Reminder: How Portland Sewer Charges are Calculated
If you’re budget conscious, minimize your water use through April: Your residential sewer bill is based on your “Winter Average” water use. So, what is your “Winter Average?” Your “winter average” is calculated by measuring your water use between February 1 and April 30. My 2025 blog post on how your water bureau calculates your sewer bill has details and links: https://www.mttaborpdx.org/single-post/how-portland-calculates-your-sewer-bill This blog post was published on 2/27
Popular MTNA blog posts: Abandoned Vehicles and Restaurant Safety
These two blog posts, plus the sewer bill calculator one, seem to be our most popular blog posts. I've updated their links: Abandoned Cars: Abandoned cars are a city responsibility so if you want to have your say, talk to your District 3 City Councilors about how complicated it is to deal with abandoned vehicles on your street: https://www.mttaborpdx.org/single-post/how-to-report-a-possibly-abandoned-vehicle-in-portland-oregon Food Safety and Restaurant Inspections : Not to
Portland Charter Reform (Measure 26-288): Transition Plan
Read about the transition that leads up to the November 2024 election when we vote for the people who will represent us on the first...
Phone and Email Contacts for Reporting Fire and Safety Incidents in Mt Tabor Park
Note 1: The following contacts may be used to report incidents in all city parks, not just in Mt Tabor Park. Note 2: Please be patient...
3-Digit Phone Numbers in Portland, Oregon
Some of the following 3-digit numbers provide information county or state-wide: 211: Social services (Oregon) (211 Info:...
Portland Office of Community and Civic Life
Those of us on the MTNA Safety Forum call in March 2022 learned anew how many ways the Office of Community and Civic Life can help us...
Request a Meeting With Your City of Portland Representative, PART 3
Request a meeting or invite your elected city official to an event using the city’s: "Contact an Official" webpage Notice you can...
Send a Message to Your Portland Elected Officials, PART 2
Sometimes going to the top via a direct route is the best way to speak to your elected representatives, so: Use this link to send a...
Alternatives to calling the Portland Police Bureau
A Mt Tabor neighbor shared with the group* this website that has a list of When You Need Help contacts, which can be used before, after,...
Neighborhood Shredding Event: October 26, 2019
Prescription Drug Turn In and Shred Event (City of Portland Office of Community and Civic Life) Saturday October 26th, 2019, 10:00 a.m. -...
