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(Still trying to get apple fixed!) Councilor Eddy Morales Councilor Vince Jones-Dixon

GRESHAM CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE & YOUR VOTE!
Finally a new episode!

Every 8 years the City of Gresham appoints a committee to review the City's charter and recommend changes. After 1 full year of researching impacts, the Charter committee has recommended 6 changes to be sent forward to the voters to vote for or against. The Gresham City Council is charged with reviewing the recommendations and determining whether to send those recommendations forward.

More details showing the current charter, members, and meeting discussion can be found here on the City's website. An in-depth review of the Charter recommendations were given at a Council Work Session linked here. Follow up actions taken 7/11 and 7/18.

There is so much more historical context related to the elections of 1986 where citizen initiatives by a well know anti-government advocate filled the ballot with initiatives and pushed for voters to turn out specifically for that election, which reversed things such as majority voting, districts and Urban Renewal, setting our city apart from standard operations of other cities in Oregon but not enough time to review our longer history.

If you have follow up questions for our guests from the committee, please email them at [email protected], and their opinions will be shared with you as individuals, not representing the committee.

Thank you Chair Joseph Andaya, Sub-Committee Chair Jack Hollis; members/sub-committee members - Dana Stroud and Tim Fier.Councilor Vince Jones-Dixon Councilor Eddy Morales

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This week we join Shannon Martin, solid waste and sustainability manager, at the city of Gresham, as he explains all of the upcoming efforts for the City’s climate action plan!

 After you have listened, we would love your feedback on the question of the week, or any other podcast topics. All of the ways to contact us are listed in today’s podcast description and our FB page details.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: is there anything that you have done personally to lessen the effects of climate change? What do you think should be included in the city climate change plan? Let us know!

Gresham’s Climate Action Plan and You! Join Councilors Eddy Morales and Dina DiNucci as we speak with Shannon Martin, Solid Waste and Sustainability Manager, and learn about the big efforts the City is planning to address climate action in Gresham. And the key is community input. Click here to go to the City's Climate Action website - to...

Join Dina and Eddy as we chat with Frankie Olivio who had a successful start to a Rockwood Flea Market at the Rockwood Market Hall last weekend. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What else would you like to see at the Rockwood Market Hall?

Frankie Goes to Rockwood (and starts a flea market) The Rockwood Market Hall is a great place to visit. It has even more going on thanks to Frankie who organized a flea market on the plaza site. Join Dina and Eddy in a discussion about Rockwood and the flea market. And we'd love to hear your answer to the question of the week: What would you like to....