Jan. 10, 2018
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Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
 
The LUT Public Services Building offices will closed until 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, for a staff meeting.
Public comment sought on the Draft 2018-19 Work Program
The public is invited to comment on the Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Long Range Planning Draft 2018-19 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:
    • 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 (Road A) and Primary Streets P4 and P16.
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. First Ave., Suite 350 MS14, 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
Scott Linfesty
LUT names building official, principal engineer
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) hired a new building official in the Planning and Development Services Division (PDS) and a new principal engineer in the Operations and Maintenance Division (Ops).
Donald "Scott" Linfesty started as the building official on Jan. 8; Aaron Clodfelter started as the principal engineer on Dec. 30.
Aaron Clodfelter
Linfesty replaces Hank McDonald, who retired as building official on Nov. 30. Linfesty was most recently employed as the interim manager of the State Field Service Office for the Oregon Building Codes Division.
Clodfelter has been the interim principal engineer in Ops since March, replacing Todd Watkins who was promoted to division manager. Clodfelter began his tenure with Ops in 2008 as an engineering assistant. He was promoted to engineering associate later that same year, and was promoted to senior engineer in 2015.  Media release
Highlights from wc-roads.com
Road closures
  • Tonquin Road, between railroad crossing and Waldo Way, for construction through Jan. 31.
Lane closures
  • Portions of Cornell Road, Germantown Road, Dixon Mill Road, Gales Creek Road, Evergreen Parkway and 158th Avenue, for manhole and monument box adjustments, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. through Jan. 15.  Media release
  • 175th Avenue, between Alvord Lane and Scholls Ferry Road, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. through April 1.  Media release
Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic and road updates.
NOTE: This information is provided here as a courtesy only. Neighborhood meetings are required before developers submit certain land use applications to the County (for areas outside cities). These meetings provide a forum for the developer, affected CPO (Community Participation Organization) and nearby property owners to discuss the proposal informally. County staff do not schedule or attend these meetings.
Jan. 24 - Proposed 4-lot subdivision
At 7 p.m. at Metzger Park Hall, 8400 SW Hemlock St. The property is 0.89 acre in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units/acre) and is located at 9925 SW 82nd Ave. Contact Richard Georgescu at 503-380-6179 or [email protected].
CPO 4M; District 3

Melissa De Lyser | Communications Manager
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 N. First Ave., Suite 350 MS16 | Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-846-4963 direct | 971-713-9658  mobile