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Good grappling Morin champ at 182 pounds; Hilhi fourth at state — See SPORTS, Page A20 FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 • SERVING HILLSBORO • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 05 • FREE City’s top cop Sullivan resigns step away other interests,” Sullivan wrote ignation notice in writing on Fri- ing to be missed.” sion, the city needs to focus on Former chief from his role in a March 2 resignation letter day, the decision was not made Sullivan met with his staff handling the transition. as the city’s addressed to Hillsboro City public until Monday. early Monday morning to share “This was a diffi cult but per- Ron Louie steps in top law en- Manager Michael Brown. “It Brown said Sullivan’s resigna- the news. sonal decision for Chief Sullivan, during transition forcement of- has been my honor to serve the tion did not come as a complete Lt. Mike Rouches, public infor- and I respect that. What we have fi cer. His res- city of Hillsboro as its chief of surprise. mation offi cer for the Hillsboro to focus on now is moving for- ignation is ef- police for the past two and a “I thought for a little while this Police Department, said the res- ward,” said Willey. “Change in By DOUG BURKHARDT fective Satur- half years. My time at Hillsboro might be coming,” Brown said ignation was unexpected. an organization of our size is in- and JIM REDDEN day, March 9. has been exciting and full of late Monday afternoon. “We had “I was surprised. It seemed evitable, and managing change The Hillsboro Tribune “I have SULLIVAN challenges, beginning with the a confidential discussion, and pretty quick,” said Rouches. is part of our city manager’s re- reached the dif- controversy that surrounded ultimately he made the decision “But we’re functioning just like sponsibilities. What I want our After just 30 months on the fi cult decision to resign from the recruitment process when I to resign. I learned of it Friday. It yesterday and the day before.” citizens to know is that during job, Hillsboro Police Chief my position with the city effec- was hired.” was his personal decision. It was Mayor Jerry Willey said now Carey Sullivan has decided to tive March 9 in order to pursue Although Sullivan put his res- his call, and I respect it. He’s go- that Sullivan has made his deci- See CHIEF / Page A15 HILHI ROBOTS SEQUESTRATION RULE COMPLICATION AMMCON employee Tommy Brower, a highly- skilled welder with U.S. Navy certifi cation, is among those whose job may be on the line due to cutbacks in defense spending that took effect on March 1. HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD Khiem Lam, Savannah Loberger and Zach Gill of Hillsboro High School’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, P2C2E, pilot their ■ robot Sunday in the state championship Congressional budget hammer falls on Hillsboro military supplier tournament, which drew groups from Oregon and southwest Washington to on’t count Darrell Grow Hillsboro’s South Meadows Middle School. among the 15 percent of Story and photos by Americans who, according Doug Burkhardt Dto a recent poll from Gallup, approve of the job Congress is doing. Grow, the chief operating offi cer of Hillsboro-based Advanced Manufac- nance programs. As a result, there Council lays turing and Marine Concepts could be a direct hit on jobs in Hills- (AMMCON), is concerned that sever- boro. al employees of his business may “The carrier and submarine pro- soon be out of a good job. That’s grams, combined, account for half of Parts for out 2013 thanks to the inability of the White our annual sales,” Grow said. “The aircraft carriers House and Congress to fi gure out a balance of our business is related to are an essential way to restore $85 billion in across- manufacturing components for heavy element of priorities the-board budget cuts — known as equipment and pump manufacturing. AMMCON’s “sequestration” — that took effect on Any delay or cuts in funding for the business. March 1. program will have a direct impact on A Public Works building AMMCON makes parts for the U.S. our business and our employees’ patience level is sky-high. this fashion is a bad idea, but they are Navy’s submarines and aircraft carri- jobs.” “My personal opinion is that both unwilling to take serious steps to and bolstered Gain Share ers, and defense cuts forced by se- Grow said he wasn’t interested in parties need to negotiate for the best solve the problem. questration are expected to hit air- assigning blame for the latest fi scal interest of the country,” Grow pointed program are on list craft carrier construction and mainte- crisis in Washington, D.C., but his im- out. “Both parties agree cutting in See AMMCON / Page A14 By JIM REDDEN The Hillsboro Tribune Updating the 2020 Vision, building a Public Works building and fi ghting to Tensions mount between TriMet, union preserve its share of economic devel- opment projects are among the new top priorities of the Hillsboro City By JIM REDDEN TriMet General Manager Neil Mc- ongoing spending cuts last year, trim- sit Union 757 continues to deteriorate. Council. The Hillsboro Tribune Farlane is scheduled to present his ming service and even eliminating Much of it is directly related to Tri- The council set its priorities for 2013 budget blueprint to the agency’s board some bus lines to accomplish them. Met’s continued insistence that union during a daylong retreat on Saturday, Tensions are increasing between of directors on March 13. Although de- Similar reductions are not expected in employees pay a portion of their health Feb. 23. It was held on the second fl oor of TriMet and its union as the regional tails are not yet available, the proposed the TriMet budget that takes effect on care costs to help balance the books. Imbrie Hall at the Cornelius Pass Road- transit agency prepares to unveil its budget is not expected to require large July 1. The breakdown was on full display house. Despite the location, the meeting proposed budget for the next fiscal spending cuts, like the current one did. Despite that, the relationship be- See TRIMET / Page A10 year. The board approved $12 million in tween TriMet and Amalgamated Tran- See PRIORITIES / Page A2 Commentary A6 Classifi eds A12-13 “Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to deliver balanced ........................... ....................... news that refl ects the stories of our communities. INSIDE Business ................................. A8 Calendar ............................... A16 Sports ..............................A20-18 Thank you for reading our newspapers.” Education................................ A9 A&E ....................................... A17 — DR. ROBERT B. PAMPLIN JR. OWNER & NEIGHBOR A2 NEWS The Hillsboro Tribune Friday, March 8, 2013 School carton-recycling cue Students Michael Heck, left, and Trent Turner rinse milk cartons before recycling them at South Meadows Middle School. Members of the Carton Council, a group of packaging companies seeking to reduce the With coupon. Most cars. 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MARCH 22 & 23, 2013 HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD Our Headliner 2002 Miss America Priorities: Katie Harman > 2020 Vision update set ■ Hillsboro city ondary water supply for the Momentum – 2012 Winning Quartet > From page A1 councilors have next 50 years, pursuing the pre- FRIDAY, SATURDAY, viously authorized Westside approved the was all work. Mayor Jerry Wil- Transportation Study, develop- MARCH 22, 2013 MARCH 23, 2013 construction of a new ley and the rest of the council ing the North Hillsboro Indus- Eliminations: 7:00pm Two big shows public works building even turned down free samples trial Area and seeking more Featuring the Northwest’s Top 2:00 & 7:00 pm at the corner of 20 Barber Shop Men and Women’s Featuring 8 Finalist Quartets during a quick tour of the distill- funding for public schools and Northwest Evergreen Quartets in Competition PLUS ery on the grounds of the his- libraries. SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT Katie Harman-Ebner toric property, which is part of and Northwest Sewell Increasing K-12 school fund- Kari Christenson Virding Miss America 2002 the McMenamins’ collection of roads. ing was a top priority for Coun- Miss Oregon 2007 & Timber Bound Project microbreweries. HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: cilor Steve Callaway, the princi- All Seats Reserved All Seats Reserved The retreat gave council CHASE ALLGOOD pal of Tobias Elementary $16.00 & $18.00 $20.00 & $22.00 members an opportunity to re- in the Bloomberg Mayors’ Chal- additional income taxes gener- School. He repeatedly stressed 2050.030613 TICKETS OnLine: www.BalladTownUSA.com fl ect over the past year and de- lenge for innovation in local gov- ated by new jobs, to local gov- the importance of having a good Tickets available at the door prior to each show. scribe their goals for 2013. Wil- ernments. ernments that waived their school system, noting that the 2VFTUJPOTt(SPVQPSNPSF0'' ley opened the meeting by list- The city is in the running to property taxes to encourage Hillsboro School District is fac- FOREST GROVE HIGH SCHOOL - 1401 Nichols Lane ing major accomplishments in win either $5 million or $1 mil- those jobs.