The view from above Corvallis, OR. Photo by Paul Woods via Flickr.
Benton County, OR is a mix of great urban places and rural areas, and smart growth strategies are helping to protect both.
That’s according to Benton County Board of Commissioners Chair Annabelle Jaramillo, who has served on the board since 2000. Jaramillo is a member of Smart Growth America’s Local Leaders Council, a nonpartisan group of municipal officials who share a passion for building great towns, cities, and communities.
Benton County, in western Oregon’s Willamette Valley, is home to the vibrant university city of Corvallis as well as considerable farmland and preserved open space, and during her time in office Jaramillo has contributed to many aspects of the county’s land use policy that support each.