NEWBERG CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK FOR NEW CITY COUNCILORThe city of Newberg is going to have to look for a new city councilor.  Tony Rourke announced to council members last night that he has accepted an insurance underwriting job in Austin, Texas and will be leaving after the next council meeting.     City manager Pro Tem and councilors will have to start the process to look for his replacement.in other business.  councilors heard praise from the Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association.   Association Chair STan Halle says there is growing optimism that the long and painful debate over ODOT's bypass phase one end highway 219 and Wilsonville Road will soon be behind us.    Halle says we are looking now at Option four, the connecting of Wilsonville Road at a point about a quarter mile south of Wynooski Road on hwy 219.   This is ODOT's full bypass configuration.  The bypass at 219 would become a T-intersection.   Wilsonville Road would stay connected to Sprinbrook road as it is today until option four is operational.  Then, the north/south spur would become a cul de sac running alongside Springbrook estates.   Six governmental entities are finalizing an agreement of understanding in the next two to three weeks.Councilors also heard some disatisfaction from Willow Place Assisted Living.  They feel ODOT approved sidewalk improvements are not safe for the elderly, there is a dip into a grassy area and they are telling residents to stay off the sidewalk.   Willow Place is also balking at paying 25-thousand-741 dollars as their share of frontage improvements of College Street.   A company spokesman said it would be a financial burden.  In the end, councilors voted five to two to approve the LID assessments as they are proposed.  There was a quite a bit of discussion over concerns about unsafe sidewalks.  Councilor Stephen McKinney said the council should consider safety of the elderly.   Councilor Tony Rourke disagreed saying you can't wrap Newberg in "bubble wrap" and make every part of the city safe, he said there isn't enough money to do that.   Council though is open to looking at options to improve the sidewalk, but the feeling from most councilors is that Willow Place will have to pay for it.  City staff say the sidewalk meets ADA requirements.

 NEWBERG CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK FOR NEW CITY COUNCILOR
The city of Newberg is going to have to look for a new city councilor.  Tony Rourke announced to council members last night that he has accepted an insurance underwriting job in Austin, Texas and will be leaving after the next council meeting.     City manager Pro Tem and councilors will have to start the process to look for his replacement.
in other business.  councilors heard praise from the Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association.   Association Chair STan Halle says there is growing optimism that the long and painful debate over ODOT's bypass phase one end highway 219 and Wilsonville Road will soon be behind us.    Halle says we are looking now at Option four, the connecting of Wilsonville Road at a point about a quarter mile south of Wynooski Road on hwy 219.   This is ODOT's full bypass configuration
.  The bypass at 219 would become a T-intersection.   Wilsonville Road would stay connected to Sprinbrook road as it is today until option four is operational.  Then, the north/south spur would become a cul de sac running alongside Springbrook estates.   Six governmental entities are finalizing an agreement of understanding in the next two to three weeks.Councilors also heard some disatisfaction from Willow Place Assisted Living. 
 They feel ODOT approved sidewalk improvements are not safe for the elderly, there is a dip into a grassy area and they are telling residents to stay off the sidewalk.   Willow Place is also balking at paying 25-thousand-741 dollars as their share of frontage improvements of College Street. 
  A company spokesman said it would be a financial burden.  In the end, councilors voted five to two to approve the LID assessments as they are proposed.  There was a quite a bit of discussion over concerns about unsafe sidewalks.  Councilor Stephen McKinney said the council should consider safety of the elderly.   Councilor Tony Rourke disagreed saying you can't wrap Newberg in "bubble wrap" and make every part of the city safe, he said there isn't enough money to do that.  
 Council though is open to looking at options to improve the sidewalk, but the feeling from most councilors is that Willow Place will have to pay for it.  City staff say the sidewalk meets ADA requirements. 

Procession will leave Albany February 24th 7:30am and head to Canyonville, Oregon.  The wall has more than five thousand names, pictures and stories of men and women killed in service to their country since 911

Procession will leave Albany February 24th 7:30am and head to Canyonville, Oregon.  The wall has more than five thousand names, pictures and stories of men and women killed in service to their country since 911