We'll post the full video from the Hood River County Commissioners meeting on February 16th later, but we'd like you to have immediate access to County Health Director Trish Elliott's full info on the vaccination situation and other health info for the county.
Read MoreToday's Hood River County meeting just wrapped up after a LONG discussion on their compensation strategy and how to use county comparisons. More on that to come.
For now, here is the Covid-19 update:
Health Director Trish Elliott gave the overview -->…
Read More3 positions on the Hood River Library District come up for election on May 18, 2021. Positions held by Karen Bureker, Megan Janik, and Sara Marsden end in June 2021…
Read MoreTwo openings are up for election in May for Hood River Parks and Rec Department. Terms for Nan Noteboom and Anna Cavaleri expire this year in June…
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 MoreTwo new Hood River Planning Commission appointments were made at tonight's HR County Board of Commissioners meeting. Applicants were Larry Martin, Erick Von Lubken (currently on Planning Commission, & serving since 2009), Paul Henke, and Jay Lyman.
Read MoreThe Hood River County Board of Commissioners session is STILL going (started at 4pm) but we'll use their break time for an update on what the County Health Dept had to say. See pages 33-81 (https://bit.ly/3ixXmzl) of the agenda for all the details.
Read MoreThe Hood River County Commissioners will meet on January 19th beginning at 4pm. See…
Read MoreReady for more Hood River County strategic planning? The final session with the consultant takes place today from 2pm to 5pm, held via ZOOM. Agenda and ZOOM info here: https://www.co.hood-river.or.us/.../01.11.2021_HRC...
Read MoreIs your New Year's Resolution something like "I'll get more involved in working on parks and open space in Hood River?" If so, mark your calendar and think about a run for office!
The Parks and Recreation District has two board positions with terms ending in July 2021. Elections will be held in May 2021 to fill those spots.
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 MoreOn the docket for Monday:
- Covid-19 update from Trish Elliott
- A Proposal for a Trail Parking Permit program for the County
Pages 6 to 23 in the packet come to us via Rick Williams Consulting (known to those of you who follow Hood River City news as the perennial authors of a number of parking studies)…
Read MoreWillow Pond Residents and other locals,
The City of Hood River is looking for public input on 2021 projects. There is a web page to take input that is open until Dec 6. In particular you may want to comment under the following two goals that our local resource - Henderson Creek - has an opportunity to address both:
Read MoreThe Monday meeting of the Hood River Board of Commissioners didn't feature much new info. We missed the first 20 minutes of Trish Elliot's Covid-19 update (the upside of using Webex is we have video for the meetings; the downside is it's not very friendly to use).
Read MoreSee Original Engage Facebook Post (this is a link to FB) for Graphics and More Detail
(NOTE: Info for this meeting has changed per recent info. The work session the public can join begins at 5pm. )
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?
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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:
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