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North Reach Advisory Committee

Application Deadline Extended to Friday, June 11

 

The City of Portland is seeking community members to serve 3-year terms on the North Reach Plan Advisory Committee. The group will advise the City on the implementation of the River Plan/North Reach and report annually to the Planning Commission and the City Council.

 

The Committee will be convened by the Office of Healthy Working Rivers.  Members will be selected by Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Commissioner in Charge of the Office of Healthy Working Rivers and by Mayor Sam Adams, Commissioner in Charge of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The City Council will approve final Committee membership.

 

The Committee will be composed of 12 – 15 members. Members will be selected to ensure a balanced, “multi-interest” group.

 

To be considered for a July 2010 appointment, interested parties must apply by Friday, June 11, 2010.

 

For more details and application forms, click here.

River Renaissance is now part of the

 

 

  

  Our mission is to foster:

   

       - Economic development,

       - Environmental restoration, and

       - Community involvement

  along the Willamette and Columbia Rivers

  as they flow through Portland.

 

Established by City Council in January 2009, the Office of Healthy Working Rivers will advance Portland's river vision (developed in 2004 under the River Renaissance Initiative) by placing emphasis on taking strategic actions.

 

Central to this effort is the principle that urban development, healthy natural systems, and a sustainable economy are complementary goals. To read more about the Office of Healthy Working Rivers, click here.

  


  

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Contact Information

 

For more information, call 503-823-0275, or send an email to river@portlandoregon.gov

 

For additional Rivers Office contacts, click here.

 


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