Tag: Hermiston City Council
Immigration Supporters Increase Pressure on Walden
For months, local supporters of immigration reform have been working to persuade Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to give his full support to the...
Council, Rotary Proclaim Sept. 21 Day of Peace
The Hermiston City Council unanimously approved a proclamation presented by the Hermiston Rotary Club Monday to recognize Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, as the International...
City to Contribute $20,000 to Airport Fencing
The Hermiston City Council voted this week to contribute $20,000 toward the installation of a security fence at the Hermiston Airport.
The bulk of the...
Done! Hermiston Passes Mobile Vending Ordinance
When it comes to the saga of Hermiston’s efforts to regulate mobile food vending, the Grateful Dead may have said it best: What a...
Council to Vote on Mobile Food Vending Ordinance
After months of discussion and a series of public hearings, the Hermiston City Council will vote tonight on an ordinance regulating mobile food vendors.
If...
Hansell Looks Back on 1st Year in Senate
During a meeting with the Hermiston City Council this week, State Sen. Bill Hansell (R-District 29) gave a recap of his first year in...
Hermiston to Show Support for BMCC Bond
The Hermiston City Council will make official its support of Blue Mountain Community College’s capital improvement bond measure at its Sept. 9 meeting.
Hermiston Mayor...
Council OKs Renovation Project for HPD
The Hermiston Police Department got the approval of the Hermiston City Council this week to renovate a portion of the Safety Center.
According to Hermiston...
Councilors at Odds Over Mobile Food Vending
On Monday night, the Hermiston City Council debated aspects of the draft ordinance regulating mobile food vendors. That debate continued on Tuesday with one...
Councilor: We're Trying to Avoid a Monopoly
The ongoing effort by the Hermiston City Council to establish an ordinance regulating mobile food vendors continued Monday night and will stretch into at...
City Clears Way for Psychiatric Treatment Center
The Hermiston City Council cleared the way Monday night for a new psychiatric treatment facility by annexing a little more than an acre of...
Council to Consider Land Annexation Request
The Hermiston City Council will hold a public hearing tonight to consider a request to annex more than 50,000 square feet of land for...
Investment in Ag Centers Said to be 'Game Changer'
Every year another 130 million people are born around the world, while 30 million of us die annually. That leaves a net gain of...
Hermiston Gives Financial Backing to Water Group
A new organization aimed at advocating at the state level for local water users gained a key member this week when the city of...
Council Receives Draft Ordinance on Food Vendors
Hermiston moved one step closer Monday night to regulating mobile food vendors within the city.
The Hermiston City Council’s subcommittee on mobile food vending presented...
Hermiston to Join County Dispatch System in 2014
If everything goes according to plan, Hermiston will be part of a county-wide emergency dispatch system by July 2014.
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday...
City's Dispatch Center Could Consolidate with County
If the City Council gives its approval at its Aug. 12 meeting, the Hermiston emergency dispatch service will consolidate with Umatilla County’s dispatch service...
Food Vendor Subcommittee Wraps Up Final Hearing
The city’s subcommittee on mobile food vendors held its fourth and final public hearing Tuesday night. Now it will comb through the feedback it...
City Explains Lack of Fireworks Finale
When the last of the Fourth of July fireworks faded from the night sky Thursday in Hermiston, there were more than a few people...
Ordinance Could Put Damper on Smoke City
Smoke City has been in business in Hermiston for about a year. After Monday night’s Hermiston City Council meeting, however, it’s unclear how much...
