbers your specialty? Help your NDA maintain a balanced account to accomplish their goals.
   • Land Use Committee - Do you like to follow how your neighborhood is utilizing its space? Maybe you would be a great candidate for the NDA's land use committee.
   • Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) Representative - Are you interested in ensuring that your neighborhood is safe? Maybe you would be a good candidate for PSAC.
   • Other officer positions unique to each NDA - Many NDAs create other officer positions as the need and interest arises. Examples include communication, transportation, art, parks, and others. 
   • Other ad hoc committees - The NDAs are involved with a number of other committees at times so just ask what is available. 

Each NDA meeting is unique, but to provide an idea of what to expect, here are the most common agenda items for a typical NDA meeting. The best way to get a good idea about what your NDA has recently been discussing please review past agendas and minutes here. And while there, click on Email Notifications at the top of the page to sign up to receive an email when the next agenda is posted on the city website. 

• Welcome and Introductions 
• Review of Agenda
• Milwaukie Police Department Report - An officer attends most NDA meetings to provide a public safety update and answer questions. 
• Review and approval of the NDA's previous meeting minutes
• New Business - Please note: If you would like your NDA to discuss a topic not on the agenda feel free to bring it up, but do expect that the topic may not be added to the agenda if there isn't sufficient time to discuss it. Sometimes new items added during the meeting must be addressed at a subsequent meeting. If you want your NDA to discuss an item at a meeting reach out prior to the meeting before the agenda is created. 
• Old Business 
• Adjourn

In May of each year the NDAs elect leadership teams (i.e. NDA officers) including Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Land Use Committee Members, and a representative on the city's Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). 

Are there other officer positions unique to each NDA? Many NDAs create other officer positions as the need and interest arises. Examples of other officer positions cover topics such as communication, transportation, art, parks, and others.  

How are elections publicized? May elections are posted on the NDA's agenda and publicized citywide in various ways (Pilot Newsletter, social media, postcard to all mailboxes in the city, among other ways). All members of each NDA can attend the May meetings to nominate individuals to each leadership position and participate in the voting process. 

Leadership Meetings: City staff organize quarterly leadership meetings. Officers from each NDA are invited to share ideas, host guest speakers and discuss common concerns.

The city supports its seven NDAs by providing funding through the Milwaukie Neighborhood Enhancement Program (MNEP). 

Goals of the program include the development of neighborhood leadership, supporting activities of public benefit to each neighborhood, expanding involvement in neighborhoods, encouraging collaboration among community organizations and neighborhoods, fostering neighborhood pride, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

MNEP funding is available to the community in two ways:

• NDA led projects: Each NDA is provided $4,000 annually after the completion of an annual report that meets the requirements of the MNEP Administrative Policy. NDAs can use the funding in accordance with the policy. Community members who have ideas, and are willing to volunteer to help bring their ideas to reality, are encouraged to get involved with their NDA. Explore the NEIGHBORHOODS tab at the top of this page to learn more. 
• Community Connection Grants: Non-profit organizations and other community groups can apply for MNEP funding from each NDA. All of the requirements and guidelines for NDA led projects apply to the Community Connection Grants, which is outlined in the MNEP Administrative Policy. The Community Connection Grant Application is available below.

To learn more about the types of projects that this funding supports review the 2024-2025 MNEP Annual Report.