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Residents urge Washington County to oppose SB 1586, citing farmland and planning concerns
Summary
Multiple residents told the Washington County Board of Commissioners they oppose Senate Bill 1586 (the Oregon Jobs Act), arguing it would cede local land-use authority to the state, allow data centers on prime farmland and bring speculative development with no guaranteed local jobs.
Several residents testified at the Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 24 calling on the board and state legislators to oppose Senate Bill 1586, commonly described by commenters as the Oregon Jobs Act.
Wendy Mortensen, speaking for community planning organization members and agricultural and forestry workers, asked the board to “please oppose SB 1586” and argued the bill would “cede your planning and zoning authority to the state of Oregon” and could bring “1,700 acres of our prime farmland into the urban growth…
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