We Want To Hear From You at October 8 Phone Briefing
Posted on October 2, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
CUB wants to hear from you! We need your help to advocate effectively for Portlanders in making sure that the Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission makes the strongest possible recommendations to the City Council to improve oversight and transparency in... Read More »
You’re Invited to Join CUB for a Phone Briefing on Portland Water/Wastewater Issues!
Posted on September 26, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
If you have been following CUB’s blog over the past couple of months, you may be aware that I have been participating as a member of the Portland Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission, which was formed by the City Council in... Read More »
CUB Water/Wastewater Program Update: We Want to Hear From You!
Posted on September 15, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Last week the Portland Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission held a public hearing that wrapped up the information gathering phase of its work. Ten people testified from a range of perspectives. Workers from the Bureau of Environmental Services and Portland... Read More »
Presenting a Model for Utility Oversight
Posted on August 21, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Outreach and Events, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
The Portland Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission met this week for the third time. The Commission heard good news about the bond or credit ratings of the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services. The City of Portland sells... Read More »
Blue Ribbon Commission Learns All About Portland’s Public Utilities
Posted on July 31, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
At the second meeting of the Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission on Tuesday, June 29th, the Bureau of Environmental Services and the Water Bureau provided thorough briefings on Portland’s water, sewer, and stormwater management services. Both briefings are available to view at... Read More »
Portland Blue Ribbon Commission: Launched and Ready to Go!
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and City Commissioner Nick Fish welcomed the twelve members of the newly appointed Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission at its first meeting on July 15th. Fish is commissioner-in-charge of the two city departments providing water and... Read More »