Meet the 2021 Hard Hat Safety Award honorees By: DJC Staff in Construction, events February 8, 2021
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The Daily Journal of Commerce has announced its
Hard Hat Safety Award honorees for 2021. The following companies, organizations, project teams and individuals are being recognized for their ongoing, successful work keeping employees and the public safe.
The honorees are:
Chris McInroe, project director, Perlo Construction. He was nominated “for his instrumental role advancing the culture of safety at Perlo.”
Steve Frost, site safety, health and environmental manager, Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Company. “Steve is not only a great safety leader but … an industry leader in addressing the suicide epidemic facing the building industry,” according to his nomination.
Portland agency budget requests with 5% General Fund cuts are now posted online.
Portland agency budget requests for the next fiscal year are now posted online at the City Budget Office webpage.
Mayor Ted Wheeler has directed all agencies to submit requests with 5% cuts in their General Fund revenues to offset projected revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
All General Fund agencies submitted budget requests with 5% cuts, but most said services would be reduced and included add back packages to restore at least some of them.
This included the Portland Police Bureau, which also said the 5% cut would prevent it from filling any vacancies in the fiscal year that begins on July 1. The bureau currently has 100 vacancies and more officers are scheduled to retire.
Trash, debris pile up in NE Portland as more homeless settle along NE 33rd Drive
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PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) Along Portland’s Northeast 33rd Drive near Sunderland Avenue, an abundance of garbage, debris is mixed in with the long string of cars and RVs parked along the roadside and spilling into an empty muddy tract of land.
“This is very depressing but it’s also different times,” said Suzanne Rollins, the only neighbor with a home in this stretch of the industrial area.
Recent city reports show the homeless camp was cleaned by crews just last week, but the sheer amount of waste and trash overwhelms the area.
Snow, slick roads remain at higher elevations after winter storm KATU Staff
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PORTLAND, Ore. – A winter storm dropped snow in some higher elevation areas of western Oregon and southwest Washington, making for a slick Wednesday morning commute in some places.
While much of the region saw snow falling Tuesday, it mostly stuck to the ground in areas at around 500 feet.
The snow level was on the rise Wednesday morning as things started to warm up above freezing level.