Category Archives: Community
Washington County News May 2025
• Doubletree Transitional Housing
• Clean Water Services executive staff under scrutiny
• LUT Workplan
• Urban Services Framework Project
History in the News
• Washington County’s history at risk
• Young House trees recognized by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Meet Your Neighbor: Chess Prodigy, Woman Grandmaster, and … High School Student
While many students her age are studying for exams over the weekend, Westview High School’s Zoey Tang is in the air, traveling to chess tournaments, practicing chess puzzles, and expanding her nonprofit. Oh, did I forget to mention she’s a Woman Grandmaster, the highest chess title for female chess players?
County history museum and collections face uncertain future
In late December last year, people interested in local history received a disturbing email informing us that the county’s history museum was closing. The Washington County Historical Society (WCHS) had been incorporated as a non-profit in 1956.
Development News February 2025
• Cedar Hills apartments
• Peterkort Towne Square
• McDaniel middle housing
• Macy’s closing, zoning changing
Holiday tree lighting
The Cedar Mill Community Club has set the date for the Third Annual neighborhood tree lighting ceremony. The lights will be turned on at 5:45 pm, in the Milltowner Shopping Center next to Insomnia Coffee. Join us in celebrating the magic of the holiday season! Enjoy holiday music, hot drinks and cookies.
Roads News June 2024
• Thompson Realignment Update
• Work scheduled to begin on Cornell Road Sidewalk Repair
• Weeds in the medians
• Cornell congestion
• 130th and the New Subdivision
• Hall Boulevard overpass across 217 closed for nine months
• DMV and the county line
• Walker Road Phase 2: Schendel Avenue to Butner Road
• MSTIP 3f projects
Community-led PCC Nature Project Receives Grant from Metro Council
A Metro Grant is helping to improve trail accessibility, provide space for gathering and art, and support first food gardens at the Rock Creek Campus
CPO News June 2024
• CPO 1 June meeting: Middle Housing Basics
• CPO 7 meeting
• Development News
• Neighborhood meetings
Community News June 2024
• Christ UMC: Help Build Hope
• Neighbors Ready 2023 Preparedness Survey Results & Upcoming Events
• Be Ready! Cascadia Preparedness Camp
• Beaverton Celebration Parade Application Now Open
• Beaverton Volunteer Fair
• Senior Wellness Resource Fair
• Sunset Band Fireworks Stand
• Ask WCSO: Reporting a Crime
• An evening of Civil War Reenactment
• Pride Beaverton Annual Celebration
• Tualatin Watershed Community Survey
• Housing and Service Needs Survey
• Viva Village June 2024 Events
Reconnecting with Our Roots: Reviving Agricultural Education in Washington County
Over the last few decades, Washington County has gone through a transformation and shifted from its historically agricultural roots. As development for housing and commerce replace farmland, a growing chasm from our agricultural history widens. This shift poses a significant challenge: How do we ensure that the next generation understands the importance of agriculture in a region where urban development increasingly overshadows our farming roots?
Safe crossing to French International School?
Neighbors were asking CPO 1 to weigh in on a petition they submitted to Washington County asking for a crosswalk at the intersection of Cornell Road and 87th Avenue. They were concerned for the safety of students crossing there to get to the French International School south of Cornell. We got this response from Washington County.
THPRD June News June 2024
• Thank You to our Community!
• Pride Month at THPRD
• Annual Summer Kick-Off Concert Returns
• THRPD outdoor pools are opening!
• Ridgewood Park Dog Run
• La Raíz Park Opens
• Teen Volunteers Wanted
• Park Maintenance
• June Events near Cedar Mill from THPRD
• June Events near Cedar Mill from Hillsboro Parks & Recreation
Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries News June 2024
• Summer Events and Programs June 2024
• All Ages
• Kids
• Teens & Tweens
• Adults
• Second Edition Resale
• Writers’ Mill Learns about Agents, Editors, and Publishers
Road News May 2024
• Thompson Road realignment “Meet the Contractor Open House” and update
• Excerpts from the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Project Page
