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Gotta Minute? Welcome to the Wilsonville Minute!

Friday, October 12th, 2007

If this is your first visit to the Wilsonville Minute, please read this post first.

First, introductions… my name is Dan and I’m the editor of the Wilsonville Minute and President of Wilsonville Media LLC, which produces this new Wilsonville blog, dedicated to reporting up to the minute news and features, for the great town of Wilsonville, OR. We also have a very talented writer and full time reporter "on the beat." Her name is Francy and she’ll be the engine behind the reporting here at the "Minute." But the most important reporter we have is YOU, the reader.

Unlike the traditional newspaper, with a very limited space in which to convey a message, the sky is the limit here. If you live on SW Jamaica and you…

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Arrest Report May 19 - June 10

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

This past few weeks, our local officers encountered a LOT of drunk drivers.  Thank goodness they are there to make our roads safer!

5/19/08  Susan Michelle Brown charged with Theft I, held on PV Assault IV (Bail = $5,000)and on a warrant out of Yamhill Co.  for Resisting Arrest (Bail = $5,000)

5/27/08  Daniel Tinoco-Garcia  Charged and Cited with Offensive Littering and Placing of Offensive Substance in Water.

5/28/08  William Dix Winslow II  Held on a charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.  (Bail = $40,000)

5/29/08  Michael floyd Jordine  Charged and Cited with DUII

5/30/08  Kevin Lawrence Guild Charged and Cited with  DUII

6/01/08 Melinda Sue hawkins  Charged and Cited with Wreckless Driving.  Specific charges include exceeding speed limit 100+, driving uninsured, and unlawful or unsignalled lane change.

6/02/08  John Khanh Nguyen  Charged and cited with DUII- Drugs

6/02/08  marlena Nell Swann  Charged and Cited with DUII

6/04/08 Sarah Althea Cooper Charged with Assault III (Bail = $15,000) and Menacing I (Bail = $7,500)

6/06/08 Lisa Terese Cinnera was charged and held for Detox

6/07/08 Kevin Patrick Baumer charged and Cited with Theft III

6/08/08 Johnie Joe Davila was arrested on existing warrants out of Malheur County.  (Bail was set at $5,000 for each of three counts.)

6/8/08 Sean Michael Briggs Charged and Cited with DUII

6/10/08 Brian Lance Bouska Held on a Warrant for Theft II out of Washington County. (Bail = $3,710)

 

 

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Boeckman Road Paving to Begin Monday, June 9

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Boeckman Road Street Paving will begin on Monday, June 9, 2008, weather permitting. The paving project will be divided into (3) phases:

  • Monday, June 9 - 110th to the Bridge
  • Tuesday, June 10 - Bridge to the Railroad
  • Wednesday - Friday, June 11 - 13 - Railroad to Boones Ferry Road

Boeckman Road will be open to traffic between 95th Avenue and Boberg Street. There will be several lane changes during the paving process, to allow the entire street to be paved. Local traffic will be allowed, however, expect 20 minute delays. Flaggers will be onsite to help direct traffic on detour routes.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during the construction.

If you notice a construction hazard, please call 503-682-4960, or if it is after hours, call the Public Works 24-hour emergency answering service at 866-252-3614.

If you have any questions, please contact Jadene Stensland, Deputy City Engineer - Capital Projects with the City of Wilsonville at 503-682-4960or by email at stensland@ci.wilsonville.or.us

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June Planning Commission Meeting - Interesting Topics…..

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

The City Planning Commission will meet June 11, 2008 at 6:00 PM in it’s usual City Hall location  (29799 SW Town Center Loop East.) 
This month’s agenda will include an update on the I-5/99W Connector Update by Commissioner Phelps among other topics.  If that’s an item of concern for you, it might be interesting to attend and see what’s new in that arena.

The agenda and packat for this meeting are available for download online at the City of Wilsonville website.

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An Invitation - Join Us at the Urbanization Forum!

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

This does include the North Wilsonville area.


Sheriff Gordon invites you to attend the next Washington County Urbanization Forum on June 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillsboro Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro. Citizens can get information directly as they listen to more than 30 top county leaders discuss future growth, service delivery and related costs, and annexation. The forum includes County Commissioners, Mayors, City Managers, the County Administrator, your Sheriff, and many others. We will see you there!

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Crime Report May 8 - 26, 2008

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

5/8/08  3:45 AM  Boat Fire A boat was burned up at 29029 SW Town Center Loop E..  The fire Investigator is suspicious of arson.

5/16/08  Theft At Canyon Creek At an unknown time between 4:30 PM and 2 PM on the 18th rpoperty was stolen from a Canyon Creek resident’s pickup while it was parked in the apartment complex parking lot.  The owner reported someone also had smashed its driver’s side door window.

5/22/08  Arson Between approximately 10 am and 11:30 someone intentionally set fire to a portable toilet in the Villebois residential development at San Remo Ct.  The site supervisor for West hill Development Company did not see anyone around the area, and reported that the fire had been set to a rag on the floor of the portable toilet.  The supervisor pulled out the rag and turned it over to TVFR.

5/24/08  More Damage at the Barn An officer noted that a board in the south wall of the barn on the NE corner of Murase Plaza.  Upon further investigation it was discovered that someone had entered the barn, left fast food trash inside, and left. 

5/25/08   Beer Theft  An employee of the Chevron Station at 9815 SW Wilsonville Rd. reported that a male between 5′5" - 5′6", about 150 lbs. , dark hair, with a white hat tilted sideways, white t-shirt, and white shorts entered the store while the employee was in the back room.  The employee said he heard something, came out of the back room, and saw the man running out the front door and then north from the store.  he saw the male get into a 2-door dark colored sporty car, and depart Northbound on Kinsman.  He suspects a 12 pack of Pabst was taken.

5/26/08  Another Beer Theft -  at Lamb’s Thriftway  An employee of Lamb’s Thriftway reported that a white male between 18-20 years old, weighing about 120 lbs and wearing all dark clothing stole some beer from the store.

 

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Art In the Park Kicks off Summer In W-ville

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Wilsonville Festival For the Arts kicks off summer this weekend at the park near the Visitor’s Center/Chamber of Commerce building.  A few things for Saturday morning are not on the list below -

  • 9AM  Professional Chalk Artists will lead a workshiop for the artists
  • 10:00-10:30  A Festival Parade opens the festival with a stiltwalker and costumed puppeteer from the Dragon Puppet Theater.  ALL ARE WELCOME to JOIN the parade.  You are invited to wear costumes or wave scarves.  Line-up time is 9:45 at the Wilsonville Chamber of commerce Building.  The parade will weave through the 80 visual artist booths, accompanied by Tanuki Taiko Drums and ends at the stage. 

A Student Art Gallery showcases student artwork from all the district schools.  It is the largest tent in the festival.

Click "more" for  Festival Details/Schedule (more…)

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New Requirements for Building Contractors in W-ville

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

If you are a building contractor working in Wilsonville, heads up.  There are some new requirements in place, according the City.

The 2008 edition of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code [ORSC] contains new code language that requires contractors to provide written documentation of compliance with two new regulations. The new requirements are related to moisture control in wood construction, and high efficiency interior lighting systems, as follows;

ORSC Section R318.2. Moisture Control. Prior to the installation of interior finishes, the building official shall be notified in writing by the general contractor that all moisture-sensitive wood framing members used in construction have a moisture content of not more than 19 percent of the weight of dry wood framing members.

ORSC Section N1107.2. High-efficiency interior lighting systems. A minimum of fifty (50) percent o the permanently installed lighting fixtures shall be installed with compact or linear fluorescent, or a lighting source that has a minimum efficacy of 40 lumens per input watt. Screw-in compact fluorescent lamps comply with this requirement.
The building official shall be notified in writing at the final inspection that a minimum of fifty percent of the permanently installed lighting fixtures are compact or linear fluorescent, or a minimum efficacy of 40 lumens per input watt.

The new requirements apply to all projects reviewed under the 2008 ORSC. Please contact Martin Brown, Building Official at 503-682-4960 if you have questions.

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Crime Activity May 6 - 16, 2008

Monday, May 26th, 2008

5.6.08   Parks Vandalism A representative of the City of Wilsonville contacted police to report damage to parks.  Included were photos of a benchat memorial Park near Murase Fountain where the brackets were broken.  The damage ws estimated at $600  also damaged was the old Barn at Memorial park which had a board ripped off the back side of the barn, mesh screen kicked in, garbage dumped on the floor of the barn and set fire for damage estimated at $200.  Lastly reported was a reckless burn in a garbage can next to the visitor center at an estimated damage of $500.

5.6.08  Money Stolen From Best Western An employee of Best Western in Wilsonville reported that 13 $20 bills were stolen from the cash drawer in the lobby office.  The door to the lobby is unliocked until 10pm.  Guests come and go from the lobby.  No other bills were missing.  The reportee suspects it was taken either while she was doing dishes or taking out the trash.

5.6.08  Purse Stolen After Left in Cart A shopper at Albertson’s reported her purse stolen after she had done her shopping, and accidentally returned the cart leaving the purse in it.  The store reported that the purse was not turned in.

5.8.08  Cell Phone Stolen at WHS A student at Wilsonville High School reported her cell phone was stolen while it was in her boyfriend’s backpack on the football field sometime between 12:30 and 1pm that afternoon.

5.8.08  Attempted Break-In At Wilsonville Vision Center An officer responded to an alarm at Wilsonville Vision Center at about 11:30 PM.  the building was found secure.  Dr. Christiansen, the business owner, contacted police to request they return to the scene because the rear door was damaged.  The door was still locked, but the handle was very loose.  There was no evidence left at the scene to pursue.

5.9.08 In-House Theft Suspected At Hollywood Video A district manager from Hollywood Video contacted police to report that a deposit for the Wilsonville store was missing from 5/3/08, and reported that the loss appeared to be due to employee theft.  The company’s internal security division was investigating, and she was reporting the basic theft to police.

5.10.08 Car Stolen from Ruth Street A resident on SW Ruth Street reported his vehicle was missing.  It had been last seen the previous evening by him, and by a neighbor at about midnight.  When he came outside the next morning, it was gone.

5.10:08 Apartment Burglary at Canyon Creek An officer was dispatched to a residential burglary at the Canyon Creek Apartments.  Someone had broken things inside of her residence.  Nobody was still in the residence when the officer checked.  Most of the vandalism had occurred to the electronic equipment.  The burglar had apparently entered through a south side window.Some fingerprints were found on the window frame and were submitted for further investigation.

5.14.08 Attempted Mailbox Burglary An officer responded to a call regarding Criminal Mischief.  The complaintant located on SW Montgomery Way reported that sometime during the previous 24 hours, someone pried on the mailbox security door.  She did not know if the mailbox could be repaired or not.  There was no suspect information.

5.14.08  Latent Vehicle Break-In at Charbonneau A resident of Charbonneau reported that her vehickle was ransacked on 4/24/08.  She hadn’t reported the crime earlier because the only things taken were insignificant items from the glove box which were later recovered.  There were no signs of forced entry to the vehicle, and she believes she had left it unlocked in error.  The management at Charbonneau asked her to report the break-in to police.

5.14.08   Front Loader Stolen A resident of SW Rose Lane flagged down an officer to report that two large boxes had been removed from the bed of his truck during the night.  The officer had previously seen two such boxes sitting on the side of Rose lane near Wilsonville road.  The boxes were returned, but a bucket scoop for a small front loader was missing valued at approximately $1,250.  No investigative leads were developed.

5.14.08  Body Part Graffiti in Orange on Street A resident of SW Montgomery Way near rose Lane reported that someone had spray apinted images of a penis in the middle of the street in bright orange paint.  No leads were forthcoming.

5.16.08  Stainless Steel Scrap Stolen The Purchase Manager of Integrated metal Components reported that a bin of scrap stainless steel had been stolen from the premises.  It had been located in the rear of the building inside of a chainlink fenced area.  The scrap was valued at approximately $1700.

5.16.08  Attempted Vehicle Break-In at Canyon Creek A police officer was dispateched to an vehicle on Canyon Creek Road where someone had broken a rear wing window in attempt to break into the car.  Nothing was apparently missing from insie the vehicle, and no suspects were named.

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Arrest Report May 12 - 16, 2008

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

5-12-08 6:25 PM Gregorio Resendiz-Morena Charged and cited at Fry’s Electronic’s with theft 3-1

5-13-08 11:15 PM Patrick Ntahobari Charged and Cited on DUII #1

5-13-08 9:53 PM  Ryan Clay Ritchey Charged with Driving While Suspended - Misdemeanor -3d

5-15-08 10 AM  Alexander james Blohm Held on DUII Bail set at $5,000

5-16-08  2:09 PM William Shepard Kuhl Charged and Cited Driving While Suspended/ Revoked - Misdemeanor - 1

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