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Residents ask council for tennis court lights at Century High and clearer enforcement around PHC facility
Summary
During public comment, a high‑school tennis coach asked the council to invest in lit courts at Century High School to support evening practices; a nearby business owner asked the city to address behavior and enforcement around a peer‑support facility and to clarify consequences if the facility does not follow a Good Neighbor Agreement.
Two members of the public used the March 4 public comment period to press the council on neighborhood quality‑of‑life issues.
Tennis coach urges lights at Century High: Ryan Plaistead, a coach at Century High School, told the council that his teams rely on courts with lighting for evening practice and that local courts with lights are scarce. “We have a shortage of courts with lights,” Plaistead said. “There's no need to greenfield from scratch — we have courts. We just need lights.” He asked the city to consider co‑investing in lights at Century because the school has eight courts in a single location and would serve many players and community programs if lighting were added.
Local business owner seeks enforcement tools near PHC facility: Cathy Miller, a business owner on Sixth and Oak near the Yellow House, said businesses are experiencing public‑behavior problems she affiliated with clients and visitors of a nearby peer‑health center (PHC). Miller described incidents including public drug use and defecation on sidewalks and asked whether the city can require consequences if the facility does not follow a Good Neighbor Agreement. "We will be inviting you to look at our Good Neighbor Agreement and put your input in," she said, but added: "I don't know that this area is the right area for their business… Is there another place that we could put them in the city of Hillsboro that they could work with that is not quite so congested with businesses?"
How staff responded: The mayor and staff acknowledged the comments and said the city manager’s office or relevant departments would follow up. Staff noted the Good Neighbor Agreement process and said the city would help review neighborhood concerns and that enforcement in public spaces typically relies on police response and code enforcement rather than conditions tied to a facility’s internal operations.
Ending: Councilors and staff heard the comments and asked staff to follow up; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
