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C ontinued froM f ront
businesses and introduced by Port-
land City Commissioner Mingus
Mapps.
The work included tree and
shrub plantings at the east end of the
Morrison Bridge. Long term, even
more projects would get support
under the mayor’s proposed budget
which calls for $5.7 million for city-
wide clean-up, graffiti removal, and
a program to provide cleanup jobs
for homeless people.
The program aims to create a
healthier green space to benefit the
community and Willamette River
while offering paid stewardship and
skill-building opportunities for peo-
ple who are unhoused.
Currently, because of camping
that compacts the soil and trash
dumping, the bioswales aren’t able
to perform the function they were
created for. The program promotes
environmental stewardship, leading
to better functioning bioswales and,
as a result, a healthier Willamette
river. “This tree planting and the
long term program behind it brings
people together to creating lasting
relationships, lasting opportunity,
and lasting stewardship,” said Com-
missioner Mapps, who oversees the
Bureau of Environmental Services.
“Together, government, business,
and people who are unhoused are
repairing our infrastructure and re-
pairing our community ties.”
“Central Eastside Together, our
Enhanced Service District, is fo-
cused on providing innovative,
solutions oriented and trauma-in-
formed programs that benefit all res-
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idents and businesses in the Central
Eastside Industrial District,” says
Kate Merrill, executive director of
the district, which oversees Central
Eastside Together.
The Central Eastside Bioswale
Program provides low-barrier
workforce development opportu-
nities to the most vulnerable in our
community, co-creating solutions to
the challenges the region faces.
In partnership with the Ground
Score Association, a peer-led initia-
tive of Trash for Peace, stewards are
paid $20 and coordinators $25 per
hour, while also connected to ongo-
ing job opportunities, officials said.
Central Eastside Industrial Coun-
cil has a two-year commitment to
fund this program and is also seek-
ing in-kind support from local busi-
nesses.
The Bureau of Environmental
Services - the City’s stormwater
and sewer utility - is supplying the
trees, materials, and staff for the
tree planting and has committed to
provide support in navigating City
and County requirements as well as
education for program participants.
Looking ahead, the Central East-
side Together Bioswale Program
has the goal of being a sustainable
model for outreach and stewardship
to support the cleaning, mainte-
nance, and design of green infra-
structure, official said.