R I V E R P L A N N E W S February 12, 2007

1. February River Plan Committee Meeting and River Plan Open House (February 20)
The next River Plan Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, February 20. The River Plan Committee meeting will include an update on Watershed Health issues and the Natural Resource Inventory, a summary of the results of the Site Design Workshop held last Fall, and the presentation of a new report (see details below) called Developing the River Plan/North Reach: A Summary of Willamette Greenway Plan Implementation Issues and Potential Solutions. An open house will be held during the hour preceding River Plan Committee and will feature the results from the Site Design Workshop as well as the Natural Resource Inventory maps that were recently completed for the North Reach. All are invited to come view the materials and talk to staff. Refeshments will be provided. Tuesday, February 20
4:00 – 5:00pm Open House
5:00 – 7:00pm River Plan Committee Meeting
1900 SW 4th Avenue, SECOND Floor, Room 2500A***
***Please note that the River Plan Committee Meeting will be held in a different room. View and download the River Plan Committee Agenda online at http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=147869. For more information about the River Plan Committee, go to the River Plan Committee website at http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=42556. 2. Draft Report Online: Developing the River Plan/North Reach: A Summary of Willamette Greenway Plan Implementation Issues and Potential Solutions
The River Plan Team has compiled a draft report identifying problems, inconsistencies, and ambiguities in the Greenway code, guidelines, and procedures, along with potential solutions that are currently being researched by staff. The draft report, which is called Developing the River Plan/North Reach: A Summary of Willamette Greenway Plan Implementation Issues and Potential Solutions, will directly inform the development of the River Plan. The draft report is the result of task group meetings and interviews with North Reach property owners, land use consultants, neighborhood association land use chairs, and City staff. It is available online at http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=147896. Readers are encouraged to send comments by March 16, 2007 to River Plan staff at riverplan@ci.portland.or.us. 3. Greenway Trail Task Group Meeting (February 21)
The Greenway Trail Task Group will reconvene on Wednesday, February 21 to review trail designs and illustrations. Task group members will also review the staff proposed alignment, including a few changes that have been made since the August 2006 River Plan Committee meeting. Greenway Trail Task Group Meeting
Wednesday, February 21
5:00 – 7:00pm
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Fourth Floor, Room 4A
For more information about the Greenway Trail Task Group, check out the website: http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=42557. 4. Contaminated Sites Task Group Meeting (February 22)
The next meeting of the Contaminated Sites Task Group is Thursday, February 22. The meeting will include a review of the discussion the subcommittee had on standards and a summary of the general direction staff will take when developing the proposal. Contaminated Sites Task Group Meeting
Thursday, February 22
3:30 – 5:30pm
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Fifth Floor, Room 5A For more information about the Contaminated Sites Task Group, go to the Contaminated Sites website: http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=43634. 5. Updated River Plan Status Report Online
The River Plan Status Report outlines the progress of River Plan work on key issues. Access it online: http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=138438. Thank you for your interest in the River Plan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Did you read…] this message […on the npGREENWAY blog]? TO SIGN UP for these River Plan News alerts, please visit http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=39028&. City of Portland, Oregon
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