Tag: Hermiston City Council
City, County to Back EOTEC Loans
The Hermiston City Council approved a resolution this week authorizing the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center Board to enter into financial agreements to...
City, Hospital To Fund Half of New Signal Project
The city of Hermiston will have a new traffic signal and turn lane near Good Shepherd Medical Center and will have to pay just...
Hermiston Council to Meet Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will vote on a pair of resolutions needed to move forward with the installation of a traffic signal and turn...
Hermiston May Develop Composting Program
Although it is only in the early conceptual stages, initial discussions began Monday night about a possible composting program operated by the city of...
Senior Center Debate Turns Heated
A heated debate broke out at Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting during a discussion of an alternative site for the new senior center.
At...
Proposed Hermiston Senior Center Site Hits Snag
The city of Hermiston will have to turn to Plan B in its efforts to find a home for the new senior center.
The Hermiston...
Council Rejects Fee Hike for Records Requests
The Hermiston City Council rejected a proposal Monday night to increase fees for providing public records.
Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith presented the council with...
EOTEC Gets OK to Seek Private Funding
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to allow the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center to enter into financial agreements in order to...
Hermiston Seeks Applicants for Branding Committee
The city of Hermiston is seeking applicants to join its temporary Hermiston’s Future Branding Committee.
The Hermiston’s Future Branding Committee is a partnership with the...
Fire District Pitches Scaled-Down Ballot Measure
Last year, Hermiston Fire Chief Scott Stanton tried to convince voters to pony up some extra tax revenue so the department could keep up...
Hermiston Seeks Brand New Brand
An extensive survey of Hermiston residents was recently conducted to find out what people really think of the Hermiston brand, You Can GROW Here,...
ODOT Aims to Make 395/Elm Intersection Safer
Between 2012 and 2014, a total of 34 traffic accidents occurred around the intersection of Highway 395 and Elm Avenue in Hermiston, and the...
District Facing School Overcrowding Challenges
When the newly-refurbished Hermiston High School opened in 2001, there were 1,100 students filling the classrooms. Today, the school is at its maximum capacity...
City Moves Forward with Public Art Plan Concept
On Monday night, Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann wanted to hear a clear message from the members of the Hermiston City Council – are they...
Legal Pot or Not: Hermiston Voters to Decide – Again
Hermiston voters will have another opportunity to allow legalized recreational and medical marijuana available inside the city limits come next November.
On Monday night, the...
City Gives $600,000 to EOTEC – With Strings
The Hermiston City Council agreed Monday night to give $600,000 to help fill the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center’s construction budget shortfall, but...
Council to Tour EOTEC Site This Evening
The public is invited to attend a Hermiston City Council work session this evening that will include a tour of the Eastern Oregon Trade...
Hermiston to Appoint Pro Tem Municipal Judges
The Hermiston City Council initiated a new selection process for municipal court judges pro tem at Monday night’s council meeting.
In the past, the municipal...
Hermiston Council Breezes Through Light Agenda
Monday night’s Hermiston City Council was gaveled to order promptly at 7 p.m. Twenty-five minutes later, the meeting was gaveled to a close.
The swiftness...
Hermiston Preparing Another Pot Ban Ordinance
More than 1,700 property owners in Hermiston will soon receive a letter from the city of Hermiston with the ominous language that a proposed...