UPDATE: Council President David Bragdon releases a statement calling this a vote a “historic moment.” He goes on to write: “Our work is not done. We need to refocus our efforts on how we can best invest in attracting more jobs and residents to our existing communities inside the urban growth boundary. Metro, local...
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Two years of political brawling and bargaining over where the Portland metro area will grow in the next 50-years could be settled by the end of the week. On Thursday, the Metro Council votes on a plan to creating new urban and rural reserves in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. Leading up to the...
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The Metro regional government is “almost” at a decision on urban reserves. The latest plan, as proposed by a committee called the Core 4, includes setting aside 27,000 acres for urban reserves and 270,000 acres for rural reserves. That leaves about 2300 acres in the “undecided” category.
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Tonight’s your last chance to get up in front of the Metro Council and tell them how you really feel about urban and rural reserves. A two week period of open houses and public hearings wraps up this evening at the Wilsonville City Hall, 29799 SW Town Center Loop E. The open house starts...
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Job growth and the economy were the two major themes at Metro’s first public hearing on urban reserves. It didn’t seem to matter whether someone supported setting aside more areas for urban development, or preserving rural land. Missing from the debate were traditional green values. In the time I was there no one talked...
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