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Is there an emergency kit in your vehicle?

While winter is (hopefully) winding down, your should still carry an emergency kit in your vehicle.

Emergency kits improve safety when vehicles break down or travel is stalled, not matter what the weather or reason. Things to always include in your vehicle emergency kits include:

Bottled/canned water and shelf-stable snacks
First aid kit
Cell phone charger
Masks
Blankets
Flashlights and batteries
Flashlight batteries
Sturdy footwear
Reflective clothing

Things to add in winter months:

Gloves
Warm water-repellant clothing
Shovels
Snow brushes/ice scrapers
Traction devices for travel in snow zones or other areas with steep grades

Do you have an emergency kit in your vehicle?

Yes

Yes, but only during the winter

Not yet, but I'm working on it!

Open Houses

See the ways many public agencies and cities within Washington County plan to reduce the impacts of natural disasters by participating in an online open house through March 5.

The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is being updated. Hazard mitigation is work that is done before disaster strikes to help lessen impacts to life, property and the environment.

Visit the Washington County Transit Study online open house and survey through March 12.

What can make public transit easier to use? Which important issues or concerns should we address first? Learn more and take the survey. Sign up for study updates to have a chance to win a gift card!

Comment Opportunities

Register to participate in the next virtual workshop in the TV Highway Workshop Series. The next workshop is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 11.

The workshop series is hosted by Unite Oregon in partnership with Metro. Language interpretation and technology support is available on request. Contact Juan Moreno at juan@uniteoregon.org.

Comment on the I-205 Toll Project Environmental Assessment Report through April 7.

The report identifies possible short- and long-term effects of the proposed tolling project. Comment opportunities include:

Webinars:

Public Hearing: 3-6 p.m. April 4 (virtual with in-person oral comment opportunity).

WC-ROADS: Projects Starting

No projects are scheduled to begin within the next week. Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic impacts.

Neighborhood Meetings

Neighborhood meetings, required for many Washington County development applications, can be held online temporarily as per the new COVID-19 Virtual Neighborhood Meeting Supplement.

March 15: Proposed 5-lot subdivision

At 6 p.m. held at the proposed site. The site is 0.79 acre in the R6 District (Residential 5-6 units per acre) and is located at 17525 W. Stark St. Contact Tuyen Ngo at 971-329-7577 or tuyen.ngo5556@gmail.com.

District 2; CPO 7

Attend CPO Meetings

Learn what's going on in your area of Washington County. Attend your Community Participation Organization (CPO). CPOs are made up of community members who work together and are actively engaged in decision-making processes. Find out which CPO you live in and learn more.

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