Vance Vision Plan

The Vance Vision Plan is a concept for the future use of Multnomah County’s 90-acre Vance properties in west Gresham’s Rockwood/Centennial neighborhood.

The Vance site is an opportunity to transform nearly 90 acres of county-owned land in a neighborhood that’s been historically underserved. The site’s past uses as a quarry and municipal landfill left legacy issues that the surrounding community lives with today. The County now has a unique opportunity to work toward a future for Vance that meets both community and County needs.

What’s Happening?

sketch of aerial view of the vance property, showing three color coded sections. A: 190th Employment Corridor. B: The Park, the Pit and Slope. C: 182nd Corridor Site 1 and 2.

We are making plans for the future of this site. We must ensure that some of it will remain available to be used by Transportation and other county agencies for years to come. Some of it will continue to be used as a park. But we also want to use it to provide other benefits to the community.

What’s Been Done 

We’ve put together a team within the county, and hired a planning consultant to help guide the process. We had already participated in two outreach projects, and we are building on their work to make sure we are hearing the diverse range of voices within the community.