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February 25 2021
Proposed 12-cent increase per $1,000 of assessed value in county s local option property tax will come before voters in May
Clackamas County commissioners were split over whether to send a proposed increase of the local option public-safety levy to voters on the May ballot.
In a purely symbolic vote, commissioners decided 3-2 to support Clackamas Sheriff Angela Brandenburg s proposal to increase the levy by 12 cents. County Chair Tootie Smith, who ran for chair on a campaign of ensuring county public safety is well-funded, and Commissioner Mark Shull, who was appointed board liaison for public safety earlier this week, were the two Nay votes.
Clackamas County explores affordable housing in Lake Oswego
Metro, city agree to process for development of parcel along Boones Ferry Road
The Housing Authority of Clackamas County has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Metro and the city of Lake Oswego to explore the acquisition of a piece of land for the purpose of developing affordable housing.
The Clackamas Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Feb. 9 heard a brief update on the effort to bring an affordable housing development to a parcel located at the intersection of Boones Ferry Road and West Sunset Drive in the city s Lake Grove neighborhood. The land, which amounts to a little less than an acre in size, is currently being vetted by the HACC, Metro and Lake Oswego.
Clackamas County Chair Tootie Smith wants to curb ‘severely political’ comments in face of calls for colleague to resign
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
On Tuesday, Clackamas County Board of Commission Chair Tootie Smith announced she will move the public comment portion to the end of the board’s weekly business meetings, and she floated the idea of limiting public comments to 30 minutes overall with each speaker getting up to two minutes instead of three. Here, she is shown at a Jan 1 protest in Salem against lockdown measures.The Oregonian
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Board Chair Tootie Smith has heard enough.
On Tuesday, Smith announced she will move the public comment portion to the end of the board’s weekly business meetings and she floated the idea of limiting public comments to 30 minutes overall with each speaker getting two minutes instead of three.