The Mount Tabor neighborhood lies between SE 49th Ave. (SE 50th Ave. south of SE Hawthorne Blvd.) on the west and SE 76th Ave. on the east, and between E Burnside St. on the north and SE Division St. on the south. It is bordered by Sunnyside and Richmond on the west, North Tabor on the north and west, Montavilla on the north and east, and South Tabor on the south.
Mount Tabor Park[3] is the neighborhood's principal feature. The campus of Warner Pacific University (affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson)) is located just south of the park. The neighborhood also marks the eastern end of the Hawthorne District. The campus of Western Seminary is located on the western slope, overlooking downtown Portland.
Before becoming part of Portland in 1905, Mount Tabor was a rural farming community dating back to the 1850s. It became a city-recognized neighborhood (encompassing a far smaller area than its historical boundaries) in 1974.[4]
Reservoir controversyEdit
The Mount Tabor reservoirs, along with those in Portland's Washington Park, have been the subject of a decade-long controversy surrounding lucrative engineering contracts to replace the historic open reservoirs with underground storage tanks. Concern has been raised about the possible relationship between City officials and the engineering firms receiving the no-bid reservoir decommissioning contracts;[5][6] and about the role these parties may have played in lobbying for pro-underground-tank modifications (the "LT2" rule) to the Safe Drinking Water Act.[7]
On June 15, 2011, a man was observed urinating in a nearly 8,000,000 gallon reservoir, prompting city officials to drain the water at a cost of around $36,000.[8]
Under LT2 several hundred of the country's historic open reservoirs were decommissioned.[9]
Following pressure from other open-reservoir cities, in 2011 the EPA softened its stance on the LT2 rule and allowed the country's remaining open reservoirs to halt burial plans;[10] but despite public outcry[11][12] Mount Tabor's open reservoirs remained slated for decommissioning. In August 2015, the Portland City Council passed a unanimous vote to decommission the three open reservoirs.[13]
After decommissioning, the three open reservoirs no longer supplied drinking water but generally remained filled with water.[14] However, in 2021, structural concerns emerged related to Reservoir 6 and it has since remained drained.[15]
See alsoEdit
Chauncey Hosford, an early owner of the property at the summit of Mount Tabor
^. Mttaborpdx.org. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
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^""A Friend in the Business" Willamette Week, September 10, 2003". WWeek.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
^""Historical relationship between Montgomery Watson Harza Global, Inc., an Additional Bull Run Treatment Plan, and Portland's Open Reservoirs, and the EPA's 2006 LT2 Rule," Friends of the Reservoirs". FriendsOfReservoirs.org. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
^"Portland reservoir urination raises few health or scientific concerns -- but it is pee". Oregonlive.com. June 16, 2009.
^""Portland, Oregon: A Locus of Undue Influence on Drinking Water Regulations and Public Works Contracts?" PortlandWater.Info" (PDF). PortlandWater.Info. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
^"United states Environmental Protection Agency: August 2011" (PDF). Opb.org. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
^""The Cost of Decommissioning," Southeast Examiner, August 2013". Southeastexaminer.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
^""Mt. Tabor Reservoir Protest Could Draw Hundreds, Organizer Predicts: Portland City Hall Roundup," The Oregonian, July 11, 2013". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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Mount Tabor: Architectural Heritage, 1850–1930 (by Jan Caplener)
(by Grant Nelson)
East Buttes, Terraces And Wetlands Conservation Plan, Bureau of Planning, Portland, Oregon (1993)
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon.
Mount Tabor Cinder Cone, Portland, Oregon (USGS Cascades Volcanic Observatory)
Friends of the Reservoirs
Friends of Mount Tabor, a non-profit group founded in 2000
Audio from March 2007 news story on KPOJ, about traffic on Mount Tabor
Mt. Tabor Street Tree Inventory Report
August 25, 2023
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For the park and volcano that the neighborhood surrounds see Mount Tabor Oregon Mount Tabor is the name of a volcanic cinder cone the city park on the volcano and the neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds it all in the U S state of Oregon The name refers to Mount Tabor Israel It was named by Plympton Kelly son of Oregon City pioneer resident Clinton Kelly 2 Mount TaborNeighborhoodDowntown Portland Oregon seen from Mount Tabor Park Mount TaborCoordinates 45 30 46 N 122 35 33 W 45 5128968 N 122 5925937 W 45 5128968 122 5925937 PDF mapCountryUnited StatesStateOregonCityPortlandGovernment AssociationMount Tabor Neighborhood Association CoalitionSoutheast Uplift Neighborhood ProgramArea Total1 60 sq mi 4 14 km2 Population 2000 1 Total10 037 Density6 300 sq mi 2 400 km2 Housing 1 No of households4316 Occupancy rate96 occupied Owner occupied2808 households 65 Renting1508 households 35 Avg household size2 33 personsRace Distribution White 84 6 Asian 6 4 Hispanic 3 5 Black 1 3 Contents 1 Neighborhood 2 Reservoir controversy 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksNeighborhood Edit Mount Tabor ReservoirThe Mount Tabor neighborhood lies between SE 49th Ave SE 50th Ave south of SE Hawthorne Blvd on the west and SE 76th Ave on the east and between E Burnside St on the north and SE Division St on the south It is bordered by Sunnyside and Richmond on the west North Tabor on the north and west Montavilla on the north and east and South Tabor on the south Mount Tabor Park 3 is the neighborhood s principal feature The campus of Warner Pacific University affiliated with the Church of God Anderson is located just south of the park The neighborhood also marks the eastern end of the Hawthorne District The campus of Western Seminary is located on the western slope overlooking downtown Portland Before becoming part of Portland in 1905 Mount Tabor was a rural farming community dating back to the 1850s It became a city recognized neighborhood encompassing a far smaller area than its historical boundaries in 1974 4 Reservoir controversy EditThe Mount Tabor reservoirs along with those in Portland s Washington Park have been the subject of a decade long controversy surrounding lucrative engineering contracts to replace the historic open reservoirs with underground storage tanks Concern has been raised about the possible relationship between City officials and the engineering firms receiving the no bid reservoir decommissioning contracts 5 6 and about the role these parties may have played in lobbying for pro underground tank modifications the LT2 rule to the Safe Drinking Water Act 7 On June 15 2011 a man was observed urinating in a nearly 8 000 000 gallon reservoir prompting city officials to drain the water at a cost of around 36 000 8 Under LT2 several hundred of the country s historic open reservoirs were decommissioned 9 Following pressure from other open reservoir cities in 2011 the EPA softened its stance on the LT2 rule and allowed the country s remaining open reservoirs to halt burial plans 10 but despite public outcry 11 12 Mount Tabor s open reservoirs remained slated for decommissioning In August 2015 the Portland City Council passed a unanimous vote to decommission the three open reservoirs 13 After decommissioning the three open reservoirs no longer supplied drinking water but generally remained filled with water 14 However in 2021 structural concerns emerged related to Reservoir 6 and it has since remained drained 15 See also EditChauncey Hosford an early owner of the property at the summit of Mount Tabor Statue of Harvey W Scott a sculpture by Gutzon BorglumReferences Edit a b Demographics 2000 McArthur Lewis A Lewis L McArthur 2003 1928 Oregon Geographic Names Seventh ed Portland Oregon Oregon Historical Society Press ISBN 0 87595 278 X Mt Tabor Park Portland gov Mt Tabor Neighborhood Association History The early years of Mt Tabor Mttaborpdx org Archived from the original on 2009 03 10 Retrieved 2008 11 04 Forget it Jake it s just P Town Portland Tribune December 29 2003 PortlandTribune com Retrieved 2014 05 17 A Friend in the Business Willamette Week September 10 2003 WWeek com Retrieved 2014 05 17 Historical relationship between Montgomery Watson Harza Global Inc an Additional Bull Run Treatment Plan and Portland s Open Reservoirs and the EPA s 2006 LT2 Rule Friends of the Reservoirs FriendsOfReservoirs org Retrieved 2014 05 17 Portland reservoir urination raises few health or scientific concerns but it is pee Oregonlive com June 16 2009 Portland Oregon A Locus of Undue Influence on Drinking Water Regulations and Public Works Contracts PortlandWater Info PDF PortlandWater Info Retrieved 2014 05 17 United states Environmental Protection Agency August 2011 PDF Opb org Retrieved 2013 08 16 The Cost of Decommissioning Southeast Examiner August 2013 Southeastexaminer com Retrieved 2014 05 17 Mt Tabor Reservoir Protest Could Draw Hundreds Organizer Predicts Portland City Hall Roundup The Oregonian July 11 2013 OregonLive com Retrieved 2014 05 17 Portland city council shuts down Mt Tabor reservoirs kgw com Retrieved 2022 03 17 Mount Tabor Reservoirs Portland gov Retrieved 2022 03 17 Mount Tabor Reservoirs Management Portland gov Retrieved 2022 03 17 Further reading EditMount Tabor Park in The Oregon Encyclopedia Mount Tabor Architectural Heritage 1850 1930 by Jan Caplener The early years of Mount Tabor by Grant Nelson East Buttes Terraces And Wetlands Conservation Plan Bureau of Planning Portland Oregon 1993 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Tabor Portland Oregon Mount Tabor Cinder Cone Portland Oregon USGS Cascades Volcanic Observatory Friends of the Reservoirs Friends of Mount Tabor a non profit group founded in 2000 Audio from March 2007 news story on KPOJ about traffic on Mount Tabor Mt Tabor Street Tree Inventory Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Tabor Portland Oregon amp oldid 1077602677, wikipedia, 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