Public Hearing Held on Proposed Airport Road Development

Marion County held a public hearing Wednesday, March 27 regarding a proposed development at 22515 Airport Road. Aurora Planning Commission Chairman Joseph Schaefer spoke for the city during the proceedings, having been granted the authority to do so by the city council, and expressed the city’s view on several traffic issues. The city’s written testimony and exhibits can be found online at https://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Planning/Pages/PublicHearings.aspx.

The record for the hearing will remain open until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. New items can be submitted into the record until then by any interested parties.

Any responses to those new submittals will have to be turned in by Wednesday, April 24. The applicant will then have until May 1 to submit any final arguments regarding the proposal, after which the hearings officer will make a written recommendation to the Marion County Board of Commissioners. That body will hold a public hearing on the matter in late May or June.