June 3rd Annual Gathering

Sunday June 3, 2018 4:00-6:00 pm
Columbia Center for the Arts, 211 Cascade Ave., Hood River 

4:00–4:30 Informal Social with Appetizers
& No Host Bar

4:30–5:30 Presentations & Speakers

  • State of the Hood: Our Year in Review, Heather Staten, Executive Director, HRVRC
  • Making a Welcoming & Livable Community, Mary Kyle McCurdy, Deputy Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon
  • Backdoor Revolution: How and Why to Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit, Kol Peterson

5:30-6:00 Hood River Pear Cake from Polly’s Cakes

Drawing for our Electric Bike Raffle!

Questions? Contact Polly Wood polly@hrvrc.org or (541) 490-5443. More info at hrvrc.org.

Guest Speakers:

Mary Kyle McCurdy

 

Mary Kyle McCurdy earned her BA in Human Biology from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of California at Davis. She served as a law clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edward Leavy. After two years in private practice, she joined 1000 Friends of Oregon in 1990 as a staff attorney. She has served 1000 Friends as Policy Director, Staff Attorney, and now as Deputy Director. With over 30 years working with Oregon land use laws, Mary Kyle is a state leader and trusted voice on equitable land use, housing, transportation, urban planning, and climate solutions.

 

 

Kol Peterson 

Kol Peterson is an ADU expert based in Portland, Oregon, who has helped catalyze the exponential growth of ADUs in Portland over the last decade through ADU advocacy, education, consulting, policy work, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of Backdoor Revolution-The Definitive Guide to ADU Development. He is the owner of Caravan – The Tiny House Hotel, the first tiny house hotel in the world, and organizer of Portland’s popular ADU Tour.  He consults with homeowners about ADUs on their property, and teaches ADU classes for homeowners and for real estate agents. He edits and manages AccessoryDwellings.org and BuildinganADU.com. Kol developed and lived in a detached new construction ADU starting in 2011, and developed a basement/garage conversion ADU in 2018.