The Columbia River Gorge recently welcomed representatives from the Oregon Department of Aviation and the Washington Department of Transportation, Aviation Division, on a comprehensive tour organized by the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
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The Columbia River Gorge recently welcomed representatives from the Oregon Department of Aviation and the Washington Department of Transportation, Aviation Division, on a comprehensive tour organized by the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
The Dalles, OR, July 17, 2023— Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) has openings for several boards staffed by the organization, including the MCEDD Board of Directors and the MCEDD Loan Administration Board.
The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) has announced the completion of the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) update for 2023. Among the major updates in the 2023 CEDS is an updated regional project priority list.
MCEDD is now seeking public input on opportunities to create a regional transit system in the Gorge with an online public open house – open now through November 27, 2022. The online open house includes a map that includes new and expanded services and destinations. The survey gives residents the opportunity to add to or modify that map.
Follow Cole Goodwin and other local people as they prepare for this year’s challenge!
Spend a day on a public bus in the gorge and you’re bound to meet all kinds of people. The Gorge TransLink motto is “Everybody rides”, after all but why do they ride? CCCNews spent a day on the CAT Bus in Hood River to find out.
Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to read through 62 pages of agendas and board packets. The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on March 2nd, 2022.
The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting held their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on February 16th, 2022 and encompassed topics such as a decrease in Covid-19 cases, MCCAC Navigation Center, purchasing a new excavator for public works, and Tri-County Waste preparing to launch a new App.
Get the highlights from the recent Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to watch two and a half hours of public meetings. The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting held their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on February 2nd, 2022 and encompassed topics such as a COVID update from NCPHD, Phase D of Lone Pine Development Approved, NCPHD to get new ADA ramp, MCEDD Awarded $25k from the County, Clean Audits for the County, Library and 4-H Extension, donated public art and more.
The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on February 2nd, 2022 to discuss an emergency ramp replacement at NCPHD, phase D of the Lone Pine Subdivision, multiple audits, a transit grant for enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities and more.
The Get There Challenge has helped several locals get their day off to a healthier start. We asked a few of these commuters to share with us how undertaking the challenge to commute sustainably has impacted their lives.
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has announced that $2 million in federal funding is headed to the Columbia River Gorge to support economic revitalization efforts. The announcement is the culmination of a years-long effort to fulfill a promise made when Congress passed the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act.