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30250 SW Parkway Ave., Suite #10
Wilsonville, OR 97070 Phone:
503.682.3935 |
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If roads stay bad, here’s another idea
Having attended numerous community meetings where the subject of the on ramp to the Wilsonville exit off Interstate 5 from Charbonneau has come up, we find the editorial of June 14, “This small idea could help with a large problem,” exceedingly timely.
We even spoke with Mayor Lehan on this subject last year and she reiterated that ODOT isn’t interested enough to fix the problem. Well, she’s tried, and we’re certain, keeps trying.
Meanwhile, many residents of our little community have given up being intimidated by the trucks and high density traffic whizzing north across the Boone Bridge and have found a simple solution.
We go to Canby — beautiful, nursery-lined, low-traffic secondary roads, and only five or so miles away.
There we find a mile of gas stations, a post office, a bank, Safeway and Thriftway, a couple of dollar stores, drug stores, and would you believe it? A Fred Meyer.
Heck, in the summer, we can even stop off on the way and pick tomatoes for 20 cents a pound. Such a deal!
So, if Wilsonville can’t get it done, forget it — just go to Canby.
Iris Adams
and Ed Westwood
Wilsonville
Thanks for help with Clackamas County exercise
On June 21, Clackamas County conducted a public health exercise to practice distribution of medication to a large number of our citizens, should we be faced with a major public health emergency.
We would like to thank the community, the media, local jurisdictions, county staff and others who helped us with our exercise. A special thanks goes to Clackamas Community College, which hosted the event.
It is important for every citizen to plan for emergencies and understand what they can do before, during and after an event to safeguard themselves and their families.
Nearly 400 people went through the exercise and it was a great opportunity for us to practice our response and for citizens to understand how the process works and what to expect.
We are blessed in this region with having a great working relationship among local and state governments.
We work together collaboratively to plan for and respond to all emergencies, to the benefit of the citizens that live and work in our region.
Again, thanks to all of you that helped conduct the exercise and to those that attended.
Dana Robinson
Director, Clackamas County Homeland Security
and Gary DiCenzo
Director, Clackamas County Department of Human Services |
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