Hillsboro City Council Adopts Nearly $500 Million Budget

A new Hillsboro Community Center.

A new public safety training facility.

Sidewalk improvements.

Money to develop Orenco Woods Nature Park.

These are just some of the highlights in the $499 million budget adopted by the Hillsboro City Council.

If you want to read the entire 787-page document, head here.

If you don't have that kind of time, here are some of the key points, according to the city:

• $19.2 million for the Willamette Water Supply Program
• • $5.35 million for the completion of the Public Works Facility
• • $5.3 million for the extension of 253rd Avenue and Huffman Road
• • $5 million for the expansion of the Hillsboro Police Department headquarters
• • $4.6 million for the Pavement Management Program
• • $4 million for the construction of a Public Safety Training Facility
• • $4 million for architectural design of the Hillsboro Community Center at 53rd Avenue
• • $2.4 million for bike/pedestrian improvements on Jackson School Road• $2.1 million for the development of the Orenco Woods Nature Park
• • $1.8 million for improvements to NE 28th Avenue
• • $1.75 million for the widening of Cedar Street near Brookwood Elementary School, including sidewalks
• • $1.7 million for safety improvements on Golden Road, including sidewalks and bike lanes
• • $1.5 million for enhancements in Downtown Hillsboro
• • $160,000 in support for the City's Public Art Program• $100,000 from the City's Enterprise Zone fund to continue Hillsboro's support for the PCC Future Connect Program
• • A net total of 20 new, full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to help meet the community's demand for services