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🌱 Power Outages On Westside + Cooper Mountain Development Ideas
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Good day, people of Beaverton! Ash DeMello here with today's edition of the Beaverton Daily.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy with a few showers. High: 44 Low: 39.
Here are the top stories in Beaverton today:
- Thousands of local folks reported power outages on Saturday — maybe even you! Strong winds affected over 5,000 residences on the Westside, with advisories in place until 3:00 PM that afternoon. Click over to the article to learn more, or visit PGE's site to get live updates. (KOIN.com)
- Check out the options for the area south of Cooper Mountain, currently unincorporated. City Council is considering three alternatives for development of the area, which Metro recently opened to development. The ultimate plan will balance incorporating wildlife, affordable middle housing and commercial spaces. (Pamplin Media Group: read free with your library login or click here if you have a paid subscription)
- Beaverton School District Superintendent Dan Grotting announced his retirement earlier this year. BSD recently sent out a survey seeking the community's thoughts on what type of candidate should be considered. Click over to the Pamplin Media Group article to learn more about families' responses to the survey and how the district is planning on filling the position. (Read for free with your library login, or click here if you have a paid subscription)
- Hillsboro Stadium and the Hillsboro Hops are opening their doors to kids who need vaccinates today. KATU reports on the team's collaboration with OHSU to host a vaccination event for youth ages 5-18, which will feature goodie bags and ice cream. Appointments are required.
- Learn more about a local business at Merlin Douglass's article on the Beaverton Downtown Association blog. This past week, the BDA featured Forager, a curated resale shop on Southwest Broadway. Owner Hazzel Svvengar takes a more sustainable approach to fashion, sifting through second-hand stores so that her customers don't have to.
Today in Beaverton:
- Youth Vaccination Clinic - Kids ages 5-18 are invited to Ron Tonkin Field to get an initial COVID-19 vaccine. Appointment required. (9:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
- Makerspace Open Lab - Tualatin Public Library hosts an opportunity to use library tools and supplies to get creative! (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
- Silky Sunday Live Jam - Enjoy food carts, brews, cocktails and live music @ At the Garages Satellite Pub. $5. (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Now that you've read the story from KOIN (above), or maybe you've even experienced an outage through this stormy weather, check out a screenshot of a map of power outages taken around 10:30 AM Saturday morning @WashCoScanner via Twitter.
- Beaverton City Library shares its latest innovation: study cubes! Click over to learn about last week's ribbon-cutting and how to make the most of the new spaces. (Facebook)
- Beaverton City Government requests community members to use caution and report any downed tree, blocked roadway, or potential wind-related road hazard to Public Works at 503-526-2220 during regular hours. Tap the link to get more info! (Facebook)
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— Ash DeMello
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