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Google Money: You want $1 million annually... forever?

Google Money: You want $1 million annually... forever?

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page

The City and County are at a true crossroads when looking to the future - they have the happy problem of a lot of money and how to manage it responsibly. Wednesday’s meeting was a contrast between two ideas. Spend Google dollars as they receive them on worthy projects and or reduce taxes now, or put it into an endowment and have money to use later? Forever.

NWSCD21 Proposes Cutting 10 Positions; Union Says Staff are "at the breaking point"

NWSCD21 Proposes Cutting 10 Positions; Union Says Staff are "at the breaking point"

Ken Park
Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Education

North Wasco County School District 21 and Union leaders are still embroiled in difficult negotiations about next year's contracts. The district faces a $1.5 million to $2 million financial deficit due to a decline in enrollment. During recent bargaining meetings D21 has proposed what they feel is the best solution to the budget shortfall: capitalizing on staff attrition to cut 10 positions without doing any layoffs.

Heights Streetscape Plan Update: Jurisdictional Transfer of HWY 281 to City of Hood River Underway

Heights Streetscape Plan Update: Jurisdictional Transfer of HWY 281 to City of Hood River Underway

Cole Goodwin
The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page, Hood River County

The Hood River Urban Renewal Agency (URA) has endorsed a letter of support to transfer the jurisdictional transfer of State Highway 281, from Oak Street to Pacific Avenue, in the Heights of Hood River to the City of Hood River. The jurisdictional transfer is a necessary step for the Agency to move forward with The Heights Streetscape Plan.

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