Tag: Hermiston City Council
Service Clubs Gift Kiosk to City of Hermiston
Motorists driving down Highway 395 in Hermiston have probably already noticed a recent gift given to the city – a kiosk displaying the logos...
City Receives Grant for New Senior Center
A round of applause broke out at Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting when Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith announced the city had received...
Council Postpones Street Vacation Hearing
The Hermiston City Council postponed a scheduled hearing centering on a proposed street vacation Monday night and announced it will hold the hearing at...
Council OKs Liquor License for Yogurt Shop
The Hermiston City Council approved a liquor license application for Yo Country Frozen Yogurt.
The approved application will allow Yo Country Frozen Yogurt to sell...
Council Wraps Up Revisions to City Charter
Proposed Changes to Go Before Voters in May 2015
The Hermiston City Council finished up work on proposed changes to the city charter during a...
Services Set for Dean Anderson
Dean D. Anderson, of Hermiston, died on Nov. 16, 2014 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., at the age of 71.
He was...
Hermiston Struggling to Identify Its Brand
More than a year after the city of Hermiston unveiled its wordmark along with plans for establishing a community brand, there remains little consensus...
City Tries New Approach to Panhandling
It’s becoming a more and more frequent site – people standing on street corners, parking lots and sidewalks holding cardboard signs asking for food...
Council Moving Forward with Street Vacation
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to begin vacation proceedings for W. Ridgeway Avenue in order to accommodate development on the old Tum-A-Lum...
Council to Consider Up Street Vacation Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will vote to initiate vacation proceedings for W. Ridgeway Avenue at tonight’s meeting.
The council will address Resolution No. 1967 and...
Council Cuts Hispanic Committee Membership by 2
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to reduce the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC) from nine to seven members.
Earlier this year, the council approved...
The Cost of Safe Drinking Water
DEQ Requiring Cities to Meet Additional Monitoring Standards
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will soon be issuing a permit for Hermiston’s stormwater management...
Council to Hear about DEQ Permitting Process
The Hermiston City Council will hear about the implications of a pending DEQ permit for the city’s stormwater management system at tonight’s meeting.
According to...
Fire District Consolidation Could Cost City Revenue
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to support a ballot issue to consolidate the Hermiston and Stanfield Fire Districts.
If approved, the consolidated district...
Property Owners, City at Odds Over Street Vacation
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to put together a resolution that would initiate proceedings to vacate a portion of W. Ridgeway Avenue,...
Hermiston City Council Meets Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will hear several reports at tonight’s meeting, including one on medical marijuana laws in town, as well as one on...
City Council Outlines Goals for Hermiston
Hermiston’s city council, mayor and city manager spent an hour this week outlining goals for the near future and many of them center on...
City to Resurface Portion of E. Quince Avenue
The Hermiston Street Department will soon begin work on resurfacing a two-block section of E. Quince Avenue.
The city received three bids for the project...
Council OKs School District Subdivision
The Hermiston City Council approved the final plat Monday night for the Hermiston School District’s Fieldstone Crossing subdivision.
The approval means the district can go...
City Accepts $1 Million Bid for Pipeline Project
When the city of Hermiston sought bids for an outfall pipeline project, seven companies responded – with the highest bid being nearly twice as...
