Metro is providing detailed reports and information about different areas the Metro Council may consider for an expansion of the urban growth boundary.
You can view interactive maps and download reports about each of 10 areas being considered. Three of these areas have been recommended to the Metro Council by Metro’s acting chief operating officer. Seven additional areas were requested by local cities for the Metro Council to consider. It is unlikely that all of the 10 areas will come into the urban growth boundary this fall.
Reports on each of these areas address:
- Traffic patterns and any resulting increase in traffic congestion, commute times and air quality;
- Whether parks and open space protection in the area to be added will benefit existing residents of the district as well as future residents of the added territory, and
- The cost impacts on existing residents of providing needed public services and public infrastructure to the area to be added.
As required by Metro’s charter, notices were mailed Thursday to households within one mile of each proposed expansion area with information about these reports and directing recipients to the website for more information.
The Metro Council will hold two public hearings on a possible urban growth boundary expansion in October. The first public hearing will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Beaverton Library, located at 12375 SW Fifth St.
A final public hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland. The Metro Council is scheduled to make its decision at this hearing.
In addition, written comments may be provided to the Metro Council through other means, up through Oct. 20:
Send comments via email to [email protected]. Email messages will be shared with Metro Councilors and included in the public record
Written testimony may be mailed to the Metro Council, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232, and included in the public record.
You can also contact your Metro Councilor directly.