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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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City blasts PGE plan for electrical line expansion in Forest Park
The City of Portland Permitting and Development Office wrote a scorching report on PGE’s controversial proposal to expand electrical lines in Forest Park and recommended denying approval due to non-compliance with environmental standards. Staff said the plan’s mitigation was inadequate for the significant negative environmental impacts it would create. At the January hearing they also…
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Alternatives to Forest Park clearcut exist says PGE consultant
A 2022 consultant report only released by PGE in October 2024 points out that alternative routes exist outside of Forest Park for the company’s proposed high voltage lines. The report from the consultant Toth and Associates along with a revised version of PGE’s land-use application were recently turned in to the city. Phase 3 of…
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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…
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City rejects PGE’s Forest Park cutting plan
Portland General Electric (PGE) recently submitted a Land Use Application to the City of Portland proposing to clearcut at least 5 acres of Forest Park to make way for increased electrical lines extending to the crest of the park. The land use application was analyzed and rejected by the Portland Bureau of Development Services (BDS)…
