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Clackamas County halts housing project at Estacada motel Project would have given first priority to those displaced by wildires, eventually become workforce housing Clackamas County commissioners voted to put the breaks on a project that would provide shelter for homeless individuals and later transition to workforce housing in Estacada. During a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28, the commission voted 3-2 to not move forward with the due-diligence phase of the purchase of the Red Fox Motel in Estacada. Through a program called Project Turnkey, the Oregon Legislature has earmarked $30 m...

Richard Swift announces resignation from Clackamas County Health, housing and human services department director will depart on Feb. 19 The director of Clackamas County's largest division has announced he will step down Feb. 19 after a decade at the helm. County health, housing and human services (H3S) Director Richard Swift told Pamplin Media Group this week that he intends to take a break from public service following more than 28 years working in various government service roles. Swift came to the county following an 18-year stint at Multnomah County in 2011 when he was hired a...

Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Pratt City Commissioner Gary Schmidt will continue to serve as mayor of Pratt for 2021 with commissioner Don Peters taking office as vice-mayor, their appointments unanimously approved at the January 11 regular meeting at City Hall. Newly-elected commissioners Jeannette Siemens and Kyle Farmer were installed at the same meeting after taking the Oath of Office administered by City Clerk LuAnn Kramer. Pratt City Manager Bruce Pinkall commended outgoing commissioners Doug Meyer and Jason Leslie for their service, presenting Meyer with a ‘Key to the City’ and Lesli...

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said a 74-year-old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's who went missing Saturday has been found.

Meyer brings term-limit discussion to City of Pratt meeting Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Outgoing Pratt City Commissioner Doug Meyer would like to the opportunity to continue serving his community as a city commissioner, but term-limits currently in place negate that possibility. He brought the issue to discussion at the December 7 Pratt City Commission meeting, and again to the Monday, December 21 meeting, after seeking commuinty input.  The Monday meeting, planned to be Zoom available, was derailed by technical issues. The term-limit regulation was put in place a decade ago as a result of a...