Creswell development at standstill on west side for the foreseeable future

CRESWELL – The City of Creswell is in violation with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Now, as the City stares down the barrel of a moratorium, it’s dukes up between the two entities, in what the city manager calls “a David-and-Goliath situation.” 

In a nutshell, the DEQ has placed development restrictions on the west side of town until the deemed improvements to its wastewater systems are overhauled into compliance. 

With limitations in place, development…