The Hermiston City Council will consider turning over the operations of the Hermiston Conference Center to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department at tonight’s meeting.
If the council goes ahead with the proposal, the city would provide the lower level of the historic Carnegie Building which is home to the city’s Building Department and Hermiston Energy Services. The building, which used to be the city library, will soon be renovated into updated office space which features two large offices, a lobby/front-desk area, a large conference room, restroom, and wheelchair accessibility. This proposal would offer the use of this space to the Chamber of Commerce for a very reduced-price; such as $1 for five years.
The goal of moving conference center operations under the control of the parks department would be to allow the cCity to take a
more direct role in marketing the facility in a way that compliments the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center rather than competes with it.
Tonight’s meeting is at 7 p.m. at Hermiston City Hall.
