Start rollin’ Scenic bikeway dedicated in Washington County — See Page A14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 • THE HILLSBORO LEADER IN NEWS • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 32 • FREE Citizens blast Intel over emissions manufacturing plants in Make your voice heard DEQ hearing draws Hillsboro and Aloha. The event, sponsored by the The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will ac- public requests for Oregon Department of Envi- cept public testimony on Intel’s proposed air quality permit by ronmental Quality (DEQ), was mail, fax or email until Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. protection a formal public hearing to al- Send comments to: AQ Permit Coordinator, DEQ Northwest low citizens to comment on In- Region 2020 S.W. Fourth Ave., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97201; by By DOUG BURKHARDT tel’s proposed new “Title V air fax to: 503-229-6945; or email at: [email protected] The Hillsboro Tribune quality permit.” With its local operations ex- ganic compounds. statement from Jill Eiland, cor- Speaker after speaker panding, Intel is seeking regu- At Monday’s hearing, which porate affairs manager for Intel came to the microphone at latory authority to “establish stretched well over two hours, in Oregon. Eiland said the com- the Hillsboro Civic Center new plant site emission limits” 18 citizens offered testimony, pany values its partnership HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT Monday evening to offer tes- for fl uorides and greenhouse virtually all of them speaking with Hillsboro and Washington Jill Eiland, Intel’s corporate affairs manager for Oregon, told the timony about emissions gases, and proposes to increase in opposition to Intel’s request. County, and pledged that Intel crowd at the Hillsboro Civic Center Monday the company would be from Intel’s semi-conductor emission limits for volatile or- The hearing opened with a responsive in complying with “all applicable laws and regulations.” See INTEL / Page A8 Offi cers fi re TRAIL TO COAST? on man in Orenco No one injured after suspect points pellet gun at police illsboro police fi red shots at a man armed with what later turned out to be a pellet gun Tuesday night. H No one was hurt in the incident. Adam Havery Olsen, 33, was arrested and lodged in the Washington County Jail on charges of menacing, resisting arrest and interfering with a peace offi cer. Two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave while the incident is being investigated. Their names were not immediately released. According to offi cials at the Hillsboro Police Department, at about 10:05 p.m. on Sept. 17, offi - cers were dispatched to a report of a male armed with a pistol threatening to harm himself at 1299 N.E. Orenco Station Parkway. An adult female, Most of the once-busy railroad corridor west of Banks is now the only other occupant in the residence at the overgrown with vegetation. The route between Banks and Planners consider developing time, safely left the apartment prior to the ar- Tillamook has been out of service since December 2007. rival of police. When offi cers arrived, they heard the male — route from Banks to Tillamook later identified as Olsen — make numerous threats to shoot them. The offi cers took positions reation of a potential Parks & Recreation Department surrounding the apartment and attempted to ne- new trail linking Banks (OSP), that there were more gotiate with Olsen. Members of the Washington with Tillamook has questions than answers at this County Hostage Negotiation Team were called to Cnow offi cially entered stage of the process. the scene to assist. the planning process. On the “This is the fi rst of a lot of pub- According to the police report, several minutes evening of Sept. 12, approxi- lic meetings on whether to de- later Olsen emerged from the back of the apart- mately 100 residents crowded velop the old Port of Tillamook ment into a breezeway armed with what appeared into the Banks Fire Station Bay Railroad between Banks to be a pistol. After pointing the weapon at the meeting room to offer their and Tillamook into a trail for a police, two offi cers fi red an unknown number of views for and against the con- multitude of purposes. We’ve con- rounds at Olsen. No one was hit by the gunfi re. cept. cluded it (the corridor) is worth Additional offi cers responded to the scene fol- Under consid- taking a hard lowing the initial gunfi re. As they prepared to eration is how look at as a hik- take over from the offi cers who responded initial- and whether to Story and photos by ing, biking and ly, Olsen emerged from the apartment unarmed. turn a largely Doug Burkhardt equestrian trail,” He was taken into custody at about 12:45 a.m. unused railroad said Tim Wood, Sept. 18. corridor be- director of OSP. The weapon Olsen pointed at offi cers was later tween Banks and Tillamook into “Nothing is decided at this point. determined to be a pellet gun that closely resem- an 86-mile recreational trail sim- We are looking for input.” bled a pistol. A map on display at last week’s public meeting in Banks shows part of ilar to the adjacent Banks-Ver- The railroad corridor origi- The investigation is continuing, police said, the existing railroad right of way that could become a scenic trail nonia State Trail. nates in Banks, crosses the Coast and Olsen may face additional charges. linking Banks with the Oregon coast. Planners made clear at the be- Range, winds through the highly ginning of the meeting, which — Jim Redden was hosted by Oregon State See COAST / Page A3 Uncertainty clouds South Hillsboro plans ■ Approval By JIM REDDEN Many county residents have Rogers roads. process The Hillsboro Tribune spent hours helping to plan the But there is no guarantee ei- developments. Most recently, ther of these developments will challenged in Two large and innovative dozens of people attended a take place. The multi-step pro- Court of mixed use developments in community meeting with plan- cess of approving them is being South Hillsboro Appeals Washington County are moving ning staff on Sept. 11 to share challenged before the Oregon lies just west of forward under a legal cloud. their ideas for South Hillsboro, Court of Appeals. The court the Tualatin South Hillsboro and South which is located between Hills- heard oral arguments on the Valley Fire & Cooper Mountain in Beaverton boro and Aloha just south of the fi rst challenge in January and Rescue station are both intended to be so- Tualatin Valley Highway. has yet to issue a ruling, which on Southwest called “complete communities” Similar meetings have been could be followed by a second 209th Avenue. with a range of housing choices, held for planning South Cooper challenge. employment and retail centers, Mountain, which is located Metro President Tom Hughes, HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE schools, parks and other public north of the junction of South- ALLGOOD amenities. west Schools Ferry and Roy See SOUTH HILLSBORO / Page A8 Calendar A4 Obituaries A8 Sports A15-16 “Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to deliver balanced ................................. ............................... .............................. news that refl ects the stories of our communities. 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WELLS existing roads was a key priority. portation, said $43 per vehicle The Hillsboro Tribune The recommendation, which the would likely produce the $10 mil- commission will likely address lion needed to fund deferred Armed with survey results this fall, emerged from two sepa- maintenance projects. showing county residents rate votes: an 11-2 tally on the fee Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey consider road maintenance a amount itself, and a 7-6 vote on said that fi gure, along with sur- high priority, the Washington whether the fee should go before vey results showing public sup- County Coordinating Commit- voters. port for maintenance, leave the tee recommended a $43 per- Committee members ex- $43 fee as the only practical op- vehicle registration fee to the pressed concerns ranging from tion. Washington County Board of the impact of the fee on individu- “The messaging here is, if you Commissioners. al households to the inability of a want the roads maintained and In a Sept. 9 meeting at the Bea- $22 registration fee — the other up to speed, its $43,” Willey said, verton City Library, the trans- option on the table — to cover noting the $22 assessment would portation committee favored a the county’s growing list of de- leave his city $1 million short. $43 fee, contingent on a public ferred road-maintenance proj- “Anything less than that, you’re vote, over a $22 fee without a ects. going to get less.” vote to cover a $10 million main- Citing the fi nancial burdens tenance defi cit on the county’s that would result for their cities’ 3,000 miles of pavement.