Who is the BCCP?
Back on September 10th of 1997 a Beavercreek community meeting was held at the Beavercreek Grade School as the result of events concerning the Beavercreek area… Metro included over 3,000 acres in Beavercreek as part of their Urban Growth Boundary Reserve, a Business Round Table created a map identifying a proposed large industrial area in Beavercreek and many were concerned about on-going annexations by Oregon City toward Beavercreek. At this community meeting, after political leaders and citizens spoke and questions were asked and answered, a motion was made to form a committee to research the incorporation of Beavercreek as a city.
For over 3 years this committee met and worked towards the directive given to it at the September 10th, 1997, community meeting. Hundreds if not thousands of hours and dollars have been given to serve the 3 to 4 thousand citizens living in the Beavercreek area. The members of this committee have been and are committed and determined to fulfill their directive. The Beavercreek Committee for Community Planning (BCCP) - the committee formed to research the incorporation of Beavercreek as a city, would like to take a moment to describe below its accomplishments, goals and beliefs.
After electing Officers and Board Members, creating Bylaws and acquiring a 501(c)3 non-profit corporate status, the BCCP spent 6 months educating itself regarding Beavercreek's options. What we learned was quite disturbing. Beavercreek has very little representation or decision making authority with regard to its governance. Other than Clackamas County Commissioners and Beavercreek's CPO, Beavercreek citizens have virtually no warning or say with regard to its future. Areas such as Beavercreek can form Districts and acquire various services; however, planning and decision making is made by others… not the citizens of Beavercreek.
In March of 1998, the BCCP held 3 community meetings at the Beavercreek Grade School. Each meeting provided a similar presentation with an opportunity for citizens to ask questions which were answered by both the BCCP and numerous political leaders. The presentations shared what the BCCP had learned and asked citizens to provide direction to the BCCP through an
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