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Metro (Oregon regional government)
Metro
is the regional government for the
Oregon
portion of the
Portland metropolitan area
. It is the only directly elected regional government and
metropolitan planning organization
in the
United States
. Metro is responsible for managing the Portland region's solid waste system, coordinating the growth of the cities in the region, managing a regional parks and natural areas system, and overseeing the
Oregon Zoo
,
Oregon Convention Center
,
Portland's Centers for the Arts
, and the
Portland Expo Center
.
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