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Milwaukie mayor presses county on stalled Bay Park agreements and outlines Kellogg Dam removal timeline
Summary
Mayor Lisa Batty said county commissioners recently delayed signing two agreements needed to advance Milwaukie Bay Park and said the city is seeking funds to begin construction. She also described the Kellogg Dam removal project, saying design will finish this year and, if permits and funding are secured, construction could begin in 2028.
Milwaukie Mayor Lisa Batty said progress on Milwaukie Bay Park has been delayed by county commissioners’ decision not to sign two agreements this week, and she urged residents to contact their county commissioners while the city seeks funding to start construction.
"The commissioners delayed this decision yet again earlier this week," Batty said, describing the draft agreements as favorable to the North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District but noting that Milwaukie would assume substantial maintenance responsibilities under the current draft. She said the council affirmed its commitment to the Bay Park vision and that staff are working to secure construction funds.
On the Kellogg Dam removal project, Batty listed expected benefits—replacement of a 90-plus-year-old bridge with an earthquake-resilient structure, a bike and pedestrian underpass beneath Highway 99E, and reopening roughly 17 miles of upstream passage for salmon and lamprey. She said engineering design is expected to be complete this year, permitting work would follow next year, and, if partners and funding align, construction could begin in 2028.
Batty said she had met with federal agencies and regional lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the project, and she credited regional cooperation as central to moving large infrastructure efforts forward. No final county or funding decisions were announced at the address.
