Hood River City Councilors Anna Cavaleri, Ben Mitchell, Board President Gladys Rivera, Mayor Paul Blackburn, Doug Stepina, Grant Polson, and Amanda Goeke.
Hood River City Councilors Anna Cavaleri, Ben Mitchell, Board President Gladys Rivera, Mayor Paul Blackburn, Doug Stepina, Grant Polson, and Amanda Goeke.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River City Council met March 9 and unanimously approved a request by Hood River County School District (HRCSD) Safe Routes to School Manager Megan Ramey to apply for the T-Mobile Hometown Grant.
The grant could provide up to $50,000 to help complete projects as identified in the Safe Routes to School plan based on feasibility, continuous network connections, and proximity to schools, said City Manager Abigail Elder. Projects identified are small, easy to achieve, would not require contracting out the work, and are not tied to other projects.
Ramey would write the grant, but the city must apply because funds would cover infrastructure projects; HRCSD is not responsible for infrastructure, but for education and programming, and therefore cannot apply.
Councilors also unanimously appointed Tina McNerthney to the City Planning Commission, which is comprised of seven volunteer positions with rotating terms. The three applicants were interviewed by City Councilors Anna Cavaleri and Doug Stepina, and Planning Director Dustin Nilsen.
McNerthney currently sits on the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee. Nilsen said two more positions will become available in October.
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