This document details the approach and the scope of work for the research study. It lays out the specific questions to be addressed and details the methodology used to address those specific questions.

For this research to be credible, accurate, and useful, certain foundational assumptions are held constant in analyzing three possible scenarios:

• the Oak Lodge area remaining unincorporated
• Oak Lodge annexing into Milwaukie and
• Oak Lodge incorporates as a new city
  
  A structured and rigorous technical analysis is required to allow for useful comparisons, and this is fully described in this comprehensive document.
  
  Read the scope of work here.