Washington County

Brian Out! Change at the top coming for Washington County
Andy Maggi | 01.14.10 1:37 pm

Big news coming from Washington County with the announcement of the Board of Commissioners Chair Tom Brian announcing that he will not seek re-election to his post atop the county board. Here's the story in the Oregonian.

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Metro reserves: Two maps, one mission
Andy Maggi | 01.13.10 2:13 pm

Earlier this week, a coalition of farmers and conservation groups released a map to show the areas they want to see protected as part of the current Urban and Rural Reserve designation process being undertaken by Metro and the region's County Governments.

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Urban and rural reserves in Wash and Clack Co: The debate rolls on
Andy Maggi | 11.20.09 11:52 am

Land use gets a lot of recent  ink in local papers

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings is a phrase we all know well and like the phrase the Urban and Rural reserve planning process continues. The hotbed of activity for these discussions remains the farmland north of Hillsboro in Washington County, as well as the Stafford area in Clackamas County--which has been in the news lately.

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Are land use decisions aimed at creating businesses actually stopping them?
Andy Maggi | 11.20.09 11:40 am

If you read a recent article in the Hillsboro Argus you may be asking yourself that question. A dairy near West Union and Helvetia wants to build a creamery to produce local milk for the region. However, due to the City of Hillsboro’s aspiration for urban growth and its attempts to get the areas around the dairy labeled urban reserves, the owners are having second thoughts.

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