On Monday, January 6th, the US Army Corps of Engineers released the Portland Metro Levee System Draft Integrated Feasibility Report & Environmental Assessment for public review and comment. Their report includes information about the analysis they have conducted to date, the vulnerabilities that have been identified within the levee system, the potential solutions that have been considered, the final array of alternatives that were modeled, and the alternative that has tentatively been selected as their preferred plan.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The Corps’ public review period will run from January 6th until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2020.
Come explore the study and weigh in during one of our upcoming community meetings:
| FAIRVIEW COMMUNITY MEETING Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. City of Fairview Council Chambers 1300 NE Village Street Fairview, OR 97024 |
PORTLAND COMMUNITY MEETING Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 Expo Center 2060 N Marine Drive Portland, OR 97217 |
If you can’t make it to one of these community meetings, we’ll will host more casual drop-in sessions where you can come speak with staff in a smaller group setting:
| NE PORTLAND DROP IN Saturday, January 25, 2020 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Café Eleven 435 NE Rosa Parks Way Portland, OR 97211 |
EAST COUNTY DROP IN Saturday, February 1, 2020 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Stomping Ground Coffee 21825 NE Halsey Street Fairview, OR 97024 |
Or, you can submit written comments directly to the Corps by:
- visiting their website
- sending an email to PMLS-Feasibility@usace.army.mil
- mailing a letter to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
CENWP-PM
ATTN: Laura Hicks
P.O. Box 2946
Portland, OR 97208-2946
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions or need anything at all, please contact us at 503-281-5675 or leveeready@gmail.com.
You can also contact the Corps directly at PMLS-Feasibility@usace.army.mil or by calling 503-808-4510.
Or, if you would like to have someone join your neighborhood association or community group to discuss the study and other local efforts to modernize our local flood safety system along the Columbia River, please contact us at leveeready@gmail.com.