Thursday, March 31, 2022. Public Hearing #1 regarding Oak Lodge Water Services (OLWS) becoming an Authority

The Oak Lodge Water Services Board of Directors is seeking to reorganize OLWS as a Joint Water & Sanitary Authority. A Joint Water & Sanitary Authority is a type of special district under Oregon law and the reorganization would solidify the OLWS service area. This change will not affect the services you receive or the rate making process, which will continue to be based on the cost of service.

To reorganize OLWS as a Joint Water & Sanitary Authority is an action that would be taken by the Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (the “County Board”). The County Board has scheduled a public hearing to consider the proposal on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:00 am. The hearing will be held at 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 in the County Board Hearing Room (4th Floor).

Customers and all members of the public are invited to attend the public hearing and submit comment on the proposal, either in-person or by Zoom. Comments may also be provided to the County Board by e-mail in advance of the hearing, by writing to bcc@clackamas.us with “OLWS” as the subject line.

The County’s website will be updated at least one week before the hearing with information on how to submit testimony and attend the hearing. Please visit the following web address for further information: https://www.clackamas.us/meetings/bcc/business.

Materials pertaining to the formation of the Joint Water & Sanitary Authority will be available 15 days in advance of the hearing and will be available on the County’s website.

For questions on this mailing, or on the Authority proposal, please contact Alexa Morris, Outreach & Communications Specialist, at (503) 353-4219 or by email at alexa@olwsd.org.

Read more about the Authority process here: https://oakwater.specialdistrict.org/joint-water-sanitary-authority-process

Website Accessibility Policy

Oak Lodge Water Services is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Oak Lodge Water Services has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (503) 654-7765

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Oak Lodge Water Services has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Oak Lodge Water Services regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

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