News Featured HR County rescinds rec and lodging closures By Kirby Neumann-Rea, Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Jul 27, 2020 Hood River County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to end its COVID-19 Local Emergency Order, along with the ban on transien…
News Featured County decides to keep levy on ballot Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 Exactly 25 people gathered in a conference room — with a small crowd gathered in the hallway outside the door — for a special meeting at 3:30 …
News Featured 83 cents or 78 cents?: County commission discusses public safety levy rate Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 Unable to agree upon a 5-cent difference in rate, the Hood River County Board of Commissioners will be presented with two different first-draf…
News County prepares services survey By Emily Fitzgerald Updated Jul 27, 2020 County residents will soon be asked to decide which public safety services they value most, through a survey that, the county commissioners ho…
News Featured Pacific Power addresses concerns By Emily Fitzgerald Updated Jul 27, 2020 Pacific Power has been working with Hood River representatives to mitigate concerns surrounding the utility company’s new Wildfire Mitigation …
News County approves 2019-20 budget Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 The Hood River County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the county’s $13.48 million budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, under the condit…
News County approves budget By Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 The Hood River County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the county’s $13.48 million budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, under the condit…
News Featured County discusses financial future Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 Since both of Hood River County’s revenue measures failed on the May 21 Special District Elections ballot, the Board of Commissioners must dec…
News Featured HRC agrees not to cut jail services; asks NORCOR for reduced subsidy increase Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 After meeting for another discussion on NORCOR’S cost increases and a proposed subsidy increase for Hood River County, the Board of Commission…
News Featured HR Board of commissioners debates how to handle NORCOR cost increases Emily FitzgeraldUpdated Jul 27, 2020 Already dealing with its own catastrophic budget crisis, Hood River County now has to make a decision regarding another budget: NORCOR’s.
