Beavercreek Committee For Community Planning (BCCP)...
2nd & 4th Monday at the Fire Station at 7:30 p.m.

Beavercreek Boosters...
3rd Wednesday at the Grange at 7:30 p.m.

Beavercreek Community Planning Org. (CPO)...
4th Wednesday at the Grange at 7:00p.m.

Beavercreek Grange...
2nd Saturday at the Grange at 7:00 p.m.

Beavercreek Lions...
1st and 3rd Saturday at the Beavercreek Grange at 7:30 a.m.

Boy Scout Troop #445...
Mondays at the Beavercreek Fire Station at 7:00 p.m.

Carus Community Planning Org. (CPO)...
2nd Thursday at the Beavercreek Christian Church at  7:00 p.m.

Clarkes Community Planning Org. (CPO)...
1st Wednesday of each Quarter plus Feb & Mar at the Clarkes Fire Station at 7:00 p.m.

Keep Beavercreek Rural...
1st Tuesday  at the Fire Station at 7:00 p.m.

  You may have read Dennis McCarthy's article in the Oregonian on November 13th, his corrections on November 16^th and/or the anonymous flyer titled "Beavercreek Wakeup." You may have also read the Oregonian's "You Make The Call" survey request in the November 16^th issue and the results of that survey in the November 26th issue. If you have read any or all of the above and are wondering what's going on, this month's "Beavercreek Bulletin" feature article will try to clarify current Beavercreek issues.
    In 1997, Metro identified 70 "Areas" around its boundary to utilize for urban growth in the next 40 years…you've probably heard of the 204O plan. Of those 70 Areas, 17 were identified as tier 1 Areas totaling approximately 4,500 acres leaving 53 Areas as tier 2 Areas totaling approximately 14,000 acres.
    It is estimated that tier 1 Areas will be brought into Metro's boundary in the next 1 to 5 years. It is also estimated that tier 2 Areas may be brought into Metro's boundary in the next 2 to 20 years.
    Two of these tier 2 "Areas" include the Beavercreek area... Area 25 (1,048 acres from Oregon City's southern boundary to approximately Wilson Road) and Area 26 (2,144 acres from approximately Wilson Road south to approximately Carus Road).
    It is our understanding that Area 25 was included at the request of the Oregon City Council and Area 26 was included at the request of Metro Councilman John Kvistad.
    Having lands included in Metro's Urban Growth Boundary Reserve does two things. First, it freezes the Areas from any zoning changes and any annexation. Second, it targets the Areas for future, densified urbanization.
    On September 10, 1997, a Beavercreek community meeting was held. Two volunteer member committees were formed - the Beavercreek Committee for Community Planning (BCCP) and the Keep Beavercreek Rural. The objectives for each were:

BCCP - to educate itself and then educate
the citizens of Beavercreek regarding
their options for representation and
planning and decision  making authority.

KBR - to utilize the intervention process in
an attempt to remove areas 25 and 26 as
Urban Growth Boundary Reserves.

    In March of 1998, the BCCP held three community meetings to share what it had learned. A survey was taken and of the surveys returned, 72% asked the BCCP to pursue bringing the incorporation of Beavercreek as a city to election. Incorporating and running Beavercreek as a city is a huge responsibility, however, it would allow representation of Beavercreek at all levels of government, the ability of Beavercreek citizens to study, plan, implement and control its own destiny, and it would stop future annexation of Beavercreek by Oregon City.
    In order to bring incorporation to election there are several requirements… a petition, budget and economic

feasibility study. Also, funding is needed, as an economic feasibility study requires assistance from experts. The BCCP has applied for over 50 grants. Also, State, Metro and  County funding has been solicited.
    There is a provision in State law that allows any established city, within three miles of an area seeking to incorporate, the right to veto its petition to incorporate. In order to secure State funding, State Departments require the support from the City of Oregon City in the form of a motion or resolution that they would not veto Beavercreek's efforts to incorporate.
    On November 4, 1998, the BCCP attended a workshop with the Oregon City Council to inform the Council of the BCCP's progress and to solicit Oregon City's support of Beavercreek citizens' efforts.
    Mayor Fowler immediately changed the purpose of the meeting  recommending that Beavercreek's incorporation efforts be dropped and all efforts be directed toward the removal of Areas 25 and 26 from Metro's Urban Growth Boundary Reserve in order "to keep Beavercreek Rural."
    The BCCP explained that the Keep Beavercreek Rural Movement has been working for the past year to remove Areas 25 and 26 through an intervention process with the Land Use Board of Appeals. Mayor Fowler continued to insist that incorporation efforts must be dropped, "as ANNEXATION is both cheaper and easier."

    It became apparent to the BCCP that the Keep Beavercreek Rural Movement (in attendance at the workshop) has yet

Copyright © 1998-2000 by the Beavercreek Committee for Community Planning, aka BCCP. All Rights Reserved.