Archive for April, 2006
Crash tonight on Glencoe Road
by paul on Apr.14, 2006, under Diary
| Friday nights weather has taken it’s toll on the roads in Hillsboro, with this head on crash on Glencoe Road about an hour ago. No fatalities, but four people were injured. The Life-Flight ferried one occupant from Glencoe High school to hospital and another was carried by ambulance. The other two occupants were treated on the scene. |  |
Freegeek
by paul on Apr.14, 2006, under Diary
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FreeGeek on SE 10th & Market is a voluntary organization dedicated to reduce waste and encourage reuse and recycling of computers. They run an adoption program that allows anyone to volunteer in the recycling facility and earn a computer in exchange 24 hours work. Alternatively, you can volunteer for the “build” program and learn everything you always wanted to know about PC construction. Personally, I have just started to volunteer with the systems administration group maintaining the networks, mailing lists etc. used by both FreeGeek and the local organizations they support. It’s all Linux based, open source software, so I feel right at home |
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My first contributions have been working on traffic shaping on the firewall and creating a No dog park at 53rd Avenue
by paul on Apr.05, 2006, under Diary
The City of Hillsboro presented there preferred plan for the new park at 53rd and baseline this evening, and whilst the city had received many requests for a dog park, the final proposal was not to include it due to concerns over the neighborhood impact. In a further effort to reduce the impact of the park, the multi-level parking structure has been removed and buffer zones on the periphery of the park have been introduced. The overall effect is to significantly reduce both the cost (now expected to be 45-50 million dollars) and the usable space within the park.
There is one more round of modifications due to the plan based on the current proposal, and then the plan will be taken to the advisory committee on April 20th, the park commission on April 25th and the City Council on May 2nd. Comments on the current plan can be made on the project website, which will be updated as plans finalize.
On a more positive note, a new site for a dedicated 3.75 dog park had been proposed on NW 229th which could be up and running as early as next summer. Laurie at Hillsboro City Council is managing the proposal, and expects to make an initial design proposal in July.
