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View MoreHillsboro Planning Commission tackles data center code Wednesday
The Hillsboro Planning Commission reconvenes Wednesday, Sept. 9, to weigh revised zoning options for data centers, including school buffer distances and tighter accessory-use limits, with just 11 weeks left before the city's 120-day moratorium expires Nov. 24.
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View MoreTrump files third Supreme Court appeal over mail-ballot rule
The Trump administration filed a third appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 6 seeking to lift a federal judge's block on new USPS mail-ballot restrictions, with a response deadline of Sept. 9 and Oregon's all-mail election timeline already underway.
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View MoreJudge blocks USPS mail-ballot rule ahead of Oregon election
A federal judge's preliminary injunction blocks USPS mail-ballot restrictions through Oregon's Nov. 3 election, replacing an earlier temporary order and giving Hillsboro voters greater certainty their ballots will be handled under the same system the state has used for decades.
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View MoreHillsboro marks MAX light rail's 40th amid budget cuts
TriMet's MAX light rail turns 40 on Sept. 5, a milestone that for Hillsboro traces back to the Blue Line's 1998 arrival and the Red Line's 2024 extension, even as the agency grapples with a $300 million budget gap and historic service cuts.
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View MoreWashington County rejects data center moratorium, opts for resolution
Washington County commissioners decided Wednesday against a formal data center moratorium, opting instead for a resolution establishing a "de facto moratorium," in contrast with Hillsboro's hard 120-day pause enacted in July.
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View MoreCallaway, Sinclair advance to Washington County District 4 runoff
Former Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway and sitting City Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair will face off in the Nov. 3 runoff for the Washington County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat after neither won a majority in the May 19 primary.
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View MoreHillsboro opens $200K grant fund for local nonprofits
The City of Hillsboro is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Community Services Grants, offering up to $20,000 per nonprofit from a $200,000 fund, with a Sept. 15 deadline and priority given to mental health, housing and early childhood programs.
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View MoreFederal judge pauses USPS ballot rule, buying Hillsboro voters time
A federal judge's order blocking new USPS mail-ballot requirements stays in place through at least Sept. 11, giving Hillsboro voters and Oregon election officials more time to prepare for the Nov. 3 midterm as the state pursues emergency drop-box funding.
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View MoreHillsboro moratorium spurs Portland vote against data center NDAs
Portland's permitting committee voted 4-0 to advance a resolution discouraging data center NDAs, citing Hillsboro as the first Oregon city to adopt a citywide ban, as Hillsboro's Planning Commission prepares to resume code-amendment deliberations Sept. 9.
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View MoreWashington County approves $675K for Tigard homeless access center
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved $675,634 in gap funding for Just Compassion's South County Access Center expansion in Tigard at its Sept. 1 meeting, along with a 10-year compost facility franchise renewal and a County Counsel employment agreement.
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View MoreWashington County names Duke-Driessen chief attorney
Washington County's Board of Commissioners appointed 13-year veteran Cortney Duke-Driessen as chief attorney for the Office of County Counsel, replacing Alex Barnett, who departed with a nearly $276,000 settlement after one year on the job.
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View MoreWashington County deflection program marks two years, 55 completions
Washington County's Deflection Program reports 100% treatment engagement among its 55 completers, with about two-thirds of unhoused participants becoming housed over the program's first two years.
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