CEI Hub Policy: December 16, Rally & Public Hearing

Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Public Hearing
CEI Hub Policy Project’s Proposed Draft
Portland is in the process of updating its policy regarding the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub, a six mile stretch of tanks that store 90% of the liquid fuel that supplies the state of Oregon and is located on the Willamette River in a liquefaction zone making all of us in the region vulnerable to an unthinkable disaster.

When: December 16, 2025
Rally: 3 PM
In-person public hearing: 4 – 8 PM
Where: 1900 SW Fourth Avenue (“the “1900 building”)
Portland, OR
Pre-registration is required for oral testimony. Sign up to testify by 5 pm on December 15th
 It is a hybrid meeting.
 You can provide testimony, if you are registered
 Anyone can attend in person and observe the proceedings or view via the hearing the Planning Commission’s You Tube page — no registration is required if only attending or watching.
View the proposed draft and background materials here.
Oral testimony
 You must register to testify orally. The deadline  to testify is December 15th at 5 pm. Register to testify here.
 Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.
 You may testify orally in-person, by phone, or online/virtually from a computer, if you are
registered.
 The order of testimony at the meeting usually follows the order of when testifiers register. However, we may hear that the Planning Commission will offer accommodations to this practice—this information is not yet available.

Written testimony
 Written testimony deadline has been extended to December 19, 2025 at 5 pm.
 Submit your written testimony in the project Map App by clicking on the “testify” button, including uploading any attachments.
 All testimony will go to the Planning Commission and is also viewable by the public.
About XRPDX

Extinction Rebellion in Portland, Oregon – XRPDX – is a local chapter in the international Extinction Rebellion movement. XRPDX organizes people in the Portland, Oregon Metro area: By taking action (online and in person) to resist fossil fuel infrastructure and educate the broader public about the climate emergency. We support our allies in social justice struggles by spreading the word through a bimonthly newsletter; a website and blog and social media channels. We are building a supportive activist culture of appreciation and skill-sharing. We share a love of the natural world and a vision of a more just and equitable world.

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