HILLSBORO DESERVES A SAY

Oregon’s working lands are imperiled - no where more so than Washington County. Right now the city of Hillsboro has asked the governor to use her supposed authority under SB 4 to circumvent land use laws, good planning, and the public process to add 373 acres of first class farmland that are “rural reserve” for the next 35+ years.

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7 REASONS TO OPPOSE THIS LAND GRAB

  • There are 10,000+ acres of industrial land inside existing UGBs, including hundreds of acres of large lots in Hillsboro.

  • if it hadn’t squandered hundreds of acres on wasteful data centers.

  • the increased cost of water and infrastructure for this expansion.

  • A similar facility in New York takes up just 73 acres.

  • It can grow anything while sequestering carbon and providing habitat.

  • Intel got $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act dollars and $800 million in state property tax breaks over 5 years, but is laying off 15% of its workforce. Intel’s future doesn’t depend on 373 acres of farmland.

  • There is only one hearing, details are posted only 1 week beforehand, and appeals are severely limited.