Bull Mountain // ⓘis an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
The group retained legal counsel Larry Derr and challenged the combined voting method under the provisions of ORS § 268 (2005) requiring separate double majority vote counting for annexations within the Portland Metro Urban Growth Boundary.
[12] In the face of this legal challenge Tigard relented and allowed the double majority vote counting method.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted in August 2006 to allow the incorporation ballot initiative to proceed.
A feasibility study was conducted by ECONorthwest and it was determined that Bull Mountain has a sufficient tax base to fund city government and services for its residents.
Tigard also filed a request to annex 61.5 acres (249,000 m2) which are part of the proposed Bull Mountain boundaries.
[16] The Friends of Bull Mountain (FOBM) is a grassroots community organization in the U.S. state of Oregon acting as local advocates for meaningful citizen involvement and responsible land use planning in keeping with the vision of the Bull Mountain Community Plan.
[17] The FOBM group played a key role[10][11] in defeating the attempt by city of Tigard to annex Bull Mountain.
[18] Notable changes in the 2005 legislature included House Bill 2484 which codified double-majority vote for all "Service Provider" annexations under ORS 195.