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County staff recommend extending CPACE program after assessment; board signals support for continuation and annual review
Summary
Washington County staff presented a program assessment for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) program and recommended continuing the program (either through Dec. 31, 2026, or indefinitely) with clearer outreach and financial criteria; commissioners favored retaining the program and annual assessments.
Steven Roberts, director of Land Use and Transportation, and Adrienne Chelet, economic development manager, briefed the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 about a CPACE program assessment and recommended paths forward for the county’s ordinance that currently would sunset CPACE early.
Chelet said the county completed the required program assessment and found the program has completed two projects to date: a recapitalization and energy-efficiency retrofit for a 90-room hotel in Beaverton and a self-storage project in Hillsboro with efficiency and seismic rehabilitation work. The assessment estimated start-up costs at roughly $26,000 and calculated about…
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