Kate McBride will assume duties as Hood River's Mayor after the Hood River City Council vote on September 23 to appoint her as interim mayor following Paul Blackburn’s departure August 31. McBride will serve as Mayor through December 2020. In November 2020, a new election will take place when the n
City Council Vacancy
NOTICE OF VACANCY HOOD RIVER CITY COUNCIL Notice is hereby given of a vacancy on the Hood River City Council, position of Councilor. The term for this vacancy expires on December 31, 2020. To be eligible to serve on Council, a person must have resided within and been registered to vote
Upcoming Street Sweeping Schedule
City public works crews will conduct night-time street sweeping from to 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. beginning Sunday night Sept. 8th through the morning of Sept. 12th. First priorities will be downtown and surrounding downtown residential areas during the first two shifts, with the last two shifts
East Streets project concludes
East Hood River streets reconditioning project, involving Sherman St. between 2nd and 6th streets, Hazel, E. 3rd, E. 4th streets and Lover’s Lane was delayed one day due to a heavy rain downpour on August 29. The project concluded successfully on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. After resurfacing streets with
City Launches New Website
The City of Hood River has launched a new website to replace its decade old site with a user-friendly, modern design that’s a source of accurate, easy-to-find, current information for the public. A newly developed website with intuitive navigation, modern functionality, and aesthetically pleasing
Council Removes Barriers to ADU Development
After a series of public hearings before the City of Hood River Planning Commission and City Council, updated zoning regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) became effective in May, 2019. ADUs are smaller secondary living units constructed on a residential lot with a single-family
Hood River Garbage to resume recycling
Hood River Garbage restarts recycling services in the City of Hood River in July with a 2.61% recycling surcharge that will make it possible for the company to move some materials to recycle processors in Portland from three local jurisdictions: Hood River, Cascade Locks and Hood River
Development Permit Process Improving
The City of Hood River initiated improvements to its the Development Permitting Process early this year, and numerous changes have been made or are planned as a result of feedback received from development permit customers. A customer survey was conducted in March and delivered to 261 previous
U.S. 30 at Rand Rd. Upgrades Planned
The City of Hood River is partnering with Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) to rebuild the intersection at Cascade Ave (U.S.30) and Rand Road. Project planning is underway to realign the intersection and add improvements including a traffic signal, marked pedestrian crossings, sidewalks and
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