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Mayor Hernandez discusses water wells, staffing and strong-mayor government

2361072 · February 20, 2025
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Mayor Norma Hernandez told commissioners she has expanded city staffing, increased water-well capacity from about 1.5 wells to seven, and described College Place as a strong-mayor form of government with a focus on completing infrastructure projects before major development.

Mayor Norma Hernandez spent a Q&A period with the Youth Advisory Commission on Feb. 19 outlining the city’s recent staffing, infrastructure and planning priorities.

Hernandez said that when she became mayor in early 2019 the city had “1.5 water wells” available and that the city now has seven wells in service and is working on an eighth. “When I became mayor, we had 1.5 water…

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