During the public hearings for the Swift's Terrace and Mount Hood Vista subdivisions, community members provided extensive testimony outlining concerns about the local impacts of both developments. Commenters on the Swift's Terrace project cited issues with steep slopes, stormwater management, and property lines, prompting the hearing examiner to extend the written public comment period by one week. Meanwhile, public testimony regarding the Mount Hood Vista development heavily opposed its proposed rezoning and high density, with neighbors emphasizing pedestrian safety risks, inadequate road infrastructure, and the loss of the mature tree canopy.
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Vancouver Land Use Hearings · Jun 16, 2026 · 1:19:17–1:21:53 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: public testimony public hearing public comment Public comment
What was said
1:18:15 public testimony and any additional evidence on the proposed proposed application. I will be judging the application, this is quasi-judicial. So I will be judging the application based on the criteria set forth in the staff report and based on the evidence in the record and testimony this evening. If you believe that the staff report did not include all applicable criteria, please bring that to my attention. There is a raise it or wave it requirement. So if you forget to share something and it's not in the comment letter or elsewhere in the record, you cannot bring that up later if my decision is appealed after it's issued. Please limit your testimony to three minutes. This is not a question and answer session. So if you have questions for the city or for the applicant, please ask your question and when testimony turns back
1:19:14 to the city and to the applicant, they will address the questions raised during public testimony. Once public testimony is complete, there is not gonna be an opportunity to ask further questions. So please make sure that you get everything that you wish to be addressed on the record when it's your turn to testify. I've not had any ex parte contacts, meaning that I've not been contacted outside of the hearing this evening concerning this application. I have received the staff report and the exhibits that exist in the record date and I have reviewed those. I've also coordinated with Ms. Bowen on the scheduling and the format and the time, the agenda for this hearing this evening. I have not prejudged this application. I do understand that there are similar applications that have been approved or may be proposed in the future, but each application is decided on its own merits.
1:20:14 I do not have any interest in the outcome of this application, either for or against. And I do not have any bias either for a party or a commenter or just I love subdivisions, nothing like that. So I believe that I can hear this matter in a fair and impartial manner. If anyone wishes to object to my proceeding as the hearing examiner for this application, please state so now in the nature of your objection. Okay, all right, hearing none. The hearing will go as forward. The applicant will make their presentation to begin with and bring anything in particular concerning the application that they wish me to focus on or highlight. The city will then have an opportunity to review the staff report, discuss any conditions of approval
1:21:13 that they are proposing and maybe to fill in any blanks that the applicant may have not put forth in their application. At that time, we will turn it over to public comment. I will call on each person individually after you've used the raise hand feature and or turn on your camera. And I will swear you in so that you can provide testimony. Again, please ask your questions at that time and staff and the applicant will address those at the conclusion of all public testimony. Once public testimony is concluded, I will turn it back to city staff and they will address any questions that have come up. And then the applicant will have the final word because they have the burden of proof on the applications. If the record is closed this evening, the date for my decision on this application will be Wednesday, July 1st, considering the Juneteenth holiday this coming Friday.
1:22:12 Any questions before we get going? All right, thank you all. Hearing none, I will turn it to the applicant. - Thank you, hearings examiner Marshall. My name is Morgan Chadwick. - Hi Morgan, let me swear you in real quick. Do you swear or affirm the testimony give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? - Yes. - All right, thank you, Mr. Chadwick. You may proceed. - So my name is Morgan Chadwick. I'm the project manager for Game Group and I will be the presenter for the applicant this evening. And I'm going to attempt to share our presentation and are you able to see that?
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cross_cutting keyword 1:19:17–1:19:31 public testimony, public hearing, public comment, Public comment
ee minutes. This is not a question and answer session. So if you have questions for the city or for the applicant, please ask your question and when testimony turns back to the city and to the applicant, they will address the questions raised during public testimony. Once public testimony is complete, there is not gonna be an opportunity to ask further questions. So please make sure that you get everything that you wish to be addressed on the record when it's your turn to testify. I've not had a
cross_cutting keyword 1:21:43–1:21:53 public testimony, public hearing, public comment, Public comment
lly after you've used the raise hand feature and or turn on your camera. And I will swear you in so that you can provide testimony. Again, please ask your questions at that time and staff and the applicant will address those at the conclusion of all public testimony. Once public testimony is concluded, I will turn it back to city staff and they will address any questions that have come up. And then the applicant will have the final word because they have the burden of proof on the applications.