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“Second Hearing Notice”

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Durham, Washington County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, will be held at Durham City Hall, 17160 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Durham, Oregon. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m.   The purpose of this meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive public comments on the budget.  As per ORS 221.770, the anticipated uses of State Revenue Sharing funds will also be discussed.

The First Notice of the meeting was published in The Times April 3, 2025. A copy of the budget document is available for public viewing on or after April 11, 2025, at Durham City Hall, 17160 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Durham, Oregon, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This is a public meeting where the deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. If you wish to submit anything for the Budget Committee’s consideration, or want to attend the meeting remotely by Zoom (virtual platform), please email the [email protected] by April 25, 2025, at 4 p.m.

Durham residents, and SOLVE are teaming up to remove invasive plant species from the City’s treed lot located on Upper Boones Ferry Road between SW Rivendell Drive & Willowbottom Way. The event takes place on April 26 from 9 – 11 am. Pride Disposal is donating a drop-box to dispose of the invasive plant material.

For more information, or to sign up for the event, please visit here (link coming soon!).

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What’s Provided: Tools and gloves will be available, but it is helpful if you can bring your own gloves, hand saws, and loppers/pruners.  Drinking water containers will be available.

Restrooms: No public restrooms are available

Approximately 200 participants will take part in the Ladybug 5k/10k run through Durham Park on July 19, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. – noon. Participants will be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail.

To learn more about this event raising awareness and funds for CDH research, please visit ladybugrun.com.

Approximately 1,000 participants will take part Providence’s Heart Institute’s  Heart to Start 5k/10k timed running race.

Participants will pass through Durham Park and be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 5:00 a.m. – noon on February 22nd, 2025.

Approximately 150 participants will take part in the United PDX 5 k Fun Run to bring together the community and celebrate healthy lifestyle choices.

Participants will pass through Durham Park and be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on June 7th, 2025.

Durham resident & Tualatin CERT, Barbara Bracken, is hosting this event at the Tualatin Library from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. on February 8th, 2025

Topics covered includes:

What to assemble in a Go Bag, prepare for communication challenges, tips to prepare your home, how & when to shut off utilities, fire safety etc. 

Please attend, tell your neighbors & friends-we’ll have giveaways, handouts & demonstrations. Space is limited. Registration is requested:

https://www.tualatincert.org/tualatin-ready

Oct 24 PC Mtg Juanita Pohl Center

The October 1st Planning Commission meeting will be held at the Juanita Pohl Center – Dining Room, which can accommodate more members of the public than Durham City Hall. At the October 1st meeting, Durham’s Tree Committee will present its’ work to the Planning Commission.

The meeting start time is 7:30pm.

The Juanita Pohl Center is located at 8513 SW Tualatin Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062.

For more information on the Juanita Pohl Center, please visit: https://www.tualatinoregon.gov/recreation/juanita-pohl-center-0

Durham residents and SOLVE are teaming up to remove invasive plant species from the City’s treed lot located on Upper Boones Ferry Road between SW Rivendell Drive & Willowbottom Way. The event takes place on November 2nd from 9 – 11 am. Drop boxes, to dispose of the invasive plant material, will be provided by Pride Disposal.

For more information, or to sign up for the event, please visit here.

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What’s Provided: Tools and gloves will be available, but it is helpful if you can bring your own gloves, hand saws, and loppers/pruners.  Drinking water container will be available.

Restrooms: No public restrooms are available

Eligible voters in Durham will elect 4 new City Council members on November 5th, 2024. The three candidates running for the three 4-year term City Council positions are: Leslie Gifford (incumbent), Gary Paul (incumbent) and David Streicher. The one candidate running for the one unexpired 2-year term City Council position is Sean Lee. Durham’s newly elected City Councilor members will be sworn in at the January 2025 City Council meeting.

The Ki-a-Kuts Bike and Pedestrian Bridge maintenance project is now complete.

The City of Durham and its’ bridge partners thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to keep this bridge a key community connection for decades to come.