Good Ole RRFF

RRFF is a nice zoning to have.

We can cut down the trees that lean over our houses without a permit. Or even clearcut the whole property if we're in the mood.

We can have wells and septic and be a little off the grid.

We can build fences that look just how we wish and put up agricultural outbuildings without permits.

We can have horses and llamas, alpacas, goats and emus. Chickens AND a noisy ole rooster.

We can have small businesses and big hobbies that don't get in our neighbor's way. 

We are far enough out we can burn a little brush now and then. 

RRFF - it's not for City Folks

Neighborhood Meetings

If you remember from the planning sessions before, the Hamlet is broken into neighborhoods for small meeting purposes.  All the meetings need to be completed by April 22 and the neighborhood graphic turned in.

These ten neighborhoods and their meeting dates currently are:

Borland:    Rich Wiehrdt Wednesday, March 20th (finished)  Contact Richard if you missed it and want to add anything.

Halcyon:    Wendy Ingles and Jim White April 21 @ Wendy's house

Mossy Brae and Shadowood: Pat Thurston and Emily...Sunday, April 7th, 3:00-5:00 (Emily's house)

Tualatin Loop :Ann Culter and Larry Read  Tuesday, April 9, Ann’s house, (503-655-1190).

Rosemont: Brad Farmer date not known

Vineland: David Coles   (503-636-3102) and Bill Markt  (503-657-1844) date not known

Wisteria: Mike Miller (503-913-8185) date not known

Hazelia: Mike Stewart Thursday, April 4th 7:00 and Saturday, April 20th at 2:00 (Halton's red barn)  (503-880-1133))

Childs Road: Tia Ross (503-709-1153) and Rick Cook (503-638-0509)  Date not known

Ashdown Woods  Nic Hager (503-657-1959) date not known.

Timeline for completing the Vison Graphic

This it the timeline for the Hamlet's process to create a graphic representation of what people want to have on their property in the future. Try to stay involved to make sure the message sent to Metro, the cities, the county and the developers is the message YOU want sent

Clackamas Crown Jewels

I just love it when people come out and talk about how we're shovel ready and for the good of mankind, or at least everyone who lives outside the hamlet, we should invite the bulldozers in and build build build.

Today's quote comes from our new commission chair John Ludlow, who not only knows we should be developed but that we're ready for it. And we're not talking residential here, either.

The future of the development of the Stafford Hamlet was another key item on Ludlow’s meeting agenda.
“It’s the crown jewel of Clackamas County. It’s a cherished, beautiful area,” said Ludlow, who noted that the surrounding cities have yet to come to the table to discuss the future of Stafford. “The hamlet is now ready for change to come. The commission feels strongly Stafford should be developed much sooner rather than later. The development of Stafford would help this entire area.”

Not to mention it might just benefit the property he manages on Borland Rd, but that's for another post.

read the story in the Review here

Defender of the Hamlet

During the March Hamlet Board Meeting chair Mike Miller, defending his authorship of a controversial letter to Metro referred to himself as the  

Defender of the Hamlet

Wow....who knew that was in his job description?

The Board has decided that we'll be pinning down the Vision and Values statement from 2010 onto  big maps, creating a graphic of what we want the hamlet to look like when it's fully developed.

This will be created and voted on by the end of June. Basically 3 months from now.  That's a fast track agenda.

 As with anything that's fast-tracked there are lots of discussions that are passed over and lots of compromises that are made for the sake of expediency.  The product can be a little slap-dash. This document can't be accepted casually because it will be what outsiders consider our dreams. So it better look like our dreams.

This blog will go from now until this project is completed. I'll be posting updates from the Hamlet Committees, documents from the neighborhoods, reflections on what we might learn from our own Hamlet History on collaborative planning, identifying some of the players and generally doing what I consider necessary for my own job as -  Defender of the Process.