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Portland City Council passes grant to remove contaminated soil at Fitzpatrick Stadium
The city council passed the grant, and the work will soon begin to dispose of the contaminated soil. The council also did a ...
Moratorium on new Portland music venues, including Live Nation hall, comes up for a vote
In November, the Portland City Council also approved a moratorium on hotel development, which is still in effect. The City ...
Portland City Council hits pause on deciding whether to pause venue developments
The City Council voted Monday to refer a potential moratorium on new theater and live music developments larger than 2,000 seats to the Sustainability and Transportation Committee. The decision, which ...
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Council-Requested Poll Shows Portlanders Overall Would Prefer Cuts to Police Over Parks and Fire
A poll commissioned by two members of the Portland City Council show that Portlanders would prefer that budget cuts be made ...
City Council to consider making Portland Street Response its own branch, equal to police or fire
The Portland City Council’s public safety committee passed a resolution 3-2 Tuesday that would make Portland Street Response, ...
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Committee to Look at Proposed Moratorium on Portland Concert Venues
Two councilors, Councilor Wes Pelletier and Anna Bullet. had proposed a council vote Monday on the moratorium. The Press ...
Portland will cut 'core services' by 20% to restructure, help close budget gap
City Administrator Mike Jordan said these cuts will target city communications, engagement, equity, human resources, ...
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The City Council Continues to Spar Over Procedure. What’s It Really About?
The most recent meeting of the Portland City Council dragged on for five hours, and some of the holdup hinged on questions of ...
Portland City Council moves to reject controversial PGE Forest Park transmission project
The Portland City Council moved Thursday to reject a PGE transmission upgrade project in Forest Park that would require the ...
Construction remains paused through late June on Portland's $2B water treatment site
Construction on Portland's multi-billion-dollar water filtration site may be paused as a county officer determines the ...
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Trump executive order ‘another attempt to bully Portland’
Portland Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney told KOIN 6 News the move is the Trump Administration’s latest attempt at an overreach of power.
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Portland city council president on 100 days of the new form of government
Portland has been operating with a 12-member city council and district representation for more than 100 days now. Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney is responsible for setting council meeting ...