The Willow Creek and Hillsboro transit centers (TC) are the main hubs of the public transit system, although seven other MAX stations provide varying degrees of bus interconnection. The valley consisted of open grassland maintained through annual burning by the Atfalati, with scattered groves of trees along the streams. [100] The $55 million outdoor complex with 368,000 square feet (34,200 m2) of retail space opened in 2004 with Meier & Frank (later Macy's) as the anchor tenant. [86], In 2006, Genentech announced plans to locate a packaging and distribution facility on 100 acres (0.40 km2) in Hillsboro. [92], The Hatfield Government Center in Hillsboro is the western terminus of the MAX Blue Line, part of the Portland metropolitan area's light-rail system. In 1855, the U.S. government sent the survivors to the Grande Ronde reservation further west. Voters elect six at-large councilors and a mayor, who each serve four-year terms, subject to a charter-imposed limitation of two consecutive terms. [48] Hillsboro's street system contains 20 blocks per mile (12.5 blocks per kilometer). These railways, as well as highways, aided the slow growth of the city to about 2,000 people by 1910 and about 5,000 by 1950, before the arrival of high-tech companies in the 1980s. [163] The relationship has included exchanges of students between schools in each city. See who Qorvo, Inc. has hired for this role. [134] Robby Hammond serves as the city's manager.[135]. [16] In 1923, the city altered its charter and adopted a council-manager government with a six-person city council, a part-time mayor who determined major policies, and a city manager who ran day-to-day operations. [8], Pronounced "kor-vo", the name is intended to reflect the "core technologies and innovations" the companies plan to enable following their combination. Menu & Reservations Make Reservations . In 2007, there were 17,126 houses lived in by their owners, with an average home price in the city of $246,900. [49] Roads that curve can be named drives. Hillsboro has also been home to Peggy Y. Fowler, the former chief executive officer of Portland General Electric, producer Bryce Zabel, the "Mother Queen of Oregon" Mary Ramsey Wood, Tommy Overstreet, and professional wrestler Roddy Piper. In 2013, Hillsboro itself reported an area of 23.88 square miles (61.8 km2), equivalent to 15,283 acres (61.8 km2). [21], The city's first fire department was a hook and ladder company organized in 1880 by the board of trustees (now city council). Extra Phones. [133] Government functions are centered at the Hillsboro Civic Center, which houses the office of the city manager and is the location of the twice-monthly city council meetings.