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Celebration marks the completion of Tualatin-Sherwood Road, Roy Rogers Road projects

The community is invited to attend a celebration recognizing the completion of three street improvement projects at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20, at Pioneer City Park in Sherwood. The event includes a short ceremony and ribbon cutting to mark the occasion.

Washington County, in partnership with the cities of Sherwood and Tualatin, and the Willamette Water Supply Program, improved five miles of Roy Rogers Road and Tualatin-Sherwood Road. These projects were identified in the County and cities’ transportation system plans to improve existing routes though Washington County. The projects are:

The celebration marks the end of four years of continuous road construction along the corridor, ending with improved streets that better meet the needs of the growing cities of Sherwood and Tualatin, as well as providing better safety and infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.

Community Event: Blackberry Grove Energy Storage

Jupiter Power is hosting an in-person event to discuss the proposed battery energy storage system at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Portland Community College Rock Creek Event Center Building 9, 17705 NW Springville Road.

The project team will be available to answer any questions about the project. Attendees can come and go as they please.

The proposed Blackberry Grove Energy Storage development site is northeast of the West Union Road and Bendemeer Road intersection, across the street from the West Union substation.

For more information, visit www.blackberrygroveenergy.com.

wc-roads.com - Upcoming Traffic Impacts

Jenkins Road/Bowerman Drive intersection; traffic signal shutdown 8-10 a.m. Oct. 4 for event.
Terman Road, from Murray Boulevard to Shannon Place; road closure 8-11 a.m. Oct. 4 for event.
Cornelius Pass Road/Johnson Street intersection; traffic signal shutdown 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6 for utility work.
Cornelius Pass Road/Johnson Street intersection; traffic signal shutdown 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 9 for paving.

Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic impacts.

Career Opportunities: Work for LUT

At Washington County, we believe our employees and services should reflect our growing and diverse community. We understand that taking care of our community means taking care of our employees.

Discover career opportunities with Land Use & Transportation! We're committed to building and maintaining a great transportation system and planning and protecting our community's land. Open positions include:

Building Services Supervisor, Full time, regular
Operations Superintendent, Full time, regular
Survey Technician III, Full time, regular

Neighborhood Meetings

NOTE: Neighborhood Meeting information is provided as a courtesy only. Developers must hold Neighborhood Meetings prior to submitting certain land use applications. These meetings serve as a forum for the developer, affected CPOs and property owners within 500 feet in urban areas or 1,000 feet in rural areas to discuss the proposal before an application is submitted to the County. County staff do not schedule these meetings nor attend them. Questions? See the contact information included within each Neighborhood Meeting listed below.

Oct. 14: Proposed multi-dwelling project

At 6 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here). The site is 3.3 acres in the R-25 District (Residential 20 units per acre) and is located at 1040 SW 66th Ave. Contact Ken Sandblast, Westlake Consultants, at 503-684-0652 or ksandblast@westlakeconsultants.com.

District 2; CPO 1

Oct. 15: Proposed solar energy facility

At 6 p.m. held virtually (instructions available here). The site is 181.52 acres in the EFU District (Exclusive Farm Use) and is located at 11789 and 11767 NW Helvetia Road. Contact Spencer Wallace, Conifer Energy Partners, at spencer@coniferenergypartners.com or 971-236-3706.

District 2; CPO 8

Rescheduled - Oct. 21: Proposed lot partition

At 6 p.m. at the proposed location, 9525 SW 92nd Ave. The site is 0.41 acre in the R-5 District (Residential 4-5 units per acre) and is located at 9525 SW 92nd Ave. Contact Steve Nys, Nys
Associates, at 503-245-6721 or nys.assoc@yahoo.com.

District 3; CPO 4M

Attend CPO Meetings

Learn what's going on in your area of Washington County. Attend your Community Participation Organization (CPO). CPOs are made up of community members who work together and are actively engaged in decision-making processes. Find out which CPO you live in and learn more.

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