Hillsboro will not get more industrial land for high tech, data centers after all – for now

Hillsboro will not get more industrial land for high tech, data centers after all – for now

A rural tract of land north of Hillsboro that’s been at the center of a yearslong conflict will remain untouched – for now. Facing ardent opposition from residents, farmers and land policy watchdogs, Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, said Tuesday she will not advance a bill that would have brought more land into Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary.Senate Bill 1586 would have brought 373 acres of rural land directly south of U.S. 26 into Hillsboro’…