Fixing convoluted Beaverton, Oregon city limits
Posted by Baloo Uriza on 13 December 2009 in English.I noticed that the City of Beaverton seems to have bad boundaries. For example, in the Marlene Village area, the boundaries are exactly the opposite of what they should be. Marlene Village and Nike's world headquarters are NOT part of Beaverton, but Murray and Walker are part of Beaverton. Right now, OSM indicates exactly the opposite.
Why is this a problem? Well, Beaverton's city government is criminally incompetent as determined by the local courts thanks to Nike suing the city over wrongful annexation, and there's no way in hell that Marlene Village has ever been, or will ever be part of Beaverton. This earned Beaverton a ruling that requires the city to give up all annexations since 1997 and puts their police accreditation, ability to run photo enforcement and collect property taxes in jeopardy, and gives them a moratorium against annexing further area until 2040. It also means that Beaverton's going to be gaining a LOT more holes soon.
What's the best way to solve this?
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