Sheriff Bob Songer to Host Town Hall Meeting in Dallesport June 29 at 9 a.m.

Dallesport, WA, June 21, 2024 — Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer will be host a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, June 29th, 2024 from 9:00 a.m.. to 12:00 p.m. at Dallesport Community Center located at 136 6th Ave in Dallesport, Washington.

From Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office:
Sheriff Songer’s Next Town Hall Meeting in Dallesport

At 9:00 A.M, we will be discussing the role of the Elected County Sheriff.  

At 10:00 A.M., we will also be discussing the pro's and con's of the County Commissioners Lori Zoller and Jacob Anderson closing down the Klickitat County Jail and contracting our inmates to be housed with Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) in The Dalles, Oregon.

In my TOWN HALL MEETING, the citizens attending will be allowed to verbally ask questions and make comments without their questions or comments being screened by a moderator.

Option (1) Yes or No, Contract our inmate housing with NORCOR in The Dalles, Oregon and close down the Klickitat County Sheriff's Office Jail.

Option (2) Yes or No, The Klickitat County Commissioners take over the Klickitat County Jail and appoint a Director to run the jail and report to the Board of County Commissioners.

Option (3) Yes or No, Leave the Klickitat Jail under Sheriff Bob Songer and make whatever improvements that need to be made in the operations of the jail.

Option (4) Yes or No, Add three above Options to the November Ballot and let the people vote on which Option they want.  

Closing the Klickitat County Jail is a major issue and the citizens we serve should have the opportunity to vote on one of the three Options.

My BOSS is YOU the citizens of Klickitat County, so I hope to see you at the TOWN HALL MEETING to hear your questions and comments on the above subject matter.

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Hood River City Council Meeting June 24 at 6 p.m.

Hood River City Council will host a meeting on June 24, 2024 at 6 p.m.

Please find the Hood River City Council agenda/packet for June 24, 2024 at the following link: https://cityofhoodriver.gov/administration/meetings/ 

The City of Hood River Council meetings can now be viewed live on YouTube. See link to connect to live meetings: https://cityofhoodriver.gov/administration/public-meeting-upcoming-and-archived-videos/
 
The recording of the meeting will be posted shortly after the meeting on the City’s website. Please check the City’s website for the most current schedule of City public meetings. https://cityofhoodriver.gov/administration/meetings/
 

  I.    CALL TO ORDER – Cell Phone Reminder 

A.    Land Acknowledgement Statement  

B.    Pledge of Allegiance 

II.    AGENDA ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS

III.    BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Hood River City Council encourages community members to talk about issues important to them.  If you wish to speak during “Business from the Audience” there are three options to choose from:

    If you wish to speak during “Business from the Audience”, and you are attending the meeting in person, please sign up when you arrive at the meeting by printing your name, contact information and topic/item on the sheet provided by the City Recorder. 

    Submit written comments to the City Recorder at j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov by Monday, June 24, no later than 12 noon in order to distribute to the City Council in one packet for review by 3pm. All comments will be added to the record.

    To address Council during Business for the Audience by Zoom, send an email (name of speaker and topic) to j.gray@cityofhoodriver.gov by Monday, June 24, no later than 12 noon. Please specify the topic your testimony addresses. Testimony will go in order of requests received.  Attendees that have pre-registered will be given a Zoom link. The speaker will be promoted by the City Recorder to address Council. Audio and video to be turned on for 3 minutes to address Council.  

At the Mayors discretion, public comments may be received prior to a specific topic of relevance during the meeting.  Please observe the time limit of three minutes/person

IV.    PRESENTATIONS 

V.    PUBLIC HEARINGS                                     
VI.    CONSENT AGENDA
1.    Council Meeting Minutes 
– May 28, 2024, and June 10, 2024        
            
VII.  ACTION ITEMS            
 
VIII.    DISCUSSION ITEMS
1.    Energy Use & Emission Assessment, Haley Ellett 
2.    Parking Waiver for Tribal Members, Jackie Vanderpuye     
3.    Waterfront Stormwater Relocation Project Update, 
Randy Achziger
                     
IX.   CITY RECORDER 

X.    CITY MANAGER COMMENTS     

XI.   COMMITTEE REPORTS

XII.  MAYOR COMMENTS 

XIII. COUNCIL COMMENTS  

XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION 

Oregon Law permits public bodies to meet in executive session to discuss specific matters which are not open to the public. Final actions or decisions on these matters will be made during the open meeting.

1.    ORS 192.660 1 (h) To consult with counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed.

Under the provisions of the Oregon Public Meetings Law, the proceedings of this executive session are for background information only for media attending and not for publication or broadcast.

XV.    ADJOURN    

Kiwanis Events for May 2024

By Karl Vercouteren

Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday at noon at Spooky’s and visitors are welcome.  This month’s Kiwanis events include:

— May 2 Sarah Kellems from Mid-Columbia Community Action Council addresses the opening of the Gloria Center.

— May 9 Wildlife specialist Bill Weiler speaks passionately about fauna in the Gorge.

— May 16 The Col. Wright Elementary School marimba band brings music to Kiwanians.

— May 23 the club dedicates the Dick Rife memorial bench at Pioneer Cemetery on Scenic Drive.

— May 25 (Saturday) club holds work party at Kiwanis Pocket Park.

— May 30 (no noontime meeting) late afternoon club social.

For more information go to www.thedalleskiwanis.org/ or The-Dalles-Kiwanis-Club on Facebook.