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County awarded TGM grant
 Washington County will be developing strategic solutions for first/last mile transit connections, thanks to a Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program grant.
Washington County was one of 12 Oregon communities awarded TGM grants to fund transportation and land use planning projects. The County's grant will allow Department of Land Use & Transportation staff to study ways to reduce the real or perceived distance and time it takes people to travel to and from transit stops (first/last mile). The study will result in strategies that are coordinated, flexible and responsive to community and site challenges including:
- Infrastructure improvements to provide safer, faster and more comfortable access to transit
- Ways to better integrate mobile technology
- Support for electric cars and autonomous vehicles.
"This study will identify ways Washington County can improve access to transit, which is a vital part of our transportation network," said Andrew Singelakis, director, Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation. "Improving access to transit improves the community's access to jobs, health care, shopping, recreation and more. It is critical to maintaining a vibrant, local economy."
TGM received 39 grant applications totaling $5.9 million. Recipients will work with staff to develop each project, including final award amounts based on the scope of each grant. Awards are expected to range from $100,000 and $250,000. TGM grants are funded through a partnership between the Department of Land Conservation and Development and ODOT.
TGM Grants
TGM 2017 Awards
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Young named Washington County Surveyor
 Scott Young has been named Washington County Surveyor, effective immediately.
"We are pleased to have Scott step into this role, as he has a long history with Washington County," said Andrew Singelakis, director, Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT). "He has come up through the ranks in the Survey Office, and he will continue to provide excellent service to the community in his new position."
Young has been with the Washington County Survey Office for 27 years. He started in 1990 as a Survey Technician I. He was promoted to Survey Technician II in 1996, Survey Technician III in 1998 and to Survey Supervisor (Deputy County Surveyor) in 2004.
Young has been the Interim County Surveyor since Jim Elam, the prior County Surveyor, retired in January. Young has a degree in Business Management from Western Oregon University.
Media release
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THURSDAY: Last day to comment on potential pedestrian crossing locations
Participants can comment
on as many of the 12 potential crossing locations as they choose. Each potential location crossing comment page includes a summary of proposed crossing treatments.
Media release pedcrossings.com
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Highlights from wc-roads.com
Road closures
- 10th Avenue, between Holladay and Adair streets, for road widening, through Dec. 12. Media release
- 80th Avenue, between Elmwood and Hemlock streets, for culvert replacement, through Sept. 1. Media release
- 185th Avenue, 500 feet north of Springville Road, for widening and grading, through Sept. 14. Media release
- 229th Avenue, south of Rosedale Elementary School to north of Reserve Golf Course entry, for Pacific Excavation Inc. sewer line installation through Sept. 4.
- Staley Road bridge, south of Strassel/Cemetery Road, for bridge maintenance, through Sept. 1.
- West Shore Drive, north of Hankins Road, for landslide mitigation, Sept. 5-Dec. 4. Media release
Lane closures
- 158th Avenue at Cornell Road, for sidewalk ramp and pedestrian island reconfiguration, 8 p.m.-5:30 a.m. Sundays-Thursdays; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 15.
- Baseline Road, between Cornelius Pass Road and 231st Avenue, for overlay work, 8 p.m.-4 a.m. through Sept. 6.
- Cornell Road, between Murray and Bethany boulevards, for overlay work, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. through Sept. 2.
- Roy Rogers Road, between Lavender Avenue and Beef Bend Road, for Willamette Water Supply Program Supply Pipeline survey, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Aug. 31
- Tonquin Road, west of Grahams Ferry Road to Basalt Creek Parkway, through April 30. Media release
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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.
THURSDAY - Proposed six studio affordable-housing units, community room and office (Clover Court)
At 6 p.m. (Aug. 31) at Aloha Church of God,
18380 SW Kinnaman Road. The property is 1.29 acres in the
R-5 district (Residential 4-5 units/acre) and is located at
17025 SW Bany Road. Contact Will Allen, Luke-Dorf, Inc., at 503-597-3988.
CPO 6; District 1
Sept. 6 - Proposed two-lot partition
CPO 3; District 3
Sept. 7 - Proposed modification of a residential planned development
At 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Presbyterian Church,
15505 NW Springville Road. The property is 16.31 acres in the
R-24 district (Residential 19-24 units/acre) and is located on tax lot #
1N117BD00100. Contact Stacy Connery, Pacific Community Design, at 503-941-9484.
CPO 7; District 2
Sept. 13 - Proposed three-lot partition
At 6 p.m. at Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue,
15440 SW Oregon St. The property is 36.40 acres in the
EFU district (Exclusive Farm Use),
city of Sherwood LI district (Light Industrial) and the city of Sherwood Urban Growth Boundary R-15 district (Medium Density Residential). It is located on tax lot #2S1200002000. C
ontact Scott Steckley, at 503-538-0337 or [email protected].
CPO 5; District 3
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Thursday (Aug. 31) is the last day for pedestrians who frequent SW Walker and SW Baseline roads and SW 170th and SW 185th avenues to comment on the