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long-term maintenance needs and make
safety improvements. These improve-
ments include bridge replacements and
upgrades, traffic signal upgrades and
a significant investment in bicycle and
pedestrian facilities.

Looking ahead, FY 2018–19 will pro-
vide us with more opportunities to fur- Table of contents
ther maintain our roads. Starting on
County’s food cart ordinance
July 1, 2018, Washington County began
dishes up cuisine and community -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
collecting a $30 per year vehicle reg-
istration fee (VRF) through the Depart- Other Land Use ordinances adopted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ment of Transportation Driver and Motor Strengthening the seismic response: Building
Vehicle Services Division. Cities within Services staff prepares for earthquake activity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the County are expected to receive a
Tight labor market poses
total of $5.4 million (40 percent) from challenges for Building Services ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the VRF, which will be divided based
Improving connections:
Andrew Singelakis, Director on population.
10th Avenue project wraps up --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The County’s share of VRF revenue is Update: 124th Avenue Extension Project ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
expected to total $8.1 million (60 per-
Henry Hagg Lake perimeter
FY 2017–18: cent) in FY 2018–19. We have committed roads repairs closer to completion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this revenue to addressing road main-
PARTNERING FOR THE FUTURE tenance and critical bridge and culvert The bridges of Washington County ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
safety deficiencies. Leaving their mark:
Striping crews are all about safety -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To summarize, LUT is focusing its revenue
“Get better every day” is one of the goals in the our response plans for seismic events (page 5). In other streams on improving safety for all who Snow zones gain traction in Washington County ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Washington County Land Use & Transportation (LUT) words, this report tells readers how LUT staff makes travel in Washington County. We work Watershed management: Collaborative partners
strategic plan. When our employees are better—both Washington County better every day. hard, every day, to make life better in the working on flood remediation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
professionally and personally—then the Washington One of the highlights of this fiscal year started on July travel lane, the bike lane, the sidewalk, Roy Rogers Road area projects: Construction
County community is better. That means that at the 5, 2017, when the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill the downtown and the neighborhood. partnerships save money, reduce inconvenience ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
end of every work day, our employees have made 2017 (HB 2017), a $5.3 billion, 10-year transportation Please join me in congratulating the LUT
Washington County a little safer, a little healthier and a bill. LUT and our regional partners advocated to make staff on another great year. LUT staff transports SW Corridor 37
project closer to reality
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little stronger.
this bill a reality. Over this 10-year period, the Oregon Planning studies/projects in FY 2017–18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In this FY 2017–18 annual report, three of our engineers Department of Transportation estimates that Washing-
House Bill 2017 transportation
discuss the bridges that were constructed (page 21). ton County’s Road Fund could increase by an average
package to fund transit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our road crews describe the striping process and what of $11.7 million per year, assuming the gas tax and motor
it takes to get the job done (page 25). Project manag- vehicle privilege fee are phased in as planned. Andrew Singelakis, AICP, Director County supports cities’ growth plans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ers explain the benefits of collaborative construction This additional funding will allow us to make Washing- Washington County Department Talk like a planner: Glossary of planning terms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
projects (page 33), and our building engineers share
ton County roads better, as we continue to address of Land Use & Transportation By the numbers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Urban Road Maintenance District -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------