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Nye Neighborhood Association summarizes beautification, outreach and cultural-district work
Summary
The Nye Neighborhood Association reported to the Newport City Council on volunteer projects, community events and budgets for the past year and described next steps on a cultural-district research effort.
Tom Mattel presented an annual summary from the Nye Neighborhood Association to the Newport City Council, describing volunteer-led beautification projects, community events and neighborhood outreach and asking the council to continue neighborhood funding.
Mattel said the association’s work has focused on enhancing quality of life in the Nye Beach area through park cleanups, landscape supplies and a banner project. He said the association’s membership and engagement have grown over the past year and that the group maintains an 85-household mailing list for neighborhood communications.
Financially, Mattel reported the association received $5,000 in city funding for a January–June period, collected approximately $685 in member contributions and received about $378 in other donations. Major expenditures in the past year included $1,400 in materials for a banner project, $2,095 to rent a venue for an event, and a $2,500 bench for the skate park. The group also purchased nonprofit budgeting software to track spending.
Mattel described cultural and community events the neighborhood hosted or sponsored: a “night history” program with photos and a performance that drew about 80 attendees, open-mic community nights, and a meeting on paid parking that reached more than 80 residents. He said association volunteers are partnering with city staff on crosswalk improvements in high-tourist areas where paver-built crosswalks are difficult to see.
Mattel said the banner-hanging work this season was performed by the Chamber of Commerce’s contractor at no charge to the city or the association and clarified that the association’s $1,400 line item covered materials rather than installation.
Councilors asked a few clarifying questions about banner installation costs and the source of the hanging labor; Mattel and a council liaison confirmed the Chamber contractor handled installation this season. Mayor Jan Kaplan and councilors thanked the association for its volunteer work and for partnering with city staff on public-works projects.
The association did not ask for a specific new appropriation at the meeting; Mattel thanked the council for prior support and said the group hopes to continue the existing funding that has supported operations and events.
