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No urbanization in the Stafford area.
That’s the message, in very clear terms, behind a letter that the cities of Tualatin and West Linn have agreed to send to Metro regarding the designation of the area around Southwest Borland Road, more than 3,900 acres, as an urban reserve.
On Monday, Nov. 23, the city council adopted a joint resolution to send the strongly worded letter to Metro, the regional government that is in the process of defining urban and rural areas which will shape development for the next several decades.
The letter comes after Clackamas County recommended the Stafford area for urbanization, and as Metro moves forward with considering the land as a designated place for dense, commercial development. The Stafford area has long been a hotspot of contention about how, exactly, it should evolve. The cities of Tualatin, West Linn and Lake Oswego have consistently been against changing the area’s status, citing extra costs for providing services combined with, they say, no clear economic benefit.
The joint resolution, which was first brought out at an Oct. 20 West Linn council meeting, was to be signed by Lake Oswego leaders as well, but at a Nov. 20 council meeting, that city did not take an official position on the letter.
“The letter is intended to make it absolutely clear, under no uncertain circumstances, that even though Clackamas County recommended an urban reserve, the cities don’t agree,” said Tualatin Mayor Lou Ogden.
The two-and-half-page letter makes several key points:
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