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.
Reforming public safety in Portland is no easy feat February 10 2021
The City Council s task is difficult because responsibility is spread over multiple Portland agencies or outside city s purview.
As the Portland City Council grapples with reforming the city s public safety system, it is confronting two longstanding issues Portland s nearly unique form of government and the fact that some elements are the responsibility of other jurisdictions, including Multnomah County.
The social justice protests sparked by the death of George Floyd have focused attention on the criminal justice system, including the need for police reform. But well before they started, Mayor Ted Wheeler appointed a Public Safety Work Group to propose how all public safety agencies can work better together. They include the Portland Police Bureau, Portland Fire & Rescue, Bureau of Emergency Management, and the Bureau of Emergency Communications, which operates the 911 emergency response system.
Combining the love of art and history February 09 2021
Former Prineville resident Lonnie Sikes created and donated three scaled-down models of historic Prineville buildings to the Crook County Courthouse
An amazing and unusual display graces the second level of the Crook County Courthouse.
A scaled model of three historic and iconic buildings in Prineville are now on display for the public to view; the Bowman Museum, the Crook County Courthouse, and the old Bank Drug building across from Bowman Museum. That building is now owned by Tanny Staffordson and houses Edward Jones Investments.
Lonnie Sikes, a former Prineville resident, crafted the replicas from his home in Southern California. Upon completion, Sikes sent out a plea on Facebook to see if there would be any interested takers of the completed models. Crook County Commissioner Jerry Brummer saw the post on Facebook.
Metro to purchase property in Cornelius for proposed transfer station February 04 2021
Metro will pay $3.1 million for a 12.5-acre property in Cornelius, where it proposes building a solid waste facility.
Metro took a major step Thursday, Feb. 4 toward building a new recycling and solid waste transfer station in Cornelius.
The Metro Council unanimously approved a resolution allowing the regional government to purchase a 12.5-acre industrial lot at North Fourth Avenue and Holladay Street, several blocks north of the Cornelius Walmart, where the station would be constructed.
In 2019, Metro created an agreement for the property, providing officials time to assess the suitability of the property for the project and engage with the community about concerns and potential benefits before purchasing it.