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City of Portland Gatherings Home Vote!

Practice Ranked Choice Voting with LWV, Sat. Sep. 28 @ 1 pm

SWHRL and League of Women Voters will host a Ranked Choice Voting education event open to the community on Saturday, September 28th, starting at 1 p.m. The event will be held at St. Thomas More Church Parish Hall, 3525 SW Patton Rd, Portland, OR 97221. The District Four Coalition is a proud cosponsor of the […]

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City of Portland Environmental Home Land Use Livability Planning and Sustainability Transportation

PDX Permitting/Development Advisory Groups

Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) manages building permits, land use, inspections, code enforcement, and public works permits to ensure our built environment is safe and accessible. The following Advisory Groups regularly need community volunteers. Adjustment Committee The Adjustment Committee reviews adjustment requests to the development standards of Title 33 [Planning and Zoning Regulations]. Building Code […]

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City of Portland County Meeting State of Oregon

7/29 – 9/19 Public Meeting Rules Window for Comment

The Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact, redline edits of the Rules, and meeting agenda for the upcoming PML RAC meeting on Monday, July 29, 2024, can be accessed on the OGEC RAC webpage. Meeting Agenda https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORGEC/bulletins/3aa646f Public Meetings Law Rules Advisory CommitteeOregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) is convening a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) for […]

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City of Portland Land Use Livability Planning and Sustainability Transportation

8/27, 5pm Planning Commission Hearings, Code updates

https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/planning-commission/events/2024/8/27/planning-commission-meeting Tentative agenda includes: Title 11 Amendments work session / recommendation, Housing Adjustment Compliance Project briefing / hearing, Odor Code Update Project briefing / hearing, Rose Quarter Sign Code Project briefing / hearing: August 27, 2024, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm To offer testimony, register at https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/mapapp/ Watch the meeting online on YouTube Primary Point of Contact: […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement County Home Meeting

7/22 Public Mtg. Rules Advisory Comm.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORGEC/bulletins/3a81b2e Important Dates July 15, 2024Monday’s meeting will focus on the proposed rules with updates from the first four Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings for final review. July 22, 2024This meeting will focus on any remaining rule review, the Fiscal Impact Statement, and the Racial Equity Statement. July 29, 2024This tentative meeting will focus on […]

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City of Portland Environmental Home Land Use Livability Parks PBOT Planning and Sustainability Schools Trails Transportation Trimet

Strohecker’s Permitting

City has approved a demo permit for Stroh’s; SWHRL is in touch with the city and contractors and will post details when we know them. LRS Architects is the contractor. https://www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permit/2023-070118-000-00-CO/4954494_did/?p=R173590

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Health Home Livability Parks PBOT Safety Schools

Party On, Portland Heights Park!

SW Hills families and friends are gathering on Thursday, August 10, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Portland Heights Park (adjacent to the old Strohecker’s grocery store along TriMet Bus Route Vista #51). This community potluck/picnic is open to all ages. Households are encouraged to register for free on Eventbrite. This community potluck/picnic is open to all ages. To see the sign […]

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City of Portland Home Livability PBOT Safety Transportation

SW Hoffman traffic light issues – UPDATE

The future of the light is in question – is there a better solution? UPDATE – PBOT indicates that the temporary stop signs will remain for 90 days to evaluate their effectiveness; PBOT will then make a decision on fixing the signal or making the stop signs permanent. As you’ve no doubt noticed, the traffic […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Home Livability

Graffiti, Be Gone!

The Graffiti Program offers no-cost or reduced-cost graffiti removal assistance to residents, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations who meet eligibility criteria. Our removal assistance includes painting and/or power washing surfaces. We cannot provide help with acid-etched glass or graffiti on vehicles. Who Qualifies? Anyone impacted by hate graffiti and most gang graffiti; Small businesses with […]

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City of Portland Vote!

3/10 – Charter Commission is Listening

On March 10th the Portland Charter Commission has a virtual meeting starting at 6:00pm where they will be taking public comment from an unlimited number of community members! Community members will have three minutes to share their thoughts. The Commission would love to hear from you! Don’t forget to sign up!  Community members are highly […]