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Following over two years of work, the City of Milwaukie is proposing to amend its Comprehensive Plan policy document. The proposed amendments will result in:

Lidia Yuknavitch is the National Bestselling author of the novels The Book of Joan and The Small Backs of Children, winner of the 2016 Oregon Book Award's Ken Kesey Award for Fiction as well as the Reader's Choice Award, the novel Dora: A Headcase, and a critical book on war and narrative, Allegories Of Violence (Routledge). Her widely acclaimed memoir The Chronology of Water was a finalist for a PEN Center USA award for creative nonfiction and winner of a PNBA Award and the Oregon Book Award Reader's Choice. The Misfit's Manifesto, a bo

Amy Stewart is the New York Times best-selling author of the Kopp Sisters series, which are based on the true story of one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs and her two rambunctious sisters. The books are in development with Amazon Studios for a television series.

Her popular nonfiction titles include The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants, and Flower Confidential. While they have not been adapted for television, there are a few bars around the world named after The Drunken Botanist, which is even better.

City Hall could potentially relocate a couple blocks to the north along Main Street to take advantage of a unique opportunity. In late April 2019, the city was offered the chance to purchase the property at 10501 SE Main St., currently owned by Advantis. After a 5-month process that included direction from City Council, staff review, broker negotiations and public meetings, council authorized a purchase agreement on Aug. 27. The city is now in the due diligence phase and anticipates closing on the property this winter.

Home energy shouldn't be a guessing game.
 

Scores, labels and ratings are a regular part of how we communicate information. We consult miles-per-gallon ratings on cars, nutrition labels on food, and energy guide labels on appliances to make informed consumer decisions. However, consumer labeling for home energy is inconsistent and unavailable in most real estate markets.

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From recycling to food scraps, workplace waste systems can cover many waste types while remaining simple and understandable. 

There are many resources to help you streamline your garbage, recycling, and food waste systems to reduce your organization's contributions to the waste stream.

Requirements for Local Business Recycling

Businesses within Clackamas County have access to recycling as part of their dumpster or cart-based garbage services. Milwaukie has a local ordinance regarding business recycling including:

Milwaukie is strengthening its roots

Milwaukie is growing its urban canopy, conserving our city’s connection to natural history and planting our way to a better future. 

The Urban Forest Management Plan, adopted March 2019,  is an outline for protecting local trees and managing our urban forest. Local trees provide countless ecosystem services, community benefits, and serve as a valuable climate action tool in the fight against climate change. Managing and conserving trees is essential for the city. 

A Library of Things is a collection of items such as kitchenware, musical instruments, and games hosted at a library that library patrons can check out with their Libraries in Clackamas County (LINCC) library card. Nine (9) LINCC libraries have such a collection: Canby, Estacada, Hoodland, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sandy, West Linn, and Wilsonville. Other libraries may join in the future.