Planning Commission and Union County Commissioners to hold joint work session

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Union County Planning Commission and the Union County Board of Commissioners will hold a joint work session/dinner on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., in the Daniel Chaplin Building Conference Room, 1001 4th Street, La Grande, to discuss current and long range planning items. This is a work session […]

Commissioners to hold special meeting

The Union County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9 AM for the purpose of complying with Ballot Measure 31-101 referred to the voters of Union County by initiative petition and passed by voters on November 3, 2020. Meetings are open to public attendance – with meeting […]

Commissioners to Attend Lunch Meeting

Commissioners to Attend Lunch Meeting The Union County Commissioners will be attending a lunch meeting with Brigadier General Alan Gronewold, Oregon’s Adjutant General, accompanied by some of Oregon Military Department’s senior leaders. The meeting will be held at Side A Brewing, located at 1219 Washington Avenue in La Grande on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at […]

Cancelled – Commissioners to Attend Lunch Meeting

Cancelled – Commissioners to Attend Lunch Meeting The Union County Commissioners will be attending a lunch meeting with Brigadier General Alan Gronewold, Oregon’s Adjutant General,  accompanied by some of Oregon Military Department’s senior leaders. The meeting will be held at Side A Brewing located at 1219 Washington Avenue in La Grande on Thursday, November 6, […]

Community Dispute Resolution Services – Request for Applications

Community Dispute Resolution Services – Request for Applications Notice is hereby given that Union County and the University of Oregon on behalf of the University of Oregon School of Law (Grantor) are initiating the application and selection process for grant funds available to eligible community dispute resolution programs in Union County under ORS 36.155. The […]

EOCA meeting postponed

The EOCA meeting scheduled for January 17th 9am has been postponed. As soon as a date is set it will be posted here.

Commissioners Support Operation Green Light for Veterans

Commissioners Support Operation Green Light for Veterans In a regularly scheduled meeting today, the Union County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution in support of Operation Green Light for Veterans. From now through November 11, 2024, various county buildings will be illuminated in green to honor veterans and raise awareness of the resources available […]

Committee Members Needed

Updated: February 2, 2026 Committee Members Needed The Union County Board of Commissioners are accepting applications from qualified volunteers interested in serving on one or more of the various committees with current openings as listed below. Interested citizens are invited to submit a completed Advisory Committee Application. Applications are available below or at the Union […]

County Wide Burn Ban Effective Immediately

County Wide Burn Ban Effective Immediately In a special session today, the Union County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to implement the County Wide Burn Ban/Regulated Use restrictions at the recommendation of the Union County Fire Defense Board.  As specified in County Ordinance 2024-02, the commissioners may ban all fires outside incorporated cities within Union […]

Applications Accepted for Community Dispute Resolution Services

Request for Applications for Community Dispute Resolution Services Notice is hereby given that Union County and the University of Oregon on behalf of the University of Oregon School of Law (Grantor) are initiating the application and selection process for grant funds available to eligible community dispute resolution programs in Union County under ORS 36.155.  The […]

Watershed Press Release

Press release (March 21, 2022): Oregon Water Resources Commission Completed State Recognition of Final Upper Grande Ronde River Watershed Partnership Place-Based Integrated Water Resources Plan Union County Commissioner Donna Beverage presented the Final Upper Grande Ronde River Watershed Partnership Place-Based Integrated Water Resources Plan to the Oregon Water Resources Commission on March 17, 2022. She […]

2022 Business Assistance Grant

March 2, 2022 Grant Funds Available to Union County Businesses   The Union County Business Assistance Grant Program 2022 has a total of $500,000 available due to federal funding received from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.  Grants of up to $10,000 per eligible business may be awarded subject to available funding and number of […]