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  • April 26 SOLVE Invasive Removal Event April 26, 2025

    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
  • Public Notice of Budget Committee Meeting Apr. 29 6:30pm April 29, 2025

    “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.
  • United PDX 5K Fun Run – June 7/25 June 7, 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.
  • Ladybug 5k/10k 7.19.2025 July 19, 2025

    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.

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