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A different way to develop? Community aids in planning for future large housing project along Stafford Road in Lake Oswego

MediaBy Stafford Project February 8, 2024

Ken Allen, who has taken a uniquely collaborative approach to developing a housing project at the Bethlehem Christian Preschool and former church on Stafford Road in Lake Oswego, has zeroed in on a design. After a number of community meetings, Allen has proposed a site with 15 cottage clusters, 19 townhouses and 35-to-45 affordable condos…

OPINION: Housing solutions start with community engagement

MediaBy Stafford Project January 26, 2024

As a longtime Lake Oswego resident and a real estate developer, I share Mayor Buck and Councilor Mboup’s goal of creating the right conditions to facilitate realistic housing possibilities. Over the years, I have learned from the school of hard knocks — what succeeds and what fails.

OPINION: Creating conditions of possibilities around housing

MediaBy Stafford Project January 26, 2024

The City is currently working with our community to complete two distinct plans related to issues Lake Oswego cares deeply about: housing production and the urban forest.