Citizen Participation Organization (CPO)

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CPOs are your way to:

  • Discuss issues in a comfortable forum
  • Meet neighbors who are interested in the community
  • Get unbiased information
  • Find neighbors who will listen to your concerns and work with you to find solutions

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Active CPOs (click these or the map below):

CPO 1 - Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill
CPO 3 - West Slope, Raleigh Hills, Garden Home
CPO 4B - Bull Mountain, Tigard
CPO 4K - King City and Vicinity
CPO 4M - Metzger, East Tigard, Durham
CPO 6 - Reedville, Aloha, Cooper Mountain
CPO 7 - Sunset West, Rock Creek, Bethany
CPO 8 - North Plains, Helvetia, Mountaindale
CPO 9 - Hillsboro, Orenco
CPO 10 - Laurel, Farmington, Scholls, Chehalem Mtn, Groner
CPO 15 - Fern Hill

Inactive CPOs (click these or the map below):

CPO 5 - Sherwood, Tualatin
CPO 11 - Gaston, Cherry Grove, Laurelwood
CPO 12C - Cornelius
CPO 12F - Forest Grove
CPO 13 - Roy, Verboort, Gales Creek
CPO  14 - Banks, Buxton, Manning, Timber

The new Communications Committee is forming! Seeking members!!

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HAROLD M. HAYNES CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AWARD

Below is information regarding the Harold M. Haynes Citizen Involvement Award. The Nomination form is sent to all CPO leaders in April and May:

Honoring Citizen Involvement

Harold M. Haynes Nomination Form

CPO 1 - Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill

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Generally meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Leedy Grange Hall in the Dining Hall Area, 835 NW Saltzman Rd.  

The next CPO 1 meeting will be at 7 pm Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

This meeting will include an informative presentation by Beaverton Planning Director Steven Sparks about the Beaverton land use application process.

Steering Committee:

Chair, CCI Rep Bruce Bartlett

Vice Chair, CCI Alt Virginia Bruce

CCI Rep Pat Van Dyke

Secretary Rosalea Peters

Members at Large James Trumper, Lloyd Meyer

 

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CPO 1 Newsletters

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Cedar Mill, Cedar Hills

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

 

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June 2013

May 2013

April 2013

March 2013

Feb 2013

Jan. 2013

Dec. 2012

Nov. 2012

Oct. 2012

June 2013

May 2013

April 2013

March 2013

Feb 2013

No Jan. meeting

Dec. 2012

No Nov. Meeting

Oct. 2012

February 2013

 Oct. 2012

 

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Some of the newsletter’s content was developed by representatives of your CPO. Washington County administration, departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of this document. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by OSU Extension Service is implied.

CPO 1 Hot Topics

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Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill

HOT TOPICS: January-February 2013

Be Prepared for Emergency and Disaster: Attend a Free Training on How to Map Your Neighborhood, offered by Washington County Sheriff's Office

The new Map Your Neighborhood program is designed to help neighborhoods prepare for disaster. Statistics show that 90% of all survivors of disasters are rescued by other survivors. It may be up to you to save the life of another or you may need to depend on your neighbors to rescue you or your loved ones.

Neighbors learn to work together as a team to evaluate their neighborhood preparedness after a disaster. Increase your capacity to survive and be self-sufficient for the first 72 hours after a disaster! Sign up today for a training in January or February 2013 (see details below). 

There is no charge for the training or the materials. For questions or to reserve a spot, please contact Crime Prevention Specialist Darlene Schnoor at 503-846-2774 or Darlene_schnoor@co.washington.or.us. Class space is limited to 25 participants.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office East Precinct, 3700 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Laurel Parc 15850 Northwest Central Drive, Portland

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire Rescue 13810 SW Farmington Road, Beaverton

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire Rescue 20665 SW Blanton Street, Aloha

Source-Washington County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Download .pdf

 

 

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CPO 3 - West Slope, Raleigh Hills, Garden Home

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Generally meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Garden Home Recreation  Center at 7475 SW Oleson Road, Portland.
 

The next CPO 3 meeting will be Thursday, May 16, 2013. The agenda
includes a question and answer session
with Metro Councilor Craig Dirksen.

 

Steering Committee:

Chair Jason Yurgel

Vice Chair Ken Cone

Secretary BJ Cone

CCI Rep Jason Yurgel

CCI Alt Charlie Conrad, Ben Marcotte

Past Chair Ken Cone

Members at Large Ruth Robinson

 

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CPO 3 Newsletters

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West Slope, Raleigh Hills, Garden Home

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013

Agendas:

 May 2013
Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan Meeting Cancelled

Minutes:

  Apr 2013
 Mar 2013
 Feb 2013
 

 

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CPO 4B - Bull Mountain, Tigard

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 Generally meets  quarterly - January, April, July, October at 7 p.m. Please see the current newsletter for meeting location.

The CPO 4B April meeting has been cancelled.
The next meeting is on May 9, 2013, at 7 pm.

 

Steering Committee:

Chair Julie Russell

Vice Chair Lisa Hamilton

Secretary -

CCI Rep Wynne Wakkila

CCI Alt George Carney

Land Use Yolanda McVicker

Members at Large Kathy Palmer

 

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CPO 4B Newsletters

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Bull Mountain, Tigard

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 March 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec. 2012

Agendas:

May 2013 No April Meeting No March meeting Feb 2013 Jan. mtg. canceled No Dec. meeting

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CPO 4K - King City and Vicinity

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Generally meets the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Highlands Club House, 12930 SW Peachvale, King City, OR 97224. Map link: http://bit.ly/10xHhKH
 

The next CPO 4K meeting will be Monday, May 20, 2013. The agenda
will include a presentation by Washington County Senior Planner Mike Dahlstrom. Mike will provide the latest information on the Southwest Corridor Plan.

Steering Committee:

Chair Kathy Stallkamp

CCI Rep Yvonne Johnson

Secretary Rita Loberger

Members at Large Chuck Fessler, Scott Lee, Mike Meyer, Jack Miller

 

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CPO 4K Newsletters

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King City and Vicinity

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec 2012

Agendas:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 No Dec meeting

Minutes:

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 Mar 2013
Feb 2013
   

 

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CPO 4M - Metzger, East Tigard, Durham

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Generally meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm at  The Patricia D. Whiting Hall, 8400 SW Hemlock, Tigard, OR. 

The next CPO 4M meeting is Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

The agenda includes a discussion about the planned Walmart development in Tigard with a presentation from Tigard resident Steven Shafer about a SignOn.org petition.

Steering Committee:

Chair: Jim Long

Vice Chair -

Secretary: Bob Hopewell

Members at Large: Jerry Hofmann, Nancy Tracy

 

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CPO 4M meeting place

CPO 4M Newsletters

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Metzger, East Tigard, Durham

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013

Agendas:

May 2013
Apr 2013 Mar 2013 No Feb Meeting Jan 2013

Minutes:

         

 

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CPO 6 - Reedville, Aloha, Cooper Mountain

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Generally meets the first Thursday of each month, 7 pm at the TVF&R Community Room, 20665 SW Blanton, Aloha. For directions please go to http://bit.ly/15T1ePu

 

The next CPO 6 meeting is
Thursday, May 2, 2013.

 

Steering Committee:

Chair Eric Squires

Vice Chair Rex Nere

Secretary Bob Fedr

CCI Rep Liles Garcia

 

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CPO 6 meeting place

CPO 6 Newsletters

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Reedville, Aloha, Cooper Mountain

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013
March 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec 2012

Agendas:

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Minutes:

           

 

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CPO 7 - Sunset West, Rock Creek, Bethany

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CPO 7 now meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of Bethany Village, 15220 NW Laidlaw Rd, Portland.

See http://sites.google.com/site/cposeven/ for more information.

The next CPO 7 meeting will be Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

CPO 7 May meeting is a joint meeting with our CPO 1 neighbors. Note the change of location: Cedar Mill's Leedy Grange Hall, 835 NW Saltzman Rd., Portland, OR 97229. See agenda for more info; please email your friends and neighbors this flyer.

Get to know YOUR candidates and proposed levies on your election ballots. Please join CPO 1 and CPO 7 as we welcome our candidates in the May election. We will have candidates and speakers on hand to introduce themselves and to meet with you. We will cover all May 21 election choices, including the levy options and open board positions of Beaverton School District (BSD), Metro, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD), Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R), and Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD).

May 2013 CPO 7 Meeting Agenda

 

Steering Committee:

Chair Kevin O'Donnell

Vice Chair, CCI Rep David Shettles

Vice Chair, Bethany Fred Meyer

Recording Secretary, CCI Rep Martha Moyer

Corresponding Secretary, CCI Alt Mary Manseau

Past Chair Barb Sonniksen

Member at Large Mary Beth Cottle

 

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CPO 7 Hot Topics

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Sunset West, Rock Creek, Bethany

HOT TOPICS:

May 2012 Letters Submitted by CPO 7

Requested changes to the Washington County Transportation Plan

Requested addition of Hwy 26 Trail Crossing to MSTIP 3d Bike/Ped Projects

Bethany Taco Bell and Related Casefile Links

Central Bethany file lookup instructions

Related casefile numbers to look up:

1200044 (Taco Bell Development Review)

0400014 (Bank of America Development Review)

0100505 (Minor Revision of the Commercial Center plan approved by 9500058 to add 52 residential units over retail along Central Drive)

9300333 (Original Planned Development for Central Bethany)

9500058 (SEE LINK BELOW! Development review for Central Bethany Commercial Center and Minor Revision of previously approved Central Bethany Planned Development per 9300333)

9500058 Traffic Staff Report

9500058 Traffic Analysis 


TVF&R Station 68 LUBA Decision January 2012

Draft Letter for support for Feasibility Study for Cedar Creek Area

Rock Creek Trail Segment 5 Neighborhood Meeting: November 18

NW 185th Avenue Neighborhood Open House: November, 16

PCC Rock Creek to Hold Bond Planning Public Events: Oct 14, Oct 23, Oct 25, Nov 8

North Bethany Community Planning Update and Open House, June 28

Bethany Boulevard Improvement Project (Traffic 101 Workshop), June 24

North Bethany Information

ODOT Open House, June 30

Washington County 185th Widening Project

 

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CPO 7 Newsletters

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Sunset West, Rock Creek, Bethany

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 April
2013
March 2013 Jan-Feb 2013 November
2012
October
2012

Agendas:

May 2013   March 2013

February
2013

November
2012
October
2012

Minutes:

        November
2012

 

 

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CPO 8 - North Plains, Helvetia, Mountaindale

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Generally meets the second Tuesday of each month
at 7 pm in the North Plains Fire Station
31370 NW Commercial, North Plains.

The next CPO 8 meeting will
be Tuesday, May 14, 7 pm.
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Topic 1: Transportation System Plan
Topic 2: Recology/Nature's Needs

 

Steering Committee:

Chair John Driscoll

Vice Chair Linda Peters

Secretary -

CCI Rep Henry Oberhelman

Member at Large Pat Wolter, Henry Oberhelman

 

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CPO 8 meeting place

CPO 8 Newsletters

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North Plains, Helvetia, Mountaindale

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

 

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan. 2013 Dec 2012

Agendas:

May 2013 Apr 2013
Mar 2013 Feb 2013   Dec 2012

Minutes:

           

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CPO 9 - Hillsboro, Orenco

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CPO 9 generally meets the second Monday of odd-numbered months (January, March, etc) at 7 pm.

The next CPO 9 meeting will
be 7-8:30 pm, Monday, May 13
Washington County Public
Services Bldg, Rm 140
155 N. 1st Avenue, Hillsboro

Directions: The Public Services Building is between Main and Lincoln Streets. Use the doors at the building's rear entrance, on the west-facing side. Park in the lot west of the railroad tracks, adjacent to Adams. Accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities are reserved in the lot immediately adjacent to the rear entrance.

Steering Committee:

Chair Tom Black

Co-Vice Chair Shaun Starr 

Co-Vice Chair Glenna Dryden

Secretary Kimberly Culbertson

 

May 2013: Be HEARD, not part of the HERD

Welcome,

If you are reading this for the first time or you are new to Hillsboro or Washington County, and you would like to know more about your county’s Citizen Participation Organization (CPO), please take a moment to read about what’s going on. Through CPO #9, you can learn more about your community and find out how YOU CAN BE HEARD by your local government!

In order to help you be heard, we put out our first CPO #9 Subscriber Survey, which has over 160 respondents. We’d like you to subscribe to our list if you haven’t already, but the survey is open to all who live or work in our area. Thank you to the respondents, and we invite everyone to participate. CPO #9’s goal is to “Communicate, Educate and Motivate” and your feedback helps us develop our group and hold meetings with “Hot Local Topics” that affect your community!

Through the survey, we have heard the following information or preferences:

  • 1 in 4 survey respondents have attended a CPO 9 or other CPO meeting.
  • For the local governments or agencies you want to learn more about, the City of Hillsboro and Washington County received the most responses, followed by Hillsboro School District, Metro, TriMet and Port of Portland.
  • Your rankings from a set list of issues and concerns were clustered closely, with the highest rating for Land Use/Development, followed by Transportation Improvements, Public Safety, a tie between Economy/Job Growth and Environmental Issues, and Citizen Participation in Local Government.
  • Forty-eight respondents listed their top issues or concerns. Education, public education, schools, or youth-related issues were given by 12 respondents, and Hillsboro Airport-related issues were listed by 7 respondents. Bicycling, housing-related topics, Downtown Hillsboro, and social services were listed by more than one respondent. Community building, neighborhood restoration, historic preservation, transparent government, equitable taxation, and fewer
  • regulations all received a mention.
  • Your top preference for the CPO #9 Bi-Monthly Meeting was Monday evening, followed by Thursday and Tuesday evenings.

We will continue to keep this CPO #9 Subscriber Survey active through the end of May, and we’ll track these results as we get additional responses. We will make sure that we give others a chance to respond and to get as much citizen input as possible. We are using the responses to plan CPO #9’s activities, building the foundation for a successful group for years to come.

 

Sincerely,

Tom Black, CPO #9 Chairman
E-mail: cpo9chair@gmail.com

 

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Thank you to all of you who have already responded and taken our first CPO #9 Subscriber Survey (see link below), which is available to all CPO #9 Subscribers as well as Non-Subscribers.  [Note:  A CPO #9 Subscriber is someone who already receives our CPO #9 Newsletters, either via e-mail and/or U.S. Mail.] 

For those of you who haven’t already taken our CPO #9 Subscriber Survey, we invite you to take it to get YOUR feedback on how you would like us to “Communicate,  Educate and Motivate” YOU, regarding the “Hot Local Topics” that affect your community, your family and YOU!
Public Services Building west side

CPO 9 Newsletters

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Hillsboro, Orenco

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec 2012

Agendas:

May 2013 No Apr Meeting
Mar 2013
No Feb Meeting Jan 2013 No Dec Meeting

Minutes:

           

 

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CPO Calendar

These events are happening soon. Please visit the calendar to see the full month schedule.

CPO 10 - Laurel, Farmington, Scholls, Chehalem Mtn, Groner

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Generally meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00PM at the Jackson Bottom Wetland Education Center, 2600 SW Hillsboro Hwy, Hillsboro.

The next CPO 10 meeting will be
at 7 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

The meeting will include a presentation by Hillsboro Transportation Planning Engineer Don Odermott.

Steering Committee:

Co-Chair Gary Virgin

Co-Chair Lars Wahlstrom

CCI Rep Richard Smith

MaL Denny Hruby

 

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CPO 10 meeting place

CPO 10 Newsletters

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Laurel, Farmington, Scholls, Chehalem Mtn, Groner

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2013 Apr 2013  Mar 2013
Feb 2013 Jan 2013

Agendas:

May 2013 Apr 2013 Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013

Minutes:

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CPO 10 Hot Topics

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Laurel, Farmington, Scholls, Chehalem Mtn, Groner

HOT TOPICS:

Casefile No. 12-153 Public Hearing 7/19/12

 

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CPO 15 - Fern Hill

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Generally meets the third Wednesday every other month at 7 pm at the
Forest Hills Golf Course,
36260 SW Tongue Lane, Cornelius.

The next CPO 15 meeting will be at 7 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

The agenda includes a County Transportation System Plan update by a planner from Washington County Land Use & Transportation.


Steering Committee:

Chair Peggy Harris

Co-Vice Chairs Dan and Marilyn Eischen

Secretary Kay Nakao

CCI Rep Paul Johnson

 

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CPO 15 meeting place

CPO 15 Newsletters

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Fern Hill

Citizen Participation Organization newsletters are developed by representatives of your local CPO and are provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To subscribe to your local CPO newsletter please go to the Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) Program Newsletter Sign-up. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view CPO newsletters.

 

Newsletters:

May 2013 No April
Meeting
Mar 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 Dec 2012

Agendas:

May 2013 No April
Meeting
Mar 2013

No Feb Meeting

Jan 2013 No Dec Meeting

Minutes:

           

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CPO 15 Hot Topics

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Fern Hill

HOT TOPICS: JANUARY 2013 - Highway 47 Safety Concerns

(See January 2013 meeting agenda)

News: "Oregon 47 safety concerns to be addressed at citizen discussion with ODOT," Kari Bray, The Oregonian, 1/8/13, http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2013/01/oregon_47_safety_concerns_to_b.html


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CPO Schedule At A Glance

Or go to the current month's calendar.

CCI and CPO Meetings at a Glance

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Week 1
CPO 1  

CPO 6

 

Week 2

 

CPO 9 (Odd months)

 

CPO 8

 

 

 

CPO 4B (Quarterly)

 

Week 3

 

CPO 4K

CPO 7

 

CCI

 

CPO 15 (Odd months)

 

CPO 3

CPO 10

Week 4

 

 

 

 

 

CPO 4M

 

 

 

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CPO 1 - Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill

CPO 3 - West Slope, Raleigh Hills, Garden Home

CPO 4B - Bull Mountain, Tigard

CPO 4K - King City and Vicinity

CPO 4M - Metzger, East Tigard, Durham

CPO 6 - Reedville, Aloha, Cooper Mountain

CPO 7 - Sunset West, Rock Creek, Bethany

CPO 8 - North Plains, Helvetia, Mountaindale

CPO 9 - Hillsboro, Orenco

CPO 10 - Laurel, Farmington, Scholls, Chehalem Mtn, Groner

CPO 15 - Fern Hill

Hot Topics

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This section will provide articles of interest to all CPOs. The articles may or may not have appeared in part or in their entirity in specific CPO newsletters.

 

Call for Nominations for the Harold Haynes
Citizen Involvement Award

Each spring the Citizen Participation Organization(CPO) Program working through the Washington County Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) honors a neighbor or group of neighbors who made a significant contribution to his or her CPO and/or the community. Nominations are sought from CCI members on a simple form and a vote by ballot is conducted at the May CCI meeting. The recipient is honored during the June CCI meeting and a perpetual plaque listing those honored is posted in the Washington County Public Services Building.

The Harold M. Haynes Award was initiated in 1998 following the untimely death of Dr. Haynes, a former resident of Forest Grove. Dr. Haynes was a citizen statesman and constant advocate for state land use Goal 1, requiring Citizen Involvement in all phases of planning. Dr. Haynes was instrumental in creating the Committee for Citizen Involvement in Forest Grove. He served on the Washington County CCI and the Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee for the state Land Conservation and Development Commission.

Last years’ recipient was Cherry Amabisca honored for her work to communicate with and empower community residents working toward shared goals. Cherry’s community involvement spans her role as a West Union Elementary School parent and local 4H sponsor to engagement in planning for Metro’s Urban and Rural Reserves. She was a founding member and Chair of Save Helvetia (www.savehelvetia.org), formed to advocate for the preservation of foundation farmland north of Highway 26 and in the Greater Helvetia area in particular. The success of these efforts so far is largely due to Cherry: her respectful outreach to neighbors, staff and officials; her skill in organizing people and testimony to address decision criteria and avoid repetition; and her clear commitment to applicable law, community values and accurate data as bases for decisions.  Save Helvetia’s efforts have resulted in the preservation of over 7,000 acres in Rural Reserves designations. 

Other past recipients include a variety of citizen activists and leaders honored for their work and service to the community fostering positive leadership and helping to bring clarity to complex issues.  We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to honor a individual or a group in your community who made a difference in your community.

Nomination Form

 

Westside transportation options: links and documents

News: "Hillsboro rethinking corridor study," Jim Redden, Hillsboro Tribune, 1/9/13 http://portlandtribune.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/126206-hillsboro-rethinking-corridor-study

News: "Hillsboro plans to lobby the Legislature for 'rigorous' look at west side bypass," Andrew Theen, The Oregonian, 11/21/12 http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2012/11/hillsboro_plans_to_lobby_the_l.html

City of Hillsboro discussion paper: "Transportation Infrastructure and the Westside Economy" (Sept. 2012, Transpo Group)

 

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CPO Talk

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CPOTalk, an email and news discussion group, gives CPO members an opportunity to share information, seek advice on issues from members of other CPOs, hear about upcoming events and generally keep in touch with each other.

To sign up for the discussion group, please go to the following website to submit your request:

http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/cpotalk

To keep email messages to a minimum, you can elect to receive messages in digest form (one email a day with all messages received within a 24-hour period). 

CPOTalk is open to Washington County residents and persons owning businesses or properties within CPO boundaries and who also participate in their local CPO. The intent of the forum is to encourage and support citizen discussion of land-use issues relating to growth and development, transportation, affordable housing, natural resources, watersheds, and other matters that impact the livability of Washington County communities.

CPOTalk standards will mirror those for CPO meetings with an expectation of respectful dialogue, balancing the views presented on topics of interest, not promoting the aims/goals of other advocacy organizations, no campaigning for elective office and/or initiatives and no fundraising.

CPOTalk encourages postings that include, but are not limited to:

  • Sharing information and ideas on involving/recruiting Washington County citizens in the public processes that affect their community’s livability
  • Informing members within CPOs of emerging concerns or time-sensitive issues
  • Requesting specific information on topics of interest
  • Announcing events (workshops, training sessions, meetings, fairs, etc)
  • Posting articles or notices of general interest on land-use issues, ordinances, legislation, etc.

CPO coordinators also use CPOTalk to distribute information that is of general interest or which may be time-sensitive.

CPOTalk is a restricted discussion list which means that membership requires approval by the list administrator, Margot Barnett, Oregon State University Extension Service CPO program coordinator. The approval process will protect persons from receiving unrelated and unwanted emails. Emails to the discussion group will not be moderated (that is, reviewed before being distributed to the members). Members can set email preferences to receive either individual messages or a digest of all emails received during a day; the latter helps to control the number of emails received. If warranted, topics will also be archived.

For other information about CPOTalk, contact Margot Barnett at 503-821-1114.

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Citizen Involvement Quarterly (CIQ) Newsletters

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The Citizen Involvement Quarterly (CIQ) newsletter fulfills a long-standing wish to reach out to county residents who have requested to become members of CPOs that are not currently active.

Washington County CPOs - Citizen Participation Organizations - are grassroots citizen involvement networks that are devoted to informing residents about opportunities to participate in local land-use and livability issues. This newsletter is provided to you as part of the OSU Extension Service’s Community Resource Development Program. Washington County Administration, Departments, and/or officials claim no responsibility, expressed or implied, for the content of the newsletter.

To view the PDF version of the CIQ Newsletters, please download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you would like to subscribe to your local CIQ newsletter please go to the Newsletter Request page.

Please contact Margot Barnett with further questions.

Newsletters:

Jan/Feb/Mar 2013 Oct 2012 July 2012 Apr 2012

Jan 2012

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Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI)

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The next CCI meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. All meetings are open to the public.

Each CPO is represented on Washington County's CCI, whose focus includes, but is not limited to, citizen involvement policy issues. The CCI Steering Committee meets at 4 PM on the fourth Thursday of the month at TVFR Fire Station 61, 13730 SW Butner Road, Beaverton.

The CCI general membership meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at TVF&R North Operating Center (NOC), Community Room, 20665 SW Blanton St, Aloha 97007.

If you have any questions regarding CCI agendas, please contact one of the OSU Extension Coordinators:

Margot Barnett, 503-821-1114

Dan Schauer 503-821-1123

Below is information regarding the Harold M. Haynes Citizen Involvement Award. The Nomination form is sent to all CPO leaders in April and May.

Honoring Citizen Involvement
Harold M. Haynes Nomination Form

(To view the PDF version of the CCI agendas, please download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)

AGENDAS:

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April 2013 March 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013 No Dec. meeting

MINUTES:

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Feb 2013
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MEETING PACKETS:

May 2013 items
March 2013 items Feb 2013 items
 Jan 2013 handouts
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Community of Interest Groups

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CPO members may approach CPO coordinators to form a group to address an issue or concern that may span beyond a CPO's boundaries and in which other CPO's may have an interest. Examples of groups that have been formed include:

  • New Regulations for Cell Towers Group
  • Noise Control Group
  • Tree Code Group: for more information on this group please see www.washcotreegroup.org

None of these above groups are currently active. If you would like more information on starting a Community of Interest Group please contact:

Margot Barnett 503-821-1114

Dan Schauer 503-821-1123

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