4 • The Southwest Portland Post
BUSINESS
April 2017
Raleigh Hills Business Association to host fourth annual shred and recycle event
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The Raleigh Hills Business
Association met on March 1 for their
monthly meeting to catch up on the
latest news, network, and hear the
latest economic information of the
area. Chair Marie Morris welcomed
nearly 30 members who appeared to
be at an afterhours social event rather
than a 7 o’clock meeting on a cold,
damp morning.
The main presentation was provided
by Emily Starbuck, an economist from
the State of Oregon Employment
Department.
“Employment in Washington
County has increased almost 4 percent
in recent years,” Starbuck said. “This
is a bit lower than the 19 percent
growth seen in Portland.”
According to Starbuck, Raleigh Hills
provides approximately 2,000 jobs, a
third of them in retail, and 16 percent
in professional business services.
Starbuck went on to describe an
increase in jobs in Tigard, Hillsboro,
and Beaverton.
“The county population is around
584,000 and is much more diverse than
Portland,” she continued. “People of
color make up 33 percent.”
A Washington County sheriff
described a proposed levy for the
May election. If passed, it would
renew a previous levy and earmarks
increased law enforcement services
and funds advanced trainings in crisis
interventions.
The fourth annual shred and recycle
event sponsored by the business
association will be held on Saturday,
April 22, from 9 a.m. until noon at 8555
SW Apple Way (in the AAA Oregon
parking lot).
Community Warehouse, a nonprofit
furniture bank, will be accepting
household items. EcoBinary, an
electronic-waste recycling business;
Interstate All Battery, and Cartridge
Network will all offer recycling. West
Slope and Garden Home libraries will
be accepting donations as well.
The association meets at 7 a.m. the
first Wednesday of each month at the
Raleigh Hills New Seasons Market,
7300 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway.
Raleigh Hills appears to be named after
Raleigh Robinson, a native of Washington
County who owned and operated a portion
of the farm where he was born in 1857. A
post office named Raleigh was established
in the area April 1892. Southern Pacific’s
Red Electric line had a stop in Raleigh
from 1914 until the line ceased operation
in 1929. For more information, please go
to http://raleighhillsbusinessassn.org/.
Grand opening of Garden Home
library annex set for April 18
Nick Wilczek, Garden Home
C o m m u n i t y L i b r a r y d i re c t o r,
announced that the library is about
ready to open a new community space
called the Annex. Located directly
Nick Wilczek, Garden Home Community Library director, shows off the new
community library annex. “When the yellow gnome is outside, we have an event
happening,” he said. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
across the street in the west side of the
Lamb’s Thriftway strip mall, the Annex
will serve as a meeting space, resource
room, and hold events for children.
“We have been saving money for this
project,” Wilczek said as he showed
off the almost completed room to this
reporter. “Our library has no extra
room whatsoever so when this space
became available, we jumped at the
opportunity.”
Complete with laptops computers, a
3D printer, and a Blu-ray entertainment
system, the room will open in early
April.
“We have scheduled a meeting for
the community on Tuesday, April 18
at 7 p.m. at the Annex,” announced
Wilczek. “We’re looking for ideas and
public use for this room.”
The Annex is located at 7306 SW
Oleson Road. Hours will vary.
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