News and Events – Page 2 – City of Durham, Oregon

Project Complete – Ki-a-Kuts Bike & Pedestrian Bridge Maintenance

September 21, 2024

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.

Posted on August 6, 2024

Tualatin Emergency Preparedness Fair Sept 7 Noon-4pm

September 7, 2024

The fair is family-friendly, admission-free, and is sponsored by the Tualatin Library, the City of Tualatin and the Tualatin Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a community of volunteers focused on preparing the citizens, families, neighborhoods, and employees in the Tualatin area for emergency and disaster situations.

The fair offers an opportunity to gather with your neighbors for a day filled with fun and information so both children and adults can learn more about emergency preparedness.

The first 200 attendees will receive a CERT “Be Ready” Go Bag from our Welcome Booth to fill up with goodies from our numerous exhibitors! You could also win one of our fabulous gift baskets that have been graciously donated by local businesses. Make sure to fill out a ticket to enter the prize drawing at the Welcome Booth. (Need not be present to win.) Fair visitors will enjoy more than 25 vendor and exhibitor booths that will help educate about preparedness, have informational handouts, safety items for sale and many will have free giveaways.

Come out for an entertaining day and visit your favorite exhibitors including Mud Bay Pets, GoStayKits, OSU Extension, Tualatin Girl Scouts, Books On Wheels and Quake Up. The City of Tualatin, Washington & Clackamas Counties,Tualatin CIOs, Tualatin and Cedar Hills Neighborhood Ready and the local utilities will all have information booths as well. And there are many, many more.

It’s easy to take a quick break from the Emergency Fair and grab some drinks or snacks from the adjoining Nyberg Rivers Shopping Center, while you check out a variety of Tualatin City and Utility vehicles in the library parking lot that may include: TVF&R fire trucks, police cars and motorcycles, dump trucks and a bulldozer. Stop by and see the CERT Ham & GMRS Radio Team with their solar-powered station and learn about what they do to ensure that the Tualatin Amateur Radio Network will keep lines of communication open in the face of any disaster.

Inside the library, you can peruse the many exhibitor booths in the air-conditioned Community Room or on the patio. There will also be educational videos streaming throughout the day inside the library Fireplace Meeting Room. The Library Maker Space will be offering a free STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) project that visitors can create and take home. The American Red Cross will have a preparedness workshop for kids.

To learn more about the fair or if you are interested in being an exhibitor or donating to the prize drawing, visit https://www.tualatincert.org/.

Posted on August 5, 2024

2024 City Council Elections

August 27, 2024

On November 5th, 2024, Durham residents will elect three (3) City Councilors to a four year term and one (1) City Councilor for the remainder of a two year unexpired term. If you are interested in running for Durham City Council, please read the “2024 City Council Election Information” and “Councilor Candidate Filing Guidelines” links below.

Please contact City Staff at (503) 639.6851 if you are interested in running for City Council.

2024 City Council Election Information

Councilor Candidate Filing Guidelines

Posted on July 29, 2024

City Tree Work

The City of Durham performed maintenance to City parks and property from June 24-26th. The work came at the advice of the City’s arborist, SavATree.

The focus of the work was to reduce dead or dying trees from City property adjacent to paths and public rights of way that posed a hazard to life and property. Nine trees were felled or removed from the City’s treed lot on Upper Boones Ferry Road. One of the firs had a cow-pie fungus and a number of others had advanced Echinodontium tinctorium, making them unstable. Where possible, the City asked that the dead trees be cut into habitat poles.

At Durham Park, a significant Ash was removed because it was identified as being diseased and a hazard to the nearby bridge and walking path. Other hazards identified at the park include a cottonwood adjacent to the Schirado Nature loop, one trunk of a multi-trunk maple tree adjacent to the main path and some diseased birch trees along the park entrance. The City also had pruning work done to beech trees along one property line and over-top park structures, as well as pruning deadwood from a large atlas cedar.

Posted on July 1, 2024

MACC Cable Television Survey

The Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC), is the organization responsible for local cable television services contracts. As part of the contract renewal process with Comcast, MACC is gathering information from local residents about cable television service and broadband service, whether you subscribe to such services or not.

Please take a moment to provide feedback on behalf of Durham customers by visiting:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MACC_CABLE_TV_SURVEY-2024

Posted on May 2, 2024

Public Notice of Budget Committee Meeting

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^st, 2024 to June 30^th, 2025 will be held at Durham City Hall, 17160 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Durham, Oregon. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 30^th, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public 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 on April 11^th, 2024. A copy of the budget document is available for public viewing on or after April 19^th, 2024, at Durham City Hall, 17160 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Durham, Oregon, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This is a public meeting where 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 attend the meeting remotely via Zoom (a virtual meeting platform), please email [email protected] prior to 4:30 p.m. on April 26^th, 2024. If you wish to submit anything to be considered at the budget meeting, please email the submission to [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on April 26^th, 2024.

Posted on April 17, 2024

United PDX 5k Fun Run

July 6, 2024

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 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on July 6th, 2024.

Posted on March 27, 2024

April 27 is Bulky Waste Pick Up Day!

April 27, 2024

Please mark your calendars for Pride Disposal’s Bulky Waste Pick Up Day scheduled for Saturday April 27th, 2024!

Click the following link for more information:

Free Bulky Waste Disposal Day 2024

Posted on March 7, 2024

Tigard Parks & Rec 5k Fun Run

June 22, 2024

Approximately 350 participants will take part in the Tigard Parks & Rec 5k Fun Run in association with the Tigard Festival of Balloons.

Participants will pass through Durham Park and be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 8 a.m. – noon on June 22, 2024

Posted on February 22, 2024

Ladybug 5k/10k Run

July 20, 2024

Approximately 100 participants will take part in the Ladybug 5k/10k run through Durham Park on July 20, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. – noon.

Participants will be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 8:30 a.m.-noon.

Posted on February 22, 2024

Heart to Start 5k/10k

February 17, 2024

Approximately 1,000 participants will join the Heart to Start 5k/10k through Durham City Park on February 17, 2024.

Participants will be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 5:00 a.m. -noon.

Posted on February 22, 2024

Durham City Council Vacancy

Per Durham Charter, a vacancy on City Council will be filled by appointment at the February 27^th, 2024 Durham City Council meeting. The appointment runs until the new City Council meets in January 2025. The two years remaining on this four-year term will be decided by voters in the November 2024 general election.

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like staff to forward your information to City Council, please e-mail [email protected] or stop by Durham City Hall. Some helpful information to include is: your full name and address, why you would like to be considered for this vacancy, and the qualities and experiences you will bring to this position.

To qualify, one must have resided in Durham, Oregon for the previous 12 months and must be qualified to run for office under Oregon State law.

Posted on February 13, 2024

City Hall Phone Line Disruption

Durham City Hall is currently experiences technical issues with our telephone service. In the event you are unable to reach us by phone, please e-mail us ([email protected]) or stop in during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 9 am-5 pm). We look forward to hearing from you.

Posted on January 18, 2024

City Hall Phone Line Disruption

Posted on January 3, 2024

It’s Time to Think About Tree Recycling!

The Scouts from BSA Troops 423 and 218 of Tigard, Oregon are picking up trees on: Sun. Dec. 31, 2023, Sat. Jan. 6, Sun. Jan. 7, & Sun. Jan. 14, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and we have a drop-off location at Cook Park in Tigard on the same days/hours. Your trees will be turned into mulch to cover the paths at Cook Park. Suggested donation $15.

Visit www.bsatroop423and218.org to schedule a pick-up through our website. Pick-up areas includes zip codes 97223, 97224, and a portion of 97007. Questions about whether you live in our coverage area? Check our map on the website or email us at [email protected]

Posted on December 7, 2023

Turkeython in Durham Park

November 23, 2023

Participants will be running around the dog off-leash triangle plus around the loop trail between 8:00-11:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning.