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Hermiston council pauses proposed Northwest Second Street LID after property-owner opposition
Summary
City council heard strong opposition from adjacent property owners to a plan to pave Northwest Second Street and voted to suspend formation of Local Improvement District 323 for not less than six months rather than proceed immediately.
Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan told the Hermiston City Council that Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to install traffic barricades on U.S. 395 next spring and had "agreed to hold off on installation of those barricades until next spring to provide the city enough time to mitigate the the impending traffic impact" on nearby city streets.
That impending change prompted a staff proposal to form Local Improvement District (LID) 323 to pay for paving, curb, gutter, sidewalk and stormwater work on Northwest Second Street between Elm and Cherry. The proposed LID would assess the adjacent properties for 100% of the project cost.
The plan drew vocal opposition from people representing the five affected tax lots. Rhonda Schroeder, who identified herself as a property owner…
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