All Hillsboro City Buildings And Facilities Will Remain Closed Through September 20

Press release from the City of Hillsboro:

September 17, 2020

Fire & Rescue, Police, Water, Public Works, and other essential services are continuing as the region awaits unhealthy air to clear.

Ongoing unhealthy air quality has prompted the closure of all City buildings and facilities to the public through Sunday, September 20.

Fire & Rescue, Police, Water, Public Works, and other essential City services will continue. The City’s website can provide assistance, 24 hours a day.

To protect the health of community members, including City staff, outdoor services such as HPL To Go at Brook wood and Shute Park libraries will remain closed as well. City leaders will reevaluate conditions on Sunday and seek to reopen facilities at the earliest opportunity, as early as Monday.

In order for SHARC to reopen on Monday, outside air quality must improve to the point that the City can remove and replace stagnant air currently inside the building with fresh, clean air from outside. During that lengthy process, all HVAC system air filters will be replaced to ensure that healthy indoor environmental conditions are maintained.

Hillsboro Civic Center: Closed

Municipal Court

You can schedule a new court date by calling the Municipal Court mainline at 503-681-6157 to leave a voicemail for staff to respond within 24 business hours. You can also access services online at the Municipal Court webpage.

Community Development

Community Development staff continue to handle phone calls regarding project or property information. Permitting efforts continue and are largely unaffected. Inspections are not occurring except for remote/virtual inspections on a case by case basis. Other external meetings are occurring virtually.

Utility Billing

You can still call the Utility Billing Message Line at 503-681-5350 and leave a voicemail for a staff response. Staff will respond within 24 business hours. You can also access services online on our Utility Billing webpage. As a reminder, no water service disconnections are taking place at this time. You can also learn about federal assistance for paying your utility bill during COVID-19 on our Utility Assistance page.

HPL To Go: Closed

HPL To Go at Brookwood Library and Shute Park Library will be closed. Books will be held and no fines will be assessed. Phones will not be answered.

SHARC: Closed

Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center will be closed. Phones will not be answered.

Garbage and Recycling

Please contact your waste hauler for schedule updates and questions.

Updates from the City of Hillsboro

See the City's Facilities and Parks Status Map for the latest updates on each location.

Please follow official City of Hillsboro social media feeds for accurate, current information on City services and facilities.

• Hillsboro Fire & Rescue Department Twitter
• Hillsboro Police Department Twitter
• City of Hillsboro Twitter

Wildfire and Air Quality Information and Resources

Visit the PublicAlerts Wildfire 2020 webpage to sign up for email, text, or tone delivery alerts and to find the latest information on evacuations, air quality, donations, utilities, and recovery.

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This press release was produced by the City of Hillsboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.