West Linn builds a new, safer police station
West Linn voters last November passed an $8.5 million bond measure to pay for a new police station. Next week a search will begin for a design team to bring details of the future station into focus over the course of the year.
Hydroblasting work starts on Oregon City Bridge
Crews from Wildish Standard Paving have started hydroblasting work to clean off the inside arch on the West Linn side of the Oregon City Bridge.
Oregon school projects could lift contractors
2011 could be the year for school projects. There are 15 construction bond measures being proposed for high schools across the state, and some past bonds are finally leading to projects.
ODOT plans meeting around Championship game
The Oregon Department of Transportation has scheduled a new meeting for residents in West Linn and Oregon City to discuss the two-year shutdown of the Oregon City Bridge, which begins on Jan. 15.
Providence clinic opening in West Linn
The new 3,500-square-foot clinic for Providence Medical Group in West Linn features exam rooms, doctors' offices, a procedure room, a waiting room and a call center.
West Linn tries to raise development density
The city of West Linn has developed land to the edge of the its boundary and is now looking inward to build out some of the vacant lots in the city's core. A new task force is brainstorming ways to mend the patchwork development in the inner city.
West Linn office development appealed
The Savanna Oaks Neighborhood Association has appealed city-approved plans for the local development company Blackhawk to construct three office buildings totaling 289,000 square feet in West Linn.
Typhoon West Linn location near completion
Portland's popular Thai eatery Typhoon is opening a new location in the West Linn Central Village.
West Linn looks to build aquatic park
The city of West Linn has put out a request for proposals for consulting firms to put together a conceptual design and operation plan for a new public aquatic center. The pool facility would be located next to City Hall on a seven-acre tract of land off of Parker Road.
BETC reform alters solar plans
Changes to the Business Energy Tax Credit to rein in its use for large-scale wind projects are having similar effects on the Oregon Department of Transportation's solar highway projects.
Oregon City bridge a tight squeeze
The Oregon Department of Transportation is accepting bid proposals for work to repair the Oregon City Bridge. The project set to begin this summer will be the first major repair in the bridge's 88-year history.
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