The City of Portlandís E-Government initiative recently received accolades at the Center for Digital Governmentís 2005 Best of the Web Award Banquet in Las Vegas. North Portland Online (eVolvement), a pilot project that is using the Internet to increase community interaction and involvement both with City government and between neighbors took first prize in the Digital Government Achievement Award citizen-to-government category. PortlandOnline, the Cityís two-year old Internet portal, was a finalist this year for the Best of the Web in the city portal category.

I use PortlandOnline regularly to catch up on neighborhood news. There is also a forum specifically for North Portland that is extremely helpful in keeping up with happenings. Our Neighborhood SERT team are regular posters on the Police Activity portion of the forum, keeping the neighborhood apprised of ongoing challenges.

www.portlandonline.com ñ Official City of Portland web portal
www.portlandonline.com/northportland - North Portland Online, eVolvement website

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