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Major Bank of America Grant Enhances PP&R’s Mobile Lunch + Play Program

Crucial Summer Free For All program provides free lunches, games, and activities to kids citywide

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ProjectDox Version Update Occurring Friday, November 8, 2019

The Electronic Plan Review system (ProjectDox) will be unavailable starting at noon on November 8, 2019 for a version update. ProjectDox should be fully functional on Monday, November 11, 2019.

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Minimizing IoT sensor electronic waste through innovative procurement

Distributed sensors, also known as Internet of Things or IoT, have the potential to create new data. These data may help address a variety of questions we try to solve in city operations. Recycling of small electronics used in connected sensors is not very feasible though.

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City of Portland to host 2nd Annual Tribal Nations Summit

Two-day summit brings together tribal and city leaders to enrich and strengthen relationships

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Construction begins on NE 47th Avenue, one of Portland’s most deteriorated streets

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has started work on the NE 47th Avenue Phase 1 Local Improvement District (LID) from north of Columbia Boulevard to south of Cornfoot Road. This is one of Portland’s most deteriorated road segments in the city.

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Bull Run Treatment Projects Update - October 2019

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Traffic Advisory: A smoother street is coming to N Williams Avenue from Stanton to Cook streets, thanks to Fixing Our Streets

To complete the paving work, N Williams Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. to Monday, Oct. 28 at 7 a.m.

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City Council passes URM Placarding Ordinance

On October 10, 2018, City Council passed an ordinance that requires owners of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings to place placards on their buildings.

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New Deadline on Building Code Appeal Applications

Effective Thursday, November 7, 2019 the deadline for submitting a building code appeal changes from Monday to Thursday. The City must be in receipt of a building code appeal application no later than 9 a.m. on Thursday for an appeal request to be reviewed by the board the following Wednesday.

Updated Public notice




Traffic Advisory: Construction activities clean-up on SW Capitol Highway this week

Construction will take place Wednesday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 27

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Mayor Ted Wheeler appoints Nike Greene as Director for the Office of Youth Violence Prevention

Greene brings over ten years of experience in mentoring, youth violence prevention and interruption, community engagement and management

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Glenhaven Park playground set to reopen; public celebration set

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Bull Run Treatment Planning for Pipes

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