Issues & Updates / Policy Sessions - October 6, 2026

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners’ Issues & Updates/Policy Sessions meeting, including a session as the Housing Authority, was held October 6, 2026. The Housing Authority reviewed financing for the first affordable homeownership development at Hillside Park in Milwaukie, partnering with Short Stack Development and using modular cross-laminated timber built by ZOG Timber Solutions. The proposal includes $500,000 in Metro affordable housing bond funds and a seller loan of up to $478,176 to transfer the property to a community land trust. Staff recommended advancing the financing documents through a consent-agenda resolution; no vote on that item is recorded in the transcript. The board also approved, 3–0, a letter supporting Milwaukie’s grant application for the Kellogg Creek Bridge Replacement Project, which seeks $75 million and has identified $11 million from Metro and $15 million from NOAA for full design. A letter supporting the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Tamástslikt Cultural Institute/Tumwater Village Riverwalk grant application also passed 3–0; no requested amount was stated.

Commissioners discussed and moved to approve a comment letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission about transparency and project evaluation in ODOT’s capital improvement process, including treatment of projects over $100 million and independently useful phases; the transcript does not include the vote result. In a transportation safety plan update, staff described crash trends, priority strategies, and future use of county, state, federal, and grant funding for safety improvements. The board moved to direct staff to submit the plan for adoption at a future business meeting, but the transcript does not record a vote. Staff noted that adopting the plan is important for eligibility for many state and federal grants.