Hood River City outlines Westside Urban Renewal goals, roundabout funding and housing plans

A meeting moderator for the Concejo Municipal and the Urban Renewal Agency of Hood River City said the agencies reviewed Westside Urban Renewal priorities, including plans to finance a future roundabout at Cascade and Mount Adams, a slate of affordable housing options for upcoming projects, and proposed updates to the planning commission’s statutes.

The moderator identified a transportation project specifically: financing for a future roundabout at the intersection of Cascade and Mount Adams. No funding amounts or timelines were provided in the remarks. The statement placed the project among the agency’s infrastructure priorities but did not specify whether the agencies had approved financing or scheduled design work.

On housing, the moderator said the agencies discussed “diverse types of affordable housing” for future city projects. The transcript does not list the housing types, proposed unit counts, nor funding sources; those details were not specified and appear to be topics for later planning or staff reports.

The meeting also referenced an effort to update the planning commission’s statutes. The transcript notes only that statute updates were discussed; it does not include the specific statutory sections, the proposed changes, or a timeline for adoption.

Finally, the moderator summarized objectives for the Westside Urban Renewal District: promoting transportation improvements, increasing the city’s housing supply, creating off-road trails and improving family demographics in the area. Those objectives were stated as program goals rather than finalized actions; the remarks did not record motions, votes or formal approvals related to the objectives.

The remarks in this session were delivered in Spanish and framed as an overview; the moderator thanked the community at the close of the remarks.