Road District Commissioners

• Matt Lindberg - President (2024-2026 term), voting on successor 2027-2030 term.
• Chris Hagler - Treasurer (2025-2027 term)
• Peter Sikich - Secretary (2026-2028 term)
• Richard Brookes – Member at Large

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Agenda

• FAQ
• Vote for President
• Fitton Green/IGA
• Special Supplement
• Discussion of 2026 summer road work
• Budget review – completed 2025/2026, planned 2026/2027.

FAQ

• What is the Chinook Road District (and what isn’t it)?
• Special district where taxes assessed by the residents on themselves go specifically to work in the district. Base levy and special assessment
• Originally started by residents. I suspect due to low funding/priority for road work from the County.
• Government agency delegated to manage the public roads within the district. The County retains ownership (can’t gate/block off roads)
• Receives no funding outside of the resident taxes.
• Commission, members voted in by the residents
• https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors371.html

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Round robin philosophy

• The goal is for every resident to get an improvement on their commute every few years.
• Chinook (2022, skipping 2026)
• West Chaparral/Panorama (2021, 2023, 2026)
• Skipanon (2024, 2027?)
• East Chaparral (2028?)

Signs

• CRD is responsible for upkeep of approved signs in the district (mostly street signs).
• Approval is through the County (and in some instances the state).
• Deer signs – only approved if there are a certain number of reported deer strikes
• Stop signs, yield signs, speed limit signs – approved by the county based on specific rules.

Signs 2

• Speed limit – set by the state, requiring a traffic study ($$$). It’s the average speed of the majority of cars – would likely be set to a higher number than the common speed law we currently have
• https://www.oregon.gov/odot/engineering/pages/speed-101.aspx

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Signs 3

• You can put up any signs that you want on your property.
• County will take them down if they are notified of existence (or seen by County worker) and
• They could be confused with an official sign.
• Pose a travel risk

Hazard policy

• Snow – 4 inches at the T with anticipation that the snow is going to stick around. We are at the bottom of the list for County snow plow and subject to their availability with limited options. Residents are not advised to self plow public roads due to potential damage to the road surface.
• Tree down – the responsibility of the land owner. Historically, land owners have sent out a request for assistance to residents. If a tree owner does not clear the debris within a short time, CRD may contract with a removal service to do so at the property owner’s expense.

Reserve Fund

• $20K with an additional $1k add per year.
• Allows for a largish, unexpected repair to be performed when not budgeted for (isolated complete road break, etc).
• If the damage is catastrophic (earthquake, landslide), CRD budget will be insufficient. Verbal commitment from the County to ensure passable roads – what that means is undocumented and uncertain

Hard Surface/Gravel

• Hard surface where the gravel has high failure rate/repair costs. Gravel everywhere else.
• Current mix of chip seal/asphalt.
• All hard surface expansion/repair is asphalt due to durability as well as lack of local road chipseal contractor option.

Right of Way

• The roads are public, owned by the County, maintained by CRD.
• The roads should exist within a right of way, 30 feet out from the center of the road on each side – it’s hit/miss if that’s true.
• Within the ROW (accurately mapped or not), the County has a high degree of authority.

Fees/Insurance

• Fixed cost for the district (filing fees, etc).
• Insurance is required.

Outside of CRD authority

• Livability issues
• Traffic calming/diversions (speed bumps)
• Off road management (except where it directly impacts road surface).
• Parking regulations
• Enforcement

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Vegetation

• 3 feet out, 6 inches to 13 feet up
• Main road access, fire danger, etc.
• Responsibility of the land owner.

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Communication

• Official email – response time varies but we try for within 7 business days.
• True emergency – 911, social email group. Commissioners are not available on personal email/cell/work phone/etc.
• Commissioners are volunteers, not paid, not a full time position.

President role – Matt Lindberg

• Create meeting agenda, direct the meeting, engage all participants in the discussion
• Develop short/long term goals.
• Communicate with County officials
• Have an understanding of other committee member duties.
• Participate in monthly meeting to develop and carry out the mission of CRD.
• Commitment 2-3 hrs/month (including the meeting)

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Officer voting

• Vote for President – 3 year term from 2027-2029.

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Fitton Green

• IGA with the County expires at the end of 2026.
• Currently in discussion with the County through Parks and Rec about renewal – their budget is uncertain and what options they will have for us is unknown.
• Goal – shorter time horizon (3-5 years), more investment in the route to Fitton Green (high traffic, high cost of repairs)
• IGA history documents available on the website.

Special supplement

• Thank You

Projects in 2025-2026

• Gravel roads grading/gravel/compaction.
• Lignin
• Parks will pay for Panorama dust control again this year.
• Hard surface repairs Panorama, Chinook, East Chaparral, crack sealing.

Projects for 2026-2027

• Fall (usual)– gravel work, ditching
• Summer – TBD throughout 2026. Clarification on IGA options, road surface conditions through a presumably wet winter, etc. Some possibilities:
• Chinook if it needs something.
• Finish Skipanon
• Panorama (particularly if IGA funds allows us to do bigger work)

Budget – Chris Hagler

• Review final estimated and actual 2025-2026 budget.
• Review planned 2026-2027 budget and review feedback.
• Committee members will vote to adopt the final budget at end of tonight’s meeting.

2025-2026 Budget Review�

Proposed 2026-2027 Budget

Discussion and Voting