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East County residents press Multnomah County for answers on Portland Water Bureau filtration plant impacts
Summary
Several East Multnomah County residents and local leaders told the board the Portland Water Bureau filtration plant construction is damaging roads, creating safety concerns, and may have been approved without adequate land-use oversight; they asked the county to clarify which agency monitors and enforces project conditions.
Residents of East Multnomah County and local officials told the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners that construction of the new Portland Water Bureau filtration plant has harmed quality of life, damaged rural roads and raised safety concerns for neighbors.
Suzanne Quarter of East County said her community is “devastated” by construction traffic and that repeated emails to the previous commissioner produced few responses. She asked the board who is monitoring the land‑use conditions imposed…
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