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CITY CREWS WILL COLLECT TRASH & RECYCLING ON MEMORIAL DAY! (5/3/2013)
Beginning on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013, the City of Portland’s Solid Waste crews will collect trash and recycling on most holidays.
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Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Tier III Update Final Report (5/2/2013)
The City of Portland has received DEP Approval for the Final CSO Control Plan for Tier III. We want to alert you to the fact that City Council will take up the Bond Authorization for implementing the CSO Tier III program at their May 6 and May 20 City Council meetings. An order will be before the City Council to authorize $170,000,000 in sewer bonds for the construction of the projects called for in the Tier III Plan. May 6 will serve as the first read but also a public hearing. May 20 will be the final read and vote on the authorization. To view the full document please
click here.
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Bulky Item Collection Program to begin April 1, 2013 (3/27/2013)
The City of Portland will continue the curbside Bulky Item Collection service for City residents beginning April 1, 2013.
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E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include:
* E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste
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Find Your Trash and Recycling Day (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up?
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Construction Projects
Spring is the start of our construction season where new sidewalks are built,
roads are reconstructed, and new sewer projects begin. Check out the list
below for more details on confirmed projects taking place this season.
For additional information on these projects, please call our Office at 874-8846.
The receptionist will direct you to the appropriate Project Engineer.
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2013 Construction
Activity Summary
2013 Projects Activity Map
City Wide
2013 Projects Activity Map
Peninsula
2013 Projects Activity List
2012 Construction
Activity Summary
2012 Project Accomplishments Map
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GLOSSARY
Mill: Grinding a section of the existing
pavement to a particular level and placing a new layer of pavement on top.
Overlay: Placing a new layer of pavement
over what already exists; no grinding of existing pavement.
Patch: Making spot repairs on the existing
pavement
Reclaim: Grinding up existing pavement
and gravel which becomes the road base. Two layers of pavement are then placed
on top.
Resurface: Grinding off surface of
existing pavement (2 inches) and then pave over that.
Reconstruction: Total rebuilding of
street
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