Show Up & Speak Up to save the Yamhelas-Westsider Trail for future generations. Commissioner Johnston and Starrett voted to remove the trail from county comprehensive plans. Tell the county we value our public land and want to use it for a walk/bike/horse trail connecting McMinnville, Carlton, Yamhill, and Gaston.
The Yamhill County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider: DOCKET G-01-25, an amendment to the Yamhill County Transportation System Plan (YCTSP), an element of the county comprehensive plan, to remove the project known as the Yamhelas Westsider Trail from the YCTSP. This project was originally adopted through Ordinance 880 and is also identified in Ordinance 895. Ordinance 880 had identified the future use of a 15.25-mile section of the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way between McMinnville and Gaston as a bicycle and hiking trail and to provide for potential future use of the right-of-way for commuter and/or fright rail. The applicant is Yamhill County. The proposed amendments are intended to remove this project from the YCTSP. This application is being reviewed based on ORS 197 and 215, OAR 660-012 and criteria in Section 1207.01 of the Yamhill County Zoning Ordinance. Interested parties are invited to send written comment to
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Comments submitted the day of the hearing will not be accepted via e-mail or fax but must be submitted in writing (12 copies) at the hearing. Failure to raise an issue, either in person or in writing, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to allow the Planning Commission an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes an affected party's appeal of the decision to the Land Use Board of Appeals on that issue. Additional information is available from the County Planning Department at 503-434-7516.
Meeting is on December 4, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. in room 32 of the Yamhill County Courthouse, located at 535 East Fifth Street, McMinnville
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