SOUTH COOPER MOUNTAIN DRAFT CONCEPT AND COMMUNITY PLANS TO BE REVIEWED AT FINAL OPEN HOUSE (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: July 16th, 2014 2:08 PM
The City of Beaverton is continuing the South Cooper Mountain planning process with a final open house on Thursday, July 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Scholls Heights Elementary School (16400 SW Loon Drive). The public is encouraged to attend and provide feedback on the draft recommendations.
In April, the City Council passed a resolution affirming a Preferred Concept Plan Scenario for South Cooper Mountain, which was developed from the best performing parts of earlier alternatives that were shared with the public at a February open house. The Preferred Scenario also incorporated feedback from the project's Technical and Citizen Advisory Committees before it was recommended to the City Council.
As directed by the City Council, the project team is now preparing a draft Concept Plan that describes the overall vision and planning strategies for South Cooper Mountain, building on the Preferred Concept Plan Scenario.
Draft Community Plans have also been prepared for the South Cooper Mountain Annexation Area and for North Cooper Mountain. These provide comprehensive plan policies and recommendations for land use, transportation connections, natural resource protection, zoning code ideas, and infrastructure funding.
Copies of the draft Community Plans are available for review at www.BeavertonOregon.gov/SouthCooperPlan. The draft concept plan will also be posted prior to the open house.
Comments on all documents will be accepted through July 31, and additional opportunities for comment will be provided at public hearings later this year.
Additional project details and an interested-parties signup form are also available on the project website: www.BeavertonOregon.gov/SouthCooperPlan.
For more information, contact Valerie Sutton, senior planner, at vsutton@BeavertonOregon.gov or 503-526-2496.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the entire Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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In April, the City Council passed a resolution affirming a Preferred Concept Plan Scenario for South Cooper Mountain, which was developed from the best performing parts of earlier alternatives that were shared with the public at a February open house. The Preferred Scenario also incorporated feedback from the project's Technical and Citizen Advisory Committees before it was recommended to the City Council.
As directed by the City Council, the project team is now preparing a draft Concept Plan that describes the overall vision and planning strategies for South Cooper Mountain, building on the Preferred Concept Plan Scenario.
Draft Community Plans have also been prepared for the South Cooper Mountain Annexation Area and for North Cooper Mountain. These provide comprehensive plan policies and recommendations for land use, transportation connections, natural resource protection, zoning code ideas, and infrastructure funding.
Copies of the draft Community Plans are available for review at www.BeavertonOregon.gov/SouthCooperPlan. The draft concept plan will also be posted prior to the open house.
Comments on all documents will be accepted through July 31, and additional opportunities for comment will be provided at public hearings later this year.
Additional project details and an interested-parties signup form are also available on the project website: www.BeavertonOregon.gov/SouthCooperPlan.
For more information, contact Valerie Sutton, senior planner, at vsutton@BeavertonOregon.gov or 503-526-2496.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the entire Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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