The Hermiston City Council will consider an ordinance tonight that would create a new urban renewal area.
The council held a public hearing on the creation of the North Hermiston Urban Renewal Area (NHURA) at its July 10 meeting and heard no opposition.
The proposed new area consists of approximately 102 total acres, 93.49 acres of land in tax lots and 8.51 acres of public rights-of-way.
The city wants to create the NHURA to address infrastructure deficiencies and parcel patterns that are limiting the development potential of the area.
The main project of the NHURA will be the construction of a new east-west street connecting Highway 395 to N.E. Aspen Drive and intersecting N.E. Fourth Street. There will also be a north-south extension of N.E. North Street.
A new signal is also proposed for the Highway 395-Aspen Drive intersection. This signal is
intended to ease congestion on Highway 395 and to provide better traffic spacing, allowing more left turns onto the highway.
A new municipal water line will follow the N.E. Aspen Drive route, looping water between the highway and N.E. Fourth Street and providing service to new businesses along the
route.
Tonight’s meeting is at 7 p.m. at Hermiston City Hall.
