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A public hearing to consider options for the commissioner district redraw will be held at the June 23rd Board of Commissioners Meeting. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Public Services Building, 155 N. First Avenue, Hillsboro.

Washington County Chair Andy Duyck and Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey issue joint statement regarding proposed Gain Share Legislation.

“County on relatively firm footing through challenging economic times” according to $939.6 million proposal approved by the Washington County Budget Committee.

In light of new information that Jaime Tinoco has been indicted for homicide, we are deeply distressed to learn that this young man allegedly took an innocent life. Our hearts continue to go out to the victim of the sexual assault, and now to the family and friends of Nicole Laube.

A consulting team has been selected to provide facilitation and research assistance this year to a community involvement program transition project.

New county RV park and improved Hillsboro-owned sports fields proposed on the southwest portion of the Washington County fairgrounds.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a process and timeline this week to transfer the programmatic support for the county’s citizen involvement program away from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension announced last fall that it had re-evaluated its institutional strengths and role in this county program and would not continue to administer the program.

Resilience-Aloha Preparedness Expo combines the concepts of disaster preparedness and sustainability into a fun, informative, hands-on event for individuals, families and neighborhood groups.

County officials plan to re-open Scoggins Valley Park Wednesday morning as fire-fighting operations draw to a close at the Scoggins Creek Fire.

To assist with fire-fighting operations, Scoggins Valley Park near Hagg Lake may remain closed over the next four to seven days.

Official signage encouraging water safety along the Hagg Lake shoreline has been installed as part of an over-all effort to promote safe recreating.

Promoting water safety in cooperation with first-responding agencies.

Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement would keep thousands of high-wage jobs in Oregon while requiring fees equal to full property taxes on land and buildings.

Hagg Lake and Scoggins Valley Park are closed today, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, due to a drowning investigation.

Strategic Investment Program (SIP) proposal would keep thousands of high-wage jobs in Oregon while requiring fees equal to full property taxes on land and buildings.

City of Hillsboro and Washington County propose sharing $8 million with Washington County school districts, $3 million more than previously announced from the Gain Share program.

A key appointment to an important county department.

“A cautious path forward” is reflected in the $811.3 million proposal outlined for the Washington County Budget Committee.

Washington County recently completed a decade-long cleanup process on the former Shadybrook Landfill site, just outside of North Plains.

Agencies and organizations throughout Washington County participate in disaster training and a disaster exercise at the federal Emergency Management Institute this week. Public guidance about disaster preparedness is available at key websites.