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Metro Will Not Expand Urban Growth Boundary

By Sage Van Wing (OPB)
Nov. 12, 2015 11:34 p.m.
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Urban Growth Boundary History.

Urban Growth Boundary History.

Courtesy Metro

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For the first time since the 1970s, Metro has voted not to expand the region's Urban Growth Boundary. According to the regional government, there is enough room for the projected 400,000 new residents set to arrive in the next 20 years.

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