Please hold this time for scoping of the Levee Ready Certification Project Scoping Meeting. We will be discussing project #6, which is the location of the animal burrows on the Columbia mainstem levee in eastern MCDD.
We look forward to seeing you in the new year at the IGA Board meeting! Please note that as for now, there is not a call-in option for this meeting.As discussed at the December 18 board meeting, starting in February, all IGA Board meetings will be taking place the 3rd Wednesday of every month. I’ve attached a brief calendar overview of the 2020 meeting schedule. We are hoping to schedule the meetings during the second half of the year at the District office, but we will be sure to update the location on calendar invites as the date gets closer.Meeting attachments will be sent closer to the meeting date.Thank you!Jasmine
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...
The Levee Ready Columbia IGA Board meets monthly to guide the work of the LRC staff and develop recommendations to deliver to the Levee Ready Columbia Project Team regarding next steps and major decisions. For questions, please contact Evyn Mitchell at emitchell@mcdd.org. Video conference option: https://zoom.us/j/495701220?pwd=endpWWpYTW9nYXE4cFp4U05ZWUJxdz09 Call in option: Dial 1 408 638 0968 Meeting ID: 495 701 220 Password: 889276
Good morning all, Please hold this time for the Levee Ready TASC Meeting. Attached is a map to help you find the building and a floor plan since the room is a little tricky to find. Meeting materials we be sent out closer to the meeting date. As always, LRC staff is available to answer any questions or concerns you may have—please do not hesitate to reach out should you need anything. Thank you, Jasmine
To ensure the Corps and the local sponsors can really hear and understand your concerns, we’ll be working together to host a series of neighborhood walks. This is an opportunity to get out on the levee with the team and to get really specific about your neighborhood and property. These