HR County Commissioners - Jan 19 Meeting Preview
Engage the Gorge
Published by Miranda Brougher · 17h ·
See Original Engage Facebook Post (this is a link to FB) for Graphics and More Detail
The Hood River County Commissioners will meet on January 19th beginning at 4pm. See 01.19.2021_BOC_Packet.pdf (hood-river.or.us) for agenda and packet; see https://www.co.hood-river.or.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={80E085E6-4FBB-4FB0-84BA-F6851DFCC794} for how to get logged in (right hand side of page).
Interviews for a variety of county committee openings will happen.
- Forest Rec Trails – Hiker/Runner: Applicants Jim Denton, Brandon Bertram, Chris Robuck, and Erin O’Connell
- Planning Commission:
o District 1: Larry Martin
o District 2: Paul Henke, Erick Von Lubken, Jay Lyman
- Budget Committee:
o District 2: No Takers
o District 3: Ed Weathers and Chris Robuck
o District 4: Ron Rivers
Applications and candidate statements available in the packet link provided.
Other Items:
- A discussion on the Big River Community Land Trust – their website: bigriverclt.org
- An Update on Covid & Vaccines from Trish Elliott … (Note: Despite the photos in the packet, as of January 18th, Hood River County has had 27 people fully vaccinated with another 1,198 in progress)
- Consent agenda will cover a variety of things including appointment of Arthur Babitz to be the County’s representative on the Historic Columbia River Hwy Advisory Committee, confirming a 5th extension to Apollo Land Holding for the Dee Concert site, approving minutes (from as far back as March 19, 2020 …), etc.
New Items (highlights):
- The Joint City/County Public Safety Complex: We hope the county is ready for the surprise announcement from the city that they’d like to start over and work with the county for full programming on what that facility might be, BEFORE going out for any RFP.
- Commissioner Committee Assignments
- Elected Officials Compensation Methodology discussion: The commissioners have been waiting for Arthur Babitz to join them for this discussion