We've updated OCWebMaps! Our Mapping Portal, webmaps.orcity.org has a new look and feel and includes new web mapping applications.

The City of Oregon City Library is accepting applications for On-Call Reference Librarian.  The On-Call Reference Librarian will fill in when scheduled staff are on vacation, ill or in case of emergency.  Applicants must be able to work on short notice and be available nights and weekends.

Candidates must have a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science.

 Lateral Applicants Only - to qualify as a Lateral Police Officer with the City of Oregon City, you must CURRENTLY be employed as a Police Officer. 

Salary: $25.53 - $30.79/hr. plus benefits (additional 5% for Intermediate and 10% for Advanced DPSST Certification).

The City of Oregon City is featured in a new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youth and families in communities with populations below 75,000. The report contains examples of city leadership in areas such as early childhood development, education, health and safety, family economic success, neighborhood revitalization, and youth civic engagement.

Oregon City is the Land of Opportunity. Check out available industrial and commercial properties here...

Below you can view a variety of latest communication items from the City Manager's office including:

Congressman Kurt Schrader, and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeffrey Merkley sent Oregon City a letter of support for the Willamette Falls Legacy Project at the Blue Heron Mill site. 

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

$8.95/hr.  This position closes Tuesday December 31, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

Please click on the link below to apply for Lifeguard.

Spring is Grant Season in Oregon City

The OC Budget Committee and the OC Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee meeting notices are available. 

Current vacancies and future openings 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.

The May 21, 2013 ballot for Oregon City contains one measure:  Measure No. 3-423.

Caption:  Amends Oregon City Charter to eliminate setback of water rates.

Question:  Shall the Oregon City Charter be amended to eliminate a provision requiring the setback of water rates to 1994 levels?

The City of Oregon City has launched a digital Bid and RFP plan center.  There are currently several opportunities available.

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

VISITOR PARKING - See visitor map below.

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.

SURVEY - Please take a moment and participate in a Downtown Parking Survey.

The City Commission is composed of a mayor and four Commissioners elected from the City at large for terms of four years each, and for no more than two terms in any ten-year period. A Commission President is elected by the Commission at the beginning of each year to perform the duties of Mayor in the absence of that officer.

On Dec. 5, 2012 the City discovered an error in Transp. System Development Charge (SDC) collections. Read on to see how it is being handled.

Clackamette RV Park is adjacent to Clackamette Park and lies at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas rivers in Oregon City. Fisherman, boaters and visitors stay at the park year round to enjoy use of the river and the many festivals that are held in Clackamette Park. The RV park contains 35 RV spaces available on a first-come, first-served basis.

We have archives of Zoning and Land use notices dating back to 2003. You may access these archives, or be notified of new land use notices as they are announced, in several ways:

1. Go to the Land use Notices Page. You may search and sort by the year of the Notice, access attachments, view the application package, and other information.

2. RSS - Get notified automatically of new Zoning and land use notices via rss feed. Have new notices sent to your email or directly into your web browser.

The City of Oregon City Swimming Pool is accepting applications for the position of Swim Lesson Instructor.

$8.95/hr.  This position closes on Tuesday December 31, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

Only on-line applications will be accepted.

Please click on the link below to apply for Swim Lesson Instructor.

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.

Below is a Video produced by Willamette Falls Media Center about the South End Concept Plan Planning Process. Please visit www.southendconceptplan.org for more information and details on upcoming meetings.

Clackamette Park and the RV Park are open. Please check local conditions and this website as river and weather-related closures may occur during the winter season.

The City of Oregon City invites all Oregon City community members to help develop a plan for the future of the South End area.  Join us on Thursday, December 13  between 5:30 and 7:30pm at McLoughlin Elementary School, 19230 South End Road.  Staff will provide a short overview at 6:15 pm to help inspire discussion. Refreshments will be provided and all ages are welcome. 

In October, 2012, Oregon City completed the rewiring and re-lighting of the Singer Hill Waterfall. City Officials, project team and community members, and the public were on hand at dusk. Check out the activities in this video:

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

Q: What is the council-manager form of government?

See what's new and exciting in downtown Oregon City! This video, produced locally by BlueCollarCreative, highlights the activity and vibrancy found in Oregon City.

Registration for the 2012 City Commission election is now closed. To view the list of candidates and measures on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot, click here.   

Come watch a movie at Wesley Lynn Park this summer and help support Oregon City Youth Sports. One movie remains on the schedule: August 24th - Hugo.

David Frasher, City Manager of Oregon City,  has appointed Wyatt Parno to serve as Oregon City’s new Finance Director.

NOTICE OF 7TH & RAILROAD INTERSECTION CLOSURE AND DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC REVISION

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

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

Singer Hill Road is now open to through traffic! 10th Street remains closed at the bottom of the hill, but traffic can go down Singer Hill Road and take a left or a right on Main Street. Thanks to everyone for your patience!

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

Update: 

The City of Oregon City held it's official ribbon cutting and grand opening on December 18, 2009, with approximately 300 people in attendance from all over the region and city.

The Pavement Maintenance Utility Fee report for 2010 & 2011 is now available.  See where your utility fee has been going.

Nancy Kraushaar, City Engineer/Public Works Director for the City of Oregon City from 2000 until July, 2012, has been chosen as the 2012 National American Public Works Association Professional Manager of the Year in the Transportation category.

Oregon City Hires Historic Consultant to Prepare Plans to Rehabilitate the Francis Ermatinger House.

On February 1, 2012, the Oregon City Commission unanimously approved a contract to move forward with the first phase to rehabilitate the historic Francis Ermatinger House. After a very competitive selection process, Architectural Resources Group (ARG) was chosen to investigate the current condition of the City owned house and prepare plans for the rehabilitation of one of the oldest buildings in the state. Final plans will be completed in late spring and the first phase of rehabilitation could begin as early as late summer.

Stay Tuned for News on the 2012 Update

The City is cooperating with Clackamas County to update our Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Addendum at the same time as the county updates their plan. 

We are always striving to make Downtown Oregon City a better place to work, do business, and visit.

Do you have a suggestion?

Let us know!

Suggestions meeting our Parking Study Guiding Principles may be considered for implementation.

Thank you for contributing your ideas.

The Arch Bridge free shuttle service runs between West Linn and Oregon City and can carry passengers, 4 bicycles and has a lift to accommodate wheelchairs.

Oregon City is proud to join other local agencies in sponsoring KOIN's Do the Right Thing Campaign which helps us identify simple things we can do to keep our rivers and streams healthy.

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.

Here are some of the special Holiday activities that are happening downtown and around the City!

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.

The non-profit Main Street Oregon City is providing $13,000 to one artist, or a team of artists, for public art to enhance Oregon City’s downtown.

Deadline for applications and proposals is September 30th, 2011.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Falls. The Bridge. The Story.
An Event to Remember: January 15th, 2011

It began like bad fiction. Our city manager resigned. The City was bleeding red ink. Budget shortfalls led us to close the library two days a week. The Porn Shop moved in on 7th Street. The legislature cut the trains just after we approved a construction contract for our Amtrak station. Our injury and fatal car accident rate was the highest in Oregon for a city over 10,000. Our population had doubled in 14 years. We completed a fire station that would sit vacant for 5 long years.

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

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.

View a Powerpoint presentation about the Main Street Circulation Study Preliminary Findings

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.

City Hall Project Awarded Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification

 June 22, 2010

Sea lions relax on the boat dock below Willamette Falls on Wednesday in Oregon City. The appearance of numerous sea lions this week amid fishing boats has led to sometimes heated discussions about how to balance the common and competing interests of fishermen and sea lions during the annual spring Salmon run. 

The transformation from a highway to a riverfront boulevard is completed. Important connections have been made to the scenic Willamette River and Jon Storm Park.

City Hall has moved! Our new location is 625 Center Street, at the top of Singer Hill and adjacent to the Municipal Elevator. (View map) 

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.
 

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

The City of Oregon City and the non-profit Main Street Oregon City are continuing a downtown dialogue focused on downtown’s circulation system. Through a series of small group meetings with property owners, business owners and downtown stakeholders, the following short-list of goals has been prepared for the consultants working on this project for downtown.

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.