Firwood Neighbors CPO Meetings

Agenda

DOVER FIRE STATION
24545 SE FIRWOOD RD, 97055
TUESDAY JAN 6TH, 2026 7PM
AGENDA

Call to Order

Introductions

Approval of December 2025 Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

Fire Department Updates

Land Use Applications 7 & Decisions

• Z0088-25 Appeal of County Denial; Hearing date 1/2/26, 46881 SE Hwy 26, see attachment
• Z0163-25 Approval with conditions -Forest Dwelling; SE Nelson Rd, 
  See attachment
• Z0315 & 6-25 Change from EFU to RRFF-5 zoning; Hearing date 1/26/26; 40822 SE Allgeier RD; one par3l to 3 parcels; see attachment
• Z0428—25 Partition; add 2 two acre slots; 21510 SE Bornstedt Rd; view at 
  https://aca-prod.accela.com/clackamas ; select Planning enter Z0428-25; select Attachments on pull down

Code Enforcement Update-Ric, Marge, Bruce, Mike S

New Business

• County Mtg on Roads-Marge
• Rendezvous Science Nights-Ric
• Ant Farm Wood Chips-Ric
• Meet A Neighbor

Minutes

JANUARY 6, 2026

Call to Order-7:00 PM

Introductions 20 ATTENDEES

Approval of December 2025 Minutes-Approved as written

Treasurer’s Report-$153.25 + $50 gift card

Fire Department Updates

• CHIEF’S REPORT DECEMBER-Steve Deters
  • 2 Operation Santa events; a community parade and donation drop-off
  • Sandy Fire Board of Directors approved annexation of the District into Clackamas Fire. Clackamas County Board will vote to send to voters or not. Congratulations to Sue on her excellent article in Sandy Standard. 
  • District and partner agencies working on flooding impacts in the community. 60 calls between 6PM 12/18 and 8AM 12/19.
  • Team sent to Seattle flooding at request of FEMA. 
  • December Sandy incidents 214
• VOLUNTEER REPORT 
  • 51 years of Operation Santa, 5 parades-District wide including Sandy Parade 
  • 5 drop off events-District wide, including Sandy & Kiwanis drop-offs
  • Dover Fires Station equipment had service performed so fewer calls for service-4 calls 1 EMS, 1 Misc/Vegetation/vehicle/chimney, 1 motor vehicle and 1 other. 
  • Training- Operation Santa 2025
  • Coverage 12/31 nights

Land Use Applications & Decisions

• Z0088-25 Appeal of County Denial; Hearing date 1/2/26, 46881 SE Hwy 26, see attachment -no discussion
• Z0163-25 Approval with conditions -Forest Dwelling; SE Nelson Rd, 
  See attachment-no discussion
• Z0315 & 6-25 Change from EFU to RRFF-5 zoning; Hearing date 1/26/26; 40822 SE Allgeier RD; 1 parcel to 3 parcels; see attachment 
  *Applicant states unfarmable, not financially viable, consulted Soil expert - Board of Commissioners Meeting February 10 for approval of 5 acre lots-some discussion on subdividing into smaller plots
  Z0428—25 Partition; add 2 two acre slots; 21510 SE Bornstedt Rd; view at 
  https://aca-prod.accela.com/clackamas ; select Planning enter Z0428-25; select Attachments on pull down
  Z0387-25 Approval with conditions; Replace substantially damaged guest house in Flood Plain Hazard area 41224 SE Beaverdam. Marge went down to view property, guest house is situated behind main house on the road

Code Enforcement Update-Ric, Marge, Bruce, Mike S

• Property north side of Firwood Road, east of Bornstedt. Ric, Marge, Bruce and Mike visited with County attorney that handles Code Enforcements. Looking to speed up property cleanup and what can be done to help. There are many roadblocks i.e. property ownership, owner passed intestate (spouse doesn’t appear to be in ownership), probate hasn’t begun. Property is in foreclosure due to unpaid taxes. Two years right of redemption period could possibly be shortened by the County through Waste and Abandonment provision in the County Code. Any items cleaned up must be held for 2 years. There was some conversation to talk with stepson, possibly giving him what avenues he might explore. Only one objection regarding the fine line between making someone aware of process and perceived legal advice. Individuals may try to contact stepson on their own.

New Business

• County Mtg on Roads-Marge
  Flyer regarding “Talk Transport with Experts”. Virtual meeting January 8 6-7:30 PM; available Jan 5-Feb 16 for feedback. Sign up for News Letter to get link.
• Rendezvous Science Nights - Ric
  • Rendezvous Grill 67149 US-26, Welches, possible lower cost menu. 
    Sponsored by the Mt Hood Corridor Wildfire Partnership 
    • Jan 8, 6-7:30 PM Mt Hood Volcano Hazards
    • February 12, 6-7:30. PM Power Outages and Disasters, P.G.E.
    • March 12, 6-7:30 PM Fire Behavior and Preventing Home Loss in Wildfires
      April 9, 6-7:30 PM The Rowena Fire 2025, Lessons learned
  • Ant Farm Wood Chips - Ric
    Crews are offering wood chips for free
    Shannon 971-266-2094
  • Meet A Neighbor
    • Gordon asked Dan V to give us some of his background. He is a retired concrete finisher, enjoys fishing and beach property. Moved to Sandy in 2004
  • Tom mentioned the use of Chat GPT and how easy it was to use for almost anything. Seems to work better than Google. 
    Warning to all, when dealing with emails/chat messages.
    DONOT Copy and Paste or click on links.
  • Cedar Creek property, Terry and Jennifer continue to work through the permit issues with their property. On going water rights issues. Neighbor still contesting, however, is now required to obtain an attorney. Next court date in February. Meeting with LUBA (Land Use board of Appeals) late February.
• Question regarding Fire Insurance ratings. Clackamas Fire rated a 2 but Sandy is rated a 3. Maybe have Fire Department walk property. Might have something to do with Wildfire maps.

Next Meeting a visit from the Sheriff’s Department

Meeting adjourned 8:24 PM

January 6, 2026

Firwood CPO Attendee List

Tom Burke
Alison Cobb
Diane Crane
Martha Deere
Terry Eidsmoe
Jean Grunst
Jennifer Kapnek
Bruce Heider
Dianne Heider
Sue Hein
Aurora MacDonald
Theresa Oslund
Maggie Russell
Gordon Slatford
Jess Stevens
Marge Stewart
Ric Sward
Cyndi Vanorsow
Dan Vanorsow