Notice of Work Session (Airport Master Plan)
Union County Commissioners Work Session – Airport Master Plan The Union County Board of Commissioners will meet in a work session on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. in the Joseph Annex Conference Room, 1106 K Avenue, La Grande. The purpose of the work session will be to review alternatives for the La Grande/Union […]
B2H Advisory Committee
PUBLIC NOTICE Volunteer Committee Members Needed B2H Advisory Committee The Union County Board of Commissioners intend to establish a ninemember Advisory Committee regarding the Idaho Power Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) Electric Transmission Line Project. Interested citizens are asked to apply by completing a Union County Advisory Committee application by December 14, 2015. Applications are available […]
Union County LCAC- EOCCO Meeting
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Union County Community Advisory Council for the Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization – will hold a meeting: Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 12:00pm Northeast Oregon Transit Building 2204 East Penn Avenue, La Grande, Oregon. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter […]
Notice of Public Work Session
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK SESSION The Union County Board of Commissioners will sponsor a general Public Work Session, November 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm. The Work Session will take place in the Earl C. Misener conference room located inside the Daniel Chaplin Building, 1001 Fourth Street LaGrande, Oregon to elicit concerns and comments from Union […]
FOX 2015 TIMBER SALE
FOX 2015 TIMBER SALE The Union County Public Works Department is requesting proposals from qualified logging contractors to provide all necessary labor, materials and equipment to treat approximately 550 acres on the Mt. Emily Recreation Area (MERA), Union County, Oregon. The harvest is predominantly a sanitation/salvage harvest to help reduce the amount of mortality and […]
2015 County-wide Burn Ban Lifted
County-wide Burn Ban Lifted The county-wide burn ban has been lifted as of October 22, 2015. Temperatures have cooled, however citizens are urged to use caution as fuel conditions remain extremely dry. Prior to burning, please contact the Smoke Management Center at (541) 963-4040 for current burn conditions and to obtain burn permit information.
MERA Forest Management Operations
MERA Forest Management Operations The Union County MERA Department is in the planning process to treat approximately 550 acres on the Mount Emily Recreation Area (MERA), Union County, Oregon as identified in the MERA Forest Management The harvest is predominantly a sanitation/salvage harvest to help reduce the amount of mortality and fuels build-up taking place […]
Ordinance Consideration – Six State Licensed or Registered Marijuana Businesses
PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION The Union County Board of Commissioners meeting in regular session on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 will consider at 10:00 a.m. the adoption of Ordinance 2015-02, In the Matter of An Ordinance Opting Out of the Six State Licensed or Registered Marijuana Businesses. The meeting will be held in the Joseph Annex […]
MERA Closure
MERA motorized trail system has been reopened to regulated motorized use under advisement from the State of Oregon Department of Forestry. Possession of the following fire fighting equipment is required while traveling, except on state highways, county roads and driveways: one shovel and one gallon of water or one 2 ½ pound or larger fire […]
2015 Drought
2015 Eastern Oregon Drought Union County joined 22 other Oregon counties to declare a drought emergency. Oregon Governor Kate Brown released the press release below. To become more informed and prepared to adapt to drought conditions, go to www.drought.oregon.gov. Governor Brown Declares Drought Emergency
Ambulance Advisory
Notice of Ambulance Advisory Committee Meeting: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:00PM Commissioner’s Annex Conference Room 1106 K Avenue, La Grande All meetings of this committee are open to the public.
Smoke Management Committee Meeting
NOTICE OF SMOKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, May 26 at 1:30 p.m. Commissioner’s Conference Room 1106 K Avenue Tentative Agenda