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Volume IV, Issue 7

July 2006

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Third annual Cedar Mill Park Concert August 1

Bring the whole family and enjoy this free event! Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD) is holding its third annual concert in Cedar Mill Park on Tuesday, August 1, from 6-8 pm. Last year’s event drew over 600 but there’s plenty of room for many more!!

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History in the News
Bonny Slope–pioneers, bootleggers and developers

“Basically, the boundaries of Bonny Slope remain as they were originally platted by Western Oregon Farms, a development company, in 1931,” writes Ms. Frost.

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Featured Business
Cedar Mill Chiropractic

When Jordan Stockton was a kid, he was athletic and enjoyed playing sports. When he realized that he wouldn’t have a professional future in sports, he decided that he could work with athletes if he became a chiropractor. “Now, I couldn’t care less about athletics, but I love being a chiropractor,” he says.

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Area 93:Urban Growth expansion on Cedar Mill’s northeast margin

In 2002 Metro, our regional agency responsible for setting the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), added a 159 acres of land adjacent to Bonny Slope, but just over the Multnomah County line, into the “urban” area (see map). It was among 20 parcels added in the unprecedented 18,867-acre expansion.

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The future of Bonny Slope

I have been advocating for Oregon’s land use laws and watching the effects since the early 1980’s. I expect obvious rationales for choices made to expand the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).

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Spineless Tales

11:00 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, July 22
Join entomologist (big word for bug geek) Matthew Shepherd for a gentle walk through the parks flanking Bethany Creek to discover the richness of insect life that this suburban area supports. Meet at the park entrance at the northern end of NW 177th Ave. Suitable for children and adults (children must be accompanied). To register call 503-629-6305 x2953 or email awilson@rcwp.org

Cedar Mill Wetland Work Party

9am to 12pm Saturday July 29th
Spend your Saturday morning connecting with others in the community, enjoying wildlife, and enhancing important habitat. Join the Rock Creek Watershed Partners and The Wetlands Conservancy as we remove invasive species and plant natives. To register call 503-629-6305 x2953 or email awilson@rcwp.org. Meet at the insurance building parking lot at NW Barnes Rd and W Stark Street in Cedar Mill.

Watershed tour of Willow and Cedar Mill Creeks

Rock Creek Watershed Partners is leading a tour from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 15.

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Cornell Speed zone to change at Sunset High

During the recent legislative session, the school zone speed law was changed again.

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Next Meeting
Cedar Mill Business Association

Tuesday, July 18, 7:30 am

Place: Cedar Mill Community Library

Topic: TBA?

New High School program at old Bonny Slope School

Terra Nova is a small high school within the Beaverton School District, primarily for students who haven’t thrived in a traditional school setting.

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Beaverton City Council to hear appeal of Wal-Mart decision

On June 9, the Beaverton Board of Design Review approved PacLand Development’s application to build a Wal-Mart and two adjacent retail buildings on a 9.3 acre lot at the corner of Cedar Hills Boulevard and Barnes Road. Save Cedar Mill, a group opposing the development, appealed the decision. On July 10 and 11, the Beaverton City Council will take up the issue.

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