Wilsonville, OR

Allied Waste of Wilsonville is starting a new recycling program in the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon. Allied Waste will be delivering 32-gallon roll carts the week of November 16, 2009, dropping-off the carts at the end of your driveway. Collection of recycling materials will start the following week.

What should I do with the two bins I use now for recycling? You will need to keep one bin to recycle glass. Allied Waste will pick-up the other bin on the day recycling material is collected, or you can keep the bin to store items you may use once in a while. If you want Allied Wasteto pick-up the bin, please set it at the curb, empty of waste, next to the new roll cart.

Instructions for what can and cannot go into the new roll cart will be attached to your new roll cart. Our community now keeps between 55-60 percent of its waste out of the landfill. The new roll carts will enable you to keep even more waste out of the landfill.

If you want a larger, 60-gallon roll cart, call Allied Waste in December at 503.682.0336. The company will exchange your cart at no charge.

For more information about the new recycling program introduced in Wilsonville or the Villebois community's commitment to sustainability, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com.

The Wilsonville Spokesman, a community newspaper serving residents living in the award-winning Villebois neighborhood, recently covered the Wilsonville City Council's approval of a new co-mingled roll cart recycling program in the small community just south of Portland, Oregon. Until now, Wilsonville was the only city in the metropolitan area not using co-mingled recycling carts.

Allied Waste anticipates delivering carts to Wilsonville residents in November with pickup starting the first week in December. For this new service, garbage customers will see only an additional $2.50 per month - $5 per bill - pay for the carts and equipment necessary to get the program started.

This new recycling program fits in well with the Villebois neighborhood's commitment to sustainable living. From the building materials and the natural amenities on-site to the community designs and transportation options, Costa Pacific Communities - the community's developer - creates unique places like Villebois that people love to live.

In developing the Villebois community, Costa Pacific launched a rainwater management plan funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that filters and redistributes rainwater back into the ground, reducing the amount of pollutants released into the area's streams and rivers.

With eco-friendly building techniques-including redeveloping existing building sites, and recycling up to 90 percent of the buildings that were demolished during the construction process-Costa Pacific lowered its impact on the natural environment. The company was also careful to preserve existing trees and open green space as well as incorporate native plants into the landscaping within the Villebois community, further validating its emphasis on environmental-consciousness.

Additionally, while working through the process of ensuring its homes meet Earth Advantage sustainability guidelines, Costa Pacific learned to build a higher quality home that maximizes energy efficiency and in turn minimizes the company's impact on the environment. All 2,600 homes that will be built within the Villebois community will meet Earth Advantage standards.

As a transit-oriented development, Costa Pacific's Villebois community gives residents the opportunity to commute from home via Trimet's new West Side Express Service serving the Portland metropolitan area's west side. This too allows Villebois residents to reduce their carbon footprint by spending less time on the road.

For more information about the new recycling program introduced in Wilsonville or the Villebois community's commitment to sustainability, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.

The Villebois Sunday Market has been fortunate enough to attract a number of high-quality vendors, and with the help of Costa Pacific Communities and Arbor Custom Homes, Wilsonville, Oregon's farmers market was able to expand onto a gravel area off Villebois Drive in the heart of the award-winning Villebois neighborhood.

Unfortunately, gravel is not wheelchair-accessible, and so the Villebois Sunday Market has had to restructure its market map, reducing the number of available spaces to vendors.

The Villebois Sunday Market is committed to standing by its founding objectives:

- To provide an informal, social gathering place in an open-air setting;
- To provide a community-building event in Wilsonville's Villebois Village Center;
- To give the community access to a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm products direct from the producer; and
- To give local producers a centralized location to provide customers with a wide variety of fresh, local, in-season farm products.

This means that the Villebois Sunday Market has had to re-evaluate some of its non-farmer vendors, so that the market could make more space for farmers who sell produce. So, if you are missing a vendor who is no longer at the market, please feel free to contact the Villebois Sunday Market Manager at villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com, and she will do her best to put you into contact with the vendor you miss.

Speaking of vendors... Don't miss the fresh strawberries that are currently for sale in the Villebois Sunday Market. Visit the United Farm booth next to Café Fratelli's coffee stand. United Farm picks its strawberries fresh every Sunday morning before the market, so you can rest assured you are getting the very freshest fruit possible!

Take advantage of the local farmers market in the beautiful Villebois community before it closes for the winter on October 18^th. For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market, visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com. You may also call 866.580.2836 or email villeboissundaymarket@gmail.com.

This Sunday, August 30^th, the Children Cancer Association (CCA) will be in attendance at the Villebois Sunday Market in Wilsonville, Oregon's Villebois neighborhood selling raffle tickets to individuals interested in winning a new 2009 Mini Cooper valued at $28,700 and equipped with premium packages. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the CCA, so you know you'll be making a difference in your community.

The winner of the new Mini Cooper will be announced at the CCA's 13th Annual Celebration of Courage Family Festival on Sunday, September 13^th from Noon to 4 p.m. at One World Trade Center in downtown Portland. Come celebrate the heroism and bravery of the children and teens the CCA serves with a fun-filled afternoon of free arts & crafts, face-painting, balloon art, live music and much, much more.

The CCA will also unveil its Wall of Courage display, featuring the portraits of 25 local children and teens selected for their grace and courage in battling a serious illness. Many of these "Community Heroes" are on hand at the festival to greet guests, celebrate with their families, and enjoy their "Hero" status.

For more information about the Celebration of Courage Family Festival presented by Parker Johnstone's Wilsonville Honda, email events@joyrx.org. Admission is free!

In the meantime, visit your future Mini Cooper in person at the Villebois Sunday Market this Sunday and purchase your $35 raffle tickets! Only 5,000 tickets will be sold. To purchase tickets online, click here or call CCA at 503-244-3141.

Don't forget! The drawing for the new 2009 Mini Cooper will be held on September 13, 2009. Hurry! Tickets are going fast!

For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market or the Villebois community, please visit www.ChangeHowYouLive.com; call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.

Kick off the summer reading season now! The Villebois Events Committee (V.E.C.) and Villebois Ladies Book Club recently announced that on Monday, June 29^th between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. they will partner together to host the First Annual Villebois Summer Book Exchange under the gazebo in Sofia Park.

Residents are encouraged to bring a book and exchange it for another book! If you are interested in donating your used to books to the Summer Book Exchange, you may drop off your books at the Sofia Park gazebo on Monday, June 29th before the exchange between 3 and 4 p.m.

For more information about the First Annual Summer Book Exchange in the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, please contact Anita Hickey at aplwhickey@me.com or 503.582.8359 OR Laurie Essig at LaurieEssig@Windermere.com or 503.816.1840.