THPRD News: Public Participation

 Positions available on THPRD Budget Committee

THPRD is finalizing a concept plan and name for the New Park at SW Baker & Lombard. Please share your input by joining our upcoming virtual meeting or take a short survey.

THPRD continues planning the future off-street trail connecting SW Sexton Mountain Dr to the Westside Trail near Sexton Mountain Elementary School. Please join us for our upcoming Virtual Community Review Meeting to learn about the trail alignment plan, ask questions, and share your input.

The for-profit affordable housing developer Wishcamper Development Partners is proposing to develop a series of parks and trails in the South Cooper Mountain area.

Take a survey to share your input on a new park in the South Cooper Mountain area.

To share your input in a future survey for the new park at SW Baker & Lombard.

THPRD is planning a new off-street trail connecting SW Sexton Mountain Dr to the Westside Trail near Sexton Mountain Elementary School. Please join us for a Virtual Community Meeting to learn more and share input.

Please join us for a virtual community meeting on May 20 at 6 pm. THPRD is designing a new 1.5-mile segment of the Beaverton Creek Regional Trail.

Join THPRD and Vose Elementary School for fun activities for all ages, free giveaways, and an opportunity to give input on a new park coming to SW Baker & Lombard.

THPRD is holding a Virtual Community Meeting for the upcoming park at SW Baker and Lombard. This meeting is an opportunity for community members to learn more about the new park and provide your input through an online survey.

 Volunteers Needed to Review THPRD Affilate Process

Join THPRD for the Love Your Trails celebration on Saturday, February 13 at Pioneer Park. Celebrate your local trails and Valentines’ weekend at at this walk-through celebration to enjoy family activities, free raffle and giveaways. Plus, learn about the upcoming Westside Trail bridge and share your input!

 Summer Registration Opens May 1st & Summer Camps and Classes will be Posted on the website by April 12th

THPRD invites community members to view our next Property & Agency Stakeholders Virtual Meeting for the Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00-3:30pm. This is an opportunity to hear project updates, learn what we heard from community members, and share your input on bridge alignment options.

The THPRD Planning team is holding a Virtual Community Meeting for the new Westside Trail Bridge over Highway 26 study. The virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00pm. This meeting is an opportunity for community members across the district to learn more about the study project, ask questions, and provide your input.

THPRD hopes to make it easier for parents and guardians to attend district board meetings and participate in civic discussions.

Calling all park lovers, community enthusiasts and big idea generators: Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District needs your voice.Join one of the three Advisory Committees and help create lasting change in your parks and programs

Please join THPRD staff and our design consultant for an overview of our newest trail project.

THPRD Board appoints Wendy Kroger as a fifth member.

THPRD is now accepting applications for a vacant position on its five-member elected board of directors. The application deadline is Feb. 7. Board members plan to announce their appointee on March 12.

Citizen Science – research conducted by non-professional scientists – is a practice that THPRD’s Natural Resources staff is successfully utilizing to keep track of regionally important animal species and pollinators. Volunteer opportunities are now available.

THPRD is once again working with the Beaverton School District and other community partners to create a brighter holiday season for those in need in the Beaverton area. The district will collect toys, clothing and other items for selected families and homeless children; it will also collect personal hygiene products and linens for the Union Gospel Mission LifeChange Center for Women & Children.

More than 30 residents recently participated in three community conversations designed to give neighbors and park advocates an active voice in the planning for a new 2.5-acre neighborhood park in Aloha.

THPRD is asking the public’s help in the planning of a new 2.5-acre park in Aloha. Neighbors can sign up to discuss their wants and needs for the new park, which will be located at SW 187th Avenue and SW Bonnie Meadow Lane.

Mountain View Champions Park, a 21.5-acre site in Aloha featuring Oregon’s first athletic field for people of all abilities, will open to the public on Oct. 2. Join THPRD at a grand opening celebration on Oct. 14 from 3 to 6 pm.

At its June 13th meeting, THPRD’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed master plan concept for a new neighborhood park to be constructed in Aloha in 2019.

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.
 

THPRD's Board of Directors will have two new members starting July 1. On May 16, voters in the district elected Felicita Monteblanco and Holly Thompson to the board; Jerry Jones was re-elected.

THPRD is holding a May 16 public meeting to review the draft master plan for a new 7.4-acre neighborhood park in Aloha. You can also participate online.

Six candidates for three open positions on the THPRD Board of Directors participated in a public forum at the Elsie Stuhr Center. The candidates summarized why they are running and the priorities they would pursue if elected.

THPRD’s board of directors reached general agreement on a permanent name for a new 21.5-acre park in Aloha that will open to the public later this year. If adopted by the board in May, the park will be named “Mountain View Champions Park.”

The public is invited to a forum on April 29 at Elsie Stuhr Center featuring all candidates for open positions on the THPRD Board of Directors. The election is May 16.

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.

If you have opinions about THPRD, we want to hear them. Take a brief survey designed to gauge public satisfaction with our services and help us determine how we can better serve our community.

Earlier this month, about 30 community members participated in three design workshops with THPRD and WH Pacific, the landscape architect that will soon prepare a master plan for a new park in Aloha. The workshops are another element of THPRD’s reimagined approach to park planning
 

Our public outreach continues for a new 7.5-acre neighborhood park that will be built in Aloha, near Beaver Acres Elementary School. Get involved in our park planning by signing up for one of three February workshops.

As THPRD inches closer to designing and developing a new 7.5-acre neighborhood park in Aloha, district planners continue public outreach with community meetings and a new survey.

THPRD is inviting residents to submit names for its newest park, a 21.5-acre neighborhood park in Aloha (adjacent Mt. View Middle School) that will open to the public in summer 2017.

THPRD is inviting residents to propose names for the 21.5-acre community park in Aloha, adjacent to Mt. View Middle School, that is scheduled to open in 2017. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2017.

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.

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.

THPRD will once again work with Beaverton School District and other community partners to create a brighter holiday season for those in need. THPRD will collect unwrapped gifts for families in need and support a drive to collect non-perishable food and hygiene products.

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is now in the early stages of planning a new neighborhood park near Beaver Acres Middle School in Aloha. We need your input!