Metro wants your ideas about how you’d like the region and your community to look in the future. Visit one of four remaining open houses throughout the region or comment online.
Metro’s Community Investment Strategy “road show” continues next week with open houses scheduled in Oregon City, St. Johns and Hillsboro. An additional open house in Gresham has been added on Thursday, Sept. 30. The open houses are an opportunity for residents to learn more about recommendations calling for a regional Community Investment Strategy for public structures that make our neighborhoods livable – from streets to parks to jobs – and give feedback on possible urban growth boundary expansions.
On Aug. 10, Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan released recommendations that call for cities, counties, Metro, the state of Oregon and businesses throughout the region to find innovative and cooperative solutions to the challenges we face; to tackle financial gaps and inefficiencies that slow progress and increase costs; to improve coordination of state, local and federal investments in public structures such as roads, bridges, water systems and parks; and to create a strategic investment plan to better leverage taxpayer dollars with private investments. Jordan also made recommendations about potential areas to consider for urban growth boundary expansion to accommodate future residential and employment growth.
The remaining four open houses will be held:
- Monday, Sept. 20, 5 to 7 p.m. – Clackamas County Development Services Building, Community Room; 150 Beavercreek Rd., Oregon City
- Tuesday, Sept. 21, 5 to 7 p.m. – St. Johns Community Center, classroom 4, 8427 N. Central, Portland
- Wednesday, Sept. 22, 5 to 7 p.m. – Hillsboro Civic Center, room 113C, 150 E Main St., Hillsboro
- Thursday, Sept. 30, 5 to 7 p.m. – Gresham City Hall, Conference Center, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham
Learn more and share your views online
Visit Metro's website to review the recommendations for a Community Investment Strategy, download maps of urban growth boundary study areas and take an online questionnaire. Find the schedule for all open houses and other ways to share your views. Public comments received by Oct. 1 will be summarized in a report and shared with policy makers prior to decisions scheduled for later in the fall.