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City Council approves SW Capitol Highway bidding process
The SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village - West Portland project is now authorized to receive bids for construction.
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Questions from the community: Has the City considered alternative shelters for people experiencing homelessness?
Get answers to your questions about Portland's Homelessness and Urban Camping Impact Reduction Program.
Updated Blog post
Public testimony invited for Portland City Council consideration of tree code updates Oct. 29
The public is invited to review and provide testimony before the City Council on a package of updates to Portland’s tree code relating to the removal of exemptions from requirements to preserve and plant trees in certain development situations.
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City Launches COVID-19 Household Assistance Program
The City of Portland program opens to the public Tuesday to help Portlanders pay for household needs. The program is part of a $36 million City investment in COVID-19 housing relief.
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Portland Parks & Recreation’s Creston Park playground renovations, ADA improvements are complete
New playground, ADA features complete - made possible by 2014 Parks Bond, System Development Charges
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Mayor Wheeler Announces Third New Site to Serve as Safe, Indoor Physical Distancing Shelter for Community Members Experiencing Homelessness Through the Winter, Bringing Total Beds To 275
Former Greyhound station will offer projected 100 beds, open 24 hours a day, to people experiencing homelessness this fall and winter
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The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability welcomes Nikoyia Phillips as new equity manager
A career’s worth of experience in public health and community organizing will strengthen BPS commitment to support Portland’s most vulnerable communities.
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Plan for West Portland Town Center in SW Portland takes shape
Community members invited to review and comment on a preliminary draft of the WPTC Plan, which includes ideas to create more housing, jobs, transportation access, and community spaces in and around The Crossroads.
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Wildfire: Not All Forests Are Created The Same
Different types of forests require different approaches to managing wildfire risk.
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Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update
Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed Administrative Rule – Chapter 24.55 – Demolitions
The proposed rule makes permanent improvements to the residential demolition inspection process by adding a new inspection to improve compliance, reorganizing the previous rule for clarity, and adding appendices for easier reference.
Updated Public notice
City Council Approves Funds for 176 New Affordable Homes in South Waterfront
Project is the Third Portland Project Approved Under Metro Housing Bond
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SW Capitol Highway project prepares to go to bid
City Council will consider an ordinance to seek bids for the SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village - West Portland project on Wednesday, October 21. The final engineering plans are under review by city staff.
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Winter 2020–2021 bill insert
Want to know how to take care of your home plumbing? What to do if you live in a floodplain? Who you can call if you're having trouble paying your bill? It's all in this edition of your quarterly newsletter from the Portland Water Bureau and the Bureau of Environmental Services.
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New zoning code proposals aim to provide more housing and shelter for people experiencing houselessness
BPS and partners retool City regulations to expand shelter options and make it easier for nonprofit and for-profit housing providers to meet the homeless crisis.
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