Saturday, May 6, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Avenue (2nd Floor conference room)
Portland Water Bureau offers a FREE class on Portland's drinking water, the effects of the system on native salmon, and the current work to protect and restore wild salmon in the Bull Run River and Sandy River Basin. While the Bull Run watershed has been a primary source for clean drinking water for over 110 years, it is also home to salmon and steelhead trout -- species listed as threatened by the federal agencies responsible for protecting them. Lunch provided. Registration required: contact Lisa Peters at (503) 823-7439 or lisa.peters@ci.portland.or.us
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/?c=29385&a=112870

Get involved in Drinking Water week (May 7-13). The Water Bureau is offering a Field Day on May 9. Contribute to the Water Bureau blog at www.portlandwaterbureau.org through the comment form or send an email to the webtender Consider the value of drinking water - to you, your family, and the community. Home faucets deliver drinking water at the end of the water distribution system. Before it gets there, the Water Bureau protects the Bull Run Watershed that provides it, disinfects and treats the water, maintains the aging infrastructure that brings it to your neighborhood, monitors the water quality at points along the way - and makes sure there is enough supply in your neighborhood to fight a major fire if needed. You can fill your 16-ounce glass 34 times for less than a penny with Portland's drinking water. The value of water? Think about it. Share your ideas with the Water Bureau blog to celebrate Drinking Water Week. Forest to faucet, Portland delivers the best drinking water in the world.
Tricia Knoll, Public Information, Portland Water Bureau.
http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/?c=29385&a=113504

Thursday, May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Metropolitan Learning Center Auditorium 2033 NW Glisan

Budget decisions were released on April 18 and are posted

at www.portlandonline.com/communitybudget

The Mayor's Proposed Budget will be available online on May 5. The hearing is an opportunity for the public to comment on the Proposed Budget and provide input for the City Council before they vote on an Approved Budget on May 15. In addition to online versions of surveys used in the forums, a comment form is available, and all comments are forwarded to all members of the City Council. Online testimony will be taken on the website starting May 6, 2006 following release of the Mayor's Proposed Budget. For more information, contact (503) 823-5288 or visit the  website.

May 12, 4:30pm
Bureau of Development Services, 1900 SW 4^th Avenue, Suite 2500A
33.630.120: The Bureau of Development Services (BDS) is proposing an Administrative Rule to simplify the notification process for Final Land Division Decisions (Plats).
33.750: BDS is proposing an Administrative Rule to establish guidelines for the administration of certain fee charges, refunds and waivers in relation to the land use review process.
This is a public hearing and opportunity to comment on the BDS proposed rules. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained in the BDS Development Services Center, or online at www.portlandonline.com/bds

Thursday, May 18, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Cascade Plaza, 4134 N. Vancouver St. (corner of Vancouver and Skidmore) (#40 Mocks Crest bus line)
Sponsor: DEQ
Speakers: DEQ Director Stephanie Hallock and Portland-based Commissioner Bill Blosser of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) invites the public to "A Conversation with DEQ," an informal town hall-style meeting in which people can share ideas with DEQ leaders about what they think the agency's environmental emphasis should be to address concerns in their community. Comment: DEQ is also seeking comments from the public via the Internet. A working draft of DEQ's Strategic Plan and an automatic link for commenting are available at http://www.deq.state.or.us/about/eqc/strategicplan/summary.htm