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Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaim May 2016 as National Building Safety Month

Hillsboro Library donates 675 books to Washington County WIC for families and children

Washington County Animal Services Officers Rescue Bernese Mountain Dog Trapped On Island

Washington County’s Department of Land Use and Transportation will be grinding up existing asphalt to prepare for fresh pavement on Murray Boulevard and Cornell Road in Cedar Mill beginning Wednesday July 22nd through Saturday August 1, 2009. This work may cause up to 20 minute delays. The public is encouraged to use alternate routes. Message boards will be up and flaggers will be on site helping direct traffic.

Effective October 17, 2009, Washington County Animal Services & Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter is open expanded hours.

Interim Manager for the County’s Information Technology Services Division, Chris Gensler, has been named Chief Information Technology Officer for Washington County.

Land Use and Transportation announces that as of October 4 the Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) at the intersection of SW Murray Boulevard and Scholls Ferry Road in Beaverton will be removed and replaced with a traditional left turn arrow.

Nearly half of the people (49%) who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington County identify as Hispanic. The county’s overall Hispanic population is 16.5%.

The Hillsboro Public Library recently donated 574 new books to Washington County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) for families to take home.

Close to 100 best practices for sustainable landscaping management were recognized in a widely respected award to the Facilities and Parks Services Division of the Washington County Support Services Department.

Washington County hosts an Area 93 Community Planning Open House October 21 2014

National Public Health Week is April 7-13. On Friday, April 11, Washington County Department of Health and Human Services will present the 12th Annual Public Health Recognition Awards.

The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday (May 1) proclaimed May National Building Safety Month in support of work performed by the Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT).

Washington County Engineer Honored; County Survey staff also get top kudos

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Washington County is unable to hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony this year. Instead, they will televise and livestream a tribute on Wednesday, November 11, starting at 11:11 a.m. The program will last about an hour.

From November 1 through March 1, Washington County Public Health monitors daily air quality for levels of PM2.5, a type of fine air pollution caused in large part by wood smoke.

The Washington County Administrative Office, including the offices of the Board of County Commissioners and the Community Engagement/CPO program, have temporarily moved to accommodate a two-year seismic retrofit project at the Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building.