Discover West Linn with a sunny walk along the river

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Discovery Walk

Next Discovery Walk is this Saturday, February 4. The walk will take you on the new pathway under the new Fields Bridge, across the Tualatin River and into the West Willamette Neighborhood, then back to Fields Bridge Park to view the Ice Age Floods and meteorite exhibits. The walk is about 2.7 miles long and is mostly on paved trails and streets and is relatively flat.  Meet at 9:00 am in the parking lot at Fields Bridge Park on Willamette Falls Drive. Visit West Linn parks and rec for more information.

http://westlinnoregon.gov/parksrec/fields-bridge-park-discovery-walk

West Linn Short Sales | Estate Deals

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West Linn Short Sales

2011 saw some incredible West Linn homes on the market in short sale position.  As I have said in a number of posts – Short Sales are closing in All price ranges.

Looking for an ‘opportunity buy’ here in West Linn, Pete’s Mtn, or Stafford area?  A West linn Short Sale may be your best option.

Check out this West Linn estate that recently closed on a short sale.

6+ ac - 12,230 sq ft

closed at 1.857M

Seductive NW Style & Elegance Define West Linn’s Finest Estate on West Bluff.

Gated Privacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Linn Walmart update

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What’s the Latest News From the City on Wal-Mart in West Linn?

January 9, 2012 Update:

West Linn Walmart update

Wal-Mart has held a pre-application conference with the City to consider the following changes in the parking lot and associated outdoor spaces:

  • Five cart corrals for customers to drop off their shopping carts will be placed around the parking lot with a resultant loss of five parking spaces.
  • Two pedestrian corridors are proposed to define and facilitate safer pedestrian access at the front of the store.
  • Pallet and crate recycling area (12’ X 45’) is proposed at the northwest corner of the site. This will displace six parking spaces.
  • Re-alignment or re-configuration of parking spaces is proposed.
  • A redesigned circulation plan is proposed to better accommodate parking lot traffic flow just north of the Wells Fargo Bank.
  • Seven new light poles will be installed in front and to the rear of the building.
  • Adding a parking lot landscaping island.

West Linn Short Sales

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It is challenging and uncomfortable but selling your West Linn home on a Short Sale is not a Failure. It is a business decision. If you or someone you know is considering the financial impact of the short sale option, Call 503-495-5231 today.

Time is ticking. The average short sale takes 4 months. The Federal Debt Forgiveness expires at the end of 2012.
The Time is NOW.

Experienced – Closing short sales since 2008. Call me today 503-495-5231.

West Linn home buying trends

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The Drop Zone

There was a time for the mudroom but in 2012 lets rename it to what it really is The Drop Zone.

Bye Bye Mudroom - Hello The Drop Zone

The perfect West Linn home is like a well-oiled machine. Dishes are tidily placed in the dishwasher after use. Soiled clothes are promptly deposited into sorted hampers. Our conscientious children stow books and papers in well-vacuumed bedrooms, and muddy boots are carefully cleaned on the porch and then hurried into the closet.

Reality Check -We are families in West Linn!

Let’s face it – The Drop Zone is a room we can all use.  A room where you can put all your junk down as you enter the house.  A place for your stuff, a place for the kids stuff and not having to move mail and backpacks to rotate the laundry or start dinner.

A dream set up may include baskets for mail, places for backpacks and coats, storage for winter outerwear and maybe even lockers.  Designate your homes Drop Zone.  A minor remodel project or purchased storage unit or if you are searching for a new home, many builders are incorporating this trend.  It pays off big on resale.

Giving Thanks

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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. 

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

Reach out to your West Linn neighbors, share a moment, and make a new friend.

West Linn 2012 Street of Dreams – The Vineyard

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The Vineyard - 2012 Street of Dreams

2012 Street of Dreams - taking shape in West Linn

With the grapes gone and the roar of really big trucks keeping the timeline for 2012 street of dreams is no easy task, but for the 20+ year veteran developer Jeff Smith, it is just part of making it happen.
 
Trucks have been rolling dawn to dusk to ensure the 2012 Street of Dreams at The Vineyard – West Linn has the infrastructure ready to welcome the areas premier builders including Bernard Custom Construction making their 20th apprearance.  Many builders have been putting their own plans in motion with lot and design selection, and will feature the best of the best at reality check design and prices. 
 
2012 Street of Dreams - The Vineyard will feature 9 custom homes, designated open space and park playground.  The Vineyard, when fully built out will consist of up to 30 home sites.  Thinking of building a custom home?  Timing is now to pick your perfect lot at The Vineyard.

Shape the future of West Linn – get involved.

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It’s your chance to shape the future of West Linn

What's your vision?

The City Council requests that you share your ideas for the future of West Linn at a workshop on September 29.  We want you to consider possibilities for the future of the Highway 43/Willamette Falls Drive corridor as we develop a Vision to encourage desirable change as the area evolves.  We have some important choices to make.  Do you want to see an historic interpretive center with shops, restaurants and a hotel?  Do you want to continue the pattern of strip commercial development along Highway 43, or do you want to provide for more concentrated development in mixed use centers offering a variety of goods and services?

More information about the project is at our website, www.westlinnoregon.gov/vision.  Light refreshments and child care, for ages four and up, will be provided.

West Linn top selling floor plans

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West Linn homes sales by beds jun.aug.2011

Buyers want 3-4 bedroom homes

West Linn residents love family sized homes.  Of the 104 homes that sold here in West Linn from June thru August 2011 45 were 3 bedrooms average sales price $366.4.  While 46 had 4 bedrooms and that makes a big difference in price to an average of $470.5.

Days on market running about even for both sizes at 106 days.

West Linn Remembers 9/11

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9-11 Memory

West Linn Remembers …

We have two events scheduled this 10th anniversary year of 9/11/2001.

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Sunday 9/11 1pm at the Willamette Park boat ramp

Please join us for a brief time of quiet honor, reflection, and remembrance in honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, in the resulting wars on terror, and our first responders & soldiers who bravely serve us every day.

Bring a flower to throw into the river. Fire engines and police cars will be on display afterwards for the kids.

Community 9/11 Yellow Ribbon Project

West A Street & Broadway Street over I-205 … starting 9/4

We’re decorating the West A and Broadway Street bridges where they cross I-205 with yellow ribbons in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, our first responders, & our troops.

Tens of thousands of cars drive under these bridges every day. Let them know you remember and that you care!

Starting Sunday 9/4 at 1pm and continuing all week any time, please stop by and tie a yellow ribbon on the fence. Bring your family, and remember as you tie 1 or 100 ribbons.

Ribbons will be supplied.  For more information check the website – WestLinnRemembers.com.