In April of this year, the Oregon City Commission approved the hiring of a third-party consultant to conduct an operations and financial analysis of Clackamas Heritage Partners (CHP). CHP manages the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Museum of the Oregon Territory, and the Stevens-Crawford House, all in Oregon City. In the Spring of 2009, CHP closed the doors temporarily to the museums due to financial difficulties.

The City hired AKT LLP to conduct the study. On August 5, 2009, AKT representatives presented the report at a joint worksession with the Oregon City Commission and the CHP Board. View the video of the presentation.