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STAY INFORMED AND

GET INVOLVED

e Stay up-to-date with LUT e-Subscriptions Get involved in your

Sign up for LUT publications and updates to help keep you informed.
Organization
Visit http://washtech.co.washington.or.us/subscriptions and look under “Land Citizen Participation
Use & Transportation” and “Transportation Projects.” One way to stay informed and
have an impact on land use and
Serve on a committee transportation decisions in your
Volunteer citizen committees help guide our work. Some are permanent, like the community is to get involved in
Planning Commission, the Rural Roads Operations and Maintenance Advisory your local Citizen Participation
Committee, and the Urban Road Maintenance District Advisory Committee. Organization (CPO). CPOs are led by
citizens and provide a public forum
for you to find out what is happening
in your community, collectively
problem solve with your neighbors,
and to influence County and service
provider decision-making. CPOs
address land use, transportation, and
other issues that impact or improve
community livability.
Planning Commission Meeting
Some are temporary—formed to provide guidance on a particular project, such as If you live or own a business in
the Transportation System Plan Update or a road improvement project. If you would Washington County, then you
like to learn more, call 503-846-4963 or e-mail lutdir@co.washington.or.us. are part of a CPO. For upcoming
meetings, volunteer, and citizen
Adopt-A-Road or Landscape involvement opportunities, sign up to
If you’d like to help in a more outdoors, receive your monthly CPO newsletter
hands-on way, consider adopting a road and email updates at http://extension.
to pick up litter or to maintain roadway oregonstate.edu/washington/cpo.
landscaping. Adopt-A-Road is LUT’s largest
volunteer program. During FY 2014-15, 156 The CPO Program is administered
linear miles were adopted for litter pick-up by Oregon State University Extension
by 108 Adopt-A-Road volunteer groups who Service Washington County on behalf
performed a total of 122 litter cleanups. of Washington County. For more
Eight active Adopt-A-Landscape volunteer information visit http://extension.
groups pulled weeds and kept shrubs oregonstate.edu/washington/cpo,
pruned along eight urban roadways. Call email cpo.wash.co@oregonstate.edu
Adopt-A-Road at 503-846-7623 or visit or call 503-821-1128.
www.co.washington.or.us/adopt-a-road.

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