The first half of the East Lents Floodplain Restoration Project is nearly complete. The 70-acre project, south of SE Foster Road between SE 106th and SE 110th, restores natural Johnson Creek floodplain functions in what was once a residential neighborhood. The increase in flood storage will reduce the flooding that often closes Foster Road and damages businesses and homes.
 
City of Portland staff, project partners and Congressman Earl Blumenauer visited the restoration site today to mark the project’s halfway point. “2011 has been a record breaking storm year, and climate change will only bring us more extreme weather events, not fewer,” said Congressman Blumenauer. “It is rewarding to see the federal, state, and local governments working with residents in East Lents to restore this section of Johnson Creek floodplain and make this community more disaster-resistant. Not only will taxpayers save money, they will also be safer and more secure…

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