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City Council unanimously confirms appeal against PGE Project
Portland City Council voted unanimously to approve the City Attorney’s findings and overturn the prior approval by a Hearings Officer of Phase 3 of PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project. This action confirms an earlier vote by City Council. The May 7 decision will protect 4.7 acres of trees, two wetlands, and wildlife species within the project…
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City Council rejects PGE’s Forest Park clearcut plan
Following a rally with hundreds of opponents and public testimony on April 17, Portland’s new City Council signaled its intent to reject a controversial PGE proposal to expand electrical wires in Forest Park. The Council voted to have city attorneys draft a formal resolution to reject the plan. They will take a final vote on May 7. The…
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PGE is not Ready for “The Hard Questions” About Protecting Habitat
By Marianne Wilburn, chair of Forest Park Conservancy, August 15 Last week, I attended PGE’s first in-person community meeting, held at the Skyline Grange off NW Skyline, near Forest Park, to give feedback on their Harborton Reliability Project. About 25 people from PGE were present and about 25 community members attended. PGE brought a number…
