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Hillsboro Downtown Community Plan |
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MEETING SUMMARIES |
Public Outreach
A major component of the Downtown Community Planning
effort is public outreach. The City views the Downtown Community
Plan as an opportunity for downtown businesses, property owners, residents
and other stakeholders to provide guidance through a variety of forums
This outreach effort will extend beyond the traditional
downtown to the neighborhoods which ring downtown, including:
- Southwest industrial area,
- Commercial strip lying to the immediate west of
downtown,
- Heart of Hillsboro and Main Street neighborhoods,
- 10th Avenue business district, and
- Residential neighborhoods lying south of Oak, east of
10th, and to the northwest.
The City intends to directly engage
citizens in the planning process to identify neighborhood strengths and
assets, needs and concerns, and define their desired goals for the future
of their neighborhoods. The City and its consultant team led by
Parametrix will carefully document and analyze this information, and then
offer specific recommendations to citizens to reach their
goals.
The Downtown Community Plan Area has been divided into
three sub areas for planning purposes. Planning Department staff
liaisons have been assigned to each of the sub areas and will be the point
person responsible for leading the community outreach for local
neighborhoods input in cooperation with staff from Economic
Development. The planning sub areas and Planning Department liaisons
are as follows:
- Northern Neighborhoods – Doug Miller, Urban
Planner II
- Southeastern Neighborhoods – Dan Rutzick, Urban,
Planner I
- Southwestern Neighborhoods – Karla Antonini, Project Manager
In addition, satellite offices will be set up in each subarea staffed by the Planning Department liaison throughout the month of April where conversations with people in their neighborhood about their neighborhood can occur.
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Shute Park
Aquatic Center
953 SE Maple Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Glenn
& Viola Walters
Cultural Arts Ctr
527 E Main Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Mobile Community Station—
WinCo Parking Lot
1500 SW Oak Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
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Open Wednesday April 1st &
Wednesday April 15th
2:00pm—7:00pm |
Open Monday
April 13th &
Monday April 27th
2:00pm—7:00pm
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Open Tuesday April 7th &
Tuesday April 21st
2:00pm—7:00pm |
Public Involvement Schedule
The City plans to hold a series of public meetings during
the project timeframe of approximately 18 months.
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June 25th, 28th, &
30th
Discuss neighborhood strengths/assets,
needs and
concerns |
Introduce plan and project
team |
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July 30th, 7:00 to 9:00
p.m.
Open
House
Present potential
tools and strategies |
Present findings from community
input
Begin to draft a downtown
vision |
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September 17,
2008 |
Discuss Sub-Area Draft Vision
Statements and Goals |
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November 6th |
Prioritize projects throughout the downtown study area identified by the community |
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April 16th, 2009 |
Discuss potential for developing a Downtown Hillsboro Urban Renewal Area to assist with business development and revitalization projects. Request feedback on the DRAFT Downtown Framework Plan |
| August 26th, 2009 |
Hillsboro Planning Commission Public Hearing on Draft Downtown Framework Plan |
Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC)
In addition to the above public involvement opportunities, a 20 member committee reflective of the community’s diversity was formed to speak to their concerns and/or community interests. They will meet at least four times during the planning process. In addition, the City will produce four bulletins designed to keep the citizens informed of the process and to announce upcoming public meetings. |
Watch this space for information on
meetings
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