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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

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Information and articles of interest to all CPOs

Potential Countywide Vehicle Registration Fee for Road Maintenance

Road maintenance funding options have been studied by Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation (DLUT) staff, and the potential for a Vehicle Registration Fee is being explored in public discussion with officials. Linked here (.pdf) is information that was presented to the Washington County Coordinating Committee on Monday, June 10, 2013. The CCI will hear from Andrew Singelakis, Director of DLUT, on June 18, 2013. 

Milestone developments stemming from community involvement on Recology-Nature's Needs

Editorial: "DEQ plan for 'stinky' sites anticlimactic for North Plains," Hillsboro Argus, 5/31/13 http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/05/deq_plan_for_stinky_sites_anti.html

News: "After years of delay, Oregon develops strategy to crack down on nuisance odors," Scott Learn, The Oregonian, 5/28/13 http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/05/after_years_of_delay_oregon_de.html

News: "Oregon fails to enforce rules against foul odors from industry, compost plants," Scott Learn, The Oregonian, 2/25/13 http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/02/oregon_fails_to_enforce_rules.html

News: "Commissioners vote to allow residential food scraps at Nature's Needs, end commercial program," Katherine Driessen, The Oregonian, 1/22/13 http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2013/01/commissioners_vote_to_allow_re.html

Hillsboro seeks exploration of westside transportation options

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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Westside transportation options: links and documents

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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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All meetings are open to the public. The next CCI meeting will be on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at a special time and place: 7:15 pm, Washington County Public Services Building-Cafeteria (off the first floor hallways). Please join CCI and guests for the Harold Haynes Award for Citizen Involvement presentation at 6 pm.

Each CPO is represented on Washington County's CCI, whose focus includes, but is not limited to, citizen involvement policy issues. The CCI general membership's regularly scheduled meeting is 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.

The CCI Steering Committee's regularly scheduled meeting is at 4 PM on the fourth Thursday of the month at TVFR Fire Station 61, 13730 SW Butner Road, Beaverton.

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

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

AGENDAS:

June 2013  May 2013
April 2013 March 2013 Feb 2013 Jan 2013

MINUTES:

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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

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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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