The Real Cost of Growth: Hillsboro Proposes “Non-Stop” Utility Rate Hikes While Tech Giants Heavy-Load Our Systems
If you are from Hillsboro, Oregon, you can set your clock by utility rates going up, and once again it ...
Tag: Water
Hillsboro’s Big Water Pipe: A $1.6 Billion Lifeline or a Data Center Subsidy?
The Real Story- A Column The "Big Pipe" (Willamette Water Supply Program) is no longer a blueprint or a debate—it ...
Splish Splash Fun At Hillsboro Parks With Water Features
Editors Note: This is a 2021 Article we have updated for 2025. This latest heat wave (August 9-12) has us ...
Oregon Well Owners Face New Restrictions: State Proposes Controversial Monitoring Plan
There are so many excellent benefits that come with moving out of the city and into the country. The farm, ...
Hillsboro Herald’s Top Stories Of 2024 Reflect A Community In Change
It was quite a year in 2024 for the greater Hillsboro community. So much has happened, and the winds of ...
Water Rate Hearing On Tap Based On Reports And Numbers With Last Minute Changes
WATER RATES ARE GOING UP SOON! YOU ALL NEED TO TESTIFY AND SEND IN COMMENTS: SEE BELOW. The Hillsboro Herald ...
Hillsboro Residents Will Get Soaked On Water Rates Again As Industry Gets Another Break
Editors Note: Charolyn Concepcion has reviewed hundreds of pages of data provided by the City of Hillsboro water department. Her ...
Hillsboro Water Rates Go Up Again With No End In Sight While Industry Uses Nearly 50% Daily
Hillsboro water rates are going up again. The Hillsboro Herald, as your local news source for all things Hillsboro and ...
City Council Meeting Puts Fluoridation On The Ballot, Close 2 Lanes Of TV Highway, Increases Garbage And Storm Water Rates, And More
Editors Note to Our Readers: Last night, The Hillsboro Herald was invited to come and have access to North Plains ...
Hillsboro Water Department Seeking Citizens For New Advisory Panel
Water took up a lot of discussions last year in Hillsboro, Oregon, because rates keep going up! Through the work ...
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