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Vol. XVIV No. 9 The Of fi cial News letter of Tigard Sep tern ber 2001
Mayor's Corner Happy Birthday City of Tigard
I hope al I who at tended the Tigard
Blast had agood time. My wife The City of Tigard turns 40 on September 11!
Car o lyn and I en joyed many of the
activ i tiesand am look ingforward You are invited to a celebration!!
to next year'sfunctions. Festivities will be held at City Hall-13125 SW Hall
on Tuesday, September 11, beginning at 4 p.m.
The City of Tigard will soon be cel-
e brat ing its40th birth day. What has Here is the schedule of events:
hap pened over the past 40 years i n 4 p.m. Cake cutting ceremony
Tigard isamazing! Our pop u lation
has grown;we are now the 11th larg- 4-7p.m. Refreshments available
est city in the State. We used to be 4-7p.m. Interactive displays by City Departments;
bed room com mu nity but now weare Chamber of Commerce;Tigard-Tualatin School District;
adesti nation com mu nitywith more Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue;Tigard Area H istorical
jobs than to cal work ers. Preservation Association
Wehavearegional shop ping cen ter,
Wash ing ton Square,and a Fire trucks,police vehicles and Public Work's 4
fast-grow i ng com m er ci al area al on vacuum and video inspection trucks will be
72nd A enue. U n for tu nately,the on display!
transportation system hasnot kept
pacewith thepop u lation growth but 4—5:30 p.m. Children's Activities
wewill con tinueto work on this is-
sue. ■ Prize Walk
I in viteall of you to cel ebrateour ■ Face Painting d
City's40th year on Sep tem ber 11 ■ Crafts Table
from 4-8 p.m.at City Hall. Wewill 5:30-6p.m. Music by Tualatin Valley Fire& Rescue
havelong-timeresidentsdiscussthe Bagpipesand Drums
changesour city hasex peri enced as
well asmusicand interactivedia 6-6:30 p.m. Music by Tualatin Valley Community Band
plays. Seethesched uleon thispage! 6:30 p.m. Tigard City Council will convenefor remarksby
If you arenot avail abletojoin the membersof City Council, Representative Max Williams,
party,watch theactiv i tiesonthe Washington County Commissioner Chair Tom Brian.
Com mu nityAccessChan nel22. Community memberswill sharestoriesof old time
Tigard,and staff will present aTigard Beyond Tomorrow
vision update.
If you would like to share your family's story about Tigard's history, contact Liz
Newton at(liz@ci.tigard.or.us)or503-639-4171,ext.308.
Jim Griffith,Mayor
September C IT M eeti n g N oti ce
CIT- Citizen Involvement Team Grassroot s Neighborhood-Based CIT
Where: Town Hall at City Hall, 1312 5 SW Hall Boulevard
When: Thursday, September 6, 2001, 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.
The CIT meeting is cablecast live on the first Thursday on Channel 22, 78 or 28 at 7 p.m. Replays are
shown the following Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at noon and Monday at 10 a.m. on
Channel 21 or 30 depending on your cable access.
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6:30 p.m. An opportunity to meet one-on-one with staff to ask questions or discuss specific issues.
Representatives will be available from the following departments:
Administration, Community Development, Engineering, Library, Police and Public Works.
(This portion isnot aired on cable.)
1:00 P.M. General Session —Aired on Cable Channel 12, 18 or 2 8.
1:20 p.m. Tigard Turns 40!
Find out more about this community celebration to be held September 11 from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m. at City
Hall. Learn how you can participate.
1:30 p.m. It's Your Library
Learn about the services and programs offered at the Library and how they benefit the community.
Hear about the challenges facing the Library and find out what the New Library Construction
Committee's recommendations are to address the community's future library needs.
8:00 P.M. Break
8:05 P.M. Cook Park is Expanding
There's a lot of activity going on at Cook Park! Find out what projects are underway and what's
coming up in the near future!
8:20 P.M. Clean and Green
Vol u nteers are need ed to help with projects at Englewood Park on September 15. Families, groups and
i nd i vi d u al s are encou raged to get involved. Come and hear the detaiIs.
8:30 p.m. Meeting Follow-up and Evaluation
CIT Members' concerns or questi ons on other issues. Set the October agenda.
8:4 5 p.m. Adjourn
Bring a friend or neighbor!
If you are unable to attend and would like to have your ideas included or have suggestions, please contact Liz Newton
at (liz@ci.tigard.or.us)or 503-639-4171, ext. 308.
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Calling Tigard Cook Park expansion is underway
volunteers On June 5 the Local Contract Re- Due to a cost savings,the City
Help with SOLV Washington County view Board awarded thecon tract Coun cil wasableto add sportsfield
Clean and Green Saturday, for con struction of Cook Park Mas- grad ing to the list of cur rent pro-
September 15, 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. ter Plan Ex pan sion Phase I to North- jects.Adding thefield grad ing in
west Earthmovers, Inc. Thecon tract this phase of the ex pan sion will save
Englewood Park tree plant ing: Help in cl udesthefol low ing: the city$16,000 i n soil haul ing fees.
plant west ern red cedar,
acificdog- � � � ' Construction of the 85th Avenue With theassistanceof John Ander-
red al der,pa
and v cificd le ( emergency access road,connecting son,arep resentativeofAtfalati Rec-
on the west end a 85th Avenueto the new parking reation District,city staff madea
lot. presen tation tothestategrant com-
the park off ScholIs
Ferry Road and ■ Construction of infrastructure, mit teeon June22.Asa result of the
121st near including sanitary sewer,storm presentation,thecityobtained a
Springwood Drive. sewer,water lines, power and grant for $250,000 from the State
Treeswill vary in sizefrom 2gal Ion telephone cable. Parksand Recreation Program.This
con tai ner to seed Iings. Wear sturdy ■ Creation of a butterfly meadow grant will be used to sup port the ex-
shoes, bring your gloves and a which indudes landscaping and pan sion ofthepark.
shovel. Work with Tigard'sUr ban irrigation,funded by the Tupling To mon i for theprog ressof thepark
For ester,Matt Stine. donation. ex pan sion you can accesstheCity's
Paintfirehydrants: Takea look at ' Construction of parking lot websiteand click on any of the links
thehy drantsin your neigh bor hood improvements which will include related to parks. Questions? Con-
and you can tell if irrigation and landscaping. tact lohn Roy at (johnr@ci.tigard.
they'vebeen recently ■ Construction of awetland viewing or.us)or 503-639-4171, ext. 335
kpainted. The City gazebo.
sup pliesthepaint
and a map. Can
you sup ply thetime Slow down for safety
,-71and theen ergy? This y
isagood project for
fam i liesand groups. The Tigard Po IiceDepart ment re ed u catemotoriststoobserveand
ceivesnumerousinqui riesandcom- main tain safetrav el ing speeds.
Thesearegood projectsforfam i lies, mentsthrough out theyear
neigh borsand other groups. I n di vid- regard ingtraffic.Thema Tantriuesignif-
ualsareal wayswel cometoo! jor ity of thecom ments fmot motorists tiers
con cern speed ing mo- of motorists
If you need morein for mation,or toncer �i whocommute
want to register to help,pleasecall through Tigard.
City of Tigard Vol unteerCoordi nator M ost resi den tial streetshold Sur prisingly,research in-
Su san Koeppi ng at strict the 25 mph speed,w ith the ex- di catesthat many speed vi o lators
(susank@ci.tigard.or.us)or 503 cep tion of posted "school zones" arenot out sidecom mu tersbut
639-4171, ext.460. which are 20 mph.The speed limit on areresi dentsof thear easwhere
other streets in Tigard isman dated they speed. This serves as a re-
by the Speed Control Board in Salem. mindertoalwaysoperateyour
SAVE THE DATE
Thespeed lim itson Tigard'sstate vehicleinthesafestpossible
Ti gard w i I I par ti c i pate i n National high waysisdetermined byOregon man ner and pay atten tion toyour
Make-A-Difference Day on Saturday, Depart mentofTran sportat ion. speed,especially in our own
October 27. Several projectsare Tigardresidentswhoobservemotor-
neighborhood.
planned. A list of projectswill be in istsexceed ing thespeed limit can To learn more about Neigh bor-
theOctober issueof Cityscape. You take posi tiveaction. TheN eigh bor- hood Speed Watch,con tact the
can makea dif fer ence! hood Speed Watch program trains Cri mePreven tion Of fi cerat
con cerned neigh borsto usepo lice (27047@ci.tigard.or.us)or
radar equip ment and isdesigned to 503-684-4997,ext.220.
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Citizen Involvement Team Tigard Tree Board members Bull Mountain
(CIT) facilitators needed sought annexation study
Com mu nity mem bersareneeded Tree Board mem bersarebeing
tofacil itateCitizen Involvement sought. ThemissionoftheTree underway
Team (CIT)meet ings.CIT meet- Board isto develop and ad min ister a In March of thisyear,the Tigard City
ingsaregrassrootsfo rumsfor resi- comprehensivecommunitytreeman- Coun atethe
d ents,an d bu si n ess an d p rop erty agement pro gram to main tai n,re- p os si bi I i ty of an n ex i n g a por t i on of
own ersto iden tify com mu nity is- move,re place and pro tect treeson theBull Mountain area.A prelim i-
sues,to learn how to accessthede- pubIicprop erty. Board mem ber sare nary study isbeing con ducted to as-
ci cion-making pro cessand to ap pointed by the City Coun cil. sessthevalueand feasi bil ity of
com mu ni cateco n cer n s. If you havean in ter est in and knowl- an nex ation for both thecity and Bull
edge of trees and would liketo be Mountain resi dents. Thestudywill
Fa ci I i tator sarev ol u n t eersw h o becom pleted in IateSep tem ber.
overseethemeet ings,keeporder, consideredforapositionontheTree
set rs ethelim its and make porde- Board,please com pleteaCit i zen In- Thefi nal study report will con tain in-
settiehasanter est Ap pli cation. Formsareavai I- formationforthisareaofBullMoun-
ery pr one has an ion.op able in the lobby of City Hall and on t ai n r e I at i n g to:
the City's website
Facil i tatorsmust beabletoremain (w w w.ci.tigard.or.us)at the"vol un- V Projected growth,development
impartial through outthemeeting. teerop portu ni ties" page. trends and demographics
Trainingfor Facil i tatorswill be V Data on existing service levels and
con ducted in Novem ber. Ap pli cationsfortheTreeBoard will
beaccepted through Sep tem ber 28. If the cost of providing services,
If you would liketo learn more you havequestions,pleasecon tact including law enforcement,
about becomingaFacilitator, Su san Koeppi ng at fire/ emergency response, parks,
pleasecon tact Vol unteerCoordi na (susank@ci.tigard.or.us)or call sewer,water, planning, street
for Su san Koepping at 503-639-4171,ext.460. Ur ban For- improvements and street
(susank@ci.tigard.or.us)or ester Matt Stineisalso avail ableto maintenance
503-639-4171,ext.460. an swerquestionsat V Costs and benefits for both the
(mstine@ci.tigard.or.us) or call residents and the City
503-639-4171,ext.423.
V Possible methods of annexation
Citi zen i n volvement isan im portant
Washington Square Regional Center Plan update componentinthisprocess. Inorder
At its last meet ing in July the TheTask Forcerecom mended that to begin adi aloguewith Bull Moun-
25-member Wash ington SquareTask thecit iesof Tigard and Beaverton, tain resi dents,afocusgroup meeting
Forcecompletedtheimplementation and Wash ington Countytakeim me was held on July 26 at Deer Creek EI-
phaseof the Wash ing ton SquareCen- di atestepsto im plementtheWash- ementarySchool.Approxi mately75
ter Plan.In Feb ru ary 2000theTigard ington SquareRegional Plan and resi dentsattended themeeting and
City Coun cil ap proved the Plan, carry out the Report'srecom men da discussed issuesthey would Iiketo
how ever,Council delayed enactment tions. have ad dressed by the study.
of the plan un til a num ber of trans- If you haveany questionsor con cerns
ortation,naturalresource,storm The Report was reviewed by the
p Tigard City Coun cil and Planning abouttheBull Mountainannexation
water,and parks and open space i5 study,con tact Long Range Planning
suesweread dressed. Com mission at ajointwork session
on Au gust 21,2001.Adop tion hear- Manager Barbara Shieldsat
TheTask Force along with city staff, ingswill takeplacein latefall. The (barbaras@ci.tigard.or.us)or
con sul tantsand itsfour tech ni cal ad- city isgrateful for thecount less hours 503-639-4171,ext.388.
vi sorysubcom mitteesexam ined and theTask Forceand Tech ni cal Ad vi-
worked on these issuesover thepast sorySubcom mitteemem bers
eight months. Through this effort, contributed tothisim portant project.
the Planwasrefined and strategies
wereiden ti fied to help makethe For morei n for mati on,contact Assock
Plan'sgoalsareal ity. On July 25the ate Plan ner JuliaHajduk at
Task Forceen dorsed aSum mary Re- (Julia@ci.tigard.or.us)or
port contain ing find ingsand recorr�- 503-639-4171,ext.336. The re port is
men dationsforfundingoptionsand al soavaiIableonthe city's websiteat
actionsneeded. www.ci.tigard.or.us.
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New& from the Tigard Library
13175 W Hall RIB_
Library Events Calendar Rogister For 7oddeer 7irtie
Sep tem ber 1,8, 9-10 a.m. Internet Basics(Reg.req'd) Par ents,mark your cal en-
15,22,29
n-
15,22,29 darsand notethe
Sep tem ber 1,8, 11 a.m.-Noon Computer Basics(Reg.req'd)-Puett Rm CHANGE I N
22,29 REGISTRATION
PROCEDURE.
Sep tem ber 3 Li brary cl osed for Labor Day
Sep tem ber 10 9:30 a.m. Walk-in Reg istrationfor Tod dlerTime- Four 3-w eek ses si on s of
Tod dlertimewill be of-
Children'sRoom fered (start ing Oct. 1,4,
Sep tem ber 11 7-9 p.m. Book Discussion of The Hours-Puett Rm 22,25). You may reg ister
Sep tem ber 14 9a.m.-5p.m. Friendsof the Li brary Book Sale-Town Hall for ON Esession only.
Sep tem ber 14 6-8 p.m. Seven String Gui tar with J Soloway- M on day,Sept.10,reg istration begi ns
Puett Rm when the Ii brary opens at 9:30 a.m.
Sep tem ber 15 9a.m.-4p.m. Friendsof the Li brary Book Sale-Town Hall Tod dler Timefil Is quickly,so come
early if you can.
Sep tem ber 15 10:30 a.m.-Noon Pioneer Weed Wall kwithErica Cal kins
(Reg.req'd/al I ages)-Fan no Creek Park *"1 n or der to as surethat ev ery one
Sep tem ber 18 7-8 p.m. NaturopathicDhasan equal chancetopartici pate,
iscussionofFoodAllergies ONLY ONE REGI STRATION PER
(Reg.req'd)-Puett Rm ADULT/TODDLER WILL BE
Sep tem ber 24 7-9 p.m. Adult Read i ng Pro gram Kick Off-Puett Rm ACCEPTEDATATIME**
Sep tem ber 25 7-8 p.m. PCC Lecture:In ner Strength Dur ing Outer For details,stop by the I brary and
Con f I i ct(Reg.req'd)-Pu ett Rm pick up aTod dler Timehand out or
Sep tem ber 28 7-8:30 p.m. Free Movie N ight James and the Gi ant call Terri at 503-684-6537, ext. 271.
Peach (PG) -Tow n H al I
All library programs are free. Some library programs require registration.
To sign up,call 503-684-6537,ext.276 Help the Library! Discover
good books!
Book Club reads The Hours Thean nual FriendsoftheLi brary
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7to 9 p.m.,the Book Club meets in thePuett Room for a dis- Book Sale is on Fri day,Sept. 14,
cussion of Mi chael Cunningham'sPu litzerPrize-winning novel.In The Hours, 9a.m.to5p.m.and Sat urday,
Cunningham drawson the lifeand work of Vir ginia Woolf to tell the story of a Sept. 15, 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. in Town
be
groupofcontemporarychar actersstrugglingwith loveandinheritance,hope Hall. Thous urchaeatbargain
arndsof ain
and despair. Read the book and join thediscussion. New mem berswel come. prices.
avails. Shop
early
the
b est se
ec-
Pleasecall KateM iller at 503-684-6537,ext.285for morein for mation. prices. shop early for the best f r
tion. Or shop lateon Saturday for
New Tigard Library Construction Committee update! books-by-the-bag.
We need Book Sale
Thank you to all the mem bersof the struction of a model of the new li- vol un teersto help
com mu nity who stopped at the Li- brary. Working with BM LAr chi tects, set up and sell books
brary booth at the Tigard Blast. The theCom mit teehasbeguntodevelop Thursdaythrough
Construction Com mitteemem bers thismodel. Themodel issched uled Sat ur day,Sept. 13-15. For morein-
ap preci ated thein put received about to be com plated by mid-October. for mation,cal 1503-684-6537,and ask
theproposed new Ii brary. For moreinformation,contact Li brary for Trish Stormont, ext. 269 or Linda
In Au gust,the City Coun cil,of ter re- Di rector Margaret Barnesat Parker, ext. 261.
view ingtherecom mendationfrom (margaret@ci.tigard.or.us) or
theCom mit tee,ap proved thecon- 503-639-4171,ext.263.
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Seven string guitar at Kick off the Adult Reading Program!
the library M on day,Sept.24, Need i n cen tive?The
J Sol ow ay,accom- 7 to 9 p.m. in the Adult Read ing Pro-
plished fin ger style Puett Room gram is six-week
gui tar ist,playsatthe read ing event that's
Tigard Li brary on The 7th An nual Adult all about moti vat ing
Fri day,Sept. 14,6 t Read ing Program, you to read! Read or
8p.m. He offersan "Tu rn i ng Pages... listen tobooksand
eclecticandaccessi- Falling Leaves," runs
Sept. 4throu h Nov. . qual ifyforfabu lous
bleblend of mu si cal styles. Discover g prizesin clud ing aGrand Prize!
theremark abletonal rangeof a ,bin usfor an eve ning of short book
seven-string gui tar,and Soloway's You must reg istertowin,sojoin us
reviews presented by li brary staff and for details,in structionsand in s i
manytal ents,includ ing hissmoky beamong thefirst to reg ister for the p-
bari tonevoice,ashesingsavari ety of program. ration!
songsfrom"TheGreatAmer i can
Songbook."
Thisevent, spon sored by the Friends Personal and Stuff to do for teens
of theLi brary,ispart of an on go ing professional growth Fri day,Sept.28,Ito 8:30 p.m. Town
cel ebration of extended I i brary hou rs Hall
on Fri day evenings. Checkout the in the changing work
new clos ing time, 9 p.m., aswell as environment Free Movie Night: James and the Gi-
book, CD or DVD to take home. ant Peach (PG). Special "Banned
Tigard Pub licLi brary and Portland Books Week" edition,featuringTim
Take a pioneer "Weed Walk" Com mu nity Col legearepleased to Burton'san i mated ad aptationof
along Fanno Creek of fer afree lecture se rieson achiev- Roald Dahl's classic book—one of the
ing personal and professional sat- top fifty"most frequently chal-
Erica Calkins,ahistorianofpioneer isfaction in yourwork- lenged" booksof thelast decade.
plant useand au thor of Hatchet, en vi ron ment. Snack and drink pro vided,shown on
Hands and Hoe will lead a"Weed
Walk" along Fanno Creek on Sat ur- Ex pertsin thefield of com mu ni ca-
day,
large screen.
day, Sept. 15,from 10:30 a.m.to noon. tion will present lectureson var i-
Meet at the shed-roofed shel ter in the oustopicsbeginningTuesday, Reserve a pass to
park behind theli brary. Ms.Calkins Sept.25and contin u ingTuesdays adventure!
will iden tify the plants,their or i gins, through Oct.30, 7to 8 p.m. in the
and talk about their uses. She will Puett Room. Threenew Cul tural PassestoAd ven-
also dem on stratesomeearly chil- On Tuesday,Sept.25,join Joseph tureare now avail ablefor check out
d ren's gam es.A I I ages wel come. E.K u rtri ght f or"I n ner Strength at the TigardLi brary:The Chi nese
Sp ace i s I i m i ted,so cal 1503-684-6537, D u r i ng 0 uter Con f I i ct." Cl assi cal Gar d en,Gi I bert M u seu m,
ext. 276 to re serve a spot. and Or egon H i stor i cal So ci ety.A
This program is made pos si ble by a grant Thislecturewill teach you how to Cul tural Pass pro videsfreead mis,
from Live@ your li brary,an ini tia tive of the focusenergyand attention produc- sion for afam ily of fourto ex plore
American LibraryAssociation tively in your per sonal lifeand at artsand cul tureattractionsin the
with major sup port from the work. Portland area. Passesto ninedesti na-
NationalEndowmentforthe tionsarenow available. For morein-
Arts,Wallaee-Reader'sDigest LIVEOthertopicsintheseriesindude: for mationabout thesefreeassescal I
Funds,and the John S.and ®youriibrary Ad dressing Frustration inYour p
James L.Knight Foun do tion. Life,Making Work Fun,Handling 503-684-6537,ext.276.
Criti cism Effectively,Com mu ni ca Study of american quilts by
Naturopathic health and tion Between Men and Women in Templeton EI emen tary School Stu-
p the Work place,and Surviving in dentsisavail ableforview ing in the
food allergies Our Fast-Paced World. Tigard Pub licLi brarythrough the
,bin Dr. Eileen Walsh for a lectureon You mayattend an in di vid ual leo- month of Sep tem ber. Thisquilt pro-
how totreat food a] ler giesusing na-
ro-
howtotreatfooda! lergiesusingna- tureor theseries.To reservea ject ismadepossi blebythegen er ous
tu ropathictech niques.Tuesday, space, call 503-684-6537, ext. 276. ef fortsof theTigard-
Sept. 18, 7 t 8 p.m. in thePuett Tualatin School Districts' ®❑®�
Room. Call 503-684-6537,ext.276 to art I it er acy vol u n teer pro- ®®®
reserveaseat. gram. ®❑®®
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Native plants and water conservation New utility billing drop
Go indigenous! Early blue violettri
box
ThePacificNorth west hasmany Red alder Util ity bill ing drop boxesarenow
spectacu lar nativeplants.Native avail ableatthefol low ing locations:
plantsthrivein local cli mateand soil Orange honeysuckle ■ City Hall of King City Hall, 15300
con di tions. -9 nce these plants have Ocean spray SW 116th Avenue(Deposit
adapted to the area they need very payments of City of Tigard
littlewater. In ad di tion,they areof- Mountain huckleberry water/storm/sewer utility bills
ten moreresistant to local pestsand only.)
diseases and nd also at tract wild lifesuch To learn more about this subject,join
asbutteralsoand birds. the City of Tigard and the Regional ■ Postal Annex, 15532 SW Pacific
Water ProvidersCon sortium atthe Highway (Deposit all utility
When you add native plantsto your last land scapework shop of theyear. payments.)
land scape,it isim portant to plan Thework shop isset for Sep tem ber 15 City staff will pick up pay mentsto
ahead. Where are the shady or sunny at 11 a.m.at Tualatin River N ursery posttoin di vid ual accountsev ery
ar easof your land scape? Doesthe 65 Dol lar Street West Linn, Wednesday(except hol i days).
area have poor drain ageor is it dry? 503-650-8511.
Doyou want afor mal,in for mal,ora If you haveany questions,please
"natural"landscape? Tigard water customers conserve! con tact Fi nance Man ager Tom
Many thanks to the Tigard wa ter cus- Imdieke at(tomi@aJ.tigard.or.us)or
If a"nat u ral" land scapefitsyour tom ers who have used even/odd wa- call 503-639-4171, ext. 326.
needs and you want to pre serve the ter ing this sum mer. Their ac tions
microhabitats of your site, you may have made a difference to the sys tem
need I it tl eto no soi I i m prove ments. and be cause of their par tic i pa tion we
Some plants require more soil prep a- have successfully avoided any water
Employees Of the
ration;ad vanceground work may be supplyproblems! Month!
ben efi cial. Preparetheplant ing beds
sev eral monthsin ad vanceby till ing Un til win ter begins,weneed ev ery- Con gratu IationstoDuaneRoberts
and add ing4-6inchesofcom post. oneto con tinuetovol untarilycurb and bhn Roy, Em ployeesof the
the"sum mer peak." Even/ odd wa- Month for Au gust 2001!
Likemost land scapes,native plants ter ing meansif your homead dress
need tobewatered reg u larlyforthe endsin an odd num ber,onlywater ,bhn started work ing with the City in
first year or two of ter plant ing. Once your lawn and gar den on odd daysof 1985and i Worksop erty Man ager in
established,nativeland scapesonly the month,such as Sep tem ber 1,3,5... the PublicWtarted with
the
need to bewatered dur ing long dry If your home ad dress ends in an even Duane also started with the City in
spells. num ber,water your lawn and gar den 1985 andisanAssociatePlannerin
on even days of the monthsuch as theCom mu nity Devel op ment De-
,
Hereisasam plelist of afew native partment.
plants: Sep tem ber 2,4,6...
Formoreinformationonwatercon- bhn and Duanearethekeystaff
Wild ginger
ser vation contact Sara Danz at mem berswhoworked with aeon sul-
Seaside fleabane daisy (sara@ci.tigard.or.us)or 503-639-4171, tant on the Cook Park long-range
ext.346. plan.Duanedevel oped agrant ap pli-
Whitefawn lily cation recently ap proved for Cook
Oregon iris Park devel op ment by theStateof Or-
egon for$250,OOOenablingtheCityto
doad di tional park improvements.
City gook Club! bhn and Duaneworked with John
An derson,acit i zen rep resentativefor
The City Book Discussion Group will Anyoneinter- the youth leagues,to present the
meet Wed nesd ay,Sep tern ber 5,2001, ested i n joi n i ng grant re quest. Th i s i s a good ex am pl e
at 7 p.m.at th e Ti gard Seni or Cen ter our group iswel- of how theCity and cit i zensworked
on the main floor. The book to be come. For more together effectively!
discussed will be Wild Lifeby Molly information, Con grat u lationstoboth bhn and
Glass. The meet ing will also in clude please phone Duane for a great job!
plan ning for thecom ing year. DorothyFagenstrom at 503-369-4051.
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Here is a review of the City Council Meeting highlights for the past month:
➢ Conducted a Public Hearing on ➢ Held a bint Meeting with the ➢ Heard the initial report from the
Whether to Authorize Assessments Planning Commission Regarding Transportation Financing Strategies
for the Economic Improvement Washington Square Regional Center Task Force.
District and Business Improvement Plan ➢ Conducted a Public Hearing on
District ➢ Heard an Update on Photo Radar Vacation of Public Right-of-Way
➢ Conducted an Appeal Hearing of the ➢ Heard an Update from the New Located at SW Beveland Street at SW
Blue Heron Park Subdivision Library Construction Committee 72nd Avenue
➢
Conducted aPublicHearing on ➢ Conducted a Public Hearing on
Noise Ordinance Revisions Downtown Parking Requirementsfor
Off-Street Parking
Future Council Agenda Items:
* Acknowledge the City of Tigard's * Hear an Presentation on Affordable * Hold a hint Meeting with the Budget
40th Birthday Housing Policy Choices Committee
* Hear a City Vision Update * Conduct a Public Hearing to Finalize * Conduct a Public Hearing on a Solid
Formation of Sewer Reimbursement Waste Rate Adjustment
District No.20—Rose Vista
For additional information or if you have any questions about any of the items listed above,please contact City Recorder Cathy
Wheatley at 503-639-4171,ext. 309.A copy of Council packet information can be found at the library for the last six months.
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