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Hillsboro: Council Opens $1.5 Million More in Gain Share Money for Block 56 Campus
The Oct. 20 deal lets Hillsboro School District draw about $2.4 million in Gain Share money for the Block 56 health and…
Hillsboro: Council Adopts Data Center Caps 6-0; Moratorium Extension Vote Expected Later
Hillsboro's council adopted data center limits 6-0 on Oct. 20. The rules start after a 30-day wait, and the city expects an…
Hillsboro: Airport Forum Set for Oct. 27 as Port’s Unleaded Fuel Deadline Nears
The Port of Portland's Hillsboro Airport forum is Oct. 27 at the Walters center. Here is where its unleaded fuel goal and…
Hillsboro: State Test Results Trail Oregon in Reading, Math and Science as Gap Widens
Hillsboro students slipped in reading and science and held level in math on 2025-26 state tests, while Oregon averages rose in all…
Hillsboro: E-Bikes, Scooters in 11 of 33 Crashes City Staff Wrote Up This Summer
City crash memos from June to September list 11 e-bike and scooter crashes out of 33. Parks staff are awaiting the City…
Hillsboro: Police HQ Block Could Hold About 149 Homes in 10th Avenue Plan Headed to Council
A preliminary concept shows about 149 homes on the police headquarters block. The council vote is on adding the Avenida Diez strategy…
Hillsboro: State Reserves Up to $10.7M for 100 Apartments for Adults 55+ in Orenco Station
A state council reserved up to $10.7 million for Elevate Hillsboro, 100 affordable apartments for adults 55 and older planned in Orenco…
Hillsboro: Bus Platform, Bike Signals on TriMet’s List of Possible TV Highway Cuts
A Hillsboro station platform and Minter Bridge bike signals are on a TriMet staff list of possible TV Highway cuts. Advisers revisit…
Hillsboro: Leak Shuts Regional Water Line at Jackson Bottom; Staff Say Fix Could Top $500,000
A leak has taken a 42-inch regional water pipeline offline at Jackson Bottom. Staff say no customers are cut off and the…
Hillsboro: Who Is Running for City Council in Wards 1, 2 and 3 on the Nov. 3 Ballot
Nine candidates are running for three Hillsboro City Council seats on the Nov. 3 ballot. Here is who filed in each ward…
Hillsboro: City Floats Denser Apartment Zones, Two ADUs on Some Lots Before Thursday Open House
Hillsboro is weighing higher apartment densities and two ADUs on some lots. Nothing is decided; an open house is set for Thursday,…
Hillsboro: Council to Weigh $2.95M Federal Grant for Train-Warning Tech at 185th MAX Crossing
Tuesday's consent agenda includes a $2.95 million federal grant for GPS train-tracking tech at the 185th Avenue MAX crossing, plus a signal…
Forest Grove: $29.5 Million Police Station Bond Returns to Ballot After 2025 Defeat
Measure 34-353 asks Forest Grove voters again for up to $29.5 million to replace the 1977 police station, at a lower estimated…
Hillsboro: Typical Home’s Utility Bill Would Rise $4.18 a Month in 2027 Under Rate Plans
A single-family Hillsboro home's utility bill would rise $4.18 a month in 2027 and $6.57 more in 2028 under rate plans in…
Hillsboro: What the $430 Million School Bond Would Cost on Your Tax Bill
Measure 34-355's estimated $1.84 rate means $184 a year per $100,000 of assessed value. Here is how that compares with past school…
Washington County: Fewer Residents Name Crime, Homelessness as Top Issue in County Survey
A county survey found 10% of residents named crime as the most important issue, down from 16% in 2025. Commissioners hear the…
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