May 2017

News Briefs

North Anchor  Lake Oswego resident Vanessa Sturgeon, developer of Portland's Park Avenue West project, is working on preliminary designs for the North Anchor development (north side of B Avenue from State Street to the west side of First Street. She and architect Bob Thompson will present the design concepts at the May 16 City Council meeting. The tentative plans include a 78-room boutique hotel, restaurant, 87 "age restricted" apartment units, 8,600 square feet of retail, and 287 parking spaces (including 50 public spaces).

Block 137 Work is on schedule, with the chance of some apartment units being ready to occupy before the end of the year. Workers are installing bricks on the First Street facade, contractors are starting to use the on-site parking, and the two cranes will be coming down soon.

Mary's Woods  The expansion (several residential buildings and some office/retail space) is underway on the property next to Hwy 43.

Civic Center In March, the City Council decided to replace city hall to, among other things, bring it to current seismic and energy standards. This will also allow the city hall and police station to be designed as an integrated two-building civic center. Urban renewal funds will be used for the project. Demolition of city hall won't begin until the police station is built, in approximately two years.

Stafford  Clackamas County and Metro have revived their efforts to designate the Stafford area as "Urban Reserve," meaning that it would be a priority for expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary some time in the next fifty years. The Cities of Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Tualatin have expressed concerns over infrastructure, especially traffic capacity, as well as urban form (i.e., wall-to-wall urbanization). The cities have been working with the county and Metro on an intergovernmental agreement that addresses these concerns, and gives the cities control over any future urban development in Stafford.

Budget  The proposed operating budget for 2017-19 is a "business as usual" financial plan. On the capital side, the proposed budget includes a continued focus on streets (pavement restoration), a couple big ticket park maintenance projects (reconstruction of Roehr Pathway and replacement of Hazelia turf), and installation of "all weather" turf at Waluga Park. Through accumulated savings, departments are also funding some major capital items, including a replacement fire engine and rescue boat, and replacement of the elevator and generator at the library.

Introducing New Staff Members

Brittany Carter has joined LOCOM as a communications operator trainee. Brittany was born in Hillsboro and graduated from Century High. She has previous ties to LO, too, through the Lake Oswego Academy of Dance. While attending Chapman University in California, she worked at Disneyland. Brittany lives in Beaverton, and outside of work, she likes to dance, hike, bike, and read.




Luis Milera is one of our new utility workers in the water
department. Luis was born in Texas and moved to Dayton, OR when he was seven; he graduated from St. Paul High. Luis lives on the Lee Family Farm in Stafford; he and his wife Teagan have two children ages 1 and 5. Luis enjoys sports, and has coached basketball and plays golf. And in his spare time he does volunteer work on the family farm.








Kenny Williams is also a utility worker in the water department. Kenny was born in California and raised in Portland, graduating from David Douglas High. He now lives in Oregon City. His past work experience has included welding, fabrication and pipe insulation. In his free time, he enjoys off-roading and downhill mountain biking. He and his wife Sarah have a four year old son.

Welcome all of you to the LO staff!