Category Archives: Development
Development News February 2025
• Cedar Hills apartments
• Peterkort Towne Square
• McDaniel middle housing
• Macy’s closing, zoning changing
CPO News June 2024
• CPO 1 June meeting: Middle Housing Basics
• CPO 7 meeting
• Development News
• Neighborhood meetings
The Opal Apartments bring diversity and affordability to downtown Cedar Mill
On April 11, we gathered at the newest building in Cedar Mill to celebrate The Opal, at the corner of Dogwood and Saltzman, opposite the library. County officials, employees from Friendly House, Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) members and leaders, and people from around the community joined prospective tenants in celebrating the beautiful new five-story apartment building.
CPO 1 News
• CPO 1 May meeting: TriMet and Peterkort update
• CPO 7 meeting
• Development News
• April meeting notes
• Service Provider Updates
Biz updates
• Milltowner news
• Timberland Business update
• Kirkland hotel
• Bethany Public House in negotiation
for sale
• Commercial space for lease
CPO 1 March News
• CPO 1 March Program
• CPO 7 meeting
• Development Applications
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Peterkort Starbucks Phasing
• Washington County Advisory
Council on Racial Equity
• February Meeting Notes
CPO News February 2024
• February CPO 1 meeting: All things library
• CPO 7 meeting: Middle Housing
• Development Applications
• Neighborhood Meetings
• January Meeting Notes
CPO 1 News January 2024
• January CPO 1 meeting: Road project update; Sunset Station development
• Development applications approved
• December meeting notes
• CPO 1 updates
• Crosswalks & Other Safety Improvements in the UUA
Development News December 2023
• Two major developments present to Beaverton NAC
• Kirkland hotel lender seeks foreclosure
• Mountain View Ridge in Bethany
CPO News December 2023
• December CPO 1 meeting: Crosswalks and other pedestrian safety improvements in the UUA
* Fire prompts questions about landlord responsibility
• Future of the CPO/CCI system
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Lee Street Partition
• Sunset Town Center •
• STC Residential/Retail Development
• Drive-Thru Coffee & Kirkland Car Wash
• 8-lot subdivision for Noyes Development
CPO News November 2023
• No November Meeting
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
• Future of the CPO/CCI system: BCC to hear latest OEICE proposal
• CPO 1 October Meeting Notes
CPO News October 2023
• October CPO 1 meeting: Domestic Extremism in our county; WCSO and scanners
• Future of the CPO/CCI system: BCC to hear latest OEICE proposal
• Neighborhood Meetings
9400 SW Taylor Street
• Development Applications
Malia Lane two-parcel partition
Mountain View Ridge
• Proposed Plan Amendment:
Commons at Sylvan Highlands
expansion
• CPO1 September meeting notes
Washington County News October 2023
Sheriff Garrett announces retirement, recommends Massey as interim [UPDATE October 3] Acting on their authority under Oregon law and Washington County ordinance, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously today to appoint Undersheriff Caprice Massey as Sheriff, upon the retirement of current Sheriff Pat Garrett. Garrett is retiring after serving a notable 35-year career with the Washington
Wetlands, trees, and community participation are under new legal threat
The annual housing production goal of 36,000 additional housing units at all levels of affordability across the state represents an 80% increase over current construction trends.
Nature & Gardens August 2023
• Treekeepers presents: Sanctuary of the Firs Tree Walk
• Join the Cedar Mill Garden Club
• Grow Together! Families in the Garden
• Online Organic Gardening Class
July 2023 Development News
The Portland Rock Gym is completing one segment of their new location in the building that most recently housed Orchard Hardware.
CPO News July 2023
• July CPO Meeting
• Cedar Grove meeting room available
• Future of the CPO system
• Neighborhood meetings
• Development Applications
• June CPO 1 meeting
Noyes Development celebrates 30 years
We wrote a Featured Business article in 2017 about this local developer. Now six years later, they are celebrating a big anniversary and they wanted to catch us up on recent news. Alex Vidal, Marketing Coordinator, shared these updates.
CPO 1 News June 2023
• June meeting
• Dale Street Development
• Washington County and the State SNR Abatement Order
• Future of the CPO system
• Development Proposals
• CPO 1 May 2023 Meeting Notes
• Westside Multimodal Improvements Study
• Volunteering at BSD Schools, and District Update
Development News May 2023
• Stay Prevents Residential Development in Some SNR Areas
• Peterkort northwest corner
• LUT Staffing delays—improvement on the horizon?
• County’s Building Services hires on track for July 1
• Building, Development fees to increase starting July 1
CPO News May 2023
• May meeting
• Future of the CPO system
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
• April meeting notes
New restaurants open now and coming soon!
• Grand Opening of Ninja Ramen & Bento!
• Elephants Deli opening this summer on CHB
• Pop Pizza and more coming to Milltowner
April 2023 Development News
• Life Time Fitness & Work opening soon
• Wetland work on THPRD’s Laidlaw property
CPO News March 2023
• March meeting: road projects, recycling
• Hybrid CPO meetings?
• Development news
• West Union gas station
• February meeting notes
• Central Beaverton Neighborhood Association Committee Meeting
CPO News February 2023
• Peterkort plans, Clean Water Services for February CPO
• Hybrid CPO meetings?
Development News February 2023
• West Union Gas Station proposal approved by Hearings Officer
• Neighborhood Commercial to Residential?
CPO News January 2023
• No January meeting
• Neighborhood Meetings: Peterkort Albertson’s building proposal
Business News January 2023
• Owen West Electric
• Wildwood Taphouse has new hours
* Aura Aesthetics Open House
• Mortgage Rates Drop and Housing Prices Remain the Same
• Clear out your records and get ready for ‘Shred-it” Day
“• Ask the Organizer” Series – Scheduling for a Successful New Year!
• Electronics Unlimited Computer Service & Repair
• Recycle+ for Beaverton
• Village Gallery of Arts
• DuFresne’s Auto Service—Frenchy’s Espresso
• Touchmark adding new building dedicated to active, social living
• West Multnomah SWCD is Hiring!
Habitat protections take another hit
Rapid development in Washington County has taken a toll on the large, mature trees that have made it such an inviting place to live.
A recent application in Cedar Mill was submitted and approved by the County. This 15-home, four-acre development is in a protected Significant Natural Resource area (SNR).
Development News November 2022
• Gas station hearing rescheduled
• American Family Urgent Care in the Kirkland segment of Timberland
• Milltowner update
Saltzman Affordable Housing
County and housing leaders, neighbors, and partners gathered together in late September to celebrate the Saltzman Road Apartments groundbreaking and learn more about this new community slated to open in October 2023.
Development News October 2022
• Peterkort Rock Gym
• Starbucks
• Cedar Hills Apartments approved
• Redevelopment of former Hall Street Grill
• Gas station next to a wetland up for consideration again
CPO News October 2022
• October CPO 1 meeting agenda: Election Forum!
• Neighborhood Meetings
• September 2022 Meeting Summary
September 2022 Road News
We asked LUT Public Affairs and Communications Manager Melissa De Lyser for an update on the various road projects in progress or scheduled for the roads we travel.
August 8 update
• Commissioner Districts Survey
• Neighborhood meeting for 9495 SW Taylor St
• Paving schedules
• Fall Care Fair for afterschool programs
• Flea Market at the Skyline Grange
• WashCo Bikes Repair Clinic
• Storytimes in different languages
• Water District proposes rate hike, offers listening sessions
• Fall Native Plant Sale at THPRD Nature Center
• James Recycling Event at Columbia Sportswear
New Business Roundup
The next business to open in the Milltowner Center is something really different for Cedar Mill! White Birch will bring a variety of home goods, clothing, specialty food items, and more.
CPO 1 News August 2022
• Neighborhood meetings
• Development applications
• Gas station next to a wetland
• Cedar Hills Apartments
• Leahy Estates appeal is denied
• CPO 1 July meeting notes
New Business: Wildwood Taphouse
The next new business to open in the Milltowner Center at Cornell and Saltzman will be the second location of Wildwood Taphouse. Partners Andrew Bradford and Will Witt are awaiting a couple of final inspections and hope to open mid-July.
Thompson Crossing decision raises questions about county planning
We asked Stephen Roberts, Director of Washington County’s Land Use and Transportation Department (LUT) to clarify the department’s reasoning in allowing the exceptions to county standards and plans for the Thompson Crossing development. While he didn’t explicitly answer every question, we’re including his responses below.
CPO News
After updates from our service providers, a TriMet spokesperson will attend to explain the elimination of Line 50, the only bus that served Cedar Mill and Bonny Slope; give us an update on the Last Mile effort (how to get people from their homes to the Transit Center); and provide any other details on how the agency can help us take advantage of public transit.
Washington County News
• Middle Housing Ordinance adopted
• Ridwell sues again but Recycle+ is available now
• Reduced rates for garbage and recycling
Cedar Mill welcomes a variety of new businesses
• Insomnia Coffee
• Shaka Brah Grill
• Target
• More new tenants in Milltowner
• Aurora Coffeehouse
CPO News June 2022
• June meeting: Civics for high school; District 2 update; Biggi appeal update
• Appeal against Leahy Estates development
• Cedar Hills multi-family housing development
• West Union gas station hearing cancelled, new design submitted
• May CPO 1 Meeting Notes
Multistory housing replaces a sentimental old home
When I first moved to Cedar Mill in 1969, I was a teenager, not interested in the community around me. We shopped at Bales Milltowner in its original location, and I would often sit in the car while mom shopped.
CPO News May 2022
• May Meeting: Ballot Measures, Cedar Hills development
• CPO 1 appeals the Thompson Crossing development approval, Biggi sues the county
• CPO 1 April Meeting Summary
Development News April 2022
• Milltowner update
• Bonny Slope Estates application submitted
• Estates at Leahy Park application approved
• Catlin Gabel expansion
• Village Baptist school expansion
• Saltzman Road Apartments approved
CPO News April 2022
• April meeting: Candidate Forum
• Land use and your CPO
• Neighborhood meetings
• Development applications
• CPO March Meeting Summary
CPO News March 2022
• March CPO 1 meeting
• Neighborhood meetings
• Development applications
• February CPO 1 meeting summary
Development News February 2022
• Milltowner adds new tenants
• McDaniel commercial property opposite BS Elementary
• Gas station next to a wetland
CPO 1 February: Recycling: Beyond the Bin?
• CPO 1 February meeting: Recycling: Beyond the Bin?
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
• Saltzman Retirement Housing Public Hearing
• CPO 1 January Meeting Summary
Grandmother Madrone
The Pacific madrone (arbutus menziesii), a Pacific coast native, is like a stubborn grandmother who refuses to be moved from her run-down old farmhouse to a fancy new condo where she can be lovingly cared for by those who love her. She prefers rocky soils and arid areas often in the middle of a dense Doug fir stand, or an inhospitable roadside bank rather than a well-tended and watered garden spot.
Development News January 2022
• Rock Gym at Peterkort center
• No news from Milltowner
• Thompson Crossing subdivision
• Saltzman Retirement Community
CPO News January 2022
• CPO 1 January meeting
• Neighborhood meetings
• Future of the CPO program discussed with Commissioners
• CPO 1 December meeting
Road News January 2022
• Saltzman PAC meeting
• Thompson Road/Kenny Terrace Online Open House
• Cornell Road project now underway
• Filbert sidewalk project delayed
• Walker-Murray intersection construction update
• Oregon 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project
• TriMet service reductions start January 10
• Cornell tunnel update
Road News December 2021
• Barnes/CHB intersection improvements
• Upper Saltzman—another PAC meeting, Open House, BCC briefing
CPO 1 News December 2021
• December meeting: Why our water rates must go up
• CCI requests Planning Commission changes
• Development Applications: West Union gas station; Leahy Estates
• Neighborhood Meeting online rules
• CPO 1 November Meeting Notes
A Short History of the Thompson-Saltzman Road Intersection
The corner of NW Thompson Road and NW Saltzman Road historically had a curious offset configuration, probably due to quarter section allotments when the property was homesteaded by the family of Laurence Lehman and other early settlers. In the course of time, it became necessary to upgrade the disjointed four-way stop to be safely aligned and controlled by traffic lights.
Development News November 2021
• Target opening in April
• Peterkort Towne Square
• Life Time
• Peterkort annexation update
CPO 1 News November 2021
• CPO 1 November 9 meeting
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
• CPO 1 October meeting notes
1021-Dev’t News: West Union gas station; Peterkort annexation
• West Union gas station plans being reviewed by WashCo
• Peterkort annexing remaining property into Beaverton
Love trees? Be a Treekeeper!
It’s easy to appreciate trees when they are in the glory of their fall colors, but at Treekeepers of Washington County we celebrate trees all year around. Besides being beautiful, trees provide environmental, economic, and social benefits—including fighting climate change—by absorbing carbon dioxide and airborne pollutants, storing the carbon, and emitting pure oxygen.
The Bauer house
Jim Bauer is a descendant of one of Cedar Mill’s early families. He shared his recollections of the Henry & Erna Bauer house that is slated for imminent demolition on Saltzman to make way for a new subdivision.
Development News September 2021
The “shells” of the five buildings in the new shopping center are nearly complete, and four of them have gotten through the permitting from the county and are ready for the tenants to move in. Insomnia Coffee is beginning to work with the architect on interior finishes.
WashCo News August 2021
• BCC gives green light to develop comprehensive substance use treatment center
• What is Middle Housing?
Development News July 2021
• Sunset Athletic Club’s new facility is coming along!
• Dinihanian Farm update
CPO 1 News July 2021
• No July or August meetings
• CPO 1 June Meeting Summary
• Neighborhood meetings
Life Time Fitness at Barnes & CHB
With construction finally underway on the Life Time Fitness complex west of Cedar Hills Blvd. (CHB) south of Barnes Road, we have been receiving questions about this development and future plans for the remaining Peterkort properties in the vicinity. Here’s a brief review and a timeline of the Peterkort Master Plan.
Business News June 2021
• Cascadia Taphouse happenings
• White Birch Design Co. is coming!
• Introducing Coast & Country Designs
• The Wine Cellar
• Village Gallery of Arts
• Cedar Mill Farmers Market, Did You Know?
• Jessica Angle Painting
• Cedar Mill Business Association
• Sunset Credit Union: Four tips to buying the right car at the right price
Development News May 2021
• Milltowner Center update
• Dogtopia opening in Kirkland Place
• Stickmen Brewing
• Peterkort parking lot
CPO News May 2021
• CPO 1 May meeting
• Comment on Long Range Planning Draft Work Plan
• New online system provides easier access to Board of County Commissioners information
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Land Use actions
• April CPO 1 Summary
County leaves ped-bike safety on the table
People who want safer routes for bicycles and pedestrians look to Washington County to, if not build them, at least encourage them. In some cases, a developer is required to build them when new houses go in.
Development News April 2021
Target application is approved, turn lane can stay for now
Washington County has approved the application to allow Target to move into the former Bales grocery location. There was considerable anxiety over a possible Land Use and Transportation (LUT) requirement to close the left turn lane from Cornell into the lot, but in a decision sent out on March 25, LUT has decided it can remain “on a temporary basis until such time as alternative access meeting the access spacing standards becomes available—providing that [they] continue to operate safely.”
CPO 1 News April 2021
• CPO 1 April meeting
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
• CCI news
• March CPO 1 Summary
Development News March 2021
• Access to the proposed Target store still in question
• Peterkort Sunset Subdivision extension approved
• No updates for Milltowner, Kirkland
CPO News March 2021
• CPO 1 March Meeting: Water When We Need It?!
• CPO 7 looks at bike-ped safety
• Middle Housing is coming to Washington County
• CPO 1 February meeting recap
• Public hearing on Catlin Gabel new middle school
• Cornell Farm new building
• New Touchmark building approved
CPO 1 News February 2021
• February 9 meeting
• CPO 1 January Meeting Summary
• Cornell Farm Neighborhood Meeting
• Peterkort subdivision time extension requested
• Touchmark addition Development Review
• NW 113th partition and access review
Development News February 2021
• New businesses for Milltowner, Kirkland
• Catlin Gabel campus
CPO 1 News January 2021
• CPO 1 January Meeting
• CPO1 December Meeting Summary
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Proposed 10-lot subdivision “Thompson Crossing”
• Proposed 10-lot subdivision “Lynnridge Estates”
CPO 1 News December 2020
• December CPO 1 meeting
• CPO1 November Meeting Summary
• Short-term Rentals Online Open House December 4 – January 8
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Development applications
December 2020 Development News
Thompson is designated as a minor arterial on county plans, which means it needs to be three lanes with curbs and sidewalks, and a total width of 90 feet.
Development News November 2020
Target is proposing to locate a small-format retail store in the building that previously housed Bales Marketplace, at 12675 NW Cornell.
CPO 1 News November 2020
As reported by OPB, Oregon’s recycling system is suffering from a long list of ailments so we have invited Thomas Egleston, Manager of the Washington County Solid Waste & Recycling program, to inform you about a new plan to reform our state’s recycling system.
Road News September 2020
Cornelius Pass news
Saltzman solution?
Walker-Murray intersection project is appealed by Beaverton Councilors
Springville Road construction
Saving what’s left—efforts to protect the remaining natural areas and wildlife habitats in Washington County
As Significant Natural Resources (SNRs) and wildlife habitats in Washington County diminish, community members have become more vocal in trying to protect what is remaining. This article is just a brief overview of some of the activities presently in progress in Washington County.
Development News
The (Cedar) Rumor Mill
Milltowner updates
Cedar Grove affordable housing nearing completion
185th gas station
Columbia Sportswear new building
Development News July 2020
McDaniel commercial property sold, plans unknown
Development proposed for home site in Bonny Slope West
Construction beginning for Kirkland development
State Land Use Commission issues enforcement order against Washington County
The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) has issued an enforcement order against Washington County for its lack of compliance with statewide land use planning goals designed to protect significant natural resources.
Road News April 2020
Butner Road culvert will include pedestrian improvements; Roadside spraying will start soon…
