Measure 37 claim filed in Beaverton

Steve Biggi, part of a family that owns a fair amount of property in central Beaverton, has filed a Measure 37 claim against the city of Beaverton, the first such claim to go to a hearing in the city.

Further information is available on the city's website (scroll down to the end of the "Central Beaverton" section, or do a search on the page for "Biggi"), but here's the gist:

Biggi owns property northwest of the much-maligned The Round (see pink area on map below). The properties -- which consist mainly of parking for adjacent office space, along with a couple of restaurants and a small office building -- run up against Beaverton Creek, and Biggi is claiming that various restrictions (many of which sound like they are related to the presence of the creek) have reduced the value of his land by more than $1.7 million.

The hearing on March 20 (at 6:30 in the council chambers) will decide if Biggi's claim has validity, and if so, whether the city will pay his claim or waive the restrictions.