City of Oregon City
Patty Nelson is a seasoned civil engineer with extensive experience in water resources and public works. Currently serving as a Senior Engineer for the City of Oregon City since February 2020, Patty oversees the water portfolio, including master planning and coordination with water providers. Previous roles include City Engineer for the City of Wilsonville (October 2018 - November 2019), where responsibilities encompassed water and wastewater management and transportation improvements, and a Senior Engineer for the City of Portland (October 1992 - October 2018), focusing on development engineering and rehabilitation design. Earlier in their career, Patty held engineering associate positions at HGE Engineering and Tom Poage Engineering and Surveying, as well as an engineering technician role with the Oregon Department of Transportation. Patty Nelson holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Portland.
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