Community members urge clearer public-involvement plan as county reviews CPO/CCI structure

Mar 19, 2026

At public comment, Bruce Bartlett, chair of the Washington County CCI, urged clarity and quicker action on the planned merger/transition of the CPO/CCI public-involvement program into the Planning Commission, saying the program''s public role appears diminished and community members are frustrated by repeated timelines.

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Bruce Bartlett, chair of the Washington County CCI, used the public comment period to press the commission for clarity about changes to the county's public involvement structure. "My name is Bruce Bartlett. I am the chair of the Washington County CCI," he said, and added that after five years of engagement he found it "somewhat amazing" that "the grama was just decapitated" and that another eight months would pass before community participants would know what the new public involvement program will look like.

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