Tag: Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith
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 Honors Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The first federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. occurred in 1986. Thirty years later, a large gathering...
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 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 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...
Hermiston Council Adopts 2015-16 Budget
The Hermiston City Council approved the budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 at Monday night’s meeting.
The new budget totals $57,208,424 – a $4.7 million increase...
City Dedicates Recycled Water Treatment Plant
A small ceremony on Thursday evening capped off one of Hermiston’s biggest infrastructure projects when city and chamber of commerce officials officially opened the...
City to Crack Down on Bad Behavior in Parks
Police in Hermiston will now have the authority to prohibit anyone from using a city park for up to 30 days if they are...
Council Votes to Extend Hermiston Enterprise Zone
In the past 11 years, investment into the local community by Dupont-Pioneer Seed and Shearer’s Foods have resulted in 278 full-time jobs with an...
Emotions Run High in Pet Rescue Debate
Few things can get people’s emotions running as high as the subject of pets. That was certainly the case Monday night as the Hermiston...
Council to Hear Report on Pet Rescue
The Hermiston City Council will hear a report tonight on Pet Rescue, following complaints from people concerned about the animals sheltered in the facitlity.
Hermiston...
Council OKs Street Vacation Settlement
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to vacate a portion of W. Ridgeway Avenue after reaching a settlement agreement with the owner of...
Voters to Decide Who Selects Muni Judge
Proposed Charter Changes to Appear on Ballot
The voters in Hermiston will have a chance to determine who selects the city’s municipal court judge in...
King's Words Echoed in Downtown Hermiston
On a sunny January afternoon, the words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a sunny August day 55 years ago were recalled...
Hermiston to Use Prison Work Crews
The city of Hermiston has signed an agreement with Two Rivers Correctional Institution that will allow inmates to do landscaping work in town.
The city...
Hermiston Swears in Councilors
Site Committee to Identify Location of New Senior Center
Four Hermiston city councilors were sworn in Monday night, including the newest member, Doug Smith.
Smith was...
Hermiston Reaches Settlement with Auto Kool Owner
The Hermiston City Council announced Monday night that it has reached a settlement agreement with the owner of Auto Kool related to a proposed...
City Goes Forward with Street Vacation
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to vacate a portion of W. Ridgeway Avenue for development purposes – a decision that could lead...
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 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...