City News
October 21
2021
Vernonia City News...
At the October 18, 2021 City
Council Meeting:
Citizen of the Month – Coun-
cilor Donald Normand nomi-
nated, and the Council recog-
nized, Shawn Gibson for her
work to help organize the an-
nual Salmon Festival and her
involvement in the creation of
the Intercultural Society of Ver-
nonia.
Council Removes Territory
From City Limits – After
holding a third Public Hearing
at which there was no public
testimony, Council voted to
adopted Resolution 933, com-
pleting the process to remove
a small piece of property from
the city limits at the request of
the property owner.
Council Discusses Process for
Filling Vacancy – Council was
presented with a staff report
reviewing the past process the
Council used to fill a vacancy
for an open seat on the Council,
in which they had four appli-
cants and the Council appointed
Donald Normand. The Council
now has another open seat fol-
lowing the passing of Council-
or Grant Williams on Septem-
ber 5, and the three other pre-
vious applicants who were not
chosen, Susan Wagner, Cherise
Ash, and Charles Kibben, have
said they are still interested in
the seat. Mayor Rick Hobart
opened the discussion saying
he had one other citizen who
expressed interest. Council
agreed to open the position to
the public for new applicants
and to recruit a Citizen Panel to
interview all applicants, along
with the Council, for the posi-
tion, and will hold interviews
on December 4, meaning the
seat will have been vacant for
over three months.
Mayor Appoints Cal-
houn to Planning Com-
mission – Based on a
recommendation from the
Planning Commission and
with approval from the
majority of the Council,
Mayor Rick Hobart ap-
pointed Steve Calhoun to
the Planning Commission;
Councilor J.R. Allen ab-
stained.
The Vernonia Transfer
Station is scheduled to be
open on the
nd
2 and 4 th Saturday
January - October
October 23
Smoke Testing Results
– The Council heard a re-
port from staff member
Ben Fousek on the results
from the smoke testing
conducted on the City
sewer system. The testing
revealed three primary is-
sues where stormwater is
Vernonia
Police Blotter
October 1-15, 2021
Reports Taken
• October 8, 2021 Report of Hit and
Run, Reckless Driving, Driving While
Suspended and Driving Uninsured
near North Mist Drive.
• October 12, 2021 Report of Criminal
Mischief x11 near Bridge Street
• October 12, 2021 2021 Report of a
Death Investigation
Vernonia Police Department
responds to calls that do not
always end in Arrest, Report, or
Citation. 10/01/2021 thru 10/15/2021
VPD responded to 53 calls for
service.
entering the wastewater sys-
tem: open/uncapped cleanouts,
broken laterals and wastewater
lines, and private stormwater
infrastructure and roof drains
connected to wastewater. The
Public Works Department will
repair issues that are the City’s
responsibility and repair is-
sues with numerous manhole
covers, and landowners where
issues occurred will be noti-
fied and required to make the
repairs; reimbursements for
repairs on private land may be
available to property owners.
The Transfer Station is
scheduled to be open on the
1 st and 3 rd Saturday in
November & December
November 6 & 20
December 4 & 18
Dates are subject to change
Vernonia City
Council Meetings
and Closures
Please check the City’s website
for details on upcoming
City Council Meetings
scheduled for 7:00 pm:
Monday, November 1, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
www.vernonia-or.gov
City Closures are scheduled for:
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Veterans Day
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 26, 2021
Thanksgiving Holiday
Dates and times subject to change
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