STOP SENATOR SOLLMAN FROM GIVING OREGON FARMLAND TO DATA CENTERS
Hillsboro is threatening 1,700 acres of our best farmland with more senseless development. It’s our turn to protect what we love and fight back. Let Senator Sollman know we want REAL economic development, not giveaways to greedy land speculators and data centers receiving huge tax breaks.
ACTION ALERT: TESTIFY AGAINST HILLSBORO’S 1,700-ACRE LAND GRAB
Submit written testimony NOW:
Go here: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Testimony/SFR/SB/1586/2026-02-16-08-00?area=Measures
Enter your info and select whether you support, oppose, or are neutral on the bill. We are opposed.
Either 1) select the button next to “Text Testimony” and copy and paste or write your testimony in the box, or 2) write your testimony in a separate document, select the button next to “Upload a PDF,” and upload your testimony as a pdf.
Verbally testify at the state level:
Monday, February 16, at 8:00 AM at the Salem Capitol or on Zoom. This is one of our only chances to be heard. Senator Sollman didn't hold a town hall for her constituents on this issue. Please submit written testimony now and sign up to testify in Salem (in person or via Zoom).
Verbally testify to Hillsboro City Council:
Tuesday, February 17 at 6:00 PM (testimony is at 7:00 PM) to show how we feel about this massive expansion.
3 THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO FIGHT BACK
7 REASONS TO OPPOSE THIS LAND GRAB
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Senator Sollman says “standalone” data centers are not allowed, but there will be a loophole you can drive a data center through. And they provide very few, low-wage jobs.
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The city has squandered a fifty-year industrial land supply by building data centers that provide few jobs and little tax revenue.
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We’ve seen electricity prices soar year after year. We’ve paid for water rights from as far away as Salem. Adding more wasteful growth will add more costs for residents.
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If there was, we’d have that instead of data centers in North Hillsboro right now. Hillsboro’s plan for this acreage is long on wishing and short on planning.
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If we pave it, it’s gone forever.
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Now, when our food systems are most under threat, isn’t a time to give up what makes Oregon able to feed itself.
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Hillsboro’s plan wasn’t shared with the public—it was leaked out of a meeting of Oregon’s mayors. Senator Sollman didn’t consult with her constituents or listen when a similar plan saw huge opposition. Instead, she brought it back at the behest of special interests.