Memorial Day closure

Most City of Portland offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day.

Public Environment Management Office

Program

The Public Environment Management Office streamlines the work and accountability for cleaning up non-homelessness related trash, graffiti, illegal dumping and abandoned cars by gathering community input, creating activation strategies, coordinating neighborhood cleanups and more.

Featured content

Organizational flowchart for the Public Environment Management Office. Mayor at the top, PEMO Director (Christine Leon) second, then Incident Commander which leads to several branches of multiple agencies.

Public Environment Management Office overview

Close up photo of a brick wall and a gloved hand holding a can of spraypaint

Graffiti resources

Photo of a sidewalk, with metal fence on the left side and trash spread out all over the sidewalk and onto the street. Mostly papers, of various colors and boxes.

Report trash or graffiti

Director Park Aerial

Space activation

Photo of a brick road with someone in green pants walking across it, holding a broom and large dustpan.

PEMO successes

Aerial photo of the corner of a laptop with a small notebook on top that reads "GET INVOLVED", with a red pen sitting beside it.

How to get involved

Contact

Public Environment Management Office

PEMO

PEMO@portlandoregon.gov

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