City Manager

Milwaukie's Winter Solstice event, an annual celebration at Milwaukie Bay Park to view the Christmas Ships, warm by a bonfire, and purchase some tasty treats, will be held on Sat., Dec.

Milwaukie welcomes filming within the city, which features historic buildings and locales, panoramic views of the Willamette River, distinct small-town charm, and suburban character to fit a wide range of film niches.

Approximately every two years, the city conducts a statistically representative survey of the community to understand impressions of city services, resident priorities, and opinions on timely topics. Reports from past community surveys can be found below.

City Council recently announced the recipient of the 2016 Volunteer of the Year award is Joel Bergman. This award recognizes a Milwaukie resident who has made a significant contribution to the community during the past year. 

In October, the city adopted a zoning ordinance (Ordinance #2134) to specify where marijuana retail stores can be located, as well as where it can be processed, stored, tested and grown. Following are current specifications:

On March 29, 2016, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) began air monitoring to collect samples at properties adjacent to, and in the vicinity of, the Precision Castparts facility at SE Harney Drive and SE 45th Avenue in Portland. The purpose of the monitoring is to determine if heavy metals associated with the facility's superalloy/steel casting foundry emissions are present above human health risk-based concentrations.

If you have four hours to volunteer per week, consider becoming a Certified Ombudsman Volunteer.  This role is where you advocate on behalf of the resident, educate staff and families about resident rights, and investigate quality of care concerns.  

Concerned about litter in your neighborhood and want to do something about it? Neighborhood Associations and other groups can adopt roads in Milwaukie and pledge to pick up litter to keep the city looking great.

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