Tag: Hermiston City Council
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...
Council to Consider Final OK of District Subdivision
The Hermiston City Council will consider approving the final plat of a Hermiston School District-owned subdivision at tonight’s meeting.
The school district proposes to create...
Council Drops Bilingual Requirement for HAC
The Hermiston City Council paved the way this week for more community members to join the Hispanic Advisory Committee (HAC).
At the request of the...
Hermiston to Receive $300,000 ODOT Grant
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to authorize City Manager Byron Smith to accept a $300,000 state grant for a Hermiston Airport taxiway...
Hermiston City Council Meets Tonight
The Hermiston City Council will consider a resolution at tonight’s meeting authorizing the city manager to sign a grant agreement with the Oregon Department...
Here's the Lowdown on the Hermiston Water Tower
New Paint Expected to Match Old Paint After Oxidization
The city of Hermiston inadvertently caused a minor uproar earlier this year when it repainted the...
Fitzgerald Sworn in as Hermiston Councilor
The Hermiston City Council is now back to full strength.
Hermiston City Attorney Gary Luisi swore in Clara B. Fitzgerald Monday night to fill out...
Burns Appointed to Airport Advisory Committee
The Hermiston City Council filled a vacancy on the Airport Advisory Committee on Monday.
Dan Burns was appointed to fill a vacancy for Position #1....
Council Hears from Senior Center Proponents
The Hermiston City Council was urged Monday night to seek a Community Development Block Grant to build a new senior center.
The current senior center,...
Hermiston Looks to Create Gas Utility Company
When the dust settles and the history books are written about Hermiston, it could be said that a mathematical error led to the creation...
Council to Consider Forming Gas Utiltity
The Hermiston City Council will consider a resolution at tonight’s meeting to create its own gas utility to serve industrial customers.
The resolution comes after...
Brookshier Ready to Turn the Page
In 1991, grunge music dominated the charts, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 3,000 for the first time, the Internet was in its...
Hispanic Committee Drops Bilingual Requirement
In an effort to attract more applicants for its three vacant seats, the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee is doing away with its bilingual requirement.
The...
Fitzgerald Appointed to Fill Out Anderson's Term
Clara B. Fitzgerald will take a seat on the Hermiston City Council more than four months earlier than she originally anticipated.
Fitzgerald ran unopposed for...
No Curbside Recycling in Hermiston's Future
City Says Service Too Costly and Would Yield Marginal Results
Proponents of curbside recycling probably shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for Hermiston to adopt the...