APRIL
Wed. April 16th, Board Meeting, 7-8 p.m. Online
Southwest Hills Residential League serves multiple neighborhoods including the Southwest Hills of Portland and the Tualatin Hills west of the Willamette River. Please email contact@swhrl.org. to contribute items to our agenda or website.
NEWS & UPDATES
Neighborhood News: October 2024, September 2024, August 2024, Past Issues
- Washington Park Reservoir Seismic ReinforcementThe Portland Water Bureau recently replaced reservoirs built in 1894 with a new 12.4-million-gallon, seismically reinforced underground reservoir. Digital resources Washington Park Reservoir construction… Read more: Washington Park Reservoir Seismic Reinforcement
- Community Board for Police Accountability, apps due Apr. 14From Chief of Police Robert Day: Dear Partners, As Chief of Police, I understand that maintaining the public’s trust is paramount and that is… Read more: Community Board for Police Accountability, apps due Apr. 14
- Emotional First Aid, Apr. 12th Warner PacificBecome More Compassionate & Caring This Spring Join us for an Emotional First Aid Seminar or TIP Training Academy TIP Emotional First Aid SeminarSaturday,… Read more: Emotional First Aid, Apr. 12th Warner Pacific
- Fuel Mitigation Party @ Governors Park on Mar. 22nd, 9am-1pmMeet locals, get some exercise, and take out your aggression on invasive vines while expanding on previous successful fuel mitigation (aka foliage removal) in… Read more: Fuel Mitigation Party @ Governors Park on Mar. 22nd, 9am-1pm
- Transportation System Plan Community Advisory CommitteeTransportation System Plan Community Advisory Committee apps due 5/14/2025. Help shape the future of transportation in Portland! The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is recruiting applications… Read more: Transportation System Plan Community Advisory Committee
- Wildfire risk reduction eventsPlease join Portland Parks and Recreation and the Portland Fire Bureau in one of their Wildfire Risk reduction events in SWHRL: https://www.portland.gov/parks/nature/events/2025/2/28/marquam-nature-park-wildfire-risk-reduction-event https://www.portland.gov/parks/nature/events/2025/3/22/governors-park-wildfire-risk-reduction-event https://www.portland.gov/parks/nature/events/2025/3/26/marquam-nature-park-wildfire-risk-reduction-event… Read more: Wildfire risk reduction events
Become a Board Member
Southwest Hills Residential League also includes area inside of Portland Heights, Healy Heights, Bridlemile, Goose Hollow, and Sylvan-Highlands. Our team is looking for new members and volunteers! Learn more
SWHRL Videos
- Understanding Your Property Tax
Our November 17, 2021, board meeting featured a very informative conversation on property taxes with Multnomah County Assessor Mike Vaughn. Mike explained how taxes… Read more: Understanding Your Property Tax - Actions to End Homelessness
Homelessness is arguably the greatest humanitarian and societal emergency facing Portland. As the number of unhoused grows each year, it can feel overwhelming. But… Read more: Actions to End Homelessness - Portland, The Black Experience
Three of our African-American neighbors, Mingus Mapps, Martha Jembere, and Kevin Rhea, speak about the challenges they and their families have faced being part of… Read more: Portland, The Black Experience