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Visit the virtual open houses and take the surveys through end of July. Attend online info sessions on July 15 and 16 to learn more.

Commissioners to weigh testimony and vote on proposed amendments on July 9; final vote on “as-amended draft” in August.

Racial justice = climate justice: Declaration focuses on communities most affected by climate change, including Portland’s Black, Indigenous and communities of color, including youth from those communities.

Innovative zoning code and map changes will help faith- and community-based organizations build affordable housing on their land.

Starting July 1, 2020 new residential garbage collection rates will take effect. Portland residents will receive the twice-yearly Curbsider mailer, including an updated collection schedule, in late June or early July.

A monthly snapshot of land use planning work going on in your neighborhoods. Please visit the project website and contact project staff with any questions.

New task force will comprise community members and cross-bureau City leadership; recommend actions for City Council to address housing and commercial displacement.

Portlanders may view the hearing and submit testimony online via the Map App or by U.S. mail until 8 p.m. on June 18.

Project staff are resuming site visits on private property to verify the location of streams and vegetating with new safety protocols are in place.

City planners and community members consider the design of the built environment on and around South Portland’s major thoroughfare.

Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) committee and staff seek input and comments on the grant scoring criteria; comment period open until June 26.

Climate Emergency Declaration to be presented to City Council for adoption on June 30, 2020.

After hearing public testimony on proposals to streamline the land use review and development permitting process, Commissioners recommended the proposals with amendments to City Council.

Portlanders invited to testify during a virtual hearing, online via the Map App or by U.S. mail.

A monthly snapshot of land use planning work going on in your neighborhoods. Please visit the project website and contact project staff with any questions.

Commissioners will discuss archaeological code amendments, houselessness, residential docks, landscaping enforcement, and miscellaneous code and text changes before voting on the whole plan.

If spending more time at home makes you want to clean out your closet, your kitchen, or your whole home, we’re here to help. Portland offers terrific options to donate and recycle items. However, due to health and safety measures, some donation and disposal options are more limited than usual.

PSC discussed DOZA proposals on April 28; Design Commission on May 21