Levee Ready Columbia Oregon Solutions Team and Technical Advisory Subcommittee Purpose The purpose of the Technical Advisory Subcommittee is to provide technical analysis and recommendations to the OST. It is not the role of the TASC to make decisions. Technical Advisory Subcommittee assists the OST by performing the following functions: Review and assess technical documents … Read more
“Big changes are coming to Willamette Falls, the second largest waterfall by volume in North America. One project that hit a bit of a snag recently is, once again, back on track. That is the plan for a riverwalk at the site of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill in Oregon City. The current designs … Read more
LA GRANDE — Oregon Governor Kate Brown visited Eastern Oregon University Saturday morning to sign the bill allocating $9 million toward building a field house on campus. The field house will be the first new campus building in 30 years that is fully funded by the state, according to a press release from EOU. “When … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader today strongly urged federal officials to support a flood protection feasibility study for Portland. The Oregon lawmakers said their request comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has raised concerns about the prospects for … Read more
Governor Kate Brown has awarded Oregon Solutions project status to a local collaborative that seeks to build a career and technical education center in south Douglas County. A release from the Douglas Education Service District says project boosters are hoping the center will be operational by September of this year.
State legislators approved $2.25 million in funding for John Day earlier this month. John Day City Manager Nick Green said $1.82 million will go toward fiber optic broadband service, and $420,000 will go to help fund the local dispatch center. The broadband funding, requested by Sen. Ted Ferrioli, will allow for nearly 70 percent of … Read more
BANKS, OR (KPTV) – An abandoned railroad could soon become a hiking trail that connects the coast to the suburbs of Portland. The Salmonberry Trail doesn’t exist yet, but it just got one step closer to becoming a reality.
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners, who work in tandem with doctors to provide primary care to patients, are key to making health care reform work in Oregon. But there aren’t enough of them in Lane County, and the shortage is projected to worsen by 2020, according to an Oregon Health Authority report. In 2012, Lane … Read more
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has selected Rep. Mark Johnson (R-Hood River) to share leadership in a newly forged Oregon Solutions program, Columbia River Highway Collaborative, which will tackle safety and congestion issues in the Gorge. The team, convened by Johnson and Multnomah County Commissioner Diane McKeel, will be made up of public, private and civic … Read more
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – A local flood reduction and fish and wildlife habitat restoration project is closer to realization now that Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are reviewing public comments and other materials related to the proposed Tillamook Southern Flow Corridor project…