Woodburn expansion plan still undecided
The land-use advocacy group 1000 Friends of Oregon says the city of Woodburn's urban growth boundary expansion plan includes too much acreage.
View ArticleWoodburn urban growth boundary expansion appealed again
A group of land-use advocacy organizations has appealed Woodburn's urban growth boundary expansion proposal that was approved in January by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. This is the...
View ArticleWoodburn affordable housing complex to be expanded
The Farmworker Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit housing organization, is preparing to build a 40-unit affordable housing project in Woodburn.
View ArticleSalem’s children’s museum in talks to launch location in Woodburn
A children’s museum in Salem may use a downtown Woodburn building, left dormant since an earthquake in 1993, to establish a second location. Directors of A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village have started...
View ArticleOld Woodburn City Hall sees first major repairs in 36 years
James Frackowiak, who operates insurance offices out of an old mechanic’s garage in downtown Woodburn, is in love with the Old Woodburn City Hall and the gas station next door. He bought both of them...
View ArticleWoodburn High School reconstruction sluggish
Eighteen months have passed since an arson fire destroyed portions of Woodburn High School, but the building has not received any work. A start date has not been set, and a contractor for the project...
View ArticleIn Woodburn, wall between migrant workers, other residents reveals tension
In Woodburn, a 10-foot concrete wall separates a new farmworker housing project from the adjoining neighborhood. Some residents say Woodburn has too many migrant farmworkers who don’t contribute to the...
View ArticleOP-ED: Perhaps more ‘grand bargains’ can follow
So, what about the rest of us? The Oregon Legislature’s “grand bargain” was a boon to the city of Hillsboro and adjoining Washington County jurisdictions. It was a necessary response to an Oregon...
View ArticleRedevelopment ideas sought for Woodburn building
The city of Woodburn has issued a request for proposals from developers for ideas about how to reuse the 10,000-square-foot Association Building.
View ArticleWoodburn High School project nearing design phase
Nearly two and a half years after fire damaged portions of Woodburn High School, the Woodburn School District has reached a settlement with its insurance company that will allow it to move forward with...
View ArticleWoodburn expansion plan still undecided
The land-use advocacy group 1000 Friends of Oregon says the city of Woodburn's urban growth boundary expansion plan includes too much acreage. The post Woodburn expansion plan still undecided appeared...
View ArticleWoodburn urban growth boundary expansion appealed again
A group of land-use advocacy organizations has appealed Woodburn's urban growth boundary expansion proposal that was approved in January by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. This is the...
View ArticleWoodburn affordable housing complex to be expanded
The Farmworker Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit housing organization, is preparing to build a 40-unit affordable housing project in Woodburn. The post Woodburn affordable housing complex to...
View ArticleSalem’s children’s museum in talks to launch location in Woodburn
A children’s museum in Salem may use a downtown Woodburn building, left dormant since an earthquake in 1993, to establish a second location. Directors of A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village have started...
View ArticleOld Woodburn City Hall sees first major repairs in 36 years
James Frackowiak, who operates insurance offices out of an old mechanic’s garage in downtown Woodburn, is in love with the Old Woodburn City Hall and the gas station next door. He bought both of them...
View ArticleWoodburn High School reconstruction sluggish
Eighteen months have passed since an arson fire destroyed portions of Woodburn High School, but the building has not received any work. A start date has not been set, and a contractor for the project...
View ArticleIn Woodburn, wall between migrant workers, other residents reveals tension
In Woodburn, a 10-foot concrete wall separates a new farmworker housing project from the adjoining neighborhood. Some residents say Woodburn has too many migrant farmworkers who don’t contribute to the...
View ArticleOP-ED: Perhaps more ‘grand bargains’ can follow
So, what about the rest of us? The Oregon Legislature’s “grand bargain” was a boon to the city of Hillsboro and adjoining Washington County jurisdictions. It was a necessary response to an Oregon...
View ArticleRedevelopment ideas sought for Woodburn building
The city of Woodburn has issued a request for proposals from developers for ideas about how to reuse the 10,000-square-foot Association Building. The post Redevelopment ideas sought for Woodburn...
View ArticleWoodburn High School project nearing design phase
Nearly two and a half years after fire damaged portions of Woodburn High School, the Woodburn School District has reached a settlement with its insurance company that will allow it to move forward with...
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