Author: Joyce del Rosario

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County

Property Tax Increase Discount Deadline

Property owners can receive a 3% discount by paying in full by Nov. 15. Taxes can be paid online using an electronic check at proptax.multco.us, by phone at 1-833-610-5715, at several 24-hour drop boxes, by mail or in-person at the county headquarters, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., in Portland. Full Article: https://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/526980-421211-multnomah-county-property-taxes-up-8-owners-owe-22b#:~:text=Property%20owners%20should%20have%20already,the%20Nov.%2015%20due%20date.&text=Multnomah%20County%20itself%20only%20gets,according%20to%20a%20news%20release.

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City of Portland Livability Transportation

Do you walk in your neighborhood?

To a school or TriMet bus? For the dog? The excercise?  Do you do so on a sidewalk? Many of your fellow SWHRL residents (and for that matter, SW Portlanders in general) do not have that basic foundation of pedestrian safety:  a sidewalk, or any other travel surface separated from traffic, often rendering a simple […]

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Child Tax Credit

October 23, 2021 Friends – We are reaching out with important information about the Child Tax Credit, including the upcoming deadline for non-tax filers to sign up and helpful resources for you to share with your communities. Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word about the Child Tax Credit, which is already […]

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Environmental Livability

Trash Cleanup Resources

Neighbors West-Northwest also has trash grabbers and graffiti removal supplies available for loan for groups organizing their own cleanup efforts. Contact staff to reserve a time.

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Civic Engagement DEI

Building Diverse Communities

How do we create diverse neighborhoods? Join us as we build intentional spaces, support inclusion, and develop outreach strategies to increase diverse representation in our community! Click on an event below to get full details on the workshop.

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City of Portland Civic Engagement Land Use Uncategorized

Residential Infill Project 2

The state just issued guidance on RIP2, and added ‘wildfire hazard’ as a category that may preclude increasing density: https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/residential-infill-2/#/map/R326786

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City of Portland Transportation

SW Broadway Drive

UPDATE: PBOT is having materiel and personnel shortages, and installation of the new concrete barriers may not occur until early next year. SWHRL has big news here: previously, SWHRL members cleared up the path behind the guardrail on the last stretch before I-405, and PBOT removed a small section of guardrail at the upper end […]

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Civic Engagement Home Livability Meeting Video

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 there are civic groups who are effectively tackling this problem–and who can help us carve a path forward. Listen to our conversation with leaders of four volunteer organizations who are taking practical […]