The Hamlet of Beavercreek Community Meeting - Oct. 22, 2025

Agenda

Call To Order & Introductions

• Chair: Tammy Stevens
• Vice-Chair: Bill Merchant
• Treasurer: Cheryl Buchert
• Secretary/Corresponding Secretary: Gina McMurry
• Directors at Large: Mark Hillyard, Joe Matteo, Kenny Sernach

Reminders - Please mute cell phones, sign-in, restroom location, and refreshments.
Safety Advise - Mark Hillyard

Guest Speakers

• Bob Knorr, Clackamas County Transportation Engineering, BC/Leland/Kamrath Roads Intersection Improvements (need a street light)

1. Elections – incumbents Buchert, Hillyard, McMurry, Sernach
2. Public Comments / Questions
3. Land Use Applications
4. Land Use Activities/Decisions
5. Reporting
   1. Finance: Cheryl Buchert (Annual Financial Report Available)
      Cash: $61.84 | Checking: $2,807.13 | Trust: $7,291.55 (Park Use: $5,977.62 – Gen Use: $1,313.93) Total: $10,160.52
   2. Beavercreek Cooperative Telephone: Bill Merchant
   3. Transportation: Bill Merchant
   4. Website: Gina McMurry
   5. Clackamas County Dog Services: Gina McMurry
   6. HR1 Impacts on SNAP & Medicaid – Gina McMurry
6. Old Business
   1. Park Activities 2025: Mark & Cindy Hillyard (see website event calendar for details)
      1. Holiday Tree Lighting – December 6th
7. New Business
   1. Hamlet Welcome Booster Fundraising Event – Sips & Sprinkles 10/28 7 pm at the Grange (flyer on website)
   2. Defensible Space Debris Collection Days 10/18 & 25, 11/1 & 8
8. Other Business / Reminders
   1. Grange – next breakfast November 1st
   2. Oregon City Public Library – Claire Kellogg & Cyndi Andews, Unincorporated Liaison
   3. Clackamas County Planning Commission – 9/29 zone change of Clackamas Grade School lots in order to accommodate County mental health rehabilitation center.

Next Community Meeting: ONE WEEK EARLY November 19, 2025 @ 7:00PM at the Beavercreek Grange – Guest Speaker: Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District (Sam, Weed Wise and Lisa/Chris, Barn) & Patty Nelson, Special Projects, Senior Engineer Public Works, Engineering, City of OC – Henrici Pump Station & Transmission Improvement Project

Adjourn

Minutes

Call To Order & Introductions - - @7:02P

• Chair: Tammy Stevens - Present
• Vice-Chair: Bill Merchant - Present
• Treasurer: Cheryl Buchert - Present
• Secretary/Corresponding Secretary: Gina McMurry - Present
• Directors at Large: Mark Hillyard - Present, Joe Matteo - Present, Kenny Sernach - Present

Reminders - Please mute cell phones, sign-in, restroom location, and refreshments.
Safety Advise - Mark Hillyard - Done

Guest Speakers

• Bob Knorr, Clackamas County Transportation Engineering, BC/Leland/Kamrath Roads Intersection Improvements (need a street light) /Mark Osland from PACE Engineers (hired by Clackamas County and also in attendance), $300k iteration 1. This is a “Rolling Single Lane Closure” event with detours as needed. Design to 03/2026, construction slated for 06/2026. With crash data this performs “better than average” compared to similar intersections. 8,800 travelers per day with most issues during peak traffic. Proposal to iterate starting with - moving the telephone pole, low profile concrete curbs, a concrete apron, rumble strips to calm traffic along fog lines.

  • https://www.clackamas.us/transportation/leland-beavercreek-kamrath-intersection-improvements
  • List of concerns:
    • Signaling at that intersection does not make it clear to other drivers what you are doing, especially SB on BC. Example: Is a right signal mean you are going onto Kamrath or turning onto Leland?
    • Grade differential between BC and Leland/Kamrath hinders line of sight.
    • On NB BC, you stop at the stop sign so you can go onto Leland or Kamrath roads, and people behind will squeeze past to turn onto BC NB, and that causes near misses from people navigating Leland/Kamrath onto NB BC as well as driving into the ditch.
    • Telephone pole is a danger and causes large vehicles to use Korner Park parking lot, to take a right from SB BC onto Leland Road.
    • Illegal signage and vehicles for sale on the NE corner blocks line of sight.
    • People SB on BC going to Kamrath are going at high rates of speed.
    • Visitors don’t understand that if you are NB on BC, you have to stop to go onto Leland and Kamrath. We know there is a sign, but people seem to be confused even still.
    • People park in front of the store in prohibited areas (lined off) which disrupts line of sight coming off Kamrath as you enter BC.
    • If you are on Leland Road trying to get onto BC, large semis park at the Korner Park to eat at the restaurants and you can’t see around them. Causes quite a few near misses.
    • The County working off accident data, especially 2 years old data, is an inaccurate measurement as most accidents are not filed and it doesn’t capture the NOW.
    • Where are pedestrians being considered in this plan? Crosswalks?

  Suggestions:

  • Utilize SW corner BCT parking lot (with their permission) for staging area to help relieve congestion with summer Korner Park activities.
  • Possible early turn onto Leland from SB BC instead of the concrete proposal? (changes type of road, and creates other problems with storm drains etc…)
  • 4-way stop? (excessive congestion promotes people not stopping at all, and doesn’t solve the problem but creates more)
  • What about a conditional stop on SB BC? Where everyone stops unless staying on BC.
  • How about putting in a round about? How much does it cost? (Millions and Korner Park would go away, community knows, but problem with location of store, etc..)
  • Stoplights?

1. Elections – incumbents Buchert, Hillyard, McMurry, Sernach
   1. We took a vote, and all members and Board voted Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained.
2. Public Comments / Questions
   1. Grange - finished the handicapped parking reported Pam & Don Furlan.
3. Land Use Applications - None
4. Land Use Activities/Decisions - None
5. Reporting
   1. Finance: Cheryl Buchert (Annual Financial Report Available) - Clarified allocation of Trust Account funds. 
      Cash: $61.84 | Checking: $2,807.13 | Trust: $7,291.55 (Park Use: $5,977.62 – Gen Use: $1,313.93) Total: $10,160.52
   2. Beavercreek Cooperative Telephone: Bill Merchant - On hold even longer due to Government Shutdown
   3. Transportation: Bill Merchant - Region 1 ACT spent a lot of time looking forward to prevent crashes by analyzing factors for all the crashes that have happened.
   4. Website: Gina McMurry - Showed members where to access BIO’s about their board.
   5. Clackamas County Dog Services: Gina McMurry - Lexi is dog of the week. Discussed their new commercial dryer purchase, and reasoning for it (~$8,500).
   6. HR1 Impacts on SNAP & Medicaid – Gina McMurry - Discussion on impacts of the HR1 bill, and the impacts from the Government shutdown as well as what the County is preparing for. As community members, it is important for us to understand an upcoming food crisis and how we need to prepare ourselves to guide the community towards food assistance. Resources accessible via the Clackamas County website, and we put resources onto our website as well.
6. Old Business
   1. Park Activities 2025: Mark & Cindy Hillyard (see website event calendar for details)
      1. Holiday Tree Lighting – December 6th - In process. Elf, Santa, etc… 5:00PM dinner at the Grange, doors open at 4:30. Ugly sweater contest and some entertainment during dinner. There is a rumor that Elvis is going to be hosting this year. Santa parade from Grange to Park, refreshments and lots of entertainment, Tree Lighting at 7:00 pm.
7. New Business
   1. Hamlet Welcome Booster Fundraising Event – Sips & Sprinkles 10/28 7 pm at the Grange (flyer on website) - Announced and on media/website.
   2. Defensible Space Debris Collection Days 10/18 & 25, 11/1 & 8 - Announced and on media/website.
8. Other Business / Reminders
   1. Grange – next breakfast November 1st The grange wants to honor veterans - ½ price for them.
   2. Oregon City Public Library – Claire Kellogg & Cyndi Andews, Unincorporated Liaison - Friends of the Library, in November they are having a meeting. Claire can provide information for those interested.
   3. Clackamas County Planning Commission – 9/29 zone change of Clackamas Grade School lots in order to accommodate County mental health rehabilitation center. 3 phases to help get folks healthy, now headed to the Board of County Commissioners.

Next Community Meeting: ONE WEEK EARLY November 19, 2025 @ 7:00PM at the Beavercreek Grange – Guest Speaker: Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District (Sam, Weed Wise and Lisa/Chris, Barn) & Patty Nelson, Special Projects, Senior Engineer Public Works, Engineering, City of OC – Henrici Pump Station & Transmission Improvement Project

Adjourn @ 8:42 PM.