Sherwood City Council Recap | Oct. 7, 2025

Tualatin-Sherwood Road and Roy Rogers Road projects are complete

This article has been updated for clarity.

SHERWOOD, Ore. — The Sherwood City Council met Tuesday, Oct. 7 for its regularly scheduled meeting.

Mayor Tim Rosener, Council President Kim Young, and Councilors Keith Mays, Dan Standke, Taylor Giles, Renee Brouse, and Doug Scott were present.

Sherwood City Manager Craig Sheldon said a paving project is scheduled at Sunset Boulevard and Main Street for October 28-29, resulting in thirty-minute street closures twice a day to accommodate the work.

Washington County has scheduled a ribbon-cutting event at 11 a.m. on October 20th at Pioneer City Park celebrating the completion of major road improvement projects: Tualatin-Sherwood Road and Roy Rogers Road are officially done.

There is a new four-way stop sign now in effect along Southwest Langer Drive near the Taco Bell. 

There was no public comment.

Housing analysis

After a 2019 house bill became law, Sherwood needs to add 2,427 housing units over the next 20 years—and they must be available to various income levels. 

The city council unanimously agreed to submit a housing capacity analysis grant to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. 

This comes after the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2003 in 2019, which intended to help local communities meet their housing needs by requiring cities with populations over 10,000 to study future housing needs and develop strategies to encourage housing development and production. 

Now, Sherwood is required to complete a housing capacity analysis (HCA) by the end of 2027, and a housing production strategy by the end of 2028. 

To meet this requirement, city staff applied for a $65,000 grant to the Department of Land Conservation and Development in order to conduct a housing capacity analysis, and plans to add a $10,000 match provided by the city’s planning department budget if the grant is awarded.

Based on the December 2024 draft methodology report, Sherwood aims to add 144 housing units over the next year, and aims to target 2,427 units over the next 20 years.

Under the law, a unit meets the target if it is available for less than 30% of the household’s pre-tax income. Sherwood’s area median income is $124,100 in 2025. 

This means for next year’s target, 33 of the units should be listed at a reasonable price for households making less than 30% of the area median income; 28 units for households making less than 60% of the area median income; 16 units for households making less than 80% the area median income; 24 units for households making up to 120% above the area median income; and 42 units for households making more than 120% of the area median income.

The total project cost for the analysis is estimated at $75,000, according to the city.

Elwert Road 

Sherwood is teaming up with Washington County to work on a feasibility study for funding Elwert Road improvements.

The study would focus on evaluating realignment options for the intersection at S.W. Elwert Road and S.W. Edy Road within the Sherwood West Concept Plan area. 

The evaluation would include traffic, topography, environmental conditions, utilities, livability, and permitting requirements, and the preferred solution would provide a foundation for future transportation and land use planning in Sherwood West. 

The city council voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to execute the agreement with Washington County. 

The proposed agreement would include Washington County managing and administering the consultant contract in coordination with Sherwood, lead public outreach, and ensure delivery of the study. 

The scope of work would include stakeholder involvement and public events; data collection such as traffic analysis, environmental review, geotechnical studies and hydraulic modeling, as well as utility coordination; three alternatives for development; and a feasibility report and recommendation including concept plans, cost estimated, and a preferred alignment plan.

The work done on this study is expected to be useful information for future improvement projects along Edy Road between Copper Terrace and Borchers Drive.

The total estimated consultant cost for the feasibility study is $638,768 and the Washington County financial contribution is $438,768. 

Sherwood’s contribution is $200,000, and a designated project representative who will participate in all phases of the project. The funding will come from the city’s street enterprise fund, already included in the 2025-27 budget. 

The timeline for the feasibility study is slated until the end of 2026.

Waste and recycling rates

The city council voted unanimously to approve the solid waste and recycling collection rate increases for the new year.

Waste collection rates are officially increasing in 2026, because costs for labor, trucks, and disposal are going up, according to Rick Sattler, Public Works Director. 

Rates are based on an annual report from Pride Disposal, a franchisee for solid waste services in Sherwood, and the Rate Review Report compiled by Bell & Associates.

New rates show an increase of about 4%, from $32.85 for 20 gallons to $34.17. For the 95 gallon bin, it’s an $2.29 increase from $59.40 to $61.69.

The increases are also expected to affect drop boxes, medical waste, and cart collection rates, and are slated to take effect January 1, 2026.

Committee appointments 

The city council unanimously reappointed two people to the Sherwood Budget Committee. The budget committee consists of 14 members, including the seven city councilors and seven citizen members. Their duty is to review the city’s proposed annual budgets and act as the fiscal planning board for the city.

The first is Brian Fairbanks to Position 4, and the second is Kady Strode to Position 6. Their terms had expired June 30, 2025, and their new terms are slated to expire at the end of June 2029. Both are now reappointed to the budget committee.

There are no financial impacts to these resolutions.

Broadband 

The city council unanimously voted to extend the intergovernmental agreement with the Broadband Users Group (BUG) to January 1, 2031. The current agreement is slated to expire on January 1, 2026.

The BUG is a collective of 18 public agencies that are set up to collaborate and share network resources, such as managing and maintaining the telecommunications network of the city. This includes library services, 911 services, and geographic information system connectivity with other nearby cities that are in the same group. 

The charge to the city of Sherwood is not changing from the previous year, costing about $13,000 annually.

Watch the full city council meeting here.