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Metro outlines participatory Nature Neighborhoods grants, invites Oregon City to join pilot
Summary
Metro staff described a community-led grant process that would let residents in Metro District 2 (east of the Willamette) propose and vote on parks and nature projects; Oregon City commissioners heard the participatory timeline and outreach plan and asked staff to consider participation.
Metro officials presented the Nature Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants program to the Oregon City Commission on March 5, describing a participatory, district-level process that asks residents to propose, design and vote on small-to-midsize parks and habitat projects funded by Metro’s Parks and Nature bond.
Krista Gardner, Nature Neighborhoods capital grants manager for Metro, said the program centers community input: “At the core of the Nature Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants is community,” and the program uses an ad-hoc review committee and community design workshops to develop and vet proposals before a public vote.
Metro Councilor Christine Lewis (District 2) joined the presentation by video and said voter-approved bond funds and nearly three decades of regional investments make the pilot possible and that the grants aim to expand access to…
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