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Visit an online open house to comment on draft requirements for a proposed short-term rental licensing program in urban unincorporated Washington County.

Visite la jornada de puertas abiertas virtual para ver el borrador de requisitos de un programa de licencias para alquiler a corto plazo propuesto en la zona urbana no incorporada del condado de Washington.

Comment on the 170th Avenue and Florence Street pedestrian improvement projects through an online open house available through Dec. 20.

Salud Pública del Condado de Washington apoya el nuevo marco de trabajo anunciado hoy por la gobernadora Kate Brown. Tenemos la esperanza de que este nuevo enfoque sea más fácil de entender tanto para el público como para los negocios y empresas, y que ayude a frenar la propagación del COVID-19 en nuestro condado y Oregon.

Washington County Public Health supports the new framework announced today by Governor Kate Brown. We are hopeful this new approach will be easier for the public and businesses to understand and will help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon and in Washington County.

Comment on the Walker Road Phase 3 Project at an online open house through Dec. 13.

An expansion of the traffic-calming Neighborhood Streets Program was approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners its regular meeting on Nov. 17

Share feedback on three possible routes for the Tualatin Valley (TV) Trail in Aloha, between Cornelius Pass Road and 160th Avenue, in an online open house.

Comparta sus comentarios sobre las tres rutas posibles para el sendero de Tualatin Valley (TV) en Aloha, entre Cornelius Pass Road y 160th Avenue, en una jornada de puertas abiertas en línea.

Las nuevas medidas anunciadas hoy por la gobernadora Kate Brown son necesarias para frenar la propagación del coronavirus en Oregon y en el condado de Washington.

The new measures announced today by Governor Kate Brown are necessary to slow the spread of coronavirus in Oregon and in Washington County.

La gobernadora ha ordenado que el Condado de Washington se una a otros ocho condados de Oregon donde el COVID-19 se está propagando rápidamente para que tomen una pausa de dos semanas sobre actividades sociales, comerciales y otras más dado que están transmitiendo el coronavirus.

The governor has asked Washington County to join eight other Oregon counties where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly to take a two-week pause in social, business and other activities that are driving the spread of coronavirus. The pause will start this Wednesday, Nov. 11 and last until Wednesday, Nov. 25.

For the fourth consecutive year, a Washington County Land Use & Transportation Building Services employee has been honored by the Oregon Building Officials Association (OBOA). Derrick Moon, LUT Building Services Supervisor, was named OBOA’s State of Oregon Supervisor of the Year during the organization’s annual meeting in August. This morning (Nov. 3), Moon was honored during the Washington County Board County Board of Commissioners meeting for his achievement.

Weight limits changes on four bridges were recently approved by the Washington County Board of Commissioners.

SW 205th Avenue is closing Nov. 2, between SW Gracie Street and NW Quatama streets, for urgent bridge repairs. These repairs will require removal of the pedestrian bridge.

Learn about the West Union/Thompson roads pedestrian safety project during the online construction kickoff through Nov. 8.

Comment on the Filbert Street pedestrian improvement project during the online open house through Nov. 1.

Signs in the public right-of-way, including political signs, can block traffic signs, streetlights, impair travelers' line of sight and visibility and pedestrian access.

Halloween is usually a time for door-to-door trick-or-treating, haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes and costume parties. But this year, health experts are advising against these activities because they could easily spread the coronavirus.