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View MoreHillsboro seeks input on $2M Cornell Road safety overhaul
Washington County and Hillsboro are redesigning two Cornell Road intersections at 17th and 21st avenues using more than $2 million in state safety funding, with public comment open through Sept. 14 via an online open house.
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View MoreUSPS mail-ballot rule threatens Hillsboro's Nov. 3 election
Oregon joined 23 other states in filing a new federal lawsuit to block a USPS rule that would bar delivery of ballots from unconfirmed voters, threatening how Hillsboro residents cast ballots in the Nov. 3 City Council election as a judge weighs a new injunction by Aug. 31.
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View MoreNine candidates file for three Hillsboro council seats
Nine candidates filed for three open Hillsboro City Council seats before the Aug. 25 deadline, setting up contested races in all three wards ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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View More$620M chip lab breaks ground near Hillsboro, adding 400 jobs
Lam Research broke ground Aug. 26 on a $620 million cleanroom lab in Tualatin, the first phase of a $1.5 billion, 15-year Washington County investment expected to create 400 high-paying semiconductor jobs as the Silicon Forest absorbs Intel layoffs.
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View MoreWashington County doubles vehicle registration fee by 2032
The Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 917 on Aug. 25, phasing the countywide vehicle registration fee from $30 to $60 over five years, and separately adopted Ordinance 915 updating community involvement rules across nine community plans.
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View MoreHillsboro holds first hearing on data center zoning limits
The Hillsboro Planning Commission holds its first public hearing Wednesday night on Draft Order No. 8502, the proposed permanent zoning restrictions for data centers, with critics raising concerns about loopholes that could let AI compute facilities dodge the new rules.
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View MoreProposed data center would sit less than 200 feet from Liberty High School
Texas-based Digital Realty filed a land use application to build a nearly 500,000-square-foot data center fewer than 200 feet from Liberty High School, just before Hillsboro's moratorium took effect, and the school district says the city never informed them of the project.
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View MoreCounty commissioner proposes data center moratorium for Washington County
Commissioner Nafisa Fai asked the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25 to temporarily pause new data center permitting on county-controlled land and through Clean Water Services, extending the region's development freeze beyond Hillsboro's city limits.
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View MoreODOT maintenance cuts threaten Hillsboro-area highway upkeep
ODOT plans to cut 193 maintenance positions to close a $200 million budget gap, a move officials say will worsen road conditions on highways serving Hillsboro as severe weather events grow more frequent.
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View MoreHillsboro students can apply for Bonamici's new youth advisory council
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors for her inaugural Congressional Youth Advisory Council; the Hillsboro School District is promoting the opportunity with a Sept. 14 deadline.
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View MoreTriMet cuts reshape Hillsboro-area bus routes starting Sunday
TriMet's Aug. 23 service overhaul merges Line 19 with Line 58 and reroutes Line 20 away from Beaverton Transit Center, reshaping connections for Hillsboro-area commuters as the agency works to close a $158 million budget gap.
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View MoreCouncil candidates challenge Hillsboro leaders' response to Sollman confrontation
Three Hillsboro City Council candidates published a joint op-ed arguing the political establishment's response to the Sollman confrontation centered whiteness and ignored systemic violence against marginalized communities, deepening a council-level split over how to address political violence.
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