General Planning/Park District Information

1. If you require a signature on your letter of Service Availability please mail it to:

THPRD Planning & Development
Attn: Service Availability
15707 SW Walker Road
Beaverton, OR 97006

Or you may fax it to 503/629-5398

The turnaround time for a letter is 1-2 weeks.  If it is an emergency, or if it has already been signed, and needs to be reconfirmed and dated, please let us know.

2. To confirm if you are In or out of district, click here and select "Am I In-District?" (on the left hand navigation bar). You will be prompted to enter your address.  Another way to verify if you are in district is to look at your property tax statement.  If you are paying an assessment to the Park District, it should be noted in your statement.

3. If you are currently out of district and wish to be in, you need to annex into the Park District.  Annexation is handled through the Washington County Department of Assessment & Taxation.  The Park District recently completed its fourth open enrollment for the Voluntary Annexation Program which is to be finalized  in March 2009.  Residents who chose to voluntarily annex will receive a notification letter once they are considered in-district.  The new Park District assessment will appear on their property tax bill in the November 2009 billing cycle.

If you currently reside within Hillsboro or Tigard, you are not eligible to annex into the Park District.  Your parks and recreation services should be provided by the City of Hillsboro or City of Tigard.

New housing developments within our ultimate service boundary may (or may not) be annexed to the Park District per Washington County Ordinance 624, depending on when building permits were issued. Developments that were completed recently may not have met the Ord. 624 criteria, but new developments in the planning or construction stages may be annexed.  Check with Washington County Department of Assessment and Taxation (503/846-8741) to find out if your newly constructed residence/subdivision will be in-district.

4. The Park District has completed its fourth Voluntary Annexation Program.  Staff have not yet determined whether a VAP will be offered in 2009.Please check back for more information in July 2009.

5. The Taxlot Identification Number (also called the Map & Tax Number) is very helpful in a number of situations.  It helps the Planning & Development staff identify exactly which parcel you are referring to when you call to ask questions.  The Taxlot ID is also called the Tax Map and Lot number.  It will usually look like this:  1S105BA00100 (or it may also start with 1N1).  This number can be found on your property tax statement, or you may go to the Washington County Intermap Website and search by address. 

6. If a tree or branch has fallen or is threatening to fall from Park District property onto your private property, please call Maintenance Operations at 503/629-6360.

If you notice a problem with a tree or natural feature in one of our parks (example: something is backing up the flow of a creek) please call Natural Resources at 503/629-6305.

7. If you are interested in volunteering for the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District, there are several ways to go about it:

◊ To volunteer for a Natural Resources Department project, click here for a list and for contact information.
◊ For non-Natural Resource volunteering, please call Debra Fife at 503/645-6433.
◊ If you would like to volunteer for an advisory committee, please call the facility to find out if there is an opening on the advisory committees for  Aquatics, Athletic Center, Cedar Hills, Conestoga, Garden Home, Jenkins Estate, Nature Park, or the Stuhr Center.

8. If you are interested in joining the Trails Committee, please contact Jazzmin Reece, Planning & Development office tech, at 503/629-6305, extension 2910.  If you would like to participate on the committee but there are no openings, please feel free to come to any of our monthly meetings; they are always open to the public.  Minutes and agendas are posted on the Internet.  The Trails Advisory Committee meets on the third Tuesday of every month.  Locations may vary.