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Renting an Apartment in Damascus
What You Should Know
Damascus is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
According to the county, the city had a population in 2000 of 12,851.
The city is located east of Happy Valley and Interstate 205 and west of Boring;
its northern boundary is the Multnomah County line.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Damascus can date its existence as a
community back to 1867, when a post office by that name was established. That
post office was closed in 1904. The original heart of the community is along
Oregon Highway 212, which as of 2004 serves as part of the city's southern
boundary. It is part of the North Clackamas School District.
A 2000 decision by Metro to expand Portland's urban growth boundary into the
area prompted some citizens of the community to submit Measure 3-138, a measure
on the ballot for the 2004 general election. The initiative's passage resulted
in the incorporation of the former unincorporated communities of Damascus and
Carver into the City of Damascus, a step which prevents nearby cities from
annexing the community. The city was the first new city in Oregon since the
early 1980s.
In a special election on September 21, 2005, a city charter was approved by 88%
of its voters. Voters in eleven parcels of land between Damascus and Happy
Valley were given the chance to vote on annexation to Damascus: six of the areas
voted for annexation, four voted against, and in the eleventh no votes were
cast.
The current members of the Damascus city council are Dee Wescott (mayor),
Barbara Ledbury, Jim Wright, Randy Shannon, and John Hartsock.