News

When it comes to Washington County roads, safety is the No. 1 priority. However road maintenance funding - primarily from gas taxes and fees - is not meeting the growing need for road, bridge and culvert repair and replacement.

An open house for the 90th Avenue (Tigard) Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD) Safety Improvement Project will be 5-7 p.m. July 28 at Metzger Park, 800 SW Hemlock St.

Registration is now open for several workshops that address reducing access to lethal means ― such as firearms or prescription medications ― for those at risk for suicide.

Switzer joins the leadership team of Washington County’s Facilities and Parks Division.

CPO 4B meeting notice and agenda July 14, 2016

Traffic impacts associated with the construction of the Verboort-Purdin Road/Hwy 47 roundabout and the Porter Road Bridge are starting next week.

Construction on Fischer Road, between SW 131st Avenue and Highway 99W, is expected to begin Aug. 1

Westside Community Church is having their third annual Good Neighbor Project event on August 21.

Nighttime traffic will be flagged through the intersection of Cornelius Pass Road and Evergreen Parkway from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, July 5-7, for installation of underground utilities as part of the Cornelius Pass Road widening project.

CPO 1 meeting notice and agenda for July 12, 2016

This new management position was created to provide administrative support to the county’s public involvement efforts, including the Community Participation Organization (CPO) Program.

CPO 6 meeting notice for July 7 2016

Washington County officials have been notified that Moody’s Investors Service has assigned its highest rating, “Aaa,” to the County’s $77 million General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016, designated to replace and upgrade the current 9-1-1 emergency communications system.

The Road Maintenance Program approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners includes more than 60 miles of road paving or sealing.

County crews and the contractor Apply-A-Line will be repainting road stripes on rural and urban roads throughout the summer.