News

Partnering for the Future: Annual Report FY 2017-18 has been published online by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT).

Scott Young, Washington County Surveyor, has been named the 2018 Surveyor of the Year by the Oregon Association of County Engineers & Surveyors (OACES).

Rainy weather has returned to Washington County. Showers are predicted for the weekend and into next week.

Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) and JLA Public Involvement have earned a 2018 Achievement in Community Engagement (ACE) award recognizing outstanding public engagement in connection with the Washington County Transportation Futures Study (WCTFS).

Those who live and/or work in Washington County are asked to apply for 10 positions on two transportation-focused community advisory committees that work with the Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT).

The closure of Kemmer Road, between 175th and 176th avenues, has been extended through Nov. 12 due to unexpected utility line conflicts.

A Declaration of Cooperation identifying processes for watershed management and flood mitigation in the Cedar Mill/North Johnson Creek watershed was signed on Tuesday [October 9] by members of the Cedar Mill Creek Flood Remediation Collaborative (CMCFRC).

The fall Development Forum, hosted by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT), will be 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Washington County Walnut Street Center, 1400 Walnut St., Hillsboro.

A grand opening celebration for the completion of Washington County’s 124th Avenue Extension project and the installation of the first section of the Willamette Water Supply Program pipeline will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.

October was proclaimed National Community Planning Month by the Washington County Board of Commissioners during its Oct. 2 regular meeting.

The public is invited to comment on sidewalk improvements planned for Madeline Street at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Aloha High School, 18550 SW Kinnaman Road.

The public is invited to suggest improvements for the Scholls Ferry and Scholls-Sherwood roads intersection at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Groner K-8 School, 23405 SW Scholls Ferry Road.

The public is invited to learn more about traffic impacts, road construction, pipelines and sewer pipe installations in the Roy Rogers Road area at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Mountainside High School, 12500 SW 175th Ave.

Kemmer Road, between 175th and 176th avenues, will be closed Sept. 17-Oct. 16 for road construction.

Clark Hill Road, south of Tile Flat Road, will close from Sept. 7-Oct. 12, for bridge replacement.

A Washington County employee was presented with the 2017-18 Permit Technician of the Year by the Oregon Building Officials Association (OBOA) during the County Board of Commissioners meeting this morning (Aug. 21).

Nighttime paving work will continue on 158th Avenue, between Walker Road and the Merlo Avenue MAX station, from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. Aug. 21-25.

174th Avenue, between Bronson Road and Santiam Drive, will be closed Aug. 27-Sept. 30 for a culvert replacement.