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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022
City Hall
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Meanwhile, the Hermiston
Police Department and Uma-
tilla County Fire District
No. 1 also faced significant
space challenges for existing
services at the Public Safety
Center as the community pop-
ulation has grown.
“Hermiston’s population has
roughly doubled, from 9,000
residents when city hall was
first used to more than 18,000
residents today, and the state
of Oregon projects that Herm-
iston will grow to 28,000 resi-
dents by the year 2035,”
Morgan said.
Moving the municipal court
out of the Public Safety Center
into an expanded city hall al-
lows for long-range expansion
of public safety services.
“Another aspect was that the
old building was not compli-
ant with access requirements in
the Americans with Disabilities
Act,” Morgan said.
Attempting to retro-fit the
necessary lifts to accommodate
ADA into the existing building
would have been very costly.
The cost of the lifts themselves
is large, but also the cost of de-
signing around those improve-
ments can make the cost of a
workable floor plan higher than
starting from scratch.
“A new building constructed
with a similar footprint will
make more efficient use of
space, be more accessible for
residents and will lower long-
term maintenance costs com-
pared to maintaining a 55 year-
old building,” Morgan said, “all
with an upfront cost compara-
ble to renovation.”
The city council determined
that city hall should remain
centrally located in the down-
town core to allow residents
easy access as well as to attract
regular traffic to the downtown
in an effort to support down-
town businesses.
“Based on the overall site size
necessary for a new city hall,
there were very few options for
alternative downtown locations,
all of which would have come
with significant acquisition
costs,” Morgan said. “Mean-
while, the resale value of the
existing building was question-
able due to the facility’s size,
age, configuration and costs
associated with bringing it to
ADA compliance.”
Auction
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“We also need to celebrate the work
done by FFA and 4-H clubs,” he said.
According to Linnel, this was the last
year of participation of several young
exhibitors who are heading off to col-
Above: Hermiston City Manager
Byron Smith points in the main
reception area of the new city
hall during a tour of the facility
Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in down-
town Hermiston. The city antici-
pates opening the new Hermiston
City Hall in October.
Left: Hermiston City Manager By-
ron Smith, center, talks about the
municipal court/council cham-
bers during a tour Monday, Aug.
22, 2022, of the New Hermiston
City Hall.
Daniel Wattenburger
Contributed Photos
“A new building
constructed with a
similar footprint will
make more efficient use
of space, be more
accessible for residents
and will lower
long-term maintenance
costs compared to
maintaining a
55 year-old building.”
— Mark Morgan,
assistant city manager
lege. The proceeds from the Umatilla
County Fair Youth Livestock Auction
were helping make their post high
school plans a reality.
“Besides saving money for educa-
tion, some of the young exhibitors also
saved money for next year’s livestock
to buy animals and keep up with rising
feeding costs, and sheltering,” Linnel
explained.
Parents have a fundamental role
in their children’s preparation for the
yearly livestock auction.
“I remember that a few years ago my
two boys participated in the livestock
auction,” Linnel said. “They had their
own checking accounts and learned the
responsibilities of taking care of the ani-
mals and the budget to make a profit.”
Local youths also learn the respon-
sibilities of animal care, she said. Feed-
ing animals, cleaning stalls, bedding
them down, keeping them cool during
the high temperatures during the fair.
And they have friends to share the ex-
citement of participating in livestock
auctions.
Ultimately, what the young exhibitors
learn is to become leaders.
“Many of them come back to Uma-
tilla County,” Linnel said, “after they fin-
ish college to serve the community.”
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