Latest News

The City of Hood River was incorporated 125 years ago — February 15, 1895. Originally Hood River was part of Wasco County. The town was first platted in 1881 and later became the county seat when Hood River County formed in 1908. The residents of the town started the process late the previous year

How shall a City accommodate growth while addressing the community’s current and future housing and employment needs? Creating opportunities for an inclusive and diverse housing inventory has been an identified goal of City Council for years, and Oregon State Law assigns cities such as Hood River t

At its January 11 work session, City Council affirmed its goals and identified new projects for high-level priorities in 2020. A review and status report of recent and current City projects launched Council into the strategic planning session, the outcome of which is goal-specific project priorities

The City of Hood River public works crews will perform night-time street-sweeping operations from Sunday night, Feb. 9th until Thursday night, Feb. 13th, from 10pm to 6am, and asks for some assistance from the public with regards to advanced sidewalk sweeping and parking considerations. SWEEPING

The City of Hood River is accepting applications for its Budget Committee, composed of the governing body (City Council) and an equal number of electors (7) appointed by the governing body. Appointments to the Budget Committee are for three-year terms, and the committee meets as often as necessary

The City of Hood River kindly asks for public cooperation during winter storms and weather conditions when 3" or more snow accumulates, or freezing rain creates dangerous road conditions. Public safety and efficient city operations are top priorities. • Observe parking rules on high priority and a

Christmas tree drop-off at the City Public Works lot occurs from Tuesday, December 31 through Friday, January 17. Please remove any non-compostable materials, then bring trees for composting Monday - Friday between 8:00 am - 4:30 p.m. The City Public Works yard is located at 1200 18th Street. Look

Gladys Rivera was newly appointed to City Council on December 9th, given the oath of office by Municipal Court Judge Ruben Cleaveland with son Alessandro by her side. She then joined fellow councilors for the Council meeting. Born and raised in Hood River, Rivera works in the healthcare industry

Free downtown metered parking during the holiday shopping season is offered Monday, December 9th through Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 from noon to 6:00 pm. Of course Sunday parking is always free all-day long. Although meter feeding is not necessary during these hours, please note all other

Progress continues on a City Council goal to be an environmentally sustainable community, including reducing the City’s contribution of greenhouse gasses into the environment and its impact on climate change. In 2018, the City adopted the Hood River County Energy Plan, a blueprint to improve the c

The City’s Building department has relocated to City Hall’s lobby area as another effort to improve development processes. Visitors to City Hall can use three spots in the City Hall parking lot or reserved parking across State Street marked for “City Administration” use while doing business at Cit

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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