CITY OF BEAVERTON SERVICES BEGIN SECOND PHASE OF MOVE TO THE BEAVERTON BUILDING ON FRIDAY, AUG. 15 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: August 8th, 2014 2:48 PM
Downloadable file: Mayor Denny Doyle attaches a label to his packing crate in preparation for his move to The Beaverton Building at The Round.
Downloadable file: Parking map for The Round.
Beginning Friday, Aug. 15, the community development, economic development and engineering departments as well as the city's mailroom/reprographics, passport window, recycling and solid waste program will move to The Beaverton Building (12725 SW Millikan Way). To facilitate a smooth transition, these offices will close to the public at noon on Friday and most will reopen Monday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m.
There will be no building inspections on Friday, Aug. 15 or Monday, Aug. 18. The passport office will proceed with its normal schedule and remain closed on Monday.
During this time, all other City of Beaverton departments will remain open.
The Beaverton Police Department, municipal court and emergency management program will not be relocating and will maintain normal business hours during the move. This November the city will propose its plan to remodel the Griffith Drive building into a much needed public safety center.
The city's billing address for utility payments will remain the same: City of Beaverton, P.O. Box 3188, Portland, OR 97208-3188. For customers who use the utility payment drop box, please be advised that there is a "walk-up" box at the Beaverton Building next to the 15-minute parking spaces on SW Millikan Way.
Visitors to The Beaverton Building can park in the parking garage, lot one, two, or five. Street parking is also available along SW Crescent Avenue and along SW Rose Biggi Avenue, SW Millikan Way and SW Watson Avenue.
For more information, including a complete list of city services moving to The Beaverton Building, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/TheBeavertonBuilding or contact Bill LaMarche at 503-526-3737, blamarche@BeavertonOregon.gov.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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There will be no building inspections on Friday, Aug. 15 or Monday, Aug. 18. The passport office will proceed with its normal schedule and remain closed on Monday.
During this time, all other City of Beaverton departments will remain open.
The Beaverton Police Department, municipal court and emergency management program will not be relocating and will maintain normal business hours during the move. This November the city will propose its plan to remodel the Griffith Drive building into a much needed public safety center.
The city's billing address for utility payments will remain the same: City of Beaverton, P.O. Box 3188, Portland, OR 97208-3188. For customers who use the utility payment drop box, please be advised that there is a "walk-up" box at the Beaverton Building next to the 15-minute parking spaces on SW Millikan Way.
Visitors to The Beaverton Building can park in the parking garage, lot one, two, or five. Street parking is also available along SW Crescent Avenue and along SW Rose Biggi Avenue, SW Millikan Way and SW Watson Avenue.
For more information, including a complete list of city services moving to The Beaverton Building, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/TheBeavertonBuilding or contact Bill LaMarche at 503-526-3737, blamarche@BeavertonOregon.gov.
In 2014, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov, like the City of Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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