The Aug. 11 regular city council meeting was off to a festive start with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new police station. After the ceremony, the city council convened in the police station community room.
The meeting started with a presentation from Greg Fitzgerald with Clackamas Community College who spoke about the college’s upcoming bond measure on the November ballot. Mayor John Kovash also presented two finance awards to Finance Director Richard Seals.
With transportation always a city council priority, the Aug. 4 work session looked at a variety of modes, include mass transit and trails – along with a neighborhood association merger and sustainability.
TriMet Southwest Transit Enhancement Plan
The evening started with a presentation on transit and access to transit by TriMet planner Tom Mills.
Trimet is currently working on its Southwest Service Enhancement Plan that includes West Linn, Tigard, Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Southwest Portland, Durham and King City.
From princesses to water to annexations, the city council dealt with a broad array of issues during its July 14 regular meeting.
2014 Old Time Fair Proclamation
Mayor John Kovash read a proclamation thanking last year’s Old Time Fair Queen Celia Lawrence as well as a proclamation honoring and congratulating this year’s princesses, Amber Woods, Katie Williams, McKenna Wright and Megan Talbert.
The July 7 joint city council and planning commission meeting was an exciting one as members received a progress report on the planning for the Arch Bridge and Bolton areas in West Linn.
Start of a vision
The city kicked off the 10-20 year visioning project with the city council on Jan. 27. The project is being guided by an advisory committee comprised of various community members that will meet throughout the year. A technical committee with staff from various agencies is also providing input and guidance.
