Tag: Byron Smith

Beginning in January 2025, businesses operating in Hermiston will have to pay an annual business license fee. The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously on Monday...

The city of Hermiston’s recently-adopted budget will allow the Hermiston Police Department to add seven new full-time officer, four of which will be funded...

The Hermiston Street Department jumped the gun recently by putting up new stop signs in town before the Hermiston City Council approved them. A resolution...

The Hermiston City Council approved Monday night a $109,564,064 budget for the city’s 2024-25 fiscal year. The budget is approximately $26.3 million (19.3 percent) less...

This past March, the Hermiston City Council voted against putting a commercial cannabis measure for voters’ consideration on the November ballot, but residents may...

The Hermiston City Council will consider amending its rules regarding mobile food vendors at an upcoming meeting after a long discussion Monday night on...

The Hermiston City Council got an in-depth look this week at the proposed design plans for the Hermiston Public Library's renovation. During Monday’s meeting, City...

The Hermiston City Council tackled an issue Monday night that originally came up at its March 25 meeting – repealing the recently-passed ordinance requiring...

With the lure of a potential $1 million donation to the HEROS fields looming large, the Hermiston City Council on Monday adopted a city...

The Hermiston City Council will decide on whether to allow city residents another chance to legalize sales of marijuana inside city limits following a...

Hermiston residents will have extra 10 days to pay their sewer, water and garbage bills after the Hermiston City Council passed an ordinance on...

The Hermiston City Council and its Urban Renewal Agency voted Monday night to authorize the purchase of $20 million in bonds to pay for...

The Hermiston City Council voted to institute a business license requirement Monday night but tabled discussion on how much businesses would have to pay. The...

The city of Hermiston approved dozens of new housing permits in 2023 while seeing its population exceed 20,000. According to a 2024 Growth & Development...

For the first time in nearly a decade, A misdemeanor cases will be prosecuted in Hermiston Municipal Court. The Hermiston City Council voted unanimously on...

For the past six months, the Hermiston City Council has been going over each departmental budget to find a way to close a $902,000...

The city of Hermiston will host a Town Hall meeting today, Nov. 27 to share information about options to amend the city budget in...

The citizens of Hermiston will have their say on the city’s budget during a town hall meeting on Nov. 27. During a work session Monday...

Tuesday afternoon at the Hermiston Community Center was the very picture of connecting and networking as nonprofits, service clubs and would-be volunteers gathered for...

The Hermiston City Council made some clarifications to an ordinance passed last month addressing homeless camps within the city limits. The clarifications deal primarily with...