Water & Sewer Rate increases coming - esp for industrial & irrigation customers. Hood River City Council meets 4 times in March. Sigh. Monday's agenda and ZOOM info…
Read MoreHood River City Councilors gave a lot of "love" to parks during their February 6th work session. As a practical matter, they seemed to agree placing a bond measure on the November 2022 ballot to…
Read MoreIn the January 25th City Council meeting, Al Barton of the Mid-Columbia Center for Living was asked about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 to calls involving someone that may have mental health issues. The inference was…
Read MoreHood River County commissioners and department heads complete their multi-year strategic planning with workshop #4. Monday, January 25, from 2pm to 5pm, they will refine goals, get agreement, and talk about plans for implantation and…
Read MoreIn 7 minutes, you can get the scoop on the last two years' saga of the Hood River Police station planning ... with clips from Monday's meeting where work came to a screeching halt. https://youtu.be/-BXho4ToewoOn
Read MoreThe Hood River County Commissioners will meet on January 19th beginning at 4pm. See…
Read MoreWatch the City of Hood River site for info on more appointed positions coming up. 3 budget committee members had their terms expire in June 2020: Becky Brun, David Bick, and Tim Decker…
Read MoreIf one of your 2021 resolutions is "know what our local government is up to and make my voice heard," here's your chance to dive in!
For 3 hours on Monday, January 4, Hood River County will hold a strategic planning workshop to "develop a strategic plan that identifies the County's priorities for the next five years." The agenda and sign-on information is here: https://www.co.hood-river.or.us/.../01.04.2021_HRC...
Read MoreMore from Monday’s Hood River City Council meeting update – stay informed!
We’re trying something new by providing video clips of some of the sessions along with a summary. Let us know what you think! Note: Audio isn’t great for the ODOT 2nd and Oak Review. Trying to use 3rd party software to record something the city is already recording is tricky. If you want the city to post the ZOOM video of their meetings, let your council representative or the city manager know:
Read MoreOn Monday Nov 2 the Hood River County Commissioners held a special meeting. A few highlights:
- Commissioners talked about extending the Enterprise Zone, admitting that they did not know the cost of the tax abatements extended compared to the economic benefits. They've asked County Administrator Jeff Hecksel to provide some of that information in coordination with Brian Beebe.
- They discussed how to use comparable county measures to determine compensation levels for 7 elected county spots:….
Read MoreThere's still time to look at the most overlooked item on today's ballot in Hood River County - Ballot Measure 14-70, which seeks amend significant parts of the charter, and ignores problematic sections altogether. The tiny print on the county's website says "The Hood River County Board of Commissioners are seeking minor amendments to the County Charter on the November 3, 2020 ballot."
Are these "minor" amendments?
Read MoreHood River County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session and special Business meeting Monday, November 2, beginning at 3pm. Participation is via Webex.
Items to be covered include:
Read MoreFrom City Council Hood River, October 26: Business from the Audience
4 people gave information or concerns on Monday evening.
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