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Multnomah County voters handily approved a library local option levy that does not raise taxes and ensures a majority of library funding will be in place for the next three years.

As of Wednesday morning, the Elections Division’s unofficial results indicated that nearly 84 percent of people voted in favor of the library measure while about 16 percent voted no.

Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen said he was pleased by the voter support for one of the county’s most popular departments. [Read more]

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Londer Learning Center honors its newest class of 86 graduates

5/18/12 - 10:45 am

Leon Goggans is one of Londer Learning Center's 86 graduates Leon Goggans smiled when he remembered his reaction to a Multnomah County judge giving him a chance to get his GED at Donald H. Londer Learning Center two years ago. Goggans’ reaction? “You’ve got to be kidding.” Yet two years later on May 17, 2012, Goggans celebrated his completion of the program as one of 86 graduates this year from Londer Learning Center.

Multnomah County honors public health nurses for excellence

5/17/12 - 2:38 pm

Ever since Verónica López Ericksen joined the Multnomah County Health Department, the community health worker saw something special in nurse Beth Elkin. On their first home visit together in 2001, López Ericksen watched how, as a community health nurse, Elkin put the client at ease despite language differences.

May 15 primary: Where to drop off ballots in Multnomah County and check results

5/15/12 - 10:06 am

Voters have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15 to drop off their ballots in person at any official Multnomah County drop site to be counted in time for the May 15 primary election. Postmarks do not count.

Multnomah County board recognizes Connected program for its work with young men, women

5/11/12 - 11:06 am

Connected volunteers mark one-year anniversary Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners marked the first year of successful work by Connected with a proclamation Thursday that honors the group’s volunteer effort to connect each week with our community’s young men and women.

Vector Control urges residents to empty standing water to stop mosquito spread

5/10/12 - 3:31 pm

Multnomah County Vector Control mosquito Jim Stafford wades into the swampy wetlands located throughout Multnomah County on a May morning looking for mosquito larvae.
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About Multnomah County

Population: More than 735,000 residents (the most populous of Oregon's 36 counties)

Geography: 470 square miles (the smallest of Oregon's counties)

Cities: Fairview, Gresham, Maywood Park, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village

County Employees: About 4,500 people.

Functions: Services for seniors and disabled people, animal services, assessment and taxation, bridges, community justice, courts, elections, health, jails, libraries, marriage licenses and passports, school and community partnerships.

Elected officials: Four commissioners elected to the board by district. Elected countywide are a board chair, sheriff, district attorney and auditor.

Weekly board meetings: At 9:30 am Thursdays, first-floor board room, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 

County History: Created on Dec. 22, 1854 and named after native people in the region.