Feb. 14, 2018
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Springville Road open house Feb. 28
The public is invited to comment on additional improvements to Springville Road at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Portland Community College (PCC) Rock Creek Campus Event Center, Building 9, 17705 NW Springville Road.
County staff will be available to answer questions. No formal presentation is planned; stop by anytime during open house hours.
This second phase of improvements will include widening of Springville Road between 181st Avenue and the PCC campus to five lanes: two travel lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. The PCC entrance will be realigned with 178th Avenue in a signalized intersection to improve traffic flow and safety.
Additional improvements include continuous bicycle lanes and sidewalks along both sides of the road, safety enhancements at intersections, continuous street lighting, roadway drainage improvements and some landscaping.
For more information, visit the project website, or contact Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation at [email protected] or 503-846-7800. For latest road construction schedules, visit www.wc-roads.com.
If you need a sign language or a language interpreter, please call 503-846-7800 (or 7-1-1 for Telecommunications Relay Service) at least 48 hour before this event.
Open house for North Bethany Main Street is Feb. 26
The public is invited to comment on alternatives for the North Bethany Main Street area at an open house from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Springville K-8 School,   6655 NW Joss Ave.
The North Bethany Main Street area is about 13-acres along NW Kaiser Road, between Brugger and Shackelford roads. Urban Design Plan (UDP) alternatives for the area will be available for review and comment. The alternatives address design and dimensional standards for this Main Street area, including building orientation and setbacks, building height limits, façade treatments, requirements for off-street parking and loading, and streetscape elements. Staff will be available to answer questions; no formal presentation is planned.  Media release
Public asked to comment on Metro's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan
The public is asked to complete Metro's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) survey to help define how the greater Portland region's transportation system should look in 2040.
The survey closes Feb. 17. Learn more about the 2018 RTP .  Survey
Highlights from wc-roads.com
Road closures
  • Tonquin Road, between railroad crossing and Waldo Way, for construction through Feb. 28.
  • Tonquin Road, between Grahams Rerry Road and Basalt Creek Parkway with local access, for widening and WWSP installation, through April 30.  Media release
Lane closures
  • 10th Avenue, between Adair Street and Baseline Road, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Oct. 31.
  • 175th Avenue, between Alvord Lane and Scholls Ferry Road, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. through April 1.  Media release 
  • Adair Street, between 4th and 14th avenues in Cornelius, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Oct. 31.
  • Baseline Road, between 4th and 14th avenues in Cornelius, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Oct. 31.
  • Cornelius-Schefflin Road near Kerkman Road, for railroad crossing repair, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 15.
  • Murray and Teal boulevards, for construction, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Feb. 16. 
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.
Feb. 15 Proposed single-story classroom/cafeteria
At 6 p.m. at Reedville Elementary School Gym, 2695 SW 209th Ave. The property is 3.47 acres in the INS district (Institutional) and is located at 2695 SW 209th Ave. Contact Andrew Tull, 3J Consulting, at 503-946-9365 or [email protected].
CPO 6; District 1
Feb. 20 Proposed 2-lot partition
At 6:30 p.m. at Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Station 65, 3425 SW 103rd Ave. The property is 0.34 acre in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units/acre)and is located at 3255 SW 108th Ave. Contact Ben Altman, Pioneer Design Group Inc., at 971-708-6258 or [email protected].
CPO 3; District 2
Feb. 23 Proposed marijuana grow site
At 6 p.m. at Patricia D. Whiting Hall at Metzger Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St. The property is 0.88 acre in the TC:RC district (Transit Oriented Retail Commercial) and is located on tax lot # 1S126DD01901. Contact Walker Davis, Forward Thinking, at 503-849-4538 or [email protected].
CPO 4M; District 3
Feb. 26 Proposed 3-unit apartment building
At 6 p.m. at West Slope Community Library, 3678 SW 78th Ave. The property is 0.21 acre in the R-15 district (Residential, 12-15 units/acre) and is located on tax lot # 1S112AA01700. Contact Mark Ferris, Project Delivery Group, at 503-364-4004 or [email protected].
CPO 3; District 2
Feb. 27 Proposed rock quarry
At 7 p.m. at Five Star Builders Offices, 13981 NW Main St. (updated address). The property is 39.31 acres in the EFU district (Exclusive Farm Use) and is located on tax lot # 2N4020001400. Contact Doyle Garrison, Manning Rock, at 503-324-3560.
CPO 14; District 4
March 8 Proposed 2-lot partition
At 7 p.m. at Cedar Hills Recreation Center, 11640 SW Park Way. The property is 0.34 acre in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units per acre) and is located at 11165 NW Copeland St. Contact Evan Eykelbosch, Froelich Engineers, at 503-624-7005.
CPO 1; District 2

Melissa De Lyser | Communications Manager
Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 N. First Ave., Suite 350 MS16 | Hillsboro, OR 97124
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