REDMOND, OR -- An open house for the West Redmond Area Plan (WRAP) is this Thursday to gather input on a roughly 440-acre area between 35th street, NW Hemlock, Helmholtz Way, and SW Obsidian.
City planner Morgan Snyder says the area has some development challenges, but is mostly a blank slate for suggestions.
“We know we can’t add a new highway or anything, and we know that there’s power lines running through the area. So, whatever is proposed or guided will be limited by those and similar factors, but other than that we don’t really have any intention beyond some commercial and some residential,” Snyder tells KBND News the goal is to adopt a West Redmond area plan by the end of this year, “The plan will only contain the land-use conditions that the area will have to follow whenever it annexes into city limits. It’s up to development community and property owners, and anyone else who is interested in guiding that to actually carry forward and begin building out that area.”
Snyder says developing west Redmond will help address the city’s population growth, “We’re hoping that this feedback we are provided at this open house will be what we can use to guide the direction of this area plan overall. The city of Redmond has an urgent need for almost everything at this point. And so, this is an attempt to guide the development of our urban growth boundary land.”
Thursday’s meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Redmond High. Doors open at 5:45. The community is invited to attend and participate in modelling and visioning exercises that will shape and inform the upcoming planning efforts for west Redmond. Attendees are encouraged to share their ideas for how the city should grow. Activities will be kid-inclusive, food and refreshments will be provided. An online meeting option is available for those who are unable to attend in-person.
