Consultant urges a stakeholder-driven strategic development plan to guide Boardman growth

Jan 15, 2026

A consultant presented a strategic redevelopment/master plan approach that prioritizes phasing, ownership, infrastructure and employer engagement. He urged the housing committee to use the plan as a tool to reduce site-by-site conflicts and to leverage city capital as catalytic investment.

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Nathan (speaker 9), the consultant who joined the meeting, framed a strategic development master plan as a practical tool grounded in land ownership, infrastructure realities and market forces. He told the housing committee the plan should be "additive" to ongoing work and should help the city prioritize which parcels and development types to advance. "You are the housing committee for the city of Boardman," he said, urging members to provide guidance that staff and council can use to align investments.

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