By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times Residents in the Mount Hood area will have a chance to help shape transportation priorities in Clackamas County for the next 20 years during an open house in Welches. Clackamas County will host an East County Transportation System Plan open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 18 in the Trees Room at Mt. Hood Oregon Resort. The event is co-hosted by the Hoodland CPO and will include Spanish interpreters on site. The meeting is part of the county

Relocation plans for the Mount Hood Rest Area are moving forward, bringing a significant change to Government Camp. When the existing facility moves southeast along Highway 26, the town will lose its only public restrooms – prompting Clackamas County to move ahead with a replacement near the Mount Hood Cultural Center and Museum. Teresa Christopherson, administrator for Clackamas County’s Social Services Division, said the county has identified a final site for the local fac