Committee flags junkyard adjacency and asks for screening options for Boardman townhomes

Sep 29, 2026

A committee member warned that proposed townhomes on NE Boardman Avenue would back onto an industrial/junkyard area; participants suggested screening (rock wall, planting) or staging commercial frontage as a buffer before housing is marketed.

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One advisory member voiced a site-specific concern that townhouses planned for NE Boardman Avenue would have back yards facing an industrial area and a visible junkyard, making individual units harder to sell without mitigation measures.

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