This fall, the Metro Council will make decisions that will make a difference for our neighborhoods and communities. Your opinions about how and where the region should invest in important public structures and systems and how, where and if we should expand the urban growth boundary to accommodate future residential and employment growth will help shape important decisions by Metro and your local city or county.
On Aug. 10, Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan proposed a set of recommendations called the Community Investment Strategy that is designed to pave the way for innovative new partnerships among government and business. The recommendations call for our community to:
- invest in safe, livable communities
- promote economic development and good jobs
- protect our natural areas
- reduce inefficiency, foster innovation and demand accountability.
The deadline for providing comments about the best role for the public sector in implementing these recommendations is this Friday, Oct. 1. Comments can be made through an online survey, via e-mail to [email protected] or written comments can be sent to Metro – Community Investment Strategy, 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232.
You may also get more information and provide comments at the seventh and final open house on the Community Investment Strategy from 5 to 7 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 30 at Gresham City Hall Conference Center, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway in Gresham.