Clean & Safe District

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The Clean & Safe District is one of three enhanced services districts in Portland, where property owners fund enhanced services such as trash cleanup, graffiti removal and business development.

District Petition

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Recent mailer sent to ratepayers in the Clean & Safe District.

On Aug. 21, 2024, Downtown Portland Clean & Safe petitioned the City of Portland asking for revised boundaries, a rate structure overhaul that will include residential rate caps, and a new 10-year district reauthorization.

Read the news article about the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe petition.

Attend the City Council hearing on Oct. 31 beginning at 2 p.m. The link to register to testify orally, or to submit written testimony, is posted in the agenda for the City Council hearing by 9 a.m. the Friday before the hearing.


About the District

The Clean & Safe District was established in 1994 and is managed in partnership with Downtown Portland Clean & Safe, a non-profit that services one of the oldest, largest and most successful enhanced service districts in the nation. The Downtown Portland Clean & Safe District provides enhanced essential services to the people, places and businesses within a core 213-block area of Portland. Currently the district has 426 ratepayers. 

Contracts and Related Documents

Reports on Programs and Activities

Clean & Safe releases regular reports on their programs and activities.  These reports can be found at:

Clean & Safe Reporting

Sunset Review and Contract Renewal

The Clean and Safe ESD's current contract with the City runs through September 30, 2026 and its next sunset renewal will occur prior to September 30, 2031.

Past Events

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