City of Oregon City
Denyse McGriff has extensive experience in urban planning and public service, currently serving as the Mayor of Oregon City since April 2020. Prior to this role, Denyse volunteered as a City Commissioner for the Portland Development Commission from October 1996 to October 2013 and was a Project Manager involved in various urban development projects. Denyse previously held the position of Senior Project Manager, overseeing multiple urban renewal districts and various key development projects. Denyse also served as Principal Planner for the City of Oregon City from 1988 to October 1996, managing a wide range of planning activities and serving various city committees. Denyse holds a Master of Science and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California.
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City of Oregon City
The City of Oregon City is dedicated to providing exceptional services to its citizens as well as a welcoming experience to its visitors. Oregon City offers an outstanding quality of life, residents that truly care about their community and businesses that want to make a difference. The Community Historic Oregon City is perched on the bluffs overlooking thundering Willamette Falls and situated in the lush green valley at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas rivers. Oregon City has a long-standing reputation for its livability and growing economic climate. Known as “The City at the End of the Oregon Trail,” Oregon City has easy access to all the amenities of the Portland metropolitan area while maintaining the quality of small-town life. It is ideally located less than 30 minutes from downtown Portland and the Portland International Airport. The County seat of Clackamas County, Oregon City was the original capital city of the Oregon Territory. The city (population 34,610) occupies a territory of approximately 9.2 square miles. Interstate 205 and State Highways 99E and 213 provide links to Portland, Salem, Canby, and Southwest Clackamas County. Manufacturing has been the historic economic mainstay of Oregon City. However, the city is moving to a more widely diversified business community. The support of city and county government continues to draw a growing number of businesses to Oregon City. More than 900 firms are located within the city limits and these firms employ