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January 3, 2013
TUALATIN CENTENNIAL
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T
he Centennial Celebration has
provided us with a look back
at the past 100 years in Tuala-
tin and has given us a cause to
celebrate the great community that has
evolved during the last century. Tuala-
tin Tomorrow is a community visioning
effort which will gather community in-
put on what the community wants to
see in the future. The Tualatin Tomor-
row Vision Plan is being updated in
2013, and we cannot think of a more ap-
propriate time than during this Centen-
nial Celebration. As we reflect on and
celebrate the past, it is a perfect time to
say, “Well, what’s next?“
Many wonderful new programs, facili-
ties and community amenities have
evolved from the Vision Process. Ideas
such as the farmers market, the dog
park, citizen involvement groups, a new
Gateway Monument and many other
community improvements were all con-
cepts in the first Vision Plan adopted in
2006, which are now a real part of Tuala-
tin!
More than five years have gone by,
and it is time to check back with the
people who live, work and play here to
ask the question, “Well, what’s next for
Tualatin?“
At 100, Tualatin looks pretty good!
She looks a bit different than in the
beginning as you would expect. Don’t
we all after we get a few decades on
us? In Tualatin’s case the changes
seem to enhance her already good
bones with Parks and Natural areas,
plenty of good places to eat and shop,
an outstanding school system, a place
for our 50s-plus population to eat
lunch and enjoy each other’s company
and games, recreational classes of all
kinds for all ages, a diverse collection
of public art, the Art Walk and the Ice
Age Tonquin Trail, the Ki’a Kuts
bridge, our first dog park, health care
providers Legacy, Providence and Kai-
ser Permanente all right here in our
city, and so much more.
Tualatin is a special place with so
much to offer.
The Tualatin City
Council and Tualatin To-
morrow Advisory Com-
mittee will be seeking
your input this year for
updates to the Vision
Plan. “All great things
start from small begin-
nings” is a great quote to
highlight where we will
begin with the Vision.
Sharing ideas, discuss-
ing them and writing
down a plan seem sim-
ple; however, from these
simple beginnings, many
great things will follow.
There will be many
ways to get involved and
share your input. There
will be community meet-
ings, online forums,
events and outreach of all types. We
hope you will get involved and share
your ideas, thoughts and dreams for the
community!
For more information, please visit,
www.tualatintomorrow.org or email
Sara Singer, deputy city manager, at ss-
inger@ci.tualatin.or.us.
— Candice Kelly, Tualatin Tomorrow
Tualatin
Tomorrow
Q
Tell us what the next 100 years should bring
The community’s
new Gateway
sculpture at the
intersection of
Nyberg and
Tualatin-Sherwood
roads was unveiled
this past June. The
18-foot-high
sculpture, which
features life-size
Canada geese, was
done by Studio Art
Direct, with the
help of bronze
artist Rip Caswell
as well as a team
of local
contractors.
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G
reetings,
The city of Tualatin turns 100
years old on Aug. 18, 2013.
On this special occasion, we look
back fromwhere we’ve come over the span
of a century, celebrate our community today,
and dream of what tomorrow’s Tualatin
might be.
Tualatin has been built over the past cen-
tury as a transportation link. First, ferries
and horses which transitioned to cars, trucks
and an interstate freeway. We also grew from
corner shops to renowned shopping malls.
Our industries have evolved from serving lo-
cal consumers to include
global markets.
I’m proud to say as a
32-year resident and long-
time mayor, that the city of
Tualatin offers high quality
service to residents and
businesses. We have award-
winning parks, a new li-
brary, dedicated profession-
al staff, community police
and a broad range of services and programs.
Tualatin has strong citizen engagement,
which supports fantastic community events
bringing us all together.
We don’t know what tomorrow holds or
how folks in 2113 will look back on us, but I
feel it’s safe to say that Tualatin has always
been and always will be a great place to live,
work and play.
Please enjoy reading this special commem-
orative magazine about Tualatin’s colorful
past, present and future. I invite you to par-
ticipate in the 2013 Centennial Celebration
programs, activities and events throughout
the year.
Happy 100th birthday, Tualatin!
—Mayor Lou Ogden
A
message
from the
mayor
OGDEN