Crook County
Juniper Canyon Access Survey
To the Juniper Canyon Community:
We are so grateful for the outstanding survey participation regarding access to Juniper Canyon and other safety concerns for this part of our community. The survey was open for about two months, and overall, we received 938 responses with 86% of the respondents concerned about the lack of a second access point to Juniper Canyon. This information is critical for helping us prioritize community concerns and address them in the best way possible. In the next few months, our team will work on the next steps of this process, which includes a meeting the the folks who indicated their interest in helping with this project and organizing another opportunity for community feedback on this matter. Please watch for updates at JunipcerCanyon.org and feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like to participate in future meetings.
Sincerely,
Jerry Brummer
Crook County Commissioner
We are so appreciative to everyone for the time taken to respond to the Juniper Canyon Access survey that concluded recently -- there were over 900 responses! The team has followed up with those who indicated interest in helping identify possible options for addressing a second access in Juniper Canyon and invited them to this Community Meeting. Please feel free to forward this invite to anyone interested in attending; this meeting is open to the public.
Tuesday, October 19th from 6-7:30pm at the Broughton Room in the Crook County Library (175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr, Prineville, OR 97754).
WebEx information:
Join from the meeting link:
Webex Meeting Link
Or join by phone: 1-408-418-9388
Meeting number (access code): 2553 406 1939
Meeting password: fcJahDeF227
For any questions regarding masks, please refer to the library's policy.
Meeting Information
Agenda:
Agenda 10.19.2021 (158 KB)
Packet:
Power Point Presentation of 10.19.2021 Meeting (408 KB)
Map of Area Served (151 KB)
Map of Options (10 MB)
Map with Detail of Proposed Road (3 MB)
Map or Proposed Road Location (375 KB)
Summary Data (243 KB)
Juniper Canyon Meeting
Background
Crook County is growing and development in Juniper Canyon is growing too. It’s hard to believe that more than 2,000 households use Juniper Canyon Road to get to school, work, and shopping.
Additional lands in the Juniper Canyon area could support another 2,000 houses and we expect increased traffic as a result.
The County has land for a new road but doesn’t have the money to build it. The County went to the state and federal governments to see if road money is available, but there are a lot of projects in line ahead of this one. Money may not be available for 5-10 years and even then won’t cover the entire project cost.
Some of the partners and guiding documents the County is working with are Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Crook County Transportation Plan (TSP), Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), and the City of Prineville Transportation Plan (TSP).