• CPO 1 meeting: Traffic Calming
• CPO 7 meeting
• CPO 7 Steering Committee Meetings
• Transitional Housing meeting recap

CPO 1 meeting: Traffic Calming

Wednesday, November 12, 7-9 pm, online via zoom

Are you concerned about dangerous driving in your neighborhood? Do you wish there was a way to keep drivers from speeding or other reckless behavior? Attend our November meeting to hear about Washington County’s Traffic Calming programs to find out how you and your neighbors can work toward a safer street. Sherri Grey, Community Program Coordinator for Washington County Land Use and Transportation, will share a presentation and take questions.

NOTE: we are meeting on Wednesday this month because Tuesday is Veterans Day, a holiday for county workers.

We will also have our annual CPO leadership election. Current leaders Virginia Bruce, Chair, and Bruce Bartlett, Vice Chair, have agreed to continue but nominations can still be made from the floor.

As usual, we will also hear from some of our service providers including the Sheriff’s Office, park district, and others. We encourage CPO 1 residents to share their concerns about safety, development, and other quality-of-life issues that CPO 1 can help with. CPO 1 is the Community Participation Organization that serves people who live in Cedar Mill, Cedar Hills and Bonny Slope, but our meetings are open to everyone.

If you can’t attend our meetings, they are recorded and available on the CPO 1 YouTube channel for viewing at your convenience. Visit our YouTube channel and subscribe! The CPO 1 Facebook Group is a good place to discuss current issues and get timely updates.

CPO 7 meeting

Monday, November 10, 7-9 pm, in person at TVF&R Station 68, 13545 NW Evergreen, and via zoom

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is working on a grant for enhancements to a park in Rock Creek. They will describe the project and ask CPO 7 members to endorse a letter of support.

CPO 7 Steering Committee Meetings

Second Monday of the month, 4-5 pm, Zoom

Washington County CPO 7 held elections for the upcoming year at their October meeting. Nancy Hazelett was re-elected as Chair and Mary Manseau was re-elected as Vice-Chair and CCI Representative. Additional steering committee positions are open and anyone living, working, or doing business in CPO 7 is invited to join this team. Contact CPO7Leaders@gmail.com for more information and visit the CPO7 Facebook page for current information about our community.

Transitional Housing meeting recap

At our October 14 meeting we heard from Jes Larson, Assistant Director of Homeless Services, and Jill Chen, Assistant Director of Housing Services for Washington County, who provided information to the community about the Cornell Road Transitional Housing facility slated to open in 2026 at the former Doubletree Hotel just off Cornell at Highway 26. The program and facility will serve people from around the county who are experiencing both homelessness and addiction, with the aim to get them off drugs and alcohol and on a path to sustainable independent living.

They provided an overview of the county’s homeless services that include prevention measures, outreach, emergency shelters, rental assistance, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.

Then they outlined the management plan for the Cornell Road facility. The site will have 24/7 security and staffing to provide safety for residents and neighbors. Case managers will guide residents toward recovery and permanent housing. Residents will be required to participate in on-site peer support groups, housing responsibilities, and community service.

Recovery services will include partnering with agencies such as CODA that provide medical addiction recovery, and other providers for general health issues, life and job skills training, and 12-step support groups. Participants who adhere to requirements for clean and sober living and participation in recovery programs may stay in the facility for up to 24 months.

They introduced Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (HOPE) as the on-site management provider that was selected to run the facility. The non-profit currently runs centers in Clatsop, Lincoln, Multnomah, Tillamook, and Yamhill counties. They will work with Housing Services to create house rules for the Participant Agreement that will specify curfews, visitor policies, behavior, and other expectations that residents must meet to stay at the facility.

Then the team answered some of the questions that had been submitted by CPO 1 and 7 neighbors. After the meeting they provided a document with more of those answers. The Transitional Housing page on the county website includes links to the October 14 presentation, the YouTube video of the meeting, and the question/answer document, and will be updated as the process unfolds.

Then they took questions from those attending. One of the areas of intense concern was whether background checks would be conducted on potential residents. They explained that a criminal history would not prevent people from residence, but that it was unlikely that someone currently under county supervision or with a state registration for sex offenses would be able to live there.

While plans and work to remodel the site for its future use proceed, the next step in community engagement will be to create a Good Neighbor Agreement to establish roles, responsibilities, and communication protocols. Partners, law enforcement, and neighbors will participate in workshops to inform a draft that will be presented at another community meeting in early 2026. The facility is targeted to open in October 2026.

Neighbors who want to participate or just stay informed are encouraged to sign up with Housing Services to get updates including a newsletter that will begin this month. Send an email to homeless_services@washingtoncountyor.gov.