Tag: Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier
City Seeks to Stop 'Revolving Door' for Offenders
The city of Hermiston wants to do something about the local criminal justice system’s “revolving door,” in which offenders repeatedly break the law without...
City to Transfer Class A Misdemeanors to Circuit Court
The city of Hermiston will began a 20-month experiment on May 1 in which it will turn all Class A misdemeanors over to the...
Davis Eager for Another Term on Council
During her first term on the Hermiston City Council, Lori Davis and her fellow councilors tackled some significant and sometimes controversial issues. Davis showed...
City Hires Rivera as New Superintendent of HES
Hermiston Energy Services will have a new superintendent next month.
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier announced today that Nate Rivera will take over the role...
Area's Leaders Want Hermiston's Next City Manager To Embrace Diversity, Development,...
Hermiston residents may not know who the next city manager will be, but a profile of what attributes he or she should have is...
Brookshier Outlines City's Objectives for 2014
Ed Brookshier may be well into his final year as Hermiston city manager, but he won’t be coasting to the finish line.
On Tuesday, Brookshier...
Brookshier to Give State of City Address on Feb. 25
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier will give the state of the city address at the Hermiston Conference Center on Feb. 25.
Brookshier’s address will be...
Residents Can Help Pick Next City Manager
Hermiston residents have an opportunity to give their input on the desired qualities of the next city manager.
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier will retire...
Hispanic Committee Making a Difference in Hermiston
Question: What do the Oregon cities of Woodburn, Cornelius, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Ontario, Hayesville, Madras and Independence have in common?
Answer: They all have a higher...
City Aims to Raise Building Height Limit to 50 Feet
The Hermiston City Council voted Monday night to begin the process to raise the maximum height allowed for commercial buildings to 50 feet.
The action...
Commentary: Council Earns High Marks in 2013
At the close of the last Hermiston City Council meeting of 2013, Councilor Manuel Gutierrez made a comment about the current working relationship between...
Council to Discuss 'Community Identity' on Monday
The Hermiston City Council will discuss its “community identity” efforts during an hour-long work session prior to Monday night’s city council meeting.
In 2011, the...
Voters Offer Reasons Why BMCC Measure Failed
Umatilla County voters said ‘no’ to Blue Mountain Community College last month when the school asked for support to build three new workforce development...
Council Amends Pair of Recent Annexations
The Hermiston City Council had a light agenda Monday night. The meeting began promptly at 7 p.m. and Mayor Dave Drotzmann gaveled the meeting...
Mayor Breaks Tie in Search Firm Vote
A small piece of history was made Monday night at Hermiston City Hall.
The Hermiston City Council took up a vote to hire a firm...
Local Residents Recall Dallas – 50 years later
“From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official: President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time."
Those words, spoken by CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite...
Brookshier Earns High Marks from Council, Mayor
Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier will enter into his final year on the job with the full support of the mayor and city council.
The...
Resident Seeks to Silence Noisy Neighbor
When she first saw her new neighbor, Susan Jones thought he was cute. That all changed one morning around 3:21 a.m. when her new...
City to Extend Water Service to Experiment Station
The Hermiston City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oregon State University Experiment Station designed to provide economic benefits to both parties...
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...
