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by kingofportlandTo learn more What: The Hillsboro City Council will hold a public hearing on its proposal for a downtown urban renewal district for $95 million. When: 7 p.m. April 20 Where: Hillsboro Civic Center Auditorium, 150 E. Main St.
But the small steps still add up to a giant leap for residents such as Kimberly Culbertson, who lives in the Heart of Hillsboro neighborhood behind downtown. She brought nearly 50 photographs to a December meeting showing that her neighborhood lacks streetlights and storm sewers.
“My street is 90 years old,” Culbertson said later. “It’s been kept together with barbed wire and spit. Right now, it needs a little help. Urban renewal is like a hammer. It can be a tool to do good.”
Jody House, a young mother who lives in the Southeastern part of the proposed district, told the planning commission earlier this month that without streetlights and sidewalks, her neighborhood has become a hotbed for crime, gangs, prostitution and drugs.