Portland is set to benefit from a $750,000 grant from Metro to create a new park along the waterfront. This redevelopment aims to enhance recreation opportunities and attract both locals and tourists to the downtown area. Additionally, efforts are underway to increase voter engagement among marginalized communities, particularly focusing on areas with lower participation rates in the last election. The city plans to hire a new elections education supervisor and has requested further funding to ensure better communication and outreach efforts.
"Metro has given Portland Parks & Recreation a $750,000 planning and development grant to redevelop the waterfront bowl into a 'world-class, toes-in-the-water' park for recreation lovers across the city."
"The city is looking to make big improvements to Portland's voter engagement, particularly for people of color and those living on the east side who didn't engage as much last year during ranked choice voting."
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