Public comment sought on Draft 2018-19 Work Program

Media release

Posted January 8, 2018

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Sponsored by: Department of Land Use and Transportation, Planning and Development Services Division

The public is invited to comment on the Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Long Range Planning Draft 2018-18 Annual Work Program .

The work program identifies and ranks Long Range Planning staff's annual tasks including ordinances, projects and other transportation and community planning activities. Highlights include:

Implementation of recommendations from the Aloha Tomorrow study
Completion of North Bethany Main Street planning
Updates to the Community Development Code including fair housing and food carts
Exploration of options to encourage affordable housing development
Development of the Cooper Mountain Area Transportation Refinement Plan
Continued updates to the TV Highway Corridor Transit Concept/Access Plan
Review of road standards
Continued participation in regional funding initiatives and policies
Participation in ongoing local, regional and state coordination and planning including:
- Urban Planning Area Agreements (UPAAs)
- Southwest Corridor
- Transit service planning and coordination
Action on citizen, business and agency requests including:
- Amendments to the North Bethany Subarea Plan for the realignment of segments of Shackelford Road and Primary Streets P4 and P16
- Amendment to the Rural Natural Resource Plan for proposed expansion of quarry operations between Farmington and Grabhorn roads.

Comments may be submitted by Feb. 8 in one of the following ways:

Email: [email protected] . Include full name, street address, company/organization affiliation (if applicable) and any other relevant contact information
Mail: Long Range Planning Section, Department of Land Use &Transportation, 155 N. 1st Ave., Ste. 350-14, Hillsboro, OR 97124
In person: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the above address

All comments received by Feb. 8 will be provided to the Washington County Board of Commissioners prior to adoption of the final work program on March 6. Annual Work Program

Washington County is committed to planning and protecting the uses of the land and to building and maintaining a great transportation system, balancing care for the natural environment, economic development, safety and community livability.

Media Contact:

Melissa De Lyser, Communications Manager
503-846-4963
[email protected]