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Sherwood, one of Oregon’s fastest
growing and most popular cities in
recent years, succeeds with an envi-
ronment of citizen engagement and
involvement along with grass-roots
connections between people and
their government.
In Sherwood’s Council-Manager sys-
tem, the Mayor, City Council President,
and ve Councilor’s set policy to be
implemented by the City Manager and
sta .
Citizen volunteers add their exper-
tise, passion, and strength through
Boards and Commissions including
the
Planning Commission, Budget
Committee, Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board, Sherwood Urban
Renewal Planning Advisory Com-
mittee (SURPAC), Library Advisory
Board,
and
Cultural Arts Committee
.
Besides street and roadway manage-
ment within Sherwood’s boundaries,
the City of Sherwood has completed
a water infrastructure project that
includes a delivery system and storage
facility that will meet the demand for
water by for decades into the future
through innovative and cost e ective
partnerships with other jurisdictions
and regional resources. The City is
currently working on the Cedar Creek
trail which will provide a bike and
pedestrian facility that will connect
the business districts with the housing
areas and will ultimately extend from
Wilsonville to Beaverton.
Additionally agreements between
city government and organizations
built Sherwood’s nationally ranked
YMCA
operation and, with the
Sher-
wood School Distric
t, a
network of athletic elds
for public and school
events and competitions.
The City of Sherwood Police
Department
is Sherwood’s dedi-
cated police force, a full-time, 24 hour
community policing from 21 sworn
o cers, backed up by leadership.
Additionally, the City of Sherwood
participates in region-wide emergency
management preparedness exercises.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
(TVF&R) provides re prevention, re
suppression, and emergency medi-
cal services to approximately 440,000
citizens over a 210 square mile area.
TVF&R is a regional service provider
funded primarily from property taxes.
2013 has been a time
of great change and
possibility for the com-
munity of Sherwood. As
a newMayor, I have had
the amazing opportu-
nity to hear the perspec-
tive of Sherwood’s friendly and passionate
residents as we seek to further ne tune the
ways that local government can best serve
the needs of our great City.
Sherwood seeks to maintain its identity
as one of the most livable communities for
families nationwide, while harnessing the
traditions and historical identity that make
Sherwood so unique.
With new development creating hun-
dreds of regional jobs, Sherwood is fast
emerging as an economic driving force and
an opportunity-creator.
I encourage you to take a moment and
look at what makes our City so great: posi-
tive commerce, quaint shops, friendly faces,
art and cultural activities, natural wonders
of valleys, forested area, and our wildlife
preserve, a great body of involved citizens,
and community events.
I’m proud to call Sherwood home, and
I’m sure that our 18,205 residents will agree–
we love this town!
Bill Middleton, Mayor
Sherwood: Changing for the better
GOVERNMENT
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