Citizen Participation Organization #1 serves Cedar Mill & Cedar Hills; find out what’s happening in our area relating to land use & development; and learn more about how our area is governed.

December 8 meeting agenda:

Following the open mic and community briefings, we’ll hear from our State Representative Maxine Dexter. She was appointed last spring to serve the remainder of Rep. Greenlick’s term after he passed away, and was elected to the position in November. She’ll give us a report on her priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session and take a few questions/ comments from the members.

Then we’ll learn about the Westside Trail, which will eventually stretch from the Tualatin River to the Willamette! Peter Swinton, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Planner, will give us a brief overview of the Trail—how it was planned, where it goes, and the status of those segments not yet built. Then he’ll update us on the feasibility study currently in progress for a pedestrian bridge that will connect the trail across the Sunset Highway.

Finally we’ll get an update on the Highway 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project. ODOT has a plan to address long-standing bottlenecks on the highway between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W caused by too many closely spaced interchanges. Auxiliary lanes are ramp-to-ramp connections that help reduce bottlenecks by giving drivers more space and time to merge safely. This decreases conflicts, improves safety and the flow of traffic, and ultimately allows the existing lanes to work more efficiently. See Road News in this issue for more.