Tag: Hermiston City Council
Hermiston City Hall Forum Set for Today at Senior Center &...
Two informational forums will be held today to discuss the current status of Hermiston City Hall as well as the proposed solution to meet...
Hermiston Sets Sights on Redesign of Harper Road-Geer Road Intersection
The city of Hermiston will tackle a redesign of the Harper Road-Geer Road intersection, but will have to purchase some property first.
On Monday night,...
Hermiston Food Cart Pod Will Be Back for a Second Year...
Despite several challenges, Hermiston’s experiment with a food cart pod last year was deemed a success and has received the go-ahead for a second...
Hermiston Council Leaning Toward Constructing New City Hall
The future of Hermiston City Hall is up in the air for the time being.
Meeting in the basement of the Hermiston Public Library Monday...
Hermiston City Council Approves $1.55 Hike in Garbage Rates
Beginning in February, garbage rates for most Hermiston residents will increase by $1.55 a month, with an increase in water and sewer rates starting...
Lori Davis Elected to Small Cities Council for National League of...
Hermiston City Councilor Lori Davis has been selected to serve on the National League of Cities Small Cities Council.
The council’s mission is to connect...
Hermiston City Council to Consider Request to Raise Garbage Rates
The Hermiston City Council will hear a request from Sanitary Disposal Inc. to increase garbage service rates for Hermiston residents. The request will be...
Hermiston Sets Sights on ‘Bigger, Better, Stronger’ Funland Playground
The ultimate cost of the next Funland Playground in Hermiston is unknown. The final design has yet to be determined. When it will be...
Hermiston Council OKs Annexation for Residential Development
The Hermiston City Council approved a request Monday night to annex approximately 40 acres of land to allow for the development of single-family homes...
Amazon Tax Break Designed to Bring ‘Historic’ Development to Hermiston
The Hermiston City Council passed a resolution Monday night that one councilor said would do nothing less than change the face of Hermiston and...
East Theater Lane Project To Be Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget
East Theater Lane between 8th and 10th streets will get paved sooner than expected and at a lower cost to taxpayers.
The Hermiston City Council...
Even With Looming BPA Hike, UEC Rates Among Lowest in Nation
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s general manager updated the Hermiston City Council on several topics Monday night, including potential rate changes and a program to help...
Hermiston City Council Votes to Support School District Bond Measure
The city of Hermiston is officially supporting the Hermiston School District as it seeks voter approval for a school bond to address enrollment growth...
Hermiston City Council to Give City Manager Performance Review Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will meet in executive session this evening to give a review of City Manager Byron Smith's job performance.
Smith has served...
Hermiston City Council OKs Low-Cost Taxi Program for Area Workers
The city of Hermiston, in collaboration with the cities of Umatilla and Stanfield, will soon begin offering low-cost taxi service to workers in the...
Hermiston Eyeing Taxing Districts to Help Spur New Infrastructure, Retail
The city of Hermiston is continuing to work to attract retail development in town and is considering forming a Local Improvement District to help...
Tom Harper: ‘He Had a Vision and Pointed Us In the...
When Tom Harper and his family arrived in Hermiston in the early 1960s, the town had a population of about 2,500 and was mostly...
City Looking for Ways to Maximize EOTEC’s Rentals, Revenue
The Hermiston City Council continued its efforts to finalize a strategic plan for the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center (EOTEC) during a work...
Hermiston, County Officials Break Ground on New Water Tower
The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners officially helped break ground on a new $4.1 million project to add stored water capacity to...
Hermiston to Break Ground on New Water Tower on E. Punkin...
The Hermiston City Council and Umatilla County Commissioners will come together at noon on April 17 to celebrate the start of work on a...