The City of Portland has signed an agreement with Portland General Electric that opens a path for PGE to refile its Harborton Phase 3 application, a proposal to build a new transmission line through Forest Park. FPNA, the Forest Park Conservancy, and the Bird Alliance of Oregon were cut out of the final negotiations and did not sign the deal.
The three organizations have released a joint statement opposing the agreement. They say it gives the public no clear oversight over how mitigation money will be spent, commits City staff to recommend approval, and does not meet the conservation standards the City adopted to protect the park. The revised project would still remove 376 trees across 4.7 acres of mature forest and affect wetlands, streams, and the wildlife corridor.
This is a difficult outcome after the coalition’s work on this case, including the appeal that led City Council to unanimously reject PGE’s original application in May 2025. The fight over Forest Park’s future is not over, and neighbors can still weigh in.
