THPRD News: Maintenance

The Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center will reopen for regular programming on Jan. 16 following a major renovation that will provide multiple improvements for the public.

On January 8, 2018, THPRD will begin renovating the remaining wooden ramps at the Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex skate park. The project is scheduled to be completed by February 28th.

In order to begin construction that will bring a variety of improvements to Cedar Hills Park, the park will be closed starting Jan. 8, 2018 except for a pedestrian pathway from William Walker Elementary School to Cedar Hills Boulevard.

A project to repair a cracked sidewalk at Hazeldale Park unearthed a golden treasure that had been buried in the asphalt for 35 years.

THPRD has been honored with the Edwards Center’s Employment Award for more than three decades of providing job opportunities to adults with developmental disabilities.The accolade was presented in Portland as part of the Edwards Center’s 11th annual awareness-building and fundraising luncheon.

Before the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center closes for its second phase of scheduled renovations, the pool will host just the third installment ever of THPRD’s popular Doggie Paddle. The canine-only open swim will be held on Sunday, Aug. 20, 4-6 pm.

With THPRD’s historic Schlottmann House on SW 158th Ave. in need of a fresh coat of paint, the district turned to its resident history buff, who happens to have an office in the building.

Construction on SW 175th Ave. will restrict access to Winkelman Park, July 5-Aug. 25. The road will be open to neighborhood residents and Winkelman Park users, but traffic delays may be lengthy.

Maintenance on the west end bridge at Commonwealth Lake Park will occur July 17-28. During the project, the park and the loop trail remain open, but the bridge will be closed; visitors will be unable to walk the loop.
 

On July 7, THPRD will close a portion of the Fanno Creek Trail to allow PGE to remove a dead poplar tree. The path will be closed between Garden Home Recreation Center and SW 76th Ave. from about 8 am to 1 pm.

THPRD plans to invest in the repairs and reopen the play equipment at West Sylvan Park this summer; a public survey helped the district determine how to proceed with safety improvements at the park.
 

A Washington County construction project on and around SW 175th Ave. is now underway. This project will include moving the Winkelman Park entrance to the North end of the park. Access to the park will be challenging, but the park will remain open.

THPRD is seeking public feedback from visitors to West Sylvan Park, a site owned by Portland Public Schools and maintained by THPRD. Inform our plan by taking a brief survey.

Due to continued wet weather, all grass fields will remain closed through April 2. Beginning on Monday, April 3, staff will assess each site individually to determine playability.

Crews are doing everything they can to get saturated, unplayable grass fields ready for the upcoming season; all grass fields remain closed through Sunday, March 26.

Upcoming scheduled maintenance at Willow Creek Boardwalk may force temporary closures or restricted access during mid-February. THPRD is testing a new deck surface, and will replace the existing decking in four test areas.

New play equipment will be installed this summer at Burntwood Park. This equipment, designed with kids age 2-12 in mind, replaces equipment recnetly removed because it no longer met safety standards.

Beginning on January 9, soccer field 2 at THPRD's HMT Recreation Complex will be closed for the scheduled replacement of the field's synthetic turf.

For the safety of park visitors, crews will fell two deteriorating fir trees at Lowami Hart Woods Natural Area on Tuesday, Dec. 27.

THPRD is making plans to remove an aging playground from Burntwood Park. This playground, which is about 30 years old, is in a state of disrepair and no longer meets the current safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Residents of the Raleigh Hills neighborhood have some new reasons to visit McMillan Park. THPRD has completed several improvements to the 3.67-acre site at SW Chestnut Place and SW Cypress Street.

On December 1, THPRD will begin renovating two of the wood ramps at the Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex skate park. The project is scheduled to be completed by December 22.

THPRD has scheduled a public meeting for the afternoon of Dec. 7 to discuss its proposed ADA Transition Plan, established after a detailed assessment of more than 200 park sites and facilities.

Longtime employee Keith Watson has been promoted to superintendent of Sports for THPRD.  Watson will oversee programming and fiscal management for the Sports Department, coordinate partnerships with the Beaverton School District and affiliated sports leagues; and recruit tournaments and other sporting events.

Within the next six weeks, the park maintenance department will have a contractor remove the hitting wall that sits between the basketball courts adjacent the Harman Swim Center. The wall has been the target of repeated acts of vandalism.

THPRD has begun construction of a 21.5-acre community park in Aloha and at three other sites to meet the growing recreational needs of residents of the greater Beaverton area.

A project to replace the roof at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center will affect traffic and parking at the HMT Recreation Complex. This project is scheduled to be completed by the end of November.

The Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center, the largest of THPRD's eight swimming pools, will close on Aug. 1, so that the facility’s roof and structural roof deck can be replaced. Work is expected to be completed at the end of November.

THPRD is committed to being a water conservation leader. Responsible  water use is critical as the State of Oregon experiences drought conditions, which may persist or grow worse in future years.

THPRD has begun construction on a small but significant connection in its popular trail system. With funding from its voter-approved 2008 bond measure, THPRD is now working to link the Westside Trail to the Waterhouse Trail.

Trail maintenance is scheduled on the Rock Creek Trail between the Stoller Creek Trail and West Union Blvd., April 26-29. To complete repairs on the trail, this trail segment will be closed on Tuesday, April 26, from 7 am - 6 pm.

In an achievement that took 10 years but significantly reduced employee injuries in the process,THPRD has graduated from a prestigious safety program run by the Oregon division of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The deck boards on the Hideaway Park bridge will be replaced this month. The project will begin on March 23 and is expected to be completed by March 30.

Beginning in March, THPRD will be renovating three of the wood ramps at the HMT Complex skate park, requiring sections of the skate park to be temporarily shut down.

Construction of a new segment of the Westside Regional Trail is scheduled to begin in February, a first step toward completing the trail north of US Highway 26.

Harman Swim Center, which has been closed for extensive renovation, will reopen on Monday, Feb. 8. A public open house on Sunday, Feb. 7, will include a free open swim from 3 to 5 pm.

THPRD is creating a master list of capital improvement projects. To prioritize upcoming projects, the district is seeking public input at two meetings in January.

Public feedback is an essential element of our Access Audit. If you have comments or concerns related to THPRD’s ADA access – or lack thereof – at any THPRD site, we’d love to hear from you.