(NEWBERG, OR) – Starting October 22, 2020, the City of Newberg invites residents and community members to participate in a virtual open house on the City’s Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA). The EOA is part of the City’s effort to determine if an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion is needed to ensure the needed land for future employers and residents in Newberg. The virtual open house, which can be found at www.NewbergOregon.gov/EOAopenhouse, will close on November 6, 2020.

The virtual open house will take participants through an interactive website where they can learn more about the EOA, economic development, and why the analysis is important for Newberg. Participants will be asked to answer surveys throughout the interactive website including questions on living in Newberg, what priorities the City should be focusing on, and the types of businesses the City should actively be recruiting to the area.

The EOA is informed in part by the recently completed 2019 Riverfront Master Plan and the  2016 Newberg Downtown Improvement Plan and 2019 Newberg Economic Development Strategy. The main goals of the project include updating the buildable lands inventory for commercial and industrial land, understanding how forecasted population increases will impact Newberg, developing strategies to best utilize existing land, and more.

More information about the Economic Opportunities Analysis can be found on the City’s website. A Citizens Advisory Committee has been established to provide feedback to the project consultant, staff, Planning Commission, and City Council on the project. The virtual open house is an opportunity for all community members to provide input on a project that will directly impact future development in Newberg.

The virtual open house is available at www.NewbergOregon.gov/EOAopenhouse. Community members have two weeks to interact with the website and supply answers to the provided surveys. Questions about the virtual open house or the Economic Opportunities Analysis can be sent to City of Newberg Community Development Director Doug Rux at Doug.Rux@NewbergOregon.gov.

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