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Land Use Class Draws Nearly 40
[November 6th, 2009]
How does Oregon’s land use planning system work? This was the fundamental question for a class held on November 6th, 2009 at the Hood River Library. Organized by HRVRC with funding from the McGraw Family Foundation, nearly 40 attendees attended the six-hour class taught by Mitch Rohse, a planning consultant with 30+ years of experience.
Participants varied with experience. About half were interested citizens, and half represented city or county - including city and county planning commission, parks and recreation, county commission, economic development, and the city planning department.
Over the six hours, attendees learned about key concepts of Oregon’s land use planning system, quasi-judical decision making and focused on citizen involvement.
For some, the class ended up as a review of many concepts they already understood. For others like Jiff Nicol, a new member of the City of Hood River Planning Commission, the class was a great opportunity. “As a brand new member of Hood River’s City Planning Commission, I found the class to be invaluable.”
The class is the first in a series of classes focusing on engaging citizens in becoming more active, engaged and effective. Future classes are being developed based on input from attendees at the first class. If you have suggestions or are interested in being involved, please contact HRVRC.