The City of Hood River has contracted with a licensed clinical social worker to provide outreach to people in the community who are experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, January 19th, the Planning Commission for the City of Hood River will go over the proposed new building codes for missing middle housing. Code language can be found here: https://cityofhoodriver.gov/.../Combined-Packet-1-19-21.pdf
Read MoreHaley Ellet presents ways to preserve trees on private property. She reviewed tree protection codes from other Oregon cities (including Bend, Redmond, Wilsonville, and…
Read MoreThe verdict? One parking space minimum required for new "missing middle" housing. The Hood River city council heard from Planning Director Dustin Nilsen, asked some questions, and decided that the one-parking-spot minimum
Read MoreThe January 11th Hood River City Council meeting stretched to almost 4 hours ... and then adjourned in order to talk in executive session about possible litigation as well as real estate purchases.
We'll provide shorter clips and "cliff notes" on 1) The…
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 MoreCity of Hood River: Council Meeting January 11 @ 6pm. There are some big ticket items - $5.5 million for the sinkhole/stormwater line repairs; the first solicitations planned for the new police station or police/courthouse complex - top $…
Read MoreShould new houses built under the "middle housing" code in Hood River City require 2 parking spots per home? Or none at all? Will public transportation in Hood River County enable more people…
Read MoreOn January 4, Hood River County commissioners and staff (excluding the Sheriff's Department) met for a strategic planning session. An outside facilitator works with them to…
Read MoreWe said in our previous post that we’d use the campaign contributions to Anna Williams and Jeff Helfrich as a proxy for the “cost” of a seat in the 52nd District in Oregon. Here are the details on Jeff’s contributors. As before, we point out that getting through the chains of contributions…
Read MoreJust a reminder that Monday, January 4, is a busy day in Hood River for government meetings. Links and meeting info included…
Read MoreHave you wondered what the “cost” of a seat in the 52nd District in Oregon is? The 52nd district encompasses all of Hood River county, a portion of eastern Multnomah county, and a part of Clackamas county.
Read MoreThe port completed their draft supplemental environmental impact study. It has been open for public comment that closes 1/4/21.
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 MoreA big part of the January 4 Hood River Planning Commission discussion will focus on future parking requirements for the new duplex, triplexes, and cottage clusters that city code will allow.
There's a tension between how much parking to REQUIRE versus what to allow local contractors and builders to create based on demand. This YouTube…
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 MoreOn Sunday, December 20, a car crash into a gas regulator station for NW Natural gas shut off natural gas service to 1500 WA customers and more than 4000 Hood River county customers. As of December 26 - 𝟲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿- customers were still getting their gas turned on, after spending close to a week with limited heat and hot water.
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 MoreThe Hood River Planning Commission was considering a variety of housing types in the December 21st meeting. You can hear Commissioner/Realtor Bill Irving's comments on this configuration in our 5 minute video extract or go to the full video here https://youtu.be/jnxOSUda7CY and hear his comments starting at about 27:05 into the video.
All the configurations can be viewed here: https://cityofhoodriver.gov/.../20201214_HoodRiverHousing...
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