Neighbors West-Northwest
by Stanley Penkin Proponents Express Disappointment Following the Noise Review Board’s (NRB) unanimous decision last month rejecting pile driving noise policy changes proposed by Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s office, the Commissioner issued a letter to Noise Task Force members and interested parties that she will not pursue policy change. Although not bound by the NRB decision, […]
Landmark Bill: Legislature lifts inclusionary zoning preemption, a top priority for Portland A bipartisan vote in the Oregon House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that lifts the state’s preemption on inclusionary zoning. Now the City of Portland can require affordable housing units to be incorporated into multifamily developments, even if they don’t receive City funding. […]
Saturday, March 12, 2016, the Portland City Council unanimously passed a Resolution authorizing City Attorney Tracy Reeve to sue the Monsanto Company for contaminating water bodies within the City with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are manmade toxic chemicals which cannot be contained to their original application and which can last for many decades in the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to release a cleanup plan for the Portland Harbor in early April (but not on April Fool’s Day). The City of Portland has asked Oregon’s Kitchen Table to create a 10 minute survey to help them better understand what residents want this cleanup to achieve. Columbia Corridor Association […]
Public Meeting and 30-Day Comment Period Portland Consortium Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Portland Annual Action Plan Meeting Tuesday, April 5, 2016 5:30 – 7:00 pm (Light dinner will be served at 5:30 pm, presentation will begin at 6:00 pm) Portland Housing Bureau 421 SW 6th, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204 Click here to reserve a seat (your […]
A 4-0 vote Turns Down Commissioner Fritz’s Proposal by Stan Penkin In a surprising vote, the Noise Review Board on March 9th unanimously rejected a noise policy change proposed by Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s office. Following the creation of a citizen noise task force late last year, the group met six times to discuss issues including: […]