The intricacies and eccentricities of Oregon’s land use laws are on full display as Hillsboro finds itself caught, once again, between the prospect of development and the push for preservation.
Community members and elected leaders packed the Hillsboro Civic Center Thursday, Oct. 10, to argue whether Gov. Tina Kotek should use her executive authority to annex 373 acres north of Highway 26 into Oregon’s fifth-largest city.
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