Beaverton - Neighborhood Program and Community Events: Central Beaverton NAC

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City of Beaverton.

Central Beaverton Neighborhood Association

Message • Meet the Mayor • Slideshow • Map & Bylaws •

Projects & Accomplishments • Get Involved • History • School Ratings

Message from the Central Beaverton NAC Chair

Learn more about your neighborhood, view this postcard (PDF)

Welcome to the Central Beaverton Neighborhood Association Committee. We meet monthly to discuss ideas and issues and work on projects to improve our neighborhood. Anyone that lives, owns property or a business, or represents a non-profit organization within the neighborhood boundaries, is a member! Please join us. (Please check the agendas and minutes side link for specific meeting information.) The NAC meeting is the designated forum for committee participant’s to share ideas and community news with neighbors. It is also an opportunity to meet with city officials on various issues throughout the year. Check out the “Get Involved” links below.

Leadership
Charles Wilson, NAC Chair
12448 SW Broadway
Beaverton OR 97005
Work: (503) 641-7827

Meet the Mayor

Meet the Mayor Notes - Monday, April 6, 2009

Slideshow

NAC Map and Bylaws

Central Beaverton Neighborhood Map (PDF)
Central Beaverton NAC Bylaws (PDF)

Projects and Accomplishments

Get Involved!

Join our Mailing List
View Meeting Minutes and Agendas

History and Origins

Central Beaverton is at the heart of Beaverton. Its boundaries include the intersection of Canyon Road and Farmington Road and the heavy and light rail systems. Central Beaverton has seen it all. Canyon Road used to be wood-planked and the railroad is what used to connect Beaverton to the outside world. MAX wasn’t the first electric commuter train to grace Beaverton Central. The Oregon Electric Railway and Red Electric both provided service to Beaverton from Portland and on to Hillsboro. Hop pickers commuted from Portland to Beaverton for the harvest on the electric train systems. And Beavertonians took the train to Oaks Park in Portland on the weekends. The train systems ran from approximately 1908 to 1925. Diesel trains eventually took over in the 1950s. Many remnants of the past are still prevalent all over Central Beaverton today. Central Beaverton also includes the Beaverton City Mall, former home of the Bernard Airport, west-adjacent to Cedar Hills Boulevard. Until 1966, when it was demolished to build the mall, Bernard Airport was Oregon’s oldest operating airport. Central Beaverton is host to several registered historical sites.

To learn more about the City’s history, see Beaverton history and the online historical photo gallery.

School Ratings

Note: The school ratings, in order from to best to worst, are: Exceptional, Strong, Satisfactory, Low, and Unacceptable.

School Ratings Central Beaverton
Level	School	Rating
Elementary	Chehalem	Satisfactory
Elementary	Fir Grove	Satisfactory
Elementary	Raleigh Hills	Satisfactory
Elementary	Raleigh Park	Outstanding
Elementary	Vose	Satisfactory
Elementary	William Walker	Outstanding
Middle School	Cedar Park	Satisfactory
Middle School	Highland Park	Satisfactory
Middle School	Meadow Park	Satisfactory
High School	Beaverton	In Need of Improvement
High School	Sunset	Outstanding