Candidate packets will be available online in early 2012 for the next Oregon City City Commission election to be held November 6, 2012. Open seats will be Commissioner positions #2 and #3.    

Current vacancies are listed below for the following boards and committees and will be open until filled unless otherwise noted.  To apply, download an application form or apply online.

Grant Applications Now Available

The City of Oregon City has two grant programs that could help your group fund a project in the 2012-13 fiscal year. Last spring the Oregon City Civic Improvement Trust and the Oregon City-Metro Enhancement Committee awarded a combined $156,800 to groups with projects that were of benefit to the citizens in Oregon City. The amount available for each program to award varies each year.

PUBLIC PARKING -- Please contact 503-496-1559 to purchase. (Parking Map and Pricing)

DISABLED PERSON PARKING PERMIT INFORMATION - Please see the link below or visit the DMV website at oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV

PRIVATE PARKING -- Additional parking is available using private off-street parking spaces provided by private property owners. These are available in and near the Historic Downtown Area Please contact the owners by telephone to arrange use of these spaces.

As a result of the heavy rains and snow melt, Oregon City Public Works wants to remind you that it has its sandbag station open!!

This is an INTERNAL RECRUITMENT for current City of Oregon City Police employees only.

The City of Oregon City is recruiting for Police Sergeant.

The hourly rate for this position is $32.92 to $36.36 per hour.

The closing date for this position is 4:00 p.m. Friday February 3, 2012

PURPOSE
The Budget Committee meets annually in April to publicly review the proposed budget, receive the budget message, provide opportunity for public input, approve a fiscal budget as well as a tax rate or amount of tax for all funds that receive property taxes. Established pursuant to ORS 294.336.

The City of Oregon City Swimming Pool is accepting applications for the position of Water Exercise Instructor.

$9.25/hr.  This position closes on Monday December 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

The City of Oregon City Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for the position of Summer Day Camp Counselor.

$8.80/hr.  This position closes on Monday April 30, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

The City of Oregon City Swimming Pool is accepting applications for the position of Lifeguard.

$8.80/hr.  This position closes Monday December 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

Please click on the link below to apply for Lifeguard.

The City of Oregon City is recruiting for Lateral Police Officer.

To qualify for Lateral Police Officer with the City of Oregon City, you must CURRENTLY be employed by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Salary $25.04/hr. to $30.18/hr.

This position will be open until March 12, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.; however, may close sooner.

Come join us at the Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 6-9 PM at the Abernethy Center - 606 15th Street, Oregon City, Oregon

$30 per person get you food, photos, and balloon-made art. Register at our Activity Registration Page:

Recall Election of Commissioner James Nicita was held December 6, 2011.
 

Please click on the link below to watch the Public Safety Announcement on Holiday Safety.

The City strives to educate the public on what to do in an emergency and assist with emergency preparedness issues.

Two-Way Traffic Along Main Street Has Returned!  Our contractor completed the two-way conversion on Main Street.

The striping is complete for downtown two-way traffic changes, and Main Street is now open as a two-way street. 

Swing by the pool to enjoy our recently upgraded facility!  We've finished making improvements at the Swimming Pool, including the Community Room floor, pool bottom, diving board, and natatorium acoustic tiling. Come join us for a swim or another of our many programs!

Date:  Saturday, November 19, 2011

Time:  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Location:  Clackamas Community College - Community Center

(19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045)

Night-time pile driving has been completed.  Day-time pile driving will begin starting Friday, October 28, 2011.  

Thanks to everyone for your continuing patience!

Oregon City Parks and Recreation and Friends of Oregon City Dog Park committee will host its second in a series of informational and organizational meetings.

Sportcraft Boat Ramp Renovation Project will begin July 29, 2011. (later than expected due to high water levels). Sportcraft Boat Ramp located at 1701 Clackamette Drive will be closed during renovations from July 29 through October 31, 2011.

Urban Renewal plans in Oregon City have helped to revitalize the economic health of Oregon City. Currently the City has one Urban Renewal District in the Downtown area. 

Oregon City Haggen Store Manager Jeffrey Juckel, has asked the City to help get the word out in an attempt to stop a rumor that Oregon City Haggen is closing.

The Carnegie Spraypark  at 606 John Adams St. is now open! The Spraypark is free of charge and open to the public 10am - 8pm.

Friends of the Oregon City Dog Park invite you to an information and support meeting on August 15th, 2011 at 7pm.  Come show your interest and give feedback on ideas presented by the Friends of the OC Dog Park.

BID AND PROPOSAL RESULTS

Bid and proposal results are available by going to the "Construction Projects" link below.   

McLoughlin House Site Summer Events 2011

Oregon City, OR - The McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site presents its 2011 Summer Event Calendar.

Here is the lineup for the 2011 Summer Concert in the park series Thursdays 6:30-8:30 in Carnegie Park. Concert schedule runs from July 7th - August 25th

Jul 7 Willamette Falls Symphony Orchestral
Sponsor–IntSTATS | Food–Berry Park

This Report was prepared for Portland General Electric & the Blue Heron Paper Company in cooperation with the West Linn Paper Company in May 2002 by George Kramer, M.S., HP, Sr. Preservation Specialist, Heritage Research Associates, Inc., Eugene, OR

You may now pay your Utility bill using our automated phone system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Simply dial 503-657-8151 and select option 1.

We also accept payments over the web using Visa, Mastercard, Discover, debit card., and other payment options.  We encourage you to view and pay your bill online.

Have a question about your drinking water?  See the link below for answers to the most commonly asked questions.

As the City Commission enters their 2011 goal setting retreat, the City Manager submits some items to consider with respect to resources and a previous pledge to the citizens.

We are proud to announce the launch of  the new Mountain View Cemetery website. We think it highlights the beauty and history of the cemetery, and is easier to navigate. Come visit!

You are invited!

Open House for Mayor Alice Norris and Commissioner Daphne Wuest

Friday, December 10, 2010
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

City Hall – Commission Chambers

The City of Oregon City announces the launch of Social Media links to help connect citizens with City activities and news!

WFTV Playback Programming schedule is updated every 2 weeks.  The following programs are being played back on Comcast Cable TV, channel 28.

Sun-Mon-Thur

Oregon City Commission:  9:30am, 7pm

Oregon City Planning Commission: 12am, 4pm

It was determined that the residential PMUF rate needed to be $11 per month to simply maintain Oregon City’s roadways.  To lessen the impact of the fee on all customers, it was decided that the fee would be phased in over a five year period.  The initial rate beginning in July of 2008 was $4.50 per single family residential unit.  It will continue to increase for each

Oregon City’s non-profit Main Street Oregon City received the first ever State of Oregon’s Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Innovation Award for the non-profit’s Blue Collar Creative business recruitment initiative. Oregon State’s First Lady, Mary Oberst, presented the award to Oregon City’s Downtown Manager Lloyd Purdy at a conference focused on downtown revitalization this week.

Construction of both the 8th Street Waterline project and Main Street Storm Sewer Improvements project began in September and will continue into October.

Public Works just added two "Green" bicycles to the current fleet!

This memorandum provides a project timeline summary and details of events that have affected the completion date of the Warner Milne Road project. The project experienced delays totaling ninety-eight (98) calendar days that were justifiable under the ODOT Standard Specifications.

The City of Oregon City Department of Community Services is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $253,900 from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to fund the construction of Canemah Neighborhood Park.

Charlie Prosser was born on the Fourth of July in 1904 -- which means that he celebrated his 106th birthday on Sunday! Although he was born in Kansas, he spent the past 70 years in Oregon City. During World War I, he served in the National Guard and was stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas.

Final report of the downtown parking study. The report contains recommendations to address various needs and competing uses.

The City of Oregon City, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), is designing improvements to the intersections of Hwy 213 at Washington Street and Clackamas River Drive.

Project Open House

Public Works goes GREEN with fleet expansion. Two bicycles have been purchased for summer sidewalk inventory field work. Rather than equipping seasonal workers hired for the project with standard vehicles, bicycles were chosen to be more effective and efficient for the work as well as reducing green house gas emissions. The bicycles will also be used for future local Public Works needs.

Mayor Alice Norris honored as the first recipient of the Darlene Hooley Award

On April 28, 2010, the historic SPRR freight depot was moved to its new home at the Oregon City Amtrak Station at 1757 Washington Street.  The move was part of the 2nd phase of the South Metro Amtrak Station project. 

Oregon City has been named a Preserve America Community by First Lady Michele Obama!  This prestigious designation has been applied to only five other cities in Oregon.

Update as of March 12, 2010:

Open House in West Linn, March 30 
West Linn and Oregon City residents, and anyone interested in learning about the results of studies recently completed on the proposed West Linn Solar Highway site, are invited to attend an open house.
 

DON SLACK  is Oregon City's 2010 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

Deadlines and additional public testimony regarding the Oregon City Public Works Master Plan are here:

This project update on the Regional Center was created and presented by Leland Consulting Group to the Urban Renewal Commission on December 8, 2009.

You may now pay parking tickets online using a credit or debit card.

In April of this year, the Oregon City Commission approved the hiring of a third-party consultant to conduct an operations and financial analysis of Clackamas Heritage Partners (CHP). CHP manages the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Museum of the Oregon Territory, and the Stevens-Crawford House, all in Oregon City.

Come to the market this season and learn how to grow your own food, raise your own eggs and cook nutritious seasonal foods!

New Lane Changes On Highway 99E Viaduct. Lane changes begin Thursday, July 2, 2009 on north end of project Beginning Thursday, July 2, motorists will notice new lane changes on the north end of Highway 99E northbound viaduct.

Oregon City, Oregon (April 21, 2009) – Citizens in Oregon City, Oregon will join thousands of individuals across the country to celebrate National Preservation Month this May. “This Place Matters!" is the theme of the month-long celebration sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The urban and rural reserves sections on the Metro web site have been rewritten and reorganized to provide a more intuitive and informative experience for visitors. They serve as a central clearinghouse of information on this phase of the project with information on each county’s proposed urban and rural reserve candidate areas and links to maps and an online survey.

Join the Center for a Sustainable Today on Saturday, August 1, at Atkinson Park in Oregon City to enjoy live music and great food from 11 am to 7 pm.