News

Rainy weather has returned to Washington County. Showers are predicted for the weekend and into next week.

Ruth Osuna has been named Deputy County Administrator and will begin her new post on December 3, 2018.

Elections officials are encouraging Washington County voters to mail or drop ballots off as soon as possible for the November 6 General Election.

Dr. Repp was recognized for developing and implementing an innovative suicide surveillance system in Washington County that involves a unique collaboration between the medicolegal death investigators and epidemiologists.

Washington County has received the annual Risk Management Achievement Award from Oregon Public Risk Management Association (OR-PRiMA) for implementation of a successful, 24-hour Workers’ Compensation Injury Call Center.

2018-19 Property Tax Statement.

Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) and JLA Public Involvement have earned a 2018 Achievement in Community Engagement (ACE) award recognizing outstanding public engagement in connection with the Washington County Transportation Futures Study (WCTFS).

Those who live and/or work in Washington County are asked to apply for 10 positions on two transportation-focused community advisory committees that work with the Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT).

Washington County is working to implement improved evidence based decision making throughout the juvenile justice system with technical assistance from Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.

Washington County has been recognized by the Portland Business Journal as one of Oregon’s healthiest employers for four years in a row.

The closure of Kemmer Road, between 175th and 176th avenues, has been extended through Nov. 12 due to unexpected utility line conflicts.

A Declaration of Cooperation identifying processes for watershed management and flood mitigation in the Cedar Mill/North Johnson Creek watershed was signed on Tuesday [October 9] by members of the Cedar Mill Creek Flood Remediation Collaborative (CMCFRC).

The fall Development Forum, hosted by Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT), will be 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Washington County Walnut Street Center, 1400 Walnut St., Hillsboro.

A grand opening celebration for the completion of Washington County’s 124th Avenue Extension project and the installation of the first section of the Willamette Water Supply Program pipeline will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30.

October was proclaimed National Community Planning Month by the Washington County Board of Commissioners during its Oct. 2 regular meeting.