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COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 Committee will research options to make city a better place to live New group will plot out city’s next 10-20 years and future of Conference Center By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer The future of the Herm- iston Conference Center ZLOO EH RQO\ WKH ¿UVW RUGHU of business for a new short- WHUP FRPPLWWHH DSSURYHG 0RQGD\E\WKH&LW\&RXQ- cil. &RXQFLORUV H[SUHVVHG a reluctance to continue VXEVLGL]LQJ WKH FRQIHUHQFH center once the city starts FRQWULEXWLQJD\HDU WRZDUG RSHUDWLRQ RI WKH (DVWHUQ 2UHJRQ 7UDGH DQG (YHQW &HQWHU DQG FUHDWHG the Community Livability $VVHW2YHUVLJKW&RPPLWWHH to come up with a solution. 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