One Month Left to Apply for SBA Disaster Loans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2016 One Month Left to Apply for SBA Disaster Loans The February 24, 2016 deadline to apply for a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan is quickly approaching. The low-interest loans are designed to offset economic losses due to reduced revenues caused by the 2015 drought. Small nonfarm businesses, agricultural […]

Salary Compensation Committee Meeting

Meeting Notice The Union County Salary Compensation Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Joseph Annex Conference Room, 1106 K Avenue, La Grande. The purpose of the meeting will be to review elected official salaries for FY 2016-17.

Department Head Meeting

Notice of Department Head Meeting: Tuesday, May 24, 2016  9:00 AM Agenda Misener Conference Room Daniel Chaplin Building 1001 Fourth Street, La Grande, Oregon. The public is invited to attend and may participate during a designated public comment agenda item. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.  A request for an interpreter for the […]

B2H Preliminary Application

Boardman to Hemingway – Preliminary Application 00_TOC 01_Exhibit A_Applicant Information 02_Exhibit B_Project Description_MainText 02a_Exhibit B_Project Description_Attachment B-1 02b_Exhibit B_Project Description_Attachment B-2 and B-3 03_Exhibit C_Project Location 03a_Attachment C-2_Segment Locations_Maps 1-99 03b_Attachment C-2_Segment Locations_Maps 100-209 04_Exhibit D_Organization 05_Exhibit E_Permits 06_Exhibit F_Property Owners 07_Exhibit G_Materials 08_Exhibit H_Geological Hazards and Soil Stability 08a_Attachment H-1 Main 08b_Attachment H-1_Appendix A […]

EMERGENCY MEETING B2H ADVISORY COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING BOARDMAN TO HEMINGWAY (B2H) ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Union County B2H Advisory Committee will hold an Emergency meeting March 14, 2016 at 6:30pm. The Advisory Committee meeting will take place in the Joseph Annex conference room located at 1106 K Avenue, LaGrande, OR. The Committee will meet to hear and discuss the […]

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 […]