City offices will be closed on Monday June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Operations will resume as usual on Tuesday, June 22nd.

HOLIDAY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Public Safety
Emergencies
Call 9-1-1
Non emergencies
Public Works/Public Safety

Call (503) 538-8321

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"Juneteenth is a 155-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in the U.S. It is celebrated on June 19 (the name is a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth”) because on that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas and informed slaves that the Civil War had ended and slavery had been abolished."

- Tom Huddleston Jr.

CNBC.COM

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/15/what-is-juneteenth-holidays-history-expl...

Learn more about the holiday: https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

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