May 4, 2018
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Spur 104: City applies for help with a concept plan
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“We need new water lines;
we have gravel streets, no
street lights or sidewalks,”
Yuill said. “We’ve been in a
wait-and-see attitude. Neigh-
bors would ask me what’s go-
ing on. When Walmart finally
started breaking ground it
was time to look at what was
going to happen in the area.”
Letters were sent to all the
property owners asking what
they wanted to see in the area
and only one said they’d like
to keep it the way it is, Yuill
said.
The area is part of the city’s
urban renewal district and
may be eligible for some
funds to kick start some of the
development. Already a traf-
fic analysis has been done.
What do the residents want
to see built?
“Exactly what commercial
mixed-use is designed for …
a mix of items,” Yuill said.
“The real interesting thing
about this, is that it’s out of
the flood plain, out of the tsu-
nami zone, and has drainage
on all sides. It’s not like so
much of Warrenton where
you wonder where the wa-
ter’s going to go.”
The state program pro-
vides grants to help cities
and property owners design
something that works togeth-
er visually and with the trans-
portation system. The future
project would be easy to nav-
igate by foot, bicycle and bus.
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To qualify, the city, Oregon
Department of Transporta-
tion and the property owners
must support the transporta-
tion and growth management
concept, the project must
tie in to and improve the lo-
cal transportation system, it
must be ready to build within
three years and have a local
sponsor, in this case, the city.
“It will be a number of
months before we’ll be able to
get under way,” Cronin said.
Grants typically are used
to complete concept plans or
master plans that will guide
whoever develops the parcel.
Yuill, who is the
chief
proponent,
serves on the city’s
Planning Commis-
sion. Commissioner
Rick Newton asked
whether he would
receive any benefit
from the grant.
“The city receives
the benefit,” Cronin respond-
ed. “The final product we’ll
get is a concept plan. There
is no special treatment that
any other resident of this city
couldn’t get.”
Mayor Henry Balensifer
lauded the effort.
“So many times we’re ‘spot
planning,’ which has created
a lot of headaches and some
claims of favoritism,” Balen-
sifer said. “Having a plan for
an area and having a public
process for that is much bet-
ter.”
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