By Pat Erdenberger, Hoodland CPO
The Mountain Times
The goal of the Hoodland Community Planning Organization (HCPO) is to bring county information to our Hoodland community and for the community to have a voice back to the County. HCPO is interested in hearing from any individual or business to address concerns, issues, or to ask a question or two.
The Hoodland CPO speaker at our October 17th meeting will be a representative from the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (ODFR). As one of their missions, this office assists and advocates for those having difficulty with home or office insurance coverage, insurance companies, or any related issue. We have worked with this organization at several events related to wildfire issues and wildfire hazard in particular. We hope you’ll join us to get the assistance and facts you need to plan for your future.
The Mt. Hood Corridor Wildfire Partnership will be holding another debris collection, most likely in October or early November. Please trim excess fuels on your property and have them ready for quick and free disposal. The May collection was wildly successful. Notice will go out via email, social media and the many information boards at post offices and businesses locally.
In conjunction with the Wildfire Partnership, the Ant Farm in Sandy is providing FREE tree removal for any property with a “High” hazard map rating from the Oregon Department of Forestry. Please contact Michelle Richardson micheller@antfarmyouthservices.com
As of this date we have not received further information from the County regarding a change to Temporary Dwelling for RVs. The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the zoning change that would allow ADUs and RVs as permanent dwellings. Like other CPOs in the Mt. Hood Corridor, we welcome ADUs, but RVs as permanent dwellings had a majority of the HCPO membership object.
We are tentatively planning to hear from the County Engineering Department on the early design for the bike/walk trail along Welches Road.
Stay tuned for more details. The Superintendent of Schools is planning to speak at a meeting next Spring.
Please consider offering your time and talent to the Hoodland Community Planning Organization as a volunteer. We need help in posting flyers and information around the community, in set-up and tear-down at community meetings and through receipt of information on events we could attend.
Should you have interest in volunteering, questions on fuels reduction, questions about permit applications or any general questions, please contact us at hoodlandcpo@gmail.com.
“It Takes a Village.”